Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball

Central Michigan Chippewas
men's basketball
Central Michigan Chippewas; men's basketball
	2025–26 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
University	Central Michigan University
Head coach	Andy Bronkema (1st season)
Location	Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Arena	McGuirk Arena ; (capacity: 5,300)
Conference	Mid-American
Nickname	Chippewas
Colors	Maroon and gold;
NCAA Division I tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1965, 1970, 1971*, 1975
NCAA Division I tournament appearances
	1965, 1970, 1971*, 1975, 1977, 1987, 2003
Conference tournament champions
	1987, 2003
Conference regular-season champions
	1975, 1977, 1979, 1987, 2001, 2003, 2015
Conference division champions
	2001, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016
Uniforms
Home	Away
	* at Division II level

UniversityCentral Michigan University

Head coachAndy Bronkema (1st season)

LocationMount Pleasant, Michigan

ArenaMcGuirk Arena
(capacity: 5,300)

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 men's basketball tournament in 2003. The Chippewas are currently coached by Andy Bronkema.

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Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1975		First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional Third Place	Georgetown Kentucky Oregon State	W 77–75 L 73–90 W 88–87
1977		First Round	Charlotte	L 86–91
1987	#13	First Round	UCLA	L 73–92
2003	#11	First Round Second Round	Creighton Duke	W 79–73 L 60–86

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1965	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Jackson State Southern Illinois	W 83–79 L 62–90
1970	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Wayne State (MI) St. Joseph's (IN)	W 73–61 L 68–87
1971	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Augustana (IL) Evansville	W 63–59 L 60–78

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1979		First Round	Purdue	L 80–97
2015	#6	First Round	Louisiana Tech	L 79–89

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2016	First Round	UT Martin	L 73–76
2018	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Fort Wayne Wofford Liberty	W 94–89 W 98–94 L 71–84

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1966	First Round Second Round	Edinboro Oklahoma Baptist	W 67–53 L 70–90
1967	First Round Second Round	Albany State Southwestern Louisiana	W 71–70 L 62–70

Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball

NCAA Division I

NCAA Division II

NIT

College Basketball Invitational (CBI) results

CIT

NAIA Tournament results

Player achievements and accolades

Retired numbers

Chippewas in the ABA/NBA

References

External links

Related Articles

No.	Player	Years played	Ref.
Central Michigan Chippewas retired numbers
14	Jim McElroy	1973–1975	^[3]
14	Mel McLaughlin	1980–1983	^[3]
30	Ben Kelso	1970–1973	^[3]
32	Dan Roundfield	1972–1975	^[3]
44	Dan Majerle	1984–1988	^[3]
50	Ben Poquette	1973–1977	^[3]
54	Don Edwards	1963–1966	^[3]

v t e Central Michigan University
Located in: Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Academics	Colleges Business Administration Communication and Fine Arts Education and Human Services Science and Engineering Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow College of Health Professions Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences Graduate Studies Medicine
Athletics	Baseball Football Men's basketball Women's basketball Track and field Chippewas Kelly/Shorts Stadium McGuirk Arena Theunissen Stadium Michigan MAC Trophy Mid-American Conference CMU–WMU Rivalry Trophy
Campus	Brooks Astronomical Observatory Clarke Historical Library Charles V. Park Library
People	People Charles McKenny Charles V. Park William Beaty Boyd Michael Rao
Student life	Central Michigan Life WCMU-FM WCMU-TV WMHW-FM WUCX-FM White Pine Music Michigan Historical Review
Founded: 1892

v t e Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
Venues	Central Hall (1909–1951) Finch Fieldhouse (1951–1973) McGuirk Arena (1973–present)
Rivalries	In-state MAC schools
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1904–05 1905–06 1906–07 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26

v t e Mid-American Conference men's basketball
Teams	Akron Zips Ball State Cardinals Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Northern Illinois Huskies (leaving in 2026) Ohio Bobcats Toledo Rockets UMass Minutemen Western Michigan Broncos
Championships & awards	MAC tournament Regular season champions Player of the Year
Seasons	1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25 2025–26