2008–09 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team American college basketball season
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.[ 1]
WMU opened the season losing to Texas Christian in the first game of the inaugural Charleston Classic .
In February 2009, redshirt freshman Justin Hairston decided to transfer.[ 2]
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.[ 3]
Week 6 – 19 points, three rebounds, one assist and one steal in only 28 minutes in 68–55 win over Iona.[ 4]
Week 9 – 26 points and a career-high nine rebounds, three assists and two steals in victory over Central Michigan.[ 5]
Mid-American Conference Scholar–Athlete of the Week, January 11[ 6]
Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team
Academic All-District IV First Team[ 7]
Schedule
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Non-conference regular season
November 14, 2008 *12:30pm
vs. TCU Charleston Classic L 63–67 0–1
Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC
November 15, 2008 *5:30pm
vs. Hofstra Charleston Classic L 68–71 OT
0–2
Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC
November 16, 2008 *10:30am
vs. SIU Edwardsville Charleston Classic L 72–83 0–3
Carolina First Arena Charleston, SC
November 18, 2008 *7:30pm, Fox Sports Detroit
Detroit W 71–58 1–3
University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
November 22, 2008 *2:00pm
Loyola L 51–54 1–4
University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
November 25, 2008 *8:00pm
at Sam Houston State
W 65–62 2–4
Johnson Coliseum Huntsville, TX
November 29, 2008 *2:00pm
IUPUI L 68–76 2–5
University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
December 4, 2008 *7:30pm
at VCU
L 62–79 2–6
Stuart C. Siegel Center Richmond, VA
December 6, 2008 *12:30pm
at Holy Cross
L 63–69 2–7
Hart Center Worcester, MA
December 14, 2008 *7:00pm
at UNLV
L 61–70 2–8
Orleans Arena Las Vegas, NV
December 18, 2008 *8:00pm
Iona W 68–55 3–8
University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
December 22, 2008 *8:05pm
at Southern Illinois
L 46–64 3–9
SIU Arena Carbondale, IL
December 30, 2008 *6:00pm
UW–Green Bay L 51–61 3–10
University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
MAC regular season
January 11, 2009 6:00pm
at Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy W 72–63 4–10
Rose Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 14, 2009 7:00pm
Toledo W 70–52 5–10
University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
January 17, 2009 2:00pm
Northern Illinois W 71–52 6–10
University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
January 20, 2008 7:00pm
at Ball State
L 44–50 6–11
John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
January 24, 2009 4:00pm
at Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy W 53–45 7–11
Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI
January 27, 2009 7:00pm
Buffalo L 71–74 7–12
University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
January 31, 2009 2:00pm
Kent State L 47–65 7–13
University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
February 4, 2009 7:00pm
at Bowling Green
L 61–68 7–14
Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH
February 8, 2009 2:00pm
at Akron
L 63–87 7–15
James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
February 11, 2009 7:00pm
Ohio W 76–62 8–15
University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
February 14, 2009 7:00pm, ESPNU
at Miami
L 46–64 8–16
Millett Hall Oxford, OH
February 18, 2009 7:00pm
Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy W 46–38 9–16
University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
February 21, 2009 *2:00pm
Eastern Illinois Bracket Busters L 57–59 9–17
University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
February 25, 2009 8:00pm
at Northern Illinois
L 63–78 9–18
Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
February 28, 2009 7:00pm
at Toledo
L 62–63 9–19
Savage Arena Toledo, OH
March 4, 2009 7:00pm, Fox Sports Detroit Plus
Ball State W 84–82 OT
10–19
University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
March 8, 2009 2:00pm
Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy L 68–71 10–20
University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
MAC tournament
March 11, 2009 4:00pm
(8)
vs. (9) Ohio First round L 55–62 10–21
Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Eastern Time .
References
^ [1] Archived October 10, 2011, at the Wayback Machine ^ Graham Couch (February 24, 2009). "Hairston: 'Time to move on' . MLive.com. Retrieved February 20, 2014 . ^ "Invalid Access" . Admin.xosn.com. Retrieved February 20, 2014 .^ "MAC-Sports.com" . Archived from the original on November 11, 2010. Retrieved January 12, 2009 .^ [2] Archived November 11, 2010, at the Wayback Machine ^ "David Kool Named MAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week - WMUBroncos.com—Official Web Site of Western Michigan Athletics" . Wmubroncos.com. February 15, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014 .^ "David Kool Named Academic All-District IV First Team - WMUBroncos.com—Official Web Site of Western Michigan Athletics" . Wmubroncos.com. February 15, 2014. Retrieved February 20, 2014 .
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