![]() ![]() He narrowly edged out former teammate Joe Reitz.Īt barely six feet tall, this Ohio State transfer proved an unlikely triple threat for the reborn Zips of the late ‘90s, averaging close to 18 points, 4 assists, AND 4 rebounds during his three years in Akron. Named to the All-MAC First Team in both 20, Reed is Western Michigan’s all-time leading 3-point shooter and led the Broncos to the Big Dance in ’04. The 6-foot-6 Rodgers went from solid to superb in his senior year, averaging 21 points and 9 boards for the 2001-02 Huskies. Along with Rian Pearson, he was instrumental in returning the Toledo program to prominence in recent years. The only current player on the list, Julius “Juice” Brown has been the Rockets’ on-floor general since his freshman year, racking up more than 680 assists (second most in school history). So, for now at least, here are the Top 50 Mid-American Conference Basketball Players of the past 25 years. Nonetheless, it had to be done (in response to the demands of no one). Gee, I am already starting to hate this whole idea a little bit myself. #Macombo basketball player in commerical mac#Then we have all the many eligible, deserving players who’ve been reduced to the insulting status of Honorable Mentions, including Joe Reitz, Jimmal Ball, Jerome Tillman, Julian Mavunga, Rian Pearson, Keith Triplett (solely for that wee point shaving scandal), and even recent MAC Player of the Year award winners Al Fisher, Michael Bramos, Mitchell Watt, and Justin Greene. ![]() ![]() Lest it be overlooked, the following rankings are already limited to a specific time frame-1990 to 2015-meaning all-time MAC greats like Wayne Embry, Nate Thurmond, Dan Majerle, and Ron Harper aren’t included. WARNING: Lists like these are, of course, primarily made to frustrate, confuse, and outrage the reader. And so, with the MAC Tournament back in Cleveland this week, it seems a fitting time to go back and give these relatively local legends their due-by foolishly attempting to rank the very best of them. Ed’s note: This column originally ran in March 2015.Īnalysts can condescendingly call it “mid-major” all they want, but the Mid-American Conference has produced its fair share of first-rate basketball talent-particularly since the league’s early ’90s expansion. ![]()
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