# 2019–20 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by eighth-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 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.

## Previous season

The Chippewas finished the 2018–19 season 23–12, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They defeated Western Michigan in the first round of the MAC tournament and Kent State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to 18th ranked Buffalo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where were defeated by DePaul.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Larry Austin Jr. | 0 | G | 6'2" | 182 | RS Senior | Springfield, IL | Graduated |
| Shawn Roundtree | 2 | G | 6'0" | 185 | RS Senior | Edwardsville, IL | Graduated |
| Mikhail Myles | 4 | G | 6'3" | 195 | RS Junior | Corunna, MI | |
| Colten Webber-Mitchell | 10 | G | 6'1" | 180 | Freshman | Lake Odessa, MI | |
| Innocent Nwoko | 11 | C | 6'11" | 232 | RS Sophomore | New Haven, MI | Transferred to Saginaw Valley State |
| Austin Ervin | 25 | F | 6'5" | 247 | RS Junior | St. Johns, MI | Graduated; Became Assistant coach at Indiana University South Bend |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Travon Broadway Jr. | 0 | G | 6'5" | 182 | Junior | Miami, FL | Junior college Transferred from Iowa Western Community College. |
| Devontae Lane | 2 | G | 6'2" | 215 | Junior | Iowa City, IA | Junior college Transferred from Indian Hills Community College. |
| Deschon Winston | 11 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Junior | Woodland Hills, CA | Junior college transferred from City College of San Francisco |

### Recruiting class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Caleb Hodgson #49 C | Dansville, MI | Dansville High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 227 lb (103 kg) | Oct 10, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 ||||||
| 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: "2019 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, CSN Digital | | Michigan–Dearborn | W 102–62 | 1–0 | 23 – Morgan | 9 – Montgomery | 6 – Lane | McGuirk Arena (2,110) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| November 10, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mississippi Valley State | W 134–78 | 2–0 | 30 – DiLeo | 11 – Burrell | 6 – Winston | McGuirk Arena (1,896) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| November 16, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Sam Houston State | W 84–77 | 3–0 | 17 – Tied | 8 – Burrell | 3 – Tied | McGuirk Arena (1,683) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| November 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, CSN Digital | | Siena Heights | W 115–58 | 4–0 | 27 – Morgan | 6 – Tied | 7 – Broadway Jr. | McGuirk Arena (1,840) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| November 21, 2019* 8:00 pm, BTN+ | | at Minnesota | L 57–82 | 4–1 | 16 – McKay | 8 – McKay | 4 – McKay | Williams Arena (8,566) Minneapolis, MN |
| November 23, 2019* 2:00 pm, CSN Digital | | Trinity (IL) | W 106–60 | 5–1 | 18 – McKay | 9 – Lane | 7 – Lane | McGuirk Arena (1,726) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| November 26, 2019* 8:00 pm, FS1 | | at DePaul | L 75–88 | 5–2 | 20 – Morgan | 9 – Montgomery | 3 – Tied | Wintrust Arena (4,097) Chicago, IL |
| November 30, 2019* 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | W 88–72 | 6–2 | 24 – McKay | 11 – McKay | 7 – Lane | McGuirk Arena (1,521) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| December 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | UT Martin | W 84–75 | 7–2 | 17 – Lane | 7 – DiLeo | 5 – DiLeo | McGuirk Arena (1,803) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| December 8, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Valparaiso | L 55–77 | 7–3 | 16 – McKay | 10 – McKay | 3 – Tied | Athletics-Recreation Center (2,880) Valparaiso, IN |
| December 14, 2019* 2:00 pm, LHN | | at Texas | L 76–87 | 7–4 | 21 – McKay | 6 – McKay | 5 – Lane | Frank Erwin Center (8,587) Austin, TX |
| December 17, 2019* 7:00 pm, NEC Front Row | | at Robert Morris | L 79–83 | 7–5 | 23 – DiLeo | 8 – DiLeo | 6 – Lane | UPMC Events Center (689) Moon Township, PA |
| December 28, 2019* 12:00 pm, BTN | | at Purdue | L 62–97 | 7–6 | 12 – DiLeo | 6 – McKay | 4 – Winston | Mackey Arena (14,804) West Lafayette, IN |
| MAC regular season |||||||||
| January 4, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Miami (OH) | W 93–82 | 8–6 (1–0) | 23 – Morgan | 10 – Montgomery | 5 – Lane | McGuirk Arena (1,732) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Illinois | W 68–67 | 9–6 (2–0) | 21 – McKay | 8 – McKay | 5 – Lane | McGuirk Arena (1,519) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Kent State | L 73–79 | 9–7 (2–1) | 16 – Montgomery | 7 – Montgomery | 4 – 3 tied | MAC Center (3,164) Kent, OH |
| January 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Toledo | W 74–67 | 10–7 (3–1) | 22 – Morgan | 11 – Montgomery | 2 – Tied | Savage Arena (3,341) Toledo, OH |
| January 18, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Buffalo | L 67–86 | 10–8 (3–2) | 17 – DiLeo | 9 – DiLeo | 4 – Winston | McGuirk Arena (2,121) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 28, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Ball State | W 71–66 | 11–8 (4–2) | 21 – Morgan | 9 – McKay | 3 – Lane | McGuirk Arena (2,371) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 28, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) | | | | | | Millett Hall Oxford, OH |
| February 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 85–78 | 12–8 (5–2) | 19 – McKay | 12 – McKay | 4 – Winston | University Arena (3,416) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bowling Green | W 92–82 | 13–8 (6–2) | 29 – Morgan | 6 – Tied | 2 – Tied | McGuirk Arena (1,805) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 7, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Buffalo | L 60–65 | 13–9 (6–3) | 16 – DiLeo | 8 – McKay | 4 – Morgan | Alumni Arena (3,095) Buffalo, NY |
| February 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | L 70–73 | 13–10 (6–4) | 24 – DiLeo | 7 – Tied | 4 – Tied | McGuirk Arena (1,929) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 15, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Akron | L 67–80 | 13–11 (6–5) | 17 – Broadway Jr. | 8 – DiLeo | 5 – Lane | McGuirk Arena (1,906) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Ohio | L 69–77 | 13–12 (6–6) | 23 – McKay | 12 – McKay | 4 – McKay | Convocation Center (4,547) Athens, OH |
| February 22, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois | L 81–82 $^{OT}$ | 13–13 (6–7) | 25 – DiLeo | 10 – Montgomery | 3 – Tied | Convocation Center (3,016) Dekalb, IL |
| February 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Toledo | L 81–93 | 13–14 (6–8) | 19 – Tied | 7 – McKay | 5 – Lane | McGuirk Arena (1,840) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 27, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) | L 56–76 | 13–15 (6–9) | 11 – Montgomery | 7 – Montgomery | 2 – Morgan | Millett Hall (836) Oxford, OH |
| February 29, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | L 63–67 | 13–16 (6–10) | 16 – Morgan | 16 – Montgomery | 3 – Morgan | Convocation Center (1,840) Ypsilanti, MI |
| March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Ball State | L 68–85 | 13–17 (6–11) | 19 – Tied | 7 – DiLeo | 5 – Lane | Worthen Arena (4,008) Muncie, IN |
| March 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 85–68 | 14–17 (7–11) | 20 – Morgan | 8 – DiLeo | 6 – Winston | McGuirk Arena (2,264) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| MAC tournament |||||||||
| March 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (9) | at (8) Ohio First round | L 65–85 | 14–18 | 18 – McKay | 6 – Montgomery | 3 – Tied | Convocation Center (3,312) Athens, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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