The 2011-12 Thunderbird team reached the semifinal round of the NJCAA Region V tournament, losing to the eventual undefeated national champions. The Chippewas have made four postseason appearances, in the NIT once, CIT twice and CBI once. From 2007-2009, the Runnin' Lopes posted three consecutive 20-win seasons for the first time since 1969. Mocini earned his master's degree in educational leadership from Dayton in 2012. During his time at Lamar, Tifft coached one NJCAA All-American, three NJCAA Academic All-Americans and three All-Region selections. amzn_assoc_default_search_phrase = "Central Michigan Chippewas"; Tifft began his collegiate playing career at Three Rivers Community College in Poplar Bluff, Mo. He has also worked as an assistant coach at Grand Valley State, Kent State, Western Michigan, Drake, Providence and UC Davis. Goestenkors was also the 2006 recipient of the Carol Eckman Award. Davis and his wife, Helen, have a son, Xavier, and a daughter, Gabriela. In 2019-20, Chris Davis was part of a staff that led a Chippewa squad that averaged 78.3 points per game, ranking first in the MAC and 21st nationally. 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Prior to NMJC, Tifft led Lamar Community College (Col.) to a 100-62 record in five seasons as head coach (2004-2009). In making the announcement, CMU congratulated "Coach … The 134 points, which came against Mississippi Valley State, is a program record. In two seasons, he helped lead the Lakers to a 40-18 mark and two second-place finishes in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. [10] She went on to play four seasons at the guard position for Central Michigan University. In her second season, Merchant ousted McCallie's #1 seeded Duke Blue Devils in the 2009 NCAA Division I tournament. She also was the head basketball coach for the women's program at the University of Michigan from 1996 to the end of the 2003 season. [3], In 2005-06, the Eagles reached the 20-win plateau for the third consecutive season and won their second MAC West title with a 15-1 conference record, notching the most league wins in school history. Their 22-8 overall record put them into the postseason for the third straight year as the Eagles earned a bid to the WNIT.       Division regular season and conference tournament champion Tifft was instrumental in recruiting Kenrich Williams to Fort Worth. Originally from Macomb, Ill., Tifft is married to the former Heather Davis of Carson City, Nev. Goestenkors brings 30 years of coaching experience to the Chippewas, including 20 as head coach of a pair of Power Five programs.       Division regular season and conference tournament champion He was promoted to an assistant-coaching position in August, 2019, after serving as the Chippewas’ director of operations for the previous six seasons. She spent one season apiece with the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks and Indiana Fever, however left following the 2015 and has since co-founded Coaching Full Circle, a firm that consults, advises and mentors basketball coaches. Trent was named Big 12 Newcomer of the Week in February 2016 and averaged 11.6 points per game during his first season with the Horned Frogs. When his father retired in 2007, Keno Davis became the team's head coach, and led the Bulldogs to a 28–5 record and a berth in the 2008 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament.       Conference regular season and conference tournament champion In 2010, the Flyers won the NIT championship. In her final season, Saginaw Valley State collected a 20-7 record, and was ranked as high as 15th in the nation during the season. He served as a graduate assistant for the men's basketball program that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2009. McGuirk Arena CMU posted back-to-back 100-point games – 134 in their season opener and then 102 in their second game of the season – marking the first time a CMU men’s basketball team has scored in triple digits in consecutive games since the 1972-73 season. Central Michigan finished the 2014-2015 regular season 22-7 (12-6) and earned the top seed in the MAC conference tournament. Mocini, a native of Saugatuck, had served as the Chippewas’ coordinator of operations for the previous six seasons. CMU posted back-to-back 100-point games – 134 in their season opener and then 102 in their second game of the season – marking the first time a CMU men’s basketball team has scored in triple digits in consecutive games since the 1972-73 season.       Conference regular season champion   © 2020 www.detroitnews.com. Suzy Merchant (born July 26, 1969) is the current head coach for the Michigan State … During his time at Three Rivers, Tifft played for the winningest coach in the history of college basketball, Gene Bess, who currently has 1,281 career wins. EMU's 1st round opponent, Indiana State, defeated the Eagles 79-57. amzn_assoc_linkid = "b3b16ef24e662ddfa3013f8ee39b6282"; Central Michigan Univ. [4] She followed that impressive season by winning 23 games in 2004-05, the most in school history. amzn_assoc_default_category = "All"; Chris Davis is a native of Jackson, Mich., and a graduate of Lumen Christi High School and Jackson Community College, from which he earned an associate’s degree. amzn_assoc_search_bar_position = "top"; Davis left Drake University to join the Big East Conference as the head coach of Providence College in April 2008. HUGE addition to @CMUWBBall! She spent five years with the Longhorns and earned an NCAA Tournament berth in each season. He played four years for the Brits basketball team, serving as team captain his senior season. The staff posted two more wins over nationally-ranked teams, one each in 2010 and 2011. In addition to serving as the recruiting coordinator with the Bulldogs, Davis was responsible for the defense, scouting and scheduling. DJ Mocini is in his seventh season on coach Keno Davis’ Central Michigan men’s basketball staff. Following the 2007 season, Goestenkors left Duke for Texas after compiling a 369-99 record. ** Merchant missed 7 games during 2016–17 due to a Medical Leave of Absence[8][9], Merchant began playing basketball during her career at Traverse City High School. Davis' deal gives one Central Michigan program some stability, after the Chippewas recently changed coaches in football, baseball, women's basketball and softball. "The program's in a good spot. Your California Privacy Rights / Privacy Policy. amzn_assoc_tracking_id = "coachesdataba-20";       Division regular season champion [7] With her team's Big Ten regular-season co-championship in 2014, Merchant becomes MSU's first women's coach to capture two conference basketball titles. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference. In 2018-19, Davis helped the Chippewas post a 23-12 record, tying for the program’s second-highest single-season win total, and to a second place-finish in the MAC West and a second-consecutive postseason appearance. Central Michigan Chippewas basketball history. Overall, Davis boasts a resumé that includes three decades of coaching experience, beginning at Western Michigan in 1986-87, when he served as a graduate assistant. After graduating, he served as an assistant coach at the University of Southern Indiana from 1995–1997 and at Southeast Missouri State University from 1997–2003. Merchant's 2003-04 Eastern Michigan team claimed the MAC West Division and MAC Tournament championships for the first time in school history, earning the program's first-ever bid to the NCAA Tournament en route to a 22-8 record. However, Eastern Michigan stumbled in the first round against eventual sweet sixteener Boston College. Davis, 47, was set to enter the final year of his existing deal, but received a vote of confidence from athletic director Michael Alford. National champion   Central Michigan hasn't made the NCAA Tournament since 2003. After the 2010–2011 season Davis joined the Big Ten Network as an analyst for the 2011-2012 college basketball season. "My basketball journey has been a wonderful adventure but I have missed college coaching," Goestenkors told Voepel. He served as a graduate assistant for the Flyers men’s basketball program that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament in 2009.

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