Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball

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Central Michigan Chippewas
men's basketball
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UniversityCentral Michigan University
Head coach Andy Bronkema (1st season)
Conference Mid-American
Location Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Arena McGuirk Arena
(capacity: 5,300)
Nickname Chippewas
ColorsMaroon and gold [1]
   
Uniforms
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NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
1965*, 1970*, 1971*, 1975
NCAA tournament appearances
1965*, 1970*, 1971*, 1975, 1977, 1987, 2003
Conference tournament champions
1987, 2003
Conference regular-season champions
1975, 1977, 1979, 1987, 2001, 2003, 2015
Conference division regular-season champions
2001, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016

* at Division II level

The Central Michigan Chippewas team is the basketball team that represent Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2003. The Chippewas are currently coached by Andy Bronkema.

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Postseason

NCAA Division I

The Chippewas have appeared in four NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 3–4.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1975 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional Third Place
Georgetown
Kentucky
Oregon State
W 77–75
L 73–90
W 88–87
1977 First RoundCharlotteL 86–91
1987 #13First Round UCLA L 73–92
2003 #11First Round
Second Round
Creighton
Duke
W 79–73
L 60–86

NCAA Division II

Central Michigan appeared in the NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament three times. Their combined record was 3–3.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1965 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Jackson State
Southern Illinois
W 83–79
L 62–90
1970 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Wayne State (MI)
St. Joseph's (IN)
W 73–61
L 68–87
1971 Regional Semifinals
Regional Finals
Augustana (IL)
Evansville
W 63–59
L 60–78

NIT

The Chippewas have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) twice. Their combined record is 0–2.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1979 First Round Purdue L 80–97
2015 #6First Round Louisiana Tech L 79–89

College Basketball Invitational (CBI) results

The Chippewas have appeared in the Division I College Basketball Invitational (CBI) once. Their record is 0–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2019 First RoundDePaulL 86–100

CIT

The Chippewas have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 2–2.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2016 First Round UT Martin L 73–76
2018 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Fort Wayne
Wofford
Liberty
W 94–89
W 98–94
L 71–84

NAIA Tournament results

Central Michigan went to the NAIA Tournament twice, garnering a record of 2–2. Former coach Ted Kjolhede was named NAIA Coach of the Year for 1966.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1966 First Round
Second Round
Edinboro
Oklahoma Baptist
W 67–53
L 70–90
1967 First Round
Second Round
Albany State
Southwestern Louisiana
W 71–70
L 62–70

Player achievements and accolades

Retired numbers

The Chippewas have retired six numbers, in honor of seven different players. [2]

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Ben Kelso (left) and Dan Roundfield, whose numbers were retired by Central Michigan. Rounfield was also the program's first MAC Player of the Year winner
Central Michigan Chippewas retired numbers
No.PlayerYears playedRef.
14
Jim McElroy 1973–1975 [3]
Mel McLaughlin 1980–1983 [3]
30
Ben Kelso 1970–1973 [3]
32
Dan Roundfield 1972–1975 [3]
44
Dan Majerle 1984–1988 [3]
50
Ben Poquette 1973–1977 [3]
54
Don Edwards1963–1966 [3]

Chippewas in the ABA/NBA

References

  1. "Graphic Identity Guidelines". Central Michigan University Brand Identity Standards (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 4, 2017. Retrieved August 3, 2019.
  2. "2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas record book, page 3" (PDF). Central Michigan Chippewas . October 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 6, 2016. Retrieved March 1, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Central Michigan men's basketball record book, 2015–16 (archived)