2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	– (– MAC)
Head coach	Tony Barbee (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Chris McMillian (3rd season); Scott Cherry (1st season); Hassan Nizam (1st season);
Home arena	McGuirk Arena

The 2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team will represent Central Michigan University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by third year head coach Tony Barbee, play their home games at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2][3]

2023–24 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Akron	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ball State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kent State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Toledo	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2024 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

The Chippewas finished 10–21 with a 5–13 MAC record.[4] They finished tied for ninth in the MAC and failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kevin Miller	G	6'0"	165	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois	Transferred to Wake Forest
Amani Drummond	G	6'0"	170	Freshman	Houston, Texas	Transferred to Incarnate Word
Jesse Zarzuela	G	6'3"	180	Junior	Houston, Texas	Transferred to Oregon
Reggie Bass	G	6'4"	185	Freshman	Muncie, Indiana	Transferred to Kent State
Emil Skyttä	G	6'4"	190	Freshman	Helsinki, Finland	Transferred to Sacramento State
Nicolas Pavrette	C	6'11"	210	Freshman	Lyon, France	Transferred to George Mason
Caleb Hodgson	F	6'10"	235	Junior	Dansville, Michigan	Transferred to Taylor University
Miroslav Stafl	C	6'11"	235	Senior	Liberec, Czech Republic	Transferred to Coastal Carolina
Ola Ajiboye	F	6'8"	220	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois	Transferred to Valparaiso
Carrington McCaskill	F	6'8"	210	Junior	Detroit, Michigan
Caleb Atewe	F	6'9"	233	Freshman	Brampton, Ontario

[5][6][7]

Incoming transfers

Transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Paul McMillan IV	G	6'2"	170	Sophomore	Cincinnati, Ohio	NJIT
Anthony Pritchard	G	6'3"	170	Junior	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Tulsa
Aidan Rubio	G/F	6'6"	190	Sophomore	Flint, Michigan	Macomb Community College
Derrick Butler	G	6'2"	185	Junior	Charlotte, North Carolina	Chipola College
Jemal Davis	F	6'8"	190	Junior	Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands	Florida SouthWestern State College
KJ Oduor	C	6'9"	215	Sophomore	Kisumu, Kenya	College of Southern Idaho

[5][6]

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Bryce Eaton G	Detroit, Michigan	Edison Public School Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Bryce Eaton G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Cayden Vasko G	Lowell, Indiana	Don Bosco Institute	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Cayden Vasko G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Shaedon Simpson G	Toronto, Ontario	Combine Academy (N.C.)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Shaedon Simpson G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Hunter Harding C	Toronto, Ontario	Royal Crown Academy	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (100 kg)
Hunter Harding C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Drew Barbee G	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	Mount Pleasant H.S.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
Drew Barbee G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Noah Adamczyk G	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	Bloomfield Hills H.S.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Noah Adamczyk G	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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Brian Taylor	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Detroit, Michigan
G	1	Bryce Eaton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Detroit, Michigan
G	2	Cayden Vasko	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Lowell, Indiana
G	3	Derrick Butler	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	4	Jemal Davis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
F	5	Josiah Sanders	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Phoenix, Arizona
G	10	Shaedon Simpson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Toronto, Ontario
C	11	KJ Oduor	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Kisumu, Kenya
C	12	Hunter Harding	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Toronto, Ontario
G/F	13	Aidan Rubio	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Flint, Michigan
C	15	Marcus Harding	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	Toronto, Ontario
G	22	Drew Barbee	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Mount Pleasant, Michigan
G	24	Noah Adamczyk	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
G	30	Anthony Pritchard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Tulsa, Oklahoma
F	34	Paul McMillan IV	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	44	Max Majerle	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Scottsdale, Arizona

Head coach

Tony Barbee (UMass)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris McMillian (Wyoming)
Scott Cherry (North Carolina)
Hassan Nizam (Capella)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 26, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2023* 5:00 p.m., TBA	TBA	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
October 29, 2023* 4:00 p.m., TBA	TBA	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* TBA, TBA	at Oklahoma	Lloyd Noble Center Norman, OK
November 11, 2023* 12:00 p.m., TBA	Louisiana–Monroe MAC-SBC Challenge	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCN	at Florida State Sunshine Slam campus game	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center Tallahassee, FL
November 15,2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Florida	Yuengling Center Tampa, FL
November 20,2023* 11:30 a.m., FloSports	vs. Siena Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket semifinals	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 21,2023* TBA, FloSports	vs. TBA Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN	at Ohio State	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA	Valparaiso	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FS2	at Creighton	CHI Health Center Omaha Omaha, NE
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA	Davenport	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA	Detroit Mercy	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., NBC Sports Chicago	at Loyola-Chicago	Gentile Arena Chicago, IL
MAC regular season
January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA	Buffalo	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., TBA	at Ball State	Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA	at Eastern Michigan	George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., TBA	Kent State	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA	at Ohio	Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Toledo	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA	Miami (OH)	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., TBA	at Western Michigan	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA	Northern Illinois	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., TBA	at Bowling Green	Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
February 6, 2024 TBA, TBA	at Akron	James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
MAC-SBC Challenge
February 10, 2024* TBA, TBA	at TBA MAC-SBC Challenge	TBA TBA
MAC regular season
February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA	Western Michigan	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA	Bowling Green	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 24, 2024 3:30 p.m., TBA	at Miami (OH)	Millett Hall Oxford, OH
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA	Ball State	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
March 2, 2024 3:30 p.m., TBA	at Kent State	MAC Center Kent, OH
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA	at Northern Illinois	Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
March 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., TBA	Eastern Michigan	McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC Tournament
March 14, 2024† TBA, ESPN+	vs. TBA Quarterfinals	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

† If a top eight finisher in MAC Source[8][9]

References

"Tony Barbee". Central Michigan Athletics.
"MAC Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
"McGuirk Arena". Central Michigan Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
"MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
"2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". Central Michigan Athletics.
"2023 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
"2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Central Michigan Athletics.
"2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Michigan Athletics.
"Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.

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[2] "MAC Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[3] "McGuirk Arena". Central Michigan Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2023.

[4] "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

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[8] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Michigan Athletics.

[9] "Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.

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