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2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

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2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record16–16 (6–12 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcGuirk Arena
Seasons
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 last place in the West Division. As the No. 11 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Kent State.

Previous season

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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

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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

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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

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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: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/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: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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

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US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits
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 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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 2018

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US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits
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  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster

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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
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

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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
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (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

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References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on September 21, 2016. Retrieved October 4, 2016.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "2021-22 Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule".