# 2010–11 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

The 2010–11 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team were the National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball team representing Western Michigan University. WMU was coached by Steve Hawkins who was in his eighth season as head coach of the school. The Broncos played their home games at University Arena in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

## Roster

| No. | Name | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown (Previous school) |
| 25 | David Brown | G | 6'3" | 208 | So. | Roscoe, IL (Hononegah) |
| 32 | Muhammed Conteh | F/C | 6'7" | 238 | Jr. | Bloomington, IN (Providence School) |
| 30 | Caleb Dean | C | 6'9" | 230 | Jr. | Novi, MI (Midland College) |
| 5 | Mike Douglas | G | 6'0" | 175 | Jr. | Detroit, MI (Finney) |
| 22 | Juwan Howard Jr. | F | 6'6" | 210 | Fr. | Detroit, MI (Pershing High School) |
| 11 | Nate Hutcheson | F | 6'7" | 210 | So. | Marion, IA (Linn-Mar) |
| 42 | Dan Loney | F | 6'4" | 208 | So. | Benzonia, MI (Benzie Central) |
| 10 | Brandon Pokley | G | 6'4" | 182 | So. | Clarkston, MI (Clarkston) |
| 40 | Matt Stainbrook | C | 6'9" | 290 | Fr. | Bay Village, OH (Lakewood St. Edward) |
| 52 | Nick Stapert | C | 6'8" | 237 | R-Fr. | Gobles, MI (Gobles) |
| 12 | Ed Thomas | G | 5'9" | 159 | Jr. | Lansing, MI (Rockford College) |
| 1 | Demetrius Ward | G | 6'3" | 212 | Jr. | Detroit, MI (Pershing) |
| 33 | Flenard Whitfield | F | 6'7" | 230 | Jr. | Detroit, MI (Martin Luther King) |
| 21 | Shayne Whittington | C | 6'10" | 220 | So. | Paw Paw, MI (Lawrence) |
| 15 | Alex Wolf | G | 6'0" | 198 | Sr. | Parchment, MI (Parchment) |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 12, 2010* 7:00 pm, FS Ohio | | at Xavier | L 65–68 | 0–1 | Cintas Center (10,250) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 20, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Loyola Chicago | L 64–82 | 0–2 | University Arena (3,026) Kalamazoo, MI |
| November 23, 2010* 8:00 pm | | at Milwaukee | W 67–55 | 1–2 | U.S. Cellular Arena (1,807) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 27, 2010* 1:00 pm | | No. 19 Illinois | L 63–78 | 1–3 | University Arena (4,532) Kalamazoo, MI |
| December 1, 2010* 7:00 pm | | at Towson | L 73–75 | 1–4 | Towson Center (1,483) Towson, MD |
| December 4, 2010* 2:00 pm | | Alma | W 109–50 | 2–4 | University Arena (2,319) Kalamazoo, MI |
| December 8, 2010* 7:00 pm | | Detroit | W 71–69 | 3–4 | University Arena (2,668) Kalamazoo, MI |
| December 11, 2010* 8:00 pm | | at Georgia State | W 61–59 | 4–4 | GSU Sports Arena (901) Atlanta, GA |
| December 18, 2010* 2:00 pm | | South Dakota State | W 77–74 | 5–4 | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI |
| December 21, 2010* 7:30 pm | | vs. Troy World Vision Invitational | L 99–102 $^{OT}$ | 5–5 | Smith Spectrum (1,221) Logan, UT |
| December 22, 2010* 10:05 pm | | at Utah State World Vision Invitational | L 57–78 | 5–6 | Smith Spectrum (7,975) Logan, UT |
| December 23, 2010* 7:30 pm | | vs. Idaho State World Vision Invitational | W 63–60 | 6–6 | Smith Spectrum (1,478) Logan, UT |
| December 31, 2010* 2:00 pm | | Eastern Illinois | W 69–60 | 7–6 | University Arena (2,846) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 9, 2011 2:00 pm | | Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 63–56 $^{OT}$ | 8–6 (1–0) | University Arena (3,476) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 12, 2011 7:30 pm, SportsTime Ohio | | at Ball State | L 63–72 | 8–7 (1–1) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,601) Muncie, IN |
| January 16, 2011 2:00 pm | | Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 65–48 | 9–7 (2–1) | University Arena (2,747) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 19, 2011 7:00 pm | | at Toledo | L 60–73 | 9–8 (2–2) | Savage Arena (4,073) Toledo, OH |
| January 22, 2011 2:00 pm | | Northern Illinois | W 82–80 | 10–8 (3–2) | University Arena (3,311) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 25, 2011 7:00 pm | | Buffalo | L 68–79 | 10–9 (3–3) | University Arena (2,471) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 29, 2011 4:30 pm | | at Miami | W 73–68 $^{OT}$ | 11–9 (4–3) | Millett Hall (3,178) Oxford, OH |
| February 5, 2011 5:00 pm | | at Bowling Green | W 75–61 | 12–9 (5–3) | Anderson Arena (2,476) Bowling Green, OH |
| February 9, 11 7:30 pm, SportsTime Ohio | | at Akron | L 71–83 | 12–10 (5–4) | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,826) Akron, OH |
| February 12, 2011 4:30 pm | | Ohio | W 85–83 | 13–10 (6–4) | University Arena (3,565) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 15, 2011 | | at Northern Illinois | W 77–65 | 14–10 (7–4) | Convocation Center DeKalb, IL |
| February 19, 2011* | | Illinois State ESPN BracketBusters | W 68–65 | 15–10 | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 21, 2011 | | Kent State | L 72–74 | 15–11 (7–5) | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 23, 2011 | | Toledo | W 68–56 | 16–11 (8–5) | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 27, 2011 | | at Eastern Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 87–60 | 17–11 (9–5) | Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI |
| March 2, 2011 | | Ball State | W 87–70 | 18–11 (10–5) | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI |
| March 5, 2011 2:00 pm | | at Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | W 81–68 | 19–11 (11–5) | McGuirk Arena (3,024) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2011* 12:00 pm, SportsTime Ohio | (2) | vs. (7) Bowling Green MAC Quarterfinals | W 67–56 | 20–11 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| March 11, 2011* 7:00 pm, SportsTime Ohio | (2) | vs. (6) Akron Semifinals | L 68–79 | 20–12 | Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH |
| CollegeInsider.com tournament ||||||
| March 16, 2011 7:00 pm | | Tennessee Tech CIT First round | W 74–66 | 21–12 | University Arena (1,628) Kalamazoo, MI |
| March 19, 2011 2:00 pm | | Buffalo CIT Second round | L 48–49 | 21–13 | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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