2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
West Division | |
Record | 17–15 (9–9 MAC) |
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Home arena | University Arena |
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Buffalo † | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 27 | – | 9 | .750 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Akron | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Toledo | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 11 | .676 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 22 | – | 13 | .629 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 21 | – | 15 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2018 MAC tournament winner |
The 2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represents Western Michigan University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 15th-year head coach Steve Hawkins, play their home games at University Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 17–15, 9–9 in MAC play to finish fourth in the West Division. As the No. 8 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round of the conference tournament to Akron.
Previous season
The Broncos finished the 2016–17 season 16–16, 11–7 in MAC play to tie for first in the West Division. As the No. 5 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the quarterfinals of the conference tournament to Ball State. They declined invitations from both the CollegeInsider.com and College Basketball Invitational postseason tournaments.[1]
Offseason
Recruiting class of 2017
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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T. J. Clifford PF |
Downers Grove, IL | Downers Grove South High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Jul 9, 2016 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Michael Flowers PG |
Southfield, MI | Southfield High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | N/A | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
October 29, 2017* 2:00 pm |
Lourdes | W 106–51 | Kalamazoo, MI
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November 4, 2017* 2:00 pm |
Kalamazoo | W 87–62 | University Arena (1,503) Kalamazoo, MI | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
November 11, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Siena Heights
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W 103–72 | 1–0 |
University Arena (1,871) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
November 13, 2017* 8:00 pm, SECN |
at South Carolina Puerto Rico Tip-Off non-bracket game |
W 78–60 | 1–1 |
Columbia, SC
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November 16, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPNews |
vs. Tulsa Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals |
W 81–74 | 1–2 |
Conway, SC
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November 17, 2017* 5:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Appalachian State Puerto Rico Tip-Off consolation 2nd round |
W 86–67 | 2–2 |
HTC Center (1,827) Conway, SC | |||||||
November 19, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. South Carolina Puerto Rico Tip-Off 5th place game |
W 79–66 | 2–3 |
HTC Center (1,774) Conway, SC | |||||||
November 25, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Northwood | W 88–59 | 3–3 |
University Arena (1,879) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
November 28, 2017* 8:00 pm, FSMW
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at Saint Louis | W 65–51 | 4–3 |
St. Louis, MO
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December 2, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Oakland | W 78–73 | 4–4 |
University Arena (2,418) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
December 6, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Cleveland State | W 78–67 | 5–4 |
University Arena (1,923) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
December 9, 2017* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Detroit | W 87–79 | 6–4 |
Detroit, MI
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December 18, 2017* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Idaho | W 83–52 | 6–5 |
University Arena (1,645) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
December 22, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Milwaukee | W 66–63 | 7–5 |
Milwaukee, WI
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December 30, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Chicago State | W 92–71 | 8–5 |
University Arena (2,364) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
MAC regular season | |||||||||||
January 2, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Akron | W 87–75 | 9–5 (1–0) |
University Arena (2,110) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
January 6, 2018 3:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Miami (OH) | W 67–62 | 10–5 (2–0) |
Oxford, OH
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January 9, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Toledo | W 84–61 | 10–6 (2–1) |
Toledo, OH
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January 13, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3 |
Ball State | W 73–58 | 11–6 (3–1) |
University Arena (2,733) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
January 16, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Kent State | W 73–71 | 11–7 (3–2) |
Kent, OH
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January 19, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
Buffalo | W 84–74 | 11–8 (3–3) |
University Arena (2,548) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
January 23, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Toledo | W 85–81 | 11–9 (3–4) |
University Arena (2,014) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
January 27, 2018 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Northern Illinois | W 79–72 | 12–9 (4–4) |
University Arena (3,116) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
January 30, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy |
W 71–57 | 13–9 (5–4) |
Ypsilanti, MI
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February 2, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Buffalo | W 92–86 | 13–10 (5–5) |
Amherst, NY
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February 6, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Miami (OH) | W 68–64 | 14–10 (6–5) |
University Arena (1,878) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
February 10, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Ohio | W 69–60 | 15–10 (7–5) |
University Arena (2,707) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
February 13, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Bowling Green | W 83–81 | 15–11 (7–6) |
Bowling Green, OH
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February 17, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3 |
at Northern Illinois | L 67–75 | 15–12 (7–7) |
DeKalb, IL
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February 20, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy |
W 83–81 OT | 16–12 (8–7) |
University Arena (2,895) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
February 23, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN2 |
at Ball State | W 87–80 | 17–12 (9–7) |
Muncie, IN
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February 27, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy |
L 58–74 | 17–13 (9–8) |
University Arena (2,610) Kalamazoo, MI | |||||||
March 3, 2018 11:00 am |
vs. Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy |
W 84–71 | 17–14 (9–9) |
Midland, MI
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MAC tournament | |||||||||||
March 5, 2018 7:45 pm, ESPN3 |
(6) | (11) Akron First round |
W 79–78 | 17–15 |
University Arena (897) Kalamazoo, MI | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. .All times are in Eastern Time Zone |
See also
References
- ^ "WMU, CMU hoops get tournament offers, but decline". March 12, 2017. Archived from the original on March 14, 2017.