# 2012–13 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by first year head coach Keno Davis, played their home games at the McGuirk Arena and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 11–20, 4–12 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Buffalo.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Spencer Krannitz | Guard/Forward | 6–3 | 181 | Freshman | North Muskegon, Michigan |
| 2 | DeAndray Buckley | Guard/Forward | 6–4 | 220 | Junior | Romulus, Michigan |
| 3 | Derrick Richardson Jr. | Guard | 6–2 | 187 | Freshman | Ypsilanti, Michigan |
| 4 | Rick Rowse | Guard | 6–2 | 204 | Junior | Flushing, Michigan |
| 5 | Finis Craddock | Guard | 6–1 | 181 | Senior | Garland, Texas |
| 12 | Kyle Randall | Guard | 5–10 | 169 | Senior | Youngstown, Ohio |
| 15 | Chris Fowler | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | Freshman | Southfield, Michigan |
| 20 | Luke Wiest | Guard | 5–9 | 180 | Junior | Caledonia, Michigan |
| 23 | Austin Stewart | Guard | 6–6 | 193 | Freshman | Normal, Illinois |
| 24 | Blake Hibbitts | Forward | 6–7 | 203 | Freshman | Hudsonville, Michigan |
| 25 | Olivier Mbaigoto | Forward | 6–6 | 202 | Senior | Chad |
| 33 | Austin Keel | Guard | 6–4 | 188 | Sophomore | Winter Springs, Florida |
| 34 | John Simons | Forward | 6–8 | 209 | Freshman | Cadillac, Michigan |
| 41 | Zach Saylor | Forward | 6–8 | 232 | Senior | Lansing, Michigan |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/07/2012* 7:00 pm | Lake Superior State | W 86–76 | | McGuirk Arena (1,569) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/12/2012* 7:30 pm, BTN | at Iowa | L 61–73 | 0–1 | Carver-Hawkeye Arena (10,578) Iowa City, IA |
| 11/16/2012* 7:00 pm | Olivet | W 76–62 | 1–1 | McGuirk Arena (2,187) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 11/21/2012* 7:00 pm | vs. Wright State Utah Thanksgiving Tournament | W 59–55 | 2–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,898) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 11/23/2012* 7:00 pm, Pac-12 Network | at Utah Utah Thanksgiving Tournament | L 51–67 | 2–2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,599) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 11/24/2012* 6:30 pm | vs. Idaho State Utah Thanksgiving Tournament | W 54–52 | 3–2 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,649) Salt Lake City, UT |
| 11/28/2012* 7:00 pm | Bradley | L 65–82 | 3–3 | McGuirk Arena (2,076) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 12/02/2012* 2:00 pm | Niagara | W 66–64 | 4–3 | McGuirk Arena (1,003) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 12/08/2012* 2:00 pm | at Charlotte | L 66–78 | 4–4 | Halton Arena (5,263) Charlotte, NC |
| 12/16/2012* 8:00 pm | at Pepperdine | W 80–77 | 5–4 | Firestone Fieldhouse (707) Malibu, CA |
| 12/20/2012* 7:00 pm | Texas State | W 92–80 | 6–4 | McGuirk Arena (1,215) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 12/22/2012* 7:00 pm | vs. Nebraska Sun Bowl Invitational | L 75–89 | 6–5 | Don Haskins Center (7,132) El Paso, TX |
| 12/23/2012* 7:00 pm | vs. Arkansas–Pine Bluff Sun Bowl Invitational | W 62–45 | 7–5 | Don Haskins Center (7,532) El Paso, TX |
| 12/29/2012* 7:00 pm, BTN | at No. 2 Michigan | L 73–88 | 7–6 | Crisler Center (12,693) Ann Arbor, MI |
| 01/09/2013 7:00 pm | Bowling Green | W 73–67 | 8–6 (1–0) | McGuirk Arena (2,187) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/12/2013 7:00 pm | at Toledo | L 72–76 $^{OT}$ | 8–7 (1–1) | Savage Arena (4,426) Toledo, OH |
| 01/15/2013 7:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 | at Eastern Michigan | L 52–58 | 8–8 (1–2) | EMU Convocation Center (N/A) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm | at Ball State | W 71–57 | 9–8 (2–2) | McGuirk Arena (2,043) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/23/2013 7:00 pm | Northern Illinois | L 61–74 | 9–9 (2–3) | McGuirk Arena (1,347) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/26/2013 7:00 pm | Western Michigan | L 59–76 | 9–10 (2–4) | McGuirk Arena (3,419) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/30/2013 7:00 pm | at Buffalo | L 73–91 | 9–11 (2–5) | Alumni Arena (2,552) Amherst, NY |
| 02/02/2013 7:00 pm | Miami (OH) | L 61–70 | 9–12 (2–6) | McGuirk Arena (2,253) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/05/2013 7:00 pm, STO/ESPN3 | at Akron | L 56–68 | 9–13 (2–7) | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,385) Akron, OH |
| 02/09/2013 7:00 pm | at Kent State | L 72–87 | 9–14 (2–8) | M.A.C. Center (2,384) Kent, OH |
| 02/13/2013 7:00 pm | Ohio | L 63–82 | 9–15 (2–9) | McGuirk Arena (1,211) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/16/2013 7:00 pm | Toledo | L 64–73 | 9–16 (2–10) | McGuirk Arena (1,574) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/23/2013* 7:05 pm | at Youngstown State BracketBusters | L 75–86 | 9–17 | Beeghly Center (2,710) Youngstown, OH |
| 02/27/2013 7:00 pm | at Ball State | L 90–95 | 9–18 (2–11) | John E. Worthen Arena (2,901) Muncie, IN |
| 03/02/2013 8:00 pm | at Northern Illinois | W 69–50 | 10–18 (3–11) | Convocation Center (1,324) DeKalb, IL |
| 03/05/2013 7:00 pm | Eastern Michigan | W 61–59 | 11–18 (4–11) | McGuirk Arena (879) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 03/09/2013 12:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Western Michigan | L 68–71 | 11–19 (4–12) | University Arena (3,303) Kalamazoo, MI |
| 2013 MAC men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/11/2013 7:00 pm | Buffalo First Round | L 72–74 $^{OT}$ | 11–20 | Alumni Arena (2,309) Amherst, NY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||