2015–16 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by fourth 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 17–16, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for the West Division championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament to Bowling Green. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Tennessee–Martin.

2015–16 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
MAC West Division co–champions
CIT, First round
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
2015–16 record	17–16 (10–8 MAC)
Head coach	Keno Davis (4th season)
Assistant coach	Kevin Gamble Kyle Gerdeman Jeff Smith
Home arena	McGuirk Arena

2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Akron	13	–	5		.722			26	–	9		.743
Ohio	11	–	7		.611			23	–	12		.657
Kent State	10	–	8		.556			19	–	13		.594
Buffalo †	10	–	8		.556			20	–	15		.571
Miami (OH)	6	–	12		.333			13	–	20		.394
Bowling Green	5	–	13		.278			16	–	18		.471
West
Ball State	10	–	8		.556			21	–	14		.600
Central Michigan	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Northern Illinois	9	–	9		.500			21	–	13		.618
Eastern Michigan	9	–	9		.500			18	–	15		.545
Toledo	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Western Michigan	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
† 2016 MAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Chippewas 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.

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Spencer Krannitz	1	G/F	6'4"	202	Junior	North Muskegon, Michigan	Transferred to Fresno Pacific
Derrick Richardson, Jr.	3	G	6'4"	200	Junior	Ypsilanti, Michigan	Transferred
Filip Medjo	13	G	6'3"	210	Freshman	Belgrade, Serbia	Transferred to Pensacola State College
Austin Keel	30	G	6'3"	182	Senior	Winter Springs, Florida	Graduated

Recruiting class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Corey Redman SG	Boyne City, Michigan	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
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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Innocent Nwoko C	New Haven, Michigan	New Haven High School	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	N/A	Sep 14, 2014
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Matty Smith PG	South Elgin, Illinois	South Elgin High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Apr 26, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Ellis Jefferson PG	San Antonio, Texas	Brandeis High School	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	N/A	Sep 3, 2015
	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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Tanner Beachnau (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Holt HS Holt, Michigan G 1 Corey Redman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Boyne City HS Boyne City, Michigan G 2 Braylon Rayson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr West Mesquite HS Dallas G 4 Rayshawn Simmons (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Moberly Area CC St. Louis, Missouri G 5 Janeau Joubert (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Ypsilanti HS Belleville, Michigan G 10 Austin Stewart 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr West HS Normal, Illinois C 11 Milos Cabarkapa 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) RS So Impact Academy Belgrade, Serbia G 12 Josh Kozinski 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Edwardsburg HS Edwardsburg, Michigan G 15 Chris Fowler (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Detroit Country Day School Southfield, Michigan G 21 Hunter Hale (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Kalamazoo Central HS Kalamazoo, Michigan G 22 Tedaro France III (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr New Haven HS New Haven, Michigan G 23 DaRohn Scott 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Grand Rapids Christian HS Grand Rapids, Michigan F 24 Luke Meyer 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Addison HS Addison, Michigan F 32 Blake Hibbitts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Hudsonville HS Hudsonville, Michigan F 34 John Simons (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Cadillac HS Cadillac, Michigan F 35 John McCarty (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lake Orion HS Lake Orion, Michigan C 55 Cole Israelson (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 250 lb (113 kg) RS So Cass City HS Cass City, Michigan	Head coach Keno Davis (Iowa) Assistant coach(es) Kevin Gamble (Iowa) Jeff Smith (Southeast Missouri State) Kyle Gerdeman (Alma) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2015* 4:30 pm		Ferris State	W 77–63	–	McGuirk Arena  Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Non-conference games
11/13/2015* 4:30 pm, ESPN3		Jacksonville State	W 89–83	1–0	McGuirk Arena (3,116) Mount Pleasant, Michigan
11/17/2015* 7:00 pm, CSN Digital		Alma Gulf Coast Showcase Opening Round	W 79–64	2–0	McGuirk Arena (2,582) Mount Pleasant, Michigan
11/23/2015* 8:30 pm		vs. Weber State Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals	L 60–63	2–1	Germain Arena (523) Estero, Florida
11/24/2015* 2:30 pm		vs. WKU Gulf Coast Showcase consolation round	L 60–88	2–2	Germain Arena (823) Estero, Florida
11/25/2015* 12:00 pm		vs. Milwaukee Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game	L 78–84	2–3	Germain Arena (1,077) Estero, Florida
11/30/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		McNeese State	W 74–73	3–3	McGuirk Arena (2,153) Mount Pleasant, Michigan
12/03/2015* 9:00 pm, Cox 7		at Grand Canyon	L 72–75	3–4	GCU Arena (5,642) Phoenix, Arizona
12/07/2015* 7:00 pm, CSN Digital		Aquinas	W 90–51	4–4	McGuirk Arena (2,318) Mount Pleasant, Michigan
12/12/2015* 4:30 pm, ESPN3		Texas Southern	W 79–71	5–4	McGuirk Arena (2,492) Mount Pleasant, Michigan
12/18/2015* 9:00 pm, BYUtv		at BYU	L 85-98	5–5	Marriott Center (13,408) Provo, Utah
12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Howard	W 72–52	6–5	McGuirk Arena (2,259) Mount Pleasant, Michigan
12/29/2015* 7:30 pm		at William & Mary	L 84-88	6-6	Kaplan Arena (3313) Williamsburg, Virginia
12/31/2015* 1:00 pm, CSN Digita		Lourdes	W 87–66	7–6	McGuirk Arena (1,901) Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Mid-American Conference games
01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	L 80-99	7–7 (0–1)	McGuirk Arena (2,207) Mount Pleasant, Michigan
01/09/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bowling Green	W 79–67	8–7 (1–1)	Stroh Center (2,432) Bowling Green, Kentucky
01/12/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3/ASN		Akron	W 92–81	9–7 (2–1)	McGuirk Arena (2,260) Mount Pleasant, Michigan
01/16/2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3		at Buffalo	L 6174	9–8 (2–2)	Alumni Arena (3,547) Amherst, New York
01/19/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Illinois	L 70–75	9–9 (2–3)	Convocation Center (1,497) DeKalb, Illinois
01/23/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3		Ohio	W 72–49	10–9 (3–3)	McGuirk Arena  Mount Pleasant, Michigan
01/26/2016 7:00 pm		at Miami (OH)	W 68–51	11–9 (4–3)	Millett Hall (1,431) Oxford, Ohio
01/30/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3		Bowling Green	W 77–65	12–9 (5–3)	McGuirk Arena (3,758) Mount Pleasant, Michigan
02/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3/ASN		Kent State	W 88–61	13–9 (6–3)	McGuirk Arena (2,132) Mount Pleasant, Michigan
02/06/2016 8:00 pm		at Akron	L 87–92	13–10 (6–4)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,829) Akron, Ohio
02/09/2016 7:00 pm		at Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	L 56–71	13–11 (6–5)	Convocation Center (1,233) Ypsilanti, Michigan
02/13/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3		Ball State	L 63–75	13–12 (6–6)	McGuirk Arena (3,351) Mount Pleasant, Michigan
02/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3/ASN		Toledo	W 77–69	14–12 (7–6)	McGuirk Arena (2,139) Mount Pleasant, Michigan
02/20/2016 2:00 pm		at Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	L 85–92	14–13 (7–7)	University Arena (3,869) Kalamazoo, Michigan
02/23/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Illinois	W 76–64	15–13 (8–7)	McGuirk Arena (2,371) Mount Pleasant, Michigan
02/27/2016 7:00 pm		at Toledo	W 76–74	16–13 (9–7)	Savage Arena (5,629) Toledo, Ohio
03/01/2016 7:00 pm		at Ball State	W 65–57	17–13 (10–7)	John E. Worthen Arena (2,738) Muncie, Indiana
03/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	L 82–91 ^OT	17–14 (10–8)	McGuirk Arena (3,292) Mount Pleasant, Michigan
MAC Tournament
03/10/2016 2:30 pm, ESPN3		vs. Bowling Green Quarterfinals	L 59–62	17–15	Quicken Loans Arena (2,217) Cleveland, Ohio
CIT
03/16/2016* 7:00 pm		Tennessee–Martin First round	L 73–76	17–16	McGuirk Arena (832) Mount Pleasant, Michigan
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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