| Mode: | Basketball |
| Year: | 2008–09 |
| Team: | Western Michigan Broncos |
| Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
| Division: | West |
| Short Conf: | MAC |
| Record: | 10–21 |
| Conf Record: | 7–9 |
| Head Coach: | Steve Hawkins |
| Asst Coach1: | Bacari Alexander |
| Asst Coach2: | Rick Carter |
| Asst Coach3: | Andy Hipsher |
| Stadium: | University Arena |
| Champion: | MAC West Division Co-Champions |
The 2008–09 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball team representing Western Michigan University. The team was the defending Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division champion and was picked to finish first in the MAC West Division by members of the MAC News Media Association.[1]
WMU opened the season losing to in the first game of the inaugural Charleston Classic.
In February 2009, redshirt freshman Justin Hairston decided to transfer.[2]
| No. | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown (Previous school) | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | Luke Adaline | C | 7'0" | 262 | Fr. | Tawas City, MI (Tawas) | ||
| 32 | Muhammed Conteh | F | 6'7" | 236 | Fr. | Bloomington, IN (Providence School) | ||
| 5 | Mike Douglas | G | 6'0" | 162 | Fr. | Detroit, MI (Finney) | ||
| 4 | Derek Drews | F | 6'5" | 214 | Sr. | Elkhart, IN (Elkhart Central) | ||
| 34 | Shawntes Gary | G | 6'2" | 210 | Sr. | Elkhart, IN (Concord) | ||
| 13 | Justin Hairston | F | 6'5" | 205 | Fort Wayne, IN (Fort Wayne South) | |||
| 23 | G | 6'3" | 205 | Jr. | Grand Rapids, MI (South Christian) | |||
| 24 | Donald Lawson | C | 6'9" | 241 | Jr. | Chicago, IL (Leo Catholic) | ||
| 20 | LaMarcus Lowe | F/C | 6'11" | 200 | Fr. | Flint, MI (Northwestern) | ||
| 3 | Martelle McLemore | G | 6'5" | 205 | Jr. | Detroit, MI (Consortium Prep) | ||
| 10 | Troy Peter | G | 6'4" | 203 | Fr. | Stevensville, MI (Lakeshore) | ||
| 22 | Michael Redell | G | 6'0" | 183 | Sr. | Rockford, MI (Cleveland State) | ||
| 12 | Andre Ricks | G | 5'9" | 160 | Sr. | Detroit, MI (Pershing) | ||
| 1 | Demetrius Ward | G | 6'2" | 215 | Fr. | Detroit, MI (Pershing) | ||
| 33 | Flenard Whitfield | F | 6'7" | 222 | Fr. | Detroit, MI (Martin Luther King) | ||
| 15 | Alex Wolf | G | 5'11" | 193 | So. | Parchment, MI (Parchment) |
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