Preparing the same way for an IU-Kokomo or Marygrove College as you would for a Wisconsin-Green Bay or Illinois can be challenging.
These are, after all, college student-athletes at Central Michigan who signed on for the opportunity to play against Division I competition on a nightly basis.
But there is a method behind Keno Davis’ philosophy to sprinkling the schedule with a few lower division basketball programs during the non-conference docket, a yearly practice since taking over as Chippewas head coach in April of 2012.
While the games get tougher from here for the most part, CMU’s 107-58 victory Thursday night over Marygrove College at McGuirk Arena allowed for some additional testing of rotations and more than usual minutes provided to the underclassmen on the roster.