2014–15 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represented Western Michigan University (WMU) during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by 12th 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 20–14, 10–8 in MAC play 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.

2014–15 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
CIT, First round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record20–14 (10–8 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Buffalo126 .6672310 .697
Kent State126 .6672312 .657
Bowling Green117 .6112112 .636
Akron99 .5002114 .600
Miami810 .4441319 .406
Ohio513 .2781020 .333
West
Central Michigan126 .667239 .719
Toledo117 .6112013 .606
Western Michigan108 .5562014 .588
Eastern Michigan810 .4442114 .600
Northern Illinois810 .4441416 .467
Ball State216 .111723 .233
2015 MAC tournament winner

Roster

The 2014–15 roster is shown in the following table:[1]

NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown
1Tucker HaymondGuard/forward6′ 6″220SophomoreSeattle, Washington
2Connar TavaForward6′ 6″235JuniorMacomb, Michigan
4Jared KleinGuard6′ 2″175JuniorOtsego, Michigan
5David BrownGuard6′ 4″205Senior (redshirt)Roscoe, Illinois
11Bishop RobinsonGuard6′ 3″190Freshman (redshirt)Kalamazoo, Michigan
20Tim BrennanGuard/forward6′ 5″200SeniorChicago, Illinois
22Austin RichieGuard6′ 3″185SeniorLowell, Indiana
30Von WashingtonGuard6′ 2″175Sophomore (redshirt)Kalamazoo, Michigan
31Mario MatasovicForward6′ 8″215SophomoreCroatia
32Taylor PerryGuard6′ 5″200JuniorRochester, Michigan
34A. J. AveryForward6′ 7″205JuniorChicago, Illinois
35Charles HarrisGuard/forward6′ 5″195Sophomore (redshirt)Antioch, Illinois
40Kellen McCormickForward6′ 8″215Sophomore (redshirt)West Bloomfield, Michigan

Schedule

The following is WMU's schedule.[2]

Date
time, TV
OpponentResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 16, 2014*
2:00 pm
AquinasW 87–57 1–0
University Arena (2,022)
Kalamazoo, MI
November 19, 2014*
7:00 pm, WMYD
at OaklandW 82–71 2–0
Athletics Center O'rena (2,415[3])
Rochester, MI
November 22, 2014*
1:00 pm
DrakeW 91–75 3–0[4]
University Arena (2,328)
Kalamazoo, MI
November 24, 2014*
10:00 pm
at San Diego
Wooden Legacy
W 77–70 3–1
Jenny Craig Pavilion (1,836[5])
San Diego, CA
November 27, 2014*
8:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Long Beach State
Wooden Legacy
W 73–55 3–2
Titan Gym (2,241)
Fullerton, CA
November 28, 2014*
9:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. San Jose State
Wooden Legacy
W 79–60 4–2
Titan Gym (N/A[6][7])
Fullerton, CA
November 30, 2014*
2:00 pm, ESPNU
vs. San Diego
Wooden Legacy
W 68–66 5–2
Honda Center (N/A[7][8])
Anaheim, CA
December 6, 2014*
4:00 pm
at NortheasternW 81–69 5–3
Matthews Arena (1,116[9])
Boston, MA
December 14, 2014*
8:00 pm
at PacificW 80–72 6–3
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,736[10])
Stockton, CA
December 20, 2014*
3:00 pm, BTN[11]
at NorthwesternW 67–61 6–4
Welsh-Ryan Arena (6,612)
Evanston, IL
December 22, 2014*
7:00 pm
Alabama A&MW 71–62 7–4
University Arena (3,108[12])
Kalamazoo, MI
December 30, 2014*
7:00 pm
New HampshireW 70–56 8–4
University Arena (N/A[13])
Kalamazoo, MI
January 2, 2015*
7:00 pm
Rochester CollegeW 69–54 9–4
University Arena (2,188[14])
Kalamazoo, MI
January 6, 2015
7:00 pm
at AkronW 72–52 9–5
(0–1)
James A. Rhodes Arena (2,741[15])
Akron, OH
January 10, 2015
1:00 pm
BuffaloW 78–68 10–5
(1–1)
University Arena (2,507[16])
Kalamazoo, MI
January 14, 2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball StateW 95–93 2OT11–5
(2–1)
University Arena (2,288[17])
Kalamazoo, MI
January 17, 2015
7:00 pm
at ToledoW 81–78 OT12–5
(3–1)
Savage Arena (6,089[18])
Toledo, OH
January 21, 2015
7:00 pm
at Miami (OH)W 69–58 13–5
(4–1)
Millett Hall (667[19])
Oxford, OH
January 24, 2015
2:00 pm
AkronW 71–69 13–6
(4–2)
University Arena (3,837[20])
Kalamazoo, MI
January 27, 2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at BuffaloW 77–71 13–7
(4–3)
Alumni Arena (3,931[21])
Amherst, NY
January 31, 2015
12:00 pm
at Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
W 69–63 13–8
(4–4)
Convocation Center (1,018[22])
Ypsilanti, MI
February 4, 2015
7:00 pm
Kent StateW 67–66 14–8
(5–4)
University Arena (2,433[23])
Kalamazoo, MI
February 7, 2015
2:00 pm, ESPN3
at Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
W 70–65 14–9
(5–5)
McGuirk Arena (5,350[24])
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 10, 2015
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bowling GreenW 65–49 14–10
(5–6)
Stroh Center (1,474[25])
Bowling Green, OH
February 14, 2015
4:30 pm
Northern IllinoisW 69–65 15–10
(6–6)
University Arena (2,712[26])
Kalamazoo, MI
February 18, 2015
7:00 pm
OhioW 80–69 16–10
(7–6)
University Arena (2,517[27])
Kalamazoo, MI
February 21, 2015
2:00 pm
ToledoW 97–87 16–11
(7–7)
University Arena (3,451[28])
Kalamazoo, MI
February 24, 2015
7:00 pm
at Ball StateW 53–48 17–11
(8–7)
John E. Worthen Arena (2,794[29])
Muncie, IN
February 28, 2015
4:30 pm
Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
W 80–72 18–11
(9–7)
University Arena ([30])
Kalamazoo, MI
March 3, 2015
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern IllinoisW 65–63 18–12
(9–8)
Convocation Center (992[31])
DeKalb, IL
March 6, 2015
7:00 pm
Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy
W 74–62 19–12
(10–8)
University Arena (4,239[32])
Kalamazoo, MI
MAC tournament
March 9, 2015
7:00 pm
Ohio
First round
W 82–74 20–12
University Arena (N/A[33])
Kalamazoo, MI
March 11, 2015
9:00 pm
vs. Akron
Second round
W 58–45 20–13
Quicken Loans Arena (2,411[34])
Cleveland, OH
CIT
March 18, 2015*
7:00 pm
Cleveland State
First round
L 57–86 20–14
University Arena (1,112[35])
Kalamazoo, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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