2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	8–8 (3–1 MAC)
Head coach	Tony Barbee (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Chris McMillian (3rd season); Scott Cherry (1st season); Hassan Nizam (1st season);
Home arena	McGuirk Arena

2023–24 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Akron	5	–	0	1.000	13	–	4	.765
Toledo	5	–	0	1.000	11	–	6	.647
Bowling Green	4	–	1	.800	13	–	4	.765
Western Michigan	4	–	1	.800	7	–	10	.412
Central Michigan	3	–	2	.600	8	–	9	.471
Kent State	2	–	3	.400	9	–	8	.529
Miami (OH)	2	–	3	.400	8	–	9	.471
Ohio	2	–	3	.400	8	–	9	.471
Ball State	1	–	4	.200	9	–	8	.529
Eastern Michigan	1	–	4	.200	8	–	9	.471
Buffalo	1	–	4	.200	2	–	15	.118
Northern Illinois	0	–	5	.000	6	–	11	.353

† 2024 MAC tournament winner As of January 16, 2024

The 2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represents Central Michigan University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by third year head coach Tony Barbee, play their home games at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Previous season

The Chippewas finished 10–21 with a 5–13 MAC record.^[4] They finished tied for ninth in the MAC and failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Kevin Miller	G	6'0"	165	Sophomore	Chicago, Illinois	Transferred to Wake Forest
Amani Drummond	G	6'0"	170	Freshman	Houston, Texas	Transferred to Incarnate Word
Jesse Zarzuela	G	6'3"	180	Junior	Houston, Texas	Transferred to Oregon
Reggie Bass	G	6'4"	185	Freshman	Muncie, Indiana	Transferred to Kent State
Emil Skyttä	G	6'4"	190	Freshman	Helsinki, Finland	Transferred to Sacramento State
Nicolas Pavrette	C	6'11"	210	Freshman	Lyon, France	Transferred to George Mason
Caleb Hodgson	F	6'10"	235	Junior	Dansville, Michigan	Transferred to Taylor University
Miroslav Stafl	C	6'11"	235	Senior	Liberec, Czech Republic	Transferred to Coastal Carolina
Ola Ajiboye	F	6'8"	220	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois	Transferred to Valparaiso
Carrington McCaskill	F	6'8"	210	Junior	Detroit, Michigan
Caleb Atewe	F	6'9"	233	Freshman	Brampton, Ontario

^[5]^[6]^[7]

Incoming transfers

Transfers
Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Paul McMillan IV	G	6'2"	170	Sophomore	Cincinnati, Ohio	NJIT
Anthony Pritchard	G	6'3"	170	Junior	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Tulsa
Aidan Rubio	G/F	6'6"	190	Sophomore	Flint, Michigan	Macomb Community College
Derrick Butler	G	6'2"	185	Junior	Charlotte, North Carolina	Chipola College
Jemal Davis	F	6'8"	190	Junior	Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands	Florida SouthWestern State College
KJ Oduor	C	6'9"	215	Sophomore	Kisumu, Kenya	College of Southern Idaho

^[5]^[6]

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Bryce Eaton G	Detroit, Michigan	Edison Public School Academy	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)
Bryce Eaton G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Cayden Vasko G	Lowell, Indiana	Don Bosco Institute	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
Cayden Vasko G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Shaedon Simpson G	Toronto, Ontario	Combine Academy (N.C.)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Shaedon Simpson G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Hunter Harding C	Toronto, Ontario	Royal Crown Academy	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (100 kg)
Hunter Harding C	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Drew Barbee G	Mount Pleasant, Michigan	Mount Pleasant H.S.	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)
Drew Barbee G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Noah Adamczyk G	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan	Bloomfield Hills H.S.	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)
Noah Adamczyk G	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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	0	Brian Taylor	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	GS	Detroit, Michigan
G	1	Bryce Eaton	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Fr	Detroit, Michigan
G	2	Cayden Vasko	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Lowell, Indiana
G	3	Derrick Butler	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Charlotte, North Carolina
F	4	Jemal Davis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Saint Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands
F	5	Josiah Sanders	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS So	Phoenix, Arizona
G	10	Shaedon Simpson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Toronto, Ontario
C	11	KJ Oduor	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Kisumu, Kenya
C	12	Hunter Harding	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Fr	Toronto, Ontario
G/F	13	Aidan Rubio	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Flint, Michigan
C	15	Marcus Harding	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	260 lb (118 kg)	Jr	Toronto, Ontario
G	22	Drew Barbee	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Mount Pleasant, Michigan
G	24	Noah Adamczyk	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
G	30	Anthony Pritchard	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Tulsa, Oklahoma
F	34	Paul McMillan IV	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	So	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	44	Max Majerle	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Scottsdale, Arizona

Head coach

Tony Barbee (UMass)

Assistant coach(es)

Chris McMillian (Wyoming)
Scott Cherry (North Carolina)
Hassan Nizam (Capella)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 26, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 22, 2023* 5:00 p.m.	Northwood	W 81–55	–	16 – Taylor	8 – Taylor	3 – Tied	McGuirk Arena (327) Mount Pleasant, MI
October 29, 2023* 4:00 p.m.	Alma	W 92–37	–	18 – Butler	12 – Oduor	2 – Tied	McGuirk Arena (411) Mount Pleasant, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Oklahoma	L 59–89	0–1	11 – Pritchard	9 – Taylor	2 – Butler	Lloyd Noble Center (6,025) Norman, OK
November 11, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Louisiana–Monroe MAC-SBC Challenge	L 64–74	0–2	15 – Pritchard	9 – Taylor	5 – Pritchard	McGuirk Arena (1,160) Mount Pleasant, MI
November 13, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Florida State Sunshine Slam campus game	L 67–94	0–3	16 – Pritchard	9 – Pritchard	5 – Pritchard	Donald L. Tucker Civic Center (4,953) Tallahassee, FL
November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at South Florida	W 68–63	1–3	22 – Pritchard	6 – Tied	5 – Pritchard	Yuengling Center (2,965) Tampa, FL
November 20, 2023* 11:30 a.m., FloSports	vs. Siena Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket semifinals	W 70–56	2–3	21 – Taylor	7 – Pritchard	9 – Pritchard	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 21, 2023* 12:00 p.m., FloSports	vs. Stetson Sunshine Slam Ocean Bracket championship	L 61–71	2–4	21 – Taylor	10 – Taylor	7 – Pritchard	Ocean Center Daytona Beach, FL
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., BTN	at Ohio State	L 61–88	2–5	15 – Davis	5 – Taylor	4 – Pritchard	Value City Arena (8,223) Columbus, OH
December 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Valparaiso	W 71–67	3–5	24 – Butler	7 – Tied	4 – Pritchard	McGuirk Arena (1,193) Mount Pleasant, MI
December 9, 2023* 2:00 p.m., FS2	at No. 10 Creighton	L 64–109	3–6	28 – Butler	7 – Butler	4 – Pritchard	CHI Health Center Omaha (16,412) Omaha, NE
December 19, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Davenport	W 90–66	4–6	21 – Taylor	10 – Taylor	7 – Taylor	McGuirk Arena (1,011) Mount Pleasant, MI
December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Detroit Mercy	W 75–63	5–6	19 – Taylor	11 – Taylor	7 – Pritchard	McGuirk Arena (1,178) Mount Pleasant, MI
December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., NBC Sports Chicago	at Loyola-Chicago	L 35–73	5–7	8 – Pritchard	9 – Taylor	4 – Pritchard	Gentile Arena (2,377) Chicago, IL
MAC regular season
January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Buffalo	L 64–76	5–8 (0–1)	19 – Pritchard	8 – Tied	3 – Vasko	McGuirk Arena (1,088) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Ball State	W 71–65	6–8 (1–1)	18 – Rubio	6 – Tied	6 – Pritchard	Worthen Arena (3,612) Muncie, IN
January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Eastern Michigan	W 80–64	7–8 (2–1)	17 – Tied	8 – Taylor	3 – Tied	George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,639) Ypsilanti, MI
January 13, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kent State	W 77–62	8–8 (3–1)	19 – Butler	9 – Harding	6 – Tied	McGuirk Arena (1,667) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Ohio						Convocation Center Athens, OH
January 19, 2024 7:00 p.m., CBSSN	Toledo						McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Miami (OH)						McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., TBA	at Western Michigan						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Northern Illinois						McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 3, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bowling Green						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Akron						James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
MAC-SBC Challenge
February 10, 2024* TBA, TBA	at TBA MAC-SBC Challenge						TBA TBA
MAC regular season
February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Western Michigan						McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bowling Green						McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 24, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Miami (OH)						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Ball State						McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
March 2, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Kent State						MAC Center Kent, OH
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Illinois						Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
March 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Eastern Michigan						McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC Tournament
March 14, 2024† TBA, ESPN+	vs. TBA Quarterfinals						Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

† If a top eight finisher in MAC Source^[8]^[9]

References

↑ "Tony Barbee". Central Michigan Athletics.
↑ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
↑ "McGuirk Arena". Central Michigan Athletics. Retrieved September 8, 2023.
↑ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2023.
1 2 "2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster". Central Michigan Athletics.
1 2 "2023 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster". Central Michigan Athletics.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Central Michigan Athletics.
↑ "Central Michigan Chippewas Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.

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[2] "MAC Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

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[4] "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved March 5, 2023.

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