2009–10 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 2009–10 Central Michigan Chippewas Basketball Central Michigan Chippewas logo.svg Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 15–15 9–7 Ernie Zeigler Keith Noftz Darren Kohne Terrance Chatman Rose Arena The 2009–10 Central Michigan Chippewas basketball team represented Central Michigan University in the college basketball season of 2009–10. The team was coached by Ernie Zeigler and played their homes game in Rose Arena. Before the season Roster Changes The Chippewas lost two starters from their 2008–09 season. Marcus Van, who last year led the team with 13.0 points per game and 8.3 rebounds per game, graduated. The other starter, Jacolby Hardiman was convicted of a high-court misdemeanor and later transferred to Robert Morris University.Ex-basketball player sentenced to jail, transfers to Robert Morris Bolitho Jake Central Michigan Life 2009-09-28 http://www.cm-life.com/2009/09/28/mens-basketball-ex-player-sentenced-to-jail-transfers/ 2009-10-15 https://web.archive.org/web/20110722154405/http://www.cm-life.com/2009/09/28/mens-basketball-ex-player-sentenced-to-jail-transfers/ 2011-07-22 dead Hardiman was responsible for 9.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. The Chippewas also lost six other starters, which included one senior, two sophomores, and three freshmen. To replace them, the Chippewas are adding five players to their roster. Two of those are true freshman while the other three are transfers from junior colleges. Recruiting Tyler Brown SF Eau Claire, WI Eau Claire North HS 6 7 220 2008-09-16 2 85 Finis Craddock PG Garland, TX Garland HS 6 0 180 2009-04-21 1 2 80 William McClure PF Mattoon, IL Lake Land College 6 7 225 2009-04-19 1 Amir Rashid PG Athens, TX Trinity Valley CC 5 9 165 2009-04-21 1 espn stars Jalin Thomas SF Lithopolis, OH Pensacola JC 6 4 200 espn stars 2009 Central Michigan Commit List for 2009 Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting Central Michigan Basketball Recruiting 2009 centralmichigan 75 2117 2009-10-15 yes Roster Roster current as of September 15, when their summer prospectus was published.http://admin.xosn.com/fls/9400/MBBPressBox/CMUp.pdf pdf prospectus CMU Sports Information 2009-09-15 2009-10-15April 2013 NameNumberPositionHeightWeightYearHometown Jordan Bitzer 15 G 6-3 195 Senior Unionville, Michigan Tyler Brown 33 F 6-7 220 Freshman Eau Claire, Wisconsin Finis Craddock 5 G 6-1 180 Freshman Garland, Texas Brandon Ford 13 F/C 6-11 255 Senior Petrolia, Ontario Robbie Harman 20 G 6-1 180 Senior Traverse City, Michigan Chris Kellermann 21 F 6-8 245 Senior O'Fallon, Illinois William McClure 41 F/C 6-7 240 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana Amir Rashid 2 G 5-9 165 Junior Houston, Texas Zach Saylor 00 F 6-8 235 10px Freshman Lansing, Michigan Marko Špica 10 F/C 6-9 250 Junior Belgrade, Serbia Jalin Thomas 31 G/F 6-4 200 Junior Columbus, Ohio Antonio Weary 24 G 6-3 215 Junior Los Angeles, California Coaching staff NamePositionCollegeGraduating year Ernie Zeigler Head coach Cleary College 1994 Keith Noftz Assistant coach Heidelberg University 1978 Darren Kohne Assistant coach University of Toledo 2000 Terrance Chatman Assistant coach University of Missouri – Kansas City 2001 Marcelo Olivarez Director of Basketball Operations Central Michigan University 2009 Schedule yes yes yes yes no November 1 4:30 p.m. yes Marygrove Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, Michigan Exhibition 85–38Stats 1,065 November 7 12:00 p.m. yes Indiana-South Bend Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, Michigan Exhibition 70–42Stats 291 November 14 12:00 p.m. yes Princeton Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, Michigan 68–71Stats 0–1 707 November 16 7:00 p.m. yes Ferris State Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, Michigan 82–69Stats 1–1 1,705 November 18 7:00 p.m. yes 2009 men UIC Flames University of Illinois at Chicago UIC Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, Michigan 67-48Stats 2-1  1,170 November 21 7:00 p.m. yes yes 2009 men Fairleigh Dickinson Knights Fairleigh Dickinson University Fairleigh Dickinson Rothman Center Teaneck, New Jersey 62–53Stats 2–2   November 24 7:00 p.m. yes yes Wright State Nutter Center Dayton, Ohio 69–53Stats 2–3 5,588 November 28 11:30 a.m. yes yes 6 Purdue Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana Big Ten Network 38–64Stats 2–4 12,002 December 1 7:00 p.m. yes 2009 men Chicago State Cougars Chicago State University Chicago State Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, Michigan 78–40Stats 3–4 1,059 December 5 7:00 p.m. yes yes Illinois State Redbird Arena Normal, Illinois 62–75Stats 3–5 7,060 December 13 2:00 p.m. yes yes South Florida USF Sun Dome Tampa, Florida 59–56Stats 4–5 3,364 December 19 8:00 p.m. yes yes 2009 men South Dakota State Jackrabbits South Dakota State University South Dakota State Frost Arena Brookings, South Dakota 72–80Stats 4–6 1,302 December 22 7:00 p.m. yes yes 2009 men Detroit Titans University of Detroit Mercy Detroit Calihan Hall Detroit, Michigan 58–76Stats 4–7 2,388 December 30 8:00 p.m. w yes yes 2009 men Alcorn State Braves Alcorn State University Alcorn State Davey Whitney Complex Lorman, Mississippi 68–64 5–7 500 January 9 2:30 p.m. w yes Toledo Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 59–48 6–7 1–0 5,199 January 13 7:00 p.m. w Ball State Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, Michigan 53–38 7–7 2–0 2,112 January 16 2:00 p.m. l yes Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, Michigan 61–70 7–8 2–1 4,656 January 20 7:00 p.m. w Eastern Michigan Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, Michigan 71–63 8–8 3–1 1,207 January 23 6:30 p.m. w Northern Illinois Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, Michigan 81–75 9–8 4–1 2,317 January 28 7:00 p.m. l yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio 51–64 9–9 4–2 1,407 January 30 7:00 p.m. w yes Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 64–52 10–9 5–2 2,222 February 4 7:00 p.m. w Buffalo Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, Michigan 88–82 11–9 6–2 1,029 February 6 7:00 p.m. l Kent State Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, Michigan 63–68 11–10 6–3 3,142 February 9 7:00 p.m. l Akron Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, Michigan 52–56 11–11 6–4 760 February 11 7:00 p.m. l yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 76–89 11–12 6–5 4,051 February 14 4:30 p.m. w Toledo Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, Michigan 63–46 12–12 7–5 2,074 February 17 7:00 p.m. l yes Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana 63–69 12–13 7–6 3,505 February 20 6:30 p.m. w yes Tennessee State Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, Michigan 79–73 13–13 7–6 2,556 February 24 8:00 p.m. l yes Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, Illinois 65–67 13–14 7–7 925 February 27 7:00 p.m. w Western Michigan Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, Michigan Fox Sports Detroit 74–66 14–14 8–7 3,504 March 4 6:30 p.m. w yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, Michigan Fox Sports Detroit 56–55 15–14 9–7 2,148 March 11 12 p.m. l yes Western Michigan Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio MAC Tournament quarterfinals Fox Sports Detroit 60–69 15–15 9–7 N/A |- style="background:#f9f9f9;" | colspan=10 | *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone. |} References Central Michigan Chippewas Category:Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball seasons