2007–08 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2014 2007–08 Western Michigan Broncos Basketball Western Michigan Broncos text logo.svg Mid-American Conference West MAC 20–12 12–4 Steve Hawkins Clayton Bates Cornell Mann Andy Hipsher University Arena MAC West Division Champions The 2007–08 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Broncos, 20–12 overall and 12–4 in the conference, captured the MAC West Division championship by four games and earned the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament. WMU reached the semi-finals of the MAC tournament before falling to No. 3 seed Akron. During the regular season, Western Michigan defeated No. 25 ranked Davidson College, a team that reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament. WMU finished the non-conference portion of their schedule 7–7, defeating Davidson, Detroit Mercy, Loyola Chicago, North Carolina Central, Pepperdine, Southern Illinois and Wisconsin–Green Bay. WMU also retained the Michigan MAC Trophy for the third consecutive season. Sophomore David Kool and senior Joe Reitz earned First Team All-MAC honors. Reitz was also named to the MAC All-Tournament team. Preseason The Broncos were picked to win the West Division by members of the MAC News Media Association, receiving 23 of 32 possible first place votes (2007–08 men Toledo Rockets University of Toledo Toledo received six votes and 2007–08 men Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan University Central Michigan three). Western Michigan also received six votes to win the MAC Tournament, which was second to Kent State (7 votes). Joe Reitz was named to the Preseason All-MAC Team. Awards Derek Drews West Division Player of the Week (week 1) David Kool All-MAC First Team 3-time West Division Player of the Week (weeks 12, 16, 17) Joe Reitz All-MAC First Team 4-time West Division Player of the Week (weeks 2, 7, 13, 14) Academic All-District IV First Team Mid-American Conference Academic Player of the Week (February 7) Roster No. Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown (Previous school) 4 Derek Drews F 6'5" 224 Jr. Elkhart, IN (Elkhart Central) 1 Derek Fracalossi G/F 6'5" 203 Sr. Davison, MI (Davison) 34 Shawntes Gary G 6'2" 207 Jr. Elkhart, IN (Concord) 13 Justin Hairston * F 6'5" 215 Fr. Fort Wayne, IN (Fort Wayne South) 5 Andrew Hershberger F 6'7" 223 Sr. Goshen, IN (Goshen) 0 Dan Hess F/C 6'7" 225 Sr. Owosso, MI (Corunna) 23 David Kool G 6'3" 200 So. Grand Rapids, MI (South Christian) 2 Silver Laku G 6'2" 180 Sr. Toronto, ON (Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute) 33 Donald Lawson C 6'9" 234 So. Chicago, IL (Leo Catholic) 21 Martelle McLemore G 6'5" 198 So. Detroit, MI (Consortium Prep) 22 Michael Redell G 6'0" 183 Jr. Rockford, MI (Cleveland State) 42 Joe Reitz C 6'7" 256 Sr. Fishers, IN (Hamilton Southeastern) 12 Andre Ricks G 5'9" 159 Jr. Detroit, MI (Pershing) 15 Alex Wolf G 5'11" 198 Fr.-R Parchment, MI (Parchment) 3 Jon Workman * F 6'9" 220 So. LaGrange, IN (Lakeland) * Will redshirt the 2007–2008 season Schedule yes yes yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#6a3e0f; color:#e3bc85;"| Exhibition November 1, 2007 7:00pm yes 2007–08 men Tri-State Thunder Tri-State University Tri-State University Arena Kalamazoo, MI Exhibition 94–54 2,088 0–0 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#6a3e0f; color:#e3bc85;"| Regular season November 10, 2007 9:30pm yes yes 2007–08 men Pacific Tigers University of the Pacific Pacific McArthur Court Eugene, OR World Vision Invitational 76–90 0–1 8,601 November 11, 2007 6:30pm yes yes 2007–08 men Pepperdine Waves Pepperdine University Pepperdine McArthur Court Eugene, OR World Vision Invitational 70–65 1–1 8,406 November 12, 2007 10:30pm yes yes Oregon 13 McArthur Court Eugene, OR World Vision Invitational ESPN Full Court 88–97 1–2 8,341 November 16, 2007 8:00pm yes yes 2007–08 men Loyola Ramblers Loyola University Chicago Loyola Chicago Alumni Gym Chicago, IL WYIN 63–61 2–2 1,100 November 19, 2007 7:00pm yes yes 2007–08 men Detroit Titans Detroit Mercy Detroit Mercy Calihan Hall Detroit, MI 60–59 3–2 2,085 November 21, 2007 7:00pm yes Davidson 25 University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 83–76 4–2 3,542 November 28, 2007 8:05pm yes yes Valparaiso Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN 65–77 4–3 3,678 December 1, 2007 10:00pm yes yes 2007–08 men San Diego State Aztecs San Diego State University San Diego State Cox Arena San Diego, CA 61–72 4–4 7,122 December 8, 2007 2:00pm yes 2007–08 men Northwestern Wildcats Northwestern University Northwestern University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 63–65 4–5 4,112 December 15, 2007 7:00pm yes yes Indiana-Purdue Indianapolis IUPUI Gymnasium Indianapolis, IN 63–71 972 4–6 December 18, 2007 7:00pm yes Southern Illinois University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 57–41 5–6 3,168 December 22, 2007 2:00pm yes yes Iona Hynes Athletic Center New Rochelle, NY 62–67 5–7 1,411 January 2, 2008 7:00pm yes North Carolina Central University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 70–43 6–7 2,832 January 5, 2008 2:00pm Northern Illinois University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 86–69 7–7 1–0 3,204 January 12, 2008 4:00pm yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI Michigan MAC Trophy 71–81 7–8 1–1 1,397 January 16, 2008 7:00pm yes Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN Ball State Sports Network 71–45 8–8 2–1 3,201 January 19, 2008 2:00pm Toledo University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 75–62 9–8 3–1 4,157 January 22, 2008 7:00pm Central Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI Michigan MAC Trophy ESPNU 72–52 10–8 4–1 3,859 January 27, 2008 2:00pm yes Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, OH 58–67 10–9 4–2 3,674 January 29, 2008 7:00pm yes Buffalo Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY 100–90 2OT 11–9 5–2 1,787 February 2, 2008 4:00pm Bowling Green University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 64–50 12–9 6–2 4,116 February 6, 2008 7:00pm Akron University Arena Kalamazoo, MI Comcast Local 86–66 13–9 7–2 2,733 February 9, 2008 2:30pm yes Ohio Convocation Center Athens, OH Comcast Local, FSN Ohio 54–57 13–10 7–3 6,884 February 12, 2008 7:00pm Miami University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 78–75 2OT 14–10 8–3 3,172 February 20, 2008 9:00pm Eastern Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI Michigan MAC Trophy ESPNU 70–52 15–10 9–3 3,014 February 23, 2008 8:05pm yes yes Wisconsin–Green Bay Resch Center Green Bay, WI ESPN Bracket Busters 74–67 16–10 3,414 February 26, 2008 8:00pm yes Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, IL 56–49 17–10 10–3 2,032 March 1, 2008 7:00pm yes Toledo Savage Hall Toledo, OH 69–55 18–10 11–3 6,813 March 4, 2008 7:00pm yes Central Michigan Daniel P. Rose Center Mount Pleasant, MI Michigan MAC Trophy Comcast TV 68–72 18–11 11–4 1,178 March 9, 2008 2:00pm Ball State University Arena Kalamazoo, MI Ball State Sports Network 57–53 19–11 12–4 4,546 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#6a3e0f; color:#e3bc85;"| MAC Tournament March 13, 2008 12:00pm yes yes Eastern Michigan Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH MAC Tournament quarterfinals FSN Ohio, FSN Plus 70–61 20–11 TBA March 14, 2008 7:00pm yes yes Akron Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH MAC Tournament semifinals FSN Ohio, FSN Plus 62–73 20–12 TBA yes Eastern Time Coaching staff Steve Hawkins – Head coach Clayton Bates – Assistant coach Cornell Mann – Assistant coach Andy Hipsher – Assistant coach Phil Sayers – Director of Basketball Operations 2008–2009 recruits Western Michigan signed forwards Muhammed Conteh, Justin Hairston and Flenard Whitfield, center Lemarcus Lowe and guards Mike Douglas and Demetrius Ward during this season.Broncos land Flint big man to replace Workman Western Michigan Broncos – MLive.com Each player will be a freshman for the 2008–09 season. Lowe was rated the #1 Michigan high school center in 2007.http://www.insidepreps.net/07rankings.html Page Title February 14, 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20071015131247/http://insidepreps.net/07rankings.html October 15, 2007 dead mdy-all References Western Michigan Category:Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball seasons