Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball

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2007-08 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team
Western Michigan Broncos
Western Michigan Broncos athletic logo
University Western Michigan University
Conference Mid-American
West Division
Location Kalamazoo, MI
Head Coach Steve Hawkins (5th year)
Arena University Arena
(Capacity: 5,421)
Nickname Broncos
Colors Brown and Gold

             
Uniforms
 
Home jersey
Home jersey
  
Home shorts
Home
 
Away jersey
Away jersey
  
Away shorts
Away
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1976
NCAA Tournament Second Round
1976, 1998
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1976, 1998, 2004
Conference Tournament Champions
2004
Conference Regular Season Champions
1952, 1976, 1981, 1998, 2004

The Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school's team competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2004. The Broncos are coached by Steve Hawkins.

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[edit] NCAA Tournament results

The Broncos have appeared in three NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2-3.

Year Seed Result First Round Second Round
1976 N/A Sweet Sixteen def. Virginia Tech 77-67 lost to Marquette 62-57
1998 11 Second Round def. Clemson 75-72 lost to Stanford 83-65
2004 11 First Round lost to Vanderbilt 71-58 -

[edit] NIT results

The Broncos have appeared in three National Invitational Tournaments. Their combined record is 2-3.

Year Result Opening Round First Round Second Round
1992 First Round - lost to Notre Dame 63-56 -
2003 First Round def. Illinois-Chicago 63-62 lost to Siena 68-62 -
2005 Second Round - def. Marquette 54-50 lost to Texas Christian 78-76

[edit] Coaching staff

  • Steve Hawkins (Head Coach)
  • Clayton Bates - Assistant Coach
  • Cornell Mann - Assistant Coach
  • Andy Hipsher - Assistant Coach
  • Phil Sayers - Director of Basketball Operations

[edit] Broncos in the NBA

[edit] 2007-08 season

Main article: 2007-08 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

[edit] All-time win-loss record

Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Bill Spaulding (1913 — 1922)
1913-14 Spaulding 4-4
1914-15 Spaulding 7-5
1915-16 Spaulding 9-7
1916-17 Spaulding 7-6
1917-18 Spaulding 8-4
1918-19 Spaulding 11-3
1919-20 Spaulding 8-3
1920-21 Spaulding 12-5
1921-22 Spaulding 11-6
Bill Spaulding: 77-43
Buck Read (1922 — 1949)
1922-23 Read 17-6
1923-24 Read 13-8
1924-25 Read 17-4
1925-26 Read 15-4
1926-27 Read 16-2
1927-28 Read 9-8
1928-29 Read 10-9
1929-30 Read 17-0
1930-31 Read 14-3
1931-32 Read 14-5
1932-33 Read 14-3
1933-34 Read 12-5
1934-35 Read 11-5
1935-36 Read 15-3
1936-37 Read 13-4
1937-38 Read 6-12
1938-39 Read 7-10
1939-40 Read 10-9
1940-41 Read 9-9
1941-42 Read 12-8
1942-43 Read 15-4
1943-44 Read 15-4
1944-45 Read 8-10
1945-46 Read 15-7
1946-47 Read 17-7
1947-48 Read 12-10 1-2 5th
1948-49 Read 12-10 4-6 T-3rd
Buck Read: 345-169 5-8
Bill Perigo (1949 — 1952)
1949-50 Perigo 12-10 6-2 T-2nd
1950-51 Perigo 13-9 4-4 T-2nd
1951-52 Perigo 16-8 9-3 T-1st
Bill Perigo: 41-27 19-9
Joe Hoy (1952 — 1958)
1952-53 Hoy 12-9 6-6 4th
1953-54 Hoy 10-11 4-5 5th
1954-55 Hoy 12-10 9-5 3rd
1955-56 Hoy 13-9 7-5 T-3rd
1956-57 Hoy 9-13 4-8 5th
1957-58 Hoy 5-18 1-11 7th
Joe Hoy: 61-70 31-40
Don Boven (1958 — 1966)
1958-59 Boven 2-20 1-11 7th
1959-60 Boven 12-11 5-7 5th
1960-61 Boven 10-14 4-8 T-5th
1961-62 Boven 13-11 6-6 T-4th
1962-63 Boven 12-12 7-5 5th
1963-64 Boven 10-14 6-6 4th
1964-65 Boven 8-16 3-9 6th
1965-66 Boven 8-14 4-8 5th
Don Boven: 75-112 36-60
Sonny Means (1966 — 1970)
1966-67 Means 10-14 4-8 5th
1967-68 Means 11-13 5-7 4th
1968-69 Means 11-13 6-6 T-3rd
1969-70 Means 6-16 2-8 T-5th
Sonny Means: 38-56 17-29
Eldon Miller (1970 — 1976)
1970-71 Miller 14-10 5-5 3rd
1971-72 Miller 10-14 5-5 4th
1972-73 Miller 8-18 2-10 7th
1973-74 Miller 13-13 5-7 6th
1974-75 Miller 16-10 8-6 5th
1975-76 Miller 25-3 15-1 1st NCAA Sweet Sixteen
Eldon Miller: 86-68 40-34
Dick Shilts (1976 — 1979)
1976-77 Shilts 14-13 8-8 5th
1977-78 Shilts 7-20 4-12 T-9th
1978-79 Shilts 7-23 3-13 10th
Dick Shilts: 28-56 15-33
Les Wothke (1979 — 1982)
1979-80 Wothke 12-14 7-9 T-4th
1980-81 Wothke 15-13 10-6 T-1st
1981-82 Wothke 15-14 8-8 T-4th
Les Wothke: 42-41 25-23
Vernon Payne (1982 — 1989)
1982-83 Payne 5-23 3-15 10th
1983-84 Payne 4-22 2-16 10th
1984-85 Payne 12-16 7-11 T-7th
1985-86 Payne 12-16 7-11 T-6th
1986-87 Payne 12-16 7-9 T-5th
1987-88 Payne 12-17 7-9 T-5th
1988-89 Payne 12-16 6-10 T-6th
Vernon Payne: 69-126 39-81
Bob Donewald (1989 — 2000)
1989-90 Donewald 9-18 3-13 9th
1990-91 Donewald 5-22 2-14 9th
1991-92 Donewald 21-9 11-5 T-2nd NIT first round
1992-93 Donewald 17-12 12-6 3rd
1993-94 Donewald 14-14 7-11 8th
1994-95 Donewald 14-13 9-9 7th
1995-96 Donewald 16-11 13-5 2nd
1996-97 Donewald 14-14 9-9 T-5th
1997-98 Donewald 21-8 14-4 T-1st (West) NCAA second round
1998-99 Donewald 11-15 6-12 4th (West)
1999-00 Donewald 10-18 6-12 5th (West)
Bob Donewald: 152-154 92-100
Robert McCullum (2000 — 2003)
2000-01 McCullum 7-21 7-11 4th (West)
2001-02 McCullum 17-13 10-8 3rd (West)
2002-03 McCullum 20-11 10-8 3rd (West) NIT first round
Robert McCullum: 44-45 27-27
Steve Hawkins (2003 — present)
2003-04 Hawkins 26-5 15-3 1st (West) NCAA first round
2004-05 Hawkins 20-13 11-7 T-1st (West) NIT second round
2005-06 Hawkins 14-17 10-8 T-2nd (West)
2006-07 Hawkins 16-16 9-7 2nd (West)
2007-08 Hawkins 20-12 12-4 1st (West)
Steve Hawkins: 96-63 57-29
Total: 1153-1030

      National Champion         Conference Champion         Conference Tournament Champion


[edit] Records

[edit] Career leaders

Through 2007-08 season

[edit] Points

Rank Points Player Years
1 1786 Manny Newsome 1962–64
2 1743 Booker James 1984–87
3 1713 Joe Reitz 2004–08
4 1668 Ben Reed 2002–05
4 1668 Saddi Washington 1994, 96–97

[edit] Rebounds

Rank Rebounds Player Years
1 1008 Paul Griffin 1973–76
2 947 Tom Cutter 1974–77
3 939 Joe Reitz 2004–08
4 864 Booker James 1984–87
5 846 Anthony Kann 2001–04

[edit] Assists

Rank Assists Player Years
1 427 Billy Stanback 1987–90
2 406 Brian Snider 2003–06
3 391 Todd Dietrich 1978–81
4 373 Jim Kurzen 1973–76
5 351 Robby Collum 2001–03

[edit] Field goal percentage

Rank Field goal pct Player Years
1 59.5% Tom Cutter 1974–77
2 59.2% Russ DesErmia 1996–97
3 56.7% Paul Griffin 1973–76
4 54.8% (568–1036) Joe Reitz 2004–08
5 54.2% Jasper McElroy 1981–82

[edit] Free throw percentage

Rank Free throw pct Player Years
1 88.0% (235–267) David Kool 2006–present
2 82.9% (247–298) Billy Stanback 1987–90
3 82.8% (265–320) Jason Black 1995–97
4 82.5% (329–399) Manny Newsome 1962–64
5 82.3% (191–232) Kenny Cunningham 1978–80

[edit] Three point field goal percentage

Rank 3-Pt field goal pct Player Years
1 50.7% (139–274) Sean Wightman 1990–93
2 47.5% (121–255) Eli Parker 1986–89
3 45.9% (202–440) Mark Brown 1986–90
4 42.0% (124–295) Derek Drews 2005–present
5 41.3% (171–414) Darrick Brooks 1989–93

[edit] Blocks

Rank Blocks Player Years
1 147 Matt Van Abbema 1992–95
2 137 Matt Seberger 1979–82
3 116 Ben Handlogten 1993–96
4 83 Steve Riikonen 1986–88
5 79 Kelvin Oliver 1982–85

[edit] Steals

Rank Steals Player Years
1 199 Robby Collum 2001–03
2 185 Booker James 1984–87
3 177 Anthony Kann 2001–04
4 173 Saddi Washington 1994, 96–98
5 156 Rashod Johnson 1995–98

[edit] Games played

Rank Games Player Years
1 128 Joe Reitz 2004–08
2 123 Rickey Willis 2002–05
3 120 Ben Reed 2002–05
4 119 Brian Snider 2003–06
5 118 Reggie Berry 2003–06

[edit] Single-season leaders

Through 2007-08 season

[edit] Points

Rank Points Player Years (games)
1 653 Manny Newsome 1964 (20)
2 630 Kenny Cunningham 1980 (26)
3 626 Saddi Washington 1998 (29)
4 620 Gene Ford 1969 (24)
5 598 Booker James 1987 (27)

[edit] Rebounds

Rank Rebounds Player Years (games)
1 324 Edgar Blair 1958 (24)
2 313 Bob Bolton 1961 (24)
3 300 Earl Jenkins 1971 (24)
4 298 Tom Cutter 1976 (28)
5 288 Jack Smith 1956 (22)

[edit] Assists

Rank Assists Player Years (games)
1 170 Rod Brown 2000 (28)
2 166 Jason Kimbrough 1998 (29)
3 160 Rickey Willis 2005 (33)
4 159 Brian Snider 2006 (31)
5 149 Brian Snider 2004 (31)

[edit] Field goal percentage

Rank Field goal pct Player Years
1 64.5% (140–217) Tom Cutter 1976
2 59.9% (154–257) Ben Handlogten 1996
3 59.9% (115–192) Paul Griffin 1976
4 59.8% (134–224) Tom Cutter 1975
5 59.5% (128–215) Tom Cutter 1977

[edit] Free throw percentage

Rank Free throw pct Player Years
1 93.2% (55–59) Thadus Williams 1999
2 91.7% (99–108) David Kool 2007
3 89.2% (58–65) Sean Wightman 1993
4 87.2% (82–94) Billy Stanback 1987
5 86.7% (130–150) Manny Newsome 1964

[edit] Three point field goal percentage

Rank 3-Pt field goal pct Player Years
1 63.2% (48–76) Sean Wightman 1992
2 50.0% (54–108) Levi Rost 2005
3 48.2% (67–139) Mark Brown 1990
4 47.3% (61–129) Mark Brown 1988
5 47.2% (51–108) Eli Parker 1989

[edit] Blocks

Rank Blocks Player Years (games)
1 56 Matt Van Abbema 1994 (28)
2 47 Matt Van Abbema 1993 (29)
3 44 Matt Van Abbema 1995 (27)
4 41 Ben Handlogten 1996 (27)
5 37 Ben Seberger 1981 (28)
5 37 Ben Seberger 1982 (29)

[edit] Steals

Rank Steals Player Years (games)
1 83 Robby Collum 2003 (31)
2 72 Robby Collum 2002 (30)
3 63 Brian Snider 2006 (31)
4 60 Mike Williams 2004 (31)
5 57 Booker James 1987 (28)
5 57 Saddi Washington 1997 (28)

[edit] NCAA records

  • Ben Handlogten, highest single game field goal percentage, 100% (13-13), January 22, 1996 vs. Toledo
  • David Kool, fourth highest single-season free throw percentage by a freshman, 91.7% (99-108), 2006-07
  • Sean Wightman, second highest single-season three point field goal percentage, 63.2% (48-76), 1991-92

[edit] See also

[edit] External links

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