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WESTERNBRONCO MICHIGAN BASKETBALL UNIVERSITY 11 ALL-AMERICANS • 5 MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 3 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 3 NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENTS BROADCAST INFORMATION WESTERN MICHIGAN VS KENNESAW STATE OWLS (4-5, 1-1 ATLANTIC SUN) Radio • Bronco Radio Network Announcers • Robin Hook DEC. 19 • KALAMAZOO, MICH. • UNIVERSITY ARENA (5,421) Stations • WZUU — 92.5 FM: (Flagship) Kalamazoo, Portage, Mattawan; WMAX — 96.1 FM: Grand Rapids, Holland, South QUICK HITTERS Haven, Muskegon; WBCH — 100.1 FM/1220 AM: Hastings; • This is the second consecutive home game that Western Michigan will play the Owls. WTVB — 1590 AM: Coldwater • Nobody in Division I scored more points than David Kool’s 34 on Dec. 9 at Eastern Illinois. Kool is averaging 25.7 Broadcast • Bronco Insider Announcers •N/A points over his last three games and leads the MAC with 21.7 points per game, which is 15th in the country. • Kool was named MAC West Player of the Week on Monday. It’s the eighth time Kool’s won the award is his career and second time this season for WMU (Martelle McLemore-11/23). SCHEDULE & RESULTS (3-4, 0-0 MAC) • Kool has hit 42-of-45 free throws (.933) this season to lead the MAC with 6.0 free throws made per game and in EXH Nov. 7 KALAMAZOO COLLEGE W, 78-52 percentage. He is 13th in the country in free throw shooting and the Broncos lead the MAC and are 49th in the country, EXH Nov. 11 SPRING ARBOR W, 81-51 shooting 74.6 percent from the free throw line, including 20-of-22 in the final two minutes of games. Nov. 15 at Detroit L, 80-86 • Flenard Whitfield is averaging 13.5 points and 5.8 rebounds over his last four games. He is second on the team and Nov. 18 VCU W, 83-67 12th in the MAC with 12.3 points per game and tied for third in the MAC by hitting .842 from the charity stripe. Nov. 23 at Loyola-Chicago L, 58-60 Nov. 28 HOLY CROSS W, 64-54 • Martelle McLemore is 14th in the MAC with 12.0 points per game and 11th in rebounding with 6.1 per game. Dec. 1 TEMPLE L, 70-76 • Over his last four games, Donald Lawson is almost averaging a double-double with 10.5 points and 9.0 rebounds Dec. 9 at Eastern Illinois W, 69-58 per game. Lawson is second in the MAC in rebounding (8.3), fourth in blocks (1.14) and fifth in steals (1.71). Dec. 13 at Illinois Big Ten Network L, 53-88 • Mike Douglas has dished out 23 assists with only eight turnovers in his last four games, including 10 assists vs. Dec. 19 KENNESAW STATE 4 p.m. Temple. Douglas is fourth in the MAC with 4.57 apg and third in the MAC with a 2.13 A/TO ratio. Dec. 22-25 DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC • WMU has held three teams under 40 percent shooting and rank second in the MAC with a .404 opponents’ FG%. Dec. 22 USC ESPNU 5 p.m. • WMU is playing Kennesaw State for the first time. The Owls are also the first team from the state of Georgia that ESPNU Dec. 23 St. Mary’s/Northeastern 3/5 p.m. Western Michigan has ever played. ESPNU Dec. 25 Hawai’i/Charleston/SMU/UNLV TBA • WMU is 0-1 all-time against teams from the Atlantic Sun with a loss at Stetson, 82-73, on Dec. 7, 1988. Jan. 3 SAM HOUSTON STATE 2 p.m. • The Broncos are 64-18 in home games under head coach Steve Hawkins, including 21-9 vs. non-conference opponents Jan. 5 MICHIGAN-DEARBORN 7 p.m. at University Arena. Jan. 9 EASTERN MICHIGAN * 4 p.m. Jan. 13 at Northern Illinois * 8 p.m. • Kool was selected Preseason All-MAC West and is one of 30 men’s basketball finalists for the Lowe’s Senior CLASS Jan. 16 CENTRAL MICHIGAN * 2 p.m. Award and the only one from the Mid-American Conference. Jan. 20 at Ball State * 7 p.m. • The Broncos have won back-to-back MAC West championships and four of the last six, but were picked to finish fifth Jan. 23 TOLEDO * 2 p.m. in the Preseason MAC Poll. Jan. 27 AKRON * 7 p.m. Jan. 30 at Kent State * FSN 2 p.m. PROBABLE STARTERS Feb. 1 at Buffalo * 7 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG Feb. 4 MIAMI * 7 p.m. 3 Martelle McLemore G/F 6-5 208 Sr. Detroit, Mich. 12.0 6.1 2.0 Feb. 6 BOWLING GREEN * 2 p.m. 5 Mike Douglas G 6-0 175 So. Detroit, Mich. 2.6 1.4 4.6 Feb. 9 at Ohio * 7 p.m. 23 David Kool G 6-3 208 Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich. 21.7 5.3 2.6 Feb. 14 at Eastern Michigan * FSN 2 p.m. 24 Donald Lawson C 6-10 245 Sr. Chicago, Ill. 9.1 8.3 1.0 Feb. 17 NORTHERN ILLINOIS * 7 p.m. 33 Flenard Whitfield F 6-7 230 So. Detroit, Mich. 12.3 5.9 0.6 Feb. 20 at ESPNU BracketBusters TBA Feb. 24 at Toledo * 7 p.m. OFF THE BENCH Feb. 27 at Central Michigan * FSN 12 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG Mar. 4 BALL STATE * 7 p.m. 1 Demetrius Ward G 6-3 212 So. Detroit, Mich. 1.9 2.9 1.1 Mar. 7, 11-13 MAC Tournament (Cleveland, Ohio) 10 Brandon Pokley G 6-4 182 Fr. Clarkston, Mich. 0.0 0.2 0.0 Mar. 7 First Round (Campus Sites) 11 Nate Hutcheson F 6-7 210 Fr. Marion, Iowa 5.4 2.7 0.1 Mar. 11 Quarterfinals 12 Ed Thomas G 5-9 159 So. Lansing, Mich. 0.0 1.0 0.0 Mar. 12 Semifinals 15 Alex Wolf G 6-0 198 Jr. Parchment, Mich. 1.0 1.0 0.8 Mar. 13 Championship 21 Shayne Whittington C 6-10 220 Fr. Paw Paw, Mich. 1.3 1.3 0.0 Home games in BOLD played in University Arena 22 Austin Harper G 6-2 182 Fr. Grand Haven, Mich. redshirt * indicates Mid-American Conference game 25 David Brown G 6-3 208 Fr. Roscoe, Ill. 1.8 0.8 0.0 All times ET and subject to change 32 Muhammed Conteh F/C 6-7 238 So. Bloomington, Ind. 0.3 1.0 0.0 Rankings are from the AP Top 25/Coaches Top 25 52 Nick Stapert C 6-8 237 Fr. Gobles, Mich. redshirt 2009-10 Western Michigan Basketball Game Notes 1 LAST GAME RECAP PRONUNCIATION GUIDE QUICK FACTS The Western Michigan men’s basketball team shot a GENERAL INFORMATION season-low 24.2 percent from the field and fell at Illinois, Muhammed Conteh .........................................CON-tay Founded ................................................................. 1903 88-53, on Sunday. The Broncos were led by Flenard Brandon Pokley ..............................................POKE-lee Enrollment .......................................................... 24,576 Whitfield with a career-high 17 points, while David Kool Nick Stapert ...................................................stay-PERT Nickname...........................................................Broncos added 13 points. Donald Lawson finished with a near Flenard Whitfield ..........................................FLUH-nard double-double of nine points and nine rebounds. School Colors ............................................Brown & Gold LAYING DOWN THE LAW Illinois had four players in double figures and was led Home Arena ......................................... University Arena Donald Lawson has eight blocks this season to lead by Dominique Keller with 15 points and Mike Davis with Capacity ................................................................ 5,421 the Broncos and is tied for sixth in school history with 65 12 points and 10 rebounds. Affiliation ................................................ NCAA Division I total blocks. He is fourth in the MAC with 1.14 blocks per Conference .....................................Mid-American West game, second in rebounding with 8.3 per game and fifth SCOUTING KENNESAW STATE in steals with 1.71. President.............................................Dr. John M. Dunn Kennesaw State, a member of the Atlantic Sun Over the last four games, Lawson is averaging 10.5 Alma Mater .............................Northern Illinois (‘67) Conference located in Kennesaw, Ga., has completed its points, 9.0 rebounds and 2.0 steals per game. Athletics Director .............................. Kathy Beauregard four-year reclassification phase from Division II and is now Alma Mater ................................................Hope (‘79) eligible to compete in the A-Sun Tournament and potentially DOUGLAS DISHES Faculty Athletic Rep ....................................Fred Sitkins earn a berth in the NCAA Tournament this season. Mike Douglas had a career-high five assists in the Alma Mater .......................... Western Michigan (‘59) The Owls are led by 6-7 freshman forward Markeith season opener at Detroit and surpassed that with six vs. Cummings with 16.6 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.9 assists Athletic Dept. Phone ........................... (269) 387-3120 Holy Cross, followed by 10 against Temple. He has the team per game. KSU also gets 12.6 points per game from 6-3 lead and fourth in the MAC with 4.6 assists per game and sophomore guard Kurtis Woods and 11.4 points and 5.2 BASKETBALL INFORMATION third in the MAC in assist/turnover ratio at 2.13. rebounds per game from 6-6 senior forward Jon-Michael Head Coach ............................................ Steve Hawkins Douglas’ 10 assists against Temple was only the 22nd Nickerson. Alma Mater ...............................South Alabama (‘87) double-figure assist game in school history. Record at School ...............................109-88 (7th year) BRONCOS vs. ATLANTIC SUN MAKING A SCENE Career Record............................... 246-199 (16th year) The Broncos are 0-1 all-time against the Atlantic Sun Freshman Nate Hutcheson made a pair of key plays in MBB Office Phone ...............................(269) 387-3608 with one loss to Stetson.