Central Michigan University
Location: Mount Pleasant, Mich.
Enrollment: 27,693
Founded: 1892
Nickname: Chippewas
Colors: Maroon and Gold
Conference: Mid-American
President: Dr. George E. Ross
Athletic Director: Dave Heeke
Team Information
2011-12 Record: 11-21
MAC Record / Place: 5-11 / 5th West
Lettermen Returning / Lost: 4 / 7
Starters Returning / Lost: 1 / 4
Arena: McGuirk Arena (5,300)
Coaching Staff
Head Coach: Keno Davis (Iowa, 1995)
Record at CMU: First year
Career Record: 74-55 (.574)
Assistant Coach: Kyle Gerdeman (Southeast Missouri State, 1998)
Assistant Coach: Kevin Gamble (Iowa, 1987)
Assistant Coach: Jeff Smith (Alma College, 1995)
Video Coordinator: Jason Owens (Siena Heights, 2006)
Director of Basketball Operations: Marcelo Olivarez (CMU, 2009)
Program History
First Season: 1904 (108 seasons)
All-Time Record: 1188-1147 (.509)
All-Time MAC Record / Yrs: 224-294 (.432) / 31 seasons
MAC Regular-Season Titles: 8 (1975, 1977, 1979, 1987, 2001 West, 2003 West, 2009 West, 2010 West)
MAC Tournament Titles: 2 (1987, 2003)
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4 (1975, 1977, 1987, 2003)
Starters Returning (2011-12 stats)
| Player | GP-GS | Min--Avg | FG-FGA | Pct | 3FG-FGA | Pct | FT-FTA | Pct | OReb | DReb | Tot | Avg | A | Blk | Stl | Pts | Avg |
| Olivier Mbaigoto |
31-24 |
692-22.3 |
76-218 |
.349 |
26-92 |
.283 |
41-56 |
.732 |
61 |
89 |
150 |
4.8 |
12 |
19 |
18 |
219 |
7.1 |
Other Letterwinners Returning (2011-12 stats)
| Player | GP-GS | Min--Avg | FG-FGA | Pct | 3FG-FGA | Pct | FT-FTA | Pct | OReb | DReb | Tot | Avg | A | Blk | Stl | Pts | Avg |
| Finis Craddock |
31-4 |
429-13.8 |
26-84 |
.310 |
4-31 |
.129 |
31-50 |
.620 |
20 |
56 |
76 |
2.5 |
24 |
3 |
9 |
87 |
2.8 |
| Austin Keel |
32-0 |
368-11.5 |
34-103 |
.330 |
24-78 |
.308 |
8-14 |
.571 |
18 |
29 |
47 |
1.5 |
14 |
0 |
6 |
100 |
3.1 |
| Zach Saylor | 31-0 | 263-8.5 | 16-41 | .390 | 0-1 | .000 | 1-7 | .143 | 22 | 19 | 41 | 1.3 | 4 | 10 | 6 | 33 | 1.1 |
Newcomers
| Name | HT | WT | Pos. | Yr. | Hometown (Last school/high school) |
| DeAndray Buckley |
6-4 | 220 | G/F | Jr. |
Romulus, Mich. (Indian Hills CC/Romulus) |
| Chris Fowler |
6-1 | 181 | G | Sr. | Detroit, Mich. (Country Day) |
| Blake Hibbits | 6-7 | 203 | F | Fr. | Hudsonville, Mich. (Hudsonville) |
| Spencer Krannitz | 6-3 | 181 | G/F | Fr. | North Muskegon, Mich. (North Muskegon) |
| Kyle Randall | 5-10 | 169 | G | Sr. | Youngstown, Ohio (UNC Greensboro/Kennedy Catholic (Pa.)) |
| Derrick Richardson Jr. | 6-2 | 187 | G | Fr. | Ypsilanti, Mich. (Ypsilanti) |
| Rick Rowse | 6-2 | 204 | G | Jr. | Flushing, Mich. (Mott CC/Flushing) |
| John Simons | 6-8 | 209 | F | Fr. | Cadillac, Mich. (Cadillac) |
| Austin Stewart | 6-6 | 193 | G | Fr. | Normal, Ill. (West) |
