Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball

Western Michigan Broncos

2016–17 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

University

Western Michigan University

Conference

Mid-American
West Division

Location

Kalamazoo, MI

Head coach

Steve Hawkins (14th year)

Arena

University Arena
(Capacity: 5,421)

Nickname

Broncos

Colors

Brown and Gold^[1]

NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen

1976

NCAA Tournament Round of 32

1976 • 1998

NCAA Tournament appearances

1976 • 1998 • 2004 • 2014

Conference tournament champions

2004 • 2014

Conference regular season champions

1952 • 1976 • 1981 • 1998 • 2004 • 2014

The Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represents Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The school's team competes in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 2014. The Broncos are coached by Steve Hawkins.

Postseason

NCAA Tournament results

The Broncos have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–4.

Year	Team	Seed	Result	Round of 64	Round of 32	Sweet Sixteen
1976	1975–76 team	N/A	Sweet Sixteen	–	def. Virginia Tech 77–67	lost to Marquette 62–57
1998	1997–98 team	11	Round of 32	def. Clemson 75–72	lost to Stanford 83–65	–
2004	2003–04 team	11	Round of 64	lost to Vanderbilt 71–58	–	–
2014	2013–14 team	14	Round of 64	lost to Syracuse 77–53	–	–

NIT results

The Broncos have appeared in three National Invitational Tournaments (NIT). 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

CBI results

The Broncos have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 2–1.

Year	Result	First round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals
2013	Semifinals	def. North Dakota State 72–71 (OT)	def. Wyoming 75–67 (OT)	lost to George Mason 62–52

CIT results

The Broncos have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) two times. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year	Result	First round	Second round
2011	Second Round	def. Tennessee Tech 74–66	lost to Buffalo 49–48
2015	First Round	lost to Cleveland State 86–57

Coaching staff

Steve Hawkins – Head coach
Clayton Bates – Assistant coach
Larry Farmer – Assistant coach
James Holland – Assistant coach
Dan Hoff – Director of Basketball Operations

Broncos in the NBA

Don Boven, 1950–1953
Dillard Crocker, 1949–1953
Paul Griffin, 1977–1983
Ben Handlogten, 2004–2005
Reggie Lacefield, 1969
Walker Russell, 1983–1988
Shayne Whittington, 2014–present

All-time win-loss record

Season	Coach	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	6–17	2–8	T-5th
Sonny Means:		38–57	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 round of 32
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 round of 64
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)
2008–09	Hawkins	10–21	7–9	T-1st (West)
2009–10	Hawkins	18–15	8–8	T-2nd (West)
2010–11	Hawkins	21–13	11–5	1st (West)	CollegeInsider.com second round
2011–12	Hawkins	14–20	6–10	T-3rd (West)
2012–13	Hawkins	22–13	10–6	1st (West)	CBI semifinals
2013–14	Hawkins	23–10	14–4	1st (West)	NCAA round of 64
2014–15	Hawkins	20–14	10–8	3rd (West)	CIT first round
Steve Hawkins:		224–169	123–79
Total:		1,282–1,137
National champion Postseason invitational champion Conference regular season champion Conference regular season and conference tournament champion Division regular season champion Division regular season and conference tournament champion Conference tournament champion

Records

Through 2014–15 season

Career leaders

Points

Rank	Points	Player	Years
1	2,122	David Kool	2006–10
2	1,787	Manny Newsome	1961–64
3	1,743	Booker James	1983–87
4	1,713	Joe Reitz	2004–08
5	1,688	Saddi Washington	1993–98

Rebounds

Rank	Rebounds	Player	Years
1	1,008	Paul Griffin	1972–76
2	947	Tom Cutter	1973–77
3	939	Joe Reitz	2004–08
4	864	Booker James	1983–87
5	846	Anthony Kann	2000–04

Assists

Rank	Assists	Player	Years
1	477	Mike Douglas	2008–12
2	427	Billy Stanback	1986–90
3	406	Brian Snider	2002–06
4	391	Todd Dietrich	1977–81
5	373	Jim Kurzen	1972–76

Field goal percentage (3 made per game)

Rank	Field goal pct	Player	Years
1	59.5% (459–771)	Tom Cutter	1973–77
2	59.3% (176–297)	Russ DesErmia	1995–97
3	56.7% (421–743)	Paul Griffin	1972–76
4	55.3% (283–512)	Matt Stainbrook	2010–12
5	54.8% (568–1036)	Joe Reitz	2004–08

Free throw percentage (2 made per game)

Rank	Free throw pct	Player	Years
1	90.5% (86–95)	Kylo Jones	1997–99
2	89.0% (605–680)	David Kool	2006–10
3	82.9% (247–298)	Billy Stanback	1986–90
3	82.6% (266–322)	Jason Black	1994–97
4	82.5% (329–399)	Manny Newsome	1961–64

Three point field goal percentage (1 made per game)

Rank	3-Pt field goal pct	Player	Years
1	50.7% (139–274)	Sean Wightman	1990–93
2	47.6% (70–147)	Eli Parker	1987–89
3	46.6% (165–354)	Mark Brown	1987–90
4	41.3% (171–414)	Darrick Brooks	1989–93
5	40.9% (128–313)	Levi Rost	2003–05

Blocks

Rank	Blocks	Player	Years
1	149	Matt Van Abbema	1991–95
2	137	Mike Seberger	1978–82
3	130	Shayne Whittington	2009–14
4	116	Ben Handlogten	1992–96
5	104	Donald Lawson	2006–10

Steals

Rank	Steals	Player	Years
1	199	Robby Collum	2000–03
2	185	Booker James	1983–87
3	177	Anthony Kann	2000–04
4	173	Saddi Washington	1993–98
5	163	David Kool	2006–10

Games played

Rank	Games	Player	Years
1	135	David Brown	2009–15
1	135	Nate Hutcheson	2009–13
3	130	Austin Richie	2011–15
3	130	Demetrius Ward	2008–12
5	128	Joe Reitz	2004–08

Single-season leaders

Points

Rank	Points	Player	Year (games)
1	714	David Kool	2009–10 (33)
2	654	Manny Newsome	1963–64 (20)
3	630	Kenny Cunningham	1979–80 (26)
4	626	Saddi Washington	1997–98 (29)
5	620	Gene Ford	1968–69 (24)

Rebounds

Rank	Rebounds	Player	Year (games)
1	324	Edgar Blair	1957–58 (24)
2	313	Bob Bolton	1960–61 (24)
3	308	Shayne Whittington	2012–13 (35)
4	300	Earl Jenkins	1970–71 (24)
5	298	Tom Cutter	1975–76 (28)

Assists

Rank	Assists	Player	Year (games)
1	170	Rod Brown	1999–00 (28)
2	168	Mike Douglas	2010–11 (33)
3	166	Jason Kimbrough	1997–98 (29)
4	160	Rickey Willis	2004–05 (33)
5	159	Brian Snider	2005–06 (31)

Field goal percentage (3 made per game)

Rank	Field goal pct	Player	Year
1	64.5% (140–217)	Tom Cutter	1975–76
2	60.5% (78–129)	Russ DesErmia	1995–96
3	59.92% (154–257)	Ben Handlogten	1995–96
4	59.90% (115–192)	Paul Griffin	1975–76
5	59.8% (134–224)	Tom Cutter	1974–75

Free throw percentage (2 made per game)

Rank	Free throw pct	Player	Year
1	93.2% (55–59)	Thadus Williams	1998–99
2	91.7% (99–108)	David Kool	2006–07
3	89.7% (209–233)	David Kool	2009–10
4	89.4% (161–180)	David Kool	2008–09
5	89.2% (58–65)	Sean Wightman	1992–93

Three point field goal percentage (1 made per game)

Rank	3-Pt field goal pct	Player	Year
1	63.2% (48–76)	Sean Wightman	1991–92
2	48.8% (63–129)	Sean Wightman	1992–93
3	48.2% (67–139)	Mark Brown	1989–90
4	47.3% (61–129)	Mark Brown	1987–88
5	47.2% (51–108)	Eli Parker	1988–89

Blocks

Rank	Blocks	Player	Year (games)
1	58	Shayne Whittington	2012–13 (35)
2	56	Matt Van Abbema	1993–94 (28)
3	48	LaMarcus Lowe	2008–09 (28)
4	47	Donald Lawson	2009–10 (33)
4	47	Matt Van Abbema	1992–93 (29)

Steals

Rank	Steals	Player	Year (games)
1	83	Robby Collum	2002–03 (31)
2	72	Robby Collum	2001–02 (30)
3	63	Brian Snider	2005–06 (31)
4	60	Mike Williams	2003–04 (31)
5	59	Anthony Kann	2002–03 (30)

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

References

↑ "WMU Official Athletics Style Guide" (PDF). 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-08-27.

Western Michigan University

Academics	Haworth College of Business International Congress on Medieval Studies New Issues Poetry & Prose Paper engineering Stryker School of Medicine Cooley Law School Sunseeker

Athletics	Baseball Basketball Broncos Buster Bronco Central Collegiate Hockey Association Ebert Field Football Hyames Field Ice hockey Kanley Track Lawson Arena Michigan MAC Trophy Mid-American Conference Seelye Athletic Center Soccer University Arena Waldo Stadium WMU Soccer Complex WMU–CMU Rivalry Trophy

Campus	East Campus Kalamazoo Miller Auditorium Oakland Drive Campus

History	William McCracken Bill Spaulding Buck Read Charles Van Riper Dwight B. Waldo Western State Normal Railroad

People	Alumni John Dunn P. J. Fleck Diether Haenicke Steve Hawkins Paul L. Maier Andy Murray Michael Swords

Student life	Western Herald WIDR WMUK

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

Seasons	1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Mid-American Conference men's basketball

Teams

East Division	Akron Zips Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Ohio Bobcats

West Division	Ball State Cardinals Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Northern Illinois Huskies Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos

Championships & awards

Seasons

1946–47
1947–48
1948–49
1949–50
1950–51
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1960–61
1961–62
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1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
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1971–72
1972–73
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1974–75
1975–76
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1977–78
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1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–00
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
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2014–15
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