The Northern Illinois basketball teams each had a player selected to the preseason all-MAC West teams, the conference announced this week.
For the men's team, which was picked to finish third in the MAC West behind Eastern Michigan and Ball State, senior center Marin Maric was selected to the preseason all-MAC West team after averaging 11.9 points and 8.4 rebounds last season – including 14 double-doubles.
For the women's team, which is predicted to take fifth place in the division, senior guard Ally Lehman was named to the preseason all-MAC West after averaging 13.5 points, 11.0 rebounds and 4.