MAC Tournament Champions
MAC Tournament Champions
Full list of Mid-American Conference (MAC) Tournament men’s basketball champions, including head coach, by year. Parenthesis indicate number of titles for that coach or school. The league has held this tournament annually since 1980 and Kent State, Ohio, Ball State and Akron are the programs with the most titles (seven each). John Groce is the head coach with the most titles (six), followed by several others with three each. See also: MAC Regular Season Champions
1980 — Toledo, Bob Nichols
1981 — Ball State, Steve Yoder
1982 — Northern Illinois, John McDougal
1983 — Ohio, Danny Nee
1984 — Miami (OH), Darrell Hedric
1985 — Ohio (2), Danny Nee (2)
1986 — Ball State (2), Al Brown
1987 — Central Michigan, Charlie Coles
1988 — Eastern Michigan, Ben Braun
1989 — Ball State (3), Rick Majerus
1990 — Ball State (4), Dick Hunsaker
1991 — Eastern Michigan (2), Ben Braun (2)
1992 — Miami (OH) (2), Joby Wright
1993 — Ball State (5), Dick Hunsaker (2)
1994 — Ohio (3), Larry Hunter
1995 — Ball State (6), Ray McCallum
1996 — Eastern Michigan (3), Ben Braun (3)
1997 — Miami (OH) (3), Charlie Coles (2)
1998 — Eastern Michigan (4), Milton Barnes
1999 — Kent State, Gary Waters
2000 — Ball State (7), Ray McCallum (2)
2001 — Kent State (2), Gary Waters (2)
2002 — Kent State (3), Stan Heath
2003 — Central Michigan (2), Jay Smith
2004 — Western Michigan, Steve Hawkins
2005 — Ohio (4), Tim O’Shea
2006 — Kent State (4), Jim Christian
2007 — Miami (OH) (4), Charlie Coles (3)
2008 — Kent State (5), Jim Christian (2)
2009 — Akron, Keith Dambrot
2010 — Ohio (5), John Groce
2011 — Akron (2), Keith Dambrot (2)
2012 — Ohio (6), John Groce (2)
2013 — Akron (3), Keith Dambrot (3)
2014 — Western Michigan (2), Steve Hawkins (2)
2015 — Buffalo, Bobby Hurley
2016 — Buffalo (2), Nate Oats
2017 — Kent State (6), Rob Senderoff
2018 — Buffalo (3), Nate Oats (2)
2019 — Buffalo (4), Nate Oats (3)
2020 — tournament cancelled
2021 — Ohio (7), Jeff Boals
2022 — Akron (4), John Groce (3)
2023 — Kent State (7), Rob Senderoff (2)
2024 — Akron (5), John Groce (4)
2025 — Akron (6), John Groce (5)
2026 — Akron (7), John Groce (6)
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