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
Recruiting class of 2019
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=| Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| MAC regular season
!colspan=9 style=| MAC tournament
!colspan=9 style=| College Basketball Invitational
Source
See also 2018–19 Central Michigan Chippewas women's basketball team
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