CLEVELAND, Ohio – A trio of Toledo men's basketball sophomores were honored by the Mid-American Conference with Wednesday morning's announcement of the all-league teams and specialty awards. Voting was done by the league's head coaches.

Sam Lewis earned Second-Team All-MAC honors, with Sonny Wilson receiving Third-Team All-MAC accolades. Javan Simmons was named to the league's honorable-mention squad. The Rockets have now had at least three members on the MAC's all-league squads in seven straight seasons.

A Chicago, Ill. native, Lewis paced the Rockets and ranked sixth in the MAC with 15.9 ppg. He registered a team-high nine 20-point outings that ranked third in the conference, including a career-high 23 points vs. Akron (March 7) and Northern Illinois (Feb. 1). Lewis ranks second in the MAC with a 43.3 three-point FG% and is tied for the team lead with 29 double-digit outings. He also topped the Rockets in scoring on 15 occasions and recorded double-doubles at Purdue (13 pts., career-best 11 reb.) and at Western Michigan (14 pts., 10 reb.).

A Pontiac, Mich. native, Wilson ranked second on the team with 15.3 ppg, 3.2 apg and 0.9 apg, and a 40.0 three-point FG%. He also is leading the MAC with a 1.92 assist/turnover ratio and is tied for the team lead with 29 double-digit outings. Wilson poured in a career-high 23 points on 9-of-11 shooting and leads all MAC guards with a 51.9 FG%.  Has five 20-point outings this season and enters the MAC Tournament with a 14-game double-digit scoring streak.

Simmons averaged a career-high 12.4 ppg with a team-best 6.6 rpg and 55.8 FG%. He ended his regular season with a flourish, averaging 21.7 ppg and 6.7 rpg with a 79.3 FG% (23-of-29) and a 100.0 FT% (18-of-18) in his last three games. Simmons leads the MAC with 3.1 offensive rpg and ranks third in league play with 8.1 rpg. He also became the second Rocket ever to make 10 or more field goals in a game without a miss en route to a 23-point outing in UT's regular-season finale vs. Ohio.

The Rockets open the 2025 MAC Tournament with a quarterfinal matchup vs. No. 5 seed Ohio. Tipoff from Rocket Arena in Downtown Cleveland will be at approximately 1:30 p.m. on ESPN+.

2024-25 MAC Men's Basketball All-MAC Teams & Specialty Award Winners
Coach of the Year: John Groce, Akron
Player of the Year: Nate Johnson, R-Junior, Guard, Akron
Defensive Player of the Year: Nate Johnson, R-Junior, Guard, Akron
Freshman of the Year: Brant Byers, Forward, Miami
Sixth Man of the Year: Shammah Scott, Senior, Guard, Akron
 
All-MAC First Team 
Nate Johnson, Senior, Guard, Akron
Tavari Johnson, Junior, Guard, Akron
Ugnius Jarusevicius, Junior, Forward, Central Michigan
VonCameron Davis, R-Senior, Forward, Kent State
Peter Suder, Junior, Guard, Miami
 
All-MAC Second Team 
Jalen Terry, Senior, Guard, Eastern Michigan
Da'Sean Nelson, Senior, Forward, Eastern Michigan
Jalen Sullinger, Senior, Guard, Kent State
Sam Lewis, Sophomore, Guard, Toledo
Chansey Willis Jr., Junior, Guard, Western Michigan

All-MAC Third Team 
Anthony Pritchard, Senior, Guard, Central Michigan
Javontae Campbell, Junior, Guard, Bowling Green
Kam Craft, R-Sophomore, Guard, Miami
Jackson Paveletzke, Junior, Guard, Ohio
AJ Clayton, Senior, Forward, Ohio
Sonny Wilson, Sophomore, Guard, Toledo

All-MAC Honorable Mention
Isaiah Gray, Senior, Guard, Akron
Jermahri Hill, Junior, Guard, Ball State
Payton Sparks, Senior, Center, Ball State
Shereef Mitchell, Graduate Student, Guard, Ohio
Javan Simmons, Sophomore, Forward, Toledo
 
MAC All-Freshman Team
Sharron Young, Guard, Akron
Jamai Felt, Forward, Bowling Green
Ben Michaels, Forward, Buffalo
Brant Byers, Forward, Miami
Elijah Elliot, Guard, Ohio
 
MAC All-Defensive Team
Nate Johnson, R-Junior, Guard, Akron
Javontae Campbell, Junior, Guard, Bowling Green
Anthony Pritchard, Senior, Guard, Central Michigan
Cli'ron Hornbeak, Senior, Center, Kent State
Shereef Mitchell, Grad. Student, Guard, Ohio