2022–23 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represented Central Michigan University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by second year head coach Tony Barbee, played their home games at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference.^[1] They finished 10–21 with a 5–13 MAC record.^[2] They finished tied for ninth in the MAC and failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

2022–23 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	10–21 (5–13 MAC)
Head coach	Tony Barbee (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Shane Heirman (2nd season) Marlon Williamson (2nd season) Chris McMillian (2nd season)
Home arena	McGuirk Arena
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Toledo	16	–	2		.889			27	–	8		.771
Kent State †	15	–	3		.833			28	–	7		.800
Akron	13	–	5		.722			22	–	11		.667
Ball State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Ohio	10	–	8		.556			19	–	14		.576
Buffalo	9	–	9		.500			15	–	17		.469
Northern Illinois	9	–	9		.500			13	–	19		.406
Miami (OH)	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
Bowling Green	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Eastern Michigan	5	–	13		.278			8	–	23		.258
Central Michigan	5	–	13		.278			10	–	21		.323
Western Michigan	4	–	14		.222			8	–	23		.258
† 2023 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Chippewas finished the season 7–23, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in 8th place.^[3] They lost to Toledo in the first round of the MAC tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Cameron Healy	G	6'3	190	Grad	Sydney, Australia	Transferred to Southern Utah
Oscar Lopez Jr.	G	6'4	200	Junior	Cypress, California	Entered Transfer Portal
Aundre Polk	F	6'10	210	Sophomore	Detroit, Michigan	Transferred to Garden City Community College
Ryan Wade	G	6'2	185	Junior	Dallas, Texas	Transferred to Green Bay
Rastislav Sipkovsky	F	6'5	210	Sophomore	Šared, Slovakia	Entered Transfer Portal
Jermaine Jackson Jr.	G	6'0	175	Grad	Detroit, Michigan	Turned Professional
Harrison Henderson	F	6'11	240	Grad	Dallas, Texas	Exhausted Eligibility
Ralph Bissainthe	F	6'7	205	RS-Senior	North Miami, Florida	Turned Professional

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Incoming transfers

Transfers

Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Jessie Zarzuela	G	6'3	180	Junior	Houston, Texas	Coppin State
Carrington McCaskill	F	6'8	210	Junior	Detroit, Michigan	Henry Ford College
Markus Harding	F	6'10	260	Sophomore	Toronto, Canada	Eastern Florida State College
Erwin Weary, Jr.	G	6'5	200	RS-Sophomore	Lynnwood, Washington	Western Washington

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Recruiting class

College recruiting information

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Reggie Bass G	Muncie, Indiana	Arsenal Tech	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (80)
Josiah Sanders F	Phoenix, Arizona	Bella Vista Prep	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	235 lb (107 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (NR)
Ola Ajiboye F	Chicago, Illinois	Bosco Institute	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (NR)
Caleb Atewe F	Brampton, Ontario	Central Technical School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	233 lb (106 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (NR)
Emil Skytta G	Helsinki, Finland	Phyk	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (NR)
Max Majerle G	Scottsdale, Arizona	Brewster Academy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
	Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

2022–23 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Brian Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan G 1 Reggie Bass 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Muncie, Indiana G 2 Kevin Miller 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Chicago, Illinois G 3 Jessie Zarzuela 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Houston, Texas F 4 Carrington McCaskill 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan F 5 Josiah Sanders 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Phoenix, Arizona G 10 Amani Drummond 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Houston, Texas F 11 Ola Ajiboye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois C 12 Miroslav Stafl 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Liberec, Czech Republic F 14 Caleb Atewe 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 233 lb (106 kg) Fr Brampton, Ontario C 15 Marcus Harding 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Toronto, Ontario C 22 Nicholas Pavrette 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Lyon, France G 24 Emil Skytta 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Helsinki, Finland F 34 Caleb Hodgson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Dansville, Michigan G 44 Max Majerle 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Scottsdale, Arizona	Head coach Tony Barbee (UMass) Assistant coach(es) Shane Heirman (Tulsa) Marlon Williamson (Youngstown State) Chris McMillian (Wyoming) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: September 7, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		Northwood	W 88–61	0–0	19 – Bass	11 – Harding	10 – Miller	McGuirk Arena  Mount Pleasant, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 10, 2022* 8:00 p.m., FS2		at Marquette	L 73–97	0–1	17 – Zarzuela	10 – Pavrette	6 – Bass	Al McGuire Center (3,706) Milwaukee, WI
November 13, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Illinois	W 76–60	1–1	23 – Miller	13 – Taylor	9 – Miller	McGuirk Arena (1,162) Mount Pleasant, MI
November 17, 2022* 9:00 p.m., BTN		at Minnesota SoCal Challenge campus game	L 60–68	1–2	19 – Miller	7 – Miller	3 – McCaskill	Williams Arena (8,096) Minneapolis, MN
November 21, 2022* 5:30 p.m., FloSports		vs. High Point SoCal Challenge	L 67–68	1–3	18 – Taylor	10 – Stafi	4 – Stafi	JSerra Pavilion (350) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 23, 2022* 3:00 p.m., FloSports		vs. Cal State Northridge SoCal Challenge	W 82–66	2–3	21 – Zarzeula	12 – McCaskill	6 – Miller	JSerra Pavilion (250) San Juan Capistrano, CA
November 26, 2022* 10:00 p.m., ESPN+		at California Baptist	L 61–77	2–4	20 – Taylor	8 – Taylor	6 – Zarzuela	CBU Events Center (2,067) Riverside, CA
November 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Purdue Northwest	W 74–67	3–4	28 – Taylor	9 – Ajiboye	3 – Bass	McGuirk Arena (1,217) Mount Pleasant, MI
December 3, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Alma	W 89–50	4–4	25 – Pavrette	11 – Ajiboye	6 – Bass	McGuirk Arena (1,480) Mount Pleasant, MI
December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Robert Morris	L 66–71	4–5	25 – Zarzuela	8 – Bass	2 – Tied	McGuirk Arena (1,269) Mount Pleasant, MI
December 10, 2022* 3:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Tulsa	L 63–70	4–6	14 – Taylor	7 – McCaskill	5 – Bass	Reynolds Center  Tulsa, OK
December 18, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Missouri State	L 58–79	4–7	18 – Bass	4 – Tied	5 – Zarzuela	JQH Arena (2,020) Springfield, MO
December 21, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Youngstown State	L 65–76	4–8	15 – Taylor	4 – Tied	7 – Zarzuela	McGuirk Arena (1,251) Mount Pleasant, MI
December 29, 2022* 7:00 p.m., B1G+		at Michigan	W 63–61	5–8	19 – Zarzuela	9 – Harding	3 – Taylor	Crisler Center (12,707) Ann Arbor, MI
MAC regular season
January 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Miami (OH)	W 68–56	6–8 (1–0)	19 – Zarzuela	9 – Harding	2 – Bass	McGuirk Arena (1,091) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	L 56–62	6–9 (1–1)	15 – Harding	10 – Taylor	5 – Bass	George Gervin GameAbove Center  Ypsilanti, MI
January 10, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Northern Illinois	L 54–73	6–10 (1–2)	15 – Taylor	11 – Taylor	3 – Drummond	Convocation Center (522) DeKalb, IL
January 14, 2023 4:30 p.m., ESPN3		Buffalo	W 87–78 OT	7–10 (2–2)	29 – Zarzuela	6 – Tied	6 – Bass	McGuirk Arena (1,756) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 17, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Akron	L 51–69	7–11 (2–3)	20 – Zarzuela	7 – Taylor	4 – Bass	McGuirk Arena (1,509) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Ohio	L 68–96	7–12 (2–4)	27 – Taylor	11 – Taylor	4 – Bass	Convocation Center (5,904) Athens, OH
January 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bowling Green	L 61–83	7–13 (2–5)	24 – Zarzuela	4 – Tied	3 – Zarzuela	McGuirk Arena (1,383) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Western Michigan	W 70–69	8–13 (3–5)	25 – Zarzuela	7 – Ajiboye	3 – Zarzuela	McGuirk Arena (5,425) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 31, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Kent State	L 69–81	8–14 (3–6)	22 – Harding	5 – Bass	7 – Bass	MAC Center (2,235) Kent, OH
February 4, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Toledo	L 59–84	8–15 (3–7)	20 – Taylor	8 – Pavrette	6 – Bass	Savage Arena (5,344) Toledo, OH
February 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Ball State	L 51–65	8–16 (3–18)	20 – Taylor	7 – Taylor	8 – Bass	McGuirk Arena (1,430) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 11, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN3		at Miami	W 66–60	9–16 (4–8)	22 – Taylor	8 – Taylor	5 – Taylor	Millett Hall (5,066) Oxford, OH
February 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Bowling Green	W 77–74	10–16 (5–8)	25 – Bass	6 – Tied	7 – Bass	Stroh Center (1,510) Bowling Green, OH
February 18, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Ohio	L 59–76	10–17 (5–9)	22 – Bass	9 – Pavrette	2 – Tied	McGuirk Arena (1,944) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Buffalo	L 35–63	10–18 (5–10)	12 – Taylor	12 – Pavrette	2 – Tied	Alumni Arena (4,114) Buffalo, NY
February 25, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN3		Northern Illinois	L 80–84	10–19 (5–11)	40 – Bass	9 – Harding	2 – Tied	McGuirk Arena (1,682) Mount Pleasant, MI
February 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Toledo	L 65–99	10–20 (5–12)	27 – Bass	6 – Ajiboye	4 – Bass	McGuirk Arena (1,565) Mount Pleasant, MI
March 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Western Michigan	L 65–81	10–21 (5–13)	18 – Harding	6 – Taylor	6 – Taylor	University Arena (1,992) Kalamazoo, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source^[7]