Eastern Michigan Athletics
Toure Collects All-MAC Postseason Honors
3/11/2020 10:05:00 AM | Men's Basketball
The redshirt senior was named All-MAC Honorable Mention and All-Defensive Team
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) — Eastern Michigan University men's basketball redshirt senior Boubacar Toure (Dakar, Senegal-Phase One Academy (Grand Canyon)) earned All-Mid-American Conference postseason honors the league announced today, March 11. Toure earned All-MAC Honorable Mention as well as a spot on the All-MAC Defensive Team. All-MAC teams are voted on by the league's head coaches.
Toure is the third Eagle to nab All-Defensive Team honors and joins former greats Tim Bond, who was a three-time All-MAC Defensive Team member (2016-18), and James Thompson IV, who earned the award in back-to-back seasons (2018-19).
The center started all 32 games for the Eagles and led the MAC with a 65.5 field-goal percentage (144-of-220). 7-foot Toure ranked first on the team with 9.3 rebounds per game, while averaging 10.7 points per game. His rebounding average was good for fourth in the conference. In MAC play, the Dakar, Senegal native was one of three student-athletes who averaged a double-double (11.4 ppg; 10.3 rpg).
Toure tallied 13 doubles-doubles during the 2019-20 campaign, with his most recent performance coming in the first round of the MAC Tournament at Kent State with 14 points and 13 rebounds, March 9.
Not only did Toure help the MAC's second-best defense by clearing the glass, but he also finished fourth in the league with 44 total blocks (1.4 bpg). The redshirt senior anchored EMU's signature 2-3 zone as he posted 14 games with multiple swats, including a career-high five blocks against Central Michigan, Feb. 29.
Toure will finish his EMU career with 31 double-figure scoring performances, 21 double-doubles, and led the Eagles in rebounding 34 times. His 65.3 career field-goal percentage (252-of-386) is the best in program history, and his 86 career blocks are good for ninth in the team's record book.
Toure is the third Eagle to nab All-Defensive Team honors and joins former greats Tim Bond, who was a three-time All-MAC Defensive Team member (2016-18), and James Thompson IV, who earned the award in back-to-back seasons (2018-19).
The center started all 32 games for the Eagles and led the MAC with a 65.5 field-goal percentage (144-of-220). 7-foot Toure ranked first on the team with 9.3 rebounds per game, while averaging 10.7 points per game. His rebounding average was good for fourth in the conference. In MAC play, the Dakar, Senegal native was one of three student-athletes who averaged a double-double (11.4 ppg; 10.3 rpg).
Toure tallied 13 doubles-doubles during the 2019-20 campaign, with his most recent performance coming in the first round of the MAC Tournament at Kent State with 14 points and 13 rebounds, March 9.
Not only did Toure help the MAC's second-best defense by clearing the glass, but he also finished fourth in the league with 44 total blocks (1.4 bpg). The redshirt senior anchored EMU's signature 2-3 zone as he posted 14 games with multiple swats, including a career-high five blocks against Central Michigan, Feb. 29.
Toure will finish his EMU career with 31 double-figure scoring performances, 21 double-doubles, and led the Eagles in rebounding 34 times. His 65.3 career field-goal percentage (252-of-386) is the best in program history, and his 86 career blocks are good for ninth in the team's record book.
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, Northern Illinois
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
Players Mentioned
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