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2008–09 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team
American college basketball season
American college basketball season
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| mode | Basketball |
| year | 2008–09 |
| team | Western Michigan Broncos |
| image | Western Michigan Broncos text logo.svg |
| conference | Mid-American Conference |
| division | West |
| short_conf | MAC |
| record | 10–21 |
| conf_record | 7–9 |
| head_coach | Steve Hawkins |
| asst_coach1 | Bacari Alexander |
| asst_coach2 | Rick Carter |
| asst_coach3 | Andy Hipsher |
| stadium | University Arena |
| champion | MAC West Division Co-Champions |
The 2008–09 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball team representing Western Michigan University. The team was the defending Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division champion and was picked to finish first in the MAC West Division by members of the MAC News Media Association.
WMU opened the season losing to in the first game of the inaugural Charleston Classic.
In February 2009, redshirt freshman Justin Hairston decided to transfer.
Roster
| No. | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown (Previous school) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 40 | ||||||||||||
| 32 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | ||||||||||||
| 34 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | ||||||||||||
| 23 | ||||||||||||
| 24 | ||||||||||||
| 20 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | ||||||||||||
| 22 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | ||||||||||||
| 33 | ||||||||||||
| 15 |
Awards
- David Kool
- Mid-American Conference Player of the Week (3)
- Week 1 – Led Charleston Classic in scoring and was named to the All-Tournament Team after putting up 24.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game in three losses.
- Week 6 – 19 points, three rebounds, one assist and one steal in only 28 minutes in 68–55 win over Iona.
- Week 9 – 26 points and a career-high nine rebounds, three assists and two steals in victory over Central Michigan.
- Mid-American Conference Scholar–Athlete of the Week, January 11
- Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team
- Academic All-District IV First Team
- Mid-American Conference Player of the Week (3)
Schedule
|- !colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season |- !colspan=9 style=| MAC regular season |- !colspan=9 style=|MAC tournament
References
References
- link. (October 10, 2011)
- Graham Couch. (February 24, 2009). "Hairston: 'Time to move on'". MLive.com.
- "Invalid Access". Admin.xosn.com.
- "MAC-Sports.com".
- link. (November 11, 2010)
- (February 15, 2014). "David Kool Named MAC Male Scholar-Athlete of the Week - WMUBroncos.com—Official Web Site of Western Michigan Athletics". Wmubroncos.com.
- (February 15, 2014). "David Kool Named Academic All-District IV First Team - WMUBroncos.com—Official Web Site of Western Michigan Athletics". Wmubroncos.com.
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