# 2022–23 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by second year head coach Tony Barbee, played their home games at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference. They finished 10–21 with a 5–13 MAC record. They finished tied for ninth in the MAC and failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

## Previous season

The Chippewas finished the season 7–23, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in 8th place. They lost to Toledo in the first round of the MAC tournament.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Cameron Healy | G | 6'3 | 190 | Grad | Sydney, Australia | Transferred to Southern Utah |
| Oscar Lopez Jr. | G | 6'4 | 200 | Junior | Cypress, California | Entered Transfer Portal |
| Aundre Polk | F | 6'10 | 210 | Sophomore | Detroit, Michigan | Transferred to Garden City Community College |
| Ryan Wade | G | 6'2 | 185 | Junior | Dallas, Texas | Transferred to Green Bay |
| Rastislav Sipkovsky | F | 6'5 | 210 | Sophomore | Šared, Slovakia | Entered Transfer Portal |
| Jermaine Jackson Jr. | G | 6'0 | 175 | Grad | Detroit, Michigan | Turned Professional |
| Harrison Henderson | F | 6'11 | 240 | Grad | Dallas, Texas | Exhausted Eligibility |
| Ralph Bissainthe | F | 6'7 | 205 | RS-Senior | North Miami, Florida | Turned Professional |

### Incoming transfers

Transfers :
| Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school |
| Jessie Zarzuela | G | 6'3 | 180 | Junior | Houston, Texas | Coppin State |
| Carrington McCaskill | F | 6'8 | 210 | Junior | Detroit, Michigan | Henry Ford College |
| Markus Harding | F | 6'10 | 260 | Sophomore | Toronto, Canada | Eastern Florida State College |
| Erwin Weary, Jr. | G | 6'5 | 200 | RS-Sophomore | Lynnwood, Washington | Western Washington |

### Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight |
| Reggie Bass G | Muncie, Indiana | Arsenal Tech | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN grade: 80 ||||||
| Josiah Sanders F | Phoenix, Arizona | Bella Vista Prep | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 235 lb (107 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Ola Ajiboye F | Chicago, Illinois | Bosco Institute | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Caleb Atewe F | Brampton, Ontario | Central Technical School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 233 lb (106 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Emil Skytta G | Helsinki, Finland | Phyk | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Max Majerle G | Scottsdale, Arizona | Brewster Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 185 lb (84 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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| November 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m. | Northwood | W 88–61 | 0–0 | 19 – Bass | 11 – Harding | 10 – Miller | McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 10, 2022* 8:00 p.m., FS2 | at Marquette | L 73–97 | 0–1 | 17 – Zarzuela | 10 – Pavrette | 6 – Bass | Al McGuire Center (3,706) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Eastern Illinois | W 76–60 | 1–1 | 23 – Miller | 13 – Taylor | 9 – Miller | McGuirk Arena (1,162) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| November 17, 2022* 9:00 p.m., BTN | at Minnesota SoCal Challenge campus game | L 60–68 | 1–2 | 19 – Miller | 7 – Miller | 3 – McCaskill | Williams Arena (8,096) Minneapolis, MN |
| November 21, 2022* 5:30 p.m., FloSports | vs. High Point SoCal Challenge | L 67–68 | 1–3 | 18 – Taylor | 10 – Stafi | 4 – Stafi | JSerra Pavilion (350) San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| November 23, 2022* 3:00 p.m., FloSports | vs. Cal State Northridge SoCal Challenge | W 82–66 | 2–3 | 21 – Zarzeula | 12 – McCaskill | 6 – Miller | JSerra Pavilion (250) San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| November 26, 2022* 10:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at California Baptist | L 61–77 | 2–4 | 20 – Taylor | 8 – Taylor | 6 – Zarzuela | CBU Events Center (2,067) Riverside, CA |
| November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Purdue Northwest | W 74–67 | 3–4 | 28 – Taylor | 9 – Ajiboye | 3 – Bass | McGuirk Arena (1,217) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| December 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Alma | W 89–50 | 4–4 | 25 – Pavrette | 11 – Ajiboye | 6 – Bass | McGuirk Arena (1,480) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Robert Morris | L 66–71 | 4–5 | 25 – Zarzuela | 8 – Bass | 2 – Tied | McGuirk Arena (1,269) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| December 10, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Tulsa | L 63–70 | 4–6 | 14 – Taylor | 7 – McCaskill | 5 – Bass | Reynolds Center Tulsa, OK |
| December 18, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Missouri State | L 58–79 | 4–7 | 18 – Bass | 4 – Tied | 5 – Zarzuela | JQH Arena (2,020) Springfield, MO |
| December 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Youngstown State | L 65–76 | 4–8 | 15 – Taylor | 4 – Tied | 7 – Zarzuela | McGuirk Arena (1,251) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| December 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | at Michigan | W 63–61 | 5–8 | 19 – Zarzuela | 9 – Harding | 3 – Taylor | Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI |
| MAC regular season |||||||||
| January 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Miami (OH) | W 68–56 | 6–8 (1–0) | 19 – Zarzuela | 9 – Harding | 2 – Bass | McGuirk Arena (1,091) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Eastern Michigan | L 56–62 | 6–9 (1–1) | 15 – Harding | 10 – Taylor | 5 – Bass | George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI |
| January 10, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Northern Illinois | L 54–73 | 6–10 (1–2) | 15 – Taylor | 11 – Taylor | 3 – Drummond | Convocation Center (522) DeKalb, IL |
| January 14, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN3 | Buffalo | W 87–78 $^{OT}$ | 7–10 (2–2) | 29 – Zarzuela | 6 – Tied | 6 – Bass | McGuirk Arena (1,756) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Akron | L 51–69 | 7–11 (2–3) | 20 – Zarzuela | 7 – Taylor | 4 – Bass | McGuirk Arena (1,509) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Ohio | L 68–96 | 7–12 (2–4) | 27 – Taylor | 11 – Taylor | 4 – Bass | Convocation Center (5,904) Athens, OH |
| January 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Bowling Green | L 61–83 | 7–13 (2–5) | 24 – Zarzuela | 4 – Tied | 3 – Zarzuela | McGuirk Arena (1,383) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Western Michigan | W 70–69 | 8–13 (3–5) | 25 – Zarzuela | 7 – Ajiboye | 3 – Zarzuela | McGuirk Arena (5,425) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 31, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Kent State | L 69–81 | 8–14 (3–6) | 22 – Harding | 5 – Bass | 7 – Bass | MAC Center (2,235) Kent, OH |
| February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Toledo | L 59–84 | 8–15 (3–7) | 20 – Taylor | 8 – Pavrette | 6 – Bass | Savage Arena (5,344) Toledo, OH |
| February 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Ball State | L 51–65 | 8–16 (3–18) | 20 – Taylor | 7 – Taylor | 8 – Bass | McGuirk Arena (1,430) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 11, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN3 | at Miami | W 66–60 | 9–16 (4–8) | 22 – Taylor | 8 – Taylor | 5 – Taylor | Millett Hall (5,066) Oxford, OH |
| February 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Bowling Green | W 77–74 | 10–16 (5–8) | 25 – Bass | 6 – Tied | 7 – Bass | Stroh Center (1,510) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Ohio | L 59–76 | 10–17 (5–9) | 22 – Bass | 9 – Pavrette | 2 – Tied | McGuirk Arena (1,944) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Buffalo | L 35–63 | 10–18 (5–10) | 12 – Taylor | 12 – Pavrette | 2 – Tied | Alumni Arena (4,114) Buffalo, NY |
| February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3 | Northern Illinois | L 80–84 | 10–19 (5–11) | 40 – Bass | 9 – Harding | 2 – Tied | McGuirk Arena (1,682) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| February 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Toledo | L 65–99 | 10–20 (5–12) | 27 – Bass | 6 – Ajiboye | 4 – Bass | McGuirk Arena (1,565) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| March 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Western Michigan | L 65–81 | 10–21 (5–13) | 18 – Harding | 6 – Taylor | 6 – Taylor | University Arena (1,992) Kalamazoo, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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