2008–09 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team
# 2008–09 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

The 2008–2009 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 Texas Christian 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 | Luke Adaline | C | 7'0" | 262 | Fr. | Tawas City, MI (Tawas) |
| 32 | Muhammed Conteh | F | 6'7" | 236 | Fr. | Bloomington, IN (Providence School) |
| 5 | Mike Douglas | G | 6'0" | 162 | Fr. | Detroit, MI (Finney) |
| 4 | Derek Drews | F | 6'5" | 214 | Sr. | Elkhart, IN (Elkhart Central) |
| 34 | Shawntes Gary | G | 6'2" | 210 | Sr. | Elkhart, IN (Concord) |
| 13 | Justin Hairston | F | 6'5" | 205 | Fr.-R | Fort Wayne, IN (Fort Wayne South) |
| 23 | David Kool | G | 6'3" | 205 | Jr. | Grand Rapids, MI (South Christian) |
| 24 | Donald Lawson | C | 6'9" | 241 | Jr. | Chicago, IL (Leo Catholic) |
| 20 | LaMarcus Lowe | F/C | 6'11" | 200 | Fr. | Flint, MI (Northwestern) |
| 3 | Martelle McLemore | G | 6'5" | 205 | Jr. | Detroit, MI (Consortium Prep) |
| 10 | Troy Peter | G | 6'4" | 203 | Fr. | Stevensville, MI (Lakeshore) |
| 22 | Michael Redell | G | 6'0" | 183 | Sr. | Rockford, MI (Cleveland State) |
| 12 | Andre Ricks | G | 5'9" | 160 | Sr. | Detroit, MI (Pershing) |
| 1 | Demetrius Ward | G | 6'2" | 215 | Fr. | Detroit, MI (Pershing) |
| 33 | Flenard Whitfield | F | 6'7" | 222 | Fr. | Detroit, MI (Martin Luther King) |
| 15 | Alex Wolf | G | 5'11" | 193 | So. | Parchment, MI (Parchment) |

## 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

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | $Rank^#$ | $Opponent^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 14, 2008* 12:30pm | | vs. TCU Charleston Classic | L 63–67 | 0–1 | Carolina First Arena (N/A) Charleston, SC |
| November 15, 2008* 5:30pm | | vs. Hofstra Charleston Classic | L 68–71 $^{OT}$ | 0–2 | Carolina First Arena (N/A) Charleston, SC |
| November 16, 2008* 10:30am | | vs. SIU Edwardsville Charleston Classic | L 72–83 | 0–3 | Carolina First Arena (N/A) Charleston, SC |
| November 18, 2008* 7:30pm, Fox Sports Detroit | | Detroit | W 71–58 | 1–3 | University Arena (2,848) Kalamazoo, MI |
| November 22, 2008* 2:00pm | | Loyola | L 51–54 | 1–4 | University Arena (2,816) Kalamazoo, MI |
| November 25, 2008* 8:00pm | | at Sam Houston State | W 65–62 | 2–4 | Johnson Coliseum (1,262) Huntsville, TX |
| November 29, 2008* 2:00pm | | IUPUI | L 68–76 | 2–5 | University Arena (2,574) Kalamazoo, MI |
| December 4, 2008* 7:30pm | | at VCU | L 62–79 | 2–6 | Stuart C. Siegel Center (4,487) Richmond, VA |
| December 6, 2008* 12:30pm | | at Holy Cross | L 63–69 | 2–7 | Hart Center (2,291) Worcester, MA |
| December 14, 2008* 7:00pm | | at UNLV | L 61–70 | 2–8 | Orleans Arena (6,701) Las Vegas, NV |
| December 18, 2008* 8:00pm | | Iona | W 68–55 | 3–8 | University Arena (2,574) Kalamazoo, MI |
| December 22, 2008* 8:05pm | | at Southern Illinois | L 46–64 | 3–9 | SIU Arena (5,324) Carbondale, IL |
| December 30, 2008* 6:00pm | | UW–Green Bay | L 51–61 | 3–10 | University Arena (3,306) Kalamazoo, MI |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| January 11, 2009 6:00pm | | at Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 72–63 | 4–10 (1–0) | Rose Arena (1,741) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| January 14, 2009 7:00pm | | Toledo | W 70–52 | 5–10 (2–0) | University Arena (2,518) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 17, 2009 2:00pm | | Northern Illinois | W 71–52 | 6–10 (3–0) | University Arena (3,128) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 20, 2008 7:00pm | | at Ball State | L 44–50 | 6–11 (3–1) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,018) Muncie, IN |
| January 24, 2009 4:00pm | | at Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 53–45 | 7–11 (4–1) | Convocation Center (1,663) Ypsilanti, MI |
| January 27, 2009 7:00pm | | Buffalo | L 71–74 | 7–12 (4–2) | University Arena (2,832) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 31, 2009 2:00pm | | Kent State | L 47–65 | 7–13 (4–3) | University Arena (3,234) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 4, 2009 7:00pm | | at Bowling Green | L 61–68 | 7–14 (4–4) | Anderson Arena (1,865) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 8, 2009 2:00pm | | at Akron | L 63–87 | 7–15 (4–5) | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,504) Akron, OH |
| February 11, 2009 7:00pm | | Ohio | W 76–62 | 8–15 (5–5) | University Arena (2,758) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 14, 2009 7:00pm, ESPNU | | at Miami | L 46–64 | 8–16 (5–6) | Millett Hall (3,986) Oxford, OH |
| February 18, 2009 7:00pm | | Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 46–38 | 9–16 (6–6) | University Arena (3,122) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 21, 2009* 2:00pm | | Eastern Illinois Bracket Busters | L 57–59 | 9–17 | University Arena (2,894) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 25, 2009 8:00pm | | at Northern Illinois | L 63–78 | 9–18 (6–7) | Convocation Center (1,394) DeKalb, IL |
| February 28, 2009 7:00pm | | at Toledo | L 62–63 | 9–19 (6–8) | Savage Arena (7,036) Toledo, OH |
| March 4, 2009 7:00pm, Fox Sports Detroit Plus | | Ball State | W 84–82 $^{OT}$ | 10–19 (7–8) | University Arena (2,616) Kalamazoo, MI |
| March 8, 2009 2:00pm | | Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | L 68–71 | 10–20 (7–9) | University Arena (4,214) Kalamazoo, MI |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2009 4:00pm | (8) | vs. (9) Ohio First round | L 55–62 | 10–21 | Quicken Loans Arena (N/A) Cleveland, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#Rankings$ from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
