CENTRAL MICHIGAN CHIPPEWAS NEWS

Hoop Thoughts: Dear football fans, welcome to college basketball

With the Super Bowl in the books, it’s time for the country to turn its attention to college basketball.

JUNE 30, 2017

5 Mid-Major Players That Must Play In NCAA Tournament

The NCAA Tournament can turn great mid-major players into legends. These five players have a chance to make that happen this year if their...

JUNE 30, 2017

Tennessee Football: New Strength Coach Already the Vols' Biggest Offseason Move

Tennessee football has a new strength coach in Rock Gullickson. Here's why that hire was biggest offseason move for Butch Jones and the Vol...

JUNE 30, 2017

Keenesanity: D-I scoring leader Marcus Keene is 5' 9" and fearless

Keene, a transfer star for the Chippewas, is hell-bent on becoming the first Division I player in two decades to score 30 points a game.

JUNE 30, 2017

Officials suspended for Central Michigan-Oklahoma State debacle

The referees and instant-replay officials that worked the game on Saturday have been suspended for two weeks for their egregiouserror that a...

JUNE 30, 2017

NCAA Basketball: Tremendous Saturday of hoops approaches

After a relatively uneventful Friday night, NCAA basketball fans need to be on their game to catch a great slate of match-ups coming today....

JUNE 30, 2017

Central Michigan Upsets Oklahoma State on Lateral Hail Mary

In the craziest ending of the weekend, the Central Michigan Chippewas pulled off the miracle upset over the Oklahoma State Cowboys on the fi...

JUNE 30, 2017

Why Central Michigan Hail Mary Should Serve as Precedent for New Rule

Many have advocated reversing the Oklahoma State-Central Michigan result. Here's why the "incorrect" call should become the new rule instead...

JUNE 30, 2017

Marcus Keene: Best Player You've Never Heard Of

Marcus Keene plays for Central Michigan, but he also leads the nation in scoringCentral Michigan is by no stretch of the imagination a nati...

JUNE 30, 2017

Central Michigan hires Michael Alford as athletic director

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) Central Michigan has hired Michael Alford as its new athletic director.

MAY 19, 2017

All for Tennessee Official College Football Bowl Game Predictions Part I: Dec. 17-Dec. 24

Here are the All for Tennessee official college football bowl game predictions for match-ups that last Saturday, Dec. 17 through Christmas...

MARCH 23, 2017

AP Source: Central Michigan's Keene entering NBA draft

Marcus Keene, the nation's leading scorer, is entering the NBA draft, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday.

MARCH 15, 2017

Kent State holds off Central Michigan 116-106 in MAC opener (Mar 06, 2017)

KENT, Ohio (AP) Jimmy Hall scored a career-high 33 points with 13 rebounds, Jalen Avery scored 17 of his career-high 24 points, including five 3-pointers, in overtime and Kent St...

MARCH 7, 2017

Arizona hires Central Michigan's Heeke as athletic director

TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) The University of Arizona has hired Dave Heeke as athletic director, pending contract approval from the board of regents.

FEBRUARY 26, 2017

Toledo rides big first half to victory over Central Michigan (Feb 24, 2017)

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) Jonathan Williams scored 22 points and Steve Taylor Jr. and Jordan Lauf had double-doubles for Toledo in an 87-66 victory over Central Michigan on Friday night.

FEBRUARY 25, 2017

Bears add Azzanni, Staley, Swinton II to coaching staff

LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) The Chicago Bears hired three assistants on Wednesday, bringing in Zach Azzanni as receivers coach, Brandon Staley as outside linebackers coach and Derius...

FEBRUARY 22, 2017

McLane scores 29, Miami (Ohio) downs Central Michigan 81-76 (Feb 11, 2017)

OXFORD, Ohio (AP) Logan McLane scored a career-high 29 points, Marcus Weathers scored 18, including a go-ahead 3-point play, and Miami (Ohio) beat Central Michigan 81-76 on Satur...

FEBRUARY 11, 2017

Central Michigan beats Ohio 97-87 behind Keene's 41 points (Feb 07, 2017)

ATHENS, Ohio (AP) Marcus Keene scored 41 points with nine 3-pointers, Braylon Rayson added 21 points with four assists, and Central Michigan beat Ohio 97-87 on Tuesday night to w...

FEBRUARY 8, 2017

Keene scores 35, makes tiebreaking 3 in Chippewas' win (Feb 03, 2017)

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) Marcus Keene, the nation's leading scorer, scored 35 points including a tiebreaking 3-pointer and Central Michigan rallied to beat Western Michigan 86-...

FEBRUARY 4, 2017

Buffalo tops Central Michigan 101-91 behind Hamilton's 27 (Jan 31, 2017)

BUFFALO, N.Y. (AP) Blake Hamilton scored 27 points and grabbed 11 rebounds, C.J. Massinburg added 19 points with a career-high five 3-pointers, and Buffalo shot 50.7 percent from...

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

Keene scores 11 of his 41 in OT for fourth 40-plus game (Jan 28, 2017)

KENT, Ohio (AP) Marcus Keene scored 11 of his 41 points in overtime for his fourth 40-point game this season and Central Michigan beat Kent State 105-98 on Saturday to snap a 10-...

JANUARY 28, 2017

Rayson, Keene combine for 55, C. Michigan tops Bowling Green (Jan 24, 2017)

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) Braylon Rayson and Marcus Keene combined for 55 points as Central Michigan held off Bowling Green 82-76 on Tuesday night.

JANUARY 25, 2017

Marcus Keene has Division I's 1st 50-point game since 2013 (Jan 21, 2017)

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) Marcus Keene, the NCAA's scoring leader, scored a career-high 50 points with 10 3-pointers and broke the game open with four 3s in the final 4:44 to he...

JANUARY 21, 2017

Central Michigan beats Toledo 96-86 for first MAC win (Jan 13, 2017)

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) Braylon Rayson scored 28 points and Central Michigan never trailed in a 96-86 victory over Toledo on Friday night for its first conference win, and six...

JANUARY 14, 2017

Johnson scores 33, Akron beats Central Michigan 89-85 (Jan 10, 2017)

MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) Isaiah Johnson scored a career-high 33 points, including the 1,000th point of his career, Kwan Cheatham Jr. scored 19 with a career-high 13 rebounds, a...

JANUARY 11, 2017