2013–14 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by second year head coach Keno Davis, played their home games at the McGuirk Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 10–21, 3–15 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Eastern Michigan.

2013–14 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record10–21 (3–15 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcGuirk Arena
Seasons
2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Buffalo 13 5   .722 19 10   .655
Akron 12 6   .667 21 13   .618
Ohio 11 7   .611 25 12   .676
Miami 8 10   .444 13 18   .419
Kent State 7 11   .389 16 16   .500
Bowling Green 6 12   .333 12 20   .375
West
Toledo 14 4   .778 27 7   .794
Western Michigan 14 4   .778 23 10   .697
Eastern Michigan 10 8   .556 22 15   .595
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444 15 17   .469
Central Michigan 3 15   .167 10 21   .323
Ball State 2 16   .111 5 25   .167
2014 MAC tournament winner

Season

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Preseason

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Head coach Keno Davis announced the Chippewas' season schedule on September 3, 2013.[1] The main highlight of the schedule was the first ever Central Michigan Tournament, with Montana State, Austin Peay, and Cal State Northridge participating. The Chippewas also schedule to visit Atlantic 10 squad Dayton. For the conference schedule, the Chippewas scheduled home-and-home series with Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Northern Illinois, Toledo, Western Michigan, Miami, and Kent State, while hosting Buffalo and Akron and visiting Ohio and Bowling Green.

November

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The Chippewas opened the regular season on November 8, 2013, with a dominating win over Division III opponent Manchester. John Simons scored 27 points to lead the Chippewas to a 101–49 victory.[2][3]

Roster

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2013–14 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Braylon Rayson 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Fr West Mesquite HS Dallas, TX
G/F 1 Spencer Krannitz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 196 lb (89 kg) So North Muskegon HS North Muskegon, MI
G/F 2 DeAndray Buckley 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr Romulus HS
Indian Hills CC
Romulus, MI
G 3 Derrick Richardson, Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Ypsilanti HS Ypsilanti, MI
G 4 Rayshawn Simmons 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Moberly Area CC St. Louis, MO
G 5 Sheldon Lowman 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 177 lb (80 kg) Jr Mid Michigan CC Detroit, MI
G 10 Austin Stewart 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) So West HS Normal, IL
C 11 Milos Cabarkapa 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Fr Impact Academy Belgrade, Serbia
G 12 Josh Kozinski 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Edwardsburg HS Edwardsburg, MI
G 15 Chris Fowler 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 189 lb (86 kg) So Detroit Country Day School Southfield, MI
G 30 Austin Keel 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Winter Park HS Winter Springs, FL
F 32 Blake Hibbitts 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 224 lb (102 kg) So Hudsonville HS Hudsonville, MI
F 34 John Simons 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) So Cadillac HS Cadillac, MI
G/F 35 Nick Carlos 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 191 lb (87 kg) Fr Southern Boone HS Ashland, MO
F 41 Zach Saylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Waverly HS Lansing, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Schedule and results

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Source: [1]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
10/28/2013*
7:00 pm
Lake Superior State W 92–88 OT
McGuirk Arena (N/A)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Non-conference games
11/08/2013*
2:30 pm
Manchester W 101–49  1–0
McGuirk Arena (N/A)
Mount Pleasant, MI
11/12/2013*
8:00 pm
at Bradley L 70–80  1–1
Carver Arena (6,334)
Peoria, IL
11/16/2013*
6:30 pm
Pepperdine L 71–88  1–2
McGuirk Arena (1,593)
Mount Pleasant, MI
11/21/2013*
7:00 pm
Austin Peay
Central Michigan Tournament
W 90–75  2–2
McGuirk Arena (1,252)
Mount Pleasant, MI
11/22/2013*
7:00 pm
Montana State
Central Michigan Tournament
L 54–59  2–3
McGuirk Arena (1,539)
Mount Pleasant, MI
11/23/2013*
7:30 pm
Cal State Northridge
Central Michigan Tournament
W 90–76  3–3
McGuirk Arena (1,575)
Mount Pleasant, MI
11/26/2013*
8:00 pm
at Texas A&M–Corpus Christi W 68–64  4–3
American Bank Center (1,081)
Corpus Christi, TX
11/30/2013*
7:00 pm
Jacksonville State W 66–61  5–3
McGuirk Arena (769)
Mount Pleasant, MI
12/07/2013*
8:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville W 65–64  6–3
Vadalabene Center (2,116)
Edwardsville, IL
12/14/2013*
7:00 pm, TWCS
at Dayton L 58–84  6–4
University of Dayton Arena (12,153)
Dayton, OH
12/17/2013*
7:45 pm
at Jacksonville State L 73–82  6–5
Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,143)
Jacksonville, AL
01/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Marygrove W 127–44  7–5
McGuirk Arena (1,579)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Conference games
01/08/2014
7:00 pm
Miami (OH) L 70–77  7–6 (0–1)
McGuirk Arena (1,592)
Mount Pleasant, MI
01/11/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Toledo L 71–86  7–7 (0–2)
Savage Arena (6,189)
Toledo, OH
01/15/2014
7:00 pm
at Bowling Green L 57–67  7–8 (0–3)
Stroh Center (1,427)
Bowling Green, OH
01/18/2014
7:00 pm
Eastern Michigan L 59–72  7–9 (0–4)
McGuirk Arena (2,428)
Mount Pleasant, MI
01/22/2014
7:00 pm
at Miami (OH) L 80–86  7–10 (0–5)
Millett Hall (746)
Oxford, OH
01/25/2014
7:00 pm
Akron L 74–82  7–11 (0–6)
McGuirk Arena (2,039)
Mount Pleasant, MI
01/29/2014
7:00 pm
at Ohio L 67–71  7–12 (0–7)
Convocation Center (5,438)
Athens, OH
02/01/2014
2:00 pm
at Western Michigan L 72–75  7–13 (0–8)
University Arena (3,504)
Kalamazoo, MI
02/05/2014
7:00 pm
Kent State W 78–73 OT 8–13 (1–8)
McGuirk Arena (1,743)
Mount Pleasant, MI
02/08/2014
7:00 pm
Buffalo L 70–79  8–14 (1–9)
McGuirk Arena (1,955)
Mount Pleasant, MI
02/12/2014
8:00 pm
at Northern Illinois L 63–88  8–15 (1–10)
Convocation Center (773)
DeKalb, IL
02/15/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kent State L 75–83  8–16 (1–11)
MAC Center (2,528)
Kent, OH
02/19/2014
7:00 pm
Ball State W 101–95 3OT 9–16 (2–11)
McGuirk Arena (1,673)
Mount Pleasant, MI
02/23/2014
2:00 pm, WCMU
Northern Illinois W 70–67  10–16 (3–11)
McGuirk Arena (1,797)
Mount Pleasant, MI
02/26/2014
7:00 pm
at Eastern Michigan L 42–64  10–17 (3–12)
Convocation Center (571)
Ypsilanti, MI
03/01/2014
2:00 pm
at Ball State L 71–74[4]  10–18 (3–13)
John E. Worthen Arena (3,125)
Muncie, IN
03/04/2014
7:00 pm
Toledo L 69–73  10–19 (3–14)
McGuirk Arena (1,713)
Mount Pleasant, MI
03/08/2014
7:00 pm
Western Michigan L 64–78  10–20 (3–15)
McGuirk Arena (2,087)
Mount Pleasant, MI
2014 MAC tournament
03/10/2014
7:30 pm
Eastern Michigan
First round
L 60–72  10–21
Convocation Center (863)
Ypsilanti, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CMU Men's Basketball Announces 2013-14 Schedule". CMUChippewas.com. Archived from the original on November 8, 2013. Retrieved November 7, 2013.
  2. ^ "Central Michigan routs Manchester 101-49". ESPN.com. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  3. ^ "CMU Cruises to 101-49 Win in Home Opener". CMUChippewas.com. Archived from the original on November 9, 2013. Retrieved November 8, 2013.
  4. ^ http://www.cmuchippewas.com//ViewContent.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=10500&CONTENT_ID=886268 [dead link]