2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

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.

2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	16–16 (6–12 MAC)
Head coach	Keno Davis (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Kevin Gamble Kyle Gerdeman Jeff Smith
Home arena	McGuirk Arena
Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

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

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:   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:   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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2017

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: 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

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: 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 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	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

• 2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team

References

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".