With an 86-71 win over the Kent State Golden Flashes on Mar. 8, the men’s basketball team cemented their fourth consecutive Mid-American Conference (MAC) title. The Rockets ended the regular season with an overall record of 20-11, 14-4 in the MAC.
On Mar. 14, in the quarterfinal round of the MAC Tournament, the No. 8 seed Golden Flashes got their revenge on the No. 1 seeded Rockets, handing UT a 67- 59 loss at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio.
All five Rocket starters were honored by the MAC. Junior Ra’Heim Moss earned First-Team All-MAC honors and juniors Tyler Cochran and Dante Maddox Jr. received Second-Team All-MAC honors.
Cochran was named the MAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year. Moss was also named to the MAC’s All-Defensive Team. This is the first time in school history that two Rockets were named to the All-Defensive team.
Javan Simmons was unanimously named MAC Freshman of the Year. Simmons and Sonny Wilson were both named to the MAC’s All-Freshman Team.
