College Basketball - Mid American Conference
Central Michigan Chippewas
| Location: Mount Pleasant, MI University Founded: 1892 Enrollment: 27,452  Nickname: Chippewas School Colors: Maroon and gold Joined the MAC: 1972 Varsity Teams: 16 U. President: Michael Rao Director of Athletics: Dave Heeke Basketball Head Coach: Ernie Zieger Conference Titles: Reg. Sea: 1975, '77, '79, '87, '01, '03 Tournament: 1987, 2003 Basketball Arena: Daniel P. Rose Center Current Capacity: 5,200 |
The Central Michigan University's men's basketball team is calle the Chippewas and they have been members of the MAC for more than 35 years.
With the conference they have won six regular season conference titles and two post-season tournament titles.
Ernie Zeigler is the current Head Coach for the Chippewas which during the 2006-2007 season managed to lead the team to a 13-18 record including a conference mark of 7-9.
His assistants are Keith Noftz, Darren Kohne, William Eddie Jr., and Terrance Chatman who is the director of basketball operations.
With a 14-17 last 2007-08 period,the team is still adapting into the Coach Ernie Zeigler era.
Last year was good, but this 2008-09 period should be better as the staff continues to bring talent from the roster.
Central Michigan 2009/10 Schedule
| Date | Opponent | Time/Result |
| 14-Nov | Princeton | L 71-68 |
| 16-Nov | Ferris State | W 82-69 |
| 18-Nov | Illinois-Chicago | W 67-48 |
| 21-Nov | at Fairleigh Dickinson | L 62-53 |
| 24-Nov | at Wright State | L 69-53 |
| 28-Nov | at No. 6 Purdue | L 64-38 |
| 1-Dec | Chicago State | W 78-40 |
| 5-Dec | at Illinois State | L 75-62 |
| 13-Dec | at South Florida | W 59-56 |
| 19-Dec | at South Dakota State | L 80-72 |
| 22-Dec | at Detroit | L 76-58 |
| 30-Dec | at Alcorn State | W 68-64 |
| 9-Jan | at Toledo | W 59-48 |
| 13-Jan | Ball State | W 53-38 |
| 16-Jan | at Western Michigan | L 70-61 |
| 20-Jan | Eastern Michigan | W 71-63 |
| 23-Jan | Northern Illinois | W 81-75 |
| 28-Jan | at Miami (OH) | 7:00 PM ET |
| 30-Jan | at Bowling Green | 7:00 PM ET |
| 4-Feb | Buffalo | 7:00 PM ET |
| 6-Feb | Kent State | 7:00 PM ET |
| 9-Feb | Akron | 7:00 PM ET |
| 11-Feb | at Ohio | 7:00 PM ET |
| 14-Feb | Toledo | 4:30 PM ET |
| 17-Feb | at Ball State | 7:00 PM ET |
| 24-Feb | at Northern Illinois | 8:00 PM ET |
| 27-Feb | Western Michigan | 7:00 PM ET |
| 4-Mar | at Eastern Michigan | 6:30 PM ET |