CLEVELAND, Ohio- The Kent State University men's basketball team has been picked to finish third in the Mid-American Conference East Division in the 2019-20 MAC Men's Basketball Coaches' Preseason Poll, which was announced by the conference office Thursday (Oct. 31) morning. Additionally, senior Philip Whittington was named to the five-player Preseason All-MAC East Team. The preseason poll and divisional all-conference teams are both voted on by the league's 12 head coaches.
The Flashes are one of three MAC East Division teams that posted a 20-win season a year ago and received 43 points. Bowling Green was selected to win the East Division title as well as predicted as MAC Tournament Champions, while Buffalo placed second in the division with 58 points.