CENTRAL2016-17 CHIPPEWAS MICHIGAN BASKETBALL 2016 MAC WEST DIVISION CHAMPIONS CENTRAL MICHIGAN at OHIO Tuesday, February 7 | 7 p.m. | Convocation Center | Athens, Ohio 2016-17 SCHEDULE GAME 24 Nov. 5 SLIPPERY ROCK (Ex.) W, 91-74 CENTRAL MICHIGAN OHIO Nov. 11 IU KOKOMO W, 117-53 Nov. 14 at Tennessee Tech W, 86-74 CHIPPEWAS BOBCATS Nov. 17 MARYGROVE W, 107-58 Nov. 21 vs. Pepperdine^ W, 88-77 2016-17 Record 15-8 (5-5 MAC) 2016-17 Record 14-7 (6-4 MAC) Nov. 22 vs. St. Bonaventure^ L, 102-71 H: 10-1/A: 4-5/N: 1-2 H: 10-2/A: 4-5/N: 0-0 Head Coach Keno Davis Head Coach Saul Phillips Nov. 23 vs. Little Rock^ L, 91-79 (Iowa, 1995) (UW-Platteville, 1996) Nov. 26 at Green Bay W, 89-77 Career Record 150-129 (Ninth season) Career Record 181-123 (10th season) Nov. 29 WILLIAM & MARY W, 91-81 Record at CMU 76-74 (Fifth season) Record at Ohio 47-39 (Third season) Dec. 3 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF W, 82-59 Dec. 6 GREEN BAY W, 107-97 COVERAGE GAME PREVIEW Dec. 10 at Illinois L, 92-73 • Central Michigan (15-8, 5-5 MAC) will open a two- Dec. 21 at Montana State W, 106-103 game road swing against MAC East opponents on Link at CMUChippewas.com Dec. 30 CHICAGO STATE W, 90-82 Tuesday, Feb. 7 when it faces Ohio (14-7, 6-4 MAC) in a TV PxP: Marty Bannister | Analyst: Toni Roesch Jan. 3 at Eastern Michigan* L, 85-63 7 p.m. game at the Convocation Center in Athens. Jan. 7 at Northern Illinois* L, 87-83 • The Chippewas are coming off a thrilling, come-from- CENTRAL MICHIGAN IMG SPORTS NETWORK behind 86-82 home win over Western Michigan on Feb. Jan. 10 AKRON* L, 89-85 98.5 WUPS-FM Jan. 13 TOLEDO* W, 96-88 CMU Athletics Game Day mobile app 3 while Ohio handed MAC frontrunner Akron its first Jan. 17 at Ball State* L, 98-83 RADIO PxP: Don Chiodo | Analyst: Rob Flaska conference loss of the season, 85-70, in its last outing. Jan. 21 MIAMI (OHIO)* W, 101-92 • Central Michigan is 4-5 on the road this season, including a 1-4 mark in MAC play, while Ohio owns a Jan. 24 BOWLING GREEN* W, 82-76 10-2 home record (3-2 vs. the MAC). Jan. 28 at Kent State* W, 105-98 (OT) Link at CMUChippewas.com • CMU, which has won the last three meetings versus the Jan. 31 at Buffalo* L, 101-91 CMU Athletics Game Day mobile app Bobcats, possesses a 28-46 record in the all-time series Feb. 3 WESTERN MICHIGAN* W, 86-82 STATS with Ohio. Feb. 7 at Ohio* 7 p.m. FOLLOW AND STAY CONNECTED • Last season, CMU held the MAC’s top offensive team Feb. 11 at Miami (Ohio)* 3:30 p.m. #FireUpChips to over 30 points below its season average, defeating Feb. 14 BUFFALO* 7 p.m. Twitter: @CMUMensBball Ohio, 72-49, in McGuirk Arena. Feb. 18 BALL STATE* 4:30 p.m. SOCIAL Facebook: Facebook.com/CMUMensBBall • CMU owns a 258-340 all-time record in MAC play, Feb. 21 NORTHERN ILLINOIS* 7 p.m. Feb. 25 at Toledo* 7 p.m. PROJECTED STARTERS Feb. 28 EASTERN MICHIGAN* 7 p.m. No. Name Pos. GP-GS PPG RPG FG% Notes March 3 at Western Michigan* 7 p.m. 2 Braylon Rayson (5-9, 190, Sr.) G 23-23 20.3 4.9 .368 Scored 20+ in 9 straight MAC gms March 6 MAC Tournament& TBA 3 Marcus Keene (5-9, 175, Jr.) G 23-23 30.2 4.5 .463 Leads the NCAA in scoring March 9 MAC Tournament% TBA 12 Josh Kozinski (6-4, 185, Sr./Jr.) G 23-23 7.8 3.0 .360 Ranks 3rd on team with 55 3s March 10 MAC Tournament% TBA 21 Cecil Williams (6-6, 210, Jr.) F 23-23 7.7 6.0 .451 Leads CMU in rebounding March 11 MAC Tournament% TBA 24 Luke Meyer (6-101/2, 225, Jr.) F 23-23 6.2 4.9 .500 Career-high 19 points at Buffalo ^ Lone Star Showcase, Austin, Texas TOP RESERVES * Mid-American Conference games 14 David DiLeo (6-71/2, 205, Fr.) F 23-0 9.7 5.0 .397 Team’s 3rd-leading scorer & at campus sites 15 Matty Smith (5-11, 180, Fr.) G 23-0 0.8 0.5 .471 Back-up point guard % at Quicken Loans Arena, Cleveland, Ohio 20 Kevin McKay (6-41/2, 210, Fr.) G 20-0 2.1 2.0 .714 Recorded 2 double-doubles Home games in BOLD CAPS All times Eastern 23 DaRohn Scott (6-9, 230, So.) F 23-0 2.7 4.3 .714 Career-high 11 points vs. WMU 32 Blake Hibbitts (6-7, 215, Sr.) F 22-0 1.8 0.7 .387 172 career 3-pointers 2016-17 CENTRAL MICHIGAN -1- CHIPPEWAS BASKETBALL GAME 24 • CENTRAL MICHIGAN at OHIO • FEBRUARY 7, 2017 • CONVOCATION CENTER • ATHENS, OHIO [as of February 5] 2016-17 CENTRAL MICHIGAN -2- CHIPPEWAS BASKETBALL GAME 24 • CENTRAL MICHIGAN at OHIO • FEBRUARY 7, 2017 • CONVOCATION CENTER • ATHENS, OHIO MEDIA INFORMATION including a 35-50 mark during the Davis era (34-46 in the MAC’s single season scoring list, with at least nine Players and coaches are generally available regular season league games). games remaining. following practice on Monday and Thursday in • The game will pit the MAC’s No. 1 3-point shooting • Senior guard Braylon Rayson ranks No. 2 in the MAC McGuirk Arena. Please coordinate all coach and team in CMU (12.5/game) against the conference’s top- among career active scorers, just 20-points behind player interview requests through Associate Director ranked 3-point defending team in Ohio (.312). Eastern Michigan’s Raven Lee. of Athletic Communications John Regenfuss. He can • The cross-divisional contest will also feature the MAC’s • Rayson has scored 20 or more points in nine be reached in at 989-400-8913 or by email at john. top two assist leaders in Ohio’s Jaaron Simmons (7.0 consecutive MAC games. [email protected]. Please allow 24 hours of apg) and Marcus Keene (5.1 apg), the league’s top two • Rayson currently resides in sixth place on the CMU advanced notice in scheduling an interview. 3-point shooters in Keene (3.8/game) and OU’s Kenny career scoring list (1,672), 64 points behind equaling Kaminski (3.2/game) and four of its top five leaders in Chris Fowler in fifth. WEBSITE minutes played (Keene and Braylon Rayson/Simmons • Rayson resides in second place on the CMU career Media members are reminded that the official and Jordan Dartis.) 3-pointers list (240) and needs 17 to break the program athletics website, CMUChippewas.com, contains • Tuesday’s game is the lone meeting between CMU and record held by John Simons. updated player stats and bios each week. Also Ohio during the 2016-17 regular season. • Rayson also recently moved into the top spot on the available on the site are video interviews, postgame CMU career 3-point attempts list (687) highlights and press conferences. TRENDING • Keene (30.2 ppg) and Rayson (20.3) comprise the • CMU is ranked in the top 20 nationally in seven stat nation’s highest scoring guard tandem, averaging a VISITING RADIO categories -- No. 2 in 3-point field goals per game combined 50.5 points per game. One ISDN line and one telephone line are available (12.5), No. 3 in total 3-point field goals made (288) • Central Michigan is the only Division I team to have two for use by the official radio network of the visiting and 3-point field goal attempts (796), No. 4 in scoring players who average 20.0 or more points per game. team. Visiting networks that wish to have additional offense (89.6), No. 5 in free throw percentage (.786), • Rayson (94) and Keene (86), who each stand 5-9, are lines installed at their own expense may do so by No. 11 in free throws made (451) and No. 20 in CMU’s two top defensive rebounders, combining for contacting CMU Telecommunications at turnovers per game (11.0). 28% of the team’s defensive boards. (989) 774-1474. • Junior guard Marcus Keene ranks No. 1 in the NCAA in • Of junior sharpshooting guard Josh Kozinski’s 647 VIDEO points per game (30.2). career field goal attempts, just 23 (3%) have come The Athletic Communications Department maintains a • Keene, who has scored at least 30 points in NCAA-best from inside the 3-point arc. vast library of video clips for distribution to requesting and CMU-record 13 games, also leads the NCAA in total • Junior forward DaRohn Scott, who averages 13.2 electronic media. In addition, postgame highlights and points scored (695). minutes per game this season, ranks second in the MAC press conference cut-ups are available for download • Keene is the first player to have four games of 40-plus in blocked shots (26) and is eighth on the CMU career using the department’s FTP server. Please contact points since BYU’s Jimmer Fredette in 2010-11. list (85). Adam Jaksa ([email protected]) for detailed • Keene tops the MAC in 3-pointers (5th nationally, 87) • At its current per game average, CMU will finish the instructions and requests. and free throws made (3rd nationally, 158) and ranks season with approximately 400 3-pointers, on pace to second in assists (5.1 apg).