2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division West Division
2016–17 record 16–16 (6–12 MAC)
Head coach Keno Davis (5th season)
Assistant coach Kevin Gamble
Assistant coach Kyle Gerdeman
Assistant coach Jeff Smith
Home arena McGuirk Arena
2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Akron 14 – 4   .778     27 – 9   .750
Ohio 11 – 7   .611     20 – 11   .645
Buffalo 11 – 7   .611     17 – 15   .531
Kent State † 10 – 8   .556     22 – 14   .611
Bowling Green 7 – 11   .389     13 – 19   .406
Miami (OH) 4 – 14   .222     11 – 21   .344
West
Ball State 11 – 7   .611     21 – 13   .618
Western Michigan 11 – 7   .611     16 – 16   .500
Toledo 9 – 9   .500     17 – 17   .500
Eastern Michigan 7 – 11   .389     16 – 17   .485
Northern Illinois 7 – 11   .389     15 – 17   .469
Central Michigan 6 – 12   .333     16 – 16   .500
† 2017 MAC Tournament winner

The 2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by fifth-year head coach Keno Davis, played their home games at McGuirk Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

They finished the season 16–16, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in 11th place. As the No. 11 seed in the MAC Tournament, they lost in the first round to Kent State.

Previous season

The Chippewas finished the 2015–16 season 17–16, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for the West Division championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament to Bowling Green. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Tennessee–Martin.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Rayshawn Simmons 4 G 6'4" 185 Senior St. Louis, MO Graduated
Austin Stewart 10 G 6'6" 215 Senior Normal, IL Graduated
Milos Cabarkapa 11 C 7'0" 245 RS Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia Transferred to Indianapolis
Chris Fowler 15 G 6'1" 195 Senior Southfield, MI Graduated
Tedaro France III 22 G 6'0" 170 Junior New Haven, MI Walk-on; didn't return
John Simons 34 F 6'8" 220 Senior Cadillac, MI Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Cecil Williams 21 F 6'6" 208 Junior Columbia, MO Junior college transferred from Moberly Area CC

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
David DiLeo
SF		 Iowa City, IA New Hampton School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Nov 17, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 65
Innocent Nwoko
C		 New Haven, MI New Haven High School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 14, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Matty Smith
PG		 South Elgin, IL South Elgin High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Apr 26, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Ellis Jefferson
PG		 San Antonio, TX Brandeis High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sep 3, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Kevin McKay
SG		 Warren, MI De La Salle Collegiate High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 218 lb (99 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Recruiting class of 2017

Recruiting class of 2018

Roster

2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jefferson, EllisEllis Jefferson 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Brandeis San Antonio, TX
G 1 Redman, CoreyCorey Redman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Boyne City Boyne City, MI
G 2 Rayson, BraylonBraylon Rayson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr West Mesquite Dallas, TX
G 3 Keene, MarcusMarcus Keene 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Warren
Youngstown State		 San Antonio, TX
G 4 Beachnau, TannerTanner Beachnau (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Holt Holt, MI
G 5 Joubert, JaneauJaneau Joubert (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Ypsilanti Belleville, MI
C 11 Nwoko, InnocentInnocent Nwoko 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr New Haven New Haven, MI
G 12 Kozinski, JoshJosh Kozinski 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Edwardsburg HS Edwardsburg, MI
G 13 Hale, HunterHunter Hale (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Kalamazoo Central HS Kalamazoo, MI
F 14 DiLeo, DavidDavid DiLeo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr New Hampton School Iowa City, IA
G 15 Smith, MattyMatty Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr South Elgin Elgin, IL
G 20 McKay, KevinKevin McKay 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Warren De La Salle Warren, MI
F 21 Williams, CecilCecil Williams 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr IMG Academy
Moberly Area CC		 Columbia, MO
G 23 Scott, DaRohnDaRohn Scott 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Grand Rapids Christian Grand Rapids, MI
F 24 Meyer, LukeLuke Meyer (W) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Addison Addison, MI
F 32 Hibbitts, BlakeBlake Hibbitts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Hudsonville Hudsonville, MI
F 35 McCarty, JohnJohn McCarty (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Lake Orion Lake Orion, MI
C 55 Israelson, ColeCole Israelson (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS Jr Cass City Cass City, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition

11/05/2016*
1:30 PM		 Slippery Rock W 91–74 
McGuirk Arena (1,762)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Non-conference regular season

11/11/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 IU Kokomo W 117–53  1–0
 McGuirk Arena (2,498)
Mount Pleasant, MI

11/14/2016*
8:30 PM		 at Tennessee Tech W 86–74  2–0
 Eblen Center (1,546)
Cookeville, TN

11/17/2016*
7:00 PM, CSN		 Marygrove W 107–58  3–0
 McGuirk Arena (2,096)
Mount Pleasant, MI

11/21/2016*
8:30 PM		 vs. Pepperdine
Lone Star Showcase		 W 88–77  4–0
 H-E-B Center at Cedar Park (600)
Cedar Park, TX

11/22/2016*
6:00 PM		 vs. St. Bonaventure
Lone Star Showcase		 L 71–102  4–1
 H-E-B Center at Cedar Park (557)
Cedar Park, TX

11/23/2016*
8:30 PM		 vs. Little Rock
Lone Star Showcase		 L 79–91  4–2
 H-E-B Center at Cedar Park (760)
Cedar Park, TX

11/26/2016*
3:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Green Bay W 89–77  5–2
 Resch Center (2,799)
Green Bay, WI

11/29/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 William & Mary W 91–81  6–2
 McGuirk Arena (2,453)
Mount Pleasant, MI

12/03/2016*
4:30 PM, ESPN3		 Arkansas–Pine Bluff W 82–59  7–2
 McGuirk Arena (2,491)
Mount Pleasant, MI

12/06/2016*
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Green Bay W 107–97  8–2
 McGuirk Arena (2,266)
Mount Pleasant, MI

12/10/2016*
3:00 PM, BTN+		 at Illinois L 73–92  8–3
 State Farm Center (13,045)
Champaign, IL

12/21/2016
9:00 PM		 at Montana State W 106–103  9–3
 Worthington Arena (2,066)
Bozeman, MT

12/30/2016*
5:30 PM, ESPN3		 Chicago State W 90–82  10–3
 McGuirk Arena (2,450)
Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC regular season

01/03/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy		 L 63–85  10–4
(0–1)		 Convocation Center (1,472)
Ypsilanti, MI

01/07/2017
4:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Northern Illinois L 83–87  10–5
(0–2)		 Convocation Center (1,717)
DeKalb, IL

01/10/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Akron L 85–89  10–6
(0–3)		 McGuirk Arena (2,302)
Mount Pleasant, MI

01/13/2017
7:00 PM, CBSSN		 Toledo W 96–88  11–6
(1–3)		 McGuirk Arena (2,684)
Mount Pleasant, MI

01/17/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Ball State L 83–98  11–7
(1–4)		 Worthen Arena (3,044)
Muncie, IN

01/21/2017
1:30 PM, ESPN3		 Miami (OH) W 101–92  12–7
(2–4)		 McGuirk Arena (2,708)
Mount Pleasant, MI

01/24/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Bowling Green W 82–76  13–7
(3–4)		 McGuirk Arena (2,528)
Mount Pleasant, MI

01/28/2017
7:00 PM		 at Kent State W 105–98 OT 14–7
(4–4)		 MAC Center (3,127)
Kent, OH

01/31/2017
7:00 PM		 at Buffalo L 91–101  14–8
(4–5)		 Alumni Hall (4,631)
Amherst, NY

02/04/2017
4:30 PM, ESPN3		 Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy		 W 86–82  15–8
(5–5)		 McGuirk Arena (5,412)
Mount Pleasant, MI

02/07/2017
7:00 PM		 at Ohio W 97–87  16–8
(6–5)		 Convocation Center (7,063)
Athens, OH

02/11/2017
3:30 PM, ESPN3		 at Miami (OH) L 76–81  16–9
(6–6)		 Millett Hall (1,469)
Oxford, OH

02/14/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Buffalo L 93–99  16–10
(6–7)		 McGuirk Arena (2,560)
Mount Pleasant, MI

02/18/2017
4:30 PM, ESPN3		 Ball State L 100–109 OT 16–11
(6–8)		 McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI

02/21/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Northern Illinois L 66–89  16–12
(6–9)		 McGuirk Arena (2,531)
Mount Pleasant, MI

02/25/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Toledo L 66–87  16–13
(6–10)		 Savage Arena (4,463)
Toledo, OH

02/28/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy		 L 81–109  16–14
(6–11)		 McGuirk Arena (2,945)
Mount Pleasant, MI

03/03/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 at Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy		 L 80–88  16–15
(6–12)		 University Arena (4,194)
Kalamazoo, MI
MAC Tournament

03/06/2017
7:00 PM, ESPN3		 (11) at (6) Kent State
First round		 L 106–116 OT 16–16
 MAC Center (2,139)
Kent, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time

Source[1][2].

See also

References

  1. ↑ http://www.cmuchippewas.com/sports/m-baskbl/sched/cmu-m-baskbl-sched.html
  2. ↑ http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2117
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