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<br>MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. (AP) - Central Michigan fired basketball coach Tony Barbee on Thursday after the Chippewas failed to advance to the Mid-American Conference [https://www.britannica.com/search?query=Tournament Tournament] for the second time in three years.<br><br>Athletic director Amy Folan announced that Barbee would not return for a fifth season, saying the program "needs to go in a different direction."<br><br>Central Michigan went 14-17 overall and 7-11 in conference play to finish 10th in the 12-team standings. Barbee had a 49-75 record with the Chippewas, including 0-2 in MAC Tournament games.<br><br>The 53-year-old previously had coaching stints at UTEP and  [http://%3Chtml%3E%3Chead%3E%3Ctitle%3EIndexer%20Server%20here%3C/title%3E%3C/head%3E%3Cbody%3E%3Ch1%3EIndexer%20Server%20here%3C/h1%3E%3C/body%3E%3C/html%3E News India Live | Breaking India News] Auburn. He spent eight years as an assistant at Kentucky before taking over at Central Michigan in 2021.<br><br>___<br><br>AP March Madness bracket: [https://www.blogher.com/?s=website website] and coverage: website Get poll alerts and updates on the AP Top 25 throughout the season. Sign up here.<br>