# 2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by seventh-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 23–12, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division. They defeated Western Michigan and Kent State to advance to the semifinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Buffalo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to DePaul.

## Previous season

The Chippewas finished the 2017–18 season 21–14, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They defeated Bowling Green in the first round of the MAC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Buffalo. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Fort Wayne and Wofford to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Liberty.

## Offseason
### Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
| Gavin Peppers | 0 | G | 6'2" | 194 | RS Junior | Brookeville, MD | Graduate transferred to Nicholls State |
| A. J. Bullard | 3 | G | 6'9" | 187 | Freshman | Houston, TX | Transferred to Kilgore College |
| Andrew Myers | 4 | G | 5'11" | 185 | RS Junior | Clarkston, MI | Walk-on; didn't return |
| JaMarrio Rule | 10 | F | 6'3" | 260 | Freshman | Chicago, IL | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Josh Kozinski | 12 | G | 6'4" | 188 | RS Senior | Edwardsburg, MI | Graduated |
| Adam Kozinski | 13 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Freshman | Edwardsburg, MI | Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons |
| Cecil Williams | 21 | F | 6'6" | 215 | Senior | Columbia, MO | Graduated |
| Luke Meyer | 24 | F | 6'10" | 224 | Senior | Addison, MI | Graduated |
| John McCarty | 35 | F | 6'5" | 205 | Senior | Lake Orion, MI | Walk-on; graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Larry Austin, Jr. | 0 | G | 6'2" | 182 | RS Senior | Springfield, IL | Transferred from Vanderbilt. Will be eligible to play immediately since Austin, Jr. graduated from Vanderbilt. |
| Mikhail Myles | 4 | G/F | 6'4" | 195 | RS Junior | Corunna, MI | Transferred from Davenport. Under NCAA transfer rules, Myles will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. Will join the team as a walk-on. |
| Rob Montgomery | 5 | F | 6'6" | 210 | Sophomore | Montgomery Village, MD | Junior college transferred from Indian Hills Community College |
| Kevin Hamlet | 12 | F | 6'7" | 209 | Junior | Scarborough, ON | Junior college transferred from Mineral Area College |
| Dallas Morgan | 23 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Junior | Chicago, IL | Junior college transferred from Moberly Area Community College |
| Melo Burrell | 24 | F | 6'7" | | Sophomore | Chicago, IL | Junior college transferred from John A. Logan College |

### Recruiting class of 2018

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| 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 26, 2018. ||||||

### Recruiting class of 2019

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Caleb Hodgson #49 C | Dansville, MI | Dansville High School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Oct 10, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 75 |||||||
| Devontae Lane PG | Iowa City, IA | Indian Hills Community College | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Sep 26, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JR |||||||
| Travon Broadway SF | Hollywood, FL | Iowa Western Community College | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 200 lb (91 kg) | Oct 16, 2018 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: JR |||||||
| 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 | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Oct 30, 2018* 7:00 pm | | Davenport | W 89–84 | | McGuirk Arena (1,831) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 6, 2018* 7:00 pm, CSN Digital | | Concordia (MI) Junkaoo Jam campus site game | W 98–67 | 1–0 | McGuirk Arena (2,137) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Nov 9, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Chicago State | W 101–60 | 2–0 | McGuirk Arena (2,110) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Nov 15, 2018* 6:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Cal State Bakersfield Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division quarterfinals | W 67–55 | 3–0 | Gateway Christian Academy (325) Bimini, Bahamas |
| Nov 16, 2018* 8:30 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Weber State Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division | L 76–78 | 3–1 | Gateway Christian Academy Bimini, Bahamas |
| Nov 18, 2018* 6:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. San Jose State Junkanoo Jam Junkanoo Division | W 76–74 | 4–1 | Gateway Christian Academy (521) Bimini, Bahamas |
| Nov 25, 2018* 1:00 pm, CSN Digital | | Siena Heights | W 103–75 | 5–1 | McGuirk Arena (1,522) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Nov 28, 2018* 7:30 pm | | at Sam Houston State | W 81–65 | 6–1 | Bernard Johnson Coliseum (754) Huntsville, TX |
| Nov 30, 2018* 7:30 pm, FSSW | | at TCU | L 62–89 | 6–2 | Schollmaier Arena (6,802) Fort Worth, TX |
| Dec 4, 2018* 7:00 pm | | at Youngstown State | W 100–94 $^{3OT}$ | 7–2 | Beeghly Center (1,370) Youngstown, OH |
| Dec 8, 2018* 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Southern Utah | W 95–86 | 8–2 | McGuirk Arena (1,832) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Dec 19, 2018* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UMKC | W 81–72 | 9–2 | McGuirk Arena (1,569) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Dec 22, 2018* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Jackson State | W 81–72 | 10–2 | McGuirk Arena (1,689) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Dec 30, 2018* 1:00 pm, CSN Digital | | IU South Bend | W 123–76 | 11–2 | McGuirk Arena (1,673) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| Jan 5, 2019 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Miami (OH) | W 84–77 | 12–2 (1–0) | Millett Hall (1,578) Oxford, OH |
| Jan 8, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Akron | W 88–86 | 13–2 (2–0) | McGuirk Arena (2,126) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Jan 12, 2019 4:30 pm | | Bowling Green | W 97–87 $^{OT}$ | 13–3 (2–1) | McGuirk Arena (3,315) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Jan 15, 2019 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Illinois | W 78–69 | 14–3 (3–1) | Convocation Center (1,001) DeKalb, IL |
| Jan 19, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Ball State | L 72–83 | 14–4 (3–2) | McGuirk Arena (2,204) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Jan 22, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Akron | L 67–70 | 14–5 (3–3) | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,254) Akron, OH |
| Jan 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Toledo | L 72–76 | 14–6 (3–4) | Savage Arena (5,211) Toledo, OH |
| Jan 29, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 86–82 | 15–6 (4–4) | McGuirk Arena (1,719) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Feb 2, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 85–64 | 16–6 (5–4) | McGuirk Arena (3,325) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Feb 9, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at No. 23 Buffalo | L 76–90 | 16–7 (5–5) | Alumni Arena (6,437) Amherst, NY |
| Feb 12, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bowling Green | L 72–79 | 16–8 (5–6) | Stroh Center (1,445) Bowling Green, OH |
| Feb 16, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Ohio | W 87–80 | 17–8 (6–6) | McGuirk Arena (2,466) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Feb 19, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Kent State | W 84–74 | 18–8 (7–6) | McGuirk Arena (1,875) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Feb 23, 2019 TBA | | at Ball State | W 64–57 | 19–8 (8–6) | Worthen Arena (4,834) Muncie, IN |
| Feb 26, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 77–66 | 20–8 (9–6) | Convocation Center (1,455) Ypsilanti, MI |
| Mar 2, 2019 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Toledo | L 68–80 | 20–9 (9–7) | McGuirk Arena (2,216) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Mar 5, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Illinois | L 86–89 | 20–10 (9–8) | McGuirk Arena (1,709) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Mar 8, 2019 7:00 pm | | at Western Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 82–75 | 21–10 (10–8) | University Arena (2,686) Kalamazoo, MI |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| Mar 11, 2019 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | (12) Western Michigan First round | W 81–67 | 22–10 | McGuirk Arena (2,211) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| Mar 14, 2019 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | (5) | vs. (4) Kent State Quarterfinals | W 89–81 | 23–10 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| Mar 15, 2019 6:30 pm, CBSSN | (5) | vs. (1) No. 18 Buffalo Semifinals | L 81-85 | 23–11 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| College Basketball Invitational ||||||
| Mar 20, 2019* 8:00 pm | | at DePaul First round | L 86–100 | 23–12 | McGrath–Phillips Arena (1,173) Chicago, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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