2020–21 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

2020–21 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record5–16 (4–12 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Thomas Kelley
  • Kristof Kendrick
  • Jacob Bullock
Home arenaUniversity Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 15 – 4   .789 21 – 9   .700
Buffalo 12 – 5   .706 16 – 9   .640
Akron 12 – 6   .667 15 – 8   .652
Kent State 12 – 6   .667 15 – 8   .652
Ohio † 9 – 5   .643 17 – 8   .680
Bowling Green 10 – 8   .556 14 – 12   .538
Miami (OH) 9 – 8   .529 12 – 11   .522
Ball State 8 – 9   .471 10 – 13   .435
Western Michigan 4 – 12   .250 5 – 16   .238
Eastern Michigan 3 – 11   .214 6 – 12   .333
Central Michigan 3 – 13   .188 7 – 16   .304
Northern Illinois 2 – 12   .143 3 – 16   .158
† 2021 MAC tournament winner

The 2020–21 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represented Western Michigan University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by first-year head coach Clayton Bates, played their home games at University Arena in Kalamazoo, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference. In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 5–16, 4–12 in MAC play to finish in ninth place. As a result, they failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.[1]

The MAC announced the removal of division play in-conference beginning this year.[2]

Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2019–20 season 13–19, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fifth place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Toledo.[3]

On March 11, 2020, the school announced that Steve Hawkins would not be returning as head coach, ending his 17-year tenure with the team.[4] On April 2, it was announced that long-time assistant Clayton Bates would be named the Broncos' next head coach.[5]

Roster

2020–21 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Kawanise Wilkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Barton Community College Chicago, Illinois
F 1 Chase Barrs 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Berkeley Preparatory School Tampa, Florida
G 2 Adrian Martin 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Lanier High School Sugar Hill, Georgia
G 3 B. Artis White 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 150 lb (68 kg) So Canton High School Canton, Michigan
G 4 Daylan Hamilton 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 Fr Klein Forest High School Houston, Texas
G 10 Luke Toliver 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Paw Paw High School Paw Paw, Michigan
G 11 Rafael Cruz Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Triton College Chicago, Illinois
G 12 Josiah Freeman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
—
 Fr Manassas Park High School Manassas Park, Virginia
F 15 Patrick Emilien 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Toronto Basketball Academy Toronto, Ontario, Canada
G 20 William Boyer-Richard 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Collège Jean-de-Brébeuf Drummondville, Quebec
C 22 Titus Wright 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Thomasville High School Thomasville, Georgia
F 23 Greg Lee 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 Sr Cal State Bakersfield Rockford, Illinois
G 24 Jaylon Holmes 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 RS So Lincoln Trail College Gary, Indiana
G 30 Jason Whitens 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Powers North Central High School Powers, Michigan
F 34 Danny Kolp 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Northwood Petoskey, Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 12, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 25, 2020*
6:00 pm, FS1 		at Butler L 62–66  0–1
 Hinkle Fieldhouse (1,500)
Indianapolis, IN
November 28, 2020*
 at Trine Canceled due to COVID-19 MTI Center 
Angola, IN
December 2, 2020*
7:00 pm 		at Notre Dame Canceled due to COVID-19 Purcell Pavilion 
Notre Dame, IN
December 6, 2020*
6:00 pm, BTN 		at No. 8 Michigan State L 61–79  0–2
 Breslin Center 
East Lansing, MI
December 7, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Adrian College W 62–42  1–2
 University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
December 12, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Detroit Mercy L 57–67  1–3
 University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
December 13, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Milwaukee L 63–71  1–4
 University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
MAC regular season
December 18, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Central Michigan W 76–61  2–4
(1–0) 		University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
December 22, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Ball State L 68–76  2–5
(1–1) 		University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
January 2, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Toledo L 59–70  2–6
(1–2) 		University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
January 5, 2021
7:00 pm 		at Ball State Postponed due to COVID-19 Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
January 9, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Kent State L 54–80  2–7
(1–3) 		MAC Center 
Kent, Ohio
January 12, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Buffalo L 69–85  2–8
(1–4) 		University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
January 16, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Miami (OH) Postponed University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
January 19, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Eastern Michigan Canceled Convocation Center 
Ypsilanti, MI
January 23, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Akron L 68–79  2–9
(1–5) 		University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
January 26, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ohio L 58–81  2–10
(1–6) 		Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 30, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Miami (OH) L 56–65  2–11
(1–7) 		Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
February 2, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Illinois Canceled University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
February 3, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green W 76–70  3–11
(2–7) 		Stroh Center 
Bowling Green, OH
February 6, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan W 67–65  4–11
(3–7) 		McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 9, 2021
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Buffalo Postponed Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
February 12, 2021
8:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Buffalo L 54–86  4–12
(3–8) 		Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
February 13, 2021
2:00 pm 		Ohio Canceled University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
February 16, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Kent State L 69–76  4–13
(3–9) 		University Arena (100)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 21, 2021
7:00 pm 		at Ball State Canceled Worthen Arena 
Muncie, IN
February 25, 2021
12:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) L 66–74  4–14
(3–10) 		University Arena (100)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 27, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Toledo L 44–91  4–15
(3–11) 		Savage Arena 
Toledo, OH
March 2, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Illinois W 73–63  5–15
(4–11) 		Convocation Center 
DeKalb, IL
March 5, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan L 63–64  5–16
(4–12) 		University Arena 
Kalamazoo, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "Why Michigan's three teams will have a lot less MAC-tion in March". Detroit Free Press. February 28, 2021. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Mid-American Conference cancels postseason tournaments for eight sports, changes basketball format". CBSSports.com. May 12, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "Moving On! MAC Men's Quarterfinals Set". Mid-American Conference. March 9, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "Steve Hawkins out at Western Michigan after 17 seasons as head coach". ESPN. March 11, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  5. ^ "Introducing Men's Basketball Head Coach Clayton Bates". Western Michigan University Athletics. April 2, 2020. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  6. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Western Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved January 12, 2021.
  7. ^ "2020-21 Western Michigan Broncos Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved January 12, 2021.