# 2009–10 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Central Michigan Chippewas basketball team represented Central Michigan University in the college basketball season of 2009–10. The team was coached by Ernie Zeigler and played their homes game in Rose Arena.

## Before the season
### Roster Changes

The Chippewas lost two starters from their 2008–09 season. Marcus Van, who last year led the team with 13.0 points per game and 8.3 rebounds per game, graduated. The other starter, Jacolby Hardiman was convicted of a high-court misdemeanor and later transferred to Robert Morris University. Hardiman was responsible for 9.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. The Chippewas also lost six other starters, which included one senior, two sophomores, and three freshmen. To replace them, the Chippewas are adding five players to their roster. Two of those are true freshman while the other three are transfers from junior colleges.

### Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Tyler Brown SF | Eau Claire, WI | Eau Claire North HS | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 16, 2008 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 85 ||||||
| Finis Craddock PG | Garland, TX | Garland HS | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Apr 21, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| William McClure PF | Mattoon, IL | Lake Land College | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Apr 19, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Amir Rashid PG | Athens, TX | Trinity Valley CC | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | 165 lb (75 kg) | Apr 21, 2009 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| Jalin Thomas SF | Lithopolis, OH | Pensacola JC | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | |
| Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ||||||
| 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: "Central Michigan Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 15, 2009. "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved October 15, 2009. "Central Michigan Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2009. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 15, 2009. "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 15, 2009. ||||||

## Roster

Roster current as of September 15, when their summer prospectus was published.
| Name | Number | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| Jordan Bitzer | 15 | G | 6-3 | 195 | Senior | Unionville, Michigan |
| Tyler Brown | 33 | F | 6-7 | 220 | Freshman | Eau Claire, Wisconsin |
| Finis Craddock | 5 | G | 6-1 | 180 | Freshman | Garland, Texas |
| Brandon Ford | 13 | F/C | 6-11 | 255 | Senior | Petrolia, Ontario |
| Robbie Harman | 20 | G | 6-1 | 180 | Senior | Traverse City, Michigan |
| Chris Kellermann | 21 | F | 6-8 | 245 | Senior | O'Fallon, Illinois |
| William McClure | 41 | F/C | 6-7 | 240 | Junior | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| Amir Rashid | 2 | G | 5-9 | 165 | Junior | Houston, Texas |
| Zach Saylor | 00 | F | 6-8 | 235 | Freshman | Lansing, Michigan |
| Marko Špica | 10 | F/C | 6-9 | 250 | Junior | Belgrade, Serbia |
| Jalin Thomas | 31 | G/F | 6-4 | 200 | Junior | Columbus, Ohio |
| Antonio Weary | 24 | G | 6-3 | 215 | Junior | Los Angeles, California |

## Coaching staff

| Name | Position | College | Graduating year |
| Ernie Zeigler | Head coach | Cleary College | 1994 |
| Keith Noftz | Assistant coach | Heidelberg University | 1978 |
| Darren Kohne | Assistant coach | University of Toledo | 2000 |
| Terrance Chatman | Assistant coach | University of Missouri – Kansas City | 2001 |
| Marcelo Olivarez | Director of Basketball Operations | Central Michigan University | 2009 |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| November 1* 4:30 p.m. | | Marygrove Exhibition | W 85–38 Stats | | Daniel P. Rose Center (1,065) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| November 7* 12:00 p.m. | | Indiana-South Bend Exhibition | W 70–42 Stats | | Daniel P. Rose Center (291) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| November 14* 12:00 p.m. | | Princeton | L 68–71 Stats | 0–1 | Daniel P. Rose Center (707) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| November 16* 7:00 p.m. | | Ferris State | W 82–69 Stats | 1–1 | Daniel P. Rose Center (1,705) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| November 18* 7:00 p.m. | | UIC | W 67-48 Stats | 2-1 | Daniel P. Rose Center ( 1,170) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| November 21* 7:00 p.m. | | at Fairleigh Dickinson | W 62–53 Stats | 2–2 | Rothman Center Teaneck, New Jersey |
| November 24* 7:00 p.m. | | at Wright State | W 69–53 Stats | 2–3 | Nutter Center (5,588) Dayton, Ohio |
| November 28* 11:30 a.m., Big Ten Network | No. 6 | at Purdue | L 38–64 Stats | 2–4 | Mackey Arena (12,002) West Lafayette, Indiana |
| December 1* 7:00 p.m. | | Chicago State | W 78–40 Stats | 3–4 | Daniel P. Rose Center (1,059) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| December 5* 7:00 p.m. | | at Illinois State | L 62–75 Stats | 3–5 | Redbird Arena (7,060) Normal, Illinois |
| December 13* 2:00 p.m. | | at South Florida | W 59–56 Stats | 4–5 | USF Sun Dome (3,364) Tampa, Florida |
| December 19* 8:00 p.m. | | at South Dakota State | L 72–80 Stats | 4–6 | Frost Arena (1,302) Brookings, South Dakota |
| December 22* 7:00 p.m. | | at Detroit | L 58–76 Stats | 4–7 | Calihan Hall (2,388) Detroit, Michigan |
| December 30* 8:00 p.m. | | at Alcorn State | W 68–64 | 5–7 | Davey Whitney Complex (500) Lorman, Mississippi |
| January 9 2:30 p.m. | | at Toledo | W 59–48 | 6–7 (1–0) | Savage Arena (5,199) Toledo, Ohio |
| January 13 7:00 p.m. | | Ball State | W 53–38 | 7–7 (2–0) | Daniel P. Rose Center (2,112) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| January 16 2:00 p.m. | | at Western Michigan | L 61–70 | 7–8 (2–1) | University Arena (4,656) Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| January 20 7:00 p.m. | | Eastern Michigan | W 71–63 | 8–8 (3–1) | Daniel P. Rose Center (1,207) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| January 23 6:30 p.m. | | Northern Illinois | W 81–75 | 9–8 (4–1) | Daniel P. Rose Center (2,317) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| January 28 7:00 p.m. | | at Miami (OH) | L 51–64 | 9–9 (4–2) | Millett Hall (1,407) Oxford, Ohio |
| January 30 7:00 p.m. | | at Bowling Green | W 64–52 | 10–9 (5–2) | Anderson Arena (2,222) Bowling Green, Ohio |
| February 4 7:00 p.m. | | Buffalo | W 88–82 | 11–9 (6–2) | Daniel P. Rose Center (1,029) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| February 6 7:00 p.m. | | Kent State | L 63–68 | 11–10 (6–3) | Daniel P. Rose Center (3,142) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| February 9 7:00 p.m. | | Akron | L 52–56 | 11–11 (6–4) | Daniel P. Rose Center (760) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| February 11 7:00 p.m. | | at Ohio | L 76–89 | 11–12 (6–5) | Convocation Center (4,051) Athens, Ohio |
| February 14 4:30 p.m. | | Toledo | W 63–46 | 12–12 (7–5) | Daniel P. Rose Center (2,074) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| February 17 7:00 p.m. | | at Ball State | L 63–69 | 12–13 (7–6) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,505) Muncie, Indiana |
| February 20* 6:30 p.m. | | Tennessee State | W 79–73 | 13–13 (7–6) | Daniel P. Rose Center (2,556) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| February 24 8:00 p.m. | | at Northern Illinois | L 65–67 | 13–14 (7–7) | Convocation Center (925) DeKalb, Illinois |
| February 27 7:00 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit | | Western Michigan | W 74–66 | 14–14 (8–7) | Daniel P. Rose Center (3,504) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| March 4 6:30 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit | | at Eastern Michigan | W 56–55 | 15–14 (9–7) | Convocation Center (2,148) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| March 11 12 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit | | vs. Western Michigan MAC Tournament quarterfinals | L 60–69 | 15–15 (9–7) | Quicken Loans Arena (N/A) Cleveland, Ohio |
| *Non-Conference Game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone. ||||||