CLEVELAND – Senior guard Eugene German (Gary, Ind./21st Century Charter) of the Northern Illinois University men's basketball team was named to the All-Mid-American Conference First Team on Wednesday (March 10) as the league office announced its 2019-20 postseason awards. 

The leading scorer in the MAC, and 23rd nationally, at 20.5 points per game, German scored in double figures in all 31 games this season and a remarkable 108 times in his NIU career. The Gary, Ind., native has scored 2,203 points in his Huskie career, fifth-most in conference history and ninth best among active players in NCAA Division I. He enters the conference tournament just eight points behind Earl Boykins (Eastern Michigan, 1995-98) for fourth on the league's all-time scoring list. 

German, who also ranked 13th in the league with 2.7 assists per contest, earned MAC West Player of the Week honors five times this season and helped lead NIU to a share of the MAC West Division title for the first time since 2006. 

The senior guard is the first Huskie to earn All-MAC First Team honors since Xavier Silas during the 2010-11 season. German, who was a Second-Team All-MAC honoree in each of the last two seasons, is just the third three-time All-MAC performer in Huskie history, joining Paul Dawkins (1977, '78, '79) and Allen Rayhorn (1980, '81, '82). 

German and the Huskies will open MAC Tournament play on Thursday, March 12, when the fourth-seeded Huskies meet Miami in the quarterfinals at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, Ohio. Tipoff against the RedHawks is scheduled for approximately 1:30 p.m. CT and will be available via ESPN+. 


2019-20 MAC Men's Basketball Postseason Awards
Coach of the Year: John Groce, Akron
Player of the Year: Loren Cristian Jackson, R-Jr., G, Akron
Freshman of the Year: Jarron Coleman, G, Ball State
Defensive Player of the Year: Davonta Jordan, Sr., G, Buffalo
Sixth Man of the Year: Ronaldo Segu, So., G, Buffalo

All-MAC First Team
Loren Cristian Jackson, R-Jr., G, Akron
Eugene German, Sr., G, NIU
Jayvon Graves, Jr., G, Buffalo
Tahjai Teague, R-Sr., F, Ball State
Justin Turner, R-Jr., G, Bowling Green

All-MAC Second Team
Tyler Cheese, Sr., G, Akron
Marreon Jackson, Jr., G, Toledo
Daeqwon Plowden, Jr., F, Bowling Green
Jason Preston, So., G, Ohio
Antonio "Boo" Williams, Sr., G, Kent State

All-MAC Third Team
Ishmael El-Amin, Jr., G, Ball State
Brandon Johnson, R-Jr., F, Western Michigan
Luke Knapke, Sr., C, Toledo
Ben Vander Plas, R-So., F, Ohio
Xeyrius Williams, Sr., F, Akron

Honorable Mention
David DiLeo, Sr., F, Central Michigan
Michael Flowers, Jr. G, Western Michigan
Willie Jackson, Sr., F, Toledo
Danny Pippen, Jr., F, Kent State
Boubacar Toure, R-Sr., C, Eastern Michigan

All-Freshman Team
Jarron Coleman, G, Ball State
Dae Dae Grant, G, Miami
Lunden McDay, G, Ohio
Keshaun Saunders, G, Toledo
Titus Wright, C/F, Western Michigan

All-Defensive Team 
Channel Banks, Sr., G, Akron
Davonta Jordan, Sr., G, Buffalo
Tahjai Teague, R-Sr., F, Ball State
Boubacar Toure, R-Sr., C, Eastern Michigan
Antonio "Boo" Williams, Sr., G, Kent State