The 2024–25 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented

Central Michigan University Central Michigan University (CMU) is a Public university, public research university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States. It was established in 1892 as a private normal school and became a state institution in 1895. CMU is one of the eigh ...

during the

2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 4, 2024. The regular season ended on March 16, 2025, with the 2025 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament that began with the First Four on March 18 and ended with t ...

. The Chippewas, led by fourth-year head coach

Tony Barbee Anthony Michael Barbee (born August 10, 1971) is an American college basketball coach, who was most recently the head coach at the Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball, Central Michigan. He was previously head coach at Auburn Tigers men's ...

, played their home games at

McGuirk Arena McGuirk Arena, previously known as the Daniel P. Rose Center and Rose Arena, is a multi-purpose arena, in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States. The arena opened in 1973 and is part of a larger facility known as the CMU Events Center. The aren ...

Mount Pleasant, Michigan Mount Pleasant is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. The city is the county seat of Isabella County, which is part of Central Michigan. The population of Mount Pleasant was 21,688 as of the 2020 census. The city is surrounded by Union Char ...

as members of the

Mid-American Conference The Mid-American Conference (MAC) is a collegiate List of NCAA conferences, athletic conference with a membership base in the Great Lakes region (North America), Great Lakes region that stretches from Western New York to Illinois. Its members co ...

. They finished the season 14–17, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for 10th place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament. On April 3, 2025, the school fired head Tony Barbee. On April 14, the school named Ferris State head coach Andy Bronkema the team's new head coach.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2023–24 season 18–13, 12–6 in MAC play, to finish in fourth place. They were defeated by

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in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

Recruiting class

Preseason

On October 22, 2024 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Central Michigan was picked to finish eighth in the MAC regular season.

Preseason rankings

MAC Tournament Champions: Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1) Source

Preseason All-MAC

Source

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Central Michigan Chippewas The Central Michigan Chippewas are the intercollegiate athletic teams that represent Central Michigan University (CMU), located in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school fields sixteen men's and women's intercollegiate teams that compete at the ...

Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball The Central Michigan Chippewas team is the basketball team that represent Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I me ...