2014–15 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2014–15 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Chippewas, led by third 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 23–9, 12–6 in MAC play to be champions of the West Division and share the overall MAC regular season championship with Buffalo. They advanced to the championship game of the MAC tournament where they lost to Buffalo. As a conference champion, and #1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Louisiana Tech.
Previous season
The Chippewas finished the season 10–21, 3–15 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Eastern Michigan.
Off season
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Notes
DeAndray Buckley
2
G/F
6'4"
209
Senior
Romulus, MI
Graduated
Sheldon Lowman
5
G
6'1"
177
Junior
Detroit, MI
Suspended for a warrant[ 1]
Nick Carols
35
G/F
6'7"
191
Freshman
Ashland, MO
Transferred to Lindenwood
Zach Saylor
41
F
6'8"
235
Senior
Lansing, MI
Graduated
Recruiting class of 2014
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
DaRohn Scott C
Kentwood, MI
Grand Rapids Christian High School
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Apr 12, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 69
Luke Meyer PF
Addison, MI
Addison High School
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
Dec 2, 2014
Star ratings : Scout : N/A Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: NR
Filip Medjo SG
Belgrade, Serbia
Impact Academy
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
Apr 12, 2014
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:
Recruiting class of 2015
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Corey Redman SG
Boyne City, MI
Boyne City High School
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Aug 3, 2012
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:
Roster
2014–15 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G/F
1
Spencer Krannitz
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
202 lb (92 kg)
Jr
North Muskegon HS
North Muskegon, MI
F
2
Luke Meyer
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
Fr
Addison HS
Addison, MI
G
3
Derrick Richardson, Jr.
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Ypsilanti HS
Ypsilanti, MI
G
4
Rayshawn Simmons
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Moberly Area CC
St. Louis, MO
G
5
Braylon Rayson
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
So
West Mesquite HS
Dallas, TX
G
10
Austin Stewart
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
206 lb (93 kg)
Jr
West HS
Normal, IL
C
11
Milos Cabarkapa
7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)
237 lb (108 kg)
RS Fr
Impact Academy
Belgrade, Serbia
G
12
Josh Kozinski
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
170 lb (77 kg)
RS Fr
Edwardsburg HS
Edwardsburg, MI
G
13
Filip Medjo
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Impact Academy
Belgrade, Serbia
G
15
Chris Fowler
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
191 lb (87 kg)
Jr
Detroit Country Day School
Southfield, MI
G
23
DaRohn Scott
6 ft 8.5 in (2.04 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Grand Rapids Christian HS
Grand Rapids, MI
G
30
Austin Keel
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
182 lb (83 kg)
Sr
Winter Park HS
Winter Springs, FL
F
32
Blake Hibbitts
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
212 lb (96 kg)
Jr
Hudsonville HS
Hudsonville, MI
F
34
John Simons
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
221 lb (100 kg)
Jr
Cadillac HS
Cadillac, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster
Schedule and results
Source: [1]
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2014 *7:00 pm
Saginaw Valley State
W 68–61
McGuirk Arena (1,568)Mount Pleasant, MI
Non-conference games
11/14/2014 *7:00 pm
Alma
W 106–64
1–0
McGuirk Arena (2,308)Mount Pleasant, MI
11/18/2014 *7:00 pm
Youngstown State
W 75–63
2–0
McGuirk Arena (2,165)Mount Pleasant, MI
11/21/2014 *7:00 pm
Maine Central Michigan Tournament
W 76–48
3–0
McGuirk Arena (2,115)Mount Pleasant, MI
11/23/2014 *12:30 pm
Arkansas–Pine Bluff Central Michigan Tournament
W 75–43
4–0
McGuirk Arena (1,556)Mount Pleasant, MI
11/29/2014 *7:00 pm
Grand Canyon
W 79–77
5–0
McGuirk Arena (1,465)Mount Pleasant, MI
12/02/2014 *8:00 pm
at Bradley
L 73–84
5–1
Carver Arena (4,204)Peoria, IL
12/06/2014 *1:00 pm, ESPN3
SIU Edwardsville
W 94–61
6–1
McGuirk Arena (1,789)Mount Pleasant, MI
12/17/2014 *8:00 pm
at Northwestern
W 80–67
7–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,820)Evansville, IL
12/19/2014 *7:00 pm
Concordia (Michigan)
W 97–60
8–1
McGuirk Arena (1,519)Mount Pleasant, MI
12/22/2014 *8:00 pm
at McNeese State
W 87–58
9–1
Burton Coliseum (567)Lake Charles, LA
01/02/2015 *7:00 pm
Central Penn
W 125–80
10–1
McGuirk Arena (1,607)Mount Pleasant, MI
Conference games
01/06/2015 7:00 pm
at Toledo
W 65–62
11–1 (1–0)
Savage Arena (4,584)Toledo, OH
01/10/2015 4:30 pm
at Ball State
L 65–83
11–2 (1–1)
John E. Worthen Arena (3,036)Muncie, IN
01/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Miami (OH)
W 105–77
12–2 (2–1)
McGuirk Arena (2,724)Mount Pleasant, MI
01/17/2015 7:00 pm
at Akron
L 76–82
12–3 (2–2)
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,513)Akron, OH
01/21/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo
W 84–73
13–3 (3–2)
McGuirk Arena (2,210)Mount Pleasant, MI
01/24/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy
W 65–51
14–3 (4–2)
McGuirk Arena (4,041)Mount Pleasant, MI
01/27/2015 7:00 pm
at Kent State
L 53–63
14–4 (4–3)
MAC Center (3,522)Kent, OH
01/31/2015 4:30 pm, ESPN3
Ohio
W 74–69
15–4 (5–3)
McGuirk Arena (4,403)Mount Pleasant, MI
02/04/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bowling Green
L 74–76 OT
15–5 (5–4)
McGuirk Arena (2,474)Mount Pleasant, MI
02/07/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3
Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy
W 70–65
16–5 (6–4)
McGuirk Arena (5,350)Mount Pleasant, MI
02/10/2015 7:00 pm
at Ohio
W 68–57
17–5 (7–4)
Convocation Center (6,226)Athens, OH
02/14/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Buffalo
W 75–74
18–5 (8–4)
Alumni Arena (3,284)Amherst, NY
02/18/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois
W 68–66
19–5 (9–4)
McGuirk Arena (2,524)Mount Pleasant, MI
02/21/2015 4:30 pm, ESPN3
Ball State
W 83–60
20–5 (10–4)
McGuirk Arena (4,008)Mount Pleasant, MI
02/24/2015 7:30 pm
at Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy
W 72–56
21–5 (11–4)
Convocation Center (731)Ypsilanti, MI
02/28/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois
L 55–72
21–6 (11–5)
Convocation Center (1,548)DeKalb, IL
03/03/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3
Toledo
W 83–75
22–6 (12–5)
McGuirk Arena (3,793)Mount Pleasant, MI
03/06/2015 7:00 pm
at Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy
L 62–74
22–7 (12–6)
University Arena (4,239)Kalamazoo, MI
MAC tournament
03/13/2015 6:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Toledo Semifinals
W 75–66
23–7
Quicken Loans Arena (6,027)Cleveland, OH
03/14/2015 7:30 pm, ESPN2
vs. Buffalo Championship game
L 84–89
23–8
Quicken Loans Arena (5,266)Cleveland, OH
NIT
03/17/2015 *7:30 pm, ESPN3
No. (6)
at (3) Louisiana Tech First round
L 79–89
23–9
Thomas Assembly Center (6,904)Ruston, LA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern . (#) during NIT is seed within region.
References