2014–15 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 December 2014 Basketball 2014–15 Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan Broncos text logo.svg 175 Mid-American Conference West Division MAC 20–14 10–8 Steve Hawkins 12th Clayton Bates Larry Farmer James Holland University Arena CIT First round The 2014–15 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represented Western Michigan University (WMU) during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 12th year head coach Steve Hawkins, played their home games at University Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 20–14, 10–8 in MAC play to finish in third place in the West Division. They advanced to the second round of the MAC tournament where they lost to Akron. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Cleveland State. Roster The 2014–15 roster is shown in the following table:http://www.wmubroncos.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&SPID=1924&SPSID=24354&DB_OEM_ID=4600 Basketball-M - 2014-15 Roster & Bios Western Michigan University September 4, 2014 Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown 01 1 Tucker Haymond Guard/forward 6.06 6′ 6″ 220 2 Sophomore Seattle, Washington 02 2 Connar Tava Forward 6.06 6′ 6″ 235 3 Junior Macomb, Michigan 04 4 Jared Klein Guard 6.02 6′ 2″ 175 3 Junior Otsego, Michigan 05 5 David Brown Guard 6.04 6′ 4″ 205 4.1 Senior (redshirt) Roscoe, Illinois 11 Bishop Robinson Guard 6.03 6′ 3″ 190 1.1 Freshman (redshirt) Kalamazoo, Michigan 20 Tim Brennan Guard/forward 6.05 6′ 5″ 200 4 Senior Chicago, Illinois 22 Austin Richie Guard 6.03 6′ 3″ 185 4 Senior Lowell, Indiana 30 Von Washington Guard 6.02 6′ 2″ 175 2.1 Sophomore (redshirt) Kalamazoo, Michigan 31 Mario Matasovic Forward 6.08 6′ 8″ 215 2 Sophomore Croatia 32 Taylor Perry Guard 6.05 6′ 5″ 200 3 Junior Rochester, Michigan 34 A. 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Avery Forward 6.07 6′ 7″ 205 3 Junior Chicago, Illinois 35 Charles Harris Guard/forward 6.05 6′ 5″ 195 2.1 Sophomore (redshirt) Antioch, Illinois 40 Kellen McCormick Forward 6.08 6′ 8″ 215 2.1 Sophomore (redshirt) West Bloomfield, Michigan Schedule The following is WMU's schedule.http://www.wmubroncos.com/SportSelect.dbml?DB_OEM_ID=4600&SPID=1924&SPSID=24353&DB_OEM_ID=4600 Basketball-M - Schedule/Results - WMUBroncos.com—Official Web Site of Western Michigan Athletics Wmubroncos.com December 8, 2014 no 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes yes |- ! colspan="9" style="background:#6a3e0f; color:#e3bc85;"| Regular season November 16, 2014 2:00 pm yes no Aquinas University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 87–57 2,022 1–0 November 19, 2014 7:00 pm yes yes no Oakland Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI WMYD 82–71 2,415https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400597808 Western Michigan Broncos vs. Oakland Golden Grizzlies - Box Score - November 19, 2014 - ESPN ESPN November 19, 2014 December 8, 2014 2–0 November 22, 2014 1:00 pm yes no Drake University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 91–75 2,328 3–0http://www.mlive.com/broncos/index.ssf/2014/09/wmu_basketball_coach_steve_haw_8.html#incart_river WMU basketball coach Steve Hawkins says 3 issues delaying non-conference schedule from being finalized David Drew mlive.com September 8, 2014 September 8, 2014 November 24, 2014 10:00 pm yes yes no San Diego Jenny Craig Pavilion San Diego, CA Wooden Legacy 77–70 1,836https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587234 Western Michigan Broncos vs. San Diego Toreros - Box Score - November 24, 2014 - ESPN ESPN November 24, 2014 December 8, 2014 3–1 November 27, 2014 8:30 pm yes yes no Long Beach State Titan Gym Fullerton, CA Wooden Legacy ESPNU 73–55 2,241 3–2 November 28, 2014 9:00 pm yes yes no San Jose State Titan Gym Fullerton, CA Wooden Legacy ESPN3 79–60 N/Ahttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400608982 Western Michigan Broncos vs. San José St Spartans - Box Score - November 28, 2014 - ESPN Espn.go.com November 28, 2014 December 8, 2014http://espnevents.com/wooden-legacy/ Wooden Legacy ESPN Internet Ventures April 15, 2014 4–2 November 30, 2014 2:00 pm yes yes San Diego no Honda Center Anaheim, CA Wooden Legacy ESPNU 68–66 N/Ahttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400609034 San Diego Toreros vs. Western Michigan Broncos - Box Score - November 30, 2014 - ESPN ESPN November 30, 2014 December 8, 2014 5–2 December 6, 2014 4:00 pm yes yes no Northeastern Matthews Arena Boston, MA 81–69 1,116http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=1924&DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=209797958 Northeastern 81, WMU 69 - WMUBroncos.com—Official Web Site of Western Michigan Athletics Wmubroncos.com December 8, 2014 December 19, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141219140059/http://www.wmubroncos.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPID=1924&DB_OEM_ID=4600&ATCLID=209797958 dead 5–3 December 14, 2014 8:00 pm yes yes no Pacific Alex G. Spanos Center Stockton, CA 80–72 1,736http://www.wmubroncos.com/pdf9/3044809.pdf Archived copy 2014-12-15 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20141220095101/http://www.wmubroncos.com/pdf9/3044809.pdf December 20, 2014 mdy-all 6–3 December 20, 2014 3:00 pm yes yes no Northwestern Welsh-Ryan Arena Evanston, IL BTNhttp://mattsarzsports.com/Schedule/Weekly?week=6&sportYear=basketball201415#.VDWVdXVdUlU Week 6 Mattsarzsports.com December 8, 2014 67–61 6,612 6–4 December 22, 2014 7:00 pm yes no Alabama A&M University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 71–62 3,108https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400600053 Alabama A&M vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - December 22, 2014 - ESPN 7–4 December 30, 2014 7:00 pm yes no New Hampshire University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 70–56 N/Ahttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400597710 New Hampshire vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - December 30, 2014 - ESPN 8–4 January 2, 2015 7:00 pm yes no 2014 men Rochester College Warriors Rochester College Rochester College University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 69–54 2,188https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400751636 Rochester University (MI) vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - January 2, 2015 - ESPN 9–4 January 6, 2015 7:00 pm yes no Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 72–52 2,741https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587488 Western Michigan vs. Akron - Box Score - January 6, 2015 - ESPN 9–5 0–1 January 10, 2015 1:00 pm no Buffalo University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 78–68 2,507https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587497 Buffalo vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - January 10, 2015 - ESPN 10–5 1–1 January 14, 2015 7:00 pm no Ball State University Arena Kalamazoo, MI ESPN3 95–93 2OT 2,288https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587502 Ball State vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - January 14, 2015 - ESPN 11–5 2–1 January 17, 2015 7:00 pm yes no Toledo Savage Arena Toledo, OH 81–78 OT 6,089https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587508 Western Michigan vs. Toledo - Box Score - January 17, 2015 - ESPN 12–5 3–1 January 21, 2015 7:00 pm yes no Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 69–58 667https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587512 Western Michigan vs. Miami (OH) - Box Score - January 21, 2015 - ESPN 13–5 4–1 January 24, 2015 2:00 pm no Akron University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 71–69 3,837https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587520 Akron vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - January 24, 2015 - ESPN 13–6 4–2 January 27, 2015 7:00 pm yes no Buffalo Alumni Arena Amherst, NY ESPN3 77–71 3,931https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587526 Western Michigan vs. Buffalo - Box Score - January 27, 2015 - ESPN 13–7 4–3 January 31, 2015 12:00 pm yes no Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI Michigan MAC Trophy 69–63 1,018https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587533 Western Michigan vs. Eastern Michigan - Box Score - January 31, 2015 - ESPN 13–8 4–4 February 4, 2015 7:00 pm no Kent State University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 67–66 2,433https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587536 Kent State vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - February 4, 2015 - ESPN 14–8 5–4 February 7, 2015 2:00 pm yes no Central Michigan McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI Michigan MAC Trophy ESPN3 70–65 5,350https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587542 Western Michigan vs. Central Michigan - Box Score - February 7, 2015 - ESPN 14–9 5–5 February 10, 2015 7:00 pm yes no Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH ESPN3 65–49 1,474https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587550 Western Michigan vs. Bowling Green - Box Score - February 10, 2015 - ESPN 14–10 5–6 February 14, 2015 4:30 pm no Northern Illinois University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 69–65 2,712https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587556 Northern Illinois vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - February 14, 2015 - ESPN 15–10 6–6 February 18, 2015 7:00 pm no Ohio University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 80–69 2,517https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587562 Ohio vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - February 18, 2015 - ESPN 16–10 7–6 February 21, 2015 2:00 pm no Toledo University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 97–87 3,451https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587570 Toledo vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - February 21, 2015 - ESPN 16–11 7–7 February 24, 2015 7:00 pm yes no Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN 53–48 2,794https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587571 Western Michigan vs. Ball State - Box Score - February 24, 2015 - ESPN 17–11 8–7 February 28, 2015 4:30 pm no Eastern Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI Michigan MAC Trophy 80–72 https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587578 Eastern Michigan vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - February 28, 2015 - ESPN 18–11 9–7 March 3, 2015 8:00 pm yes no Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, IL ESPN3 65–63 992https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587588 Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois - Box Score - March 3, 2015 - ESPN 18–12 9–8 March 6, 2015 7:00 pm no Central Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI Michigan MAC Trophy 74–62 4,239https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400587593 Central Michigan vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - March 6, 2015 - ESPN 19–12 10–8 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:#6a3e0f; color:#e3bc85;"| MAC tournament March 9, 2015 7:00 pm Ohio no University Arena Kalamazoo, MI First round 82–74 N/Ahttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400766777 Ohio vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - March 9, 2015 - ESPN 20–12 March 11, 2015 9:00 pm yes no Akron Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Second round 58–45 2,411https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400768037 Akron vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - March 11, 2015 - ESPN 20–13 |- ! colspan="9" style="background:#6a3e0f; color:#e3bc85;"| CIT March 18, 2015 7:00 pm yes no Cleveland State University Arena Kalamazoo, MI First round 57–86 1,112https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/boxscore?gameId=400785490 Cleveland State vs. Western Michigan - Box Score - March 18, 2015 - ESPN 20–14 yes AP Poll Eastern Time References 2 Category:Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball seasons Western Michigan Western Michigan