Central Michigan Chippewas | |||
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University | Central Michigan University | ||
Head coach | Tony Barbee | ||
Conference | Mid-American | ||
Location | Mount Pleasant, Michigan | ||
Arena | McGuirk Arena (Capacity: 5,300) | ||
Nickname | Chippewas | ||
Colors | Maroon and gold[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1965*, 1970*, 1971*, 1975 | |||
NCAA tournament round of 32 | |||
2003 | |||
NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1965*, 1970*, 1971*, 1975, 1977, 1987, 2003 *at Division II level | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1987, 2003 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1975, 1977, 1979, 1987, 2001, 2003, 2015 | |||
Conference division season champions | |||
2001, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016 |
The Central Michigan Chippewas team is the basketball team that represent Central Michigan UniversityinMount 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 tournamentin2003. The Chippewas are currently coached by Tony Barbee.
The Chippewas have appeared in four NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 3–4.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1975 | First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional Third Place |
Georgetown Kentucky Oregon State |
W 77–75 L 73–90 W 88–87 | |
1977 | First Round | Charlotte | L 86–91 | |
1987 | #13 | First Round | UCLA | L 73–92 |
2003 | #11 | First Round Second Round |
Creighton Duke |
W 79–73 L 60–86 |
Central Michigan appeared in the NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament three times. Their combined record was 3–3.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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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 |
The Chippewas have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) twice. Their combined record is 0–2.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1979 | First Round | Purdue | L 80–97 | |
2015 | #6 | First Round | Louisiana Tech | L 79–89 |
The Chippewas have appeared in the Division I College Basketball Invitational (CBI) once. Their record is 0–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2019 | First Round | DePaul | L 86–100 |
The Chippewas have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 2–2.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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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 |
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.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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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 |
The Chippewas have retired six numbers, in honor of seven different players.[2]
Central Michigan Chippewas retired numbers | ||||
No. | Player | Years played | Ref. | |
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14
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Jim McElroy | 1973–1975 | [3] | |
Mel McLaughlin | 1980–1983 | [3] | ||
30
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Ben Kelso | 1970–1973 | [3] | |
32
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Dan Roundfield | 1972–1975 | [3] | |
44
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Dan Majerle | 1984–1988 | [3] | |
50
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Ben Poquette | 1973–1977 | [3] | |
54
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Don Edwards | 1963–1966 | [3] |
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