2020–21 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

2020–21 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
2020–21 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	7–16 (3–13 MAC)
Head coach	Keno Davis (9th season);
Assistant coaches	Chris Davis; Chris Tifft; DJ Mocini;
Home arena	McGuirk Arena
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Toledo	15	–	4	.789	21	–	9	.700
Buffalo	12	–	5	.706	16	–	9	.640
Akron	12	–	6	.667	15	–	8	.652
Kent State	12	–	6	.667	15	–	8	.652
Ohio †	9	–	5	.643	17	–	8	.680
Bowling Green	10	–	8	.556	14	–	12	.538
Miami (OH)	9	–	8	.529	12	–	11	.522
Ball State	8	–	9	.471	10	–	13	.435
Western Michigan	4	–	12	.250	5	–	16	.238
Eastern Michigan	3	–	11	.214	6	–	12	.333
Central Michigan	3	–	13	.188	7	–	16	.304
Northern Illinois	2	–	12	.143	3	–	16	.158

† 2021 MAC tournament winner

The 2020–21 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by ninth-year head coach Keno Davis, played their home games at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference. Starting this season, the MAC announced the removal of divisions.^[1] The Chippewas finished the season 7–16, 3–13 in MAC play to finish in 11th place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

Following the season, the school fired Davis after nine years.^[2]

Previous season[edit]

The Chippewas finished the 2019–20 season 14–18, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in fourth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Ohio.^[3]

Offseason[edit]

Departures[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Corey Redman	1	G	6'6"	192	Senior	Boyne City, Michigan	Graduated
Rob Montgomery	5	F	6'7"	230	Senior	Montgomery Village, Maryland	Graduated
Deschon Winston	11	G	6'4"	175	Junior	Woodland Hills, California	Opted out of season; Entered transfer portal^[4]
Kevin Hamlet	12	F	6'7"	220	RS Junior	Scarborough, Ontario	Left team due to personal reasons^[5]
David DiLeo	14	F	6'8"	224	Senior	Iowa City, Iowa	Graduated
Matty Smith	15	G	5'11"	180	Senior	Elgin, Illinois	Graduated
Kevin McKay	20	G	6'5"	228	Senior	Warren, Michigan	Graduated
Dallas Morgan	23	G	6'2"	202	Senior	Peoria, Illinois	Graduated
Romelo Burrell	24	F	6'7"	181	Junior	Chicago, Illinois	Transferred to Lindenwood
Michael Kemp	31	F	6'3"	195	Junior	Mendon, Michigan	Walk-on; didn't return

Incoming transfers[edit]

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Ralph Bissainthe	1	F	6'7"	205	RS Junior	North Miami, Florida	Florida SouthWestern State
Caleb Huffman	4	G	6'4"	185	Junior	Broken Arrow, Oklahoma	Iowa Western Community College
Meikkel Murray	5	G	6'6"	190	Junior	Bronx, New York	Coffeyville Community College
Malik Muhammad	25	F	6'9"	235	Junior	Los Angeles, California	East Los Angeles College

2020 recruiting class[edit]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Rashad Weekly-McDaniels PG	St. Louis, Missouri	Trinity Catholic High School	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
Rashad Weekly-McDaniels PG	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: "2020 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

Roster[edit]

2020–21 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Travon Broadway Jr.	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	182 lb (83 kg)	Sr	Iowa Western Community College	Miami, Florida
F	1	Ralph Bissainthe	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Florida SouthWestern State	North Miami, Florida
G	2	Devontae Lane	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Indian Hills Community College	Iowa City, Iowa
G	3	PJ Mitchell	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	RS So	Detroit Edison Public School Academy	Detroit, Michigan
G	4	Caleb Huffman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Iowa Western Community College	Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
G	5	Meikkel Murray	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Coffeyville Community College	Bronx, New York
G	10	Dylan Jergens	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	RS Fr	Howardsville Christian School	Mendon, Michigan
F	12	Tyler Hankins	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	South Elgin High School	Bartlett, Illinois
F	15	Aundre Polk	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Fr	SPIRE Institute	Detroit, Michigan
G	20	Ra'Shad Weekly-McDaniels	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Trinity Catholic High School	St. Louis, Missouri
G	22	Matt Beachler	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Lowell High School	Lowell, Michigan
F	25	Malik Muhammad	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	East Los Angeles College	Los Angeles, California
G	31	Preston Enloe	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Tarleton State	Plano, Texas
F	34	Caleb Hodgson	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Fr	Dansville High School	Dansville, Michigan

Head coach

Keno Davis (Iowa)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Davis (Michigan)
Chris Tifft (Nevada)
DJ Mocini (Dayton)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: February 2, 2021

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 28, 2020* 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at UIC	L 72–74	0–1	Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL
December 1, 2020* 7:00 pm, CUSA.TV	at FIU	L 76–96	0–2	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (351) Miami, FL
December 2, 2020* 7:00 pm	vs. Flagler	L 73–92	0–3	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (43) Miami, FL
December 6, 2020* 3:30 pm, Leatherneck All-Access	at Western Illinois	W 79–73	1–3	Western Hall Macomb, IL
December 12, 2020* 4:30 pm, ESPN3	Valparaiso	W 84–79	2–3	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
December 14, 2020* 4:30 pm, CSN Digital	St. Francis (IL)	W 91–39	3–3	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
December 18, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN3	at Western Michigan	L 61–76	3–4 (0–1)	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
December 20, 2020* 1:00 pm, CSN Digital	Olivet	W 127–66	4–4	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
December 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3	at Eastern Michigan	W 87–60	5–4 (1–1)	Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
January 2, 2021 ESPN3/ESPN+	Miami (OH)	Postponed		McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 5, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Bowling Green	L 69–90	5–5 (1–2)	Stroh Center (300) Bowling Green, OH
January 9, 2021 4:30 pm, ESPN+	Bowling Green	L 65–93	5–6 (1–3)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 12, 2021 4:30 pm, ESPN+	Kent State	L 85–94	5–7 (1–4)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 16, 2021 4:30 pm, ESPN3	Eastern Michigan	W 75–64	6–7 (2–4)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 19, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Toledo	L 72–89	6–8 (2–5)	Savage Arena Toledo, OH
January 21, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Akron	L 67–81	6–9 (2–6)	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
January 26, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+	at Buffalo	Postponed		Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
January 30, 2021 4:00 pm, ESPN3	at Kent State	L 76–83	6–10 (2–7)	MAC Center Kent, Ohio
February 2, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3	Ohio	L 69–83	6–11 (2–8)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 6, 2021 2:30 pm, ESPN3	at Northern Illinois	Postponed		Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
February 6, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Western Michigan	L 65–67	6–12 (2–9)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 9, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3	Ball State	Postponed		McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 12, 2021 8:00 pm, CBSSN	Buffalo	Postponed		McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 16, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Ohio	Postponed		Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 23, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3	Miami (OH)	L 54–96	6–13 (2–10)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 25, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Buffalo	L 73–85	6–14 (2–11)	Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
February 27, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3	at Ball State	L 91–97	6–15 (2–12)	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
March 2, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+	Toledo	W 81–79	7–15 (3–12)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
March 5, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3	Northern Illinois	L 74–79	7–16 (3–13)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[6]^[7]

References[edit]

^ "Mid-American Conference cancels postseason tournaments for eight sports, changes basketball format". CBSSports.com. May 12, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
^ "C. Michigan fires coach Davis after nine seasons". ESPN.com. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.
^ "Chippewa Men Drop MAC Tournament Opener". Central Michigan University Athletics. March 9, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
^ "Deschon Winston opts-out of season, will explore opportunities away from CMU". Central Michigan Life. December 15, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
^ "Chippewas reveal 2020-21 MBB roster: Kevin Hamlet, Demarcus Demonia no longer with program, other observations". Central Michigan Life. August 25, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2021.
^ "2020-21 Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[1] "Mid-American Conference cancels postseason tournaments for eight sports, changes basketball format". CBSSports.com. May 12, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[2] "C. Michigan fires coach Davis after nine seasons". ESPN.com. April 5, 2021. Retrieved April 19, 2021.

[3] "Chippewa Men Drop MAC Tournament Opener". Central Michigan University Athletics. March 9, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[4] "Deschon Winston opts-out of season, will explore opportunities away from CMU". Central Michigan Life. December 15, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[5] "Chippewas reveal 2020-21 MBB roster: Kevin Hamlet, Demarcus Demonia no longer with program, other observations". Central Michigan Life. August 25, 2020. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[6] "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[7] "2020-21 Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

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