Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball

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Central Michigan Chippewas
2021–22 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
Central Michigan Chippewas logo.svg
UniversityCentral Michigan University
Head coachTony Barbee
ConferenceMid-American
LocationMount Pleasant, Michigan
ArenaMcGuirk Arena
(Capacity: 5,300)
NicknameChippewas
ColorsMaroon and gold[1]
   
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
Away


NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1975
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1975, 1977, 2003
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1975, 1977, 1987, 2003
Conference tournament champions
1987, 2003
Conference regular season champions
1975, 1977, 1979, 1987, 2001, 2003, 2015
Conference division season champions
2001, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016

The Central Michigan Chippewas team is the basketball team that represent Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2003. The Chippewas are currently coached by Tony Barbee.

Postseason[]

NCAA Tournament[]

The Chippewas have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 3–4.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1975 First Round
Sweet 16
Regional Third Place Game		 Georgetown
Kentucky
Oregon State		 W 77–75
L 73–90
W 88–87
1977 First Round Charlotte L 86–91
1987 #13 First Round UCLA L 73–92
2003 #11 First Round
Second Round		 Creighton
Duke		 W 79–73
L 60–86

NIT[]

The Chippewas have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) twice. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
1979 First Round Purdue L 80–97
2015 #6 First Round Louisiana Tech L 79–89

College Basketball Invitational (CBI) results[]

The Chippewas have appeared in the Division I College Basketball Invitational (CBI) once. Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2019 First Round DePaul L 86–100

CIT[]

The Chippewas have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 2–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
2016 First Round UT Martin L 73–76
2018 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		 Fort Wayne
Wofford
Liberty		 W 94–89
W 98–94
L 71–84

NAIA Tournament results[]

Central Michigan went to the NAIA Tournament twice, garnering a record of 2–2. Former coach Ted Kjolhede was named NAIA Coach of the Year for 1966.

Year Round Opponent Result
1966 First Round
Second Round		 Edinboro
Oklahoma Baptist		 W 67–53
L 70–90
1967 First Round
Second Round		 Albany State
Southwestern Louisiana		 W 71–70
L 62–70

Player achievements and accolades[]

Ben Kelso's number 30 is retired at CMU.
Dan Roundfield was the program's first MAC Player of the Year winner.

Retired numbers[]

The Chippewas have retired six numbers, in honor of seven different players.[2]

Central Michigan Chippewas retired numbers
No. Player Years played
14 Jim McElroy 1973–1975
Mel McLaughlin 1980–1983
30 Ben Kelso 1970–1973
32 Dan Roundfield 1972–1975
44 Dan Majerle 1984–1988
50 Ben Poquette 1973–1977
54 1963–1966

Chippewas in the ABA/NBA[]

References[]

  1. ^ Graphic Identity Guidelines (PDF). Central Michigan University Brand Identity Standards. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas record book, page 3" (PDF). Central Michigan Chippewas. October 2018. Retrieved March 1, 2019.

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