Cleveland, Ohio - Today the Mid-American Conference announced that Eastern Michigan's James Thompson IV, Akron's Isaiah Johnson and Kent State's Khaliq Spicer have earned top honors for the 2015-16 basketball season. Thompson was named Freshman of the Year, while Spicer was selected as the Defensive Player of the Year. In addition, Johnson was tabbed as the MAC Sixth Man 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 26-member MAC News Media Association Panel, as well as MAC head coaches.