Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball

Central Michigan Chippewas
Central Michigan Chippewas
	2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
University	Central Michigan University
Head coach	Keno Davis (6th 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.

NCAA Tournament results

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

CIT

The Chippewas have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) once. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2016	First Round	Tennessee–Martin	L 73–76

NAIA Tournament results

The Chippewas appeared in the NAIA National Tournament twice. In back to back seasons in 1966 and 1967. The combined tournament wins and losses were 2 and 2 (advancing and then losing in the second round both years). Former coach Ted Kjolhede was named NAIA coach of the year for 1966.

Chippewas currently playing in the NBA

Chris Kaman - Center, Free Agent^[2]

Notable former players

Mark Brisker, American-Israeli professional basketball player
Nate Huffman (1975–2015), played most of his career with Israeli team Maccabi Tel Aviv
Ben Kelso
Dan Majerle
Jim McElroy
Ben Poquette
Dan Roundfield
Chris Kaman

References

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

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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.

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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