Men's Basketball
McMillian, Chris
Chris McMillian
- Title:
- Assistant Coach
- E-Mail Address:
- mcmil2c@cmich.edu
- Year at CMU:
- 4th year at CMU
- Hometown:
- Brea, Calif.
- Alma Mater/Year:
- Wyoming 2003
- Experience:
- 15th year
Central Michigan men’s basketball coach Tony Barbee named Chris McMillian to an assistant coaching position on his staff in May, 2021. He was promoted to associate head coach in August 2024.
The CMU men’s basketball program is headed in the right direction after Barbee, McMillan, and the Chippewas challenged for a Mid-American Conference title and finished in fourth place with a 12-6 league record in 2023-24. CMU’s 12 league victories were the most since the 2014-15 season. In the offseason, the coaching staff rebuilt CMU’s roster with only four players returning as they added 12 new players and blended them into a team that challenged for the league title. In the preseason coaches’ poll, CMU was picked to finish in 12th place out of 12 teams.
Prior to his post at Central Michigan, McMillian spent the past two seasons at Idaho State (2019-21), helping lead the Bengals to a victory in the 2020 Big Sky Tournament, marking the first time the program won a game in the conference tournament since 2009.
Prior to his stint at Idaho State, McMillian served as the Director of Player Performance at Illinois-Chicago for four years, overseeing the design and implementation of the Flames' strength and conditioning program.
McMillian's resume also includes stops as an assistant coach at the College of Southern Idaho (2014-15) and at Hawaii (2010-14), where he served first as the strength coach and video coordinator before being promoted to the director of basketball operations. He began his coaching career as the director of operations at Centenary College in 2009-10.
A native of Brea, Calif., McMillian was a four-year starter at Wyoming from 1998-2003. He played for Barbee in his freshman season, when Barbee was an assistant coach on the Wyoming staff. McMillian helped lead the Cowboys to two Mountain West Conference titles and an NCAA Tournament berth.
He holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Wyoming, a Master's degree in Educational Administration from Hawaii in 2013, and is a certified member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
McMillian and his wife, Megan, have two daughters, Zoe Rae and Cameron Nicole.
THE MCMILLIAN FILE
Hometown: Brea, Calif.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Communications, University of Wyoming, 2003
Master’s of Educational Administration, University of Hawaii, 2013
Coaching Career
Associate Head Coach, Central Michigan University, 2024-current
Assistant Coach, Central Michigan University, 2021-24
Assistant Coach, Idaho State University, 2019-21
Director of Player Performance, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2015-19
Assistant Coach, College of Southern Idaho, 2014-15
Director of Men’s Basketball Operations, University of Hawaii, 2012-14
Men’s Basketball Strength & Conditioning Coach, University of Hawaii, 2010-12
Director of Operations, Centenary College, 2009-10
Playing Career
Four-year starter and letterman at Wyoming (1998-03) … led the Cowboys to two Mountain West Conference championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances … as a guard, averaged 6.6 points, 3.5 assists, and 2.6 rebounds per game in 125 career contests.
The CMU men’s basketball program is headed in the right direction after Barbee, McMillan, and the Chippewas challenged for a Mid-American Conference title and finished in fourth place with a 12-6 league record in 2023-24. CMU’s 12 league victories were the most since the 2014-15 season. In the offseason, the coaching staff rebuilt CMU’s roster with only four players returning as they added 12 new players and blended them into a team that challenged for the league title. In the preseason coaches’ poll, CMU was picked to finish in 12th place out of 12 teams.
Prior to his post at Central Michigan, McMillian spent the past two seasons at Idaho State (2019-21), helping lead the Bengals to a victory in the 2020 Big Sky Tournament, marking the first time the program won a game in the conference tournament since 2009.
Prior to his stint at Idaho State, McMillian served as the Director of Player Performance at Illinois-Chicago for four years, overseeing the design and implementation of the Flames' strength and conditioning program.
McMillian's resume also includes stops as an assistant coach at the College of Southern Idaho (2014-15) and at Hawaii (2010-14), where he served first as the strength coach and video coordinator before being promoted to the director of basketball operations. He began his coaching career as the director of operations at Centenary College in 2009-10.
A native of Brea, Calif., McMillian was a four-year starter at Wyoming from 1998-2003. He played for Barbee in his freshman season, when Barbee was an assistant coach on the Wyoming staff. McMillian helped lead the Cowboys to two Mountain West Conference titles and an NCAA Tournament berth.
He holds a bachelor's degree in communications from Wyoming, a Master's degree in Educational Administration from Hawaii in 2013, and is a certified member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association.
McMillian and his wife, Megan, have two daughters, Zoe Rae and Cameron Nicole.
THE MCMILLIAN FILE
Hometown: Brea, Calif.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Communications, University of Wyoming, 2003
Master’s of Educational Administration, University of Hawaii, 2013
Coaching Career
Associate Head Coach, Central Michigan University, 2024-current
Assistant Coach, Central Michigan University, 2021-24
Assistant Coach, Idaho State University, 2019-21
Director of Player Performance, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2015-19
Assistant Coach, College of Southern Idaho, 2014-15
Director of Men’s Basketball Operations, University of Hawaii, 2012-14
Men’s Basketball Strength & Conditioning Coach, University of Hawaii, 2010-12
Director of Operations, Centenary College, 2009-10
Playing Career
Four-year starter and letterman at Wyoming (1998-03) … led the Cowboys to two Mountain West Conference championships and two NCAA Tournament appearances … as a guard, averaged 6.6 points, 3.5 assists, and 2.6 rebounds per game in 125 career contests.
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