2020–21 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

2020–21 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record7–16 (3–13 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Davis
  • Chris Tifft
  • DJ Mocini
Home arenaMcGuirk Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 15 4   .789 21 9   .700
Buffalo 12 5   .706 16 9   .640
Akron 12 6   .667 15 8   .652
Kent State 12 6   .667 15 8   .652
Ohio 9 5   .643 17 8   .680
Bowling Green 10 8   .556 14 12   .538
Miami (OH) 9 8   .529 12 11   .522
Ball State 8 9   .471 10 13   .435
Western Michigan 4 12   .250 5 16   .238
Eastern Michigan 3 11   .214 6 12   .333
Central Michigan 3 13   .188 7 16   .304
Northern Illinois 2 12   .143 3 16   .158
2021 MAC tournament winner

The 2020–21 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by ninth-year head coach Keno Davis, played their home games at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference. Starting this season, the MAC announced the removal of divisions.[1] The Chippewas finished the season 7–16, 3–13 in MAC play to finish in 11th place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

Following the season, the school fired Davis after nine years.[2]

Previous season

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The Chippewas finished the 2019–20 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.[3]

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Corey Redman 1 G 6'6" 192 Senior Boyne City, Michigan Graduated
Rob Montgomery 5 F 6'7" 230 Senior Montgomery Village, Maryland Graduated
Deschon Winston 11 G 6'4" 175 Junior Woodland Hills, California Opted out of season; Entered transfer portal[4]
Kevin Hamlet 12 F 6'7" 220 RS Junior Scarborough, Ontario Left team for personal reasons[5]
David DiLeo 14 F 6'8" 224 Senior Iowa City, Iowa Graduated
Matty Smith 15 G 5'11" 180 Senior Elgin, Illinois Graduated
Kevin McKay 20 G 6'5" 228 Senior Warren, Michigan Graduated
Dallas Morgan 23 G 6'2" 202 Senior Peoria, Illinois Graduated
Romelo Burrell 24 F 6'7" 181 Junior Chicago, Illinois Transferred to Lindenwood
Michael Kemp 31 F 6'3" 195 Junior Mendon, Michigan Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Ralph Bissainthe 1 F 6'7" 205 RS Junior North Miami, Florida Florida SouthWestern State
Caleb Huffman 4 G 6'4" 185 Junior Broken Arrow, Oklahoma Iowa Western Community College
Meikkel Murray 5 G 6'6" 190 Junior Bronx, New York Coffeyville Community College
Malik Muhammad 25 F 6'9" 235 Junior Los Angeles, California East Los Angeles College

2020 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rashad Weekly-McDaniels
PG
St. Louis, Missouri Trinity Catholic High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 215 lb (98 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

Roster

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2020–21 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) Sr Iowa Western Community College Miami, Florida
F 1 Ralph Bissainthe 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Jr Florida SouthWestern State North Miami, Florida
G 2 Devontae Lane 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Indian Hills Community College Iowa City, Iowa
G 3 PJ Mitchell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 188 lb (85 kg) RS So Detroit Edison Public School Academy Detroit, Michigan
G 4 Caleb Huffman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Iowa Western Community College Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
G 5 Meikkel Murray 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Coffeyville Community College Bronx, New York
G 10 Dylan Jergens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) RS Fr Howardsville Christian School Mendon, Michigan
F 12 Tyler Hankins 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr South Elgin High School Bartlett, Illinois
F 15 Aundre Polk 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr SPIRE Institute Detroit, Michigan
G 20 Ra'Shad Weekly-McDaniels 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Trinity Catholic High School St. Louis, Missouri
G 22 Matt Beachler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Lowell High School Lowell, Michigan
F 25 Malik Muhammad 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr East Los Angeles College Los Angeles, California
G 31 Preston Enloe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Tarleton State Plano, Texas
F 34 Caleb Hodgson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Dansville High School Dansville, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: February 2, 2021

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 28, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at UIC L 72–74  0–1
Credit Union 1 Arena 
Chicago, IL
December 1, 2020*
7:00 pm, CUSA.TV
at FIU L 76–96  0–2
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (351)
Miami, FL
December 2, 2020*
7:00 pm
vs. Flagler L 73–92  0–3
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (43)
Miami, FL
December 6, 2020*
3:30 pm, Leatherneck All-Access
at Western Illinois W 79–73  1–3
Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
December 12, 2020*
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Valparaiso W 84–79  2–3
McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 14, 2020*
4:30 pm, CSN Digital
St. Francis (IL) W 91–39  3–3
McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 18, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Western Michigan L 61–76  3–4
(0–1)
University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
December 20, 2020*
1:00 pm, CSN Digital
Olivet W 127–66  4–4
McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 29, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Eastern Michigan W 87–60  5–4
(1–1)
Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
January 2, 2021
 ESPN3/ESPN+
Miami (OH) Postponed McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 5, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bowling Green L 69–90  5–5
(1–2)
Stroh Center (300)
Bowling Green, OH
January 9, 2021
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Bowling Green L 65–93  5–6
(1–3)
McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 12, 2021
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Kent State L 85–94  5–7
(1–4)
McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 16, 2021
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan W 75–64  6–7
(2–4)
McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 19, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Toledo L 72–89  6–8
(2–5)
Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
January 21, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Akron L 67–81  6–9
(2–6)
James A. Rhodes Arena 
Akron, OH
January 26, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Buffalo Postponed Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
January 30, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kent State L 76–83  6–10
(2–7)
MAC Center 
Kent, Ohio
February 2, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio L 69–83  6–11
(2–8)
McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 6, 2021
2:30 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Illinois Postponed Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
February 6, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Western Michigan L 65–67  6–12
(2–9)
McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 9, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball State Postponed McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 12, 2021
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Buffalo Postponed McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 16, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Ohio Postponed Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
February 23, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Miami (OH) L 54–96  6–13
(2–10)
McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 25, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Buffalo L 73–85  6–14
(2–11)
Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
February 27, 2021
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball State L 91–97  6–15
(2–12)
Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
March 2, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
Toledo W 81–79  7–15
(3–12)
McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
March 5, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois L 74–79  7–16
(3–13)
McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "Mid-American Conference cancels postseason tournaments for eight sports, changes basketball format". CBSSports.com. May 12, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  2. ^ "C. Michigan fires coach Davis after nine seasons". ESPN.com. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
  3. ^ "Chippewa Men Drop MAC Tournament Opener". Central Michigan University Athletics. March 9, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  4. ^ "Deschon Winston opts-out of season, will explore opportunities away from CMU". Central Michigan Life. December 15, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Chippewas reveal 2020-21 MBB roster: Kevin Hamlet, Demarcus Demonia no longer with program, other observations". Central Michigan Life. August 25, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  6. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
  7. ^ "2020-21 Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2021.