Central Michigan Chippewas basketball
Central Michigan Chippewas basketball history
Central Michigan University (Mount Pleasant, MI)
McGuirk Arena
Mid-American Conference (MAC)
Current head coach: Tony Barbee (2021-)
- Asst: Chris McMillan (2021-)
- Asst: Scott Cherry (2023-)
- Asst: Hassan Nizam (2023-)
- DBO: Steve Smith (2022-)
- DPD: Chris Reeves (2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 1 (1975)
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 4 (1975, 1977, 1987, 2003)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 3-4
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (1979, 2015)
- NIT Overall Record: 0-2
- CBI Appearances: 1 (2019)
- CBI Overall Record: 0-1
- CIT Appearances: 2 (2016, 2018)
- CIT Overall Record: 2-2
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 3 (1965, 1970, 1971)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 3-3
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1966, 1967)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 2-2
Conference Titles (MCC, IIAC, MAC):
- MAC Regular Season Championships: 9 (1975, 1977, 1987, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2015, 2016)
- IIAC (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 4 (1964, 1966, 1967, 1970)
- MCC (Div II) Regular Season Championships: 1 (1929)
- MAC Tournament Championships: 2 (1987, 2003)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- MAC Player of the Year: 4 (last = Chris Kaman, 2003)
Central Michigan head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Tony Barbee | 2021-Pres | 35-58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keno Davis | 2012-21 | 142-143 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Ernie Zeigler | 2006-12 | 75-111 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Smith | 1997-2006 | 95-160 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Leonard Drake | 1993-97 | 21-83 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keith Dambrot | 1991-93 | 20-34 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charlie Coles | 1985-91 | 92-84 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Dick Parfitt | 1971-85 | 192-179 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Ted Kjolhede | 1954-71 | 216-157 | 4^ | 5^ | 0 |
| Dan Rose | 1937-43, 46-54 | 172-86 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| L.M. Sweeney | 1944-46 | 23-11 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ron Finch | 1943-44 | 10-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bourke Lodewyk | 1927-37 | 79-84 | 1^ | – | – |
| Wallace Parker | 1921-24, 26-27 | 39-26 | 0 | – | – |
| Lester Barnard | 1924-26 | 12-24 | – | – | – |
| Joe Simmons | 1920-21 | 11-5 | – | – | – |
| Bob Nevitt | 1919-20 | 10-5 | – | – | – |
| Charles Tambling | 1907-10, 17-19 | 60-36 | – | – | – |
| Blake Miller | 1916-17 | 2-8 | – | – | – |
| Harry Helmer | 1910-16 | 37-26 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Central Michigan program was still at the NCAA Division II or NAIA level; CMU moved up to Division I prior to the 1973-74 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.