2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by seventh-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 23–12, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They defeated Western Michigan and Kent State to advance to the semifinals of the MAC Tournament where they lost to Buffalo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to DePaul.

2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
Junkanoo Jam Champions
CBI, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2018–19 record23–12 (10–8 MAC)
Head coachKeno Davis (7th season)
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Davis
  • Jeff Smith
  • Kyle Gerdeman
Home arenaMcGuirk Arena
2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
No. 15 Buffalo162 .889  324  .889
Bowling Green126 .667  2212  .647
Kent State117 .611  2211  .667
Akron810 .444  1716  .515
Miami (OH)711 .389  1517  .469
Ohio612 .333  1417  .452
West
Toledo135 .722  258  .758
Central Michigan108 .556  2312  .657
Eastern Michigan99 .500  1517  .469
Northern Illinois810 .444  1717  .500
Ball State612 .333  1617  .485
Western Michigan216 .111  824  .250
2019 MAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Chippewas finished the 2017–18 season 21–14, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They defeated Bowling Green in the first round of the MAC Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Buffalo. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Fort Wayne and Wofford to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Liberty.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Gavin Peppers0G6'2"194RS JuniorBrookeville, MDGraduate transferred to Nicholls State
A. J. Bullard3G6'9"187FreshmanHouston, TXTransferred to Kilgore College
Andrew Myers4G5'11"185RS JuniorClarkston, MIWalk-on; didn't return
JaMarrio Rule10F6'3"260FreshmanChicago, ILWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Josh Kozinski12G6'4"188RS SeniorEdwardsburg, MIGraduated
Adam Kozinski13G6'0"170FreshmanEdwardsburg, MIWalk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Cecil Williams21F6'6"215SeniorColumbia, MOGraduated
Luke Meyer24F6'10"224SeniorAddison, MIGraduated
John McCarty35F6'5"205SeniorLake Orion, MIWalk-on; graduated

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Larry Austin, Jr.0G6'2"182RS SeniorSpringfield, ILTransferred from Vanderbilt. Will be eligible to play immediately since Austin, Jr. graduated from Vanderbilt.
Mikhail Myles4G/F6'4"195RS JuniorCorunna, MITransferred from Davenport. Under NCAA transfer rules, Myles will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a walk-on.
Rob Montgomery5F6'6"210SophomoreMontgomery Village, MDJunior college transferred from Indian Hills Community College
Kevin Hamlet12F6'7"209JuniorScarborough, ONJunior college transferred from Mineral Area College
Dallas Morgan23G6'1"190JuniorChicago, ILJunior college transferred from Moberly Area Community College
Melo Burrell24F6'7"SophomoreChicago, ILJunior college transferred from John A. Logan College

Recruiting class of 2018

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 26, 2018.

    Recruiting class of 2019

    Roster

    2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Larry Austin Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)182 lb (83 kg) RS SrLanphier
    Vanderbilt
    Springfield, IL
    G 1 Corey Redman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)192 lb (87 kg) RS JrBoyne City Boyne City, MI
    G 2 Shawn Roundtree 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrEdwardsville
    Mineral Area College
    Edwardsville, IL
    G 3 P. J. Mitchell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrDetroit Edison Detroit, MI
    G 4 Mikhail Myles (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS JrCorunna
    Davenport
    Corunna, MI
    F 5 Rob Montgomery 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)225 lb (102 kg) JrMount Zion Baptist Christian School
    Indian Hills CC
    Montgomery Village, MD
    G 10 Colton Webber-Mitchell (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrLakewood Lake Odessa, MI
    C 11 Innocent Nwoko 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)232 lb (105 kg) RS SoNew Haven New Haven, MI
    F 12 Kevin Hamlet 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)209 lb (95 kg) JrFirst Love Christian Academy
    Mineral Area College
    Scarborough, ON
    F 14 David DiLeo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)216 lb (98 kg) JrNew Hampton School Iowa City, IA
    G 15 Matty Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrSouth Elgin Elgin, IL
    G 20 Kevin McKay 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)222 lb (101 kg) JrWarren De La Salle Warren, MI
    G 22 Matt Beachler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)192 lb (87 kg) SoLowell Lowell, MI
    G 23 Dallas Morgan 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrMetamora
    Mineral Area College
    Peroia, IL
    F 24 Romelo Burrell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoMorgan Park
    John A. Logan College
    Chicago, IL
    F 25 Austin Ervin (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)247 lb (112 kg) RS JrSt. Johns St. Johns, MI
    F 31 Michael Kemp (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) SoUnionville-Sebewaing Unionville, 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 Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    Oct 30, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    Davenport W 89–84[1] 
    McGuirk Arena (1,831)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    Non-conference regular season
    Nov 6, 2018*
    7:00 pm, CSN Digital
    Concordia (MI)
    Junkaoo Jam campus site game
    W 98–67[2]  1–0
    McGuirk Arena (2,137)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    Nov 9, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Chicago State W 101–60  2–0
    McGuirk Arena (2,110)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    Nov 15, 2018*
    6:00 pm, FloHoops
    vs. Cal State Bakersfield
    Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division quarterfinals
    W 67–55  3–0
    Gateway Christian Academy (325)
    Bimini, Bahamas
    Nov 16, 2018*
    8:30 pm, FloHoops
    vs. Weber State
    Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division
    L 76–78  3–1
    Gateway Christian Academy 
    Bimini, Bahamas
    Nov 18, 2018*
    6:00 pm, FloHoops
    vs. San Jose State
    Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division
    W 76–74  4–1
    Gateway Christian Academy (521)
    Bimini, Bahamas
    Nov 25, 2018*
    1:00 pm, CSN Digital
    Siena Heights W 103–75  5–1
    McGuirk Arena (1,522)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    Nov 28, 2018*
    7:30 pm
    at Sam Houston State W 81–65  6–1
    Bernard Johnson Coliseum (754)
    Huntsville, TX
    Nov 30, 2018*
    7:30 pm, FSSW
    at TCU L 62–89  6–2
    Schollmaier Arena (6,802)
    Fort Worth, TX
    Dec 4, 2018*
    7:00 pm
    at Youngstown State W 100–94 3OT 7–2
    Beeghly Center (1,370)
    Youngstown, OH
    Dec 8, 2018*
    4:30 pm, ESPN3
    Southern Utah W 95–86  8–2
    McGuirk Arena (1,832)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    Dec 19, 2018*
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    UMKC W 81–72  9–2
    McGuirk Arena (1,569)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    Dec 22, 2018*
    1:00 pm, ESPN3
    Jackson State W 81–72  10–2
    McGuirk Arena (1,689)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    Dec 30, 2018*
    1:00 pm, CSN Digital
    IU South Bend W 123–76  11–2
    McGuirk Arena (1,673)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    MAC regular season
    Jan 5, 2019
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Miami (OH) W 84–77  12–2
    (1–0)
    Millett Hall (1,578)
    Oxford, OH
    Jan 8, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Akron W 88–86  13–2
    (2–0)
    McGuirk Arena (2,126)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    Jan 12, 2019
    4:30 pm
    Bowling Green W 97–87 OT 13–3
    (2–1)
    McGuirk Arena (3,315)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    Jan 15, 2019
    8:00 pm, ESPN+
    at Northern Illinois W 78–69  14–3
    (3–1)
    Convocation Center (1,001)
    DeKalb, IL
    Jan 19, 2019
    4:30 pm, ESPN3
    Ball State L 72–83  14–4
    (3–2)
    McGuirk Arena (2,204)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    Jan 22, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    at Akron L 67–70  14–5
    (3–3)
    James A. Rhodes Arena (2,254)
    Akron, OH
    Jan 26, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Toledo L 72–76  14–6
    (3–4)
    Savage Arena (5,211)
    Toledo, OH
    Jan 29, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Eastern Michigan
    Michigan MAC Trophy
    W 86–82  15–6
    (4–4)
    McGuirk Arena (1,719)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    Feb 2, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Western Michigan
    Michigan MAC Trophy
    W 85–64  16–6
    (5–4)
    McGuirk Arena (3,325)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    Feb 9, 2019
    4:30 pm, ESPN+
    at No. 23 Buffalo L 76–90  16–7
    (5–5)
    Alumni Arena (6,437)
    Amherst, NY
    Feb 12, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    at Bowling Green L 72–79  16–8
    (5–6)
    Stroh Center (1,445)
    Bowling Green, OH
    Feb 16, 2019
    4:30 pm, ESPN+
    Ohio W 87–80  17–8
    (6–6)
    McGuirk Arena (2,466)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    Feb 19, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Kent State W 84–74  18–8
    (7–6)
    McGuirk Arena (1,875)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    Feb 23, 2019
    TBA
    at Ball State W 64–57  19–8
    (8–6)
    Worthen Arena (4,834)
    Muncie, IN
    Feb 26, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    at Eastern Michigan
    Michigan MAC Trophy
    W 77–66  20–8
    (9–6)
    Convocation Center (1,455)
    Ypsilanti, MI
    Mar 2, 2019
    4:30 pm, ESPN+
    Toledo L 68–80  20–9
    (9–7)
    McGuirk Arena (2,216)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    Mar 5, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Northern Illinois L 86–89  20–10
    (9–8)
    McGuirk Arena (1,709)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    Mar 8, 2019
    7:00 pm
    at Western Michigan
    Michigan MAC Trophy
    W 82–75  21–10
    (10–8)
    University Arena (2,686)
    Kalamazoo, MI
    MAC Tournament
    Mar 11, 2019
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    (5) (12) Western Michigan
    First round
    W 81–67  22–10
    McGuirk Arena (2,211)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    Mar 14, 2019
    2:30 pm, ESPN+
    (5) vs. (4) Kent State
    Quarterfinals
    W 89–81  23–10
    Quicken Loans Arena 
    Cleveland, OH
    Mar 15, 2019
    6:30 pm, CBSSN
    (5) vs. (1) No. 18 Buffalo
    Semifinals
    L 81-85  23–11
    Quicken Loans Arena 
    Cleveland, OH
    College Basketball Invitational
    Mar 20, 2019*
    8:00 pm
    at DePaul
    First round
    L 86–100  23–12
    McGrath–Phillips Arena (1,173)
    Chicago, IL
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

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