2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	18–14 (12–6 MAC)
Head coach	Tony Barbee (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Chris McMillian (3rd season) Scott Cherry (1st season) Hassan Nizam (1st season)
Home arena	McGuirk Arena

2023–24 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Toledo	14	–	4		.778			20	–	12		.625
Akron †	13	–	5		.722			24	–	11		.686
Ohio	13	–	5		.722			20	–	13		.606
Central Michigan	12	–	6		.667			18	–	14		.563
Bowling Green	10	–	8		.556			20	–	14		.588
Western Michigan	9	–	9		.500			12	–	20		.375
Miami (OH)	9	–	9		.500			15	–	17		.469
Kent State	8	–	10		.444			17	–	17		.500
Ball State	7	–	11		.389			15	–	16		.484
Eastern Michigan	6	–	12		.333			13	–	18		.419
Northern Illinois	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Buffalo	2	–	16		.111			4	–	27		.129
† 2024 MAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by third-year head coach Tony Barbee, played their home games at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the regular season 18–13, 12–6 in MAC play, to finish in fourth place. They lost Bowling Green in the first round of the MAC tournament.

Previous season

The Chippewas finished the 2022–23 season 10–21, 5–13 MAC play, to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kevin Miller	G	6' 0"	165	Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Wake Forest
Amani Drummond	G	6' 0"	170	Freshman	Houston, TX	Transferred to Incarnate Word
Jesse Zarzuela	G	6' 3"	180	Junior	Houston, TX	Transferred to Oregon
Reggie Bass	G	6' 4"	185	Freshman	Muncie, IN	Transferred to Kent State
Emil Skyttä	G	6' 4"	190	Freshman	Helsinki, Finland	Transferred to Sacramento State
Nicolas Pavrette	C	6' 11"	210	Freshman	Lyon, France	Transferred to George Mason
Caleb Hodgson	F	6' 10"	235	Junior	Dansville, MI	Transferred to Taylor University
Miroslav Stafl	C	6' 11"	235	Senior	Liberec, Czech Republic	Transferred to Coastal Carolina
Ola Ajiboye	F	6' 8"	220	Freshman	Chicago, IL	Transferred to Valparaiso
Carrington McCaskill	F	6' 8"	210	Junior	Detroit, MI
Caleb Atewe	F	6' 9"	233	Freshman	Brampton, ON

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Incoming transfers

Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Paul McMillan IV	G	6' 2"	170	Sophomore	Cincinnati, OH	NJIT
Anthony Pritchard	G	6' 3"	170	Junior	Tulsa, OK	Tulsa
Aidan Rubio	G/F	6' 6"	190	Sophomore	Flint, MI	Macomb Community College
Derrick Butler	G	6' 2"	185	Junior	Charlotte, NC	Chipola College
Jemal Davis	F	6' 8"	190	Junior	St. Thomas, USVI	Florida SouthWestern State College
KJ Oduor	C	6' 9"	215	Sophomore	Kisumu, Kenya	College of Southern Idaho

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Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Bryce Eaton G	Detroit, MI	Edison Public School Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Cayden Vasko G	Lowell, IN	Don Bosco Institute	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Shaedon Simpson G	Toronto, ON	Combine Academy (N.C.)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Hunter Harding C	Toronto, ON	Royal Crown Academy	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (100 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Drew Barbee G	Mount Pleasant, MI	Mount Pleasant HS	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Noah Adamczyk G	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	Bloomfield Hills HS	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
	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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 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) GS Detroit, MI G 1 Bryce Eaton 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Detroit, MI G 2 Cayden Vasko 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Lowell, IN G 3 Derrick Butler 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Charlotte, NC F 4 Jemal Davis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr St. Thomas, USVI F 5 Josiah Sanders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Phoenix, AZ G 10 Shaedon Simpson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Toronto, ON C 11 KJ Oduor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Kisumu, Kenya C 12 Hunter Harding 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Toronto, ON G/F 13 Aidan Rubio 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Flint, MI C 15 Marcus Harding 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Toronto, ON G 22 Drew Barbee 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Mount Pleasant, MI G 24 Noah Adamczyk 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Bloomfield Hills, MI G 30 Anthony Pritchard 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Tulsa, OK F 34 Paul IV McMillan 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Cincinnati, OH G 44 Max Majerle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Scottsdale, AZ	Head coach Tony Barbee (UMass) Assistant coach(es) Chris McMillian (Wyoming) Scott Cherry (North Carolina) Hassan Nizam (Capella) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 26, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2023* 5:00 p.m.		Northwood	W 81–55	–	16 – Taylor	8 – Taylor	3 – tied	McGuirk Arena (327) Mount Pleasant, MI
October 29, 2023* 4:00 p.m.		Alma	W 92–37	–	18 – Butler	12 – Oduor	2 – tied	McGuirk Arena (411) Mount Pleasant, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Oklahoma	L 59–89	0–1	11 – Pritchard	9 – Taylor	2 – Butler	Lloyd Noble Center (6,025) Norman, OK
November 11, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana–Monroe MAC–SBC Challenge	L 64–74	0–2	15 – Pritchard	9 – Taylor	5 – Pritchard	McGuirk Arena (1,160) Mount Pleasant, MI
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX		at Florida State Sunshine Slam campus game	L 67–94	0–3	16 – Pritchard	9 – Pritchard	5 – Pritchard	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,953) Tallahassee, FL
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at South Florida	W 68–63	1–3	22 – Pritchard	6 – tied	5 – Pritchard	Yuengling Center (2,965) Tampa, FL
November 20, 2023* 11:30 a.m., FloSports		vs. Siena Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket semifinals	W 70–56	2–3	21 – Taylor	7 – Pritchard	9 – Pritchard	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
November 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Stetson Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket championship	L 61–71	2–4	21 – Taylor	10 – Taylor	7 – Pritchard	Ocean Center  Daytona Beach, FL
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN		at Ohio State	L 61–88	2–5	15 – Davis	5 – Taylor	4 – Pritchard	Value City Arena (8,223) Columbus, OH
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Valparaiso	W 71–67	3–5	24 – Butler	7 – tied	4 – Pritchard	McGuirk Arena (1,193) Mount Pleasant, MI
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FS2		at No. 10 Creighton	L 64–109	3–6	28 – Butler	7 – Butler	4 – Pritchard	CHI Health Center Omaha (16,412) Omaha, NE
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Davenport	W 90–66	4–6	21 – Taylor	10 – Taylor	7 – Taylor	McGuirk Arena (1,011) Mount Pleasant, MI
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Detroit Mercy	W 75–63	5–6	19 – Taylor	11 – Taylor	7 – Pritchard	McGuirk Arena (1,178) Mount Pleasant, MI
December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., NBC Sports		at Loyola–Chicago	L 35–73	5–7	8 – Pritchard	9 – Taylor	4 – Pritchard	Gentile Arena (2,377) Chicago, IL
MAC regular season
January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Buffalo	L 64–76	5–8 (0–1)	19 – Pritchard	8 – tied	3 – Vasko	McGuirk Arena (1,088) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Ball State	W 71–65	6–8 (1–1)	18 – Rubio	6 – tied	6 – Pritchard	Worthen Arena (3,612) Muncie, IN
January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan	W 80–64	7–8 (2–1)	17 – tied	8 – Taylor	3 – tied	Gervin GameAbove Center (1,639) Ypsilanti, MI
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kent State	W 77–62	8–8 (3–1)	19 – Butler	9 – Harding	6 – tied	McGuirk Arena (1,667) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Ohio	L 61–73	8–9 (3–2)	15 – Pritchard	9 – Taylor	5 – Pritchard	Convocation Center (4,608) Athens, OH
January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN		Toledo	W 65–62	9–9 (4–2)	20 – Pritchard	15 – Taylor	5 – Harding	McGuirk Arena (2,254) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Miami (OH)	W 71–55	10–9 (5–2)	18 – Pritchard	7 – tied	8 – Pritchard	McGuirk Arena (1,466) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Western Michigan	W 62–55	11–9 (6–2)	23 – Pritchard	8 – Pritchard	6 – Pritchard	University Arena (3,110) Kalamazoo, MI
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Illinois	W 84–77 2OT	12–9 (7–2)	21 – McMillan IV	12 – Taylor	3 – Taylor	McGuirk Arena (1,520) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bowling Green	W 77–76 OT	13–9 (8–2)	19 – McMillan IV	14 – Oduor	4 – McMillan IV	Stroh Center (2,230) Bowling Green, OH
February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Akron	L 47–68	13–10 (8–3)	12 – Rubio	8 – Taylor	3 – Vasko	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,268) Akron, OH
February 10, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Old Dominion MAC–SBC Challenge	W 58–57	14–10	19 – Davis	9 – Butler	3 – Pritchard	Chartway Arena (4,569) Norfolk, VA
February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Western Michigan	W 69–42	15–10 (9–3)	24 – Butler	9 – Butler	6 – Pritchard	McGuirk Arena (5,032) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bowling Green	W 62–60 OT	16–10 (10–3)	15 – Pritchard	15 – Taylor	3 – Vasko	McGuirk Arena (1,525) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 24, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Miami (OH)	L 60–88	16–11 (10–4)	16 – Pritchard	9 – Harding	5 – Pritchard	Millett Hall (6,732) Oxford, OH
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ball State	L 71–79	16–12 (10–5)	25 – McMillan IV	7 – Butler	4 – Harding	McGuirk Arena (1,472) Mount Pleasant, MI
March 2, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Kent State	L 73–79 OT	16–13 (10–6)	16 – tied	11 – Taylor	5 – Pritchard	MAC Center (5,310) Kent, OH
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Illinois	W 69–63	17–13 (11–6)	24 – Butler	9 – Pritchard	10 – Pritchard	Convocation Center (1,399) DeKalb, IL
March 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	W 65–62 OT	18–13 (12–6)	25 – McMillan IV	22 – Taylor	6 – McMillan IV	McGuirk Arena (2,005) Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC tournament
March 14, 2024 1:30 p.m., ESPN+	(4)	vs. (5) Bowling Green Quarterfinals	L 56–66	18–14	14 – Butler	10 – Taylor	7 – Pritchard	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse  Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

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