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Western Michigan University 2019-20 Men's Basketball Western Michigan University 2019-20 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 (0-0, 0-0 MAC) WMAX 96.1 FM, WTKG 1230 AM, WDFN 1130 AM | Robin Hook (PBP) vs. McNeese State Cowboys (0-0, 0-0 Southland) (Pre-game show begins at half hour before tip) November 6 • 7:00 p.m. • Kalamazoo, Mich. • University Arena TV/Video Stream • ESPN Plus Announcers • Evan Stockton - Play-by-Play THE SHOOTAROUND Wayne Hinton - Color Sam Mattlin - Sideline • Western Michigan and McNeese State will meet for the first time on Wednesday Schedule & Results (0-0, 0-0 MAC) • McNeese St. is one of eight teams the Broncos will face this year for the first time under head coach Steve NOVEMBER Hawkins 2 KALAMAZOO COLLEGE (EX.) W, 76-56 6 MCNEESE STATE 7:00 PM • The Broncos last season were 8-24 and 2-16 in Mid-American Conference play 9 at Milwaukee 7:00 PM • On Saturday WMU defeated K-College, 76-56 in its lone exhibition contest 12 Mississippi Valley State 7:00 PM • Leading the way for the Broncos against K-College was redshirt sophomore Jason Whitens with 21 points 15 at Mississippi 6:00 PM 19 Alma College 7:00 PM • WMU was picked to finish fifth in the MAC West Preseason' Coaches poll 22 at Oklahoma State 8:00 PM • Junior guard Michael Flowers was named to the preseason All-MAC west 25 vs. Yale ^ 12:00 PM • Flowers is the Broncos returning leading scorer, averaging 15.7 points per game last season. 26 vs. Bucknell or Seattle ^ 12 / 2:00 PM DECEMBER • Flowers 501 total points a year ago, was the third most by a sophomore in program history. 3 Oakland 7:00 PM • WMU retursn 61.3 percent of its scoring from a year ago, the second highest percentage in the MAC West 7 Youngstown State 2:00 PM and fifth highest in the MAC. 14 at Manhattan 7:00 PM 18 Aquinas College 7:00 PM • Last season the Broncos attempted 723 three-pointers, the most in a single-season in school history. 29 at Michigan State 6 / 8:00 PM • Sophomore William Boyer-Richard led the Broncos with a .493 three-point field goal percentage, the JANUARY second best percentage in a single season in school history. 4 Ohio * 4:00 PM • Wednesday marks the return of redshirt junior Brandon Johnson & Jason Whitens who were each side- 7 at Akron * 7:00 PM 11 at Toledo * 7:00 PM lined last season due to injury. 14 Bowling Green * 7:00 PM • Western Michigan has won eight straight home openers and three straight regular season openers 18 Kent State * 4:00 PM • Since 2014, WMU is 21-6 against non-conference opponents at home 21 at Buffalo * 7:00 PM 25 at Northern Illinois * 4:00 PM • HC Steve Hawkins returns for his 17th season at WMU and is the 3rd longest tenured coach in the state of FEBRUARY Michigan and 18th longest tenured coach in the NCAA. 1 Central Michigan * 2:00 PM 4 at Miami * 7:00 PM 8 Ball State * 4:00 PM PROBABLE STARTERS 11 at Ohio * 7:00 PM No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 15 at Eastern Michigan * 12:00 PM 3 B. Artis White G 5-9 Fr. Canton, Mich. 0.0 0.0 .000 18 Akron * 7:00 PM 22 Toledo * 2:00 PM 12 Michael Flowers G 6-1 Jr. Southfield, Mich. 0.0 0.0 .000 25 at Ball State * 7:00 PM 0 Kawanise Wilkins F 6-5 Jr. Chicago, Ill. 0.0 0.0 .000 29 Northern Illinois * 4:00 PM 35 Brandon Johnson F 6-8 R-Jr. Chicago, Ill. 0.0 0.0 .000 MARCH 3 Eastern Michigan * 7:00 PM 22 Titus Wright C 6-8 Fr. Thomasville, Ga. 0.0 0.0 .000 6 at Central Michigan * 7:00 PM 9 MAC Tournament First Round % OFF THE BENCH 12-14 MAC Tournament (Cleveland, Ohio) $ No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 1 Chase Barrs F 6-9 Fr. Tampa, Fla. 0.0 0.0 .000 ^ - 2019 NIT Preseason Tip-Off (Orlando, Fla.) 2 Adrian Martin G 6-3 So. Sugar Hill, Ga. 0.0 0.0 .000 * - Mid-American Conference Game % - MAC Tournament First Round (Campus Sites) 4 Jared Printy G 6-4 Sr. Cedar Rapids, IA 0.0 0.0 .000 $ - 2019 MAC Tournament played at Rocket Mortage 10 Luke Toliver G 6-3 So. Paw Paw, Mich. 0.0 0.0 .000 Fieldhouse 11 Rafael Cruz Jr. G 6-1 Jr. Chicago, Ill. 0.0 0.0 .000 15 Patrick Emilien F 6-6 So. Toronto, Canada 0.0 0.0 .000 20 William Boyer-Richard G 6-1 So. Drummondville, Quebec 0.0 0.0 .000 24 Adida Ikongshul F 6-6 Sr. Madison, Ind. 0.0 0.0 .000 30 Jason Whitens F 6-4 R-So. Powers, Mich. 0.0 0.0 .000 2019-20 WMU MBB GAME NOTES @WMU_MBB #WeWillReign #NextPossession FACEBOOK.COM/WMUMBB 2019-20 WMU BRONCOS MEN'S BASKETBALL TV/RADIO ROSTER Kawanise Wilkins PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% (Kuh-Whan-Iss) 7.3 4.7 50 .217 .220 .737 0 F • 6-5 • Jr. Last Game: Recorded 10 points and 7 rebounds in First Round of MAC Tournament at Central Michigan Chicago, Ill. Career High Scoring:26, x2, last at Miami (2/6/2019) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Chase Barrs F • 6-9 • Fr. 0.0 0.0 0 .00 .000 .000 1 Tampla, Fla. Last Game: Career High Scoring: PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Adrian Martin G • 6-3 • So. 1.8 1.2 10 .186 .196 .778 2 Sugar Hill, Ga. Last Game: Went 0-of-1 in 1 minute played in First Round of MAC Tournament at Central Michigan Career High Scoring: 8, x3 last vs. Ball State (3/2/2019) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% B. Artis White G • 5-9 • Fr. 0.0 0.0 0 .000 .000 .000 3 Canton, Mich. Last Game: Career High Scoring: Jared Printy PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% (Prin-Tee) 5.8 1.6 26 .374 .331 .700 4 G • 6-4 • Sr. Last Game: Scored 2 points and 2 rebounds in First Round of MAC Tournament at Central Michigan Cedar Rapids, Iowa Career High: 17, at Ole Miss (11/10/2018) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Luke Tolliver G • 6-4 • So. 1.8 0.3 1 .273 .300 1.000 10 Paw Paw, Mich. Last Game: Played 1 minute in First Round of MAC Tournament at Central Michigan Career High Scoring: 8, vs. Aquinas (11/17/2018) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Rafael Cruz Jr. G • 6-1 • Jr. 0.0 0.0 0 .000 .000 .000 11 Last Game: Chicago, Ill. Career High Scoring: 28, vs. Rock Valley College (2/2/2019) (Triton College) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Michael Flowers G • 6-1 • Jr. 15.7 3.9 104 .387 .332 .784 12 Southfield, Mich. Last Game: Registered 13 points, 4 rebounds in First Round of MAC Tournament at Central Michigan Career High Scoring: 31, at #5 Michigan (12/15/2018) Patrick Emilien PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% (Uh-Meal-E-En) 4.8 3.9 25 .348 .292 .566 15 F • 6-6 • So. Last Game: Had 8 points and 5 rebounds in First Round of MAC Tournament at Central Michigan 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) 5.0 1.1 31 .454 .493 .774 20 G • 6-1 • So. Last Game: Totaled 3 rebounds and 2 assists in First Round of MAC Tournament at Central Michigan Drummondville, Quebec. Career High Scoring: 16, vs Miami (2/16/2019) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Titus Wright C • 6-8 • Fr. 0.0 0.0 0 .000 .000 .000 22 Thomasville, Ga. Last Game: Career High Scoring: Adida Ikongshul PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% (Uh-Dee-Da) 0.9 1.4 7 .368 .200 .611 24 F • 6-6 • Sr. Last Game: Played 3 minutes in First Round of MAC Tournament at Central Michigan Madison, Ind. Career High Scoring: 12, vs. Siena Heights (11/11/2017) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Jason Whitens F • 6-3 • R-So. 0.0 0.0 0 .000 .000 .000 30 Powers, Mich. Last Game: Redshirted last season Career High Scoring: 6, vs. Siena Heights (11/11/2017) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Brandon Johnson F • 6-8 • R-Jr. 0.0 0.0 0 .000 .000 .000 35 Chicago, Ill. Last Game: Redshirted Career High Scoring: 20, at Detroit Mercy (12/9/2017) Quick Facts THE TIP-OFF 2019-20 MAC Preseason Standings (First-Place Votes) Wednesday marks the start of the 107th season of Western MAC WEST GENERAL INFORMATION 1.) Toledo - 69 (11) Name ..............................Western Michigan University Michigan men's basketball as the Broncos take on McNeese 2.) Northern Illinois - 52 Location ............................................Kalamazoo, Mich. State. It will be the first meeting between the two pro- 3.) Ball State - 51 (1) Founded ............................................................... 1903 grams. 4.) Central Michigan - 41 Nickname .........................................................Broncos 5.) WESTERN MICHIGAN - 23 Enrollment ........................................................22, 562 NEW YEAR, NEW TEAM 6.) Eastern Michigan - 16 Colors ..................................................Brown and Gold Wesern Michigan returns 11 from last year's squad that MAC EAST Arena .....................................University Arena (5,421) went 8-24 and 2-14 in Mid-American Conference play.
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