2023–24 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

2023–24 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
2023–24 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	2–4 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Dwayne Stephens (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Jeff Rutter; Chris Fowler; Manny Dosanjh;
Home arena	University Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Toledo	14	–	4	.778	20	–	12	.625
Akron †	13	–	5	.722	24	–	11	.686
Ohio	13	–	5	.722	20	–	13	.606
Central Michigan	12	–	6	.667	18	–	14	.563
Bowling Green	10	–	8	.556	20	–	14	.588
Western Michigan	9	–	9	.500	12	–	20	.375
Miami (OH)	9	–	9	.500	15	–	17	.469
Kent State	8	–	10	.444	17	–	17	.500
Ball State	7	–	11	.389	15	–	16	.484
Eastern Michigan	6	–	12	.333	13	–	18	.419
Northern Illinois	5	–	13	.278	11	–	20	.355
Buffalo	2	–	16	.111	4	–	27	.129

† 2024 MAC tournament winner

The 2023–24 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represents Western Michigan University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by second-year head coach Dwayne Stephens, play their home games at University Arena in Kalamazoo, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Previous season

The Broncos finished 8–23 with a 4–14 MAC record.^[4] They finished last in the MAC and failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
Markeese Hastings	0	F	6'7"	195	RS-Junior	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Transferred to Robert Morris
Shemani Fuller	1	F	6'8"	205	RS-Freshman	The Bronx, New York	Transferred to Clark Atlanta
Tray Maddox Jr.	2	G	6'4"	200	RS-Senior	Novi, Michigan	Exhausted Eligibility
Lamar Norman Jr.	11	G	6'1"	175	Senior	Grand Rapids, Michigan	Exhausted Eligibility
Gus Etchison	21	F	5'11"	145	Sophomore	Arcadia, Indiana	Transferred to Marian University
Tafari Simms	23	F	6'6"	212	Senior	Hamilton, Ontario	Exhausted Eligibility
Elisha Warren	24	G	6'2"	175	Freshman	Woodhaven, Michigan	Transferred to Ranger College

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Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Anthony Crump	0	G	5'8"	215	RS-Senior	Inkster, Michigan	Northern Illinois
Markhi Strickland	15	G/F	6'6"	210	Junior	Miami, Florida	Victoria College
Javonte Brown	31	C	7'0"	255	Junior	Toronto, Ontario	Texas A&M

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Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
Josh Thomas G/F	Lincolnshire, Illinois	Evanston Township	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
Josh Thomas G/F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
Michael Sulaka F	Macomb, Michigan	De La Salle	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
Michael Sulaka F	Recruiting star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A
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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2023–24 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Anthony Crump	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Northern Illinois	Inkster, Michigan
G	1	Brandon Muntu	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Triton College	Calgary, Alberta
G	2	Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Orangeville Prep	LaSalle, Quebec
G	3	B. Artis White	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	155 lb (70 kg)	RS Jr	Canton High School	Canton, Michigan
G	4	Javaughn Hannah	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Orchard Lake St. Mary’s	Mount Clemens, Michigan
F	10	Max Burton	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Fr	Williamston	Williamston, Michigan
G	12	Seth Hubbard	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Huntington Prep	Jonesboro, Georgia
G/F	15	Markhi Strickland	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Victoria College	Miami, Florida
F	20	Owen Lobsinger	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Jr	Powers Catholic High School	Flint, Michigan
C	22	Titus Wright	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Thomasville High School	Thomasville, Georgia
G/F	23	Josh Thomas	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Evanston Township	Lincolnshire, Illinois
F	24	Michael Sulaka	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	De La Salle	Macomb, Michigan
F	31	Javonte Brown	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS So	Texas A&M	Toronto, Ontario
F	33	Jack Stefanski	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Frankfort High School	Frankfort, Michigan

Head coach

Dwayne Stephens (Michigan State)

Assistant coach(es)

Jeff Rutter (Winona State)
Chris Fowler (Central Michigan)
Manny Dosanjh (Oral Roberts)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: September 29, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m.	Kalamazoo	W 94–63	–	–	–	–	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	North Dakota State	L 76–80 ^OT	0–1	20 – White	11 – Wright	4 – White	University Arena (1,364) Kalamazoo, MI
November 11, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Georgia State MAC-SBC Challenge	L 70–77	0–2	12 – Tied	7 – Strickland	2 – Tied	University Arena (1,313) Kalamazoo, MI
November 14, 2023* 8:00 p.m., BTN+	at Northwestern	L 59–63	0–3	17 – Hubbard	9 – Crump	10 – De La Cruz Monegro	Welsh–Ryan Arena (4,143) Evanston, IL
November 19, 2023* 4:00 p.m., BTN	at Ohio State Emerald Coast Classic campus site game	L 56–73	0–4	24 – Hubbard	11 – Lobsinger	3 – Muntu	Value City Arena (9,505) Columbus, OH
November 24, 2023* 2:30 p.m., FloHoops	vs. Southeastern Louisiana Emerald Coast Classic semifinals	W 68–67	1–4	18 – Hubbard	8 – Tied	4 – Wright	The Arena at NFSC (450) Niceville, FL
November 25, 2023* 1:30 p.m., FloHoops	vs. Mercer Emerald Coast Classic championship	W 72–66	2–4	25 – Lobsinger	8 – Lobsinger	6 – De La Cruz Monegro	The Arena at NFSC (150) Niceville, FL
December 1, 2023* 5:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	St. Thomas						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
December 5, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ACCNX	at Notre Dame						Joyce Center South Bend, IN
December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	Youngstown State						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	at UIC						Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL
December 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	at Cleveland State						Wolstein Center Cleveland, OH
December 29, 2023* 4:00 p.m., TBA	Aquinas						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
MAC regular season
January 2, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	at Miami (OH)						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
January 6, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	at Buffalo						Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY
January 9, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	Northern Illinois						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
January 13, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	Ohio						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
January 16, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	at Akron						James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
January 20, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	at Bowling Green						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
January 23, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	Eastern Michigan						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
January 27, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	Central Michigan						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
January 30, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	at Toledo						Savage Arena Toledo, OH
February 3, 2024 1:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	Ball State						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
February 6, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	at Kent State						MAC Center Kent, OH
MAC-SBC Challenge
February 10, 2024* TBA, TBA	at TBA MAC-SBC Challenge						TBA TBA
MAC regular season
February 17, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	at Central Michigan						McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
February 20, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	Miami (OH)						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
February 24, 2024 2:30 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	Buffalo						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
February 27, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	at Eastern Michigan						George Gervin GameAbove Center Ypsilanti, MI
March 2, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	at Ball State						Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
March 5, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	Bowling Green						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
March 8, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	Akron						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
MAC tournament
March 14, 2024† TBA, ESPN+	vs. TBA Quarterfinals						Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

† If a top eight finisher in MAC

Source^[8]^[9]

References

^ "DWAYNE STEPHENS". Western Michigan University Athletics.
^ "MAC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved May 19, 2023.
^ "University Arena". Western Michigan Athletics. Retrieved August 12, 2023.
^ "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "2023–24 Men's Basketball Roster". Western Michigan Athletics. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ ^a ^b "2023 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ "2022–23 Men's Basketball Roster". Western Michigan Athletics. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
^ "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Western Michigan University Athletics.
^ "Western Michigan Broncos Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.

[1] "DWAYNE STEPHENS". Western Michigan University Athletics.

[2] "MAC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24". ESPN. Retrieved May 19, 2023.

[3] "University Arena". Western Michigan Athletics. Retrieved August 12, 2023.

[4] "MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23". ESPN. Retrieved August 8, 2023.

[roster-5] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Roster". Western Michigan Athletics. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

[transfer-6] "2023 D1 Basketball Transfers". Verbal Commits. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

[7] "2022–23 Men's Basketball Roster". Western Michigan Athletics. Retrieved August 4, 2023.

[8] "2023–24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Western Michigan University Athletics.

[9] "Western Michigan Broncos Schedule 2023-24". ESPN.

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