Wolverines, Chippewas Set for Military Appreciation Game in Crisler

Monday, November 13

Ann Arbor, Mich.

7:00 PM

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Central Michigan

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Wolverines, Chippewas Set for Military Appreciation Game in Crisler

11/13/2017 11:57:00 AM | Men's Basketball

By: Tom Wywrot

» Michigan will play its second game in a three-day span when it hosts Central Michigan.
» U-M leads the all-time series with Central Michigan, 21-3. The last meeting between the Wolverines and Chippewas was on Dec. 29, 2013, an 88-73 U-M victory.
» In the season-opening win against North Florida, six Wolverines made their debuts, led by Charles Matthews' 20 points.

THIS WEEK
Monday, Nov. 13 -- vs. Central Michigan (Crisler Center), 7 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 16 -- vs. Southern Mississippi (Crisler Center), 7 p.m.

The University of Michigan men's basketball team (1-0) will play its second game in three days when it hosts Central Michigan (1-0) at Crisler Center Monday (Nov. 13) night at 7 p.m. on BTN. The game is Military Appreciation Night and will feature a halftime wheelchair basketball game pitting Army vs. Navy.

A LITTLE BIT ABOUT CENTRAL MICHIGAN

• Central Michigan is coming off a 16-16 record last season, including a 6-12 mark in the Mid-American Conference to finish sixth in the MAC West Division.
• David DiLeo is the leading returning scorer for the Chippewas from a season ago. DiLeo averaged 8.5 points per game but did not start a single game in 2016-17.
• The Chippewas ranked third in the country last season in points per game (88.3) and free throw percentage (.791).
• Central Michigan led the nation in three-point field goal attempts last season, shooting 399 three-pointers.
• Keno Davis is beginning his sixth season with Central Michigan and has guided the team to an overall record of 77-82. Davis has also spent time as the head coach at Drake and Providence.
• U-M leads the all-time series with Central Michigan, 21-3. The most recent meeting between the Wolverines and Chippewas came on Dec. 29, 2013, an 88-73 U-M victory.
• Last season, Central Michigan's Marcus Keene led the nation in scoring at 30.0 points per game, becoming the first player in Division I to average 30 points per game since LIU Brooklyn's Charles Jones in 1997. Keene turned pro following the 2016-17 season.

BEFORE THE GAME

• Michigan opened its season Saturday (Nov. 11) with an 86-66 victory over North Florida in a Maui Jim Maui Invitational Mainland Match-Up at Crisler Center. After trailing by as much as seven, U-M battled back to tie the game, 49-49, with 11 minutes left before going on a 24-4 run over the next seven minutes and going on to the 20-point win.
• Duncan Robinson (21) and Charles Matthews (20) -- in his U-M debut after transferring from Kentucky -- gave the Wolverines two 20-point scorers for the first time since 2015. The last was March 3, 2015, at Northwestern (Zak Irvin, 28 and Aubrey Dawkins, 21).
• Hard to believe but with his career-best 12 rebounds, Moritz Wagner recorded just his second career double-double after he added in his 18 points against North Florida.
• In his first career start, Zavier Simpson had a career-best nine assists. Those nine dimes were a quarter of what he tallied all of his freshman season (37).
• After redshirting last season, Austin Davis made his collegiate debut and scored three points after a made free throw, offensive board and putback.
• Six Wolverines made their debuts in the opener against North Florida: Charles Matthews (transfer, Kentucky), Jaaron Simmons (graduate transfer, Ohio), Davis (redshirt) and freshmen Eli Brooks, Isaiah Livers and Jordan Poole.

WHAT'S AHEAD?

• Michigan will make it three games in the first six days to open the season with a Thursday (Nov. 16) home tilt with Southern Mississippi at Crisler Center. Tip is scheduled for 7 p.m. with the game part of the BTN Plus Student U package.
• Following the fast and furious start to the season, the Wolverines will depart early Friday morning (Nov. 17) for the 2017 Maui Jim Maui Invitational, Monday through Wednesday, Nov. 20-22, at the Lahaina Civic Center on Maui. U-M is making its third trip to the Hawai'i tournament hosted by DIII Chaminade.