2009–10 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team
| 2009–10 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| West Division | |
| Record | 18–15 (8–8 MAC) |
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| Home arena | University Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 24 | – | 10 | .706 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Akron | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 24 | – | 11 | .686 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Buffalo | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 12 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio† | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 22 | – | 15 | .595 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 16 | .467 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Toledo | 1 | – | 15 | .063 | 4 | – | 28 | .125 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
The 2009–10 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team was an NCAA Division I college basketball team representing Western Michigan University. The team was the two-time defending Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division champion. WMU was coached by Steve Hawkins who was in his seventh season as head coach of the school. The Broncos played their home games at University Arena in Kalamazoo, Michigan. They finished the season 18–15, 8–8 in MAC play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 MAC men's basketball tournament.
Pre-season
[edit]Western Michigan was picked to finish fifth in the MAC's West Division by members of the MAC News Media Panel.[1] The Broncos received four first-place votes.[1] Senior guard David Kool was selected to the All-MAC West Division Pre-season team.[1]
This season also marked the return of assistant coach Clayton Bates who had left the team for a season in order to work in the private sector.[2] Bates previously served as assistant coach at Western Michigan for eight seasons.[2] Bates replaced former assistant coach Andy Hipsher. Hipsher left WMU to become director of basketball operations at USF.[3]
Awards
[edit]- David Kool
- All-MAC West Division Pre-season team
- West Division Player of the Week
- Week 5 – For the week, Kool averaged 23.5 points per game on 45.7% shooting, 42.9% shooting from three-point range and 100% shooting from the free throw line. Against Eastern Illinois, Kool produced the highest-scoring game of any player in the MAC this season with 34 points. He made a career-high eight three-pointers out of a career-high 11 field goals in 18 attempts.[4]
- Week 6 – In WMU's only game of the week, Kool led his team over Kennesaw State with 20 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals. Kool scored nine of WMU's final 11 points of the game, including a three-pointer with 2:16 remaining that gave WMU the lead for the rest of the game.[5]
- Mid-American Conference Male Scholar Athlete of the Week [6]
- Week 15 (Dec. 18)
- Week 16 (Dec. 23)
- Week 18 (Jan. 8)
- Martelle McLemore
- West Division Player of the Week
- Week 2 – Set career highs with 22 points, nine rebounds and four assists against VCU. McLemore converted on 9–13 from the field, including 8–9 on two-point field goals and 3–3 free throw shooting.[7]
- West Division Player of the Week
- Alex Wolf
- West Division Player of the Week
- Week 7 – Wolf earned player of the week honors based on his performance at the Diamond Head Classic.
- Mid-American Conference Male Scholar Athlete of the Week
- Week 17 (Jan. 1)
- West Division Player of the Week
Diamond Head Classic
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The Broncos finished fifth out of eight teams in the December 2009 Diamond Head Classic. After losing the first game to eventual champion USC, WMU defeated Northeastern and the College of Charleston to finish the tournament 2–1. Western Michigan led USC 27–18 at the half and 47–46 with 4:24 to go in the game.[8] WMU gave champion USC their toughest game of the tournament.[9]
The tournament was the breakout performance for junior walk-on guard Alex Wolf, who scored 28 total points in the final two games of the tournament. Wolf had scored only 11 career points until the point. In the tournament, Wolf earned career highs in points (15) and rebounds (5) and made his first career three-point field goal. Wolf averaged 11 points, four rebounds and one assist per game and made six out of eight three-point field goals and four out of six free throws. For his accomplishments, Wolf was named MAC West Co-Player of the Week.[10]
Roster
[edit]| No. | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown (Previous school) |
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| 25 | David Brown | G | 6'3" | 213 | Fr. | Roscoe, IL (Hononegah) |
| 32 | Muhammed Conteh | F/C | 6'7" | 232 | So. | Bloomington, IN (Providence School) |
| 5 | Mike Douglas | G | 6'0" | 177 | So. | Detroit, MI (Finney) |
| 22 | Austin Harper | G | 6'2" | 176 | Fr. | Grand Haven, MI (Grand Haven) |
| 11 | Nate Hutcheson | F | 6'7" | 206 | Fr. | Marion, IA (Linn-Mar) |
| 23 | David Kool | G | 6'3" | 213 | Sr. | Grand Rapids, MI (South Christian) |
| 24 | Donald Lawson | C | 6'10" | 243 | Sr. | Chicago, IL (Leo Catholic) |
| 3 | Martelle McLemore | G/F | 6'5" | 205 | Sr. | Detroit, MI (Consortium Prep) |
| 10 | Brandon Pokley | G | 6'4" | 176 | Fr. | Clarkston, MI (Clarkston) |
| 50 | Nick Stapert | C | 6'8" | 230 | Fr. | Gobles, MI (Gobles) |
| 1 | Demetrius Ward | G | 6'3" | 208 | So. | Detroit, MI (Pershing) |
| 33 | Flenard Whitfield | F | 6'7" | 222 | So. | Detroit, MI (Martin Luther King) |
| 21 | Shayne Whittington | C | 6'10" | 210 | Fr. | Paw Paw, MI (Lawrence) |
| 15 | Alex Wolf | G | 6'0" | 198 | Jr. | Parchment, MI (Parchment) |
Schedule
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b c "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ a b "Clayton Bates Rejoins Men's Basketball Coaching Staff - WMUBroncos.com—Official Web Site of Western Michigan Athletics". wmubroncos.com. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Tampa Bay, Florida news". tampabay.com. Archived from the original on July 12, 2012. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Men's Basketball Wins Back-to-Back MAC Scholar Athlete of the Week - WMUBroncos.com—Official Web Site of Western Michigan Athletics". wmubroncos.com. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Western Michigan Broncos vs. USC Trojans - Play by Play - December 22, 2009 - ESPN". ESPN. December 22, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ Greenberg, Seth. "College Basketball Experts Blog - ESPN". ESPN. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Men's Basketball Pulls Away Late to Win Exhibition Opener, 78-52 - WMUBroncos.com—Official Web Site of Western Michigan Athletics". wmubroncos.com. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "SAU-WMU MBB Box Score - WMUBroncos.com—Official Web Site of Western Michigan Athletics". wmubroncos.com. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "WMU-Detroit MBB Box - WMUBroncos.com—Official Web Site of Western Michigan Athletics". wmubroncos.com. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Virginia Commonwealth Rams vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score - November 18, 2009 - ESPN". ESPN. November 18, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Western Michigan Broncos vs. Loyola (IL) Ramblers - Box Score - November 23, 2009 - ESPN". ESPN. November 23, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Holy Cross Crusaders vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score - November 28, 2009 - ESPN". ESPN. November 28, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "TU-WMU MBB Box - WMUBroncos.com—Official Web Site of Western Michigan Athletics". wmubroncos.com. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Western Michigan Broncos vs. Eastern Illinois Panthers - Box Score - December 09, 2009 - ESPN". ESPN. December 9, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Western Michigan Broncos vs. Illinois Fighting Illini - Box Score - December 13, 2009 - ESPN". ESPN. December 13, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Kennesaw State Owls vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score - December 19, 2009 - ESPN". ESPN. December 19, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Western Michigan Broncos vs. USC Trojans - Box Score - December 22, 2009 - ESPN". ESPN. December 22, 2009. Retrieved July 12, 2014.
- ^ "Northeastern vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - December 23, 2009 - ESPN".
- ^ "Western Michigan vs. Charleston - Box Score - December 25, 2009 - ESPN".
- ^ "Sam Houston vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - January 3, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Michigan Dearborn vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - January 5, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - January 9, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - January 13, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Central Michigan vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - January 16, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Western Michigan vs. Ball State - Box Score - January 20, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Toledo vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - January 23, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Akron vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - January 27, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Western Michigan vs. Kent State - Box Score - January 30, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Basketball 2009-10". Archived from the original on January 30, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ^ "Western Michigan vs. Buffalo - Box Score - February 1, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Miami (OH) vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - February 4, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Bowling Green vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - February 6, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Western Michigan vs. Ohio - Box Score - February 9, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Western Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan - Box Score - February 14, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Basketball 2009-10". Archived from the original on February 16, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ^ "Northern Illinois vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - February 17, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved January 25, 2010.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) - ^ "Western Michigan vs. Southern Illinois - Box Score - February 20, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Western Michigan vs. Toledo - Box Score - February 24, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Western Michigan vs. Central Michigan - Box Score - February 27, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Basketball 2009-10". Archived from the original on February 20, 2010. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
- ^ "Ball State vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - March 4, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Bowling Green vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - March 7, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Western Michigan vs. Central Michigan - Box Score - March 11, 2010 - ESPN".
- ^ "Western Michigan vs. Akron - Box Score - March 12, 2010 - ESPN".