The Central Michigan Chippewas were selected to win the MAC West and to compete for the MAC Championship last season after making a magical run from worst-to-first in 2014.
Ultimately, an untimely injury to team captain Chris Fowler and a slow start to the season in neutral-site tournaments combined to ultimately doom the Chippewas, who just couldn’t get all their pieces moving in one solid direction, finishing 17-16 (10-8 MAC) and being eliminated in the first round of the MAC Tournament by upstart Bowling Green.
This year’s roster loses plenty of senior leadership, but gains some younger pieces and transfer help that could have the potential to score in bunches.