2019–20 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by eighth-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 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.

2019–20 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2019–20 record14–18 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Chris Davis
  • Chris Tifft
  • DJ Mocini
Home arenaMcGuirk Arena
2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Akron144 .778  247  .774
Bowling Green126 .667  2110  .677
Buffalo117 .611  2012  .625
Kent State99 .500  2012  .625
Ohio810 .444  1715  .531
Miami (OH)513 .278  1319  .406
West
Ball State117 .611  1813  .581
Northern Illinois117 .611  1813  .581
Toledo810 .444  1715  .531
Central Michigan711 .389  1418  .438
Western Michigan612 .333  1319  .406
Eastern Michigan612 .333  1616  .500
As of February 2, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 MAC Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

The Chippewas finished the 2018–19 season 23–12, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They defeated Western Michigan in the first round of the MAC Tournament and Kent State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to 18th ranked Buffalo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where were defeated by DePaul.

Offseason

Departures

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Larry Austin Jr.0G6'2"182RS SeniorSpringfield, ILGraduated
Shawn Roundtree2G6'0"185RS SeniorEdwardsville, ILGraduated
Mikhail Myles4G6'3"195RS JuniorCorunna, MI
Colten Webber-Mitchell10G6'1"180FreshmanLake Odessa, MI
Innocent Nwoko11C6'11"232RS SophomoreNew Haven, MITransferred to Saginaw Valley State
Austin Ervin25F6'5"247RS JuniorSt. Johns, MIGraduated; Became Assistant coach at Indiana University South Bend

Incoming Transfers

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Travon Broadway Jr.0G6'5"182JuniorMiami, FLJunior college Transferred from Iowa Western Community College.
Devontae Lane2G6'2"215JuniorIowa City, IAJunior college Transferred from Indian Hills Community College.
Deschon Winston11G6'4"175JuniorWoodland Hills, CAJunior college transferred from City College of San Francisco

Recruiting class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Caleb Hodgson
#49 C
Dansville, MI Dansville High School 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Oct 10, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
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:

  • "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.

    Roster

    2019–20 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Travon Broadway Jr. 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)182 lb (83 kg) JrCoral Springs Christian Academy
    Iowa Western Community College
    Miami, FL
    G 1 Corey Redman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)192 lb (87 kg) SrBoyne City Boyne City, MI
    G 2 Devontae Lane 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)215 lb (98 kg) JrIowa City West
    Indian Hills Community College
    Iowa City, IA
    G 3 P. J. Mitchell 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)183 lb (83 kg) RS FrDetroit Edison Detroit, MI
    F 5 Rob Montgomery 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrMount Zion Baptist Christian School
    Indian Hills CC
    Montgomery Village, MD
    G 11 Deschon Winston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrBirmingham
    City College of San Francisco
    Woodland Hills, CA
    F 12 Kevin Hamlet 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS JrFirst Love Christian Academy
    Mineral Area College
    Scarborough, ON
    F 14 David DiLeo 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)224 lb (102 kg) SrNew Hampton School Iowa City, IA
    G 15 Matty Smith 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) SrSouth Elgin Elgin, IL
    G 20 Kevin McKay 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)228 lb (103 kg) SrWarren De La Salle Warren, MI
    G 22 Matt Beachler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)197 lb (89 kg) JrLowell Lowell, MI
    G 23 Dallas Morgan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)202 lb (92 kg) SrMetamora
    Moberly Area Community College
    Peroia, IL
    F 24 Romelo Burrell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)181 lb (82 kg) JrMorgan Park
    John A. Logan College
    Chicago, IL
    G 30 Dylan Jergens 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrHowardsville Christian St. Johns, MI
    F 31 Michael Kemp (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrUnionville-Sebewaing Mendon, MI
    G 31 Preston Enloe 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoHebron
    Tarleton State
    Plano, TX
    F/C 34 Caleb Hodgson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)227 lb (103 kg) FrDansville Dansville, 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 High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Non-conference regular season
    November 5, 2019*
    7:00 pm, CSN Digital
    Michigan–Dearborn W 102–62  1–0
     23  Morgan  9  Montgomery  6  Lane  McGuirk Arena (2,110)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    November 10, 2019*
    2:00 pm, ESPN+
    Mississippi Valley State W 134–78  2–0
     30  DiLeo  11  Burrell  6  Winston  McGuirk Arena (1,896)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    November 16, 2019*
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    Sam Houston State W 84–77  3–0
     17  Tied  8  Burrell  3  Tied  McGuirk Arena (1,683)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    November 18, 2019*
    7:00 pm, CSN Digital
    Siena Heights W 115–58  4–0
     27  Morgan  6  Tied  7  Broadway Jr.  McGuirk Arena (1,840)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    November 21, 2019*
    8:00 pm, BTN+
    at Minnesota L 57–82  4–1
     16  McKay  8  McKay  4  McKay  Williams Arena (8,566)
    Minneapolis, MN
    November 23, 2019*
    2:00 pm, CSN Digital
    Trinity (IL) W 106–60  5–1
     18  McKay  9  Lane  7  Lane  McGuirk Arena (1,726)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    November 26, 2019*
    8:00 pm, FS1
    at DePaul L 75–88  5–2
     20  Morgan  9  Montgomery  3  Tied  Wintrust Arena (4,097)
    Chicago, IL
    November 30, 2019*
    4:30 pm, ESPN+
    Youngstown State W 88–72  6–2
     24  McKay  11  McKay  7  Lane  McGuirk Arena (1,521)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    December 6, 2019*
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    UT Martin W 84–75  7–2
     17  Lane  7  DiLeo  5  DiLeo  McGuirk Arena (1,803)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    December 8, 2019*
    2:00 pm, ESPN+
    at Valparaiso L 55–77  7–3
     16  McKay  10  McKay  3  Tied  Athletics-Recreation Center (2,880)
    Valparaiso, IN
    December 14, 2019*
    2:00 pm, LHN
    at Texas L 76–87  7–4
     21  McKay  6  McKay  5  Lane  Frank Erwin Center (8,587)
    Austin, TX
    December 17, 2019*
    7:00 pm, NEC Front Row
    at Robert Morris L 79–83  7–5
     23  DiLeo  8  DiLeo  6  Lane  UPMC Events Center (689)
    Moon Township, PA
    December 28, 2019*
    12:00 pm, BTN
    at Purdue L 62–97  7–6
     12  DiLeo  6  McKay  4  Winston  Mackey Arena (14,804)
    West Lafayette, IN
    MAC regular season
    January 4, 2020
    2:00 pm, ESPN+
    Miami (OH) W 93–82  8–6
    (1–0)
     23  Morgan  10  Montgomery  5  Lane  McGuirk Arena (1,732)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    January 7, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Northern Illinois W 68–67  9–6
    (2–0)
     21  McKay  8  McKay  5  Lane  McGuirk Arena (1,519)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    January 11, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Kent State L 73–79  9–7
    (2–1)
     16  Montgomery  7  Montgomery  4  3 tied  MAC Center (3,164)
    Kent, OH
    January 14, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    at Toledo W 74–67  10–7
    (3–1)
     22  Morgan  11  Montgomery  2  Tied  Savage Arena (3,341)
    Toledo, OH
    January 18, 2020
    2:00 pm, ESPN+
    Buffalo L 67–86  10–8
    (3–2)
     17  DiLeo  9  DiLeo  4  Winston  McGuirk Arena (2,121)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    January 28, 2020
    4:30 pm, ESPN3
    Ball State W 71–66  11–8
    (4–2)
     21  Morgan  9  McKay  3  Lane  McGuirk Arena (2,371)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    January 28, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    at Miami (OH)     Millett Hall 
    Oxford, OH
    February 1, 2020
    2:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Western Michigan
    Michigan MAC Trophy
    W 85–78  12–8
    (5–2)
     19  McKay  12  McKay  4  Winston  University Arena (3,416)
    Kalamazoo, MI
    February 4, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Bowling Green W 92–82  13–8
    (6–2)
     29  Morgan  6  Tied  2  Tied  McGuirk Arena (1,805)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    February 7, 2020
    9:00 pm, ESPNU
    at Buffalo L 60–65  13–9
    (6–3)
     16  DiLeo  8  McKay  4  Morgan  Alumni Arena (3,095)
    Buffalo, NY
    February 11, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Eastern Michigan
    Michigan MAC Trophy
    L 70–73  13–10
    (6–4)
     24  DiLeo  7  Tied  4  Tied  McGuirk Arena (1,929)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    February 15, 2020
    4:30 pm, ESPN3
    Akron L 67–80  13–11
    (6–5)
     17  Broadway Jr.  8  DiLeo  5  Lane  McGuirk Arena (1,906)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    February 18, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    at Ohio L 69–77  13–12
    (6–6)
     23  McKay  12  McKay  4  McKay  Convocation Center (4,547)
    Athens, OH
    February 22, 2020
    4:30 pm, ESPN3
    at Northern Illinois L 81–82 OT 13–13
    (6–7)
     25  DiLeo  10  Montgomery  3  Tied  Convocation Center (3,016)
    Dekalb, IL
    February 25, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    Toledo L 81–93  13–14
    (6–8)
     19  Tied  7  McKay  5  Lane  McGuirk Arena (1,840)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    February 27, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    at Miami (OH) L 56–76  13–15
    (6–9)
     11  Montgomery  7  Montgomery  2  Morgan  Millett Hall (836)
    Oxford, OH
    February 29, 2020
    4:30 pm, ESPN3
    at Eastern Michigan
    Michigan MAC Trophy
    L 63–67  13–16
    (6–10)
     16  Morgan  16  Montgomery  3  Morgan  Convocation Center (1,840)
    Ypsilanti, MI
    March 3, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    at Ball State L 68–85  13–17
    (6–11)
     19  Tied  7  DiLeo  5  Lane  Worthen Arena (4,008)
    Muncie, IN
    March 6, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN3
    Western Michigan
    Michigan MAC Trophy
    W 85–68  14–17
    (7–11)
     20  Morgan  8  DiLeo  6  Winston  McGuirk Arena (2,264)
    Mount Pleasant, MI
    MAC Tournament
    March 9, 2020
    7:00 pm, ESPN+
    (9) at (8) Ohio
    First round
    L 65–85  14–18
     18  McKay  6  Montgomery  3  Tied  Convocation Center (3,312)
    Athens, OH
    *Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
    All times are in Eastern Time.

    Source[1]

    See also

    • 2019–20 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team

    References

    1. "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Michigan Chippewas.
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