2014–15 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
2014–15 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball | |
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MAC regular season co–champions MAC West Division champions | |
NIT, First round | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
West Division | |
Record | 23–9 (12–6 MAC) |
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Home arena | McGuirk Arena |
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Buffalo † | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Central Michigan | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 23 | – | 9 | .719 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2015 MAC tournament winner |
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
[edit]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
[edit]Departures
[edit]Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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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
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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DaRohn Scott C | Kentwood, MI | Grand Rapids Christian High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 12, 2014 | |
Recruiting 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 | |
Recruiting 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 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2015
[edit]Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Corey Redman SG | Boyne City, MI | Boyne City High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 3, 2012 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Warrant issued for former basketball player Sheldon Lowman". Central Michigan Life. Retrieved March 27, 2014.