2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

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.

2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	West Division
Record	17–15 (9–9 MAC)
Head coach	Steve Hawkins (15th season)
Assistant coaches	Clayton Bates Larry Farmer James Holland
Home arena	University Arena
Seasons ← 2016–17 2018–19 →

2017–18 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
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
West
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

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
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
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2017 Western Michigan Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016. "2016 Western Michigan Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016. "2016 Western Michigan Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016. "2017 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 3, 2016.

Roster

2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Bryce Moore 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Park Tudor Indianapolis, IN G 1 Michael Flowers 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Southfield A&T Southfield, MI G 2 Kyle McDermed (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Don Bosco Prep Frankfort, IL G/F 3 Josh Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Henry J. Ford Detroit, MI G 4 Jared Printy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Linn-Mar Cedar Rapids, IA G 10 Thomas Wilder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Quakerdale Prep Montgomery, IL G 12 Jarrin Randall 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Morgan Park Chicago, IL G/F 23 Reggie Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Marion Marion, IN F 24 Adida Ikongshul 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Madison Consolidated Nigeria G 30 Jason Whitens 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Powers North Central Powers, MI F 32 TJ Clifford 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Downers Grove South Downers Grove, IL F 35 Brandon Johnson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Thea Bowman Leadership Academy Chicago, IL C 42 Drake LaMont 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Sr American Heritage Plantation, FL C 50 Seth Dugan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Otsego Otsego, MI	Head coach Steve Hawkins (South Alabama) Assistant coach(es) Clayton Bates (Florida) Larry Farmer (UCLA) James Holland (USC Upstate) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 29, 2017* 2:00 pm		Lourdes	W 106–51		University Arena (1,375) Kalamazoo, MI
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	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	Colonial Life Arena (12,136) Columbia, SC
November 16, 2017* 8:00 pm, ESPNews		vs. Tulsa Puerto Rico Tip-Off quarterfinals	W 81–74	1–2	HTC Center (704) Conway, SC
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		at Saint Louis	W 65–51	4–3	Chaifetz Arena (5,081) St. Louis, MO
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	Calihan Hall (1,307) Detroit, MI
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	UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (1,115) Milwaukee, WI
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)	Millett Hall (3,809) Oxford, OH
January 9, 2018 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Toledo	W 84–61	10–6 (2–1)	Savage Arena (3,594) Toledo, OH
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)	MAC Center (2,585) Kent, OH
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)	Convocation Center (2,422) Ypsilanti, MI
February 2, 2018 7:00 pm, CBSSN		at Buffalo	W 92–86	13–10 (5–5)	Alumni Arena (6,670) Amherst, NY
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)	Stroh Center (1,421) Bowling Green, OH
February 17, 2018 4:30 pm, ESPN3		at Northern Illinois	L 67–75	15–12 (7–7)	Convocation Center (1,743) DeKalb, IL
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)	Worthen Arena (5,924) Muncie, IN
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)	Riepma Arena (150) Midland, MI
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

• 2017–18 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team

References

1. "WMU, CMU hoops get tournament offers, but decline". March 12, 2017. from the original on March 14, 2017.