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2007–08 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| year | 2007–08 |
| team | Western Michigan Broncos |
| sport | Basketball |
| image | Western Michigan Broncos text logo.svg |
| conference | Mid-American Conference |
| division | West |
| short_conf | MAC |
| record | 20–12 |
| conf_record | 12–4 |
| head_coach | Steve Hawkins |
| asst_coach1 | Clayton Bates |
| asst_coach2 | Cornell Mann |
| asst_coach3 | Andy Hipsher |
| stadium | University Arena |
| champion | MAC West Division Champions |
The 2007–08 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Broncos, 20–12 overall and 12–4 in the conference, captured the MAC West Division championship by four games and earned the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament. WMU reached the semi-finals of the MAC tournament before falling to No. 3 seed Akron.
During the regular season, Western Michigan defeated No. 25 ranked Davidson College, a team that reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament. WMU finished the non-conference portion of their schedule 7–7, defeating Davidson, Detroit Mercy, Loyola Chicago, North Carolina Central, Pepperdine, Southern Illinois and Wisconsin–Green Bay.
WMU also retained the Michigan MAC Trophy for the third consecutive season.
Sophomore David Kool and senior Joe Reitz earned First Team All-MAC honors. Reitz was also named to the MAC All-Tournament team.
Preseason
The Broncos were picked to win the West Division by members of the MAC News Media Association, receiving 23 of 32 possible first place votes ( received six votes and three). Western Michigan also received six votes to win the MAC Tournament, which was second to Kent State (7 votes).
Joe Reitz was named to the Preseason All-MAC Team.
Awards
- Derek Drews
- West Division Player of the Week (week 1)
- David Kool
- All-MAC First Team
- 3-time West Division Player of the Week (weeks 12, 16, 17)
- Joe Reitz
- All-MAC First Team
- 4-time West Division Player of the Week (weeks 2, 7, 13, 14)
- Academic All-District IV First Team
- Mid-American Conference Academic Player of the Week (February 7)
Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown (Previous school) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Derek Drews | F | 6'5" | 224 | Jr. | Elkhart, IN (Elkhart Central) | |
| 1 | Derek Fracalossi | G/F | 6'5" | 203 | Sr. | Davison, MI (Davison) | |
| 34 | Shawntes Gary | G | 6'2" | 207 | Jr. | Elkhart, IN (Concord) | |
| 13 | Justin Hairston * | F | 6'5" | 215 | Fr. | Fort Wayne, IN (Fort Wayne South) | |
| 5 | Andrew Hershberger | F | 6'7" | 223 | Sr. | Goshen, IN (Goshen) | |
| 0 | Dan Hess | F/C | 6'7" | 225 | Sr. | Owosso, MI (Corunna) | |
| 23 | David Kool | G | 6'3" | 200 | So. | Grand Rapids, MI (South Christian) | |
| 2 | Silver Laku | G | 6'2" | 180 | Sr. | Toronto, ON (Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute) | |
| 33 | Donald Lawson | C | 6'9" | 234 | So. | Chicago, IL (Leo Catholic) | |
| 21 | Martelle McLemore | G | 6'5" | 198 | So. | Detroit, MI (Consortium Prep) | |
| 22 | Michael Redell | G | 6'0" | 183 | Jr. | Rockford, MI (Cleveland State) | |
| 42 | Joe Reitz | C | 6'7" | 256 | Sr. | Fishers, IN (Hamilton Southeastern) | |
| 12 | Andre Ricks | G | 5'9" | 159 | Jr. | Detroit, MI (Pershing) | |
| 15 | Alex Wolf | G | 5'11" | 198 | Fr.-R | Parchment, MI (Parchment) | |
| 3 | Jon Workman * | F | 6'9" | 220 | So. | LaGrange, IN (Lakeland) |
** Will redshirt the 2007–2008 season*
Schedule
|- !colspan=9 style="background:#6a3e0f; color:#e3bc85;"| Exhibition |- !colspan=9 style="background:#6a3e0f; color:#e3bc85;"| Regular season |- !colspan=9 style="background:#6a3e0f; color:#e3bc85;"| MAC Tournament
Coaching staff
- Steve Hawkins – Head coach
- Clayton Bates – Assistant coach
- Cornell Mann – Assistant coach
- Andy Hipsher – Assistant coach
- Phil Sayers – Director of Basketball Operations
2008–2009 recruits
Western Michigan signed forwards Muhammed Conteh, Justin Hairston and Flenard Whitfield, center Lemarcus Lowe and guards Mike Douglas and Demetrius Ward during this season. Each player will be a freshman for the 2008–09 season. Lowe was rated the #1 Michigan high school center in 2007.
References
References
- [http://www.mlive.com/broncos/index.ssf/2008/02/broncos_land_flint_big_man_to.html Broncos land Flint big man to replace Workman Western Michigan Broncos – MLive.com]
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