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
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2015–16 record17–16 (10–8 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachKevin Gamble
Kyle Gerdeman
Jeff Smith
Home arenaMcGuirk Arena
2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Akron135 .722  269  .743
Ohio117 .611  2312  .657
Kent State108 .556  1913  .594
Buffalo108 .556  2015  .571
Miami (OH)612 .333  1320  .394
Bowling Green513 .278  1618  .471
West
Ball State108 .556  2114  .600
Central Michigan108 .556  1716  .515
Northern Illinois99 .500  2113  .618
Eastern Michigan99 .500  1815  .545
Toledo810 .444  1715  .531
Western Michigan711 .389  1319  .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

NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownNotes
Spencer Krannitz1G/F6'4"202JuniorNorth Muskegon, MichiganTransferred to Fresno Pacific
Derrick Richardson, Jr.3G6'4"200JuniorYpsilanti, MichiganTransferred
Filip Medjo13G6'3"210FreshmanBelgrade, SerbiaTransferred to Pensacola State College
Austin Keel30G6'3"182SeniorWinter Springs, FloridaGraduated

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

    Roster

    2015–16 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Tanner Beachnau (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) JrHolt HS Holt, Michigan
    G 1 Corey Redman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrBoyne City HS Boyne City, Michigan
    G 2 Braylon Rayson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrWest Mesquite HS Dallas
    G 4 Rayshawn Simmons (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrMoberly Area CC St. Louis, Missouri
    G 5 Janeau Joubert (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)160 lb (73 kg) FrYpsilanti HS Belleville, Michigan
    G 10 Austin Stewart 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) SrWest HS Normal, Illinois
    C 11 Milos Cabarkapa 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)245 lb (111 kg) RS SoImpact Academy Belgrade, Serbia
    G 12 Josh Kozinski 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoEdwardsburg HS Edwardsburg, Michigan
    G 15 Chris Fowler (C) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrDetroit Country Day School Southfield, Michigan
    G 21 Hunter Hale (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrKalamazoo Central HS Kalamazoo, Michigan
    G 22 Tedaro France III (W) 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)170 lb (77 kg) JrNew Haven HS New Haven, Michigan
    G 23 DaRohn Scott 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoGrand Rapids Christian HS Grand Rapids, Michigan
    F 24 Luke Meyer 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)225 lb (102 kg) SoAddison HS Addison, Michigan
    F 32 Blake Hibbitts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrHudsonville HS Hudsonville, Michigan
    F 34 John Simons (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrCadillac HS Cadillac, Michigan
    F 35 John McCarty (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) SoLake Orion HS Lake Orion, Michigan
    C 55 Cole Israelson (W) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)250 lb (113 kg) RS SoCass City HS Cass City, Michigan
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)

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

    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.

    References

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