Eastern Michigan Athletics
Habhab, Donlon Set to Join Field of 68 Preview Show Oct. 20
10/19/2026 9:03:00 PM | Men's Basketball
Eastern Michigan duo will be featured live on the MAC Preview Show at 1:45 p.m.
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CLEVELAND, Ohio – For the third consecutive season, the Mid-American Conference and its men's and women's basketball programs will be highlighted on a special 2026-27 Preview Show in partnership with the popular college basketball media network The Field of 68 tomorrow, Oct. 20.
The MAC Basketball Tip-Off Show will feature interviews on The Field of 68's X and YouTube pages with the men's and women's head coaches as well as one male and one female student-athlete from all 12 MAC basketball programs.
Additionally, the show will be available in its entirety on the Mid-American Conference's YouTube channel after the preview show concludes.
The women's preview show begins at 10 a.m. ET with Talia Goodman, who is a national women's basketball reporter for On3/Rivals. The men's preview show will follow with Jeff Goodman and Rob Dauster conducting the interviews.
Commissioner Jon A. Steinbrecher will also join the show at approximately 1 p.m. ET.
For more information on MAC men's and women's basketball, please visit GetSomeMACtion.com or follow us on X at @MACSports.
2026-27 MAC Women's Basketball Preview Show Schedule
- 10:00 am – 10:15 am: Western Michigan
- Head Coach Kate Achter and Kailey Starks (Junior Guard)
- 10:15 am – 10:30 am: Akron
- Head Coach Ryan Gensler and Macey Fegan (Senior Forward)
- 10:30 am – 10:45 am: Buffalo
- Head Coach Kristen Sharkey and Meg Lucas (Sophomore Forward)
- 10:45 am – 11:00 am: Toledo
- Head Coach Ginny Boggess and Ella Weaver (Senior Guard)
- 11:00 am – 11:15 am: Ball State
- Head Coach Brady Sallee and Tessa Towers (Graduate Forward)
- 11:15 am – 11:30 am: UMass
- Head Coach Mike Leflar and Yahmani McKayle (Junior Guard)
- 11:30 am – 11:45 am: Eastern Michigan
- Head Coach Sahar Nusseibeh and Peyton Hill (Sophomore Guard)
- 11:45 am – 12:00 pm: Central Michigan
- Head Coach Kristin Haynie and Indya Davis (Junior Guard)
- 12:00 pm – 12:15 pm: Kent State
- Head Coach Fran Recchia and Emory Klatt (Junior Forward)
- 12:15 pm – 12:30 pm: Miami
- Head Coach Glenn Box and Amber Tretter (Senior Forward)
- 12:30 pm – 12:45 pm: Bowling Green
- Head Coach Fred Chmiel and Lauren Gerken (Junior Forward)
- 12:45 pm – 1:00 pm: Ohio
- Head Coach Bob Boldon and Bailey Tabeling (Senior Guard)
2026-27 MAC Men's Basketball Preview Show Schedule
- 1:00 PM – 1:15 PM: Miami
- Head Coach Travis Steele and Luke Skaljac (Junior Guard)
- 1:15 PM – 1:30 PM: Western Michigan
- Head Coach Kahil Fennell and Jaylen Washington (Junior Guard)
- 1:30 PM – 1:45 PM: UMass:
- Head Coach Frank Martin and Jayden Ndjigue (Senior Guard/Forward)
- 1:45 PM – 2:00 PM: Eastern Michigan:
- Head Coach Billy Donlon and Mohammad Habhab (Redshirt Sophomore Forward)
- 2:00 PM – 2:15 PM: Bowling Green
- Head Coach Todd Simon and Josiah Shackelford (Junior Guard)
- 2:15 PM – 2:30 PM: Buffalo
- Head Coach George Halcovage III and Drew Steffe (Senior Guard
- 2:30 PM – 2:45 PM: Toledo
- Head Coach Tod Kowalczyk and Austin Parks (Senior Center)
- 2:45 PM – 3:00 PM: Akron
- Head Coach Dustin Ford and Tahj Staveskie (Redshirt Senior Guard
- 3:00 PM – 3:15 PM: Kent State
- Head Coach Rob Senderoff and Jamal Sumlin (Redshirt Senior Guard)
- 3:15 PM – 3:30 PM: Ohio
- Head Coach Jeff Boals and Javan Simmons (Redshirt Senior Forward)
- 3:30 PM – 3:45 PM: Central Michigan
- Head Coach Andy Bronkema and Phat Phat Brooks (Junior Guard)
- 3:45 PM – 4:00 PM: Ball State
- Head Coach Chris Capko and Babatunde Durodola (Junior Forward)
