# 2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by fifth-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 16–16, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. As the No. 11 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Kent State.

## Previous season

The Chippewas finished the 2015–16 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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Rayshawn Simmons | 4 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Senior | St. Louis, MO | Graduated |
| Austin Stewart | 10 | G | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | Normal, IL | Graduated |
| Milos Cabarkapa | 11 | C | 7'0" | 245 | RS Sophomore | Belgrade, Serbia | Transferred to Indianapolis |
| Chris Fowler | 15 | G | 6'1" | 195 | Senior | Southfield, MI | Graduated |
| Tedaro France III | 22 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Junior | New Haven, MI | Walk-on; didn't return |
| John Simons | 34 | F | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Cadillac, MI | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Cecil Williams | 21 | F | 6'6" | 208 | Junior | Columbia, MO | Junior college transferred from Moberly Area CC |

## Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| David DiLeo SF | Iowa City, IA | New Hampton School | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) | 210 lb (95 kg) | Nov 17, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 65 ||||||
| Innocent Nwoko C | New Haven, MI | New Haven High School | 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Sep 14, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Matty Smith PG | South Elgin, IL | South Elgin High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Apr 26, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Ellis Jefferson PG | San Antonio, TX | Brandeis High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 160 lb (73 kg) | Sep 3, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Kevin McKay SG | Warren, MI | De La Salle Collegiate High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 218 lb (99 kg) | |
| 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 October 4, 2016. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2017

US college sports recruiting information for 2017 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| A.J. Bullard PF | The Woodlands, TX | The Woodlands High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 195 lb (88 kg) | Oct 3, 2016 |
| 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: "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016. |||||||

### Recruiting class of 2018

US college sports recruiting information for 2018 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| P.J. Mitchell PG | Detroit, MI | Loyola High School | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | N/A |
| 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: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 4, 2016. |||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/05/2016* 1:30 PM | | Slippery Rock | W 91–74 | | McGuirk Arena (1,762) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| 11/11/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | IU Kokomo | W 117–53 | 1–0 | McGuirk Arena (2,498) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 11/14/2016* 8:30 PM | | at Tennessee Tech | W 86–74 | 2–0 | Eblen Center (1,546) Cookeville, TN |
| 11/17/2016* 7:00 PM, CSN | | Marygrove | W 107–58 | 3–0 | McGuirk Arena (2,096) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 11/21/2016* 8:30 PM | | vs. Pepperdine Lone Star Showcase | W 88–77 | 4–0 | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park (600) Cedar Park, TX |
| 11/22/2016* 6:00 PM | | vs. St. Bonaventure Lone Star Showcase | L 71–102 | 4–1 | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park (557) Cedar Park, TX |
| 11/23/2016* 8:30 PM | | vs. Little Rock Lone Star Showcase | L 79–91 | 4–2 | H-E-B Center at Cedar Park (760) Cedar Park, TX |
| 11/26/2016* 3:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Green Bay | W 89–77 | 5–2 | Resch Center (2,799) Green Bay, WI |
| 11/29/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | William & Mary | W 91–81 | 6–2 | McGuirk Arena (2,453) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 12/03/2016* 4:30 PM, ESPN3 | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 82–59 | 7–2 | McGuirk Arena (2,491) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 12/06/2016* 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Green Bay | W 107–97 | 8–2 | McGuirk Arena (2,266) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 12/10/2016* 3:00 PM, BTN+ | | at Illinois | L 73–92 | 8–3 | State Farm Center (13,045) Champaign, IL |
| 12/21/2016 9:00 PM | | at Montana State | W 106–103 | 9–3 | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,066) Bozeman, MT |
| 12/30/2016* 5:30 PM, ESPN3 | | Chicago State | W 90–82 | 10–3 | McGuirk Arena (2,450) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| 01/03/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | L 63–85 | 10–4 (0–1) | Convocation Center (1,472) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 01/07/2017 4:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois | L 83–87 | 10–5 (0–2) | Convocation Center (1,717) DeKalb, IL |
| 01/10/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Akron | L 85–89 | 10–6 (0–3) | McGuirk Arena (2,302) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/13/2017 7:00 PM, CBSSN | | Toledo | W 96–88 | 11–6 (1–3) | McGuirk Arena (2,684) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/17/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Ball State | L 83–98 | 11–7 (1–4) | Worthen Arena (3,044) Muncie, IN |
| 01/21/2017 1:30 PM, ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | W 101–92 | 12–7 (2–4) | McGuirk Arena (2,708) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/24/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Bowling Green | W 82–76 | 13–7 (3–4) | McGuirk Arena (2,528) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/28/2017 7:00 PM | | at Kent State | W 105–98 $^{OT}$ | 14–7 (4–4) | MAC Center (3,127) Kent, OH |
| 01/31/2017 7:00 PM | | at Buffalo | L 91–101 | 14–8 (4–5) | Alumni Hall (4,631) Amherst, NY |
| 02/04/2017 4:30 PM, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 86–82 | 15–8 (5–5) | McGuirk Arena (5,412) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/07/2017 7:00 PM | | at Ohio | W 97–87 | 16–8 (6–5) | Convocation Center (7,063) Athens, OH |
| 02/11/2017 3:30 PM, ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | L 76–81 | 16–9 (6–6) | Millett Hall (1,469) Oxford, OH |
| 02/14/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Buffalo | L 93–99 | 16–10 (6–7) | McGuirk Arena (2,560) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/18/2017 4:30 PM, ESPN3 | | Ball State | L 100–109 $^{OT}$ | 16–11 (6–8) | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/21/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | L 66–89 | 16–12 (6–9) | McGuirk Arena (2,531) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/25/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Toledo | L 66–87 | 16–13 (6–10) | Savage Arena (4,463) Toledo, OH |
| 02/28/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | L 81–109 | 16–14 (6–11) | McGuirk Arena (2,945) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 03/03/2017 7:00 PM, ESPN3 | | at Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | L 80–88 | 16–15 (6–12) | University Arena (4,194) Kalamazoo, MI |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| 03/06/2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | (11) | at (6) Kent State First round | L 106–116 $^{OT}$ | 16–16 | MAC Center (2,139) Kent, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source. ||||||