2022–23 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

2022–23 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
2022–23 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	10–21 (5–13 MAC)
Head coach	Tony Barbee (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Shane Heirman (2nd season); Marlon Williamson (2nd season); Chris McMillian (2nd season);
Home arena	McGuirk Arena
	Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Toledo	16	–	2	.889	27	–	8	.771
Kent State †	15	–	3	.833	28	–	7	.800
Akron	13	–	5	.722	22	–	11	.667
Ball State	11	–	7	.611	20	–	12	.625
Ohio	10	–	8	.556	19	–	14	.576
Buffalo	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Northern Illinois	9	–	9	.500	13	–	19	.406
Miami (OH)	6	–	12	.333	12	–	20	.375
Bowling Green	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Eastern Michigan	5	–	13	.278	8	–	23	.258
Central Michigan	5	–	13	.278	10	–	21	.323
Western Michigan	4	–	14	.222	8	–	23	.258

† 2023 MAC tournament winner

The 2022–23 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by second year head coach Tony Barbee, played their home games at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference.^[1] They finished 10–21 with a 5–13 MAC record.^[2] They finished tied for ninth in the MAC and failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

Previous season

The Chippewas finished the season 7–23, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in 8th place.^[3] They lost to Toledo in the first round of the MAC tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Cameron Healy	G	6'3	190	Grad	Sydney, Australia	Transferred to Southern Utah
Oscar Lopez Jr.	G	6'4	200	Junior	Cypress, California	Entered Transfer Portal
Aundre Polk	F	6'10	210	Sophomore	Detroit, Michigan	Transferred to Garden City Community College
Ryan Wade	G	6'2	185	Junior	Dallas, Texas	Transferred to Green Bay
Rastislav Sipkovsky	F	6'5	210	Sophomore	Šared, Slovakia	Entered Transfer Portal
Jermaine Jackson Jr.	G	6'0	175	Grad	Detroit, Michigan	Turned Professional
Harrison Henderson	F	6'11	240	Grad	Dallas, Texas	Exhausted Eligibility
Ralph Bissainthe	F	6'7	205	RS-Senior	North Miami, Florida	Turned Professional

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Incoming transfers

Transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jessie Zarzuela	G	6'3	180	Junior	Houston, Texas	Coppin State
Carrington McCaskill	F	6'8	210	Junior	Detroit, Michigan	Henry Ford College
Markus Harding	F	6'10	260	Sophomore	Toronto, Canada	Eastern Florida State College
Erwin Weary, Jr.	G	6'5	200	RS-Sophomore	Lynnwood, Washington	Western Washington

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Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Reggie Bass G	Muncie, Indiana	Arsenal Tech	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
Reggie Bass G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80
Josiah Sanders F	Phoenix, Arizona	Bella Vista Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)
Josiah Sanders F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Ola Ajiboye F	Chicago, Illinois	Bosco Institute	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
Ola Ajiboye F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Caleb Atewe F	Brampton, Ontario	Central Technical School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	233 lb (106 kg)
Caleb Atewe F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Emil Skytta G	Helsinki, Finland	Phyk	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Emil Skytta G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Max Majerle G	Scottsdale, Arizona	Brewster Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
Max Majerle G	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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2022–23 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Brian Taylor	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Detroit, Michigan
G	1	Reggie Bass	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Muncie, Indiana
G	2	Kevin Miller	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Chicago, Illinois
G	3	Jessie Zarzuela	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Houston, Texas
F	4	Carrington McCaskill	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Detroit, Michigan
F	5	Josiah Sanders	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Fr	Phoenix, Arizona
G	10	Amani Drummond	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Houston, Texas
F	11	Ola Ajiboye	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Chicago, Illinois
C	12	Miroslav Stafl	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Liberec, Czech Republic
F	14	Caleb Atewe	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	233 lb (106 kg)	Fr	Brampton, Ontario
C	15	Marcus Harding	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	So	Toronto, Ontario
C	22	Nicholas Pavrette	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Lyon, France
G	24	Emil Skytta	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Helsinki, Finland
F	34	Caleb Hodgson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Dansville, Michigan
G	44	Max Majerle	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Scottsdale, Arizona

Head coach

Tony Barbee (UMass)

Assistant coach(es)

Shane Heirman (Tulsa)
Marlon Williamson (Youngstown State)
Chris McMillian (Wyoming)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 7, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m.	Northwood	W 88–61	0–0	19 – Bass	11 – Harding	10 – Miller	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2022* 8:00 p.m., FS2	at Marquette	L 73–97	0–1	17 – Zarzuela	10 – Pavrette	6 – Bass	Al McGuire Center (3,706) Milwaukee, WI
November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Eastern Illinois	W 76–60	1–1	23 – Miller	13 – Taylor	9 – Miller	McGuirk Arena (1,162) Mount Pleasant, MI
November 17, 2022* 9:00 p.m., BTN	at Minnesota SoCal Challenge campus game	L 60–68	1–2	19 – Miller	7 – Miller	3 – McCaskill	Williams Arena (8,096) Minneapolis, MN
November 21, 2022* 5:30 p.m., FloSports	vs. High Point SoCal Challenge	L 67–68	1–3	18 – Taylor	10 – Stafi	4 – Stafi	JSerra Pavilion (350) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 23, 2022* 3:00 p.m., FloSports	vs. Cal State Northridge SoCal Challenge	W 82–66	2–3	21 – Zarzeula	12 – McCaskill	6 – Miller	JSerra Pavilion (250) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 26, 2022* 10:00 p.m., ESPN+	at California Baptist	L 61–77	2–4	20 – Taylor	8 – Taylor	6 – Zarzuela	CBU Events Center (2,067) Riverside, CA
November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Purdue Northwest	W 74–67	3–4	28 – Taylor	9 – Ajiboye	3 – Bass	McGuirk Arena (1,217) Mount Pleasant, MI
December 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3	Alma	W 89–50	4–4	25 – Pavrette	11 – Ajiboye	6 – Bass	McGuirk Arena (1,480) Mount Pleasant, MI
December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Robert Morris	L 66–71	4–5	25 – Zarzuela	8 – Bass	2 – Tied	McGuirk Arena (1,269) Mount Pleasant, MI
December 10, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Tulsa	L 63–70	4–6	14 – Taylor	7 – McCaskill	5 – Bass	Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK
December 18, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Missouri State	L 58–79	4–7	18 – Bass	4 – Tied	5 – Zarzuela	JQH Arena (2,020) Springfield, MO
December 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Youngstown State	L 65–76	4–8	15 – Taylor	4 – Tied	7 – Zarzuela	McGuirk Arena (1,251) Mount Pleasant, MI
December 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., B1G+	at Michigan	W 63–61	5–8	19 – Zarzuela	9 – Harding	3 – Taylor	Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI
MAC regular season
January 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Miami (OH)	W 68–56	6–8 (1–0)	19 – Zarzuela	9 – Harding	2 – Bass	McGuirk Arena (1,091) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3	at Eastern Michigan	L 56–62	6–9 (1–1)	15 – Harding	10 – Taylor	5 – Bass	George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
January 10, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Illinois	L 54–73	6–10 (1–2)	15 – Taylor	11 – Taylor	3 – Drummond	Convocation Center (522) DeKalb, IL
January 14, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN3	Buffalo	W 87–78 ^OT	7–10 (2–2)	29 – Zarzuela	6 – Tied	6 – Bass	McGuirk Arena (1,756) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Akron	L 51–69	7–11 (2–3)	20 – Zarzuela	7 – Taylor	4 – Bass	McGuirk Arena (1,509) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3	at Ohio	L 68–96	7–12 (2–4)	27 – Taylor	11 – Taylor	4 – Bass	Convocation Center (5,904) Athens, OH
January 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bowling Green	L 61–83	7–13 (2–5)	24 – Zarzuela	4 – Tied	3 – Zarzuela	McGuirk Arena (1,383) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3	Western Michigan	W 70–69	8–13 (3–5)	25 – Zarzuela	7 – Ajiboye	3 – Zarzuela	McGuirk Arena (5,425) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 31, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kent State	L 69–81	8–14 (3–6)	22 – Harding	5 – Bass	7 – Bass	MAC Center (2,235) Kent, OH
February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3	at Toledo	L 59–84	8–15 (3–7)	20 – Taylor	8 – Pavrette	6 – Bass	Savage Arena (5,344) Toledo, OH
February 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Ball State	L 51–65	8–16 (3–18)	20 – Taylor	7 – Taylor	8 – Bass	McGuirk Arena (1,430) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 11, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN3	at Miami	W 66–60	9–16 (4–8)	22 – Taylor	8 – Taylor	5 – Taylor	Millett Hall (5,066) Oxford, OH
February 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bowling Green	W 77–74	10–16 (5–8)	25 – Bass	6 – Tied	7 – Bass	Stroh Center (1,510) Bowling Green, OH
February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3	Ohio	L 59–76	10–17 (5–9)	22 – Bass	9 – Pavrette	2 – Tied	McGuirk Arena (1,944) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Buffalo	L 35–63	10–18 (5–10)	12 – Taylor	12 – Pavrette	2 – Tied	Alumni Arena (4,114) Buffalo, NY
February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3	Northern Illinois	L 80–84	10–19 (5–11)	40 – Bass	9 – Harding	2 – Tied	McGuirk Arena (1,682) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Toledo	L 65–99	10–20 (5–12)	27 – Bass	6 – Ajiboye	4 – Bass	McGuirk Arena (1,565) Mount Pleasant, MI
March 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3	at Western Michigan	L 65–81	10–21 (5–13)	18 – Harding	6 – Taylor	6 – Taylor	University Arena (1,992) Kalamazoo, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[7]

References

^ "Tony Barbee". Central Michigan Athletics.
^ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
^ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2021-22". ESPN. Retrieved September 6, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Central Michigan Athletics.
^ ^a ^b "2022 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved September 7, 2022.
^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". Central Michigan Athletics.
^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Michigan Athletics.

[1] "Tony Barbee". Central Michigan Athletics.

[2] "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

[3] "MAC Basketball Standings - 2021-22". ESPN. Retrieved September 6, 2022.

[roster-4] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Central Michigan Athletics.

[transfer-5] "2022 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved September 7, 2022.

[6] "2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster". Central Michigan Athletics.

[7] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Michigan Athletics.

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