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	– (– MAC)
Head coach	Dwayne Stephens (2nd season);
Assistant coaches	Jeff Rutter; Chris Fowler; Manny Dosanjh;
Home arena	University Arena

The 2023–24 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team will represent 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]

2023–24 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Akron	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ball State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Kent State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Ohio	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Toledo	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2024 MAC tournament winner

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

[5][6][7]

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

[5][6]

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: Scout: N/A 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: Scout: N/A 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^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2023* 7:00 p.m., TBA	Kalamazoo	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	North Dakota State	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
November 11, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3/ESPN+	Georgia State MAC-SBC Challenge	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
November 14, 2023* 8:00 p.m., BTN+	at Northwestern	Welsh–Ryan Arena Evanston, IL
November 19, 2023* 4:00 p.m., BTN	at Ohio State Emerald Coast Classic	Value City Arena Columbus, OH
November 24, 2023* 2:30 p.m., TBA	vs. Southeastern Louisiana Emerald Coast Classic	The Arena at Northwest Florida State College Niceville, FL
November 25, 2023* TBA, TBA	vs. Mercer/Tennessee State Emerald Coast Classic	The Arena at Northwest Florida State College Niceville, FL
December 1, 2023* TBA, 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., TBA	at UIC	Credit Union 1 Arena Chicago, IL
December 21, 2023* 6:00 p.m., TBA	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 TBA, 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 TBA, 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 TBA, 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

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"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.
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"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.

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