Darius Paul is going to Illinois
The MAC Freshman of the Year announced he will be joining the Illinois Fighting Illini, where he brother Brandon was a star guard at for the past four seasons.
WESTERN MICHIGAN BRONCOS
Last Game
| Final - 3.27.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Michigan Broncos | 20 | 32 | 52 |
| George Mason Patriots | 27 | 35 | 62 |
Stories
Wyoming Falls To Western Michigan in OT
The Wyoming Cowboys lost to the Western Michigan Broncos 75-67 in the second round of the CBI.
CBI: Wyoming Hosts Western Michigan
The Wyoming Cowboys host the Western Michigan Broncos on Monday night in Arena-Auditorium. Each time won their first round won game by a single point. The CBI has produced some surprisingly entertaining games this year.
Official Men's Basketball All-MAC Teams and Awards
The Mid-American Conference has handed out a number of regular season awards so far, including the All-MAC team as well as the defensive player of the year award.
Mid-American Conference Standings
(updated 1.18.2013 at 2:53 AM EST)
| East | Conf | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
| Akron Zips | 3 | 0 | 12 | 4 |
| Ohio Bobcats | 3 | 0 | 12 | 5 |
| Kent St. Golden Flashes | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
| Miami (Ohio) RedHawks | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 |
| Bowling Green Falcons | 1 | 2 | 6 | 10 |
Buffalo Bulls
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0 | 3 | 5 | 12 |
| West | Conf | Overall | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| W | L | W | L | |
| Toledo Rockets | 2 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| Western Michigan Broncos | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| Central Michigan Chippewas | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 |
| Eastern Michigan Eagles | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 |
| Ball St. Cardinals | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 |
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Northern Illinois Huskies
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1 | 2 | 3 | 12 |
NCAA Basketball - Mistake Prone Bulls fall in Kala
NCAA Basketball - Mistake Prone Bulls fall in Kalamazoo
WMU falters against Akron, 65-43
The Zips capitalized on an ugly opening for the Broncos to start MAC play off correctly.
Western Michigan-Akron Preview
The Zips and Broncos meet in the first conference game for each. We do a Q&A with Brian Persky from BroncoBlitz.com.
NCSU Downs Boys from Kalamazoo
Leslie and Howell combine for 37 points and 16 boards.
WMU Vs. NCSU: Guard Problems
Western Michigan lacks depth and doesn't have much in the way of difference-making guards, so an upset over NC State on Saturday is gonna be tough.
Michigan will look to finish strong against WMU
Michigan is undefeated, but has had trouble closing games in convincing fashion. They'll look to change that Tuesday night against Western Michigan.
Western Michigan 58, USF 53: Game Recap
The men's basketball team fell to Western Michigan.
Matt Stainbrook joins Xavier
Matt Stainbrook joins Xavier after transferring out of Western Michigan. He won't replace Kenny Frease, but he helps
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| @ Cornell Big Red | Saturday, November 10 2012 | loss 55 - 63 | coverage |
| Marygrove (MI) | Tuesday, November 13 2012 | win 85 - 40 | coverage |
| @ Loyola of Chicago Rambers | Friday, November 16 2012 | win 81 - 71 | coverage |
| @ Md.-Eastern Shore Hawks | Saturday, November 17 2012 | win 68 - 51 | coverage |
| @ South Florida Bulls | Sunday, November 18 2012 | win 58 - 53 | coverage |
| High Point Panthers | Thursday, November 29 2012 | win 54 - 53 | coverage |
| December | |||
| Oakland, Mich. Golden Grizzlies | Saturday, December 01 2012 | win 76 - 72 | coverage |
| @ Michigan Wolverines | Tuesday, December 04 2012 | loss 41 - 73 | coverage |
| @ Illinois St. Redbirds | Saturday, December 08 2012 | loss 63 - 85 | coverage |
| @ High Point Panthers | Sunday, December 16 2012 | win 70 - 64 | coverage |
| @ Duquesne Dukes | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | loss 66 - 71 | coverage |
| Mount St. Mary's, Md. Mountaineers | Saturday, December 22 2012 | win 87 - 66 | coverage |
| @ N.C. State Wolfpack | Saturday, December 29 2012 | loss 68 - 84 | coverage |
| January | |||
| @ Akron Zips | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | loss 43 - 65 | coverage |
| Ohio Bobcats | Saturday, January 12 2013 | loss 59 - 61 | coverage |
| Toledo Rockets | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | win 79 - 56 | coverage |
| @ Northern Illinois Huskies | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 71 - 34 | coverage |
| Eastern Michigan Eagles | Wednesday, January 23 2013 | win 63 - 59 | coverage |
| @ Central Michigan Chippewas | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 76 - 59 | coverage |
| @ Miami (Ohio) RedHawks | Wednesday, January 30 2013 | win 72 - 68 | coverage |
| February | |||
| Buffalo Bulls | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 71 - 60 | coverage |
| Kent St. Golden Flashes | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | win 82 - 76 | coverage |
| @ Ball St. Cardinals | Saturday, February 09 2013 | loss 62 - 65 | coverage |
| @ Bowling Green Falcons | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | loss 60 - 70 | coverage |
| Northern Illinois Huskies | Saturday, February 16 2013 | win 66 - 58 | coverage |
| Pacific Tigers | Saturday, February 23 2013 | win 67 - 62 | coverage |
| @ Toledo Rockets | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | win 65 - 62 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ Eastern Michigan Eagles | Saturday, March 02 2013 | loss 49 - 50 | coverage |
| Ball St. Cardinals | Tuesday, March 05 2013 | loss 85 - 89 | coverage |
| Central Michigan Chippewas | Saturday, March 09 2013 | win 71 - 68 | coverage |
| Eastern Michigan Eagles | Thursday, March 14 2013 | win 70 - 55 | coverage |
| @ Ohio Bobcats | Friday, March 15 2013 | loss 63 - 74 | coverage |
| North Dakota St. Bison | Wednesday, March 20 2013 | win 72 - 71 | coverage |
| @ Wyoming Cowboys | Monday, March 25 2013 | win 75 - 67 | coverage |
| @ George Mason Patriots | Wednesday, March 27 2013 | loss 52 - 62 | coverage |
Roster
Western Michigan Broncos Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A.J. Avery | 34 | FORWARD | 185 | 6-6 | freshman | |
| Tim Brennan | 20 | GUARD,FORWARD | 186 | 6-5 | sophomore | |
| David Brown | 25 | GUARD | 208 | 6-3 | junior | |
| Charles Harris | 35 | GUARD,FORWARD | 180 | 6-3 | freshman | |
| Hayden Hoerdemann | 3 | GUARD | 185 | 6-3 | sophomore | |
| Nate Hutcheson | 11 | FORWARD | 210 | 6-7 | senior | |
| Von Washington III | 00 | GUARD | 175 | 6-0 | freshman | |
| Jared Klein | 4 | GUARD | 180 | 6-1 | freshman | |
| Dan Loney | 42 | FORWARD | 208 | 6-4 | senior | |
| Kellen McCormick | 40 | FORWARD | 200 | 6-8 | freshman | |
| Darius Paul | 24 | FORWARD | 220 | 6-8 | freshman | |
| Taylor Perry | 32 | GUARD | 195 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Brandon Pokley | 10 | GUARD | 182 | 6-4 | senior | |
| Austin Richie | 22 | GUARD | 160 | 6-2 | sophomore | |
| Nick Stapert | 52 | CENTER | 237 | 6-8 | junior | |
| Connar Tava | 2 | GUARD,FORWARD | 230 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| Shayne Whittington | 21 | CENTER | 220 | 6-10 | junior |
Stats
Western Michigan Broncos Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Shayne Whittington | 32 | 29.2 | 4.8 | 9.5 | 50.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 14.3 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 77.6 | 2.7 | 6.3 | 9.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 13.0 |
| Darius Paul | 32 | 25.2 | 4.1 | 8.5 | 48.0 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 24.4 | 2.4 | 3.7 | 65.8 | 2.7 | 3.1 | 5.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 10.9 |
| David Brown | 19 | 22.7 | 2.8 | 7.2 | 39.4 | 1.6 | 4.3 | 36.6 | 3.2 | 4.9 | 65.6 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.0 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 2.5 | 10.5 |
| Nate Hutcheson | 32 | 29.7 | 3.3 | 8.5 | 39.3 | 1.0 | 3.5 | 27.4 | 2.7 | 3.9 | 68.8 | 1.2 | 3.6 | 4.8 | 1.7 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.2 | 10.3 |
| Brandon Pokley | 32 | 27.8 | 2.5 | 6.3 | 39.4 | 1.7 | 4.4 | 39.0 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 88.2 | 0.7 | 1.8 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.4 | 8.6 |
| Austin Richie | 32 | 26.4 | 1.9 | 4.8 | 40.3 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 37.0 | 1.4 | 2.3 | 60.8 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 6.2 |
| Connar Tava | 32 | 16.3 | 1.5 | 3.2 | 48.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 33.3 | 1.2 | 2.1 | 59.1 | 1.4 | 1.8 | 3.2 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.6 | 4.3 |
| Jared Klein | 31 | 13.0 | 1.1 | 2.8 | 37.9 | 0.3 | 1.1 | 27.3 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 74.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 3.3 |
| Charles Harris | 6 | 5.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 38.5 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 16.7 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 33.3 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
| Taylor Perry | 32 | 8.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 38.5 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 41.7 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 63.6 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.7 | 1.8 |
| Dan Loney | 29 | 7.6 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 54.5 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 66.7 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 2.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 1.3 |
| A.J. Avery | 18 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 61.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 62.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 1.2 |
| Nick Stapert | 3 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 |
| Tim Brennan | 7 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.3 |
| Hayden Hoerdemann | 11 | 2.5 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 75.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
