2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record18–14 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris McMillian (3rd season)
  • Scott Cherry (1st season)
  • Hassan Nizam (1st season)
Home arenaMcGuirk Arena
Seasons
2023–24 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 14 – 4   .778 20 – 12   .625
Akron † 13 – 5   .722 24 – 11   .686
Ohio 13 – 5   .722 20 – 13   .606
Central Michigan 12 – 6   .667 18 – 14   .563
Bowling Green 10 – 8   .556 20 – 14   .588
Western Michigan 9 – 9   .500 12 – 20   .375
Miami (OH) 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469
Kent State 8 – 10   .444 17 – 17   .500
Ball State 7 – 11   .389 15 – 16   .484
Eastern Michigan 6 – 12   .333 13 – 18   .419
Northern Illinois 5 – 13   .278 11 – 20   .355
Buffalo 2 – 16   .111 4 – 27   .129
† 2024 MAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by third-year head coach Tony Barbee, played their home games at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).[1][2][3] They finished the regular season 18–13, 12–6 in MAC play, to finish in fourth place.[4] They lost Bowling Green in the first round of the MAC tournament.[5][6][7]

Previous season

The Chippewas finished the 2022–23 season 10–21, 5–13 MAC play, to finish in a tie for ninth place.[8] They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Kevin Miller G 6' 0" 165 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred to Wake Forest
Amani Drummond G 6' 0" 170 Freshman Houston, TX Transferred to Incarnate Word
Jesse Zarzuela G 6' 3" 180 Junior Houston, TX Transferred to Oregon
Reggie Bass G 6' 4" 185 Freshman Muncie, IN Transferred to Kent State
Emil Skyttä G 6' 4" 190 Freshman Helsinki, Finland Transferred to Sacramento State
Nicolas Pavrette C 6' 11" 210 Freshman Lyon, France Transferred to George Mason
Caleb Hodgson F 6' 10" 235 Junior Dansville, MI Transferred to Taylor University
Miroslav Stafl C 6' 11" 235 Senior Liberec, Czech Republic Transferred to Coastal Carolina
Ola Ajiboye F 6' 8" 220 Freshman Chicago, IL Transferred to Valparaiso
Carrington McCaskill F 6' 8" 210 Junior Detroit, MI
Caleb Atewe F 6' 9" 233 Freshman Brampton, ON

Sources:[9][10]

Incoming transfers

Transfers
Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous school
Paul McMillan IV G 6' 2" 170 Sophomore Cincinnati, OH NJIT
Anthony Pritchard G 6' 3" 170 Junior Tulsa, OK Tulsa
Aidan Rubio G/F 6' 6" 190 Sophomore Flint, MI Macomb Community College
Derrick Butler G 6' 2" 185 Junior Charlotte, NC Chipola College
Jemal Davis F 6' 8" 190 Junior St. Thomas, USVI Florida SouthWestern State College
KJ Oduor C 6' 9" 215 Sophomore Kisumu, Kenya College of Southern Idaho

Source:[9]

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Bryce Eaton
G 		Detroit, MI Edison Public School Academy 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Cayden Vasko
G 		Lowell, IN Don Bosco Institute 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Shaedon Simpson
G 		Toronto, ON Combine Academy (N.C.) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Hunter Harding
C 		Toronto, ON Royal Crown Academy 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (100 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Drew Barbee
G 		Mount Pleasant, MI Mount Pleasant HS 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg)  
Star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Noah Adamczyk
G 		Bloomfield Hills, Michigan Bloomfield Hills HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg)  
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:

  • "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Brian Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) GS Detroit, MI
G 1 Bryce Eaton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Detroit, MI
G 2 Cayden Vasko 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lowell, IN
G 3 Derrick Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Charlotte, NC
F 4 Jemal Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Thomas, USVI
F 5 Josiah Sanders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Phoenix, AZ
G 10 Shaedon Simpson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Toronto, ON
C 11 KJ Oduor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Kisumu, Kenya
C 12 Hunter Harding 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Toronto, ON
G/F 13 Aidan Rubio 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Flint, MI
C 15 Marcus Harding 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Toronto, ON
G 22 Drew Barbee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Mount Pleasant, MI
G 24 Noah Adamczyk 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bloomfield Hills, MI
G 30 Anthony Pritchard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Tulsa, OK
F 34 Paul IV McMillan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Cincinnati, OH
G 44 Max Majerle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Scottsdale, AZ
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: September 26, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2023*
5:00 p.m. 		Northwood W 81–55  –
  16 – Taylor   8 – Taylor   3 – tied  McGuirk Arena (327)
Mount Pleasant, MI
October 29, 2023*
4:00 p.m. 		Alma W 92–37  –
  18 – Butler   12 – Oduor   2 – tied  McGuirk Arena (411)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023*
8:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Oklahoma L 59–89  0–1
  11 – Pritchard   9 – Taylor   2 – Butler  Lloyd Noble Center (6,025)
Norman, OK
November 11, 2023*
12:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Louisiana–Monroe
MAC–SBC Challenge 		L 64–74  0–2
  15 – Pritchard   9 – Taylor   5 – Pritchard  McGuirk Arena (1,160)
Mount Pleasant, MI
November 13, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ACCNX 		at Florida State
Sunshine Slam campus game 		L 67–94  0–3
  16 – Pritchard   9 – Pritchard   5 – Pritchard  Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,953)
Tallahassee, FL
November 15, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Florida W 68–63  1–3
  22 – Pritchard   6 – tied   5 – Pritchard  Yuengling Center (2,965)
Tampa, FL
November 20, 2023*
11:30 a.m., FloSports 		vs. Siena
Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket semifinals 		W 70–56  2–3
  21 – Taylor   7 – Pritchard   9 – Pritchard  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 21, 2023*
12:00 p.m., FloSports 		vs. Stetson
Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket championship 		L 61–71  2–4
  21 – Taylor   10 – Taylor   7 – Pritchard  Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
November 29, 2023*
7:00 p.m., BTN 		at Ohio State L 61–88  2–5
  15 – Davis   5 – Taylor   4 – Pritchard  Value City Arena (8,223)
Columbus, OH
December 6, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Valparaiso W 71–67  3–5
  24 – Butler   7 – tied   4 – Pritchard  McGuirk Arena (1,193)
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 9, 2023*
2:00 p.m., FS2 		at No. 10 Creighton L 64–109  3–6
  28 – Butler   7 – Butler   4 – Pritchard  CHI Health Center Omaha (16,412)
Omaha, NE
December 19, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Davenport W 90–66  4–6
  21 – Taylor   10 – Taylor   7 – Taylor  McGuirk Arena (1,011)
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 21, 2023*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Detroit Mercy W 75–63  5–6
  19 – Taylor   11 – Taylor   7 – Pritchard  McGuirk Arena (1,178)
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 30, 2023*
2:00 p.m., NBC Sports 		at Loyola–Chicago L 35–73  5–7
  8 – Pritchard   9 – Taylor   4 – Pritchard  Gentile Arena (2,377)
Chicago, IL
MAC regular season
January 2, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Buffalo L 64–76  5–8
(0–1) 		 19 – Pritchard   8 – tied   3 – Vasko  McGuirk Arena (1,088)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 6, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Ball State W 71–65  6–8
(1–1) 		 18 – Rubio   6 – tied   6 – Pritchard  Worthen Arena (3,612)
Muncie, IN
January 9, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Eastern Michigan W 80–64  7–8
(2–1) 		 17 – tied   8 – Taylor   3 – tied  Gervin GameAbove Center (1,639)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 13, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Kent State W 77–62  8–8
(3–1) 		 19 – Butler   9 – Harding   6 – tied  McGuirk Arena (1,667)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 16, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Ohio L 61–73  8–9
(3–2) 		 15 – Pritchard   9 – Taylor   5 – Pritchard  Convocation Center (4,608)
Athens, OH
January 19, 2024
7:00 p.m., CBSSN 		Toledo W 65–62  9–9
(4–2) 		 20 – Pritchard   15 – Taylor   5 – Harding  McGuirk Arena (2,254)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 23, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) W 71–55  10–9
(5–2) 		 18 – Pritchard   7 – tied   8 – Pritchard  McGuirk Arena (1,466)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 27, 2024
1:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Western Michigan W 62–55  11–9
(6–2) 		 23 – Pritchard   8 – Pritchard   6 – Pritchard  University Arena (3,110)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 30, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Northern Illinois W 84–77 2OT 12–9
(7–2) 		 21 – McMillan IV   12 – Taylor   3 – Taylor  McGuirk Arena (1,520)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 3, 2024
2:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green W 77–76 OT 13–9
(8–2) 		 19 – McMillan IV   14 – Oduor   4 – McMillan IV  Stroh Center (2,230)
Bowling Green, OH
February 6, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Akron L 47–68  13–10
(8–3) 		 12 – Rubio   8 – Taylor   3 – Vasko  James A. Rhodes Arena (2,268)
Akron, OH
February 10, 2024*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Old Dominion
MAC–SBC Challenge 		W 58–57  14–10
  19 – Davis   9 – Butler   3 – Pritchard  Chartway Arena (4,569)
Norfolk, VA
February 17, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Western Michigan W 69–42  15–10
(9–3) 		 24 – Butler   9 – Butler   6 – Pritchard  McGuirk Arena (5,032)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 20, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Bowling Green W 62–60 OT 16–10
(10–3) 		 15 – Pritchard   15 – Taylor   3 – Vasko  McGuirk Arena (1,525)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 24, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH) L 60–88  16–11
(10–4) 		 16 – Pritchard   9 – Harding   5 – Pritchard  Millett Hall (6,732)
Oxford, OH
February 27, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Ball State L 71–79  16–12
(10–5) 		 25 – McMillan IV   7 – Butler   4 – Harding  McGuirk Arena (1,472)
Mount Pleasant, MI
March 2, 2024
3:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Kent State L 73–79 OT 16–13
(10–6) 		 16 – tied   11 – Taylor   5 – Pritchard  MAC Center (5,310)
Kent, OH
March 5, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Illinois W 69–63  17–13
(11–6) 		 24 – Butler   9 – Pritchard   10 – Pritchard  Convocation Center (1,399)
DeKalb, IL
March 8, 2024
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Eastern Michigan W 65–62 OT 18–13
(12–6) 		 25 – McMillan IV   22 – Taylor   6 – McMillan IV  McGuirk Arena (2,005)
Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC tournament
March 14, 2024
1:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(4) vs. (5) Bowling Green
Quarterfinals 		L 56–66  18–14
  14 – Butler   10 – Taylor   7 – Pritchard  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources:[11][12]

References

  1. ^ "Tony Barbee". Central Michigan Athletics.
  2. ^ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
  3. ^ "McGuirk Arena". Central Michigan Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
  4. ^ "Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24 Mid-American Conference Standings". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  5. ^ Hotchkiss, Greg (March 14, 2024). "Bowling Green Claims 66-56 MAC Tournament Quarterfinal Over Chippewas". Central Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved October 29, 2024.
  6. ^ Clark, Dave (March 9, 2024). "MAC basketball tournament bracket set; Miami RedHawks face Akron in first round". Cincinnati Enquirer. Retrieved March 10, 2024.
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  12. ^ "Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved October 29, 2024.

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