Central Michigan Chippewas men's basketball

The Central Michigan Chippewas team is the basketball team that represent Central Michigan University in Mount Pleasant, Michigan. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2003. The Chippewas are currently coached by Andy Bronkema.

Postseason

The Chippewas have appeared in four NCAA tournaments. Their combined record is 3–4.

1975		First Round Sweet Sixteen Regional Third Place	Georgetown Kentucky Oregon State	W 77–75 L 73–90 W 88–87
1977		First Round	Charlotte	L 86–91
1987	#13	First Round	UCLA	L 73–92
2003	#11	First Round Second Round	Creighton Duke	W 79–73 L 60–86

Central Michigan appeared in the NCAA Division II men's basketball tournament three times. Their combined record was 3–3.

1965	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Jackson State Southern Illinois	W 83–79 L 62–90
1970	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Wayne State St. Joseph's	W 73–61 L 68–87
1971	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Augustana Evansville	W 63–59 L 60–78

The Chippewas have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament twice. Their combined record is 0–2.

1979		First Round	Purdue	L 80–97
2015	#6	First Round	Louisiana Tech	L 79–89

The Chippewas have appeared in the Division I College Basketball Invitational once. Their record is 0–1.

First Round

DePaul

L 86–100

The Chippewas have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament two times. Their combined record is 2–2.

2016	First Round	UT Martin	L 73–76
2018	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Fort Wayne Wofford Liberty	W 94–89 W 98–94 L 71–84

Central Michigan went to the NAIA Tournament twice, garnering a record of 2–2. Former coach Ted Kjolhede was named NAIA Coach of the Year for 1966.

1966	First Round Second Round	Edinboro Oklahoma Baptist	W 67–53 L 70–90
1967	First Round Second Round	Albany State Southwestern Louisiana	W 71–70 L 62–70

The Chippewas have retired six numbers, in honor of seven different players.