2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 will represent Central Michigan University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by fifth year head coach Keno Davis, will play their home games at McGuirk Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference.

Previous season

The Chippewas finished the 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

College recruiting information
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
David DiLeo SF	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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
Innocent Nwoko C	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
Matty Smith PG	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
Ellis Jefferson PG	Star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 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)
Kevin McKay SG	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

College recruiting information (2017)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
A.J. Bullard PF	The Woodlands, TX	The Woodlands High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Oct 3, 2016
A.J. Bullard PF	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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2018

College recruiting information (2018)
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
P.J. Mitchell PG	Detroit, MI	Loyola High School	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	N/A
P.J. Mitchell PG	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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Ellis Jefferson	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Brandeis	San Antonio, TX
G	1	Corey Redman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Boyne City	Boyne City, MI
G	2	Braylon Rayson	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	West Mesquite	Dallas, TX
G	3	Marcus Keene	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Jr	Warren Youngstown State	San Antonio, TX
G	4	Tanner Beachnau (W)	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Holt	Holt, MI
G	5	Janeau Joubert (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	So	Ypsilanti	Belleville, MI
C	11	Innocent Nwoko	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Fr	New Haven	New Haven, MI
G	12	Josh Kozinski	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Edwardsburg HS	Edwardsburg, MI
G	13	Hunter Hale (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Kalamazoo Central HS	Kalamazoo, MI
F	14	David DiLeo	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	New Hampton School	Iowa City, IA
G	15	Matty Smith	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	South Elgin	Elgin, IL
G	20	Kevin McKay	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	Warren De La Salle	Warren, MI
F	21	Cecil Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	IMG Academy Moberly Area CC	Columbia, MO
G	23	DaRohn Scott	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	So	Grand Rapids Christian	Grand Rapids, MI
F	24	Luke Meyer (W)	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Addison	Addison, MI
F	32	Blake Hibbitts	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Sr	Hudsonville	Hudsonville, MI
F	35	John McCarty (W)	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Lake Orion	Lake Orion, MI
C	55	Cole Israelson (W)	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	RS Jr	Cass City	Cass City, MI

Head coach

Keno Davis (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Kevin Gamble (Iowa)
Jeff Smith (Southeast Missouri State)
Kyle Gerdeman (Alma)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule

Source: [1]

Date time, TV	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 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 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 Cedar Park, TX
11/26/2016* 3:00 PM, ESPN3	at Green Bay	W 89-77	5-2	Resch Center (2799) Green Bay, WI
11/29/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	William & Mary			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
12/03/2016* 4:30 PM, ESPN3	Arkansas–Pine Bluff			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
12/06/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Green Bay			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
12/10/2016* 3:00 PM	at Illinois			State Farm Center Champaign, IL
12/21/2016*	at Montana State			Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT
12/30/2016* 5:30 PM, ESPN3	Chicago State			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC regular season
01/03/2017 7:00 PM	at Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy			Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
01/07/2017 4:00 PM	at Northern Illinois			Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
01/10/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Akron			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
01/14/2017 1:30 PM, ESPN3	Toledo			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
01/17/2017 7:00 PM	at Ball State			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
01/21/2017 1:30 PM, ESPN3	Miami (OH)			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
01/24/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Bowling Green			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
01/28/2017	at Kent State			MAC Center Kent, OH
01/31/2017 7:00 PM	at Buffalo			Alumni Hall Amherst, NY
02/04/2017 4:30 PM, ESPN3	Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
02/07/2017	at Ohio			Convocation Center Athens, OH
02/11/2017 3:30 PM	at Miami (OH)			Millett Hall Oxford, OH
02/14/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Buffalo			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
02/18/2017 4:30 PM, ESPN3	Ball State			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
02/21/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Northern Illinois			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
02/25/2017 7:00 PM	at Toledo			Savage Arena Toledo, OH
02/28/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3	Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy			McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
03/03/2017 7:00 PM	at Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy			University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
MAC Tournament

*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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Rivalries	In-state MAC schools
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Previous season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting class of 2016

Recruiting class of 2017

Recruiting class of 2018

Roster

Schedule

See also

References