The 2015–16 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented

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during the

2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 13. The first early-season tournaments to begin were the Puerto Rico Tip-Off and the Charleston Classic. The season ended with the 2016 NCAA Division I men's basketball tour ...

. The Chippewas, led by fourth year head coach

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, played their home games at

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as members of the West Division of the

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. They finished the season 17–16, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in a tie for the West Division championship. They lost in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to

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. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Tennessee–Martin.

Previous season

The

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finished the season 23–9, 12–6 in MAC play to be champions of the West Division and share the overall MAC regular season championship with Buffalo. They advanced to the championship game of the MAC tournament where they lost to Buffalo. As a conference champion, and #1 seed in their conference tournament, who failed to win their conference tournament they received an automatic bid to the

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where they lost in the first round to Louisiana Tech.

Departures

Recruiting class of 2015

Recruiting class of 2016

Roster

Schedule and results

Source

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References

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Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball seasons