CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Mid-American Conference released the preseason coaches polls for the 2021-22 men's basketball season Wednesday morning (Nov. 3). For individual awards, Senior Daeqwon Plowden was selected to the Preseason First Team All-MAC. As for the team, the Falcons were picked to finish sixth in the MAC while also receiving one vote to win the MAC Tournament.
Plowden has earned All-MAC honors the past two seasons, being named Second Team All-MAC in 2019-20 and Third Team All-MAC in 2020-21. During last season, Plowden ranked fourth in the MAC for total rebounds with 202, averaging 7.