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 (13-17, 6-11 MAC) WMAX 96.1 FM, WTKG 1230 AM | Aaron Coyle (PBP) at Central Michigan Chippewas (13-17, 6-11 MAC) (Pre-game show begins at half hour before tip) March 6 • 7:00 p.m. • Mount Pleasant, Mich. • McGuirk Arena TV/Video Stream • ESPN3 Announcers • Chris Jared (PBP), Eli Thaut (Color) THE SHOOTAROUND • This will be the 145th meeting between Western Michigan and Central Michigan Schedule & Results (13-17, 6-11 MAC) • It's the second match-up of the season between WMU and CMU • WMU leads the all-time series 91-52 but has lost the last five in the series NOVEMBER 2 KALAMAZOO COLLEGE (EX.) W, 76-56 • All-time the Broncos are 28-30 against CMU in Mount Pleasant 6 MCNEESE STATE W, 75-65 • WMU seeks its first win at CMU since March 4, 2016, having lost the last three meetings 9 at Milwaukee W, 115-110 (3OT) • Under head coach Steve Hawkins, WMU is 22-13 against CMU, the third most wins against a MAC scchool 12 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE W, 91-81 • WMU has won two straight and is coming off a 70-54 victory over Eastern Michigan on Tuesday 15 at Mississippi L, 58-85 19 ALMA COLLEGE W, 102-56 • The Broncos were led by redshirt junior Brandon Johnson with 20 points and 12 rebounds 22 at Oklahoma State L, 63-70 • Johnson captured his 6th double-double of the season and has scored in double figures in each of the past 25 vs. Yale ^ L, 51-73 six games 26 vs. Seattle ^ L, 55-59 DECEMBER • Johnson needs just 18 points to become the 44th member of WMU's 1,000-point club 3 OAKLAND L, 62-72 • Johnson ranks 7th in the MAC with 26 blocks this season, averaging 0.9 blocks per game 7 YOUNGSTOWN STATE W, 66-64 • The redshirt junior foward has recorded at least 2 blocks in 6 games this season 14 at Manhattan W, 59-58 18 AQUINAS COLLEGE W, 84-61 • Over the past five games the Broncos are shooting 74.2 percent from the free-throw line 29 at No. 14 Michigan State L, 62-95 • In the past three games WMU is shooting 50.7 percent from the three-point line JANUARY • Over the past three games WMU is averaging 27.3 points from its bench 4 OHIO * W, 77-65 • Junior Michael Flowers is 12 points away from scoring 500 for the season 7 at Akron * L, 69-84 11 at Toledo * L, 59-67 • Western Michigan has had a player score over 500 points in each of the past five seasons 14 BOWLING GREEN * L, 82-85 • Junior Rafael Cruz Jr. ranks fourth on the team at 7.1 points per game while averaging 19.3 minutes 18 KENT STATE * W, 67-63 • WMU is currently the No.11 seed if the MAC Tournament were to begin today 21 at Buffalo * L, 79-90 25 at Northern Illinois * L, 52-58 • With a win coupled with an Ohio loss, the Broncos can host a first round match-up in the MAC Tournament FEBRUARY 1 CENTRAL MICHIGAN * L, 78-85 4 at Miami * W, 64-60 PROBABLE STARTERS 8 BALL STATE * W, 68-64 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 11 at Ohio * L, 61-73 3 B. Artis White G 5-9 Fr. Canton, Mich. 7.5 2.7 .341 15 at Eastern Michigan * L, 51-69 18 AKRON * L, 67-71 12 Michael Flowers G 6-1 Jr. Southfield, Mich. 16.4 2.9 .417 22 TOLEDO * L, 59-68 30 Jason Whitens F 6-4 R-So. Powers, Mich. 4.5 4.4 .477 25 at Ball State * L, 61-71 35 Brandon Johnson F 6-8 R-Jr. Chicago, Ill. 15.3 8.1 .460 29 NORTHERN ILLINOIS * W, 72-69 MARCH 22 Titus Wright C 6-8 Fr. Thomasville, Ga. 6.1 3.8 .571 3 EASTERN MICHIGAN * W, 70-54 6 at Central Michigan * 7:00 PM OFF THE BENCH 9 MAC Tournament First Round % No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 12-14 MAC Tournament (Cleveland, Ohio) $ 0 Kawanise Wilkins F 6-5 Jr. Chicago, Ill. 3.8 3.5 .316 1 Chase Barrs F 6-9 Fr. Tampa, Fla. 2.8 2.8 .475 ^ - 2019 NIT Preseason Tip-Off (Orlando, Fla.) 2 Adrian Martin G 6-3 So. Sugar Hill, Ga. 2.0 0.8 .467 * - Mid-American Conference Game % - MAC Tournament First Round (Campus Sites) 4 Jared Printy G 6-4 Sr. Cedar Rapids, Iowa 3.5 1.0 .355 $ - 2019 MAC Tournament played at Rocket Mortage 10 Luke Toliver G 6-3 So. Paw Paw, Mich. 1.1 0.4 .250 Fieldhouse 11 Rafael Cruz Jr. G 6-1 Jr. Chicago, Ill. 7.1 2.8 .429 15 Patrick Emilien F 6-6 So. Toronto, Canada 2.0 1.6 .418 20 William Boyer-Richard G 6-1 So. Drummondville, Quebec 2.7 0.6 .354 24 Adida Ikongshul F 6-6 Sr. Madison, Ind. 0.9 0.6 .545 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) 3.8 3.5 3 .316 .000 .750 0 F • 6-5 • Jr. Last Game: Did Not Play vs. Eastern 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. 2.8 2.8 12 .475 .000 .614 1 Tampla, Fla. Last Game: Had 5 points and 4 rebounds with 2 assists vs. Eastern Michigan Career High Scoring: 17, vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/12/2019) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Adrian Martin G • 6-3 • So. 2.0 0.8 5 .467 .636 .600 2 Sugar Hill, Ga. Last Game: Did Not Play vs. Eastern Michigan Career High Scoring:10, vs. Aquinas (12/18/2019) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% B. Artis White G • 5-9 • Fr. 7.5 2.7 45 .341 .333 .667 3 Canton, Mich. Last Game: Matched career-high with 6 rebounds and 9 points vs. Eastern Michigan Career High Scoring: 20, vs. McNeese State (11/6/2019) Jared Printy PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% (Prin-Tee) 3.5 1.0 9 .355 .329 .778 4 G • 6-4 • Sr. Last Game: Earned 2nd start of season, scoring 4 points with 2 rebounds vs. Eastern Michigan Cedar Rapids, Iowa Career High Scoring: 17, at Ole Miss (11/10/2018) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Luke Toliver G • 6-4 • So. 1.1 0.4 0 .250 .333 1.000 10 Paw Paw, Mich. Last Game: Played final minute vs. Eastern Michigan Career High Scoring: 12, at Ball State (2/25/2020) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Rafael Cruz Jr. G • 6-1 • Jr. 7.1 2.8 47 .429 .350 .714 11 Last Game: Collected 10 points off the bench vs. Eastern Michigan 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. 16.4 2.9 101 .417 .374 .853 12 Southfield, Mich. Last Game: Matched career-high with 7 assists to go along with 12 points vs. Eastern Michigan Career High Scoring: 34, at Milwaukee (11/9/2019) Patrick Emilien PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% (Uh-Meal-E-En) 2.0 1.6 12 .418 .227 .385 15 F • 6-6 • So. Last Game: Went 1-for-3 with 1 rebound and 1 assist vs. Eastern 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) 2.7 0.6 12 .354 .270 .583 20 G • 6-1 • So. Last Game: Knocked down 1 three-pointer vs. Eastern Michigan Drummondville, Quebec. Career High Scoring: 16, vs Miami (2/16/2019) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Titus Wright C • 6-8 • Fr. 6.1 3.8 13 .571 .000 .655 22 Thomasville, Ga. Last Game: Registered 2 points and 5 rebounds vs. Eastern Michigan Career High Scoring: 16, x2, last at Buffalo (1/21/2020) Adida Ikongshul PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% (Uh-Dee-Da) 0.9 0.6 3 .545 .000 .500 24 F • 6-6 • Sr. Last Game: Made 1st career start, scoring 2 points vs. Eastern 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. 4.5 4.4 45 .477 .333 .600 30 Powers, Mich. Last Game: Scored 1 point with 1 rebound and 1 assist vs. Eastern Michigan Career High Scoring: 15, at Milwaukee (11/9/2019) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Brandon Johnson F • 6-8 • R-Jr. 15.3 8.1 30 .460 .323 .734 35 Chicago, Ill. Last Game: Recorded 6th double-double with 20 points and 12 rebounds vs. Eastern Michigan Career High Scoring: 29, vs. Ball State (2/8/2020) Quick Facts THE TIP-OFF 2019-20 MAC Preseason Standings (First-Place Votes) It will be the 145th meeting between in-state rivals MAC WEST GENERAL INFORMATION 1.) Toledo - 69 (11) Name ..............................Western Michigan University Western and Central Michigan and the second meeting of 2.) Northern Illinois - 52 Location ............................................Kalamazoo, Mich.