2008–09 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2014 Basketball 2008–09 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Broncos text logo.svg Mid-American Conference West MAC 10–21 7–9 Steve Hawkins Bacari Alexander Rick Carter Andy Hipsher University Arena MAC West Division Co-Champions The 2008–09 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball team representing Western Michigan University. The team was the defending Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division champion and was picked to finish first in the MAC West Division by members of the MAC News Media Association. https://web.archive.org/web/20111010060122/http://mac-sports.com/ October 10, 2011 WMU opened the season losing to 2008-09 men TCU Horned Frogs Texas Christian University Texas Christian in the first game of the inaugural Charleston Classic. In February 2009, redshirt freshman Justin Hairston decided to transfer.Graham Couch https://www.mlive.com/broncos/index.ssf/2009/02/hairston_time_to_move_on.html Hairston: 'Time to move on' MLive.com February 24, 2009 February 20, 2014 Roster No. Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown (Previous school) 40 Luke Adaline C 7'0" 262 Fr. Tawas City, MI (Tawas) 32 Muhammed Conteh F 6'7" 236 Fr. Bloomington, IN (Providence School) 5 Mike Douglas G 6'0" 162 Fr. Detroit, MI (Finney) 4 Derek Drews F 6'5" 214 Sr. Elkhart, IN (Elkhart Central) 34 Shawntes Gary G 6'2" 210 Sr. Elkhart, IN (Concord) 13 Justin Hairston F 6'5" 205 Fr.-R Fort Wayne, IN (Fort Wayne South) 23 David Kool G 6'3" 205 Jr. Grand Rapids, MI (South Christian) 24 Donald Lawson C 6'9" 241 Jr. Chicago, IL (Leo Catholic) 20 LaMarcus Lowe F/C 6'11" 200 Fr. Flint, MI (Northwestern) 3 Martelle McLemore G 6'5" 205 Jr. Detroit, MI (Consortium Prep) 10 Troy Peter G 6'4" 203 Fr. Stevensville, MI (Lakeshore) 22 Michael Redell G 6'0" 183 Sr. Rockford, MI (Cleveland State) 12 Andre Ricks G 5'9" 160 Sr. Detroit, MI (Pershing) 1 Demetrius Ward G 6'2" 215 Fr. Detroit, MI (Pershing) 33 Flenard Whitfield F 6'7" 222 Fr. Detroit, MI (Martin Luther King) 15 Alex Wolf G 5'11" 193 So. Parchment, MI (Parchment) Awards David Kool Mid-American Conference Player of the Week (3) Week 1 – Led Charleston Classic in scoring and was named to the All-Tournament Team after putting up 24.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game in three losses.https://admin.xosn.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=1626853 Invalid Access Admin.xosn.com February 20, 2014 Week 6 – 19 points, three rebounds, one assist and one steal in only 28 minutes in 68–55 win over Iona.http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&SPSID=42971&SPID=3803&DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=3636545 MAC-Sports.com dead https://web.archive.org/web/20101111031021/http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml November 11, 2010 January 12, 2009 Week 9 – 26 points and a career-high nine rebounds, three assists and two steals in victory over Central Michigan. https://web.archive.org/web/20101111031021/http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?&DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=3643882 November 11, 2010 Mid-American Conference Scholar–Athlete of the Week, January 11http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=24351&SPID=1924&DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=3648329 David Kool Named MAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week - WMUBroncos.com—Official Web Site of Western Michigan Athletics Wmubroncos.com February 15, 2014 February 20, 2014 Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team Academic All-District IV First Teamhttp://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=3663164 David Kool Named Academic All-District IV First Team - WMUBroncos.com—Official Web Site of Western Michigan Athletics Wmubroncos.com February 15, 2014 February 20, 2014 Schedule yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Western Michigan Broncos| Non-conference regular season November 14, 2008 12:30pm yes yes 2008 TCU Horned Frogs TCU Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic 63–67 0–1 N/A November 15, 2008 5:30pm yes yes 2008 Hofstra Pride Hofstra Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic OT 68–71 0–2 N/A November 16, 2008 10:30am yes yes 2008 SIU Edwardsville Cougars SIU Edwardsville Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC Charleston Classic 72–83 0–3 N/A November 18, 2008 7:30pm yes 2008-09 men Detroit Titans University of Detroit Mercy Detroit University Arena Kalamazoo, MI Fox Sports Detroit 71–58 1–3 2,848 November 22, 2008 2:00pm yes 2008-09 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola University Chicago Loyola University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 51–54 1–4 2,816 November 25, 2008 8:00pm yes yes 2008-09 men Sam Houston State Bearkats Sam Houston State University Sam Houston State Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX 65–62 2–4 1,262 November 29, 2008 2:00pm yes IUPUI University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 68–76 2–5 2,574 December 4, 2008 7:30pm yes yes VCU Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA 62–79 2–6 4,487 December 6, 2008 12:30pm yes yes 2008–09 men Holy Cross Crusaders College of the Holy Cross Holy Cross Hart Center Worcester, MA 63–69 2–7 2,291 December 14, 2008 7:00pm yes yes 2008-09 none UNLV Rebels University of Nevada, Las Vegas UNLV Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV 61–70 2–8 6,701 December 18, 2008 8:00pm yes 2008-09 men Iona Gaels Iona College (New York) Iona University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 68–55 3–8 2,574 December 22, 2008 8:05pm yes yes 2008-09 men Southern Illinois Salukis Southern Illinois University Carbondale Southern Illinois SIU Arena Carbondale, IL 46–64 3–9 5,324 December 30, 2008 6:00pm yes 2008 Green Bay Phoenix University of Wisconsin-Green Bay UW–Green Bay University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 51–61 3–10 3,306 |- !colspan=9 style=Western Michigan Broncos| MAC regular season January 11, 2009 6:00pm yes Central Michigan Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, MI Michigan MAC Trophy 72–63 4–10 1–0 1,741 January 14, 2009 7:00pm 2008-09 men Toledo Rockets University of Toledo Toledo University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 70–52 5–10 2–0 2,518 January 17, 2009 2:00pm Northern Illinois University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 71–52 6–10 3–0 3,128 January 20, 2008 7:00pm yes Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN 44–50 6–11 3–1 3,018 January 24, 2009 4:00pm yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI Michigan MAC Trophy 53–45 7–11 4–1 1,663 January 27, 2009 7:00pm Buffalo University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 71–74 7–12 4–2 2,832 January 31, 2009 2:00pm Kent State University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 47–65 7–13 4–3 3,234 February 4, 2009 7:00pm yes Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH 61–68 7–14 4–4 1,865 February 8, 2009 2:00pm yes Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 63–87 7–15 4–5 2,504 February 11, 2009 7:00pm Ohio University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 76–62 8–15 5–5 2,758 February 14, 2009 7:00pm yes 2008-09 men Miami RedHawks Miami University Miami Millett Hall Oxford, OH ESPNU 46–64 8–16 5–6 3,986 February 18, 2009 7:00pm Eastern Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI Michigan MAC Trophy 46–38 9–16 6–6 3,122 February 21, 2009 2:00pm yes 2008–09 men Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois University Eastern Illinois University Arena Kalamazoo, MI Bracket Busters 57–59 9–17 2,894 February 25, 2009 8:00pm yes Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, IL 63–78 9–18 6–7 1,394 February 28, 2009 7:00pm yes 2008–09 men Toledo Rockets University of Toledo Toledo Savage Arena Toledo, OH 62–63 9–19 6–8 7,036 March 4, 2009 7:00pm Ball State University Arena Kalamazoo, MI Fox Sports Detroit Plus 84–82 OT 10–19 7–8 2,616 March 8, 2009 2:00pm Central Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI Michigan MAC Trophy 68–71 10–20 7–9 4,214 |- !colspan=9 style=Western Michigan Broncos|MAC tournament March 11, 2009 4:00pm yes 8 Ohio 9 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH First round 55–62 10–21 N/A yes Eastern Time References Western Michigan Category:Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball seasons