2018–19 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represented Western Michigan University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by 16th-year head coach Steve Hawkins, and played their home games at University Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 8–24 overall, 2–16 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. As the No. 12 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Central Michigan.

2018–19 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record8–24 (2–16 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Arena
Seasons
2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 15 Buffalo 16 2   .889 32 4   .889
Bowling Green 12 6   .667 22 12   .647
Kent State 11 7   .611 22 11   .667
Akron 8 10   .444 17 16   .515
Miami (OH) 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Ohio 6 12   .333 14 17   .452
West
Toledo 13 5   .722 25 8   .758
Central Michigan 10 8   .556 23 12   .657
Eastern Michigan 9 9   .500 15 17   .469
Northern Illinois 8 10   .444 17 17   .500
Ball State 6 12   .333 16 17   .485
Western Michigan 2 16   .111 8 24   .250
2019 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

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The Broncos finished the 2016–17 season 17–15, 9–9 in MAC play to finish fourth in the West Division. As the No. 8 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Akron.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Kyle McDermed 2 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Frankfort, IL Walk-on; transferred to Bryant & Stratton College
Thomas Wilder 10 G 6'3" 190 Senior Montgomery, IL Graduated/signed to play professional in Germany with Riesen Ludwigsburg
Jarrin Randall 12 G 5'11" 165 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred to Davenport
Reggie Jones 23 G/F 6'6" 215 Sophomore Marion, IN Transferred to Tulsa
Drake LaMont 42 C 6'10" 250 Senior Plantation, FL Graduated

Incoming Transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Kawanise Wilkins 11 G 6'5" 230 Sophomore Chicago, IL Junior college transferred from Barton Community College

Recruiting class of 2018

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
William Boyer-Richard
PG
Drummondville, QC Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) N/A Nov 17, 2017 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Adrian Martin
SG
Sugar Hill, GA Lanier High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Apr 17, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Patrick Emilien
SF
Toronto, ON Athlete Institute Basketball Academy 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Mar 21, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Western Michigan Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  • "2018 Western Michigan Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  • "2018 Western Michigan Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.
  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 29, 2018.

Recruiting class of 2019

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US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
B. Artis White
PG
Detroit, MI Detroit, MICanton High School 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 132 lb (60 kg) Sep 29, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Chase Barrs
PF
Tampa, FL Berkeley Prep 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sep 29, 2018 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2018–19 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Bryce Moore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Park Tudor Indianapolis, IN
G 1 D. J. Houston (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr Crossroads Santa Monica, CA
G 2 Adrian Martin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Lanier Sugar Hill, GA
G/F 3 Josh Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Henry J. Ford Detroit, MI
G 4 Jared Printy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Linn-Mar Cedar Rapids, IA
G 10 Luke Toliver (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
Fr Paw Paw Paw Paw, MI
F 11 Kawanise Wilkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Farragut
Barton CC
Chicago, IL
G 12 Michael Flowers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Southfield A&T Southfield, MI
F 15 Patrick Emilien 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Toronto Basketball Academy Toronto, ON
G 20 William Boyer-Richard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Drummondville, QC
F 24 Adida Ikongshul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Madison Consolidated Madison, IN
G 30 Jason Whitens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Powers North Central Powers, MI
F 32 T. J. Clifford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Downers Grove South Downers Grove, IL
F 35 Brandon Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Thea Bowman Leadership Academy Chicago, IL
C 50 Seth Dugan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Otsego Otsego, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 27, 2018*
2:00 pm
Northwood W 86–66[1] 
University Arena (1,319)
Kalamazoo, MI
Nov 3, 2018*
2:00 pm
Kalamazoo W 110–70[2] 
University Arena (1,760)
Kalamazoo, MI
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Detroit Mercy W 89–76[3]  1–0
University Arena (1,798)
Kalamazoo, MI
Nov 10, 2018*
4:00 pm, SECN+
at Ole Miss
Emerald Coast Classic
L 64–90  1–1
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (5,205)
Oxford, MS
Nov 13, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Oakland W 85–77 OT 2–1
Athletics Center O'rena (2,897)
Rochester, MI
Nov 17, 2018*
2:00 pm
Aquinas W 99–52  3–1
University Arena (1,871)
Kalamazoo, MI
Nov 19, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Cincinnati
Emerald Coast Classic
L 52–78  3–2
Fifth Third Arena (8,998)
Cincinnati, OH
Nov 23, 2018*
1:30 pm
vs. Southern
Emerald Coast Classic Visitors semifinals
W 85–70  4–2
The Arena at NFSC (125)
Niceville, FL
Nov 24, 2018*
1:30 pm
vs. Nicholls State
Emerald Coast Classic Visitors finals
L 61–62 OT 4–3
The Arena at NFSC (125)
Niceville, FL
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00 pm
USC Upstate L 66–71  4–4
University Arena (1,845)
Kalamazoo, MI
Dec 8, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Youngstown State W 88–77  5–4
Beeghly Center (3,449)
Youngstown, OH
Dec 15, 2018*
2:00 pm, BTN
at No. 5 Michigan L 62–70  5–5
Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 19, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Dayton L 72–85  5–6
UD Arena (12,590)
Dayton, OH
Dec 22, 2018*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Milwaukee L 66–67  5–7
University Arena (2,078)
Kalamazoo, MI
Dec 30, 2018*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
UC Riverside W 73–64  6–7
University Arena (2,085)
Kalamazoo, MI
MAC regular season
Jan 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Akron L 48–56  6–8
(0–1)
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,276)
Akron, OH
Jan 8, 2019
7:00 pm
at Kent State L 73–88  6–9
(0–2)
MAC Center (1,895)
Kent, OH
Jan 12, 2019
7:00 pm
Toledo L 77–85  6–10
(0–3)
University Arena (2,310)
Kalamazoo, MI
Jan 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
No. 16 Buffalo L 79–88  6–11
(0–4)
University Arena (2,179)
Kalamazoo, MI
Jan 19, 2019
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bowling Green L 48–79  6–12
(0–5)
Stroh Center (2,467)
Bowling Green, OH
Jan 22, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Ohio L 76–81  6–13
(0–6)
Convocation Center (6,029)
Athens, OH
Jan 26, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
L 67–93  6–14
(0–7)
University Arena (2,514)
Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 2, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
L 64–85  6–15
(0–8)
McGuirk Arena (3,325)
Mount Pleasant, MI
Feb 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bowling Green L 72–85  6–16
(0–9)
University Arena (1,831)
Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 9, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Ball State L 59–79  6–17
(0–10)
Worthen Arena (4,312)
Muncie, IN
Feb 12, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Illinois W 76–74  7–17
(1–10)
University Arena (1,760)
Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Kent State L 63–82  7–18
(1–11)
University Arena (1,683)
Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Miami (OH) W 84–79  8–18
(2–11)
University Arena (2,127)
Kalamazoo, MI
Feb 23, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
L 76–77  8–19
(2–12)
Convocation Center (2,068)
Ypsilanti, MI
Feb 26, 2019
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Illinois L 65–70  8–20
(2–13)
Convocation Center (1,115)
DeKalb, IL
Mar 2, 2019
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Ball State L 58–60  8–21
(2–14)
University Arena (2,441)
Kalamazoo, MI
Mar 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Toledo L 57–76  8–22
(2–15)
Savage Arena (4,233)
Toledo, OH
Mar 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
L 75–82  8–23
(2–16)
University Arena (2,686)
Kalamazoo, MI
MAC tournament
Mar 11, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(12) at (5) Central Michigan
First Round
L 67–81  8–24
McGuirk Arena (2,211)
Mt. Pleasant, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

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See also

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References

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