2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

2017–18 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 2018 MAC Tournament winner ;

2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	West Division
2017–18 record	17–15 (9–9 MAC)
Head coach	Steve Hawkins (15th season);
Assistant coaches	Clayton Bates; Larry Farmer; James Holland;
Home arena	University Arena
	Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

The 2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represents Western Michigan University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 15th-year head coach Steve Hawkins, play their home games at University Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 9–9 in MAC play to finish fourth in the West Division. As the No. 8 seed in the MAC Tournament, they lost in the first round of the conference tournament to Akron.

Previous season[]

The Broncos finished the 2016–17 season 16–16, 11–7 in MAC play to tie for first in the West Division. As the No. 5 seed in the MAC Tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament to Ball State. They declined invitations from both the CollegeInsider.com and College Basketball Invitational postseason tournaments.^[1]

Offseason[]

Recruiting class of 2017[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
T. J. Clifford PF	Downers Grove, IL	Downers Grove South High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	N/A	Jul 9, 2016
T. J. Clifford PF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Michael Flowers PG	Southfield, MI	Southfield High School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Michael Flowers PG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Western Michigan Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016. "2016 Western Michigan Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016. "2016 Western Michigan Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016.

Roster[]

2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Bryce Moore	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Park Tudor	Indianapolis, IN
G	1	Michael Flowers	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Southfield A&T	Southfield, MI
G	2	Kyle McDermed (W)	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Don Bosco Prep	Frankfort, IL
G/F	3	Josh Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Henry J. Ford	Detroit, MI
G	4	Jared Printy	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Linn-Mar	Cedar Rapids, IA
G	10	Thomas Wilder	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Quakerdale Prep	Montgomery, IL
G	12	Jarrin Randall	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Morgan Park	Chicago, IL
G/F	23	Reggie Jones	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Marion	Marion, IN
F	24	Adida Ikongshul	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Madison Consolidated	Nigeria
G	30	Jason Whitens	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Powers North Central	Powers, MI
F	32	TJ Clifford	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Downers Grove South	Downers Grove, IL
F	35	Brandon Johnson	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	So	Thea Bowman Leadership Academy	Chicago, IL
C	42	Drake LaMont	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	250 lb (113 kg)	Sr	American Heritage	Plantation, FL
C	50	Seth Dugan	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Jr	Otsego	Otsego, MI

Head coach

Steve Hawkins (South Alabama)

Assistant coach(es)

Clayton Bates (Florida)
Larry Farmer (UCLA)
James Holland (USC Upstate)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2017* 2:00 pm		Lourdes	W 106–51		University Arena (1,375) Kalamazoo, MI
November 4, 2017* 2:00 pm		Kalamazoo	W 87–62		University Arena (1,503) Kalamazoo, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Siena Heights	W 103–72	1–0	University Arena (1,871) Kalamazoo, MI
November 13, 2017* 8:00 pm, SECN		at South Carolina Puerto Rico Tip-Off non-bracket game	W 78–60	1–1	Colonial Life Arena (12,136) Columbia, SC
November 16, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPNews		vs. Tulsa Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals	W 81–74	1–2	HTC Center (704) Conway, SC
November 17, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. Appalachian State Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation 2nd round	W 86–67	2–2	HTC Center (1,827) Conway, SC
November 19, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPNU		vs. South Carolina Puerto Rico Tip-Off 5th place game	W 79–66	2–3	HTC Center (1,774) Conway, SC
November 25, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Northwood	W 88–59	3–3	University Arena (1,879) Kalamazoo, MI
November 28, 2017* 8:00 pm, FSMW		at Saint Louis	W 65–51	4–3	Chaifetz Arena (5,081) St. Louis, MO
December 2, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		Oakland	W 78–73	4–4	University Arena (2,418) Kalamazoo, MI
December 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Cleveland State	W 78–67	5–4	University Arena (1,923) Kalamazoo, MI
December 9, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Detroit	W 87–79	6–4	Calihan Hall (1,307) Detroit, MI
December 18, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Idaho	W 83–52	6–5	University Arena (1,645) Kalamazoo, MI
December 22, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		at Milwaukee	W 66–63	7–5	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,115) Milwaukee, WI
December 30, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3		Chicago State	W 92–71	8–5	University Arena (2,364) Kalamazoo, MI
MAC regular season
January 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Akron	W 87–75	9–5 (1–0)	University Arena (2,110) Kalamazoo, MI
January 6, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	W 67–62	10–5 (2–0)	Millett Hall (3,809) Oxford, OH
January 9, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Toledo	W 84–61	10–6 (2–1)	Savage Arena (3,594) Toledo, OH
January 13, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3		Ball State	W 73–58	11–6 (3–1)	University Arena (2,733) Kalamazoo, MI
January 16, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kent State	W 73–71	11–7 (3–2)	MAC Center (2,585) Kent, OH
January 19, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU		Buffalo	W 84–74	11–8 (3–3)	University Arena (2,548) Kalamazoo, MI
January 23, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Toledo	W 85–81	11–9 (3–4)	University Arena (2,014) Kalamazoo, MI
January 27, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Northern Illinois	W 79–72	12–9 (4–4)	University Arena (3,116) Kalamazoo, MI
January 30, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	W 71–57	13–9 (5–4)	Convocation Center (2,422) Ypsilanti, MI
February 2, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Buffalo	W 92–86	13–10 (5–5)	Alumni Arena (6,670) Amherst, NY
February 6, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Miami (OH)	W 68–64	14–10 (6–5)	University Arena (1,878) Kalamazoo, MI
February 10, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3		at Ohio	W 69–60	15–10 (7–5)	University Arena (2,707) Kalamazoo, MI
February 13, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Bowling Green	W 83–81	15–11 (7–6)	Stroh Center (1,421) Bowling Green, OH
February 17, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Illinois	L 67–75	15–12 (7–7)	Convocation Center (1,743) DeKalb, IL
February 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	W 83–81 ^OT	16–12 (8–7)	University Arena (2,895) Kalamazoo, MI
February 23, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2		at Ball State	W 87–80	17–12 (9–7)	Worthen Arena (5,924) Muncie, IN
February 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	L 58–74	17–13 (9–8)	University Arena (2,610) Kalamazoo, MI
March 3, 2018 11:00 am		vs. Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy	W 84–71	17–14 (9–9)	(150) Midland, MI
MAC Tournament
March 5, 2018 7:45 pm, ESPN3	(6)	(11) Akron First round	W 79–78	17–15	University Arena (897) Kalamazoo, MI
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

References[]

^ "WMU, CMU hoops get tournament offers, but decline". March 12, 2017. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017.

[1] "WMU, CMU hoops get tournament offers, but decline". March 12, 2017. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017.

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2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

Contents

Previous season[]

Offseason[]

Recruiting class of 2017[]

Roster[]

Schedule and results[]

See also[]

References[]

2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball

Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
2017–18 record	17–15 (9–9 MAC)
Head coach	Steve Hawkins (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Clayton Bates Larry Farmer James Holland
Home arena	University Arena
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Buffalo †	15	–	3	.833	27	–	9	.750
Kent State	9	–	9	.500	17	–	17	.500
Miami (OH)	8	–	10	.444	16	–	18	.471
Bowling Green	7	–	11	.389	16	–	16	.500
Ohio	7	–	11	.389	14	–	17	.452
Akron	6	–	12	.333	14	–	18	.438
West
Toledo	13	–	5	.722	23	–	11	.676
Eastern Michigan	11	–	7	.611	22	–	13	.629
Ball State	10	–	8	.556	19	–	13	.594
Western Michigan	9	–	9	.500	17	–	15	.531
Central Michigan	7	–	11	.389	21	–	15	.583
Northern Illinois	6	–	12	.333	13	–	19	.406

† 2018 MAC Tournament winner