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Chatting with Basketball Assistant Coaches Scott Cherry (MBB) and Chelsie Butler (WBB)
Chatting Chippewas with Adam Jaksa
Published on 2/27/2024
Chatting Chippewas with Adam Jaksa
Published on 2/27/2024
Voice of the Chippewas, Adam Jaksa, talks with two current basketball assistant coaches. First up is Scott Cherry in his opening season with CMU men's basketball. He talks about his time at UNC and winning a championship there as a player and what led him to Mount Pleasant. Secondly, Chelsie Butler, first year assistant with CMU women's basketball stops by. She talks about her path to CMU along with building the program back up in Mount Pleasant.
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On this episode, Voice of the Chippewas Adam Jaksa sits down with Andy Bronkema to talk about the season, the upcoming toilet paper toss and his path of playing and coaching basketball. Don't miss their fierce pickleball battle as well!
Published on 1/30/2026
Voice of the Chippewas Adam Jaksa chats with head coach Matt Drinkall about his first season in Mount Pleasant. Coach Drinkall gets into the overhaul of the roster, his favorite memories from the fall, designing the uniforms, addressing the EMU/CMU game moving to Ford Field and also shows us the unique items in his office.
Published on 1/23/2026
Chatting Chippewas returns with host Adam Jaksa. This episode he talks with third year women's basketball coach Kristin Haynie. They chat about her playing career, being a head coach, what she thinks about this year's team and play some basketball too.
Published on 1/20/2026
Director of Athletics, Amy Folan talks men's basketball memories and the brand new season with two prestigious Central Michigan hoops alums. Dan Majerle, the 14-year NBA veteran and 3x NBA All-Star stops by, along with one of his former coaches at Central Michigan, Denny Kuiper. Kuiper played at Central from 1967-1971 and then helped coach as an assistant for multiple years, along with being a head coach at Sacred Heart and Mount Pleasant High School.
Published on 11/26/2025