Ra'Heim Moss Named First-Team All-MAC; Tyler Cochran & Dante Maddox Jr. Earn Second-Team Honors

TOLEDO, Ohio – All five Rocket starters received recognition from the Mid-American Conference's head coaches on Wednesday with the announcement of the league's specialty awards and all-conference teams.

Junior Ra'Heim Moss earned First-Team All-MAC honors, while juniors Tyler Cochran and Dante Maddox Jr. were named to the Second-Team All-MAC squad. Cochran also was named the MAC Co-Defensive Player of the Year, with Moss joining him on the MAC's All-Defensive Team to mark the first time in program history that two Rockets were selected to the defensive squad.

Redshirt freshman Javan Simmons was a unanimous selection for MAC Freshman of the Year, making him the third Rocket under Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk to be honored. Simmons was joined on the MAC's All-Freshman Team by Sonny Wilson.

"I think we received a tremendous amount of respect from our peers in the league regarding our players in the all-conference voting," Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk said. "The fact that we had three of the top 10 players in the league selected two straight years is amazing. What's truly amazing though is they are all different players. That speaks volumes to our player development, culture and what we stand for."

Cochran is leading the MAC with 2.0 spg and tallied a team-high 6.5 rpg. He ranks third on the team with 14.4 ppg, has registered a team-high four double-doubles and grabbed two or more steals in a game on 17 occasions. Cochran's top performance of the season came with a career-high 33-point, eight-rebound, five-assist, and four-steal outing vs. Marshall (Dec. 13).

Maddox ranks second on the team with a career-high 15.5 ppg and scored a career-high 26 points vs. arch-rival Bowling Green (Jan. 27). He leads the Rockets with ten 20-point outings, 71 three-point field goals and ranks second in the conference with a team-best 85.7 free-throw percentage.

A 2021-22 All-MAC Freshman Team member, Moss leads the Rockets with a career-best 15.9 ppg, 126 free throws made and 168 free throws attempted and is tied for first with 2.9 apg, as well as ranking second with 5.6 rpg and 1.7 spg. He has scored in double digits in 29 of 31 games, including a career-high 24 points vs. Ball State.

Simmons averaged 12.4 ppg, 4.9 rpg and a team-high 0.9 bpg. He was the only freshman in the MAC to average 9.0 ppg or higher and ranked third in the MAC with a team-best 54.6 FG%. Simmons scored in double digits on 24 occasions, including a season-high 20-point outing on 10-of-13 shooting vs. Buffalo (Jan. 16). He also tallied 13 rebounds, a season-high 16 rebounds and four assists vs. Ohio (Feb. 16).

Wilson averaged 8.0 ppg and registered a team-high 2.2 assist/turnover ratio. Nine of Wilson's 12 double-digit outings came in league games, including a season-high 20 points and nine rebounds at Buffalo. Wilson also led the Rockets with 18 points on 7-of-11 shooting in a key late-season victory over second-place Akron (Feb. 20).

Toledo will open MAC Tournament play on Thursday, March 14 with a quarterfinal matchup vs. Kent State. Tipoff time is set for 11:00 a.m. with streaming on ESPN+.

2023-24 MAC Men's Basketball Postseason Awards
Coach of the Year: Tony Barbee, Central Michigan
Player of the Year: Enrique Freeman, Senior, Forward, Akron*
Co-Defensive Player of the Year: Tyler Cochran, Junior, Guard, Toledo
Co-Defensive Player of the Year: Anthony Pritchard, Junior, Guard, Central Michigan
Freshman of the Year: Javan Simmons, Forward, Toledo*
Sixth Man of the Year: JaVaughn Hannah, Sophomore, Guard, Western Michigan

All-MAC First Team
Ra'Heim Moss, Junior, Guard, Toledo
Ali Ali, Senior, Guard, Akron
Enrique Freeman, Senior, Forward, Akron
Marcus Hill, Junior, Guard, Bowling Green
Anthony Pritchard, Junior, Guard, Central Michigan

All-MAC Second Team
Tyler Cochran, Junior, Guard, Toledo
Dante Maddox Jr., Junior, Guard, Toledo
Basheer Jihad, Junior, Forward, Ball State
Rashaun Agee, Senior, Forward, Bowling Green
Jaylin Hunter, Senior, Guard, Ohio

All-MAC Third Team
Brian Taylor, Graduate Student, Guard, Central Michigan
Tyson Acuff, Junior, Guard, Eastern Michigan
Jalen Sullinger, Junior, Guard, Kent State
David Coit, Junior, Guard, Northern Illinois
AJ Clayton, Junior, Forward, Ohio

All-MAC Honorable Mention
Greg Tribble, Senior, Guard, Akron
VonCameron Davis, R-Junior, Forward, Kent State
Anderson Mirambeaux, Senior, Center, Miami
Darweshi Hunter, Graduate Student, Guard, Miami
B. Artis White, R-Junior, Guard, Western Michigan

MAC All-Freshman Team
Javan Simmons, Forward, Toledo
Sonny Wilson, Guard, Toledo
Arne Osojnik, Guard, Eastern Michigan
Eian Elmer, Wing, Miami
Will Lovings-Watt, Guard, Northern Illinois

MAC All-Defensive Team
Tyler Cochran, Junior, Guard, Toledo
Ra'Heim Moss, Junior, Guard, Toledo
Greg Tribble, Senior, Guard, Akron
Enrique Freeman, Senior, Forward, Akron
Anthony Pritchard, Junior, Guard, Central Michigan

Ra'Heim Moss Named First-Team All-MAC; Tyler Cochran & Dante Maddox Jr. Earn Second-Team Honors

Players Mentioned

Tyler Cochran

Dante Maddox Jr.

Ra'Heim Moss

Javan Simmons

Sonny Wilson

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