2009–10 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

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2009–2010 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
Western Michigan Broncos text logo.svg
Conference Mid-American Conference West Division
2009–2010 record 18–15 (8–8 MAC)
Head coach Steve Hawkins
Assistant coach Bacari Alexander
Assistant coach Clayton Bates
Assistant coach Rick Carter
Home arena University Arena
Seasons
« 2008–09 2010–11 »
2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 13 – 3   .813     24 – 10   .706
Akron 12 – 4   .750     24 – 11   .686
Miami 9 – 7   .563     14 – 18   .438
Buffalo 9 – 7   .563     18 – 12   .600
Ohio† 7 – 9   .438     22 – 15   .595
Bowling Green 6 – 10   .375     14 – 16   .467
West
Central Michigan 9 – 7   .563     15 – 15   .500
Eastern Michigan 8 – 8   .500     17 – 15   .531
Western Michigan 8 – 8   .500     18 – 15   .545
Ball State 8 – 8   .500     15 – 15   .500
Northern Illinois 6 – 10   .375     10 – 20   .333
Toledo 1 – 15   .063     4 – 28   .125
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2009–10 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team was a NCAA Division I college basketball team representing Western Michigan University. The team was the two-time defending Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division champion. WMU was coached by Steve Hawkins who was in his seventh season as head coach of the school. The Broncos played their home games at University Arena in Kalamazoo, Michigan. They finished the season 18–15, 8–8 in MAC play and lost in the semifinals of the 2010 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament.

Pre-season

Western Michigan was picked to finish fifth in the MAC's West Division by members of the MAC News Media Panel.[1] The Broncos received four first-place votes.[1] Senior guard David Kool was selected to the All-MAC West Division Pre-season team.[1]

This season also marked the return of assistant coach Clayton Bates who had left the team for a season in order to work in the private sector.[2] Bates previously served as assistant coach at Western Michigan for eight seasons.[2] Bates replaced former assistant coach Andy Hipsher. Hipsher left WMU to become director of basketball operations at USF.[3]

Awards

  • David Kool
    • All-MAC West Division Pre-season team
    • West Division Player of the Week
      • Week 5 – For the week, Kool averaged 23.5 points per game on 45.7% shooting, 42.9% shooting from three-point range and 100% shooting from the free throw line. Against Eastern Illinois, Kool produced the highest-scoring game of any player in the MAC this season with 34 points. He made a career-high eight three-pointers out of a career-high 11 field goals in 18 attempts.[4]
      • Week 6 – In WMU's only game of the week, Kool led his team over Kennesaw State with 20 points, seven rebounds, two assists and two steals. Kool scored nine of WMU's final 11 points of the game, including a three-pointer with 2:16 remaining that gave WMU the lead for the rest of the game.[5]
    • Mid-American Conference Male Scholar Athlete of the Week [6]
      • Week 15 (Dec. 18)
      • Week 16 (Dec. 23)
      • Week 18 (Jan. 8)
  • Martelle McLemore
    • West Division Player of the Week
      • Week 2 – Set career highs with 22 points, nine rebounds and four assists against VCU. McLemore converted on 9–13 from the field, including 8–9 on two-point field goals and 3–3 free throw shooting.[7]
  • Alex Wolf
    • West Division Player of the Week
      • Week 7 – Wolf earned player of the week honors based on his performance at the Diamond Head Classic.
    • Mid-American Conference Male Scholar Athlete of the Week
      • Week 17 (Jan. 1)

Diamond Head Classic

File:Alex wolf.jpg
Diamond Head Classic surprise Alex Wolf, in a game against the University of Illinois.

The Broncos finished fifth out of eight teams in the December 2009 Diamond Head Classic. After losing the first game to eventual champion USC, WMU defeated Northeastern and the College of Charleston to finish the tournament 2–1. Western Michigan led USC 27–18 at the half and 47–46 with 4:24 to go in the game.[8] WMU gave champion USC their toughest game of the tournament.[9]

The tournament was the breakout performance for junior walk-on guard Alex Wolf, who scored 28 total points in the final two games of the tournament. Wolf had scored only 11 career points until the point. In the tournament, Wolf earned career highs in points (15) and rebounds (5) and made his first career three-point field goal. Wolf averaged 11 points, four rebounds and one assist per game and made six out of eight three-point field goals and four out of six free throws. For his accomplishments, Wolf was named MAC West Co-Player of the Week.[10]

Roster

No. Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown (Previous school)
25 David Brown G 6'3" 213 Fr. Roscoe, IL (Hononegah)
32 Muhammed Conteh F/C 6'7" 232 So. Bloomington, IN (Providence School)
5 Mike Douglas G 6'0" 177 So. Detroit, MI (Finney)
22 Austin Harper G 6'2" 176 Fr. Grand Haven, MI (Grand Haven)
11 Nate Hutcheson F 6'7" 206 Fr. Marion, IA (Linn-Mar)
23 David Kool G 6'3" 213 Sr. Grand Rapids, MI (South Christian)
24 Donald Lawson C 6'10" 243 Sr. Chicago, IL (Leo Catholic)
3 Martelle McLemore G/F 6'5" 205 Sr. Detroit, MI (Consortium Prep)
10 Brandon Pokley G 6'4" 176 Fr. Clarkston, MI (Clarkston)
50 Nick Stapert C 6'8" 230 Fr. Gobles, MI (Gobles)
1 Demetrius Ward G 6'3" 208 So. Detroit, MI (Pershing)
33 Flenard Whitfield F 6'7" 222 So. Detroit, MI (Martin Luther King)
21 Shayne Whittington C 6'10" 210 Fr. Paw Paw, MI (Lawrence)
15 Alex Wolf G 6'0" 198 Jr. Parchment, MI (Parchment)

Schedule

Date
Time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/7/09*
2:00pm		 Kalamazoo College W 78–52[11]  0–0
 University Arena (2,097)
Kalamazoo, MI
11/11/09*
7:00pm		 Spring Arbor W 81–51[12]  0–0
 University Arena (2,644)
Kalamazoo, MI
Regular Season
11/15/09*
3:00pm		 at Detroit L 86–80[13]  0–1
 Calihan Hall (3,840)
Detroit, MI
11/18/09*
7:00pm		 VCU W 83–67[14]  1–1
 University Arena (2,654)
Kalamazoo, MI
11/23/09*
8:00pm, WYIN, ESPN Full Court		 at Loyola (IL) L 60–58[15]  1–2
 Gentile Center (1,848)
Chicago, IL
11/28/09*
2:00pm		 Holy Cross W 64–54[16]  2–2
 University Arena (2,671)
Kalamazoo, MI
12/1/09*
7:00pm		 Temple L 76–70[17]  2–3
 University Arena (3,086)
Kalamazoo, MI
12/9/09*
8:30pm		 at Eastern Illinois W 69–58[18]  3–3
 Lantz Arena (1,033)
Charleston, IL
12/13/09*
2:30pm, Big Ten Network		 at Illinois L 88–53[19]  3–4
 Assembly Hall (14,886)
Urbana, IL
12/19/09*
4:00pm		 Kennesaw State W 72–64[20]  4–4
 University Arena (2,612)
Kalamazoo, MI
12/22/09*
5:00pm, ESPNU		 vs. USC
Diamond Head Classic		 L 55–51[21]  4–5
 Stan Sheriff Center (6,892)
Honolulu, HI
12/23/09*
3:00pm, ESPNU		 vs. Northeastern
Diamond Head Classic		 W 75–60[22]  5–5
 Stan Sheriff Center (N/A)
Honolulu, HI
12/25/09*
4:30pm		 vs. College of Charleston
Diamond Head Classic		 W 66–63[23]  6–5
 Stan Sheriff Center (5,402)
Honolulu, HI
1/3/09*
2:00pm		 Sam Houston State W 74–73[24]  7–5
 University Arena (2,693)
Kalamazoo, MI
1/5/09*
7:00pm		 Michigan–Dearborn W 86–45[25]  8–5
 University Arena (2,362)
Kalamazoo, MI
1/9/09
4:00pm		 Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy		 W 61–47[26]  9–5
(1–0)		 University Arena (3,224)
Kalamazoo, MI
1/13/09
8:00pm		 at Northern Illinois L 87–77[27]  9–6
(1–1)		 Convocation Center (1,463)
DeKalb, IL
1/16/09
2:00pm		 Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy		 W 70–61[28]  10–6
(2–1)		 University Arena (4,656)
Kalamazoo, MI
1/20/09
7:00pm		 at Ball State L 75–68[29]  10–7
(2–2)		 Worthen Arena (3,032)
Muncie, IN
1/23/09
2:00pm		 Toledo W 73–41[30]  11–7
(3–2)		 University Arena (3,521)
Kalamazoo, MI
1/27/09
7:00pm		 Akron L 79–70[31]  11–8
(3–3)		 University Arena (3,041)
Kalamazoo, MI
1/30/09
2:00pm, Fox Sports Detroit[32]		 at Kent State L 74–73[33]  11–9
(3–4)		 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,961)
Kent, OH
2/1/09
7:00pm		 at Buffalo W 85–70[34]  12–9
(4–4)		 Alumni Arena (1,301)
Buffalo, NY
2/4/09
7:00pm		 Miami L 56–54[35]  12–10
(4–5)		 University Arena (3,032)
Kalamazoo, MI
2/6/09
2:00pm		 Bowling Green W 65–64[36]  13–10
(5–5)		 University Arena (3,515)
Kalamazoo, MI
2/9/09
7:00pm		 at Ohio L 90–74[37]  13–11
(5–6)		 Convocation Center (2,880)
Athens, OH
2/14/09
2:00pm, Fox Sports Detroit[38]		 at Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy		 L 66–52[39]  13–12
(5–7)		 Convocation Center (1,094)
Ypsilanti, MI
2/17/09
7:00pm, Fox Sports Detroit Plus[40]		 Northern Illinois W 90–81[41]  14–12
(6–7)		 University Arena (3,016)
Kalamazoo, MI
2/20/09*
3:00pm		 at Southern Illinois
BracketBusters		 L 89–72[42]  14–13
 SIU Arena (4,151)
Carbondale, IL
2/24/09
7:00pm		 at Toledo W 61–41[43]  15–13
(7–7)		 Savage Arena (3,398)
Toledo, OH
2/27/09
6:30pm, Fox Sports Detroit[44]		 at Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy		 L 74–66[45]  15–14
(7–8)		 Rose Arena (3,504)
Mt. Pleasant, MI
3/4/09
7:00pm		 Ball State W 67–52[46]  16–14
(8–8)		 University Arena (3,121)
Kalamazoo, MI
MAC Tournament
3/7/09
2:00pm		 Bowling Green
MAC Tournament First Round		 W 75–73[47]  17–14
 University Arena (1,786)
Kalamazoo, MI
3/11/09
12:00pm, Fox Sports Detroit		 vs. Central Michigan
MAC Tournament Quarterfinals		 W 69–60[48]  18–14
 Quicken Loans Arena (N/A)
Cleveland, OH
3/12/09
7:00pm, ESPN Full Court		 vs. Akron
MAC Tournament Semifinals		 L 66–64[49]  18–15
 Quicken Loans Arena (N/A)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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