# 2015–16 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by fourth year head coach Keno Davis, played their home games at McGuirk Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 17–16, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for the West Division championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to Bowling Green. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Tennessee–Martin.

## Previous season

The Chippewas finished the season 23–9, 12–6 in MAC play to be champions of the West Division and share the overall MAC regular season championship with Buffalo. They advanced to the championship game of the MAC tournament where they lost to Buffalo. As a conference champion, and #1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament they received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they lost in the first round to Louisiana Tech.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Spencer Krannitz | 1 | G/F | 6'4" | 202 | Junior | North Muskegon, Michigan | Transferred to Fresno Pacific |
| Derrick Richardson, Jr. | 3 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Junior | Ypsilanti, Michigan | Transferred |
| Filip Medjo | 13 | G | 6'3" | 210 | Freshman | Belgrade, Serbia | Transferred to Pensacola State College |
| Austin Keel | 30 | G | 6'3" | 182 | Senior | Winter Springs, Florida | Graduated |

## Recruiting class of 2015

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Corey Redman SG | Boyne City, Michigan | Boyne City High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 3, 2012 |
| 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2015. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Innocent Nwoko C | New Haven, Michigan | New Haven High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | N/A | Sep 14, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Matty Smith PG | South Elgin, Illinois | South Elgin High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Apr 26, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR |||||||
| Ellis Jefferson PG | San Antonio, Texas | Brandeis High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | N/A | Sep 3, 2015 |
| 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: "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2015. |||||||

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/07/2015* 4:30 pm | Ferris State | W 77–63 | – | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Non-conference games ||||||
| 11/13/2015* 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | Jacksonville State | W 89–83 | 1–0 | McGuirk Arena (3,116) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm, CSN Digital | Alma Gulf Coast Showcase Opening Round | W 79–64 | 2–0 | McGuirk Arena (2,582) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| 11/23/2015* 8:30 pm | vs. Weber State Gulf Coast Showcase quarterfinals | L 60–63 | 2–1 | Germain Arena (523) Estero, Florida |
| 11/24/2015* 2:30 pm | vs. WKU Gulf Coast Showcase consolation round | L 60–88 | 2–2 | Germain Arena (823) Estero, Florida |
| 11/25/2015* 12:00 pm | vs. Milwaukee Gulf Coast Showcase 7th place game | L 78–84 | 2–3 | Germain Arena (1,077) Estero, Florida |
| 11/30/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | McNeese State | W 74–73 | 3–3 | McGuirk Arena (2,153) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| 12/03/2015* 9:00 pm, Cox 7 | at Grand Canyon | L 72–75 | 3–4 | GCU Arena (5,642) Phoenix, Arizona |
| 12/07/2015* 7:00 pm, CSN Digital | Aquinas | W 90–51 | 4–4 | McGuirk Arena (2,318) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| 12/12/2015* 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | Texas Southern | W 79–71 | 5–4 | McGuirk Arena (2,492) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| 12/18/2015* 9:00 pm, BYUtv | at BYU | L 85-98 | 5–5 | Marriott Center (13,408) Provo, Utah |
| 12/22/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Howard | W 72–52 | 6–5 | McGuirk Arena (2,259) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| 12/29/2015* 7:30 pm | at William & Mary | L 84-88 | 6-6 | Kaplan Arena (3313) Williamsburg, Virginia |
| 12/31/2015* 1:00 pm, CSN Digita | Lourdes | W 87–66 | 7–6 | McGuirk Arena (1,901) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| Mid-American Conference games ||||||
| 01/06/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | L 80-99 | 7–7 (0–1) | McGuirk Arena (2,207) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Bowling Green | W 79–67 | 8–7 (1–1) | Stroh Center (2,432) Bowling Green, Kentucky |
| 01/12/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3/ASN | Akron | W 92–81 | 9–7 (2–1) | McGuirk Arena (2,260) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| 01/16/2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Buffalo | L 6174 | 9–8 (2–2) | Alumni Arena (3,547) Amherst, New York |
| 01/19/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Illinois | L 70–75 | 9–9 (2–3) | Convocation Center (1,497) DeKalb, Illinois |
| 01/23/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | Ohio | W 72–49 | 10–9 (3–3) | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| 01/26/2016 7:00 pm | at Miami (OH) | W 68–51 | 11–9 (4–3) | Millett Hall (1,431) Oxford, Ohio |
| 01/30/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | Bowling Green | W 77–65 | 12–9 (5–3) | McGuirk Arena (3,758) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| 02/02/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3/ASN | Kent State | W 88–61 | 13–9 (6–3) | McGuirk Arena (2,132) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| 02/06/2016 8:00 pm | at Akron | L 87–92 | 13–10 (6–4) | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,829) Akron, Ohio |
| 02/09/2016 7:00 pm | at Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | L 56–71 | 13–11 (6–5) | Convocation Center (1,233) Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| 02/13/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | Ball State | L 63–75 | 13–12 (6–6) | McGuirk Arena (3,351) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| 02/16/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3/ASN | Toledo | W 77–69 | 14–12 (7–6) | McGuirk Arena (2,139) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm | at Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | L 85–92 | 14–13 (7–7) | University Arena (3,869) Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| 02/23/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Northern Illinois | W 76–64 | 15–13 (8–7) | McGuirk Arena (2,371) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm | at Toledo | W 76–74 | 16–13 (9–7) | Savage Arena (5,629) Toledo, Ohio |
| 03/01/2016 7:00 pm | at Ball State | W 65–57 | 17–13 (10–7) | John E. Worthen Arena (2,738) Muncie, Indiana |
| 03/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | L 82–91 $^{OT}$ | 17–14 (10–8) | McGuirk Arena (3,292) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| 03/10/2016 2:30 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Bowling Green Quarterfinals | L 59–62 | 17–15 | Quicken Loans Arena (2,217) Cleveland, Ohio |
| CIT ||||||
| 03/16/2016* 7:00 pm | Tennessee–Martin First round | L 73–76 | 17–16 | McGuirk Arena (832) Mount Pleasant, Michigan |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||