2024–25 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

2024–25 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
2024–25 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	3–8 (0–0 MAC)
Head coach	Dwayne Stephens (3rd season);
Associate head coach	Chris Fowler
Assistant coaches	Jeff Rutter; Manny Dosanjh; Shayne Whittington; Sam Little;
Home arena	University Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Kent State	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Akron	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Miami (OH)	0	–	0	–	7	–	4	.636
Eastern Michigan	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
Toledo	0	–	0	–	6	–	5	.545
Ball State	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455
Buffalo	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455
Central Michigan	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455
Ohio	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455
Bowling Green	0	–	0	–	5	–	7	.417
Northern Illinois	0	–	0	–	3	–	8	.273
Western Michigan	0	–	0	–	3	–	8	.273

† 2025 MAC tournament winner As of December 23, 2024

The 2024–25 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represents Western Michigan University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by third-year head coach Dwayne Stephens, play their home games at University Arena in Kalamazoo, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference (MAC).

Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2023–24 season 12–20, 9–9 in MAC play, to finish in a tie for sixth place.^[1] They were defeated by Ohio in the first round of the MAC tournament.^[2]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Anthony Crump	0	F	6' 8"	215	Graduate student	Inkster, MI	Graduated
Jefferson De La Cruz Monegro	2	G	6' 4"	185	Sophomore	LaSalle, QC	Transferred to Valparaiso
B. Artis White	3	G	5' 10"	155	RS Junior	Canton, MI	Transferred to Richmond
Seth Hubbard	12	G	6' 4"	175	Sophomore	Jonesboro, GA	Transferred to Toledo
Titus Wright	22	C	6' 8"	220	Senior	Thomasville, GA	Graduated
Javonte Brown	31	C	7' 0"	255	RS Sophomore	Toronto, ON	Transferred to Rhode Island
Alika Edmonds	52	G	6' 1"	185	Senior	Kalamazoo, MI	Graduated

Incoming transfers

Incoming transfers
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous school
Donovan Williams	0	G	6' 5"	220	Graduate student	Rockford, IL	Pacific
Marquese Josephs	1	G	6' 1"	200	Sophomore	Toronto, ON	Grand Canyon
Chansey Willis Jr.	2	G	6' 2"	190	Junior	Detroit, MI	Henry Ford College
Hutch Ward	12	F	6' 7"	210	Sophomore	Kalamazoo, MI	Wayne State
Seryee Lewis	15	F	6' 9"	240	RS Sophomore	Chicago, IL	Keiser

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight
EJ Ryans G	Grand Rapids, MI	Northview High School	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
EJ Ryans G	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: N/A
Junior Sileu F	Douala, Cameroon	AZ Compass Prep	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)
Junior Sileu F	Star ratings: Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Preseason

On October 22, 2024 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Western Michigan was picked to finish tenth in the MAC regular season.^[3]

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
Predicted finish	Team	Votes (1st place)
1	Ohio	121 (11)
2	Akron	106 (1)
3	Kent State	99
4	Toledo	95
5	Bowling Green	73
6	Miami (OH)	72
7	Ball State	67
8	Central Michigan	55
9	Eastern Michigan	36
10	Western Michigan	33
11	Northern Illinois	24
12	Buffalo	11

MAC tournament champions: Ohio (8), Kent State (3), Toledo (1)

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-MAC

No Broncos were named to the first or second Preseason All-MAC teams.^[3]

Roster

2024–25 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Donovan Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	GS	Pacific	Rockford, IL
G	1	Marquese Josephs	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Grand Canyon	Toronto, ON
G	2	Chansey Jr. Willis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Henry Ford College	Detroit, MI
G	3	EJ Ryans	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Northview High School	Grand Rapids, MI
G	4	JaVaughn Hannah	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Orchard Lake St. Mary's	Mount Clemens, MI
G	7	Brandon Muntu	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Triton College	Calgary, AB
F	10	Max Burton	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS So	Williamston High School	Williamston, MI
F	12	Hutch Ward	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Wayne State	Kalamazoo, MI
F	15	Seryee Lewis	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS So	Keiser	Chicago, IL
F	20	Owen Lobsinger	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	225 lb (102 kg)	Sr	Flint Powers Catholic High School	Flint, MI
G/F	22	Markhi Strickland	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS Jr	Victoria College	Miami, FL
G/F	23	Josh Thomas	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Fr	Evanston Township High School	Lincolnshire, IL
F	24	Michael Sulaka	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Fr	De La Salle High School	Macomb, MI
F	33	Jack Stefanski	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS Jr	Frankfort High School	Frankfort, MI
F	52	Junior Sileu	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	AZ Compass Prep	Douala, Cameroon

Head coach

Dwayne Stephens (Michigan State)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 18, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	Kalamazoo	W 92–63	–	– -	– -	– -	University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Coastal Carolina MAC–SBC Challenge	L 56–60	0–1	13 – tied	11 – Lobsinger	2 – tied	HTC Center (2,192) Conway, SC
November 7, 2024* 7:00 p.m.	Davenport	W 86–46	1–1	17 – Muntu	10 – Lewis	7 – Ryans	University Arena (1,370) Kalamazoo, MI
November 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., FS1	at Butler	L 65–85	1–2	17 – Williams	9 – Williams	2 – tied	Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,855) Indianapolis, IN
November 15, 2024* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+	SIU Edwardsville Bronco Classic	L 60–79	1–3	16 – Lobsinger	7 – Williams	1 – tied	University Arena (1,258) Kalamazoo, MI
November 17, 2024* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Canisius Bronco Classic	W 92–69	2–3	15 – Strickland	9 – Lobsinger	7 – Josephs	University Arena (1,406) Kalamazoo, MI
November 20, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	South Dakota	L 76–80	2–4	20 – Strickland	11 – Burton	3 – Lobsinger	University Arena (1,203) Kalamazoo, MI
November 27, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Youngstown State	W 73–62	3–4	18 – tied	12 – Burton	2 – tied	Beeghly Center (1,543) Youngstown, OH
December 3, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Dayton	L 69–77	3–5	24 – Lobsinger	6 – Burton	5 – Ryans	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
December 13, 2024* 9:00 p.m., SLN	at St. Thomas	L 71–77	3–6	17 – Hannah	8 – tied	5 – Willis Jr.	Schoenecker Arena (1,092) St. Paul, MN
December 15, 2024* 2:00 p.m., SLN	at North Dakota State	L 62–98	3–7	22 – Willis Jr.	7 – Lobsinger	5 – Willis Jr.	Scheels Center (1,009) Fargo, ND
December 20, 2024* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Valparaiso	L 73–76	3–8	16 – Willis Jr.	7 – tied	7 – Willis Jr.	University Arena (1,234) Kalamazoo, MI
December 30, 2024* 3:00 p.m., BTN	at Michigan State						Breslin Center East Lansing, MI
MAC regular season
January 4, 2025 12:00 p.m., ESPN+	Toledo						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
January 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Bowling Green						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
January 11, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Miami (OH)						Millett Hall Oxford, OH
January 14, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Kent State						MAC Center Kent, OH
January 18, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Buffalo						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
January 21, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Illinois						Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
January 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Central Michigan						McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI
January 28, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Ball State						Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
February 1, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Eastern Michigan						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
February 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Ohio						Convocation Center Athens, OH
February 11, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Akron						James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH
February 15, 2025 2:30 p.m., ESPN+	Miami (OH)						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Buffalo						Alumni Arena Amherst, NY
February 22, 2025 1:00 p.m., ESPN+	Central Michigan						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
February 25, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Ohio						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
March 1, 2025 3:30 p.m., ESPN+	at Northern Illinois						Convocation Center DeKalb, IL
March 4, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	Kent State						University Arena Kalamazoo, MI
March 7, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+	at Bowling Green						Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH
MAC tournament
March 13–15, 2025 ESPN+/CBSSN/ESPN2	vs.						Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
^ Booker, Aidan (March 14, 2024). "Ohio overpowers Western Michigan, 82-55, to earn a spot in MAC men's basketball tournament semifinals". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "MAC Announces 2024-25 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". Mid-American Conference. October 22, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Western Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2024.
^ "Western Michigan Broncos Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

[1] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Mid-American Conference. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

[2] Booker, Aidan (March 14, 2024). "Ohio overpowers Western Michigan, 82-55, to earn a spot in MAC men's basketball tournament semifinals". Cleveland.com. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

[poll-3] "MAC Announces 2024-25 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams". Mid-American Conference. October 22, 2024. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

[4] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Western Michigan University Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

[5] "Western Michigan Broncos Schedule 2024-25". ESPN. Retrieved November 18, 2024.

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