| Sport: | basketball |
| Prev Year: | 2023–24 |
| Year: | 2024–25 |
| Team: | Central Michigan Chippewas |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 4–3 |
| Conf Record: | 0–0 |
| Head Coach: | Tony Barbee |
| Hc Year: | 4th |
| Assoc Coach: | Chris McMillian |
| Ahc Year: | 4th |
| Asst Coach1: | Scott Cherry |
| Ac1 Year: | 2nd |
| Asst Coach2: | Hassan Nizam |
| Ac2 Year: | 2nd |
| Arena: | McGuirk Arena |
The 2024–25 Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball team represent Central Michigan University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Chippewas, led by fourth-year head coach Tony Barbee, play their home games at McGuirk Arena in Mount Pleasant, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference.
The Chippewas finished the 2023–24 season 18–13, 12–6 in MAC play, to finish in fourth place.[1] They were defeated by Bowling Green in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament.[2]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Taylor | 0 | G | 6'6" | 220 | Graduate student | Graduated | ||
| Bryce Eaton | 1 | G | 6'0" | 170 | Freshman | Transferred to Saint Peter's | ||
| Derrick Butler | 3 | G | 6'2" | 195 | Junior | Transferred to Bowling Green | ||
| Jemal Davis | 4 | F | 6'8" | 205 | Junior | Transferred to UNC Asheville | ||
| Josiah Sanders | 5 | F | 6'5" | 235 | RS Freshman | Entered the transfer portal | ||
| KJ Oduor | 11 | C | 6'9" | 225 | Sophomore | Transferred to Wayne State | ||
| Aidan Rubio | 13 | G/F | 6'6" | 200 | Sophomore | Transferred to UNC Asheville | ||
| Markus Harding | 15 | F | 6'10" | 255 | Junior | Transferred to Indiana State | ||
| Noah Adamczyk | 24 | G | 6'0" | 180 | Freshman | Transferred to Northeastern Junior College | ||
| Paul McMillan IV | 34 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Sophomore | Transferred to Canisius | ||
| Max Majerle | 44 | G | 6'4" | 200 | Sophomore | Transferred to Pima Community College |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jakobi Heady | 0 | G/F | 6'6" | 200 | Senior | Bethune–Cookman | ||
| Kyler VanderJagt | 4 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Junior | Belmont | ||
| Quentin Heady | 5 | F | 6'6" | 200 | Sophomore | South Suburban College | ||
| Damarion Bonds | 7 | G | 6'6" | 180 | Junior | Henry Ford College | ||
| Trey Phillips | 11 | G | 6'6" | 180 | Sophomore | Southern Nazarene | ||
| Bryan Ndjonga | 13 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Sophomore | Cal State Northridge | ||
| Ugnius Jarusevicius | 21 | F | 6'10" | 220 | Junior | Cal State Bakersfield | ||
| Armani Mighty | 26 | C | 6'10" | 240 | Junior | Boston College |
On October 22, 2024 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Central Michigan was picked to finish eighth in the MAC regular season.[3]
| style= | Predicted finish | style= | Team | style= | Votes (1st place) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 121 (11) | ||||
| 2 | 106 (1) | ||||
| 3 | 99 | ||||
| 4 | 95 | ||||
| 5 | 73 | ||||
| 6 | 72 | ||||
| 7 | 67 | ||||
| 8 | Central Michigan | 55 | |||
| 9 | 36 | ||||
| 10 | 33 | ||||
| 11 | 24 | ||||
| 12 | 11 |
MAC Tournament Champions: Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1)
Source[3]
| style= | Team | style= | Player | style= | Position | style= | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First | Anthony Pritchard | Guard | Senior | ||||
|-!colspan=12 style=| Exhibition|-!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| MAC regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| MAC tournamentSources:[4] [5]