The Central Michigan Chippewas team is the basketball team that represent
Central Michigan University in
Mount Pleasant,
Michigan
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. The school's team currently competes in the
Mid-American Conference
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. The team last played in the
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in
2003. The Chippewas are currently coached by
Tony Barbee.
Postseason
NCAA tournament
The Chippewas have appeared in four
NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 3–4.
NIT
The Chippewas have appeared in the
National Invitation Tournament (NIT) twice. Their combined record is 0–2.
College Basketball Invitational (CBI) results
The Chippewas have appeared in the Division I
College Basketball Invitational
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(CBI) once. Their record is 0–1.
CIT
The Chippewas have appeared in the
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
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(CIT) two times. Their combined record is 2–2.
NAIA Tournament results
Central Michigan went to the NAIA Tournament twice, garnering a record of 2–2. Former coach Ted Kjolhede was named NAIA Coach of the Year for 1966.
Player achievements and accolades
Retired numbers
The Chippewas have retired six numbers, in honor of seven different players.
Chippewas in the ABA/NBA
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Nate Huffman
Nate or NATE may refer to:
People and fictional characters
*Nate (given name)
*A nickname for Nathanael
*A nickname for Nathaniel
Organizations
*National Association for the Teaching of English, the UK subject teacher association for all aspects ...
(NBA 2002–2003)
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Willie Iverson
Willie Iverson (born October 8, 1945) is a retired professional basketball point guard who played one season in the American Basketball Association (ABA) as a member of the Miami Floridians during the 1968–69 season.
Born in Detroit, Michigan ...
(ABA 1968–1969)
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Chris Kaman
Christopher Zane Kaman (born April 28, 1982) is a German-American former professional basketball player. Kaman stands 7'0" (2.13 m) and played the center position. He was selected sixth overall in the first round of the 2003 NBA draft by the Los ...
(NBA 2003–2016)
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Ben Kelso
Ben Kelso (born April 11, 1949) is an American former National Basketball Association (NBA) player for the Detroit Pistons. He has coached basketball for schools in the Detroit area and was accused and acquitted of an alleged scandal in this capac ...
(NBA 1973–1974)
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Dan Majerle
Daniel Lewis Majerle (; born September 9, 1965), also known by the nickname "Thunder Dan", is an American former professional basketball player and former coach of the Grand Canyon Antelopes. He played 14 years in the National Basketball Associat ...
(NBA 1988–2002)
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Dan Roundfield (NBA 1975–1987)
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Jim McElroy (NBA 1975–1982)
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Ben Poquette (NBA 1977–1987)
References
External links
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Basketball Reference
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