Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball

Western Michigan Broncos
Western Michigan Broncos
	2024–25 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team
University	Western Michigan University
Head coach	Dwayne Stephens (3rd season)
Conference	Mid-American
Location	Kalamazoo, Michigan
Arena	University Arena ; (capacity: 5,421)
Nickname	Broncos
Colors	Brown and gold;
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
Conference division season champions
	1998 • 2004 • 2005 • 2008 • 2009 • 2011 • 2013 • 2014 • 2017

Last updated October 07, 2024

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) and are coached by Dwayne Stephens. The team last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2014.

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

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

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1976		Quarterfinals Regional semifinals	Virginia Tech Marquette	W 77–67 L 62-57
1998	#11	First round Second Round	Clemson Stanford	W 75–72 L 83-65
2004	#11	First round	Vanderbilt	L 71-58
2014	#14	First round	Syracuse	L 77-53

NIT results

The Broncos have appeared in three National Invitational Tournaments (NIT). Their combined record is 2–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1992	First round	Notre Dame	L 63-56
2003	First round Second Round	Illinois–Chicago Siena	W 63–62 L 68-62
2005	First round Second Round	Marquette Texas Christian	W 54–50 L 78-76

CBI results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2013	First round Quarterfinals Semifinals	North Dakota State Wyoming George Mason	W 72–71 ^OT W 75–67 ^OT L 62-52

CIT results

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

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2011	First round Second Round	Tennessee Tech Buffalo	W 74–66 L 49-48
2015	First round	Cleveland State	L 86-57

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, 2014–2016

All-time win–loss record

Statistics overview
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 (2003–2020)
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
2015–16	Hawkins	13–19	7–11	6th (West)
2016–17	Hawkins	16–16	11–7	T-1st (West)
2017–18	Hawkins	17–15	9–9	4th (West)
2018–19	Hawkins	8–24	2–16	6th (West)
2019–20	Hawkins	13–19	6–12	T-5th (West)
Steve Hawkins:		291–262	158–134
Clayton Bates (2020–2022)
2020–21	Bates	5–16	4–12	3rd (West)
2021–22	Bates	8–23	4–16	6th (West)
Clayton Bates:		13–39	8–28
Dwayne Stephens (2022–present)
2021–22	Stephens	8–23	4–14	12th
Dwayne Stephens:		8–23	4–14
Total:		1,370–1,283
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 2019–20 season

Career leaders

Points

Rank	Points	Player	Career
1	2,122	David Kool	2006–10
2	2,040	Thomas Wilder	2014–18
3	1,787	Manny Newsome	1961–64
4	1,743	Booker James	1983–87
5	1,713	Joe Reitz	2004–08

Rebounds

Rank	Rebounds	Player	Career
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	Career
1	477	Mike Douglas	2008–12
2	427	Billy Stanback	1986–90
3	418	Thomas Wilder	2014–18
4	406	Brian Snider	2002–06
5	391	Connor Roberts	1977–81

Field goal percentage (3 made per game)

Rank	Field goal pct	Player	Career
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	Career
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	Career
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	Career
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	Career
1	199	Robby Collum	2000–03
2	190	Thomas Wilder	2014–18
3	185	Booker James	1983–87
4	177	Anthony Kann	2000–04
5	173	Saddi Washington	1993–98

Games played

Rank	Games	Player	Career
1	135	David Brown	2009–15
1	135	Nate Hutcheson	2009–13
3	130	Drake LaMont	2014–18
3	130	Austin Richie	2011–15
3	130	Demetrius Ward	2008–12
3	130	Thomas Wilder	2014–18

Single-season leaders

Points

Rank	Points	Player	Season (games)
1	714	David Kool	2009–10 (33)
2	654	Manny Newsome	1963–64 (20)
3	631	David Brown	2013–14 (33)
4	630	Kenny Cunningham	1979–80 (26)
5	626	Saddi Washington	1997–98 (29)

Rebounds

Rank	Rebounds	Player	Season (games)
1	324	Edgar Blair	1957–58 (24)
2	316	Seth Dugan	2018–19 (32)
3	313	Bob Bolton	1960–61 (24)
4	308	Shayne Whittington	2012–13 (35)
5	300	Earl Jenkins	1970–71 (24)

Assists

Rank	Assists	Player	Season (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	Season (games)
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	Field throw pct	Player	Season (games)
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	Season (games)
1	63.2% (48–76)	Sean Wightman	1991–92
2	49.3% (37–75)	William Boyer-Richard	2018–19
3	48.8% (63–129)	Sean Wightman	1992–93
4	48.2% (67–139)	Mark Brown	1989–90
5	47.3% (61–129)	Mark Brown	1987–88

Blocks

Rank	Blocks	Player	Season (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)
4	47	Shayne Whittington	2013–14 (31)

Steals

Rank	Steals	Player	Season (games)
1	83	Robby Collum	2002–03 (31)
2	72	Robby Collum	2001–02 (30)
3	63	Brian Snider	2005–06 (31)
4	62	Thomas Wilder	2017–18 (32)
5	60	Mike Williams	2003–04 (31)

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

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References

↑ Western Michigan Athletics Brand Guide (PDF). July 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.

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v t e Western Michigan University
Located in: Kalamazoo, Michigan
Academics	Haworth College of Business International Congress on Medieval Studies New Issues Poetry & Prose Paper engineering Stryker School of Medicine Sunseeker
Athletics	Baseball Men's basketball Women's 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 Men's soccer University Arena Waldo Stadium WMU Soccer Complex CMU–WMU Rivalry Trophy
Campus	East Campus Miller Auditorium Oakland Drive Campus Western State Normal Railroad
People	Alumni Faculty Head basketball coaches Head football coaches University presidents
Student life	Western Herald WIDR WKDS WMUK
Founded: 1903 Students: 23,914 Endowment: 330 million

v t e 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 & lore	Buster Bronco The Zoo
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Mid-American Conference men's basketball
Teams	Akron Zips Ball State Cardinals Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Northern Illinois Huskies Ohio Bobcats Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos
Future teams	UMass Minutemen (joining in 2025)
Championships & awards	MAC tournament Regular season champions Player of the Year
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 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball

Contents

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

NIT results

CBI results

CIT results

Broncos in the NBA

All-time win–loss record

Records

Career leaders

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Field goal percentage (3 made per game)

Free throw percentage (2 made per game)

Three point field goal percentage (1 made per game)

Blocks

Steals

Games played

Single-season leaders

Points

Rebounds

Assists

Field goal percentage (3 made per game)

Free throw percentage (2 made per game)

Three point field goal percentage (1 made per game)

Blocks

Steals

NCAA records

Related Research Articles

References

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