CENTRAL MICHIGAN 2018-19 CHIPPEWAS BASKETBALL GAME NOTES CENTRAL MICHIGAN at No. 23/25 BUFFALO Game 23 | Saturday, February 9 | 3:30 p.m. | Alumni Arena | Buffalo, N.Y. 2018-19 SCHEDULE GAME 23 Nov. 6 CONCORDIA W, 98-67 CENTRAL MICHIGAN No. 23/25 BUFFALO Nov. 9 CHICAGO STATE W, 101-60 Nov. 15 vs. Cal State Bakersfield^ W, 67-55 CHIPPEWAS BULLS Nov. 16 vs. Weber State^ L, 78-76 Nov. 18 vs. San Jose State^ W, 76-74 2018-19 Record 16-6 (5-4 MAC) 2018-19 Record 19-3 (7-2 MAC) Nov. 25 SIENA HEIGHTS W, 103-75 H: 10-2/A: 4-3/N: 2-1 H: 9-0/A: 8-3/N: 2-0 Head Coach Keno Davis Head Coach Nate Oats Nov. 28 at Sam Houston State W, 81-65 (Iowa, 1995) (Maranatha Baptist, 1998) Nov. 30 at TCU L, 89-62 Career Record 188-158 (11th season) Career Record 83-42 (Fourth season) Dec. 4 at Youngstown State W, 100-94 (3OT) Record at CMU 114-103 (Seventh season) Record at UB 83-42 (Fourth season) Dec. 8 SOUTHERN UTAH W, 95-86 Dec. 19 UMKC W, 81-72 COVERAGE GAME PREVIEW Dec. 22 JACKSON STATE W, 81-72 • Central Michigan (16-6, 5-4 MAC) will begin a Dec. 30 INDIANA SOUTH BEND W, 123-76 challenging two-game conference road trip on Jan. 5 at Miami (Ohio)* W, 84-77 Link at CMUChippewas.com Saturday, Feb. 9 when it visits No. 23/25 Buffalo (19-3, Jan. 8 AKRON* W, 88-86 (OT) TV PxP: Paul Peck | Analyst: Will Regan 7-2 MAC) for an interdivisional battle at 3:30 p.m. at Jan. 12 BOWLING GREEN* L, 97-87 (OT) the Bulls’ Alumni Arena. Jan. 15 at Northern Illinois* W, 78-69 CENTRAL MICHIGAN IMG SPORTS NETWORK • The Chippewas dominated rival Western Michigan, 85- Jan. 19 BALL STATE* L, 83-72 98.5 WUPS-FM 64, last weekend to claim a second-straight MAC West Jan. 22 at Akron* L, 70-67 CMU Athletics app • TuneIn Radio app win while Buffalo dropped out of first place in the MAC RADIO PxP: Don Chiodo | Analyst: Ryan Mizner East with an 92-88 setback at frontrunner Bowling Jan. 26 at Toledo* L, 76-72 Green in its last outing. Both teams are coming off a Jan. 29 EASTERN MICHIGAN* W, 86-82 mid-week bye. Feb. 2 WESTERN MICHIGAN* W, 85-64 • CMU last faced a ranked opponent on Dec. 30, Feb. 9 at Buffalo* 3:30 p.m. Link at CMUChippewas.com 2012 when it met No. 2 Michigan in Ann Arbor. The Feb. 12 at Bowling Green* 7 p.m. CMU Athletics app Chippewas’ last win over a top 25 foe came on Dec. 6, Feb. 16 OHIO* 4:30 p.m. STATS 2003, a 69-68 victory over No. 23 Notre Dame. Feb. 19 KENT STATE* 7 p.m. • Central Michigan currently resides in second place in FOLLOW AND STAY CONNECTED Feb. 23 at Ball State* 2 p.m. the MAC West standings, just one game behind Toledo. #FireUpChips • Central Michigan owns a 4-3 road record this season, Feb. 26 at Eastern Michigan* 7 p.m. Twitter: @CMUMensBball March 2 TOLEDO* 4:30 p.m. SOCIAL Facebook: /CMUMensBBall including two victories in MAC play, while Buffalo is a March 5 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 7 p.m. March 8 at Western Michigan* 7 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS 2019 Mid-American Conference Tournament No. Name Pos. GP-GS PPG RPG FG% Notes March 11 First Round& TBA 0 Larry Austin Jr. (6-2, 182, Sr.) G 22-22 17.6 6.0 .497 Leads the MAC in assists (5.7 apg) March 14 Quarterfinals% TBA 2 Shawn Roundtree Jr. (6-0, 185, Sr.) G 22-22 15.5 2.6 .441 CMUs leading scorer in MAC play (15.4) March 15 Semifinals% TBA 5 Rob Montgomery (6-6, 225, Jr.) F 22-22 11.2 5.5 .462 Averaging 14.9 ppg in MAC play March 16 Championship% TBA 14 David DiLeo (6-7, 216, Jr.) F 22-22 11.6 5.2 .434 Ranks 5th in career 3s (219) 20 Kevin McKay (6-5, 222, Jr.) G/F 22-22 11.5 7.1 .545 Ranked No. 3 in MAC in off rebounds ^ Junkanoo Jam, Bimini, Bahamas * Mid-American Conference games TOP RESERVES & at campus sites 11 Innocent Nwoko (6-11, 232, Jr./So.) C 19-0 1.5 1.4 .550 Lone true center on roster % at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio 22 Matt Beachler (6-4, 192, So.) G 22-0 4.9 1.6 .419 Posted career-high 18 pts vs. IUSB Home games in BOLD CAPS 23 Dallas Morgan (6-1, 190, Jr.) G 22-0 7.4 1.9 .405 Made 39 3-pointers All times Eastern 24 Romelo Burrell (6-7, 195, So.) F 22-0 2.8 2.4 .395 Team’s top rebounder off bench 2018-19 CENTRAL MICHIGAN -1- CHIPPEWAS BASKETBALL GAME 23 • CENTRAL MICHIGAN at No. 25 BUFFALO • FEBRUARY 9, 2019 • ALUMNI ARENA • BUFFALO, N.Y. MEDIA INFORMATION perfect 9-0 at home in 2018-19. • Central Michigan ranks prominently in three national Players and coaches are generally available • CMU possesses a 14-20 record in the all-time series stat categories: before practice on Thursday in McGuirk Arena. versus Buffalo. - No. 3 in free throw attempts (606) Please coordinate all coach and player interview • Last season, CMU fell to Buffalo twice, 88-82 at home - No. 7 in free throws made (404) requests through Associate Director of Athletic in the regular season and then, 89-74, in the second - No. 13 in scoring offense (84.7) Communications John Regenfuss. He can be reached round of the MAC Tournament in Cleveland. • Currently with 49, Austin is on pace to threaten or in at 989-400-8913 or by email at john.regenfuss@ • The Chippewas have dropped six straight to the Bulls break the Central Michigan single-season steals record, cmich.edu. Please allow 24 hours of advanced but their last win came in Buffalo, in 2014-15. held by Dave Grauzer (63, 1978-79). Kevin McKay fell notice in scheduling an interview. • CMU possesses a 281-362 all-time record in MAC play, one short of the record last season when he recorded including a 47-68 mark under Keno Davis. 62. WEBSITE • ONE TO WATCH: Saturday’s matchup will feature the • Austin is also close to making an appearance on the Media members are reminded that the official MAC’s top two scoring offenses, separated by just .1 CMU single-season assists list. Currently with 125 and athletics website, CMUChippewas.com, contains of a point per game. Buffalo leads the conference, averaging 5.7 per game, he needs 30 to move into the updated player stats and bios each week. Also averaging 84.8, while CMU is a close second (84.7 ppg). top 10. available on the site are video interviews, postgame • TWO TO WATCH: The game will also spotlight two of • Senior guard Shawn Roundtree Jr. recently moved into highlights and press conferences. the MAC’s top scoring backcourts. CMU’s Larry Austin the CMU career free throw percentage rankings (No. Jr. (17.6 ppg) and Shawn Roundtree Jr. (15.5 ppg) 10, 80.7%). VISITING RADIO combine for a conference-best 33.1 points per game • David DiLeo resides in fifth place on the CMU 3-pointers One ISDN line and one telephone line are available while Buffalo’s CJ Massinburg (18.4 ppg) and Jeremy rankings with 219 for his career. He also ranks fifth on for use by the official radio network of the visiting the career attempts list (587). team. Visiting networks that wish to have additional Harris (13.9 ppg) together average 32.3 points per • DiLeo is having a career season from the field. He is lines installed at their own expense may do so by game. shooting .434 overall and .415 from 3-point range, both contacting CMU Telecommunications at career highs. (989) 774-1474. TRENDING • Junior forward David DiLeo is in line this season to • Central Michigan tied a single-season program record VIDEO become the 33rd Chippewa in program history to score for nonconference victories with 11, a mark set just The Athletic Communications Department maintains a 1,000 career points. He currently has 974 points. last season. In both years, the Chippewas finished the vast library of video clips for distribution to requesting • Larry Austin Jr. is the reigning MAC West Player of the nonconference portion of its schedule with an 11-2 electronic media. In addition, postgame highlights and Week for the third time this season after averaging mark. press conference cut-ups are available for download 17.5 points, 8.5 rebounds, 6.0 assists and 1.5 steals per • By scoring 100 or more points four times thus far in using the department’s FTP server. Please contact game in wins over Eastern and Western Michigan last 2018-19, CMU has reached or surpassed the century Zack Howard ([email protected]) for detailed week. mark in 21 games under head coach Keno Davis. instructions and requests. • With the win over Western Michigan, CMU has recorded • With the victory over Chicago State on Nov. 9, head double-digit wins at home for five consecutive years, coach Keno Davis captured his 100th career win at MEDIA ROOM totaling 59 during that time frame. CMU is 10-2 in Central Michigan. He resides in fourth place on the Located on court level, just off the northwest McGuirk Arena thus far this season.