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2015–16 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

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2015–16 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record13–19 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 13 5   .722 26 9   .743
Ohio 11 7   .611 23 12   .657
Kent State 10 8   .556 19 13   .594
Buffalo 10 8   .556 20 15   .571
Miami (OH) 6 12   .333 13 20   .394
Bowling Green 5 13   .278 16 18   .471
West
Ball State 10 8   .556 21 14   .600
Central Michigan 10 8   .556 17 16   .515
Northern Illinois 9 9   .500 21 13   .618
Eastern Michigan 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Toledo 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Western Michigan 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
2016 MAC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represented Western Michigan University (WMU) during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 13th year head coach Steve Hawkins, played their home games at University Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference (MAC). They finished the season 13–19 overall and 7–11 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Northern Illinois. WMU tied Eastern Michigan for the Michigan MAC Trophy with a 3–1 record. However, due to not having a clear winner, Central Michigan retained the trophy that they won in 2014–15.

Previous season

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The Broncos finished the season 20–14 (10–8 in the MAC) to finish in third place in the West Division. They advanced to the second round of the MAC tournament where they lost to Akron. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they lost in the first round to Cleveland State.

Departures

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Name Number Position Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
David Brown 5 G 6′ 4″ 205 Senior (redshirt) Roscoe, IL Graduated
Bishop Robinson 11 G 6′ 3″ 190 Freshman (redshirt) Kalamazoo, MI Transferred
Tim Brennan 20 G/F 6′ 5″ 200 Senior Chicago, IL Graduated
Austin Richie 22 G 6′ 3″ 185 Senior Lowell, IN Graduated
Von Washington 30 G 6′ 2″ 175 Sophomore (redshirt) Kalamazoo, MI Transferred to Quincy
Mario Matasovic 31 F 6′ 8″ 215 Sophomore Croatia Transferred to Sacred Heart
Charles Harris 35 G/F 6′ 5″ 195 Sophomore (redshirt) Antioch, IL Transferred

Recruiting class of 2015

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Seth Dugan
C
Otsego, MI Otsego High School 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (100 kg) Nov 18, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 78
Josh Davis
SG
Detroit, MI Henry Ford High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 10, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Bryce Moore
PG
Indianapolis, IN Park Tudor School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Nov 19, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

  • "2015 Western Michigan Basketball Commits". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  • "2015 Western Michigan Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  • "2015 Western Michigan Basketball Commits". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 21, 2015.
  • "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 21, 2015.

Recruiting class of 2016

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US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jarrin Randall
PG
Chicago, IL Morgan Park High School 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 6, 2015 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/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:

Roster

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2015–16 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) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Park Tudor Indianapolis, IN
G/F 1 Tucker Haymond 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Garfield Seattle, WA
F 2 Connar Tava 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Warren De La Salle Macomb, MI
G/F 3 Josh Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Henry J. Ford Detroit, MI
G 4 Jared Klein 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Otsego Otsego, MI
G 10 Thomas Wilder 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Quakerdale Prep Montgomery, IL
G 11 Ryan Wade (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Laingsburg Laingsburg, MI
C 15 Khadim Dieng 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So NorthPointe Christian Senegal
G/F 22 Joeviair Kennedy 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Muskegon Muskegon, MI
G 32 Taylor Perry 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Rochester Rochester, MI
F 34 Anthony Avery 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr St. Rita of Cascia Chicago, IL
F 40 Kellen McCormick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Notre Dame Prep West Bloomfield, MI
C 42 Drake LaMont 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So American Heritage Plantation, FL
C 50 Seth Dugan 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Otsego Otsego, MI
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 7, 2015*
2:00 pm
Kalamazoo W 107–50 
University Arena (2,135)
Kalamazoo, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 14, 2015*
9:00 pm, FSN[2]
at DePaul L 63–69  0–1
McGrath–Phillips Arena (4,001) 
Chicago, IL
November 17, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3[3]
San Diego W 74–62  1–1
University Arena (2,087)
Kalamazoo, MI
November 21, 2015*
7:00 pm, CAA.tv[4]
at UNC Wilmington L 76–80  1–2
Trask Coliseum (4,019[5])
Wilmington, NC
November 23, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3[6]
Rochester College W 85–73  2–2
University Arena (1,821)
Kalamazoo, MI
November 26, 2015*
4:30 pm, ASN[7]
vs. Stephen F. Austin
Music City Challenge
L 71–79  2–3
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, TN
November 27, 2015*
3:30 pm
vs. Liberty
Music City Challenge
W 68–58  3–3
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, TN
November 29, 2015*
5:00 pm, ASN[8]
vs. Mercer
Music City Challenge
L 65–68  3–4
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, TN
December 3, 2015*
7:00 pm
at James Madison L 57–63  3–5
James Madison University Convocation Center (2,660)
Harrisonburg, VA
December 7, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3[9]
Northeastern W 87–86 OT 4–5
University Arena (2,031)
Kalamazoo, MI
December 12, 2015*
4:30 pm, ESPN3[10]
Marygrove W 101–59  5–5
University Arena (2,316)
Kalamazoo, MI
December 22, 2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
IPFW L 86–89 OT 5–6
University Arena (2,676)
Kalamazoo, MI
December 30, 2015*
9:00 pm, SECN
at Vanderbilt L 61–86  5–7
Memorial Gymnasium (10,092)
Nashville, TN
January 2, 2016*
2:00 pm
Jacksonville W 76–72  6–7
University Arena (2,343)
Kalamazoo, MI
MAC regular season
January 5, 2016
7:00 pm
Kent State L 84–87  6–8
(0–1)
University Arena (2,016)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 8, 2016
7:00 pm
at Akron L 53–62  6–9
(0–2)
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,642)
Akron, OH
January 12, 2016
7:00 pm
Ball State L 64–74  6–10
(0–3)
University Arena (1,901)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 16, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Northern Illinois W 83–69  7–10
(1–3)
University Arena (2,649)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 19, 2016
7:00 pm, ASN
at Ohio L 64–82  7–11
(1–4)
Convocation Center (6,346)
Athens, OH
January 23, 2016
4:30 pm, ESPN3
Buffalo W 91–71  8–11
(2–4)
University Arena (3,079)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 26, 2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Bowling Green L 78–79  8–12
(2–5)
University Arena (2,245)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 30, 2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
W 94–86  9–12
(3–5)
University Arena (3,115)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 2, 2016
7:00 pm
at Toledo L 62–89  9–13
(3–6)
Savage Arena (3,854)
Toledo, OH
February 6, 2016
2:00 pm
at Ball State L 71–75 OT 9–14
(3–7)
John E. Worthen Arena (3,346)
Muncie, IN
February 9, 2016
7:00 pm, l
Miami L 44–45  9–15
(3–8)
University Arena (2,014)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 13, 2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bowling Green W 74–68  10–15
(4–8)
Stroh Center (2,979)
Bowling Green, OH
February 16, 2016
7:00 pm
at Kent State L 78–85 OT 10–16
(4–9)
MAC Center (3,035)
Kent, OH
February 20, 2016
2:00 pm
Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
W 92–85  11–16
(5–9)
University Arena (3,869)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 23, 2016
at Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
L 62–73  11–17
(5–10)
Convocation Center (928)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 27, 2016
at Northern Illinois L 67–76  11–18
(5–11)
Convocation Center (3,019)
DeKalb, IL
March 1, 2016
7:00 pm
Toledo W 70–64  12–18
(6–11)
University Arena (2,382)
Kalamazoo, MI
March 4, 2016
7:00 pm
at Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
W 91–82  13–18
(7–11)
McGuirk Arena (3,292[11])
Mount Pleasant, MI
MAC tournament
March 7, 2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
(10) at (7) Northern Illinois
First round
L 50–56  13–19
Convocation Center (1,594[12])
DeKalb, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Archived copy". www.wmubroncos.com. Archived from the original on November 3, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  2. ^ "Week 1 schedule for 201516". Archived from the original on September 25, 2015. Retrieved September 22, 2015.
  3. ^ "Week 2 schedule for 201516". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  4. ^ "Week 2 schedule for 201516". Archived from the original on November 19, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  5. ^ "Western Michigan vs. UNC Wilmington - Game Recap - November 21, 2015 - ESPN".
  6. ^ "Week 3 schedule for 201516". Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  7. ^ "Week 3 schedule for 201516". Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  8. ^ "Week 3 schedule for 201516". Archived from the original on November 18, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  9. ^ "Week 5 schedule for 201516". Archived from the original on December 13, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  10. ^ "Week 5 schedule for 201516". Archived from the original on December 13, 2015. Retrieved November 17, 2015.
  11. ^ "Western Michigan vs. Central Michigan - Game Summary - March 4, 2016 - ESPN".
  12. ^ "Western Michigan vs. Northern Illinois - Game Summary - March 7, 2016 - ESPN".