Cleveland, Ohio - Today the Mid-American Conference announced that Bufaflo's Nick Perkins, temmate Dontay Caruthers & Ohio's Ben Vander Plas have earned top honors for the 2018-19 basketball season. Vander Plas was named Freshman of the Year, while Perkins was selected as the Sixth Man of the Year for the third consecutive season. In addition, Caruthers was tabbed as the MAC Defensive Player of the Year. The Defensive Player of the Year & Sixth Man of the Year were voted on by the league’s head coaches. The Freshman of the Year award was voted on by a 21-member MAC News Media Association Panel, as well as MAC head coaches.