1975–76 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 1975–76 Western Michigan Broncos Basketball Mid-American Conference MAC 19 10 25–3 15–1 Eldon Miller Dick Shilts Rich Walker University Arena Mid-American Conference Champions NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1975–76 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team was a National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I college basketball team that played in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Broncos, representing Western Michigan University (WMU), finished the season 25–3 overall and 15–1 in the conference, won the MAC championship and reached the Sweet Sixteen of the 1976 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament. They finished the season ranked No. 10 in the AP Poll and No. 19 in the UPI Poll.http://www.wmubroncos.com/pdf9/792571.pdf 2013–14 WMU Men's Basketball Record Book Western Michigan University 54 January 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140203190941/http://www.wmubroncos.com/pdf9/792571.pdf 2014-02-03 dead Season The Broncos were featured in a Sports Illustrated article in the February 9, 1976, issue.http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1090747/index.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20091102040935/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1090747/index.htm dead November 2, 2009 Who's Who In Kalamazoo. Western Michigan (16–0) is a new big shot, but just in its hometown Sports Illustrated Kent Hannon February 9, 1976 January 22, 2014 After starting the season 16–0, the Broncos entered the AP Poll as the No. 17-ranked team. In the MAC showdown against Miami in Kalamazoo, a Western Michigan University (WMU) record 10,519 fans attended the game. In an early-season game, WMU beat 1975 men Wisconsin–Green Bay Phoenix University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Wisconsin–Green Bay (UWGB) 51–50 on a put-back by Jeff Tyson with one second left on the clock. The Broncos led by 10 points early in the second half, but UWGB took the lead by one point with 10 seconds remaining. After a timeout, WMU missed a long 25-foot field goal, but Tyson was able to get the rebound and score.https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18342603/green_bay_pressgazette/ Last Shot Tips UWGB Green Bay Press Gazette Bob McGinn D-1 December 7, 1975 March 16, 2018 newspapers.com NCAA tournament In the NCAA tournament, Western Michigan defeated 1975 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech Virginia Tech 77–67 in overtime. They lost to No. 2-ranked Marquette in the Sweet Sixteen by 5 points, 62–57.http://www.wmubroncos.com//pdf8/718571.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=4600 Official Basketball Box Score – Marquette vs Western Michigan – 3/18/76 Western Michigan University March 18, 1976 January 24, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140203210334/http://www.wmubroncos.com//pdf8/718571.pdf?DB_OEM_ID=4600 February 3, 2014 dead Roster The following players were on the 1975–76 team:http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=3759273 Statistics Summary for 1975–76 Western Michigan University July 2, 2009 January 24, 2014 Dave Carnegie Rod Curry Tom Cutter Dale DeBruin Paul Griffin Jimmie Harvey Jim Kurzen Marty Murray Bob Pyykkonen Herman Randle Mark Rayner Mike Reardon Dave Roland Bill Mehl S. L. Sales Marc Throop Jeff Tyson The team was coached by Eldon Miller, along with assistant coaches Dick Shilts and Rich Walker.http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=205017294 NCAA Tournament Team Western Michigan University October 23, 2010 January 24, 2014 Schedule The Broncos finished the season 25–3 and first place in the MAC with a 15–1 record.http://www.wmubroncos.com/pdf9/792571.pdf 2013–14 WMU Men's Basketball Record Book Western Michigan University 85–86 January 22, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20140203190941/http://www.wmubroncos.com/pdf9/792571.pdf 2014-02-03 dead yes yes yes no yes December 1, 1975 yes 1975 men Grand Valley State Lakers Grand Valley State University Grand Valley State Read Fieldhouse Kalamazoo, MI 107–73   1–0 December 3, 1975 yes 1975 men Wisconsin–Parkside Rangers University of Wisconsin–Parkside Wisconsin–Parkside Read Fieldhouse Kalamazoo, MI 77–74   2–0 December 6, 1975 yes yes 1975 men Wisconsin–Green Bay Phoenix University of Wisconsin–Green Bay Wisconsin–Green Bay Brown County Veterans Memorial Arena Ashwaubenon, WI 51–50 2,052 3–0 December 10, 1975 yes yes 1975 men Northern Iowa Panthers University of Northern Iowa Northern Iowa McElroy Auditorium Waterloo, IA 91–61 ~850https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18343078/the_courier/ UNI outclassed by Broncos 91–61 The Courier Burke Evans 23 December 10, 1975 March 16, 2018 newspapers.com https://www.newspapers.com/clip/18343144/the_courier/ UNI outclassed by Broncos 91–61 The Courier Burke Evans 24 December 10, 1975 March 16, 2018 newspapers.com 4–0 December 13, 1975 yes Michigan State Read Fieldhouse Kalamazoo, MI 78–68   5–0 December 15, 1975 yes 1975 men Detroit Titans University of Detroit Mercy Detroit Read Fieldhouse Kalamazoo, MI 81–71   6–0 December 20, 1975 yes 1975 men Wisconsin–Oshkosh Titans University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh Wisconsin–Oshkosh Read Fieldhouse Kalamazoo, MI 115–83   7–0 January 3, 1976 yes 1975 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green State University Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH 67–57   8–0 1–0 January 7, 1976 yes 1975 men Eastern Michigan Hurons Eastern Michigan University Eastern Michigan Bowen Field House Ypsilanti, MI 78–58   9–0 2–0 January 10, 1976 1975 men Toledo Rockets University of Toledo Toledo Read Fieldhouse Kalamazoo, MI 78–73   10–0 3–0 January 14, 1976 yes 1975 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola University Chicago Loyola (IL) Read Fieldhouse Kalamazoo, MI 79–77   11–0 January 17, 1976 yes 1975 men Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois University Northern Illinois Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, IL 78–65   12–0 4–0 January 21, 1976 1975 men Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State University Kent State Read Fieldhouse Kalamazoo, MI 75–53   13–0 5–0 January 24, 1976 yes Ball State Irving Gymnasium Muncie, IN 62–57   14–0 6–0 January 28, 1976 1975 men Miami Redskins Miami University Miami Read Fieldhouse Kalamazoo, MI 82–68 10,519 15–0 7–0 January 31, 1976 Ohio Read Fieldhouse Kalamazoo, MI 75–59   16–0 8–0 February 4, 1976 yes yes 17 Loyola (IL) Alumni Gym Chicago, IL 80–73   17–0 February 7, 1976 yes 17 1975 men Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan University Central Michigan Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, MI 76–73   18–0 9–0 February 11, 1976 15 Eastern Michigan Read Fieldhouse Kalamazoo, MI 85–73   19–0 10–0 February 14, 1976 yes 15 Toledo Field House Toledo, OH 80–88   19–1 10–1 February 21, 1976 17 Northern Illinois Read Fieldhouse Kalamazoo, MI 91–74   20–1 11–1 February 25, 1976 yes 16 Kent State Memorial Gym Kent, OH 73–63   21–1 12–1 February 28, 1976 16 Ball State Read Fieldhouse Kalamazoo, MI 93–67   22–1 13–1 March 1, 1976 yes yes 16 Notre Dame 8 Athletic and Convocation Center South Bend, IN 86–95 OT   22–2 March 3, 1976 yes 14 Miami Millett Hall Oxford, OH 73–58   23–2 14–1 March 6, 1976 14 Bowling Green Read Fieldhouse Kalamazoo, MI 71–58   24–2 15–1 March 13, 1976 yes yes 16 1975 men Virginia Tech Hokies Virginia Tech Virginia Tech Athletic and Convocation Center South Bend, IN NCAA tournament Round of 32 77–67 OT   25–2 March 18, 1976 yes yes 10 Marquette 2 LSU Assembly Center Baton Rouge, LA NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen 57–62 14,150 25–3 yes AP Poll Statistics The following table lists the individual player statistics for the season.http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=3759273 1975–76 Men's Basketball Stats Western Michigan University July 2, 2009 January 24, 2014 Player GP GS Pts Avg FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Reb Avg PF FO A Jeff Tyson 28 28 501 17.9 212 425 .499 77 109 .706 132 4.7 83 3 63 Bill Mehl 28 28 406 14.5 186 420 .445 72 90 .81 137 4.9 55 3 42 Tom Cutter 28 28 362 12.9 140 217 .645 82 108 .759 298 10.6 84 2 57 Jimmie Harvey 28 28 356 12.7 163 323 .505 30 44 .682 100 3.6 73 1 42 Paul Griffin 28 28 303 10.8 115 192 .599 73 100 .730 277 9.9 82 5 84 Marty Murray 28 0 248 8.9 85 218 .390 78 108 .722 41 1.5 64 2 50 Jim Kurzen 28 28 198 7.1 79 170 .465 40 51 .784 44 1.6 53 0 72 Dave Carnegie 24 0 63 2.6 27 50 .540 9 17 .529 61 2.5 29 0 2 Dale DeBruin 19 0 48 2.5 17 33 .515 14 27 .519 40 2.1 25 0 7 S. L. Sales 18 0 42 2.3 18 40 .450 6 15 .400 19 1.1 15 0 0 Mike Reardon 21 0 40 1.9 17 36 .472 6 11 .545 9 0.4 8 0 0 Herman Randle 21 0 38 1.8 15 50 .300 8 14 .571 9 0.4 7 0 0 Marc Throop 12 0 10 0.8 2 8 .250 6 13 .462 15 1.3 9 0 0 Bob Pyykkonen 5 0 4 0.8 2 6 .333 0 1 .000 3 0.6 1 0 0 Dave Roland 6 0 3 0.5 0 5 .000 3 7 .429 1 0.2 1 0 1 Rod Curry 5 0 2 0.4 1 6 .167 0 0 – 5 1.0 1 0 0 Mark Rayner 1 0 0 0.0 0 0 – 0 0 – 2 2.0 1 0 0 WMU totals 28 2218 79.2 893 1779 .502 432 625 .691 1176 42.0 536 14 392 Opp. totals 28 1898 67.8 776 1817 .427 346 484 .715 – – 581 – 330 Rankings 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings References External links Western Michigan University men's basketball media guide https://web.archive.org/web/20120927223436/https://admin.xosn.com/pdf5/652145.pdf 2012-09-27 Western Michigan Western Michigan Category:Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball seasons Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball