Sport: | basketball |
Prev Year: | 2023–24 |
Year: | 2024–25 |
Team: | Western Michigan Broncos |
Conference: | Mid-American Conference |
Short Conf: | MAC |
Record: | 3–5 |
Conf Record: | 0–0 |
Head Coach: | Dwayne Stephens |
Hc Year: | 3rd |
Assoc Coach: | Chris Fowler |
Asst Coach1: | Jeff Rutter |
Asst Coach2: | Manny Dosanjh |
Asst Coach3: | Shayne Whittington |
Asst Coach4: | Sam Little |
Arena: | University Arena |
The 2024–25 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represents Western Michigan University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by third-year head coach Dwayne Stephens, play their home games at University Arena in Kalamazoo, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference.
The Broncos finished the 2023–24 season 12–20, 9–9 in MAC play to finish in a tie for sixth place.[1] They were defeated by Ohio in the first round of the MAC tournament.[2]
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
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Anthony Crump | 0 | F | 6'8" | 215 | Graduate student | Graduated | ||
Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro | 2 | G | 6'4" | 185 | Sophomore | Transferred to Valparaiso | ||
B. Artis White | 3 | G | 5'10" | 155 | RS Junior | Transferred to Richmond | ||
Seth Hubbard | 12 | G | 6'4" | 175 | Sophomore | Transferred to Toledo | ||
Titus Wright | 22 | C | 6'8" | 220 | Senior | Graduated | ||
Javonte Brown | 31 | C | 7'0" | 255 | RS Sophomore | Transferred to Rhode Island | ||
Alika Edmonds | 52 | G | 6'1" | 185 | Senior | Graduated |
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Donovan Williams | 0 | G | 6'5" | 220 | Graduate student | Pacific | ||
Marquese Josephs | 1 | G | 6'1" | 200 | Sophomore | Grand Canyon | ||
Chansey Willis Jr. | 2 | G | 6'2" | 190 | Junior | Henry Ford College | ||
Hutch Ward | 12 | F | 6'7" | 210 | Sophomore | Wayne State | ||
Seryee Lewis | 15 | F | 6'9" | 240 | RS Sophomore | Keiser |
On October 22, 2024 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Western Michigan was picked to finish tenth in the MAC regular season.[3]
style= | Predicted finish | style= | Team | style= | Votes (1st place) |
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1 | 121 (11) | ||||
2 | 106 (1) | ||||
3 | 99 | ||||
4 | 95 | ||||
5 | 73 | ||||
6 | 72 | ||||
7 | 67 | ||||
8 | 55 | ||||
9 | 36 | ||||
10 | Western Michigan | 33 | |||
11 | 24 | ||||
12 | 11 |
MAC Tournament Champions: Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1)
Source[3]
No Broncos were named to the first or second Preseason All-MAC teams.[3]
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