Men's Basketball | March 9

CLEVELAND – Keshawn Williams (Chicago Heights, Ill./Bloom) of the Northern Illinois University men's basketball team has been named to the All-Mid-American Conference Honorable Mention team, announced by the conference office on Wednesday (March 9). 

Williams finished eighth in the conference in scoring, averaging 16.3 points per game, as he led the Huskies in scoring 24 times. The Chicago Heights, Ill., native scored in double figures 23 times during the 2021-22 campaign, including each of the final 18 games of the season. Williams also ranked eighth in the MAC in free throw percentage, shooting 80.3 percent (102-of-127) from the line. 

In conference play, Williams was seventh in the MAC in scoring, as he averaged 17.6 points per game. He was also eighth in free throw percentage, connecting at 81.8 percent (72-of-88) from the charity stripe, and 12th in three-point percentage, as he shot 37.3 percent (25-of-67) from three in league play. Williams scored a career-best 32 points against Bowling Green on Jan. 18 and eclipsed the 20-point mark nine times during his first season with the Huskies. 

A transfer from Tulsa, Williams averaged the most points by any first-year Huskie since Xavier Silas netted 19.7 points per game during the 2009-10 campaign. He also finished second on the team with 1.0 steals per game and third with 1.8 assists per contest. 

Williams is the first Huskie to earn All-MAC honors since Eugene German was named to the All-MAC First Team in 2020. 


2021-22 MAC Men's Basketball Postseason Awards
Coach of the Year: Rob Senderoff, Kent State
Player of the Year: Sincere Carry, R-Jr., G, Kent State
Freshman of the Year: Payton Sparks, Fr., C, Ball State
Defensive Player of the Year: Enrique Freeman, So., F, Akron
Sixth Man of the Year: Justyn Hamilton, R-Sr., F, Kent State

All-MAC First Team
Jeenathan Williams, Sr., F, Buffalo
Sincere Carry, R-Jr., G, Kent State 
Mark Sears, So., G, Ohio
Ben Vander Plas, R-Sr., F, Ohio
Ryan Rollins, So., G, Toledo
 
All-MAC Second Team
Ali Ali, So., F, Akron
Enrique Freeman, So., F, Akron
Josh Mballa, Sr., F, Buffalo
Ronaldo Segu, Sr., G, Buffalo
JT Shumate, Jr., F, Toledo

All-MAC Third Team
Payton Sparks, Fr., C, Ball State 
Daeqwon Plowden, 5th-Sr., G/F, Bowling Green
Jason Carter, 5th-Sr., F, Ohio
Setric Millner Jr., Jr., F, Toledo
Lamar Norman Jr., Jr., G, Western Michigan
 
Honorable Mention
Xavier Castaneda, Jr., G, Akron
Kevin Miller, Fr., G, Central Michigan
Malique Jacobs, R-Jr., F, Kent State
Dae Dae Grant, Jr., G, Miami
Keshawn Williams, So., G, NIU
 
All-Freshman Team
Payton Sparks, C, Ball State
Jaylin Sellers, G, Ball State
Kevin Miller, G, Central Michigan
Mo Njie, C, Eastern Michigan
Ra'Heim Moss, G, Toledo

All-Defensive Team
Enrique Freeman, So., F, Akron
Daeqwon Plowden, 5th-Sr., G/F, Bowling Green
Josh Mballa, Sr., F, Buffalo
Malique Jacobs, R-Jr., F, Kent State
Sincere Carry, R-Jr., G, Kent State