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Central Michigan

Central Michigan

Series

No previous meetings

Notes

CMU's basketball arena, and the UMass football stadium, are both named McGuirk. CMU's venue is named after James J. McGuirk, a Mount Pleasant MI native and major supporter of CMU athletics.¹⁾²⁾ UM's venue is named after their longtime athletic director, Warren P. McGuirk. No indication that they were related.
CMU was coached by UMass alum Tony Barbee from 2021-25.³⁾⁴⁾

Game History

Games marked as Away were played at the McGuirk Arena, unless otherwise noted.

					Opponent
Date	Game Results	Site	UM Coach	Game Notes	Conference	Head Coach	Nickname
2025-26	TBD	TBD	TBD	First ever meeting.	MAC	TBD	Chippewas⁵⁾

Central Michigan

¹⁾

https://cmuchippewas.com/facilities/mcguirk-arena/33

²⁾

https://www.charlesrlux.com/obituary/james-mcguirk

³⁾

https://cmuchippewas.com/news/2021/4/23/cmu-announces-tony-barbee-as-new-mens-basketball-head-coach.aspx

⁴⁾

https://cmuchippewas.com/news/2025/4/3/cmu-athletics-announces-leadership-change-in-mens-basketball-program

⁵⁾

https://cmuchippewas.com/sports/2018/7/6/ot-chippewa-name-html

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