CMU is in a real position of rebuilding. They have a new head coach, Tony Barbee who was an assistant at Kentucky and before that had head-coaching stops at Auburn and UTEP. The team has 12 players who were not on last year's roster.
They have four returnees, including starters Ralph Bissainthe and Audre Polk. Polk, a 6-foot-10 sophomore from Detroit who was on the All-MAC Freshman Team last year.
They have really struggled so far. Looking at the MAC stats, they are 11th in points scored per game and 12th in points surrendered per game. They are last in point margin at -19.4 per game. They are last in field goal percentage, opponent field goal percentage, rebounds per game and rebounds per game margin. They also have trouble with turnovers and are 11th in TO margin. They are first in 3 point percentage.