Men's Basketball Hosts Siena Heights Sunday

GAME PREVIEW
• Central Michigan (4-1) returns home for a brief one-game home stand, hosting NAIA Division II foe Siena Heights (4-4) in McGuirk Arena on Sunday, Nov. 25 for a 1 p.m. contest.
• The Chippewas are 2-0 all-time versus the Saints, including a 108-48 win in the 2017-18 season opener.
• Central Michigan is coming off a 2-1 record and a title-winning effort at the Junkanoo Jam in Bimini, Bahamas while Siena Heights downed WHAC foe Lawrence Tech, 71-67, in its last outing.
• CMU is 2-0 at home this season while Siena Heights owns a 2-3 road record.
• Prior to the game, head coach Keno Davis will be honored for reaching the 100-career win milestone at Central Michigan.

TRENDING
• Central Michigan won a preseason tournament for the second consecutive year, claiming the title at the 2018 Junkanoo Jam. The Chippewas also won the 40th and final edition of the Great Alaska Shootout last season.
• Senior guard Larry Austin Jr. was named MVP of the Junkanoo Jam, averaging 19.7 ppg, 5.3 rpg, 2.7 apg, 2.3 spg over the course of the three-game tournament while Kevin McKay (16.3 ppg, 9.0 rpg, 2.3 spg, 2.0 apg, 2.0 bpg) received all-tournament team honors.
• Austin is also the reigning MAC West Player of the Week, an honor attained in just the second week of his first season in the Maroon and Gold.
• Larry Austin Jr. and Kevin McKay are tied for the Mid-American Conference lead in steals per game, averaging 2.4.
• McKay also ranks No. 2 in the MAC in offensive rebounds (4.4 rpg).
• With 172, junior forward David DiLeo needs just four 3-pointers to move into the top 10 on the CMU career list. He already ranks ninth on the career attempted list (476).

SCOUTING SIENA HEIGHTS
• Lead by seven-year head coach Joe Pechota, who is a 2001 graduate of Central Michigan (master's in Sports Administration), Siena Heights in coming off a 71-67 win over Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference foe Lawrence Tech before the Holiday break (Nov. 20).
• The victory evened the Saints' season record at 4-4 and moved them to 2-1 in WHAC play.
• SHU's other wins have come against Moody Bible (90-53), Goshen (78-71) and WHAC opponent Michigan-Dearborn (85-75).
• Siena Heights is led by a quartet of double figure scorers in junior forward Keith Jordan Jr. (14.9 ppg), junior guard Demarco Dickerson (12.0 ppg), senior guard Josh Winowiecki (10.4 ppg) and junior guard Jaquantay Rouser (10.3 ppg).
• Siena Heights averages 12.0 3-pointers per game but turns the ball over at a 15.1 per game clip.

UP NEXT FOR THE CHIPPEWAS
• Following its home matchup with Siena Heights, Central Michigan will return to the road for a three-game swing through the states of Texas and Ohio.
• Up first, CMU will visit the Lone Star State to take on Sam Houston State (3-4) in Huntsville on Wednesday, Nov. 28 (7:30 p.m. ET).
• The Chippewas met the BearKats a year ago at the Great Alaska Shootout, claiming a 71-60 victory.
• SHSU is coming off a 1-3 showing at the Cayman Island Classic.
• Two days later, on Friday, Nov. 30 (7:30 p.m. ET), CMU will visit Fort Worth to face TCU (3-1).
• Central Michigan will finish out its road trip on Tuesday, Dec. 4 when it takes on Youngstown State (3-4) in the Buckeye State.

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Players Mentioned

Larry Austin Jr.

David DiLeo

Kevin McKay