2019–20 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

2019–20 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record14–18 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Davis
  • Chris Tifft
  • DJ Mocini
Home arenaMcGuirk Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 14 – 4   .778 24 – 7   .774
Bowling Green 12 – 6   .667 21 – 10   .677
Buffalo 11 – 7   .611 20 – 12   .625
Kent State 9 – 9   .500 20 – 12   .625
Ohio 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Miami (OH) 5 – 13   .278 13 – 19   .406
West
Ball State 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Northern Illinois 11 – 7   .611 18 – 13   .581
Toledo 8 – 10   .444 17 – 15   .531
Central Michigan 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Western Michigan 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
Eastern Michigan 6 – 12   .333 16 – 16   .500
Note: The 2020 MAC tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by eighth-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 14–18, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Ohio.

Previous season

The Chippewas finished the 2018–19 season 23–12, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They defeated Western Michigan in the first round of the MAC tournament and Kent State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to 18th ranked Buffalo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where were defeated by DePaul.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Larry Austin Jr. 0 G 6'2" 182 RS Senior Springfield, IL Graduated
Shawn Roundtree 2 G 6'0" 185 RS Senior Edwardsville, IL Graduated
Mikhail Myles 4 G 6'3" 195 RS Junior Corunna, MI
Colten Webber-Mitchell 10 G 6'1" 180 Freshman Lake Odessa, MI
Innocent Nwoko 11 C 6'11" 232 RS Sophomore New Haven, MI Transferred to Saginaw Valley State
Austin Ervin 25 F 6'5" 247 RS Junior St. Johns, MI Graduated; Became Assistant coach at Indiana University South Bend

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Travon Broadway Jr. 0 G 6'5" 182 Junior Miami, FL Junior college Transferred from Iowa Western Community College.
Devontae Lane 2 G 6'2" 215 Junior Iowa City, IA Junior college Transferred from Indian Hills Community College.
Deschon Winston 11 G 6'4" 175 Junior Woodland Hills, CA Junior college transferred from City College of San Francisco

Recruiting class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Caleb Hodgson
#49 C 		Dansville, MI Dansville High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Oct 10, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.

Roster

2019–20 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Travon Broadway Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 182 lb (83 kg) Jr Coral Springs Christian Academy
Iowa Western Community College 		Miami, FL
G 1 Corey Redman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 192 lb (87 kg) Sr Boyne City Boyne City, MI
G 2 Devontae Lane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Iowa City West
Indian Hills Community College 		Iowa City, IA
G 3 P. J. Mitchell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 183 lb (83 kg) RS Fr Detroit Edison Detroit, MI
F 5 Rob Montgomery 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Mount Zion Baptist Christian School
Indian Hills CC 		Montgomery Village, MD
G 11 Deschon Winston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Birmingham
City College of San Francisco 		Woodland Hills, CA
F 12 Kevin Hamlet 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Jr First Love Christian Academy
Mineral Area College 		Scarborough, ON
F 14 David DiLeo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Sr New Hampton School Iowa City, IA
G 15 Matty Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr South Elgin Elgin, IL
G 20 Kevin McKay 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 228 lb (103 kg) Sr Warren De La Salle Warren, MI
G 22 Matt Beachler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 197 lb (89 kg) Jr Lowell Lowell, MI
G 23 Dallas Morgan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 202 lb (92 kg) Sr Metamora
Moberly Area Community College 		Peoria, IL
F 24 Romelo Burrell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Jr Morgan Park
John A. Logan College 		Chicago, IL
G 30 Dylan Jergens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Howardsville Christian St. Johns, MI
F 31 Michael Kemp (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Unionville-Sebewaing Mendon, MI
G 31 Preston Enloe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Hebron
Tarleton State 		Plano, TX
F/C 34 Caleb Hodgson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Fr Dansville Dansville, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, CSN Digital 		Michigan–Dearborn W 102–62  1–0
  23 – Morgan   9 – Montgomery   6 – Lane  McGuirk Arena (2,110)
Mount Pleasant, MI
November 10, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mississippi Valley State W 134–78  2–0
  30 – DiLeo   11 – Burrell   6 – Winston  McGuirk Arena (1,896)
Mount Pleasant, MI
November 16, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Sam Houston State W 84–77  3–0
  17 – Tied   8 – Burrell   3 – Tied  McGuirk Arena (1,683)
Mount Pleasant, MI
November 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, CSN Digital 		Siena Heights W 115–58  4–0
  27 – Morgan   6 – Tied   7 – Broadway Jr.  McGuirk Arena (1,840)
Mount Pleasant, MI
November 21, 2019*
8:00 pm, BTN+ 		at Minnesota L 57–82  4–1
  16 – McKay   8 – McKay   4 – McKay  Williams Arena (8,566)
Minneapolis, MN
November 23, 2019*
2:00 pm, CSN Digital 		Trinity (IL) W 106–60  5–1
  18 – McKay   9 – Lane   7 – Lane  McGuirk Arena (1,726)
Mount Pleasant, MI
November 26, 2019*
8:00 pm, FS1 		at DePaul L 75–88  5–2
  20 – Morgan   9 – Montgomery   3 – Tied  Wintrust Arena (4,097)
Chicago, IL
November 30, 2019*
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Youngstown State W 88–72  6–2
  24 – McKay   11 – McKay   7 – Lane  McGuirk Arena (1,521)
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 6, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		UT Martin W 84–75  7–2
  17 – Lane   7 – DiLeo   5 – DiLeo  McGuirk Arena (1,803)
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 8, 2019*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Valparaiso L 55–77  7–3
  16 – McKay   10 – McKay   3 – Tied  Athletics-Recreation Center (2,880)
Valparaiso, IN
December 14, 2019*
2:00 pm, LHN 		at Texas L 76–87  7–4
  21 – McKay   6 – McKay   5 – Lane  Frank Erwin Center (8,587)
Austin, TX
December 17, 2019*
7:00 pm, NEC Front Row 		at Robert Morris L 79–83  7–5
  23 – DiLeo   8 – DiLeo   6 – Lane  UPMC Events Center (689)
Moon Township, PA
December 28, 2019*
12:00 pm, BTN 		at Purdue L 62–97  7–6
  12 – DiLeo   6 – McKay   4 – Winston  Mackey Arena (14,804)
West Lafayette, IN
MAC regular season
January 4, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) W 93–82  8–6
(1–0) 		 23 – Morgan   10 – Montgomery   5 – Lane  McGuirk Arena (1,732)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Illinois W 68–67  9–6
(2–0) 		 21 – McKay   8 – McKay   5 – Lane  McGuirk Arena (1,519)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Kent State L 73–79  9–7
(2–1) 		 16 – Montgomery   7 – Montgomery   4 – 3 tied  MAC Center (3,164)
Kent, OH
January 14, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Toledo W 74–67  10–7
(3–1) 		 22 – Morgan   11 – Montgomery   2 – Tied  Savage Arena (3,341)
Toledo, OH
January 18, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Buffalo L 67–86  10–8
(3–2) 		 17 – DiLeo   9 – DiLeo   4 – Winston  McGuirk Arena (2,121)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 28, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		Ball State W 71–66  11–8
(4–2) 		 21 – Morgan   9 – McKay   3 – Lane  McGuirk Arena (2,371)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 28, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH)       Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
February 1, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		W 85–78  12–8
(5–2) 		 19 – McKay   12 – McKay   4 – Winston  University Arena (3,416)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 4, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Bowling Green W 92–82  13–8
(6–2) 		 29 – Morgan   6 – Tied   2 – Tied  McGuirk Arena (1,805)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 7, 2020
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Buffalo L 60–65  13–9
(6–3) 		 16 – DiLeo   8 – McKay   4 – Morgan  Alumni Arena (3,095)
Buffalo, NY
February 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		L 70–73  13–10
(6–4) 		 24 – DiLeo   7 – Tied   4 – Tied  McGuirk Arena (1,929)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 15, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		Akron L 67–80  13–11
(6–5) 		 17 – Broadway Jr.   8 – DiLeo   5 – Lane  McGuirk Arena (1,906)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Ohio L 69–77  13–12
(6–6) 		 23 – McKay   12 – McKay   4 – McKay  Convocation Center (4,547)
Athens, OH
February 22, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois L 81–82 OT 13–13
(6–7) 		 25 – DiLeo   10 – Montgomery   3 – Tied  Convocation Center (3,016)
Dekalb, IL
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Toledo L 81–93  13–14
(6–8) 		 19 – Tied   7 – McKay   5 – Lane  McGuirk Arena (1,840)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 27, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH) L 56–76  13–15
(6–9) 		 11 – Montgomery   7 – Montgomery   2 – Morgan  Millett Hall (836)
Oxford, OH
February 29, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		L 63–67  13–16
(6–10) 		 16 – Morgan   16 – Montgomery   3 – Morgan  Convocation Center (1,840)
Ypsilanti, MI
March 3, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ball State L 68–85  13–17
(6–11) 		 19 – Tied   7 – DiLeo   5 – Lane  Worthen Arena (4,008)
Muncie, IN
March 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Western Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy 		W 85–68  14–17
(7–11) 		 20 – Morgan   8 – DiLeo   6 – Winston  McGuirk Arena (2,264)
Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC tournament
March 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(9) at (8) Ohio
First round 		L 65–85  14–18
  18 – McKay   6 – Montgomery   3 – Tied  Convocation Center (3,312)
Athens, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Michigan Chippewas.