2007–08 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team

The 2007–08 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team is an NCAA Division I college basketball team competing in the Mid-American Conference (MAC). The Broncos, 20–12 overall and 12–4 in the conference, captured the MAC West Division championship by four games and earned the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament. WMU reached the semi-finals of the MAC tournament before falling to No. 3 seed Akron.

2007–08 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball
MAC West Division Champions
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionWest
Record20–12 (12–4 MAC)
Head coach
  • Steve Hawkins
Assistant coaches
Home arenaUniversity Arena
2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Kent State133 .813287  .800
Akron115 .6882411  .686
Ohio97 .5632013  .606
Miami (OH)97 .5631716  .515
Bowling Green79 .4381316  .448
Buffalo313 .1881020  .333
West
Western Michigan124 .7502012  .625
Central Michigan88 .5001417  .452
Eastern Michigan88 .5001417  .452
Toledo78 .4671119  .367
Ball State511 .313624  .200
Northern Illinois312 .200622  .214
2008 MAC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

During the regular season, Western Michigan defeated No. 25 ranked Davidson College, a team that reached the Elite Eight of the NCAA tournament. WMU finished the non-conference portion of their schedule 7–7, defeating Davidson, Detroit Mercy, Loyola Chicago, North Carolina Central, Pepperdine, Southern Illinois and Wisconsin–Green Bay.

WMU also retained the Michigan MAC Trophy for the third consecutive season.

Sophomore David Kool and senior Joe Reitz earned First Team All-MAC honors. Reitz was also named to the MAC All-Tournament team.

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