2018–19 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team explained

Year:2018–19
Team:Western Michigan Broncos
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Mid-American Conference
Division:West Division
Short Conf:MAC
Record:8–24
Conf Record:2–16
Head Coach:Steve Hawkins
Hc Year:16th
Asst Coach1:Clayton Bates
Asst Coach2:Thomas Kelley
Asst Coach3:Glen Heffernan
Stadium:University Arena

The 2018–19 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represented Western Michigan University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by 16th-year head coach Steve Hawkins, and played their home games at University Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 8–24 overall, 2–16 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. As the No. 12 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Central Michigan.

Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2016–17 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 to Akron.

Offseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Kyle McDermed 2 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Walk-on; transferred to Bryant & Stratton College
10 G 6'3" 190 Senior Graduated/signed to play professional in Germany with Riesen Ludwigsburg
Jarrin Randall 12 G 5'11" 165 Sophomore Transferred to Davenport
Reggie Jones 23 G/F 6'6" 215 Sophomore Transferred to Tulsa
Drake LaMont 42 C 6'10" 250 Senior Graduated

Recruiting class of 2019

Schedule and results

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: wmubroncos.com . wmubroncos.com .