Andy Bronkema, Central Michigan basketball coach, placed on leave
The Detroit News • • sports
Key Points:
- Central Michigan University has placed men's basketball head coach Andy Bronkema on leave, with no further details provided by the school.
- Associate head coach Raymoan McAfee has been named interim head coach; the duration of his interim role has not been specified.
- Bronkema, 42, was entering his second season with Central Michigan after a successful 12-year tenure at Ferris State, where he won a Division II national championship.
- McAfee, a Detroit native and former player under Bronkema at Ferris State, joined Central Michigan's staff in the 2025-26 season and has prior coaching experience at Ferris State and Wayne State.
- The Chippewas recently started the season with a comeback win and are preparing to host Alma, while expectations for the team this season were low, with a last-place prediction in the Mid-American Conference preseason poll.
