2012–13 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

2012–13 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball

Conference	Mid-American Conference West Division
2012–13 record	11–20 (4–12 MAC)
Head coach	Keno Davis (1st year)
Assistant coach	Kevin Gamble
Assistant coach	Jeff Smith
Assistant coach	Kyle Gerdeman
Home arena	McGuirk Arena

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Akron †	14	–	2	.875	26	–	7	.788
Ohio	14	–	2	.875	24	–	10	.706
Kent State	9	–	7	.563	21	–	14	.600
Buffalo	7	–	9	.438	14	–	20	.412
Bowling Green	7	–	9	.438	13	–	19	.406
Miami	3	–	13	.188	9	–	22	.290
West
Western Michigan	10	–	6	.625	22	–	13	.629
Toledo*	10	–	6	.625	15	–	13	.536
Ball State	8	–	8	.500	15	–	15	.500
Eastern Michigan	7	–	9	.438	16	–	18	.471
Central Michigan	4	–	12	.250	11	–	20	.355
Northern Illinois	3	–	13	.188	5	–	25	.167


† 2013 MAC Tournament winner As of March 27, 2013 *Ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2012–13 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by first year head coach Keno Davis, played their home games at the McGuirk Arena and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 4–12 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC Tournament to Buffalo.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
1	Spencer Krannitz	Guard/Forward	6–3	181	Freshman	North Muskegon, Michigan
2	DeAndray Buckley	Guard/Forward	6–4	220	Junior	Romulus, Michigan
3	Derrick Richardson Jr.	Guard	6–2	187	Freshman	Ypsilanti, Michigan
4	Rick Rowse	Guard	6–2	204	Junior	Flushing, Michigan
5	Finis Craddock	Guard	6–1	181	Senior	Garland, Texas
12	Kyle Randall	Guard	5–10	169	Senior	Youngstown, Ohio
15	Chris Fowler	Guard	6–0	185	Freshman	Southfield, Michigan
20	Luke Wiest	Guard	5–9	180	Junior	Caledonia, Michigan
23	Austin Stewart	Guard	6–6	193	Freshman	Normal, Illinois
24	Blake Hibbitts	Forward	6–7	203	Freshman	Hudsonville, Michigan
25	Olivier Mbaigoto	Forward	6–6	202	Senior	Chad
33	Austin Keel	Guard	6–4	188	Sophomore	Winter Springs, Florida
34	John Simons	Forward	6–8	209	Freshman	Cadillac, Michigan
41	Zach Saylor	Forward	6–8	232	Senior	Lansing, Michigan

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/07/2012*	Lake Superior State	W 86–76		McGuirk Arena (1,569)
Regular Season
11/12/2012*	at Iowa	L 61–73	0–1	Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,578)
11/16/2012*	Olivet	W 76–62	1–1	McGuirk Arena (2,187)
11/21/2012*	vs. Wright State (Utah Thanksgiving Tournament)	W 59–55	2–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,898)
11/23/2012*	at Utah (Utah Thanksgiving Tournament)	L 51–67	2–2	Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,599)
11/24/2012*	vs. Idaho State (Utah Thanksgiving Tournament)	W 54–52	3–2	Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,649)
11/28/2012*	Bradley	L 65–82	3–3	McGuirk Arena (2,076)
12/02/2012*	Niagara	W 66–64	4–3	McGuirk Arena (1,003)
12/08/2012*	at Charlotte	L 66–78	4–4	Halton Arena (5,263)
12/16/2012*	at Pepperdine	W 80–77	5–4	Firestone Fieldhouse (707)
12/20/2012*	Texas State	W 92–80	6–4	McGuirk Arena (1,215)
12/22/2012*	vs. Nebraska (Sun Bowl Invitational)	L 75–89	6–5	Don Haskins Center (7,132)
12/23/2012*	vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff (Sun Bowl Invitational)	W 62–45	7–5	Don Haskins Center (7,532)
12/29/2012*	at #2 Michigan	L 73–88	7–6	Crisler Center (12,693)
01/09/2013	Bowling Green	W 73–67	8–6 (1–0)	McGuirk Arena (2,187)
01/12/2013	at Toledo	L 72–76 ^OT	8–7 (1–1)	Savage Arena (4,426)
01/15/2013	at Eastern Michigan	L 52–58	8–8 (1–2)	EMU Convocation Center (N/A)
01/19/2013	at Ball State	W 71–57	9–8 (2–2)	McGuirk Arena (2,043)
01/23/2013	Northern Illinois	L 61–74	9–9 (2–3)	McGuirk Arena (1,347)
01/26/2013	Western Michigan	L 59–76	9–10 (2–4)	McGuirk Arena (3,419)
01/30/2013	at Buffalo	L 73–91	9–11 (2–5)	Alumni Arena (2,552)
02/02/2013	Miami (OH)	L 61–70	9–12 (2–6)	McGuirk Arena (2,253)
02/05/2013	at Akron	L 56–68	9–13 (2–7)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,385)
02/09/2013	at Kent State	L 72–87	9–14 (2–8)	M.A.C. Center (2,384)
02/13/2013	Ohio	L 63–82	9–15 (2–9)	McGuirk Arena (1,211)
02/16/2013	Toledo	L 64–73	9–16 (2–10)	McGuirk Arena (1,574)
02/23/2013*	at Youngstown State (BracketBusters)	L 75–86	9–17	Beeghly Center (2,710)
02/27/2013	at Ball State	L 90–95	9–18 (2–11)	John E. Worthen Arena (2,901)
03/02/2013	at Northern Illinois	W 69–50	10–18 (3–11)	Convocation Center (1,324)
03/05/2013	Eastern Michigan	W 61–59	11–18 (4–11)	McGuirk Arena (879)
03/09/2013	at Western Michigan	L 68–71	11–19 (4–12)	University Arena (3,303)
2013 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
03/11/2013	Buffalo (First Round)	L 72–74 ^OT	11–20	Alumni Arena (2,309)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball

Venues	McGuirk Arena (1973–present)

Rivalries	In-state MAC schools

People	Head coaches

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