2009–10 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Central Michigan Chippewas basketball team will represent Central Michigan University in the college basketball season of 2009–10. The team is coached by Ernie Zeigler and will play their homes game in Rose Arena.

2009–10 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record15–15 (9–7 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Keith Noftz
  • Darren Kohne
  • Terrance Chatman
Home arenaRose Arena
2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Kent State133 .8132410  .706
Akron124 .7502411  .686
Miami97 .5631418  .438
Buffalo97 .5631812  .600
Ohio79 .4382215  .595
Bowling Green610 .3751416  .467
West
Central Michigan97 .5631515  .500
Eastern Michigan88 .5001715  .531
Western Michigan88 .5001815  .545
Ball State88 .5001515  .500
Northern Illinois610 .3751020  .333
Toledo115 .063428  .125
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Before the season

Roster Changes

The Chippewas lost two starters from their 2008–09 season. Marcus Van, who last year led the team with 13.0 points per game and 8.3 rebounds per game, graduated.[1] The other starter, Jacolby Hardiman was convicted of a high-court misdemeanor and later transferred to Robert Morris University.[2] Hardiman was responsible for 9.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. The Chippewas also lost six other starters, which included one senior, two sophomores, and three freshmen. To replace them, the Chippewas are adding five players to their roster. Two of those are true freshman while the other three are transfers from junior colleges.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Tyler Brown
SF
Eau Claire, WI Eau Claire North HS 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sep 16, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:2/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Finis Craddock
PG
Garland, TX Garland HS 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 21, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:1/5 stars   Rivals:2/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 80
William McClure
PF
Mattoon, IL Lake Land College 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Apr 19, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:1/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Amir Rashid
PG
Athens, TX Trinity Valley CC 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Apr 21, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:1/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Jalin Thomas
SF
Lithopolis, OH Pensacola JC 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
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:

  • "Central Michigan Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  • "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  • "Central Michigan Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 15, 2009.

Roster

Roster current as of September 15, when their summer prospectus was published.[1]

Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown
Jordan Bitzer 15 G 6-3 195 Senior Unionville, Michigan
Tyler Brown 33 F 6-7 220 Freshman Eau Claire, Wisconsin
Finis Craddock 5 G 6-1 180 Freshman Garland, Texas
Brandon Ford 13 F/C 6-11 255 Senior Petrolia, Ontario
Robbie Harman 20 G 6-1 180 Senior Traverse City, Michigan
Chris Kellermann 21 F 6-8 245 Senior O'Fallon, Illinois
William McClure 41 F/C 6-7 240 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana
Amir Rashid 2 G 5-9 165 Junior Houston, Texas
Zach Saylor 00 F 6-8 235 Freshman Lansing, Michigan
Marko Špica 10 F/C 6-9 250 Junior Belgrade, Serbia
Jalin Thomas 31 G/F 6-4 200 Junior Columbus, Ohio
Antonio Weary 24 G 6-3 215 Junior Los Angeles, California

Coaching staff

Name Position College Graduating year
Ernie Zeigler Head coach Cleary College 1994
Keith Noftz Assistant coach Heidelberg University 1978
Darren Kohne Assistant coach University of Toledo 2000
Terrance Chatman Assistant coach University of Missouri – Kansas City 2001
Marcelo Olivarez Director of Basketball Operations Central Michigan University 2009

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
November 1*
4:30 p.m.
Marygrove
Exhibition
W 85–38
Stats
 

Daniel P. Rose Center (1,065)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
November 7*
12:00 p.m.
Indiana-South Bend
Exhibition
W 70–42
Stats
 

Daniel P. Rose Center (291)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
November 14*
12:00 p.m.
Princeton L 68–71
Stats
 
0–1
Daniel P. Rose Center (707)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
November 16*
7:00 p.m.
Ferris State W 82–69
Stats
 
1–1
Daniel P. Rose Center (1,705)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
November 18*
7:00 p.m.
UIC W 67-48
Stats
 
2-1
Daniel P. Rose Center ( 1,170)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
November 21*
7:00 p.m.
at Fairleigh Dickinson W 62–53
Stats
 
2–2
Rothman Center 
Teaneck, New Jersey
November 24*
7:00 p.m.
at Wright State W 69–53
Stats
 
2–3
Nutter Center (5,588)
Dayton, Ohio
November 28*
11:30 a.m., Big Ten Network
No. 6 at Purdue L 38–64
Stats
 
2–4
Mackey Arena (12,002)
West Lafayette, Indiana
December 1*
7:00 p.m.
Chicago State W 78–40
Stats
 
3–4
Daniel P. Rose Center (1,059)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
December 5*
7:00 p.m.
at Illinois State L 62–75
Stats
 
3–5
Redbird Arena (7,060)
Normal, Illinois
December 13*
2:00 p.m.
at South Florida W 59–56
Stats
 
4–5
USF Sun Dome (3,364)
Tampa, Florida
December 19*
8:00 p.m.
at South Dakota State L 72–80
Stats
 
4–6
Frost Arena (1,302)
Brookings, South Dakota
December 22*
7:00 p.m.
at Detroit L 58–76
Stats
 
4–7
Calihan Hall (2,388)
Detroit, Michigan
December 30*
8:00 p.m.
at Alcorn State W 6864  57
Davey Whitney Complex (500)
Lorman, Mississippi
January 9
2:30 p.m.
at Toledo W 5948  67
(10)
Savage Arena (5,199)
Toledo, Ohio
January 13
7:00 p.m.
Ball State W 5338  77
(20)
Daniel P. Rose Center (2,112)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
January 16
2:00 p.m.
at Western Michigan L 6170  78
(21)
University Arena (4,656)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
January 20
7:00 p.m.
Eastern Michigan W 7163  88
(31)
Daniel P. Rose Center (1,207)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
January 23
6:30 p.m.
Northern Illinois W 8175  98
(41)
Daniel P. Rose Center (2,317)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
January 28
7:00 p.m.
at Miami (OH) L 5164  99
(42)
Millett Hall (1,407)
Oxford, Ohio
January 30
7:00 p.m.
at Bowling Green W 6452  109
(52)
Anderson Arena (2,222)
Bowling Green, Ohio
February 4
7:00 p.m.
Buffalo W 8882  119
(62)
Daniel P. Rose Center (1,029)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
February 6
7:00 p.m.
Kent State L 6368  1110
(63)
Daniel P. Rose Center (3,142)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
February 9
7:00 p.m.
Akron L 5256  1111
(64)
Daniel P. Rose Center (760)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
February 11
7:00 p.m.
at Ohio L 7689  1112
(65)
Convocation Center (4,051)
Athens, Ohio
February 14
4:30 p.m.
Toledo W 6346  1212
(75)
Daniel P. Rose Center (2,074)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
February 17
7:00 p.m.
at Ball State L 6369  1213
(76)
John E. Worthen Arena (3,505)
Muncie, Indiana
February 20*
6:30 p.m.
Tennessee State W 7973  1313
(76)
Daniel P. Rose Center (2,556)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
February 24
8:00 p.m.
at Northern Illinois L 6567  1314
(77)
Convocation Center (925)
DeKalb, Illinois
February 27
7:00 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit
Western Michigan W 7466  1414
(87)
Daniel P. Rose Center (3,504)
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
March 4
6:30 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit
at Eastern Michigan W 5655  1514
(97)
Convocation Center (2,148)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
March 11
12 p.m., Fox Sports Detroit
vs. Western Michigan
MAC Tournament quarterfinals
L 6069  1515
(97)
Quicken Loans Arena (N/A)
Cleveland, Ohio
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

References

  1. "prospectus" (pdf) (Press release). CMU Sports Information. September 15, 2009. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
  2. Bolitho, Jake (September 28, 2009). "Ex-basketball player sentenced to jail, transfers to Robert Morris". Central Michigan Life. Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved October 15, 2009.
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