Detroit native, former Ferris State assistant and player Raymoan McAfee has been named an Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at Central Michigan University, Head Coach Andy Bronkema announced on Tuesday. McAfee reunites with Bronkema at Central Michigan.

“I am very excited to join forces again and pursue our goals,” Bronkema said. “Raymoan played for me while I was an assistant and head coach, he volunteered for me and was my top assistant, so there is a long history of relationship and trust. A Detroit native, he is coming from Wayne State where he continued to grow as a coach. Raymoan’s intensity and detailed thought process are things I’ve grown to appreciate about him. Doing life together was like-minded, talented people is a priority for me and having Coach Moan on board is comforting for me. I can’t wait for his wife and son to join us here in Mount Pleasant.”

“My family and I are fired up to join the Central Michigan and Mount Pleasant community,” McAfee said. “I’m very excited to reunite with Coach Bronks and the rest of the staff. Coach has an incredible vision and I believe in his process to bring championships to CMU.”

McAfee joins Bronkema’s Chippewa staff after working the previous three seasons as an assistant coach at Wayne State (2022-25) under head coach Bryan Smothers. He helped guide the Warriors to a combined 37-46 overall record with 14 total Academic All-GLIAC honorees. In 2024-25, the Warriors registered their first winning season since 2017-18 as they finished 15-14 overall and 11-9 in the GLIAC.

Prior to his arrival at Wayne State, McAfee served the previous four years under Bronkema on the Ferris State coaching staff. Previously, McAfee played at Ferris State from 2012-14 and later served as a member of the coaching staff for three years prior to returning to the program as the school’s top assistant in 2018. He was promoted to associate head coach in October 2021. Among his duties were assisting in all facets of the program, including day-to-day operations, recruiting, skill development, on-floor coaching, video, analytics, and more.

During his two tenures at Ferris State, he helped guide the Bulldogs to three consecutive GLIAC Tournament titles in 2015, 2016, 2017, along with GLIAC regular-season titles in 2016-17 and 2019-20.

McAfee began his coaching career as the top assistant at Indiana Tech under first-year head coach Ted Albert in 2017-18. In his lone season at Indiana Tech, McAfee helped lead the Warriors to a 27-7 overall mark and a 17-3 conference record, which included a trip to the second round of the NAIA Division II Men’s Basketball Tournament. The Warriors finished as the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference (WHAC) runner-up and were ranked as high as third in the NAIA Division II Coaches’ Top 25 poll.

A prep standout at Detroit Pershing High School under head coach A.W. Canada, McAfee was a member of the school’s 2009 Michigan High School Athletic Association state championship team and played a key role as part of a group that claimed back-to-back city championships in 2009 and 2010. In the 2010 city championship game, McAfee posted a triple-double versus Cody. In Pershing’s 90-73 state title win over Kalamazoo Central in 2009, McAfee contributed five points, four rebounds and two blocks.

He began his collegiate career at NCAA Division I Bethune Cookman where he played in 49 games over two seasons for the Wildcats. He transferred to Ferris State in 2012, where he became a regular in the Bulldog lineup. In his two seasons with the Bulldogs, McAfee saw action in 45 games and totaled 53 blocked shots. His 37 rejections as a senior ranked third in the GLIAC.

McAfee graduated from Ferris State in 2014 with a bachelor’s degree in Applied Speech Communication and earned his master’s degree in Educational Leadership in 2022. He was also a member of Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity, Inc.