2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
2016–17 record	5-2 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Keno Davis (5th year)
Assistant coach	Kevin Gamble
Assistant coach	Kyle Gerdeman
Assistant coach	Jeff Smith
Home arena	McGuirk Arena

2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Ohio	0	–	0	–	4	–	0	1.000
Akron	0	–	0	–	5	–	1	.833
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	4	–	2	.667
Kent State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	3	–	3	.500
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
West
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	6	–	2	.750
Ball State	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	4	–	3	.571
Toledo	0	–	0	–	3	–	4	.429
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	2	–	4	.333

† 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

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	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	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	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	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	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

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
A.J. Bullard PF	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

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
P.J. Mitchell PG	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	Home town
1.5 !G	0	Jefferson, EllisEllis Jefferson	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Brandeis	San Antonio, TX
1.5 !G	1	Redman, CoreyCorey Redman	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Boyne City	Boyne City, MI
1.5 !G	2	Rayson, BraylonBraylon Rayson	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	4.0 !Sr	West Mesquite	Dallas, TX
1.5 !G	3	Keene, MarcusMarcus Keene	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Warren Youngstown State	San Antonio, TX
1.5 !G	4	Beachnau, TannerTanner Beachnau (W)	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Holt	Holt, MI
1.5 !G	5	Joubert, JaneauJaneau Joubert (W)	73 !6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	2.0 !So	Ypsilanti	Belleville, MI
5.0 !C	11	Nwoko, InnocentInnocent Nwoko	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	1.0 !Fr	New Haven	New Haven, MI
1.5 !G	12	Kozinski, JoshJosh Kozinski	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	3.5 !RS Jr	Edwardsburg HS	Edwardsburg, MI
1.5 !G	13	Hale, HunterHunter Hale (W)	74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	2.0 !So	Kalamazoo Central HS	Kalamazoo, MI
3.5 !F	14	DiLeo, DavidDavid DiLeo	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	1.0 !Fr	New Hampton School	Iowa City, IA
1.5 !G	15	Smith, MattyMatty Smith	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	South Elgin	Elgin, IL
1.5 !G	20	McKay, KevinKevin McKay	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Warren De La Salle	Warren, MI
3.5 !F	21	Williams, CecilCecil Williams	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	IMG Academy Moberly Area CC	Columbia, MO
1.5 !G	23	Scott, DaRohnDaRohn Scott	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	2.0 !So	Grand Rapids Christian	Grand Rapids, MI
3.5 !F	24	Meyer, LukeLuke Meyer (W)	83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	2.0 !So	Addison	Addison, MI
3.5 !F	32	Hibbitts, BlakeBlake Hibbitts	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	4.5 !RS Sr	Hudsonville	Hudsonville, MI
3.5 !F	35	McCarty, JohnJohn McCarty (W)	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Lake Orion	Lake Orion, MI
5.0 !C	55	Israelson, ColeCole Israelson (W)	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	3.5 !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:

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

Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball

Venues	McGuirk Arena (1973–present)

Rivalries	In-state MAC schools

People	Head coaches

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2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

Previous season

Departures

Incoming Transfers

Recruiting class of 2016

Recruiting class of 2017

Recruiting class of 2018

Roster

Schedule

See also

References