WESTERNBRONCO MICHIGAN BASKETBALL UNIVERSITY 11 ALL-AMERICANS • 5 MAC CHAMPIONSHIPS • 3 NCAA TOURNAMENTS • 3 NATIONAL INVITATION TOURNAMENTS BROADCAST INFORMATION WESTERN MICHIGAN vs. BOWLING GREEN FALCONS (14-15, 6-10 MAC) Radio • Bronco Radio Network Announcers • Robin Hook 2010 FIRSTENERGY MAC MEN’S BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT Stations • WQXC — 100.9 FM: (Flagship) Kalamazoo, Portage, MARCH 7 • KALAMAZOO, MICH. • UNIVERSITY ARENA (5,421) Mattawan; WMAX — 96.1 FM: Grand Rapids, Holland, South Haven, Muskegon; WBCH — 100.1 FM/1220 AM: Hastings; QUICK HITTERS WTVB — 1590 AM: Coldwater Broadcast • Bronco Insider • The Broncos will play No. 10 Bowling Green in the first round of the 2010 MAC Tournament. The Broncos are 2-3 in Announcers • N/A MAC Tournament games played in Kalamazoo, but have won two in a row. The Broncos are playing a MAC Tournament home game for the first time since 2006 when they defeated No. 11 Eastern Michigan, 60-55. SCHEDULE & RESULTS (16-14, 8-8 MAC) • The Broncos will be playing Bowling Green for the third time in MAC Tournament history. The Falcons are 2-0 against WMU with wins at home in 2001 (BG 74-68) and the 1982 consolation game (BG 86-83) in Ann Arbor, Mich. Overall, Nov. 7 KALAMAZOO COLLEGE EXH W, 78-52 the Broncos are 44-64 against the Falcons after winning the regular season meeting in Kalamazoo this season. Nov. 11 SPRING ARBOR EXH W, 81-51 Nov. 15 at Detroit L, 80-86 • The Broncos are looking for their first win as the No. 7 seed in their fourth attempt. The last time WMU was No. 7, Nov. 18 VCU W, 83-67 they lost to No. 2 Ohio, 72-56, in the 1995 MAC Tournament quarterfinals in Toledo, Ohio. Nov. 23 at Loyola-Chicago ESPN360 L, 58-60 • MAC Player of the Year candidate David Kool leads the Mid-American Conference with 21.0 points per game in all Nov. 28 HOLY CROSS W, 64-54 games and 21.9 points per game in conference play. Kool scored 22 or more points in 9-of-16 conference contests, Dec. 1 TEMPLE L, 70-76 including four games of 30 points or more. Dec. 9 at Eastern Illinois W, 69-58 • Kool is the career leader in points at Western Michigan with 2,037 (surpassing Manny Newsome’s record of 1,787 set Big Ten Network Dec. 13 at Illinois L, 53-88 in 1964), which is 10th in Mid-American Conference history. Kool is only the 12th 2,000-point scorer in league annals. Dec. 19 KENNESAW STATE W, 72-64 Kool has also passed former WMU teammate Joe Reitz’ MAC record for career free throws made with 580. Dec. 22-25 DIAMOND HEAD CLASSIC • Kool scored 16 points to lead four Broncos in double figures in a Senior Night victory over Ball State, 67-52. Martelle Dec. 22 USC ESPNU L, 51-55 McLemore added 14 points, Flenard Whitfield contributed 12 points and seven rebounds and Alex Wolf scored 10. Dec. 23 Northeastern ESPNU W, 75-60 • Kool hit the game-winning basket with 4.2 seconds remaining to defeat Bowling Green, 65-64, in the regular season Dec. 25 College of Charleston W, 66-63 Jan. 3 SAM HOUSTON STATE W, 74-73 meeting between the two teams on Feb. 6. Kool finished with 23 points, including WMU’s last seven, four rebounds, Jan. 5 MICHIGAN-DEARBORN W, 86-45 four assists and two steals. Flenard Whitfield added 10 points and Demetrius Ward had eight rebounds. Jan. 9 EASTERN MICHIGAN * W, 61-47 • Kool has been racking up awards this season as a four-time MAC West Player of the Week and four-time MAC Male Jan. 13 at Northern Illinois * L, 77-87 Scholar Athlete of the Week. Jan. 16 CENTRAL MICHIGAN * W, 70-61 • Whitfield has stepped up his play of late with 12.2 points and 6.5 rebounds per game over his last six contests. Jan. 20 at Ball State * L, 68-75 Whitfield is shooting 52.8 percent from the field in that stretch that includes five games of 10 or more points. Jan. 23 TOLEDO * W, 73-41 Jan. 27 AKRON * L, 70-79 Jan. 30 at Kent State * FSN L, 73-74 PROBABLE STARTERS Feb. 1 at Buffalo * W, 85-70 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG Feb. 4 MIAMI * L, 54-56 3 Martelle McLemore F/G 6-5 208 Sr. Detroit, Mich. 11.7 5.3 1.2 Feb. 6 BOWLING GREEN * W, 65-64 5 Mike Douglas G 6-0 175 So. Detroit, Mich. 3.8 1.9 4.5 Feb. 9 at Ohio * L, 74-90 11 Nate Hutcheson F 6-7 210 Fr. Marion, Iowa 5.7 2.9 0.5 Feb. 14 at Eastern Michigan * FSN L, 52-66 23 David Kool G 6-3 208 Sr. Grand Rapids, Mich. 21.0 4.0 2.6 Feb. 17 NORTHERN ILLINOIS * FSN W, 90-81 24 Donald Lawson C 6-10 245 Sr. Chicago, Ill. 7.4 7.3 0.7 Feb. 20 at Southern Illinois ESPNU BracketBusters L, 72-89 Feb. 24 at Toledo * W, 61-41 OFF THE BENCH Feb. 27 at Central Michigan * FSN L, 66-74 No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown PPG RPG APG Mar. 4 BALL STATE * W, 67-52 1 Demetrius Ward G 6-3 212 So. Detroit, Mich. 3.3 2.8 0.7 Mar. 7, 11-13 MAC Tournament (Cleveland, Ohio) 10 Brandon Pokley G 6-4 182 Fr. Clarkston, Mich. 0.7 0.4 0.1 Mar. 7 No. 10 BOWLING GREEN 2 p.m. 12 Ed Thomas G 5-9 159 So. Lansing, Mich. 0.4 0.6 1.0 Mar. 11 vs. No. 2 Central Michigan 12 p.m. 15 Alex Wolf G 6-0 198 Jr. Parchment, Mich. 3.6 1.0 1.5 Mar. 12 Semifinals 7 p.m. 21 Shayne Whittington C 6-10 220 Fr. Paw Paw, Mich. 1.4 1.6 0.0 Mar. 13 Championship 6 p.m. 22 Austin Harper G 6-2 182 Fr. Grand Haven, Mich. redshirt Home games in BOLD played in University Arena 25 David Brown G 6-3 208 Fr. Roscoe, Ill. 2.2 1.4 0.2 * indicates Mid-American Conference game 32 Muhammed Conteh F/C 6-7 238 So. Bloomington, Ind. 0.6 1.2 0.1 All times ET and subject to change 33 Flenard Whitfield F 6-7 230 So. Detroit, Mich. 9.9 4.9 0.5 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 2010 MAC Men’s Basketball Tournament March 7, 11-13 Quicken Loans Arena • Cleveland, Ohio March 7 March 11 March 12 March 13 Campus Sites Quicken Loans Quicken Loans Quicken Loans Arena Arena Arena No. 7 Western Michigan 2 p.m. No. 10 Bowling Green Noon No. 2 Central Michigan No. 6 Eastern Michigan 7 p.m. 2 p.m. No. 11 Northern Illinois 2 p.m.* No. 3 Akron 6 p.m. (ESPN2) No. 8 Ball State MAC Tournament Champion 2 p.m. No. 9 Ohio 7 p.m. No. 1 Kent State No. 5 Buffalo 9 p.m.* 2 p.m. No. 12 Toledo 9 p.m.* No. 4 Miami *30 minutes following the completion of the previous game 2010 FirstEnergy MAC Men’s Basketball Tournament Sunday, March 6 - First Round (Higher Seed Campus Sites) No. 10 Bowling Green at No. 7 Western Michigan, 2 p.m. No. 11 Northern Illinois at No. 6 Eastern Michigan, 2 p.m. No. 9 Ohio at No. 8 Ball State, 2 p.m. No. 12 Toledo at No. 5 Buffalo, 2 p.m. Thursday, March 11 - Quarter Finals (Cleveland, Ohio) No. 2 Central Michigan vs. No. 7/No. 10 Seed Winner, Noon No. 3 Akron vs. No. 6/No. 11 Seed Winner, 2 p.m.* No. 1 Kent State vs. No. 8/No. 9 Seed Winner, 7 p.m. No. 4 Miami vs. No. 5/No. 12 Seed Winner, 9 p.m.* Friday, March 12 - Semi Finals (Cleveland, Ohio) Semifinal No. 1, 7 p.m. Semifinal No. 2, 9 p.m.* Saturday, March 13 - Final (Cleveland, Ohio) Championship Game, 6 p.m. (ESPN2) *30 minutes following the completion of the previous game 2009-10 Western Michigan Basketball Game Notes 2 WESTERN MICHIGAN MAC TOURNAMENT HISTORY TOURNAMENT RECORD BREAKDOWN MAC TOURNAMENT YEAR-BY-YEAR RECAP Overall .....................................................14-25 Year Seed Round (Site) Opponent Score First Round ................................................. 3-5 1981 1 Semifinals (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 5 Northern Illinois L, 73-75 Quarterfinals .............................................8-10 Consolation 3 Toledo L, 65-71 Semifinals ................................................... 2-7 All-Tournament Team: Melvin Maxwell Consolation ................................................. 0-2 1982 5 Quarterfinals (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 4 Eastern Michigan W, 44-42 Finals........................................................... 1-1 Semifinals (Ann Arbor, Mich.) 1 Ball State L, 72-76 Championships..................................1 (2004) Consolation 2 Bowling Green L, 83-86 All-Tournament Team: Jasper McElroy 1985 7 Quarterfinals (Toledo, Ohio) 2 Miami L, 64-78 RECORD BY SEED 1986 6 Quarterfinals (Rockford, Ill.) 3 Ball State L, 76-87 No. 1 ........................................................... 3-2 1987 7 Quarterfinals (Toledo, Ohio) 2 Kent State L, 75-84 No. 2 ........................................................... 1-3 1988 5 Quarterfinals (Muncie, Ind.) 4 Ball State W, 80-79 No. 3 ........................................................... 4-3 Semifinals (Toledo, Ohio) 1 Eastern Michigan L, 88-95 No. 4 ........................................................... 0-0 1989 9 First Round (Toledo, Ohio) 8 Ohio L, 56-61 No. 5 ........................................................... 3-4 1992 3 Quarterfinals (Detroit, Mich.) 6 Kent State W, 61-57 No.