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 (3-11, 2-7 MAC) Robin Hook (PBP) at Central Michigan Chippewas (6-11, 2-8 MAC) (Pre-game show begins at half hour before tip) February 6 • 2:00 pm • Mount Pleasant, Mich. • McGuirk Arena TV/Video Stream • ESPN Plus Announcers • Adam Jaksa (PBP), Matt DeVries (Color) THE SHOOTAROUND • This will be the 147th meeting between Western Michigan and Central Michigan Schedule & Results (3-11, 2-7 MAC) • It's the second meeting of the season between the two in-state rivals • WMU leads the all-time series 92-54 but is just 28-31 on the road at Central Michigan NOVEMBER • Earlier this season, WMU defeated CMU in Kalamazoo, 76-61 25 at Butler L, 62-66 • With a win on Saturday, WMU can sweep the regular season series over CMU for the first time since 2016 28 at Trine Canceled • WMU has 4 straight at McGuirk Arena with its last win coming in 2016 DECEMBER • Since 2010, 15 of the 25 meetings between WMU and CMU have been decided by 10 points or less 2 at Notre Dame Canceled • With a win, first year head coach Clayton Bates can become the 5th coach in school history to sweep CMU 6 at No.8 Michigan State L, 61-79 in the regular season in his first year as head coach 7 ADRIAN COLLEGE W, 62-42 • Western Michigan has lost 22 of its last 24 MAC road games • The Broncos are coming off a 76-70 victory at Bowling Green on Wednesday 12 DETROIT MERCY L, 57-67 • The Broncos at BGSU recorded a season-high 12 three-pointers 13 MILWAUKEE L, 63-71 • Over the past 5 games, senior forward Greg Lee is averaging 16.6 points and 7.8 rebounds per game 18 CENTRAL MICHIGAN * W, 76-61 • Lee over the past 5 games is also shooting a stellar 57.8 percent from the field 22 BALL STATE * L, 68-76 • Lee also registered his team-high 3rd double-double of the season at BGSU with 16 points and 12 JANUARY rebounds 2 TOLEDO * L, 59-70 • Sophomore guard B. Artis White leads WMU at 13.6 points per game 5 at Ball State * Postponed • White now has 400 career points in just 44 career games 9 at Kent State * L, 54-80 • Freshman Josiah Freeman is averaging 4.2 points per game, ranking as the 5th most in the MAC amongst 12 BUFFALO * L, 69-85 "true" freshman 16 MIAMI * Postponed • Sophomore Titus Wright ranks 3rd in the MAC with a 54.9 percent field goal percentage 19 at Eastern Michigan * Postponed 23 AKRON * L, 68-79 PROBABLE STARTERS 26 at Ohio * L, 58-81 No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 30 at Miami * L, 56-65 3 B. Artis White G 5-9 So. Canton, Mich. 13.6 3.5 .437 FEBRUARY 2 Adrian Martin G 6-3 Jr. Sugar Hill, Ga. 3.4 0.9 .348 2 NORTHERN ILLINOIS * Postponed 30 Jason Whitens G 6-4 R-Jr. Powers, Mich. 5.8 3.4 .508 3 at Bowling Green * W, 76-70 22 Titus Wright C 6-8 So. Thomasville, Ga. 9.0 5.3 .549 6 at Central Michigan * 2:00 p.m. 23 Greg Lee F 6-9 Sr. Rockford, Ill. 12.3 7.4 .493 9 at Buffalo * 2:00 p.m. OFF THE BENCH 13 OHIO * 2:00 p.m. No. Name Pos. Ht. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG FG% 16 KENT STATE * 7:00 p.m. 0 Kawanise Wilkins F 6-5 R-Jr. Chicago, Ill. 2.0 3.0 .273 1 Chase Barrs F 6-9 So. Tampa, Fla. 0.4 1.1 .286 27 at Toledo * 2:00 p.m. 4 Daylan Hamilton G 6-3 Fr. Houston, Texas 2.9 0.9 .265 MARCH 10 Luke Toliver G 6-3 Jr. Paw Paw, Mich. 2.8 0.8 .538 11 Rafael Cruz Jr. G 6-1 Sr. Chicago, Ill. 8.1 4.1 .375 2 at Northern Illinois * 7:00 p.m. 12 Josiah Freeman G 6-4 Fr. Manassas Park, Va. 4.2 1.7 .351 5 EASTERN MICHIGAN * 5/7:00 p.m. 15 Patrick Emilien F 6-6 Jr. Toronto, Canada 7.0 4.1 .464 20 William Boyer-Richard G 6-1 Jr. Drummondville, Quebec 2.3 1.2 .333 24 Jaylon Holmes G 6-5 R-So. Gary, Ind. 1.6 1.6 .333 * - Mid-American Conference Game 34 Danny Kolp F 6-8 Jr. Petoskey, Mich. 3.3 1.8 .714 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) 2.0 3.0 3 .273 .000 .000 0 F • 6-5 • R-Jr. Last Game: Did Not Play at Bowling Green 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. 0.4 1.1 3 .286 .000 .200 1 Tampa, Fla. Last Game: Did Not Play at Bowling Green Career High Scoring: 17, vs. Mississippi Valley State (11/12/2019) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Adrian Martin G • 6-3 • Jr. 3.4 0.9 7 .348 .318 .800 2 Sugar Hill, Ga. Last Game: Registered career-high 13 points at Bowling Green Career High Scoring:13, at Bowling Green (2/3/2021) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% B. Artis White G • 5-9 • So. 13.6 3.5 35 .437 .378 .775 3 Canton, Mich. Last Game: Tied for the team-lead with 16 points at Bowling Green Career High Scoring: 20, x2, last vs. Ball State (12/22/2020) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Daylan Hamilton G • 6-3 • Fr. 2.9 0.9 4 .265 .400 .500 4 Houston, Texas Last Game: Earned 3 points and 1 rebound at Bowling Green Career High Scoring: 8, vs. Akron (1/23/2021) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Luke Toliver G • 6-4 • Jr. 2.8 0.8 3 .538 .333 .500 10 Paw Paw, Mich. Last Game: Did Not Play at Bowling Green Career High Scoring: 12, at Ball State (2/25/2020) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Rafael Cruz Jr. G • 6-1 • Sr. 8.1 4.1 14 .375 .281 .706 11 Last Game: Did Not Play at Bowling Green 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. 4.2 1.7 5 .351 .371 .667 12 Manassas Park, Va. Last Game: Matched career-high with 9 points at Bowling Green Career High Scoring: 9, x2, last at Bowling Green (2/3/2021) Patrick Emilien PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% (Uh-Meal-E-En) 7.0 4.1 13 .464 .333 .714 15 F • 6-6 • Jr. Last Game: Tallied 8 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists at Bowling Green Toronto, Canada Career High Scoring: 18, vs. Buffalo (1/12/2021) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% William Boyer-Richard (Boy-yay Re-Chard) 2.3 1.2 12 .333 .250 .833 20 G • 6-1 • Jr. Last Game: Had 3 points and 2 rebounds at Bowling Green Drummondville, Quebec. Career High Scoring: 16, vs Miami (2/16/2019) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Titus Wright C • 6-8 • So. 9.0 5.3 9 .549 .000 .514 22 Thomasville, Ga. Last Game: Registered 4 points and 5 rebounds at Bowling Green Career High Scoring: 17, vs. Adrian College (12/7/2020) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Greg Lee F • 6-9 • Sr. 12.3 7.4 35 .493 .269 .750 23 Last Game: Recorded double-double with 16 points and 12 rebounds at Bowling Green Rockford, Ill. Career High Scoring: 22, vs. Akron (1/23/2021) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Jaylon Holmes G • 6-5 • R-So. 1.6 1.6 6 .333 .000 .429 24 Gary, Ind. Last Game: Did Not Play at Bowling Green 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. 5.8 3.4 12 .508 .182 .889 30 Powers, Mich. Last Game: Collected 4 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists in 30 minutes at Bowling Green Career High Scoring: 16, vs. Milwaukee (12/13/2020) PPG RPG Assists FG% 3FG% FT% Danny Kolp F • 6-8 • Jr. 3.3 1.8 2 .714 .000 .429 34 Petoskey, Mich. Last Game: Did Not Play at Bowling Green 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 147th meeting between Western Michigan 1.) Bowling Green (8) - 132 points Name ..............................Western Michigan University and Central Michigan and the second meeting this season. 2.) Ohio (1) - 117 points Location ............................................Kalamazoo, Mich. The Broncos lead the all-time series 92-54 but have just a 3.) Akron (2) - 115 points 4.) Buffalo -109 points Founded ............................................................... 1903 28-31 record on the road in Mount Pleasant. Nickname .........................................................Broncos 5.) Ball State - 104 points Enrollment ........................................................ 22,562 ENDED THE STREAK 6.) Toledo (1) - 93 points Colors ..................................................Brown and Gold In their first meeting of the season, WMU defeated CMU 7.) Kent State - 65 points 8.) Eastern Michigan - 57 points Arena .....................................University Arena (5,421) at home 76-61, snapping a six-game losing streak against Affiliation ............................................