Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball

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Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball
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University Western Michigan University
Head coach Shane Clipfell (13th season)
Conference Mid-American
Location Kalamazoo, Michigan
Arena University Arena
(capacity: 5,421)
Nickname Broncos
ColorsBrown and gold [1]
   
Uniforms
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NCAA tournament appearances
1985, 2003
Conference tournament champions
1985, 2003

The Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team represents Western Michigan University, in Kalamazoo, Michigan in women's basketball. The school competes in the Mid-American Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Broncos play home basketball games at the University Arena near the campus in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

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Season-by-season record

Western Michigan has a 610–677 record since starting play in 1967 with a 266–306 record in Mid-American Conference play. They have won the MAC tournament (1985, 2003) while being the tournament runner-up in 1988, and the Broncos have won a division title (2000) as well. While they haven't advanced past the first round of the NCAA tournament, they have qualified for the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) four times (1999, 2000, 2004, 2015) and advanced to the quarterfinals in 2004. [2] [3]

SeasonCoachRecordConference Record
1967–68Fran Ebert6–6n/a
1968–69Fran Ebert1–9n/a
1969–70Fran Ebert3–5n/a
1970–71Fran Ebert7–5n/a
1971–72Fran Ebert14–3n/a
1972–73Fran Ebert13–3n/a
1972–73Fran Ebert13–3n/a
1973–74Fran Ebert9–9n/a
1974–75Fran Ebert16–5n/a
1975–76Fran Ebert20–3n/a
1976–77Fran Ebert13–12n/a
1977–78Fran Ebert21–5n/a
1978–79Fran Ebert12–17n/a
1979–80Fran Ebert19–10n/a
1980–81Fran Ebert18–13n/a
1981–82Fran Ebert7–19n/a
1982–83Jim Hess3–230–18
1983–84Jim Hess13–128–10
1984–85Jim Hess19–1014–4
1985–86Jim Hess12–159–9
1986–87Jim Hess17–1010–6
1987–88Jim Hess19–1012–4
1988–89Jim Hess11–166–10
1989–90Jim Hess10–175–11
1990–91Pat Charity9–184–12
1991–92Pat Charity2–251–15
1992–93Pat Charity14–1310–8
1993–94Pat Charity16–129–9
1994–95Pat Charity17–1113–5
1995–96Pat Charity13–1410–8
1996–97Pat Charity3–233–15
1997–98Ron Stewart7–195–13
1998–99Ron Stewart19–1011–5
1999–2000Ron Stewart18–1214–2
2000–01Ron Stewart9–196–10
2001–02Ron Stewart16–1511–5
2002–03Ron Stewart20–1210–6
2003–04Ron Stewart19–1311–5
2004–05Ron Stewart10–187–9
2005–06Ron Stewart14–1411–5
2006–07Ron Stewart14–186–10
2007–08Ron Stewart13–199–7
2008–09Tasha McDowell7–233–13
2009–10Tasha McDowell9–214–12
2010–11Tasha McDowell9–215–11
2011–12Tasha McDowell8–225–11
2012–13 Shane Clipfell 11–207–11
2013–14Shane Clipfell13–188–10
2014–15Shane Clipfell20–1311–7
2015–16Shane Clipfell17–158–10
2016–17Shane Clipfell19–138–10
2017–18Shane Clipfell18–159–9
2018–19Shane Clipfell10–204–13
2019–20Shane Clipfell18–1310–8
2020–21Shane Clipfell6–155–14
2021–22Shane Clipfell16–1410–10

NCAA tournament results

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1985 #8First Round#1 Texas L 84-62
2003 #14First Round#3 Stanford L 82-66

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References

  1. Western Michigan Athletics Brand Guide (PDF). July 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
  2. "Year-By-Year Coaching Records". wmubroncos.com.
  3. "MAC Tournament & Postseason Results". wmubroncos.com.