2012–13 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represented Western Michigan University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos, led by tenth year head coach Steve Hawkins, played their home games at the University Arena and were members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 22–13, 10–6 in MAC play to be champions of the West Division. They advanced to the semifinals of the MAC Tournament where they lost to Ohio. They were invited to the 2013 College Basketball Invitational where they defeated North Dakota State and Wyoming to advance to the semifinals where they lost to George Mason.

2012–13 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
USF Invitational champions
MAC West Division champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest Division
2012–13 record22–13 (10–6 MAC)
Head coachSteve Hawkins (10th season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Arena
2012–13 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Akron †14–2 .875  26–7  .788
Ohio14–2 .875  24–10  .706
Kent State9–7 .563  21–14  .600
Buffalo7–9 .438  14–20  .412
Bowling Green7–9 .438  13–19  .406
Miami3–13 .188  9–22  .290
West
Western Michigan10–6 .625  22–13  .629
Toledo*10–6 .625  15–13  .536
Ball State8–8 .500  15–15  .500
Eastern Michigan7–9 .438  16–18  .471
Central Michigan4–12 .250  11–20  .355
Northern Illinois3–13 .188  5–25  .167
† 2013 MAC Tournament winner
As of March 27, 2013
*Ineligible for postseason due to APR penalties; Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Von Washington Guard 6′ 0″ 175 Freshman Kalamazoo, Michigan
2 Connar Tava Guard/Forward 6′ 5″ 230 Freshman Macomb, Michigan
3 Hayden Hoerdemann Guard 6′ 3″ 185 Sophomore Bloomington, Illinois
4 Jared Klein Guard 6′ 1″ 180 Freshman Otsego, Michigan
10 Brandon Pokley Guard 6′ 4″ 182 Senior Clarkston, Michigan
11 Nate Hutcheson Forward 6′ 7″ 210 Senior Marion, Iowa
20 Tim Brennan Guard/Forward 6′ 5″ 186 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
21 Shayne Whittington Center 6′ 10″ 220 Junior Paw Paw, Michigan
22 Austin Richie Guard 6′ 2″ 160 Sophomore Lowell, Indiana
24 Darius Paul Forward 6′ 8″ 220 Freshman Gurnee, Illinois
25 David Brown Guard 6′ 3″ 208 Junior Roscoe, Illinois
32 Taylor Perry Guard 6′ 4″ 195 Freshman Rochester, Michigan
34 A. J. Avery Forward 6′ 6″ 185 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
35 Charles Harris Guard/Forward 6′ 3″ 180 Freshman Antioch, Illinois
40 Kellen McCormick Forward 6′ 8″ 200 Freshman West Bloomfield, Michigan
42 Dan Loney Forward 6′ 4″ 208 Senior Benzonia, Michigan
52 Nick Stapert Center 6′ 8″ 237 Junior Gobles, Michigan

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 1, 2012*
2:00 pm		 Kalamazoo College W 93–50 
University Arena (1,927)
Kalamazoo, MI
November 3, 2012*
2:00 pm		 Roosevelt University W 81–60 
University Arena (1,777)
Kalamazoo, MI
Regular season
November 10, 2012*
12:00 pm		 at Cornell W 63–55  0–1
 Newman Arena (N/A[1])
Ithaca, NY
November 13, 2012*
7:00 pm		 Marygrove W 85–40  1–1
 University Arena (1,896[2])
Kalamazoo, MI
November 16, 2012*
5:00 pm		 vs. Loyola–Chicago
USF Invitational		 W 81–71  2–1
 USF Sun Dome (3,931[3])
Tampa, FL
November 17, 2012*
5:00 pm		 vs. Maryland–Eastern Shore
USF Invitational		 W 68–51  3–1
 USF Sun Dome (4,014[4])
Tampa, FL
November 18, 2012*
3:00 pm, Big East Network[5]		 at South Florida
USF Invitational		 W 58–53  4–1
 USF Sun Dome (3,612[6])
Tampa, FL
November 29, 2012*
7:00 pm		 High Point W 54–53  5–1
 University Arena (2,238[7])
Kalamazoo, MI
December 1, 2012*
2:00 pm		 Oakland W 76–72  6–1
 University Arena (3,152[8])
Kalamazoo, MI
December 4, 2012*
8:30 pm, BTN[9]		 at No. 3 Michigan W 73–41  6–2
 Crisler Center (12,693[10])
Ann Arbor, MI
December 8, 2012*
8:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Illinois State W 85–63  6–3
 Redbird Arena (6,269)
Normal, IL
December 16, 2012*
3:00 pm		 at High Point W 70–64  7–3
 Millis Center (1,104)
High Point, NC
December 19, 2012*
7:00 pm, NBCSN		 at Duquesne W 71–66  7–4
 A. J. Palumbo Center (2,839[11])
Pittsburgh, PA
December 22, 2012*
2:00 pm		 Mount St. Mary's W 87–66  8–4
 University Arena (3,114[12])
Kalamazoo, MI
December 29, 2012*
12:00 pm, ESPNU[13]		 at No. 23 NC State W 84–68  8–5
 PNC Arena (12,576)
Raleigh, NC
January 9, 2013
7:00 pm		 at Akron W 65–43  8–6 (0–1)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,565[14])
Akron, OH
January 12, 2013
2:00 pm		 Ohio W 61–59  8–7 (0–2)
 University Arena (3,229)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 16, 2013
7:00 pm		 Toledo W 79–56  9–7 (1–2)
 University Arena (2,544[15])
Kalamazoo, MI
January 19, 2013
8:00 pm		 at Northern Illinois W 71–34  10–7 (2–2)
 Convocation Center (997)
DeKalb, IL
January 23, 2013
7:00 pm		 Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy		 W 63–59  11–7 (3–2)
 University Arena (2,419[16])
Kalamazoo, MI
January 26, 2013
7:00 pm		 at Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy		 W 76–59  12–7 (4–2)
 McGuirk Arena (3,419)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 30, 2013
7:00 pm		 at Miami (OH) W 72–68  13–7 (5–2)
 Millett Hall (1,206[17])
Oxford, OH
February 2, 2013
7:00 pm		 Buffalo W 71–60  14–7 (6–2)
 University Arena (3,312)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 6, 2013
7:00 pm		 Kent State W 82–76  15–7 (7–2)
 University Arena (2,721)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 9, 2013
6:00 pm, STO[18]/ESPN3		 at Ball State W 65–62  15–8 (7–3)
 John E. Worthen Arena (3,458)
Muncie, IN
February 13, 2013
7:00 pm		 Bowling Green W 70–60  15–9 (7–4)
 Stroh Center (1,579)
Bowling Green, OH
February 16, 2013
6:00 pm, STO[19]/ESPN3		 Northern Illinois W 66–58  16–9 (8–4)
 University Arena (3,569)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 23, 2013*
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 Pacific
BracketBusters		 W 67–62  17–9
 University Arena (3,172[20])
Kalamazoo, MI
February 27, 2013
7:00 pm		 at Toledo W 65–62  18–9 (9–4)
 Savage Arena (3,982)
Toledo, OH
March 2, 2013
2:00 pm		 at Eastern Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy		 W 50–49 OT 18–10 (9–5)
 Convocation Center (1,216[21])
Ypsilanti, MI
March 5, 2013
7:00 pm		 Ball State W 89–85  18–11 (9–6)
 University Arena (2,539[22])
Kalamazoo, MI
March 9, 2013
12:00 pm, STO[23]/ESPN3		 Central Michigan
Michigan MAC Trophy		 W 71–68  19–11 (10–6)
 University Arena (3,303)
Kalamazoo, MI
2013 MAC Tournament
March 14, 2013
9:00 pm, STO/ESPN3		 vs. Eastern Michigan
Quarterfinals		 W 70–55  20–11
 Quicken Loans Arena (3,361[24])
Cleveland, OH
March 15, 2013
9:00 pm, STO/ESPN3		 vs. Ohio
Semifinals		 W 74–63  20–12
 Quicken Loans Arena (10,324)
Cleveland, OH
2013 College Basketball Invitational
March 20, 2013*
7:00 pm		 North Dakota State
First round		 W 72–71 OT 21–12
 University Arena (1,358[25])
Kalamazoo, MI
March 25, 2013*
9:00 pm, AXS TV		 at Wyoming
Quarterfinals		 W 75–67 OT 22–12
 Arena-Auditorium (2,544[26])
Laramie, WY
March 27, 2013*
7:00 pm, AXS TV		 at George Mason
Semifinals		 W 62–52  22–13
 Patriot Center (1,684[27])
Fairfax, VA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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