History of men's basketball program post season appearances
Chris Fowler moves down the court past Buffalo player during the MAC Championship game March 14 at Quicken Loans Arena.
Central Michigan men's basketball enters the 2015-16 Mid-American Conference Tournament as the No. 4 seed and are set to play No. 12 Bowling Green on Thursday in Cleveland.
Here's a look at the program's history at the annual end-of-the-season conference tournament.
MAC Tournament Central
MAC Tournament Record: 15-21
1987: First MAC Tournament Championship
No. 1 CMU beat No. 4 Eastern Michigan 80-76 then went on to beat No. 2 Kent State 64-63 in the championship game in front of a crowd of 5,900 people. CMU's Dan Majerle won the tournament MVP Award.
A year later in '88, the second-seeded Chippewas lost to No. 3 Ohio 66-64 in the semifinals.
1990: The seventh-seeded Chippewas made a tournament championship appearance, but were routed in Detroit by top-seeded Ball State 78-56. Carter Briggs was named to the All-MAC Tournament Team.
2003: MAC Tournament Champions
Tournament MVP Chris Kaman led the Chippewas to their second conference tournament championship with the help of fellow All-MAC Tournament Team member J.R. Wallace. CMU beat Kent State 77-67 in front of a crowd of 10,297 at Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland.
2015: No. 1 CMU made it to the championship game, but fell to Head Coach Bobby Hurley's two-seeded Buffalo Bulls 89-84. Chris Fowler and John Simons were named to the All-Tournament Team.
Other Tournament Records:
NCAA Division I Tournament: 3-4
NCAA Division II Tournament: 3-3
NAIA Tournament: 6-2
NIT Tournament: 0-2
