2020–21 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team American college basketball season
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] 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
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
Departures
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 for 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
2020 recruiting class
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Rashad Weekly-McDaniels PG
St. Louis, Missouri
Trinity Catholic High School
5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
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:
Roster
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 Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
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 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
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
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
Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
January 9, 2021 4:30 pm, ESPN+
Bowling Green L 65–93 5–6
McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 12, 2021 4:30 pm, ESPN+
Kent State L 85–94 5–7
McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 16, 2021 4:30 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan W 75–64 6–7
McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 19, 2021 7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Toledo
L 72–89 6–8
Savage Arena Toledo, OH
January 21, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Akron
L 67–81 6–9
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
MAC Center Kent, Ohio
February 2, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3
Ohio L 69–83 6–11
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
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
McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 25, 2021 2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Buffalo
L 73–85 6–14
Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
February 27, 2021 1:00 pm, ESPN3
at Ball State
L 91–97 6–15
Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
March 2, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN+
Toledo W 81–79 7–15
McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
March 5, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois L 74–79 7–16
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
^ "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 .
