Eastern Michigan Athletics
Mohammad Habhab Named to MAC All-Freshman Team
3/11/2026 10:00:00 AM | Men's Basketball
Habhab averaged 14.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, and 3.1 assists
CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) -- Eastern Michigan University men's basketball redshirt freshman Mohammad Habhab has been recognized in the Mid-American Conference's annual awards as a member of the MAC All-Freshman Team, as voted on by the conference's 13 head coaches and revealed Wednesday, March 11.
Habhab (Dearborn, Mich./Dearborn/Central Michigan) averaged 14.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 0.9 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game during the 2025-26 season. He is one of just five players nationally to average 14.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists. Habhab and Monmouth's Jason Rivera-Torres are the only two players to also average at least 1.0 blocks.
The redshirt freshman finished the campaign with 10 double-doubles, the most by an Eagle since Boubacar Toure's 13 in the 2018-19 season and the most by an EMU freshman since James Thompson IV's 19 in the 2015-16 slate. Additionally, Habhab produced the first triple-double in Eastern Michigan history with a dynamic showing against Oakland, Nov. 21, leading EMU to a 97-91 win behind 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Habhab, whose 43 blocks rank fifth in the MAC, closed the season with an impressive 15-straight games with at least one rejection, the first Eagle to do so since Thompson IV recorded 16 games in a row with one block or more to close the 2017-18 season.
Habhab joins Arne Osjonik (2023-24), Mo Njie (2021-22), Thompson IV (2015-16), Brandon Bowdry (2006-07), Carlos Medlock (2005-06), and Lorenzo Neely (1997-98) as the seven Eagles to be named to the All-MAC Freshman Team.
Eastern finished the 2025-26 season 10-21 overall and 4-14 in the MAC.
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2025-26 MAC Men's Basketball All-MAC Teams & Specialty Award Winners
Coach of the Year: Travis Steele, Miami*
Player of the Year: Peter Suder, Senior, Guard, Miami
Defensive Player of the Year: Javontae Campbell, Senior, Guard, Bowling Green
Freshman of the Year: Leroy Blyden Jr., Guard, Toledo*
Sixth Man of the Year: Shammah Scott, Graduate Student, Guard, Akron
*unanimous selection
All-MAC First Team
Tavari Johnson, Senior, Guard, Akron
Amani Lyles, Senior, Forward, Akron
Javontae Campbell, Senior, Guard, Bowling Green
Delrecco Gillespie, Senior, Forward, Kent State
Peter Suder, Senior, Guard, Miami
All-MAC Second Team
Leonardo Bettiol, Graduate Student, Forward, Massachusetts
Brant Byers, Redshirt Sophomore, Guard, Miami
Eian Elmer, Junior, Guard, Miami
Jackson Paveletzke, Senior, Guard, Ohio
Sonny Wilson, Junior, Guard, Toledo
All-MAC Third Team
Shammah Scott, Graduate Student, Guard, Akron
Ryan Sabol, Junior, Guard, Buffalo
Marcus Banks Jr., Graduate Student, Guard, Massachusetts
Luke Skaljac, Sophomore, Guard, Miami
Leroy Blyden Jr., Freshman, Guard, Toledo
All-MAC Honorable Mention
Evan Mahaffey, Senior, Forward, Akron
Daniel Freitag, Sophomore, Guard, Buffalo
Morgan Safford, Graduate Student, Guard, Kent State
Antwone Woolfolk, Senior, Forward, Miami
Javan Simmons, Redshirt Junior, Forward, Ohio
MAC All-Defensive Team
Amani Lyles, Senior, Forward, Akron
Evan Mahaffey, Senior, Forward, Akron
Javontae Campbell, Senior, Guard, Bowling Green
Nathan Claerbaut, Senior, Center, Central Michigan
Delrecco Gillespie, Senior, Forward, Kent State
MAC All-Freshman Team
Eric Mahaffey, Guard, Akron
Mohammad Habhab, Forward, Eastern Michigan
Quinn Woidke, Guard, Kent State
Danny Carbuccia, Guard, Massachusetts
Leroy Blyden Jr., Guard, Toledo
Habhab (Dearborn, Mich./Dearborn/Central Michigan) averaged 14.2 points, 8.3 rebounds, 3.1 assists, 0.9 steals, and 1.4 blocks per game during the 2025-26 season. He is one of just five players nationally to average 14.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, and 3.0 assists. Habhab and Monmouth's Jason Rivera-Torres are the only two players to also average at least 1.0 blocks.
The redshirt freshman finished the campaign with 10 double-doubles, the most by an Eagle since Boubacar Toure's 13 in the 2018-19 season and the most by an EMU freshman since James Thompson IV's 19 in the 2015-16 slate. Additionally, Habhab produced the first triple-double in Eastern Michigan history with a dynamic showing against Oakland, Nov. 21, leading EMU to a 97-91 win behind 24 points, 11 rebounds, and 10 assists.
Habhab, whose 43 blocks rank fifth in the MAC, closed the season with an impressive 15-straight games with at least one rejection, the first Eagle to do so since Thompson IV recorded 16 games in a row with one block or more to close the 2017-18 season.
Habhab joins Arne Osjonik (2023-24), Mo Njie (2021-22), Thompson IV (2015-16), Brandon Bowdry (2006-07), Carlos Medlock (2005-06), and Lorenzo Neely (1997-98) as the seven Eagles to be named to the All-MAC Freshman Team.
Eastern finished the 2025-26 season 10-21 overall and 4-14 in the MAC.
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For the most up-to-date information on the Eagles, visit EMUEagles.com. Fans can also follow the team on social media, including Twitter (@EMU_MBB) and Instagram (@EMUMBB).
2025-26 MAC Men's Basketball All-MAC Teams & Specialty Award Winners
Coach of the Year: Travis Steele, Miami*
Player of the Year: Peter Suder, Senior, Guard, Miami
Defensive Player of the Year: Javontae Campbell, Senior, Guard, Bowling Green
Freshman of the Year: Leroy Blyden Jr., Guard, Toledo*
Sixth Man of the Year: Shammah Scott, Graduate Student, Guard, Akron
*unanimous selection
All-MAC First Team
Tavari Johnson, Senior, Guard, Akron
Amani Lyles, Senior, Forward, Akron
Javontae Campbell, Senior, Guard, Bowling Green
Delrecco Gillespie, Senior, Forward, Kent State
Peter Suder, Senior, Guard, Miami
All-MAC Second Team
Leonardo Bettiol, Graduate Student, Forward, Massachusetts
Brant Byers, Redshirt Sophomore, Guard, Miami
Eian Elmer, Junior, Guard, Miami
Jackson Paveletzke, Senior, Guard, Ohio
Sonny Wilson, Junior, Guard, Toledo
All-MAC Third Team
Shammah Scott, Graduate Student, Guard, Akron
Ryan Sabol, Junior, Guard, Buffalo
Marcus Banks Jr., Graduate Student, Guard, Massachusetts
Luke Skaljac, Sophomore, Guard, Miami
Leroy Blyden Jr., Freshman, Guard, Toledo
All-MAC Honorable Mention
Evan Mahaffey, Senior, Forward, Akron
Daniel Freitag, Sophomore, Guard, Buffalo
Morgan Safford, Graduate Student, Guard, Kent State
Antwone Woolfolk, Senior, Forward, Miami
Javan Simmons, Redshirt Junior, Forward, Ohio
MAC All-Defensive Team
Amani Lyles, Senior, Forward, Akron
Evan Mahaffey, Senior, Forward, Akron
Javontae Campbell, Senior, Guard, Bowling Green
Nathan Claerbaut, Senior, Center, Central Michigan
Delrecco Gillespie, Senior, Forward, Kent State
MAC All-Freshman Team
Eric Mahaffey, Guard, Akron
Mohammad Habhab, Forward, Eastern Michigan
Quinn Woidke, Guard, Kent State
Danny Carbuccia, Guard, Massachusetts
Leroy Blyden Jr., Guard, Toledo
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