Mo Njie Earns All-MAC Postseason Honor

CLEVELAND, Ohio (EMUEagles.com) —  Eastern Michigan University men’s basketball freshman Mo Njie (Centerville, Ohio-Centerville DME Sports Academy) earned Mid-American Conference postseason honors the league announced Wednesday, March 9. Njie was selected as a member of the All-MAC Freshman Team. 

Njie is the first EMU player to receive the honor since James Thompson IV in 2016. Additionally, he is the fifth in program history to garner the award. 

The center started 25 of the 28 games he played in this season, averaging 6.6 points per game, and 5.3 rebounds per contest. The Centerville, Ohio native earned two double-doubles during the 2021-22 campaign, the first against FIU, Dec. 11 (10 points, 11 rebounds), and at Miami, March 4, (16 points, 10 rebounds). 

Njie finished the season eighth in the conference in blocks per game (1.1), and total blocks (30), which led the team. Furthermore, he was one of two freshmen in the MAC to be ranked in the top-10 in rejections. The freshman recorded a personal-best four blocks twice this season, at Michigan State (Nov. 20), and at Buffalo (Feb. 8). 

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2021-22 MAC Men’s Basketball Postseason Awards
Coach of the Year: Rob Senderoff, Kent State
Player of the Year: Sincere Carry, R-Jr., G, Kent State
Freshman of the Year: Payton Sparks, Fr., C, Ball State
Defensive Player of the Year: Enrique Freeman, So., F, Akron
Sixth Man of the Year: Justyn Hamilton, R-Sr., F, Kent State

All-MAC First Team
Jeenathan Williams, Sr., F, Buffalo
Sincere Carry, R-Jr., G, Kent State
Mark Sears, So., G, Ohio
Ben Vander Plas, R-Sr., F, Ohio
Ryan Rollins, So., G, Toledo

All-MAC Second Team
Ali Ali, So., F, Akron
Enrique Freeman, So., F, Akron
Josh Mballa, Sr., F, Buffalo
Ronaldo Segu, Sr., G, Buffalo
JT Shumate, Jr., F, Toledo

All-MAC Third Team
Payton Sparks, Fr., C, Ball State
Daeqwon Plowden, 5th-Sr., G/F, Bowling Green
Jason Carter, 5th-Sr., F, Ohio
Setric Millner Jr., Jr., F, Toledo
Lamar Norman Jr., Jr., G, Western Michigan

Honorable Mention
Xavier Castaneda, Jr., G, Akron
Kevin Miller, Fr., G, Central Michigan
Malique Jacobs, R-Jr., F, Kent State
Dae Dae Grant, Jr., G, Miami
Keshawn Williams, So., G, Northern Illinois

All-Freshman Team
Payton Sparks, C, Ball State
Jaylin Sellers, G, Ball State
Kevin Miller, G, Central Michigan
Mo Njie, C, Eastern Michigan
Ra’Heim Moss, G, Toledo

All-Defensive Team
Enrique Freeman, So., F, Akron
Daeqwon Plowden, 5th-Sr., G/F, Bowling Green
Josh Mballa, Sr., F, Buffalo
Malique Jacobs, R-Jr., F, Kent State
Sincere Carry, R-Jr., G, Kent State