Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball

Central Michigan Chippewas
Central Michigan Chippewas
	2019–20 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
University	Central Michigan University
Head coach	Keno Davis (8th season)
Conference	Mid-American
Location	Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Arena	McGuirk Arena ; (capacity: 5,300)
Nickname	Chippewas
Colors	Maroon and gold;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1975
NCAA tournament round of 32
	1975, 1977, 2003
NCAA tournament appearances
	1975, 1977, 1987, 2003
Conference tournament champions
	1987, 2003
Conference regular season champions
	1975, 1977, 1979, 1987, 2001, 2003, 2015
Conference division season champions
	2001, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016

The Central Michigan Chippewas team is the basketball team that represent Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2003. The Chippewas are currently coached by Keno Davis.

Postseason

NCAA Tournament

The Chippewas have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–4.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1975		First Round Sweet 16 Regional Third Place Game	Georgetown Kentucky Oregon State	W 77–75 L 73–90 W 88–87
1977		First Round	Charlotte	L 86–91
1987	#13	First Round	UCLA	L 73–92
2003	#11	First Round Second Round	Creighton Duke	W 79–73 L 60–86

NIT

The Chippewas have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) twice. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1979		First Round	Purdue	L 80–97
2015	#6	First Round	Louisiana Tech	L 79–89

College Basketball Invitational (CBI) results

The Chippewas have appeared in the Division I College Basketball Invitational (CBI) once. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2019	First Round	DePaul	L 86–100

CIT

The Chippewas have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 2–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2016	First Round	UT Martin	L 73–76
2018	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Fort Wayne Wofford Liberty	W 94–89 W 98–94 L 71–84

NAIA Tournament results

Central Michigan went to the NAIA Tournament twice, garnering a record of 2–2. Former coach Ted Kjolhede was named NAIA Coach of the Year for 1966.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1966	First Round Second Round	Edinboro Oklahoma Baptist	W 67–53 L 70–90
1967	First Round Second Round	Albany State Southwestern Louisiana	W 71–70 L 62–70

Notable former players

Retired numbers

The Chippewas have retired six numbers, in honor of seven different players.^[2]

No.	Player	Years played
Central Michigan Chippewas retired numbers
14	Jim McElroy	1973–1975
14	Melvin McLaughlin	1980–1983
30	Ben Kelso	1970–1973
32	Dan Roundfield	1972–1975
44	Dan Majerle	1984–1988
50	Ben Poquette	1973–1977
54	Don Edwards	1963–1966

Notable players

Dan Majerle (NBA All Star in 1992, 1993, 1995) (Retired number)
Dan Roundfield (NBA All Star in 1980, 1981, 1982) (Retired number)
Chris Kaman (NBA All Star in 2010)
Ben Poquette (NBA 1977-1987) (Retired number)
Jim McElroy (NBA 1975-1982) (Retired number)
Ben Kelso (NBA 1973-1974) (Retired number)
Nate Huffman (NBA 2002-2003), 2001 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
Melvin McLaughlin (NBA 6th round draft pick 1983) (Retired number)
Earvin Leavy (NBA 7th round draft pick 1987)
Mike Robinson (NBA 7th round draft pick 1981)
Jeff Tropf (NBA 7th round draft pick 1979)
Val Bracey (NBA 9th round draft pick 1979)
Paul Botts (NBA 9th round draft pick 1971)
Dave Guauzer (NBA 10th round draft pick 1978)
Don Edwards (Retired number)
Marcus Keene (Professional Basketball Player)
Giordan Watson (Professional Basketball Player)
Braylon Rayson (Professional Basketball Player)
Sefton Barrett (Professional Basketball Player)
Robbie Harman (Professional Basketball player)
Rayshawn simmons (Professional Basketball Player)
Shawn Roundtree (Professional Basketball Player)
Marcus Van (Professional Basketball Player)
Chris Fowler (Professional Basketball Player)
Chris Kellermann (Professional Basketball Player)

References

^ "Graphic Identity Guidelines". Central Michigan University Brand Identity Standards (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
^ "2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas record book, page 3" (PDF). Central Michigan Chippewas. October 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2019.

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[1] "Graphic Identity Guidelines". Central Michigan University Brand Identity Standards (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2019.

[2] "2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas record book, page 3" (PDF). Central Michigan Chippewas. October 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2019.

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v t e Central Michigan University
Located in: Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Academics	Colleges Business Administration Communication and Fine Arts Education and Human Services Science and Engineering Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences Graduate Studies Medicine
Athletics	Baseball Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Chippewas Kelly/Shorts Stadium McGuirk Arena Theunissen Stadium Michigan MAC Trophy Mid-American Conference CMU–WMU Rivalry Trophy
Campus	Brooks Astronomical Observatory Clarke Historical Library Charles V. Park Library
People	People Charles McKenny Charles V. Park William Beaty Boyd Michael Rao
Student life	Central Michigan Life WCMU-FM WCMU-TV WMHW-FM WUCX-FM White Pine Music Michigan Historical Review
Founded: 1892

v t e Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
Venues	Central Hall (1909–1951) Finch Fieldhouse (1951–1973) McGuirk Arena (1973–present)
Rivalries	In-state MAC schools
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Mid-American Conference men's basketball
Teams	Akron Zips Ball State Cardinals Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Northern Illinois Huskies Ohio Bobcats Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos
Future teams	UMass Minutemen (joining in 2025)
Championships & awards	MAC tournament Regular season champions Player of the Year
Seasons	1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25