Western Michigan Broncos basketball history

Western Michigan University (Kalamazoo, MI)
University Arena
Mid-American Conference (MAC)

Current head coach: Dwayne Stephens (2022-)

• Asst: Jeff Rutter (2022-)
• Asst: Manny Dosanjh (2022-)
• Asst: Chris Fowler (2022-)
• DBO: Cowan Olinger (2022-)

Post-Season:

• National Championships:  0
• Final Four Appearances:  0
• Sweet Sixteen Appearances:  1  (1976)
• NCAA Tournament Appearances:  4  (1976, 1998, 2004, 2014)
• NCAAT Overall Record:  2-4
• NIT Championships:  0
• NIT Appearances:  3  (1992, 2003, 2005)
• NIT Overall Record:  2-3
• CBI Appearances:  1  (2013)
• CBI Overall Record:  2-1
• CIT Appearances:  2  (2011, 2015)
• CIT Overall Record:  1-2

Conference Titles (MAC):

• MAC Regular Season Championships:  11  (1952, 1976, 1981, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2017)
• MAC Tournament Championships:  2  (2004, 2014)

Award Winners:

• Naismith Player of the Year:  0
• John R. Wooden Award:  0
• Oscar Robertson Trophy:  0
• AP All-Americans:  0
• MAC Player of the Year:  4  (last = David Kool, 2010)

Western Michigan head coaches:

Coach	Tenure	Record	Conf. Titles	NCAA Apps.	Nat. Champ
Dwayne Stephens	2022-Pres	8-23	0	0	0
Clayton Bates	2020-22	13-39	0	0	0
Steve Hawkins	2003-20	291-262	8	2	0
Robert McCullum	2000-03	44-45	0	0	0
Bob Donewald	1989-2000	152-154	0	1	0
Vernon Payne	1982-89	69-126	0	0	0
Les Wothke	1979-82	42-41	1	0	0
Dick Shilts	1976-79	28-56	0	0	0
Eldon Miller	1970-76	86-68	1	1	0
Clarence “Sonny” Means	1966-70	38-57	0	0	0
Don Boven	1958-66	76-112	0	0	0
Joseph Hoy	1952-58	58-71	0	0	0
Bill Perigo	1949-52	41-27	1	0	0
Herbert “Buck” Read	1922-49	345-169	0	0	0
Bill Spaulding	1913-22	77-43	–	–	–

Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions


NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.