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Western Michigan University 2020-21 Men's Basketball 8 MAC Championships • 4 NCAA Tournaments • 9 MAC West Championships • 12 All-Americans BROADCAST INFORMATION Radio • Bronco Radio Network - WZOX (96.5 FM - Flagship) | Western Michigan Broncos (0-1, 0-0 MAC) Robin Hook (PBP) at Notre Dame Fighting Irish (0-1, 0-0 ACC) (Pre-game show begins at half hour before tip) December 2 • 7:00 pm • South Bend, Ind. • Purcell Pavilion TV/Video Stream • Announcers • THE SHOOTAROUND • This will be the 27th meeting between Western Michigan and Notre Dame Schedule & Results (0-1,0-0 MAC) • WMU trails the all-time series, 19-7 • The Broncos have dropped the last eight meetings to the Fighting Irish NOVEMBER • Its the first meeting between WMU and Notre Dame since 1992 25 at Butler L, 62-66 • Of the 27 meetings, 16 have been decided by single digits 28 at Trine Canceled • WMU last win over Notre Dame came back o Feb. 28, 1966, the Broncos defeated Notre Dame, 82-76 DECEMBER • It's the Broncos first game against the ACC since playing Syracuse back in 2014 at the NCAA Tournament 2 at Notre Dame 7:00 p.m. • The Broncos last win over the ACC came in 2006 with a 71-68 victory over Virginia Tech 6 at Michigan State 6:00 p.m. • Western Michigan has 13 wins over the ACC 12 MILWAUKEE 2:00 p.m. • WMU is coming off a 66-62 loss against Butler on Wednesday, Nov. 25 • Against Butler, WMU shot 46 percent from the field, 50 percent from three and 70 percent from the free- 13 DETROIT MERCY 2:00 p.m. throw line 18 CENTRAL MICHIGAN * TBD • WMU was led by sophomore guard B. Artis White with 17 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists 22 BALL STATE * TBD • White's 7 rebounds was a career-high JANUARY • Off the bench, senior Rafael Cruz Jr. and junior Patrick Emilien score in double figures 2 TOLEDO * TBD • Cruz Jr., had 14 points off the bench while Emilien had 11 points 5 at Ball State * TBD • Emilien connected on three three-pointers, matching a career-high 9 at Kent State * TBD • WMU leads the MAC in three-point field goal percentage at 50% 12 BUFFALO * TBD • WMU ranks second in the MAC with 5.0 blocks per game 16 MIAMI * TBD • The Broncos are led by first-year head coach Clayton Bates, who seeks his first win as head coach 19 at Eastern Michigan * TBD • Western Michigan was picked to finish 12th in the Preseason MAC Coaches' Poll. 23 AKRON * TBD 26 at Ohio * TBD PROBABLE STARTERS 30 at Miami * TBD No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% FEBRUARY 3 B. Artis White G 5-9 So. Canton, Mich. 17.0 7.0 .625 2 NORTHERN ILLINOIS * TBD 20 William Boyer-Richard G 6-1 Jr. Drummondville, Quebec 0.0 2.0 .000 6 at Bowling Green * TBD 30 Jason Whitens F 6-4 R-Jr. Powers, Mich. 3.0 3.0 .500 22 Titus Wright C 6-8 So. Thomasville, Ga. 8.0 3.0 .444 9 at Buffalo * TBD 23 Greg Lee F 6-9 Sr. Rockford, Ill. 6.0 7.0 .300 13 OHIO * TBD 16 KENT STATE * TBD OFF THE BENCH 20 at Central Michigan * TBD No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 0 Kawanise Wilkins F 6-5 R-Jr. Chicago, Ill. 0.0 0.0 .000 27 at Toledo * TBD 1 Chase Barrs F 6-9 So. Tampa, Fla. 0.0 1.0 .000 MARCH 2 Adrian Martin G 6-3 Jr. Sugar Hill, Ga. 0.0 0.0 .000 4 Daylan Hamilton G 6-3 Fr. Houston, Texas 0.0 0.0 .000 2 at Northern Illinois * TBD 10 Luke Toliver G 6-3 Jr. Paw Paw, Mich. 0.0 0.0 .000 5 EASTERN MICHIGAN * TBD 11 Rafael Cruz Jr. G 6-1 Sr. Chicago, Ill. 14.0 2.0 .714 12 Josiah Freeman G 6-4 Fr. Manassas Park, Va. 3.0 1.0 .500 15 Patrick Emilien F 6-6 Jr. Toronto, Canada 11.0 7.0 .500 * - Mid-American Conference Game 24 Jaylon Holmes G 6-5 R-So. Gary, Ind. 0.0 0.0 .000 34 Danny Kolp F 6-8 Jr. Petoskey, Mich. 0.0 0.0 .000 2020-21 WMU MBB GAME NOTES @WMU_MBB #WeWillReign FACEBOOK.COM/WMUMBB 2020-21 WMU BRONCOS MEN'S BASKETBALL TV/RADIO ROSTER Kawanise Wilkins PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% (Kuh-Whan-Iss) 0.0 0.0 0 .000 .000 .000 0 F • 6-5 • R-Jr. Last Game: Did Not Play at Butler Chicago, Ill. Career High Scoring: 26, x2, last at Miami (2/6/2019) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Chase Barrs F • 6-9 • So. 0.0 1.0 2 .000 .000 .000 1 Tampa, Fla. Last Game: Had one rebound and one block at Butler Career High Scoring: 17, vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/12/2019) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Adrian Martin G • 6-3 • Jr. 0.0 0.0 0 .000 .000 .000 2 Sugar Hill, Ga. Last Game: Played 3 minutes at Butler Career High Scoring:10, vs. Aquinas (12/18/2019) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% B. Artis White G • 5-9 • So. 17.0 7.0 5 .625 .750 1.000 3 Canton, Mich. Last Game: Led the Broncos with 17 points at Butler Career High Scoring: 20, vs. McNeese State (11/6/2019) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Daylan Hamilton G • 6-3 • Fr. 0.0 0.0 0 .000 .000 .000 4 Houston, Texas Last Game: Played 3 minutes at Butler Career High Scoring: PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Luke Toliver G • 6-4 • Jr. 0.0 0.0 0 .000 .000 .000 10 Paw Paw, Mich. Last Game: Did Not Play at Butler Career High Scoring: 12, at Ball State (2/25/2020) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Rafael Cruz Jr. G • 6-1 • Sr. 14.0 2.0 0 .714 .667 1.00 11 Last Game: Registered 14 points on 5-of-7 shooting at Butler Chicago, Ill. Career High Scoring: 28, vs. Rock Valley College (2/2/2019) (Triton College) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Josiah Freeman G • 6-4 • Fr. 3.0 1.0 0 .500 1.000 .000 12 Manassas Park, Va. Last Game: Scored 3 points at Butler Career High Scoring: 3, at Butler (11/25/2020) Patrick Emilien PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% (Uh-Meal-E-En) 11.0 7.0 1 .500 .429 .000 15 F • 6-6 • Jr. Last Game: Had 11 points and 7 rebounds at Butler Toronto, Canada Career High Scoring: 12, vs. #16 Buffalo (1/15/2019) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% William Boyer-Richard (Boy-yay Re-Chard) 0.0 2.0 0 .000 .000 .000 20 G • 6-1 • Jr. Last Game: Made start and played 16 at Butler Drummondville, Quebec. Career High Scoring: 16, vs Miami (2/16/2019) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Titus Wright C • 6-8 • So. 8.0 3.0 1 .444 .000 .000 22 Thomasville, Ga. Last Game: Had 8 points and 3 rebounds at Butler Career High Scoring: 16, x2, last at Buffalo (1/21/2020) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Greg Lee F • 6-9 • Sr. 6.0 7.0 2 .300 .000 .000 23 Last Game: Led the Broncos with 7 rebounds at Butler Rockford, Ill. Career High Scoring: 19, at Chicago State (1/19/2020) (*CSU Bakersfield) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Jaylon Holmes G • 6-5 • R-So. 0.0 0.0 0 .000 .000 .000 24 Gary, Ind. Last Game: Played one minute at Butler Career High Scoring: 26, vs. Illinois Valley (11/8/2019) (*Lincoln Trail College) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Jason Whitens F • 6-3 • R-Jr. 3.0 3.0 2 .500 .000 1.000 30 Powers, Mich. Last Game: Had 3 points and 3 rebounds in start at Butler Career High Scoring: 15, at Milwaukee (11/9/2019) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Danny Kolp F • 6-8 • Jr. 0.0 0.0 0 .000 .000 .000 34 Petoskey, Mich. Last Game: Did Not Play at Butler Career High Scoring: 20, vs. Davenport (1/18/2020) (*Northwood University) Quick Facts THE TIP-OFF 2020-21 MAC Preseason Standings (First-Place Votes) GENERAL INFORMATION This will be the 27th meeting between Western Michigan 1.) Bowling Green (8) - 132 points Name ..............................Western Michigan University and Notre Dame. WMU trails the all-time series 19-7 and 2.) Ohio (1) - 117 points Location ............................................Kalamazoo, Mich. has dropped the last eight meetings against the Fighting 3.) Akron (2) - 115 points 4.) Buffalo -109 points Founded ............................................................... 1903 Irish. Nickname .........................................................Broncos 5.) Ball State - 104 points 6.) Toledo (1) - 93 points Enrollment ........................................................ 22,562 PARTY LIKE IT'S 1992 7.) Kent State - 65 points Colors ..................................................Brown and Gold This will be the first meeting between WMU and Notre Arena .....................................University Arena (5,421) 8.) Eastern Michigan - 57 points Dame since 1992 when the Fighting Irish defeated the 9.) Miami - 48 points Affiliation ............................................. NCAA Division I Broncos, 63-56. Conference ................................. Mid-American (West) 10.) Northern Illinois - 43 points President ............................Dr. Edward B. Montgomery 11.) Central Michigan - 40 points Alma Mater ....................................Penn State, 1976 CLOSER THAN YOU THINK 12.) Western Michigan -13 points Athletics Director..............................Kathy Beauregard Of the 27 meetings between Western Michigan and Notre Alma Mater ............................................ Hope, 1979 Dame, 16 have been decided by single digits including the LETTING IT FLY FROM CANADA Supervising AD, M.Basketball.........................Jeff Stone last three meetings in 1975, 1976 and 1992.