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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

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Seasons
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2008–09 MAC men's basketball standings
 v • d • e  Conf Overall
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

† 2009 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament winner

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

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 Time Opponent# Rank# Site TV Result Attendance Record
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 @ 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 @ VCU Stuart C. Siegel Center • Richmond, VA L 79–62  4,487 2–6
12/6/2008* 12:30pm @ Holy Cross Hart Center • Worcester, MA L 69–63  2,291 2–7
12/14/2008* 7:00pm @ 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 @ 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 @ 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 @ Ball State John E. Worthen Arena • Muncie, IN L 50–44  3,018 6–11 (3–1)
1/24/2009 4:00pm @ 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 @ Bowling Green Anderson Arena • Bowling Green, OH L 68–61  1,865 7–14 (4–4)
2/8/2009 2:00pm @ 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 @ 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 @ Northern Illinois Convocation Center • DeKalb, IL L 78–63  1,394 9–18 (6–7)
2/28/2009 7:00pm @ 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.

See also

References

  1. ^ http://mac-sports.com//ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=1613838
  2. ^ http://www.mlive.com/broncos/index.ssf/2009/02/hairston_time_to_move_on.html
  3. ^ https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=1626853
  4. ^ http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&SPSID=42971&SPID=3803&DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=3636545
  5. ^ http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=3643882
  6. ^ http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=24351&SPID=1924&DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=3648329
  7. ^ http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=3663164
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