# 2019–20 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represented Western Michigan University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by 17th-year head coach Steve Hawkins, and played their home games at University Arena in Kalamazoo, MI as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Broncos finished the 2018–19 season 8–24 overall, 2–16 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. As the No. 12 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Central Michigan.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 2, 2019* | | Kalamazoo | W 76–56 | | University Arena Kalamazoo, MI |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | McNeese State | W 75–65 | 1–0 | University Arena (1,690) Kalamazoo, MI |
| November 9, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Milwaukee | W 115–110 $^{3OT}$ | 2–0 | UW–Milwaukee Panther Arena (2,038) Milwaukee, WI |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Mississippi Valley State | W 91–81 | 3–0 | University Arena (1,591) Kalamazoo, MI |
| November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN+ | | at Ole Miss NIT Season Tip-Off campus site game | L 58–85 | 3–1 | The Pavilion at Ole Miss (7,310) Oxford, MS |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Alma | W 102–56 | 4–1 | University Arena (1,804) Kalamazoo, MI |
| November 22, 2019* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Oklahoma State NIT Season Tip-Off campus site game | L 63–70 | 4–2 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (6,097) Stillwater, OK |
| November 25, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Yale NIT Season Tip-Off Orlando Bracket | L 51–73 | 4–3 | HP Field House (250) Orlando, FL |
| November 26, 2019* 12:00 pm, ESPNU | | vs. Seattle NIT Season Tip-Off Orlando Bracket | L 55–59 | 4–4 | HP Field House (250) Orlando, FL |
| December 3, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Oakland | L 62–72 | 4–5 | University Arena (2,114) Kalamazoo, MI |
| December 7, 2019* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Youngstown State | W 66–64 | 5–5 | University Arena (1,658) Kalamazoo, MI |
| December 14, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Manhattan | W 59–58 | 6–5 | Draddy Gymnasium (1,002) Bronx, NY |
| December 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Aquinas (MI) | W 84–61 | 7–5 | University Arena (1,409) Kalamazoo, MI |
| December 29, 2019* 8:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 14 Michigan State | L 62–95 | 7–6 | Breslin Student Events Center (14,797) East Lansing, MI |
| MAC regular season ||||||
| January 4, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Ohio | W 77–65 | 8–6 (1–0) | University Arena (2,683) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 7, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Akron | L 69–84 | 8–7 (1–1) | James A. Rhodes Arena (2,522) Akron, OH |
| January 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Toledo | L 59–67 | 8–8 (1–2) | Savage Arena (4,371) Toledo, OH |
| January 14, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bowling Green | L 82–85 | 8–9 (1–3) | University Arena (1,863) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 18, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Kent State | W 67–63 | 9–9 (2–3) | University Arena (2,110) Kalamazoo, MI |
| January 21, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Buffalo | L 79–90 | 9–10 (2–4) | Alumni Arena (2,748) Amherst, NY |
| January 25, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Northern Illinois | L 52–58 | 9–11 (2–5) | Convocation Center (1,030) DeKalb, IL |
| February 1, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Central Michigan | L 78–85 | 9–12 (2–6) | University Arena (3,416) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 4, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) | W 64–60 | 10–12 (3–6) | Millett Hall (1,245) Oxford, OH |
| February 8, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | | Ball State | W 68–64 | 11–12 (4–6) | University Arena (2,387) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 11, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Ohio | L 61–73 | 11–13 (4–7) | Convocation Center (4,372) Athens, OH |
| February 15, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Eastern Michigan | L 51–69 | 11–14 (4–8) | Convocation Center (4,324) Ypsilanti, MI |
| February 18, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Akron | L 67–71 | 11–15 (4–9) | University Arena (1,652) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 22, 2020 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Toledo | L 59–68 | 11–16 (4–10) | University Arena (2,264) Kalamazoo, MI |
| February 25, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Ball State | L 61–71 | 11–17 (4–11) | Worthen Arena (4,390) Muncie, IN |
| February 29, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Illinois | W 72–69 | 12–17 (5–11) | University Arena (2,488) Kalamazoo, MI |
| March 3, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Michigan | W 70–54 | 13–17 (6–11) | University Arena (1,821) Kalamazoo, MI |
| March 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Central Michigan Michigan MAC Trophy | L 68–85 | 13–18 (6–12) | McGuirk Arena (2,264) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| MAC tournament ||||||
| March 9, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (10) | at (7) Toledo First round | L 73–76 | 13–19 | Savage Arena (3,286) Toledo, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Zone. ||||||
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