Western Michigan Broncos NCAA Basketball News

It was as much as Western Michigan's men's basketball team could expect from a date with the University of Michigan-Dearborn: No one got hurt, the Bronco starters didn't kill their scoring averages and several freshmen found a bit of confidence off the bench during an 86-45 whipping of their unheralded lower division foe.

Brandon Pokley apparently was tired of the mask that protected his broken nose. He hadn't scored a single point this year - before the injury five games in, or after it.

Kalamazoo -- All 13 players scored as Western Michigan cruised to an 86-45 victory over Michigan-Dearborn on Tuesday night.

Michigan-Dearborn at Western Michigan , 7 p.m. today, University Arena, WZUU-FM 92.5 WMU's probable starters Sophomore Mikey Douglas and senior David Kool at guard; senior Martelle McLemore and freshman Nate Hutcheson at forward; and senior Donald Lawson at center.

Just about every member of Western Michigan's men's basketball team enjoyed every aspect of the Broncos' recent trip to Honolulu, on and off the court - except for sophomore point guard Mikey Douglas.

David Kool scored 31 points, including a jumper with 4 seconds remaining, as Western Michigan defeated Sam Houston State 74-73 on Sunday.

Figuratively, David Kool has spent the last two seasons with the fortunes of Western Michigan University's men's basketball team resting on his back.

Olivet guard Andre Evans , a junior from Muskegon, scored 16 points and had seven rebounds in a game against Grand Valley State.

For many of the Mid-American Conference's better players, a divisional player of the week award is barely a footnote to the rest of their season.

HARTFORD, Conn. -- Maya Moore scored 23 points and Tina Charles added 20 to help top-ranked UConn win its 49th straight game, an 80-68 victory over No.

David Kool scored 16 points and Martelle McLemore had 15 to lift Western Michigan to a 66-63 win over College of Charleston in the fifth-place game of the Diamond Head Classic on Friday.

Today's games St. Mary's vs. Northeastern , 3 p.m., ESPNU Western Michigan vs. USC , 5 p.m., ESPNU UNLV vs.

HONOLULU - Alex Wolf scored 15 points, and David Kool had 13 points and seven rebounds to lead Western Michigan to a 75-60 win over Northeastern in a Diamond Head Classic consolation game today.

Mike Gerrity scored 15 of his team-high 17 points in the second half and Southern Cal beat Western Michigan 55-51 Tuesday in the first round of the Diamond Head Classic.

On late-night drives back from exotic places like Akron, Ohio and Charleston, Ill., I use phone conversations with a network of close friends to pass the time.

Western Michigan University's men's basketball team can sleep tonight in Honolulu with the windows open.

Kool, defense surge down stretch to save WMU KALAMAZOO - If it wasn't already a trap game, coach Steve Hawkins didn't do himself any favors Friday night when he peaked at this week's weather forecast for Honolulu: Nothing lower than 68 degrees and a high of 81.

David Kool scored 20 points and Flenard Whitfield had a double-double as Western Michigan defeated Kennesaw State 72-64 Saturday.

Freshmen off to slow start for struggling Bronco bench KALAMAZOO - Steve Hawkins suspected his bench was becoming a target for opponents before Sunday's game at Illinois.

I can deal with turnovers like that, especially if Jeff is being aggressive like that.