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CENTRAL MICHIGAN 2020-21 CHIPPEWAS BASKETBALL GAME NOTES CENTRAL MICHIGAN vs. trine Game 1 | Wednesday, Nov. 25 | 5:30 p.m. | McGuirk Arena | Mount Pleasant, Mich. 2020-21 SCHEDULE GAME 1 Nov. 25 TRINE 5:30 p.m. Nov. 25 TRINE 1 p.m. CENTRAL MICHIGAN trine Nov. 28 at Illinois-Chicago TBA CHIPPEWAS thunder Dec. 1 at Florida International TBA Dec. 2 TBD (at FIU) TBA 2019-20 Record 14-18 (7-11 MAC) 2020-21 Record 2-0 (0-0 MIAA) H: 12-4/A: 2-14/N: 0-0 H: 1-0/A: 1-0/N: 0-0 Dec. 6 at Western Illinois TBA Head Coach Keno Davis Head Coach Brooks Miller Dec. 12 VALPARAISO TBA (Iowa, 1995) (Hillsdale, 1993) Career Record 209-182 (13th season) Career Record 142-98 (10th season) Dec. 22 at Western Michigan* TBA Record at CMU 135-127 (Ninth season) Record at Trine 142-98 (10th season) Jan. 2 MIAMI (OHIO)* TBA COVERAGE GAME PREVIEW Jan. 5 at Akron* TBA • The 2020-21 edition of the Central Michigan men’s Jan. 9 at Bowling Green* TBA basketball team will make its regular season debut on Jan. 12 KENT STATE* TBA Link at CMUChippewas.com Wednesday when the Chippewas host NCAA Division III STREAM PxP: Adam Jaksa | Analyst: Matt DeVries foe Trine in a 5:30 p.m. game in McGuirk Arena. Jan. 16 EASTERN MICHIGAN* TBA • Central Michigan is 7-1 in season openers under head Jan. 19 at Toledo* TBA CMU SPORTS PROPERTIES RADIO NETWORK coach Keno Davis: 98.5 WUPS-FM > 2012 at Iowa L, 73-61 Jan. 23 BOWLING GREEN* TBA CMU Athletics & TuneIn apps > 2013 vs. Manchester W, 101-49 PxP: Jesse Goldberg-Strassler | Analyst: Chris Jared Jan. 26 at Buffalo* TBA RADIO > 2014 vs. Alma W, 106-64 > 2015 vs. Jacksonville State W, 89-83 Jan. 30 at Kent State* TBA > 2016 vs. IU Kokomo W, 117-53 Feb. 2 OHIO* TBA Link at CMUChippewas.com > 2017 vs. Siena Heights W, 118-48 CMU Athletics app Feb. 6 at Northern Illinois* TBA STATS > 2018 vs. Concordia (Mich.) W, 98-67 > 2019 vs. Michigan-Dearborn W, 102-62 Feb. 9 BALL STATE* TBA FOLLOW AND STAY CONNECTED • Trine has already played two games, wins over Adrian Feb. 13 BUFFALO* TBA #FireUpChips (66-59) and Mt. St. Joseph (81-45), but had three Twitter: @CMUMensBball games leading up to Wednesday’s matchup with CMU Feb. 16 at Ohio* TBA SOCIAL Facebook: /CMUMensBBall cancelled. Feb. 20 WESTERN MICHIGAN* TBA Feb. 23 at Eastern Michigan* TBA RETURNING STARTERS No. Name Pos. GP-GS PPG RPG FG% Notes Feb. 27 at Ball State* TBA 0 Travon Broadway Jr. G 32-14 7.1 2.8 .388 March 2 TOLEDO* TBA 2 Devontae Lane G 29-27 9.1 3.0 .433 Led CMU with 98 assts & 54 steals March 5 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* TBA POTENTIAL STARTERS * Mid-American Conference games 3 PJ Mitchell G 15-0 1.7 0.3 .429 Avgd just under 5 mins/g in 19-20 Home games in CAPS 4 Caleb Huffman G -- -- -- -- Transfer from Iowa Western CC All times Eastern 5 Meikkel Murray G -- -- -- -- Transfer from Coffeyville CC 15 Aundre Polk F -- -- -- -- Part of 2020 freshmen class 21 Braden Burke C -- -- -- -- Grad transfer from Michigan State 22 Matt Beachler G -- -- -- -- Redshirted in 2019-20 25 Malik Muhammad F -- -- -- -- Transfer from East LA College 31 Preston Enloe G -- -- -- -- Redshirted in 2019-20 34 Caleb Hodgson F -- -- -- -- Redshirted in 2019-20 2020-21 CENTRAL MICHIGAN -1- CHIPPEWAS BASKETBALL GAME 1 • CENTRAL MICHIGAN vs. TRINE • NOVEMBER 25, 2020 • MCGUIRK ARENA • MOUNT PLEASANT, MICH. MEDIA INFORMATION • CMU has never played Trine, which is located in Angola, off three throws made up just over 20% of its total Please coordinate all coach and player interview Ind. and was formely known as Tri-State College, in offensive output. The Chippewas averaged 15.8 charity requests through Associate Director of Athletic program history. stripe makes per game. Communications John Regenfuss. He can be reached • CMU returns one starter and four letterwinners from • The Chippewas have recorded double digit wins in in at 989-400-8913 or by email at john.regenfuss@ a 2019-20 squad that battled through a host of key McGuirk Arena in sixth-straight seasons. They finished cmich.edu. Please allow 24 hours of advanced injuries to post a 14-18 overall record and 7-11 mark in the 2019-20 season with 12. notice in scheduling an interview. Also note MAC play. that no in-person interviews with Coach Davis or • For CMU, the game will count towards its regular SCOUTING TRINE Chippewa players will take place this season but can season record while Trine will consider it an exhibition • Led by 10-year head coach Brooks Miller, Trine enters be arranged via phone or video conference. game. Wednesday’s matchup holding a 2-0 record, opening • Central Michigan possesses a 72-35 record in the 2020-21 season with wins over Adrian (66-59) and WEBSITE nonconference action under head coach Keno Davis Mt. St. Joseph (81-45). Media members are reminded that the official and is 18-0 versus non-Division I opponents. • Trine was scheduled to have five games in the books athletics website, CMUChippewas.com, contains before facing CMU but contests against IU South Bend updated player stats and bios each week. Also TRENDING and two versus Manchester were cancelled. available on the site are video interviews, postgame • Demonstrating the far reach of the Central Michigan • Junior guard Nick Bowman leads the Thunder in scoring highlights and press conferences. program, players from eight different states, hailing early on, averaging 14.5 ppg. from New York to California and Illinois to Florida, • Sophomore forward Brent Cox (10.5 ppg) and junior VISITING RADIO populate the 2020-21 roster, not including Michigan. guard Aiden Warzecha (10.5 ppg) have also been solid One ISDN line and one telephone line are available • Central Michigan has won seven consecutive season contributors on the offensive end. for use by the official radio network of the visiting openers under head coach Keno Davis and has • Cox is Trine’s top rebounder (6.5 rpg) and Bowman is team. Visiting networks that wish to have additional surpassed the 100-point mark in five of those games, averaging a team-high 3.5 assists per game. lines installed at their own expense may do so by including a 102-62 victory over Michigan-Dearborn in • Last season, Trine posted a 16-12 record, including an contacting CMU Telecommunications at (989) 774-1474. the first game of the 2019-20 season. 8-6 mark in MIAA play. • After scoring 100-plus points in four games last season, VIDEO CMU has surpassed the century mark a total of 25 times UP NEXT FOR THE CHIPPEWAS The Athletic Communications Department maintains a during Keno Davis’ coaching tenure. CMU also set the • Central Michigan will make its first road trip of the vast library of video clips for distribution to requesting program record for points in a game a year ago, posting season this weekend, heading to the Windy City to electronic media. In addition, postgame highlights and 134 in a win over Mississippi Valley State. square off with UIC at the Flames’ Credit Union 1 Arena press conference cut-ups are available for download • Senior guard Devontae Lane, CMU’s lone returning on Saturday, Nov. 28 (time TBA). using the department’s FTP server. Please contact starter, ranked No. 2 in the MAC in steals per game (1.9) • Illinois-Chicago posted an 18-17 record a year ago, Zack Howard ([email protected]) for detailed in 2019-20. His 54 total steals stands tied for No. 10 on including a 10-8 mark in Horizon League. instructions and requests. the CMU single-season list. • Central Michigan will then remain on the road, • Redshirt junior guard Matt Beachler, despite playing traveling to Miami, Fla. to take on Florida International MEDIA ROOM in more games than any Chippewa on the roster (69), and an opponent yet to be determined. The Media Room will be closed for the 2020-21 could be making his first career start vs. Trine. • The Chippewas will meet FIU for the first time in season. Game notes and flip cards will not be printed • Central Michigan was +127 (507-380) in free throws program history on Dec. 1 at the Panthers’ Ocean Bank but will be available for printing on CMUChippewas. made over its opponents in 2019-20. The 507 points Convocation Center. com prior to each game. The traditional in-person postgame press conference with Coach Davis CENTRAL MICHIGAN TRINE and select players will be replaced by a virtual meeting. Details have not yet be determined but 14-18 (7-11 MAC) 2019-20 Record | 2020-21 Record 2-0 (0-0 MIAA) will be communicated to the media when plans are 78.3 Points 73.5 solidified. 76.7 Opponent Points 52.0 36.2 Rebounds 38.5 CREDENTIAL REQUESTS Requests for media credentials should be made -1.7 Rebounding Margin +1.0 through email at [email protected]. Parking 11.0 Offensive Rebounds 8.0 passes are not required on campus after 5 p.m. 9.7 Opponent Offensive Rebounds 9.0 .430 Field Goal Pct. .455 PHOTOGRAPHERS/VIDEOGRAPHERS .462 Opponent Field Goal Pct. .327 Photographers and videographers are limited to .324 3-Point FG Pct. .214 shooting from a seated position on the baseline. .378 Opponent 3-Point FG Pct. .326 Once in position, photographers must remain there .746 Free Throw Pct.