2008–2009 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball | |||
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MAC West Division Co-Champions | |||
Conference | Mid-American Conference West | ||
2008–2009 record | 10–21 (7–9 MAC) | ||
Head coach | Steve Hawkins | ||
Assistant coach | Bacari Alexander | ||
Assistant coach | Rick Carter | ||
Assistant coach | Andy Hipsher | ||
Home arena | University Arena | ||
Seasons
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bowling Green | 11 | 5 | .688 | 19 | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo | 11 | 5 | .688 | 21 | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami | 10 | 6 | .625 | 17 | 13 | .567 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron † | 10 | 6 | .625 | 23 | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 10 | 6 | .625 | 19 | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 7 | 9 | .438 | 15 | 17 | .469 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ball State | 7 | 9 | .438 | 14 | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 7 | 9 | .438 | 12 | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 7 | 9 | .438 | 10 | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 6 | 10 | .375 | 8 | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 5 | 11 | .313 | 10 | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 5 | 11 | .313 | 7 | 25 | .219 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2008–2009 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball team representing Western Michigan University. The team was the defending Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division champion and was picked to finish first in the MAC West Division by members of the MAC News Media Association.[1]
WMU opened the season losing to Texas Christian in the first game of the inaugural Charleston Classic.
In February 2009, redshirt freshman Justin Hairston decided to transfer.[2]
Contents |
No. | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown (Previous school) |
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40 | Luke Adaline | C | 7'0" | 262 | Fr. | Tawas City, MI (Tawas) |
32 | Muhammed Conteh | F | 6'7" | 236 | Fr. | Bloomington, IN (Providence School) |
5 | Mike Douglas | G | 6'0" | 162 | Fr. | Detroit, MI (Finney) |
4 | Derek Drews | F | 6'5" | 214 | Sr. | Elkhart, IN (Elkhart Central) |
34 | Shawntes Gary | G | 6'2" | 210 | Sr. | Elkhart, IN (Concord) |
13 | Justin Hairston | F | 6'5" | 205 | Fr.-R | Fort Wayne, IN (Fort Wayne South) |
23 | David Kool | G | 6'3" | 205 | Jr. | Grand Rapids, MI (South Christian) |
24 | Donald Lawson | C | 6'9" | 241 | Jr. | Chicago, IL (Leo Catholic) |
20 | LaMarcus Lowe | F/C | 6'11" | 200 | Fr. | Flint, MI (Northwestern) |
3 | Martelle McLemore | G | 6'5" | 205 | Jr. | Detroit, MI (Consortium Prep) |
10 | Troy Peter | G | 6'4" | 203 | Fr. | Stevensville, MI (Lakeshore) |
22 | Michael Redell | G | 6'0" | 183 | Sr. | Rockford, MI (Cleveland State) |
12 | Andre Ricks | G | 5'9" | 160 | Sr. | Detroit, MI (Pershing) |
1 | Demetrius Ward | G | 6'2" | 215 | Fr. | Detroit, MI (Pershing) |
33 | Flenard Whitfield | F | 6'7" | 222 | Fr. | Detroit, MI (Martin Luther King) |
15 | Alex Wolf | G | 5'11" | 193 | So. | Parchment, MI (Parchment) |
Date | Time | Opponent# | Rank# | Site | TV | Result | Attendance | Record | |||
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11/14/2008* | 12:30pm | vs. TCU | Carolina First Arena • Charleston, SC (Charleston Classic) |
L 67–63 | N/A | 0–1 | |||||
11/15/2008* | 5:30pm | vs. Hofstra | Carolina First Arena • Charleston, SC (Charleston Classic) |
L 71–68 OT | N/A | 0–2 | |||||
11/16/2008* | 10:30am | vs. SIU Edwardsville | Carolina First Arena • Charleston, SC (Charleston Classic) |
L 83–72 | N/A | 0–3 | |||||
11/18/2008* | 7:30pm | Detroit | University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI | Fox Sports Detroit | W 71–58 | 2,848 | 1–3 | ||||
11/22/2008* | 2:00pm | Loyola | University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI | L 54–51 | 2,816 | 1–4 | |||||
11/25/2008* | 8:00pm | at Sam Houston State | Johnson Coliseum • Huntsville, TX | W 65–62 | 1,262 | 2–4 | |||||
11/29/2008* | 2:00pm | IUPUI | University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI | L 76–68 | 2,574 | 2–5 | |||||
12/4/2008* | 7:30pm | at VCU | Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA | L 79–62 | 4,487 | 2–6 | |||||
12/6/2008* | 12:30pm | at Holy Cross | Hart Center • Worcester, MA | L 69–63 | 2,291 | 2–7 | |||||
12/14/2008* | 7:00pm | at UNLV | Orleans Arena • Las Vegas, NV | L 70–61 | 6,701 | 2–8 | |||||
12/18/2008* | 8:00pm | Iona | University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI | W 68–55 | 2,574 | 3–8 | |||||
12/22/2008* | 8:05pm | at Southern Illinois | SIU Arena • Carbondale, IL | L 64–46 | 5,324 | 3–9 | |||||
12/30/2008* | 6:00pm | UW–Green Bay | University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI | L 61–51 | 3,306 | 3–10 | |||||
1/11/2009 | 6:00pm | at Central Michigan | Rose Arena • Mount Pleasant, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) |
W 72–63 | 1,741 | 4–10 (1–0) | |||||
1/14/2009 | 7:00pm | Toledo | University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI | W 70–52 | 2,518 | 5–10 (2–0) | |||||
1/17/2009 | 2:00pm | Northern Illinois | University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI | W 71–52 | 3,128 | 6–10 (3–0) | |||||
1/20/2008 | 7:00pm | at Ball State | John E. Worthen Arena • Muncie, IN | L 50–44 | 3,018 | 6–11 (3–1) | |||||
1/24/2009 | 4:00pm | at Eastern Michigan | Convocation Center • Ypsilanti, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) |
W 53–45 | 1,663 | 7–11 (4–1) | |||||
1/27/2009 | 7:00pm | Buffalo | University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI | L 74–71 | 2,832 | 7–12 (4–2) | |||||
1/31/2009 | 2:00pm | Kent State | University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI | L 65–47 | 3,234 | 7–13 (4–3) | |||||
2/4/2009 | 7:00pm | at Bowling Green | Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH | L 68–61 | 1,865 | 7–14 (4–4) | |||||
2/8/2009 | 2:00pm | at Akron | James A. Rhodes Arena • Akron, OH | L 87–63 | 2,504 | 7–15 (4–5) | |||||
2/11/2009 | 7:00pm | Ohio | University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI | W 76–62 | 2,758 | 8–15 (5–5) | |||||
2/14/2009 | 7:00pm | at Miami | Millett Hall • Oxford, OH | ESPNU | L 64–46 | 3,986 | 8–16 (5–6) | ||||
2/18/2009 | 7:00pm | Eastern Michigan | University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) |
W 46–38 | 3,122 | 9–16 (6–6) | |||||
2/21/2009* | 2:00pm | Eastern Illinois | University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI (Bracket Busters) |
L 59–57 | 2,894 | 9–17 | |||||
2/25/2009 | 8:00pm | at Northern Illinois | Convocation Center • DeKalb, IL | L 78–63 | 1,394 | 9–18 (6–7) | |||||
2/28/2009 | 7:00pm | at Toledo | Savage Arena • Toledo, OH | L 63–62 | 7,036 | 9–19 (6–8) | |||||
3/4/2009 | 7:00pm | Ball State | University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI | Fox Sports Detroit Plus | W 84–82 OT | 2,616 | 10–19 (7–8) | ||||
3/8/2009 | 2:00pm | Central Michigan | University Arena • Kalamazoo, MI (Michigan MAC Trophy) |
L 71–68 | 4,214 | 10–20 (7–9) | |||||
3/11/2009 | 4:00pm | vs. Ohio | Quicken Loans Arena • Cleveland, OH (MAC tournament first round) |
L 62–55 | N/A | 10–21 | |||||
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time. |
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