2010–11 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

2010–11 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
MAC West Division Co-Champions
CIT, Second round
Conference Mid-American Conference West Division
2010–11 record 21–13 (11–5 MAC)
Head coach Steve Hawkins
Assistant coach Rick Carter
Assistant coach Jeff Dunlap
Assistant coach Larry Farmer
Home arena University Arena
2010–11 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 12 – 4   .750     25 – 12   .676
Miami 11 – 5   .688     16 – 17   .485
Ohio 9 – 7   .563     19 – 16   .543
Akron † 9 – 7   .563     23 – 13   .639
Bowling Green 8 – 8   .500     14 – 19   .424
Buffalo 8 – 8   .500     20 – 14   .588
West
Western Michigan 10 – 6   .625     21 – 13   .618
Ball State 10 – 6   .625     19 – 13   .594
Central Michigan 7 – 9   .438     10 – 21   .323
Northern Illinois 5 – 11   .313     9 – 21   .300
Eastern Michigan 5 – 11   .313     9 – 22   .290
Toledo 1 – 15   .063     4 – 28   .125
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2010–11 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team were the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball team representing Western Michigan University. WMU was coached by Steve Hawkins who was in his eighth season as head coach of the school. The Broncos played their home games at University Arena in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Roster

No. Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown (Previous school)
25 David Brown G 6'3" 208 So. Roscoe, IL (Hononegah)
32 Muhammed Conteh F/C 6'7" 238 Jr. Bloomington, IN (Providence School)
30 Caleb Dean C 6'9" 230 Jr. Novi, MI (Midland College)
5 Mike Douglas G 6'0" 175 Jr. Detroit, MI (Finney)
22 Juwan Howard Jr. F 6'6" 210 Fr. Detroit, MI (Pershing High School)
11 Nate Hutcheson F 6'7" 210 So. Marion, IA (Linn-Mar)
42 Dan Loney F 6'4" 208 So. Benzonia, MI (Benzie Central)
10 Brandon Pokley G 6'4" 182 So. Clarkston, MI (Clarkston)
40 Matt Stainbrook C 6'9" 290 Fr. Bay Village, OH (Lakewood St. Edward)
52 Nick Stapert C 6'8" 237 R-Fr. Gobles, MI (Gobles)
12 Ed Thomas G 5'9" 159 Jr. Lansing, MI (Rockford College)
1 Demetrius Ward G 6'3" 212 Jr. Detroit, MI (Pershing)
33 Flenard Whitfield F 6'7" 230 Jr. Detroit, MI (Martin Luther King)
21 Shayne Whittington C 6'10" 220 So. Paw Paw, MI (Lawrence)
15 Alex Wolf G 6'0" 198 Sr. Parchment, MI (Parchment)

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
11/12/10* at Xavier L 68–65[1]  0–1 Cintas Center (10,250)
11/20/10* Loyola L 82–64[2]  0–2 University Arena (3,026)
11/23/10* at Milwaukee W 67–55[3]  1–2 U.S. Cellular Arena (1,807)
11/27/10* #19 Illinois L 78–63[4]  1–3 University Arena (4,532)
12/1/10* at Towson L 75–73[5]  1–4 Towson Center (1,483)
12/4/10* Alma W 109–50[6]  2–4 University Arena (2,319)
12/8/10* Detroit W 71–69[7]  3–4 University Arena (2,668)
12/11/10* at Georgia State W 61–59[8]  4–4 GSU Sports Arena (901)
12/18/10* South Dakota State W 77–74[9]  5–4 University Arena (N/A)
12/21/10* vs. Troy
(World Vision Invitational)		 L 102–99[10] OT 5–5 Smith Spectrum (1,221)
12/22/10* at Utah State
(World Vision Invitational)		 L 78–57[11]  5–6 Smith Spectrum (7,975)
12/23/10* vs. Idaho State
(World Vision Invitational)		 W 63–60[12]  6–6 Smith Spectrum (1,478)
12/31/10* Eastern Illinois W 69–60[13]  7–6 University Arena (2,846)
1/9/11 Central Michigan
(Michigan MAC Trophy)		 W 63–56[14] OT 8–6 (1–0) University Arena (3,476)
1/12/11 at Ball State L 72–63[15]  8–7 (1–1) John E. Worthen Arena (3,601)
1/16/11 Eastern Michigan
(Michigan MAC Trophy)		 W 65–48[16]  9–7 (2–1) University Arena (2,747)
1/19/11 at Toledo L 73–60[17]  9–8 (2–2) Savage Arena (4,073)
1/22/11 Northern Illinois W 82–80[18]  10–8 (3–2) University Arena (3,311)
1/25/11 Buffalo L 79–68[19]  10–9 (3–3) University Arena (2,471)
1/29/11 at Miami W 73–68[20] OT 11–9 (4–3) Millett Hall (3,178)
2/5/11 at Bowling Green W 75–61[21]  12–9 (5–3) Anderson Arena (2,476)
2/9/11 at Akron L 83–71[22]  12–10 (5–4) James A. Rhodes Arena (2,826)
2/12/11 Ohio W 85–83[23]  13–10 (6–4) University Arena (3,565)
2/15/11 at Northern Illinois W 77–65[24]  14–10 (7–4)
2/19/11* Illinois State W 68–65[25]  15–10 University Arena
2/21/11 Kent State L 74–72[26]  15–11 (7–5) University Arena
2/23/11 Toledo W 68–56[27]  16–11 (8–5) University Arena
2/27/11 at Eastern Michigan W 87–60[28]  17–11 (9–5)
3/2/11 Ball State W 87–70[29]  18–11 (10–5) University Arena
3/5/11 at Central Michigan
(Michigan MAC Trophy)		 W 81–68[30]  19–11 (11–5) McGuirk Arena (3,024)
2011 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
3/10/11* vs. Bowling Green
(Quarterfinals)		 W 67–56[31]  20–11 Quicken Loans Arena (N/A)
3/11/11* vs. Akron
(Semifinals)		 L 79–68[32]  20–12 Quicken Loans Arena (N/A)
2011 CollegeInsider.com Tournament
3/16/11* Tennessee Tech
(First round)		 W 74–66[33]  21–12 University Arena (1,628)
3/19/11* Buffalo
(Second round)		 L 49–48  21–13 University Arena
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  33. ↑ "Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score - March 16, 2011 - ESPN". Scores.espn.go.com. 2011-03-16. Retrieved 2011-12-17.