2008–09 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

2008–2009 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball

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

	Conf				Overall
2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
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
West
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]

Roster

No.	Name	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown (Previous school)
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)

Awards

David Kool
- Mid-American Conference Player of the Week (3)
  - Week 1 – Led Charleston Classic in scoring and was named to the All-Tournament Team after putting up 24.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game in three losses.^[3]
  - Week 6 – 19 points, three rebounds, one assist and one steal in only 28 minutes in 68–55 win over Iona.^[4]
  - Week 9 – 26 points and a career-high nine rebounds, three assists and two steals in victory over Central Michigan.^[5]
- Mid-American Conference Scholar–Athlete of the Week, January 11^[6]
- Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team
- Academic All-District IV First Team^[7]

Schedule

Date	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Regular Season
November 14, 2008*	vs. TCU (Charleston Classic)	L 67–63	0–1	Carolina First Arena (N/A)
November 15, 2008*	vs. Hofstra (Charleston Classic)	L 71–68 ^OT	0–2	Carolina First Arena (N/A)
November 16, 2008*	vs. SIU Edwardsville (Charleston Classic)	L 83–72	0–3	Carolina First Arena (N/A)
November 18, 2008*	Detroit	W 71–58	1–3	University Arena (2,848)
November 22, 2008*	Loyola	L 54–51	1–4	University Arena (2,816)
November 25, 2008*	at Sam Houston State	W 65–62	2–4	Johnson Coliseum (1,262)
November 29, 2008*	IUPUI	L 76–68	2–5	University Arena (2,574)
December 4, 2008*	at VCU	L 79–62	2–6	Stuart C. Siegel Center (4,487)
December 6, 2008*	at Holy Cross	L 69–63	2–7	Hart Center (2,291)
December 14, 2008*	at UNLV	L 70–61	2–8	Orleans Arena (6,701)
December 18, 2008*	Iona	W 68–55	3–8	University Arena (2,574)
December 22, 2008*	at Southern Illinois	L 64–46	3–9	SIU Arena (5,324)
December 30, 2008*	UW–Green Bay	L 61–51	3–10	University Arena (3,306)
January 11, 2009	at Central Michigan (Michigan MAC Trophy)	W 72–63	4–10 (1–0)	Rose Arena (1,741)
January 14, 2009	Toledo	W 70–52	5–10 (2–0)	University Arena (2,518)
January 17, 2009	Northern Illinois	W 71–52	6–10 (3–0)	University Arena (3,128)
January 20, 2008	at Ball State	L 50–44	6–11 (3–1)	John E. Worthen Arena (3,018)
January 24, 2009	at Eastern Michigan (Michigan MAC Trophy)	W 53–45	7–11 (4–1)	Convocation Center (1,663)
January 27, 2009	Buffalo	L 74–71	7–12 (4–2)	University Arena (2,832)
January 31, 2009	Kent State	L 65–47	7–13 (4–3)	University Arena (3,234)
February 4, 2009	at Bowling Green	L 68–61	7–14 (4–4)	Anderson Arena (1,865)
February 8, 2009	at Akron	L 87–63	7–15 (4–5)	James A. Rhodes Arena (2,504)
February 11, 2009	Ohio	W 76–62	8–15 (5–5)	University Arena (2,758)
February 14, 2009	at Miami	L 64–46	8–16 (5–6)	Millett Hall (3,986)
February 18, 2009	Eastern Michigan (Michigan MAC Trophy)	W 46–38	9–16 (6–6)	University Arena (3,122)
February 21, 2009*	Eastern Illinois (Bracket Busters)	L 59–57	9–17	University Arena (2,894)
February 25, 2009	at Northern Illinois	L 78–63	9–18 (6–7)	Convocation Center (1,394)
February 28, 2009	at Toledo	L 63–62	9–19 (6–8)	Savage Arena (7,036)
March 4, 2009	Ball State	W 84–82 ^OT	10–19 (7–8)	University Arena (2,616)
March 8, 2009	Central Michigan (Michigan MAC Trophy)	L 71–68	10–20 (7–9)	University Arena (4,214)
MAC Tournament
March 11, 2009	vs. Ohio (MAC tournament first round)	L 62–55	10–21	Quicken Loans Arena (N/A)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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↑ Graham Couch (February 24, 2009). "Hairston: 'Time to move on'". MLive.com. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
↑ "Invalid Access". Admin.xosn.com. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
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↑ "David Kool Named MAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week - WMUBroncos.com—Official Web Site of Western Michigan Athletics". Wmubroncos.com. February 15, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.
↑ "David Kool Named Academic All-District IV First Team - WMUBroncos.com—Official Web Site of Western Michigan Athletics". Wmubroncos.com. February 15, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014.

Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball

Venues	East Hall gymnasium (1913–1938) Oakland Gymnasium (1938–1957) Read Fieldhouse (1957–1992) Lawson Arena (1992–1994) University Arena (1994–present)

Rivalries	In-state MAC schools

Culture and lore	Buster Bronco The Zoo

People	Head coaches NBA players

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