2022–23 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represented Western Michigan University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by first-year head coach Dwayne Stephens, played their home games at University Arena in Kalamazoo, Michigan as members of the Mid-American Conference. They finished 8–23 with a 4–14 MAC record. They finished last in the MAC and failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

2022–23 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	8–23 (4–14 MAC)
Head coach	Dwayne Stephens (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Jeff Rutter Chris Fowler Manny Dosanjh
Home arena	University Arena

2022–23 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Toledo	16	–	2		.889			27	–	8		.771
Kent State †	15	–	3		.833			28	–	7		.800
Akron	13	–	5		.722			22	–	11		.667
Ball State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Ohio	10	–	8		.556			19	–	14		.576
Buffalo	9	–	9		.500			15	–	17		.469
Northern Illinois	9	–	9		.500			13	–	19		.406
Miami (OH)	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
Bowling Green	5	–	13		.278			11	–	20		.355
Eastern Michigan	5	–	13		.278			8	–	23		.258
Central Michigan	5	–	13		.278			10	–	21		.323
Western Michigan	4	–	14		.222			8	–	23		.258
† 2023 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Broncos finished the season 8–23, 4–16 in MAC play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the MAC tournament.

On March 7, 2022, head coach Clayton Bates resigned after only two seasons. On April 5, the school named longtime Michigan State assistant Dwayne Stephens the team's new head coach.

Offseason

Departures

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
Josiah Freeman	12	G	6'3"	205	Freshman	Manassas Park, Virginia	Transferred to Howard College
Cameron Kimble	14	G	6'5"	180	Freshman	Las Vegas, Nevada	Transferred to New Mexico Junior College
Mileek McMillan	1	F	6'9"	225	Senior	Merrillville, Indiana	Exhausted Eligibility
Mack Smith	32	G	6'2"	210	Senior	Indianapolis, Indiana	Exhausted Eligibility

Incoming Transfers

Incoming Transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tray Maddox	2	G	5'10"	155	Senior	Novi, Michigan	Cal State Fullerton
Tafari Simms	23	F	6'6"	212	Senior	Hamilton, Ontario	Milwaukee

Recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Max Burton C	Williamston, Michigan	Williamston	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (100 kg)	Jan 10, 2022
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Javaughn Hannah SG	Williamston, Michigan	Orchard Lake St. Mary’s	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Aug 26, 2021
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports:    ESPN grade: 79
Seth Hubbard CG	Jonesboro, Georgia	Huntington Prep	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:
Jefferson Monegro CG	LaSalle, Quebec	Orangeville Prep	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A
Jack Stefanski F	Frankfort, Michigan	Frankfort High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A
Elisha Warren G	Woodhaven, Michigan	Woodhaven	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)
	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: "2022 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2022–23 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Markeese Hastings 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Butler University Grand Rapids, Michigan F 1 Shemani Fuller 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Cardinal Hayes The Bronx, New York G 2 Tray Maddox Jr. 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Sr Cal State Fullerton Novi, Michigan G 3 B. Artis White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Canton High School Canton, Michigan G 4 Javaughn Hannah 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Orchard Lake St. Mary’s Mount Clemens, Michigan G 5 Jefferson Monegro 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Orangeville Prep LaSalle, Quebec F 10 Max Burton 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Fr Williamston Williamston, Michigan G 11 Lamar Norman Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Duquesne University Grand Rapids, Michigan G 12 Seth Hubbard 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Huntington Prep Jonesboro, Georgia F 20 Owen Lobsinger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Powers Catholic High School Flint, Michigan F 21 Gus Etchison 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 145 lb (66 kg) So Hamilton Heights High School Arcadia, Indiana C 22 Titus Wright 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Thomasville High School Thomasville, Georgia F 23 Tafari Simms 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 212 lb (96 kg) Sr Milwaukee Hamilton, Ontario G 24 Elisha Warren 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Woodhaven Woodhaven, Michigan F 33 Jack Stefanski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr 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 7, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		Kalamazoo	W 82–59	–	–	–	–	University Arena  Kalamazoo, MI
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 9:00 p.m., BTN+		at Minnesota	L 60–61	0–1	15 – Norman	10 – Hastings	4 – Norman	Williams Arena (8,119) Minneapolis, MN
November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Goshen	W 99–62	1–1	13 – Wright	10 – Hastings	5 – Etchison	University Arena (1,444) Kalamazoo, MI
November 13, 2022* 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Valparaiso	L 65–81	1–2	25 – Norman	12 – Wright	3 – Norman	Athletics–Recreation Center (1,680) Valparaiso, IN
November 18, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		vs. Houston Christian Owl Invitational	W 90–84	2–2	34 – Norman	8 – Hannah	4 – Norman	Tudor Fieldhouse (502) Houston, TX
November 19, 2022* 6:00 p.m., CUSATV		at Rice Owl Invitational	L 88–96	2–3	30 – Norman	11 – Hastings	3 – Tied	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,141) Houston, TX
November 20, 2022* 1:00 p.m.		vs. Georgia Southern Owl Invitational	L 57–63	2–4	23 – Norman	12 – Hastings	6 – Monegro	Tudor Fieldhouse (1,267) Houston, TX
November 26, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN3		Cleveland State	L 49–71	2–5	13 – Norman	6 – Wright	3 – Norman	University Arena (1,422) Kalamazoo, MI
November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Dayton	L 47–67	2–6	10 – Norman	6 – Maddux	2 – Tied	UD Arena (13,407) Dayton, OH
December 5, 2022* 7:00 p.m.		Concordia	W 94–50	3–6	22 – Tied	17 – Hastings	6 – Tied	University Arena (1,286) Kalamazoo, MI
December 10, 2022* 2:30 p.m., ESPN3		UIC	L 56–62	3–7	24 – Simms	14 – Hastings	4 – Monegro	University Arena (1,682) Kalamazoo, MI
December 18, 2022* 1:00 p.m., BIG12/ESPN+		at Iowa State	L 57–73	3–8	24 – Norman	8 – Hastings	3 – Wright	Hilton Coliseum (11,992) Ames, IA
December 21, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Siena Heights	W 61–41	4–8	12 – Lobsinger	18 – Hastings	3 – Etchison	University Arena (1,035) Kalamazoo, MI
December 30, 2022* 8:00 p.m., BTN+		at No. 15 Wisconsin	L 66–76	4–9	16 – Maddux	8 – Hastings	4 – Hastings	Kohl Center (15,138) Madison, WI
MAC regular season
January 3, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kent State	L 72–80	4–10 (0–1)	18 – Maddux	11 – Hastings	5 – Maddux	MAC Center (2,113) Kent, OH
January 6, 2023 6:30 pm, CBSSN		at Toledo	L 74–102	4–11 (0–2)	18 – Wright	20 – Hastings	4 – Maddox	Savage Arena (4,237) Toledo, OH
January 10, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Michigan	W 85–79	5–11 (1–2)	25 – Norman	14 – Hastings	3 – Tied	University Arena (3,017) Kalamazoo, MI
January 14, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		Bowling Green	W 108–92	6–11 (2–2)	24 – Hannah	7 – Wright	8 – Norman	University Arena (1,940) Kalamazoo, MI
January 17, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Ball State	L 70–71	6–12 (2–3)	31 – Norman	11 – Wright	4 – Norman	Worthen Arena (3,799) Muncie, IN
January 21, 2023 2:30 p.m., ESPN3		Akron	W 63–55	6–13 (2–4)	18 – Hastings	10 – Hastings	6 – Norman	University Arena (2,288) Kalamazoo, MI
January 24, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Ohio	L 76–88	6–14 (2–5)	20 – Norman	7 – Hastings	4 – Maddox	Convocation Center (4,703) Athens, OH
January 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Central Michigan	L 69–70	6–15 (2–6)	27 – Norman	10 – Hastings	3 – Tied	McGuirk Arena (5,425) Mount Pleasant, MI
January 31, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Northern Illinois	L 59–73	6–16 (2–7)	22 – Hastings	19 – Hastings	3 – Norman	University Arena (1,757) Kalamazoo, MI
February 4, 2023 2:30 p.m., ESPN3		Buffalo	L 76–85	6–17 (2–8)	21 – Maddox	6 – Maddox	5 – Tied	University Arena (2,007) Kalamazoo, MI
February 7, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Miami	L 78–85	6–18 (2–9)	20 – Hubbard	12 – Hastings	3 – Tied	Millett Hall (1,304) Oxford, OH
February 11, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Northern Illinois	L 53–81	6–19 (2–10)	18 – Norman	14 – Fuller	11 – Norman	Convocation Center (1,048) DeKalb, IL
February 14, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kent State	L 58–82	6–20 (2–11)	17 – Norman	6 – Wright	3 – Tied	University Arena (1,381) Kalamazoo, MI
February 18, 2023 2:30 p.m., ESPN3		Ball State	W 78–68	7–20 (3–11)	22 – Maddox	10 – Hastings	3 – Hastings	University Arena (2,196) Kalamazoo, MI
February 21, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Eastern Michigan	L 59–66	7–21 (3–12)	18 – Norman	7 – Tied	2 – Tied	George Gervin GameAbove Center (2,703) Ypsilanti, MI
February 25, 2023 4:00 p.m., ESPN3		at Akron	L 64–81	7–22 (3–13)	19 – Hubbard	6 – Maddox	5 – Norman	James A. Rhodes Arena (1,739) Akron, OH
February 28, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Miami	L 66–72	7–23 (3–14)	25 – Maddox	8 – Wright	4 – Norman	University Arena (1,398) Kalamazoo, MI
March 3, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN3		Central Michigan	W 81–65	8–23 (4–14)	22 – Maddox Jr.	15 – Hastings	6 – Norman Jr.	University Arena (1,992) Kalamazoo, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

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