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2017–18 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

2017–18 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
Great Alaska Shootout champions
Hugh Durham Classic champions
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record21–15 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcGuirk Arena
Seasons
2017–18 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo † 15 – 3   .833 27 – 9   .750
Kent State 9 – 9   .500 17 – 17   .500
Miami (OH) 8 – 10   .444 16 – 18   .471
Bowling Green 7 – 11   .389 16 – 16   .500
Ohio 7 – 11   .389 14 – 17   .452
Akron 6 – 12   .333 14 – 18   .438
West
Toledo 13 – 5   .722 23 – 11   .676
Eastern Michigan 11 – 7   .611 22 – 13   .629
Ball State 10 – 8   .556 19 – 13   .594
Western Michigan 9 – 9   .500 17 – 15   .531
Central Michigan 7 – 11   .389 21 – 15   .583
Northern Illinois 6 – 12   .333 13 – 19   .406
† 2018 MAC tournament winner

The 2017–18 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by sixth-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 21–14, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They defeated Bowling Green in the first round of the MAC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Buffalo. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Fort Wayne and Wofford to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Liberty.[1][2]

Previous season

The Chippewas finished the 2016–17 season 16–16, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. As the No. 11 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Kent State.

Offseason

Recruiting class of 2017

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
A.J. Bullard
PF 		The Woodlands, TX The Woodlands High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Oct 3, 2016 
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:

  • "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016.

Recruiting class of 2018

College recruiting information (2018)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
P.J. Mitchell
PG 		Detroit, MI Loyola High School 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) N/A  
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:

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2017*
1:00 pm 		Northwood W 81–71 
McGuirk Arena (1,768)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2017*
3:00 pm, CSN 		Siena Heights W 108–48  1–0
 McGuirk Arena (2,142)
Mount Pleasant, MI
November 13, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN 		at Michigan L 65–72  1–1
 Crisler Center (8,951)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 18, 2017*
1:00 pm, CSN 		Eureka W 103–68  2–1
 McGuirk Arena (1,880)
Mount Pleasant, MI
November 22, 2017*
6:30 pm 		vs. Sam Houston State
Great Alaska Shootout quarterfinal 		W 71–60  3–1
 Alaska Airlines Center (1,579)
Anchorage, AK
November 24, 2017*
9:30 pm 		vs. Cal Poly
Great Alaska Shootout semifinal 		W 56–53  4–1
 Alaska Airlines Center (2,653)
Anchorage, AK
November 25, 2017*
11:59 pm 		vs. Cal State Bakersfield
Great Alaska Shootout championship 		W 75–72  5–1
 Alaska Airlines Arena (3,962)
Seattle, WA
December 1, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Jackson State W 70–63  6–1
 McGuirk Arena (2,444)
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 5, 2017*
7:00, ESPN3 		Montana State W 75–48  7–1
 McGuirk Arena (2,092)
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 9, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3 		Tennessee Tech W 74–69  8–1
 McGuirk Arena (1,956)
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 16, 2017*
2:30 pm 		at Southern Utah L 80–86  8–2
 America First Events Center (1,406)
Cedar City, UT
December 19, 2017*
8:00 pm 		at UMKC W 92–86 OT 9–2
 Municipal Auditorium (1,158)
Kansas City, MO
December 22, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		SIU Edwardsville W 70–52  10–2
 McGuirk Arena (1,664)
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 29, 2017*
7:00 pm, CSN 		Lawrence Tech W 91–73  11–2
 McGuirk Arena (1,947)
Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC regular season
January 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Ohio W 75–50  12–2
(1–0) 		McGuirk Arena (1,655)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 6, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Kent State L 69–85  12–3
(1–1) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,217)
Kent, OH
January 9, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Eastern Michigan L 74–79  12–4
(1–2) 		Convocation Center (1,623)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 13, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		Toledo L 82–93  12–5
(1–3) 		McGuirk Arena (2,819)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 16, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Ball State L 76–82  12–6
(1–4) 		Worthen Arena (3,702)
Muncie, IN
January 20, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Bowling Green W 84–75  13–6
(2–4) 		Stroh Center (3,103)
Bowling Green, OH
January 23, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Miami (OH) L 61–70  13–7
(2–5) 		McGuirk Arena (2,125)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 27, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		Kent State L 76–84  13–8
(2–6) 		McGuirk Arena (2,967)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 30, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Illinois W 81–67  14–8
(3–6) 		McGuirk Arena (1,820)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 3, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Ohio W 101–98 OT 15–8
(4–6) 		Convocation Center (8,027)
Athens, OH
February 6, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Buffalo L 82–88  15–9
(4–7) 		McGuirk Arena (1,979)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 10, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Akron L 63–69  15–10
(4–8) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (2,564)
Akron, OH
February 13, 2018
8:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Northern Illinois W 80–72  16–10
(5–8) 		Convocation Center (799)
DeKalb, IL
February 17, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan L 67–72  16–11
(5–9) 		McGuirk Arena (2,795)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Western Michigan L 81–83 OT 16–12
(5–10) 		University Arena (2,895)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 23, 2018
6:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Toledo L 76–89  16–13
(5–11) 		Savage Arena (4,883)
Toledo, OH
February 27, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Ball State W 75–51  17–13
(6–11) 		McGuirk Arena (1,913)
Mount Pleasant, MI
March 3, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Western Michigan W 84–71  18–13
(7–11) 		Riepma Arena (150)
Midland, MI
MAC tournament
March 5, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(8) (9) Bowling Green
First Round 		W 81–77 OT 19–13
 McGuirk Arena (1,910)
Mount Pleasant, MI
March 7, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		(8) vs. (1) Buffalo
Quarterfinals 		L 74–89  19–14
 Quicken Loans Arena (2,023)
Cleveland, OH
CIT
March 12, 2018*
12:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Fort Wayne
First Round – Hugh Durham Classic 		W 94–89  20–14
 Memorial Coliseum (1,234)
Fort Wayne, IN
March 16, 2018*
7:00 pm 		at Wofford
Second Round 		W 98–94  21–14
 Jerry Richardson Indoor Stadium (1,448)
Spartanburg, SC
March 24, 2018*
2:00 pm 		at Liberty
Quarterfinals 		L 71–84  21–15
 Vines Center (476)
Lynchburg, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also

  • 2017–18 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team
    • The March 3 game against Western Michigan was originally scheduled for March 2, but was rescheduled for the next day and relocated to Northwood University due to the Central Michigan shooting. As a result, this game was closed off to the public.

References

  1. ^ Snyder, James (November 2, 2017). "2017-18 MAC Men's Basketball Preview: Central Michigan Chippewas". Hustle Belt. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
  2. ^ "2017-18 Men's Basketball Roster". Central Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved November 7, 2020.
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