# 2014–15 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by third 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 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.

## Previous season

The Chippewas finished the season 10–21, 3–15 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Eastern Michigan.

## Off season
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| DeAndray Buckley | 2 | G/F | 6'4" | 209 | Senior | Romulus, MI | Graduated |
| Sheldon Lowman | 5 | G | 6'1" | 177 | Junior | Detroit, MI | Suspended for a warrant |
| Nick Carols | 35 | G/F | 6'7" | 191 | Freshman | Ashland, MO | Transferred to Lindenwood |
| Zach Saylor | 41 | F | 6'8" | 235 | Senior | Lansing, MI | Graduated |

## Recruiting class of 2014

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| DaRohn Scott C | Kentwood, MI | Grand Rapids Christian High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Apr 12, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 69 ||||||
| Luke Meyer PF | Addison, MI | Addison High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Dec 2, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Filip Medjo SG | Belgrade, Serbia | Impact Academy | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 198 lb (90 kg) | Apr 12, 2014 |
| 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: "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 19, 2014. ||||||

### 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, MI | 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 October 19, 2014. ||||||

## Schedule and results

Source:
| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| 11/09/2014* 7:00 pm | | Saginaw Valley State | W 68–61 | | McGuirk Arena (1,568) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Non-conference games ||||||
| 11/14/2014* 7:00 pm | | Alma | W 106–64 | 1–0 | McGuirk Arena (2,308) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 11/18/2014* 7:00 pm | | Youngstown State | W 75–63 | 2–0 | McGuirk Arena (2,165) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 11/21/2014* 7:00 pm | | Maine Central Michigan Tournament | W 76–48 | 3–0 | McGuirk Arena (2,115) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 11/23/2014* 12:30 pm | | Arkansas–Pine Bluff Central Michigan Tournament | W 75–43 | 4–0 | McGuirk Arena (1,556) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 11/29/2014* 7:00 pm | | Grand Canyon | W 79–77 | 5–0 | McGuirk Arena (1,465) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 12/02/2014* 8:00 pm | | at Bradley | L 73–84 | 5–1 | Carver Arena (4,204) Peoria, IL |
| 12/06/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | SIU Edwardsville | W 94–61 | 6–1 | McGuirk Arena (1,789) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 12/17/2014* 8:00 pm | | at Northwestern | W 80–67 | 7–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,820) Evansville, IL |
| 12/19/2014* 7:00 pm | | Concordia (Michigan) | W 97–60 | 8–1 | McGuirk Arena (1,519) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 12/22/2014* 8:00 pm | | at McNeese State | W 87–58 | 9–1 | Burton Coliseum (567) Lake Charles, LA |
| 01/02/2015* 7:00 pm | | Central Penn | W 125–80 | 10–1 | McGuirk Arena (1,607) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Conference games ||||||
| 01/06/2015 7:00 pm | | at Toledo | W 65–62 | 11–1 (1–0) | Savage Arena (4,584) Toledo, OH |
| 01/10/2015 4:30 pm | | at Ball State | L 65–83 | 11–2 (1–1) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,036) Muncie, IN |
| 01/14/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Miami (OH) | W 105–77 | 12–2 (2–1) | McGuirk Arena (2,724) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/17/2015 7:00 pm | | at Akron | L 76–82 | 12–3 (2–2) | James A. Rhodes Arena (3,513) Akron, OH |
| 01/21/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Buffalo | W 84–73 | 13–3 (3–2) | McGuirk Arena (2,210) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/24/2015 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 65–51 | 14–3 (4–2) | McGuirk Arena (4,041) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 01/27/2015 7:00 pm | | at Kent State | L 53–63 | 14–4 (4–3) | MAC Center (3,522) Kent, OH |
| 01/31/2015 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Ohio | W 74–69 | 15–4 (5–3) | McGuirk Arena (4,403) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/04/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Bowling Green | L 74–76 $^{OT}$ | 15–5 (5–4) | McGuirk Arena (2,474) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/07/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 70–65 | 16–5 (6–4) | McGuirk Arena (5,350) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/10/2015 7:00 pm | | at Ohio | W 68–57 | 17–5 (7–4) | Convocation Center (6,226) Athens, OH |
| 02/14/2015 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Buffalo | W 75–74 | 18–5 (8–4) | Alumni Arena (3,284) Amherst, NY |
| 02/18/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Northern Illinois | W 68–66 | 19–5 (9–4) | McGuirk Arena (2,524) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/21/2015 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Ball State | W 83–60 | 20–5 (10–4) | McGuirk Arena (4,008) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 02/24/2015 7:30 pm | | at Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 72–56 | 21–5 (11–4) | Convocation Center (731) Ypsilanti, MI |
| 02/28/2015 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois | L 55–72 | 21–6 (11–5) | Convocation Center (1,548) DeKalb, IL |
| 03/03/2015 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Toledo | W 83–75 | 22–6 (12–5) | McGuirk Arena (3,793) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| 03/06/2015 7:00 pm | | at Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | L 62–74 | 22–7 (12–6) | University Arena (4,239) Kalamazoo, MI |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| 03/13/2015 6:30 pm, ESPN3 | | vs. Toledo Semifinals | W 75–66 | 23–7 | Quicken Loans Arena (6,027) Cleveland, OH |
| 03/14/2015 7:30 pm, ESPN2 | | vs. Buffalo Championship game | L 84–89 | 23–8 | Quicken Loans Arena (5,266) Cleveland, OH |
| NIT ||||||
| 03/17/2015* 7:30 pm, ESPN3 | No. (6) | at (3) Louisiana Tech First round | L 79–89 | 23–9 | Thomas Assembly Center (6,904) Ruston, LA |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. (#) during NIT is seed within region. ||||||