The 2009–10 Central Michigan Chippewas basketball team represented Central Michigan University in the college basketball season of 2009–10. The team was coached by Ernie Zeigler and played their homes game in Rose Arena.

Before the season

Roster Changes The Chippewas lost two starters from their 2008–09 season. Marcus Van, who last year led the team with 13.0 points per game and 8.3 rebounds per game, graduated. The other starter, Jacolby Hardiman was convicted of a high-court misdemeanor and later transferred to Robert Morris University. Hardiman was responsible for 9.7 points and 4.9 rebounds per game. The Chippewas also lost six other starters, which included one senior, two sophomores, and three freshmen. To replace them, the Chippewas are adding five players to their roster. Two of those are true freshman while the other three are transfers from junior colleges.

Recruiting

Roster Roster current as of September 15, when their summer prospectus was published. NameNumberPositionHeightWeightYearHometown Jordan Bitzer 15 G 6-3 195 Senior Unionville, Michigan Tyler Brown 33 F 6-7 220 Freshman Eau Claire, Wisconsin Finis Craddock 5 G 6-1 180 Freshman Garland, Texas Brandon Ford 13 F/C 6-11 255 Senior Petrolia, Ontario Robbie Harman 20 G 6-1 180 Senior Traverse City, Michigan Chris Kellermann 21 F 6-8 245 Senior O'Fallon, Illinois William McClure 41 F/C 6-7 240 Junior Indianapolis, Indiana Amir Rashid 2 G 5-9 165 Junior Houston, Texas Zach Saylor 00 F 6-8 235 Freshman Lansing, Michigan Marko Špica 10 F/C 6-9 250 Junior Belgrade, Serbia Jalin Thomas 31 G/F 6-4 200 Junior Columbus, Ohio Antonio Weary 24 G 6-3 215 Junior Los Angeles, California

Coaching staff NamePositionCollegeGraduating year Ernie Zeigler Head coach Cleary College 1994 Keith Noftz Assistant coach Heidelberg University 1978 Darren Kohne Assistant coach University of Toledo 2000 Terrance Chatman Assistant coach University of Missouri – Kansas City 2001 Marcelo Olivarez Director of Basketball Operations Central Michigan University 2009

Schedule

|- style="background:#f9f9f9;" | colspan=10 | *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

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