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COUNTING DOWN TO 200 Western Michigan head men s basketball coach Steve Hawkins is only three wins shy of winning his 200th game as a head collegiate basketball coach. Hawkins has compiled a 60-35 record during his three years with the Broncos, including an NCAA Tournament appearance in 2004 and NIT appearance in 2005. Prior to joining the WMU staff seven years ago as an assistant coach, Hawkins went 137-111 at NCAA Division II Quincy (Ill.), including three NCAA Tournaments. QUICK STUDY Steve Hawkins reached a coaching milestone when he won his 50th game as WMU head coach against Bowling Green on Jan. 7. Hawkins needed only 76 games to reach 50 wins, which was faster than all but two of the nine active coaches in the MAC with 50 wins at their current school. UNPRECENDENTED RUN After a tough start to last season during the nonconference portion of its schedule, WMU responded by nearly claiming a third-straight Mid- American Conference West Division championship. With a win against Northern Illinois on the final day of the regular season, the Broncos would have won the division title and claimed the No. 2 seed in the MAC Tournament. However, NIU prevailed as WMU finished second in the division. WMU has finished in the top three in its division for five straight years, the best stretch in 54 years. Well before the league went to divisions, WMU was third in 1949, second in 1950, second in 1951 and first in 1952. During their current run, the Broncos were third in 2002 and 2003, first in 2004 and 2005 and second last season. TROPHY COLLECTING With season sweeps against rivals Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan, WMU clinched the inaugural Michigan MAC Men s Basketball Championship, sponsored by the Michigan Sports Hall of Fame. The award is presented to the team that wins the season series among the three schools. DOING THE REITZ THING Junior center Joe Reitz enters the 2006-07 season as a legitimate MAC Player of the Year candidate coming off a stellar sophomore campaign. Reitz was named the 2006 MAC Report Online MAC Player of the Year to headline several honors he received. Reitz was also named Second Team All-MAC, ESPN the Magazine Academic All-District IV First Team, three-time MAC West Player of the Week and MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week. Reitz finished the year as the top scorer (15.5 ppg-5th overall) and rebounder (7.4 rpg-2nd overall) in the MAC among teams with winning conference records. He reached double figures in 25-of-31 games with nine 20-point games and five double-doubles. TAKING THE FREEBIES Joe Reitz finished the 2005-06 campaign with one of the best seasons in Bronco history at the free throw line. He made 155-of-211 free throws last season, good enough for third all-time in makes and second in attempts. STELLAR SNIDER Senior point guard Brian Snider finished his career last season as one of the top players in Bronco history. The four-year letterwinner from Cadillac, Mich., finished his career with 406 assists, second all-time at WMU, and 149 steals, sixth all-time. Snider was part of one of the best runs in WMU history as the Broncos went 80-46 with two MAC West championships, a MAC regular season championship, MAC Tournament championship, one NCAA Tournament appearance and one National Invitation Tournament appearance. In his senior year, Snider led the MAC in assists (5.13 apg) and steals (2.03 spg) on his way to being named Honorable Mention All-MAC. HITTING THE BOOKS Not only has WMU been impressive on the court, but they have also taken care of business off the court. Last season, the Broncos placed three players (Reitz, Snider and Andrew Hershberger) on the five-player Academic All-MAC Team. Snider became only the 17th player in league history to be a three-time Academic All-MAC honoree and the fourth Bronco. CLEANING THE GLASS WMU continued to be a strong rebounding team last season, finishing third in the MAC in rebound margin (+1.4) and second in offensive rebounds (12.62 orpg). Individually, Reitz and Hershberger were second and fifth in the MAC in offensive rebounds with 3.07 and 2.66 boards per game. STRENGTH OF SCHEDULE The Broncos lost to three NCAA Tourament teams during the 2005-06 season (Northern Iowa, South Alabama, Kent State) and the combined regular season record of the 14 teams WMU lost to was 238-167 (.590). WINNING WITH DEFENSE After being one of the top offensive teams in the MAC during Coach Hawkins first two seasons (1st-2004; 2nd-2005), the Broncos won with defense in 2006. In its 14 wins, WMU held the opposition to only 60.4 points and 41.2 percent shooting from the field. During the Hawkins era, WMU is 48-8 when holding opponents to 69 points or less and 49-5 when opponents fail to shoot 45 percent or better. WINNING THE CLOSE ONES Last season, the Broncos were 11-4 in games decided by 10 points or less and 4-2 in games decided by only one possession (three points or less). In his three years at the helm, Hawkins teams are 29-17 in games decided by 10 points or less. HOME, SWEET HOME Western Michigan is 33-6 at University Arena in Steve Hawkins three years as coach. 56 2006-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN BASKETBALL

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GAME #1 Western Michigan 82, Northwood 62 Nov. 19, 2005 Kalamazoo, Mich. GAME #2 Northern Iowa 69, Western Michigan 63 Nov. 23, 2005 Kalamazoo, Mich. GAME #3 Illinois State 64, Western Michigan 47 Nov. 26, 2005 Normal, Ill. GAME #1 Detroit 77, Western Michigan 74 OT Dec. 3, 2005 Detroit, Mich. GAME #5 Western Michigan 73, IUPUI 72 Dec. 10, 2005 Kalamazoo, Mich. GAME #6 USC 77, Western Michigan 62 Dec. 16, 2005 Los Angeles, Calif. 58 2006-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN BASKETBALL

GAME #7 Colorado State 87, Western Michigan 69 Dec. 20, 2005 Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic GAME #8 Western Michigan 62, Loyola Marymount 61 Dec. 22, 2005 Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic GAME #9 Oregon State 73, Western Michigan 68 Dec. 23, 2005 Honolulu, Hawaii Rainbow Classic GAME #10 South Alabama 81, Western Michigan 59 Dec. 30, 2005 Mobile, Ala. GAME #11 Ohio 87, Western Michigan 55 Jan. 4, 2006 Athens, Ohio GAME #12 Western Michigan 84, Bowling Green 62 Jan. 7, 2006 Kalamazoo, Mich. 2006-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN BASKETBALL 59

GAME #13 Akron 69, Western Michigan 55 Jan. 10, 2006 Kalamazoo, Mich. GAME #14 Buffalo 73, Western Michigan 62 Jan. 14, 2006 Buffalo, N.Y. GAME #15 Kent State 77, Western Michigan 62 Jan. 17, 2006 Kent, Ohio GAME #16 Western Michigan 59, Miami 50 Jan. 21, 2006 Kalamazoo, Mich. GAME #17 Western Michigan 68, Eastern Michigan 62 Jan. 24, 2006 Ypsilanti, Mich. GAME #18 Western Michigan 68, Ball State 59 Jan. 26, 2006 Kalamazoo, Mich. 60 2006-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN BASKETBALL

GAME #19 Western Michigan 75, Central Michigan 71 2OT Jan. 29, 2006 Mount Pleasant, Mich. GAME #20 Western Michigan 57, Toledo 53 Feb. 1, 2006 Kalamazoo, Mich. GAME #21 Northern Illinois 86, Western Michigan 60 Feb. 4, 2006 DeKalb, Ill. GAME #22 Akron 75, Western Michigan 53 Feb. 8, 2006 Akron, Ohio GAME #23 Western Michigan 65, Ohio 62 Feb. 12, 2006 Kalamazoo, Mich. GAME #24 Western Michigan 67, Eastern Michigan 64 Feb. 15, 2006 Kalamazoo, Mich. 2006-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN BASKETBALL 61

GAME #25 Indiana State 59, Western Michigan 57 Feb. 18, 2006 Kalamazoo, Mich. BracketBusters GAME #26 Western Michigan 62, Ball State 56 Feb. 22, 2006 Muncie, Ind. GAME #27 Western Michigan 68, Central Michigan 57 Feb. 25, 2006 Kalamazoo, Mich. GAME #28 Toledo 81, Western Michigan 58 March 1, 2006 Toledo, Ohio GAME #29 Northern Illinois 74, Western Michigan 59 March 4, 2006 Kalamazoo, Mich. GAME #30 #6 Western Michigan 60, #11 Eastern Michigan 55 March 6, 2006 Kalamazoo, Mich. MAC Tournament 62 2006-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN BASKETBALL

GAME #31 #3 Akron 72, #6 Western Michigan 57 March 9, 2006 Cleveland, Ohio MAC Tournament 2005-06 Record by Starting Lineup Snider, Gary, Bufford, Hershberger, Reitz 11-10 Snider, Drews, Bufford, Hershberger, Reitz 1-2 Ricks, Fracalossi, Drews, Cloutier, devries 1-0 Snider, Ricks, Bufford, Hershberger, Reitz 1-2 Snider, Fracalossi, Bufford, Hershberger, Reitz 0-3 Overall/Conf...14-17/10-8 Home...10-4/7-2 Away...3-10/3-6 Neutral... 1-3 Scoring 59 or less... 2-9 Scoring 60-69... 8-7 Scoring 70-79... 2-1 Scoring 80 or more... 2-0 Opp. scores 59 or less... 6-1 Opp. scores 60-69... 6-3 Opp. scores 70-79... 2-8 Opp. scores 80 or more... 0-5 WMU player scores 20+... 9-6 Opp. player scores 20+... 5-4 Outrebound opp... 8-7 Outrebounded... 4-10 Equal rebounds... 2-0 Fewer turnovers... 9-6 2005-06 Record When More turnovers... 3-11 Equal turnovers... 2-0 Shoot 50% or more... 2-1 Shoot 45.0%-49.9%... 3-2 Shoot 40.0%-44.9%... 7-3 Shoot 39% or less... 2-11 Opp. shoots 50% or more... 0-8 Opp. shoots 45.0%-49.9%... 3-6 Opp. shoots 40.0%-44.9%... 6-3 Opp. shoots 39% or less... 5-0 Leading at half... 11-3 Trailing at half... 2-14 Tied at half... 1-0 Final margin 1-3... 4-2 Final margin 4-10... 7-2 Final margin 11 or more... 3-13 Overtime... 1-1 2005-06 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS OPPONENT GUARD GUARD FORWARD FORWARD CENTER Northwood Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz Northern Iowa Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz @ Illinois State Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz @ Detroit Brian Snider Derek Drews Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz IUPUI Brian Snider Derek Drews Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz @ USC Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz vs. Colorado State Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz vs. Loyola Marymount Andre Ricks Derek Fracalossi Derek Drews Donald Cloutier Wes devries vs. Oregon State Brian Snider Andre Ricks Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz @ South Alabama Brian Snider Andre Ricks Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz @ Ohio Brian Snider Derek Drews Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz Bowling Green Brian Snider Andre Ricks Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz Akron Brian Snider Derek Fracalossi Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz @ Buffalo Brian Snider Derek Fracalossi Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz @ Kent State Brian Snider Derek Fracalossi Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz Miami Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz @ Eastern Michigan Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz Ball State Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz @ Central Michigan Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz Toledo Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz @ Northern Illinois Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz @ Akron Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz Ohio Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz Eastern Michigan Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz Indiana State Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz @ Ball State Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz Central Michigan Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz @ Toledo Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz Northern Illinois Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz Eastern Michigan Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz vs. Akron Brian Snider Shawntés Gary Stane s Bufford Andrew Hershberger Joe Reitz 2006-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN BASKETBALL 63

SCORING OFFENSE ## TEAM G Pts Avg/G 1. Akron 33 2407 72.9 2. Buffalo 32 2317 72.4 3. Kent State 34 2458 72.3 4. Northern Illinois 28 2006 71.6 5. Toledo 31 2151 69.4 6. Ohio 30 2077 69.2 7. Bowling Green 30 1978 65.9 8. Eastern Michigan 28 1835 65.5 9. Western Michigan 31 1970 63.5 10. Ball State 28 1779 63.5 11. Miami 29 1822 62.8 12. Central Michigan 28 1681 60.0 SCORING DEFENSE ## TEAM G Pts Avg/G 1. Miami 29 1743 60.1 2. Toledo 31 1980 63.9 3. Ohio 30 1935 64.5 4. Ball State 28 1821 65.0 5. Kent State 34 2239 65.9 6. Akron 33 2180 66.1 7. Northern Illinois 28 1894 67.6 8. Western Michigan 31 2127 68.6 9. Central Michigan 28 1941 69.3 10. Buffalo 32 2247 70.2 11. Bowling Green 30 2142 71.4 12. Eastern Michigan 28 2016 72.0 FINAL MAC TEAM STATISTICS 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE ## TEAM FG FGA Pct. 1. Northern Illinois 190 491.387 2. Bowling Green 214 561.381 3. Buffalo 208 568.366 4. Akron 264 721.366 5. Kent State 237 660.359 6. Eastern Michigan 179 500.358 7. Ohio 218 609.358 8. Ball State 147 430.342 9. Toledo 198 584.339 10. Miami 170 502.339 11. Central Michigan 147 486.302 12. Western Michigan 132 441.299 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE DEFENSE ## TEAM FG FGA Pct 1. Miami 602 1457.413 2. Akron 751 1754.428 3. Northern Illinois 659 1537.429 4. Ball State 561 1301.431 5. Ohio 712 1610.442 6. Kent State 753 1692.445 7. Central Michigan 663 1487.446 8. Toledo 686 1515.453 9. Bowling Green 682 1493.457 10. Western Michigan 778 1688.461 11. Buffalo 807 1719.469 12. Eastern Michigan 721 1513.477 REBOUNDING MARGIN ## TEAM Avg Opp Avg Mar. 1. Kent State 33.2 30.7 +2.5 2. Buffalo 33.9 31.7 +2.2 3. Miami 31.4 29.6 +1.8 4. Ball State 33.1 32.0 +1.0 5. Akron 33.8 32.8 +1.0 6. Ohio 32.9 31.9 +1.0 7. Western Michigan 34.7 33.8 +0.9 8. Northern Illinois 32.4 31.7 +0.7 9. Eastern Michigan 31.6 31.8-0.1 10. Toledo 29.5 32.5-3.0 11. Central Michigan 32.5 35.6-3.1 12. Bowling Green 28.3 34.4-6.1 TURNOVER MARGIN ## TEAM Avg Opp Avg Mar. 1. Toledo 15.6 19.4 +3.8 2. Kent State 13.3 16.4 +3.1 3. Akron 12.5 14.3 +1.8 4. Ball State 14.2 15.4 +1.2 5. Ohio 14.1 15.3 +1.2 6. Buffalo 16.3 17.0 +0.7 7. Bowling Green 16.5 16.9 +0.4 8. Western Michigan 14.5 14.2-0.3 9. Northern Illinois 13.5 12.9-0.6 10. Miami 13.3 12.0-1.3 11. Central Michigan 19.1 16.8-2.3 12. Eastern Michigan 17.4 14.6-2.7 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE ## TEAM FTM FTA Pct 1. Buffalo 577 768.751 2. Miami 338 459.736 3. Bowling Green 432 600.720 4. Akron 491 682.720 5. Kent State 533 745.715 6. Eastern Michigan 410 574.714 7. Northern Illinois 400 562.712 8. Ohio 421 606.695 9. Toledo 423 616.687 10. Central Michigan 360 539.668 11. Western Michigan 460 693.664 12. Ball State 368 556.662 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE ## TEAM FG FGA Pct 1. Northern Illinois 708 1460.485 2. Toledo 765 1648.464 3. Miami 657 1424.461 4. Ohio 719 1570.458 5. Akron 826 1825.453 6. Kent State 844 1887.447 7. Eastern Michigan 623 1394.447 8. Buffalo 766 1748.438 9. Bowling Green 666 1531.435 10. Ball State 632 1483.426 11. Central Michigan 587 1436.409 12. Western Michigan 689 1687.408 2005-06 MAC STANDINGS WEST DIVISION MAC Overall School W L Pct. W L Pct. Northern Illinois 12 6.667 17 11.607 Western Michigan 10 8.556 14 17.452 Toledo 10 8.556 20 11.645 Ball State 6 12.333 10 18.357 Eastern Michigan 3 15.167 7 21.250 Central Michigan 1 17.056 4 24.143 EAST DIVISION MAC Overall School W L Pct. W L Pct. Kent State 15 3.833 25 9.735 Akron 14 4.778 23 10.697 Miami 14 4.778 18 11.621 Ohio 10 8.556 19 11.633 Buffalo 8 10.444 19 13.594 Bowling Green 5 13.278 9 21.300 64 2006-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN BASKETBALL

SCORING ## PLAYER G Pts Avg/G 1. Bowler, John-EMU 28 563 20.1 2. Samarco, Martin-BG 29 547 18.9 3. Mills, Skip-BSU 28 521 18.6 4. Cage, Calvin-UB 32 592 18.5 5. Reitz, Joe-WMU 31 479 15.5 6. Youngblood, Jay-KSU 34 496 14.6 7. Ingram, Justin-UT 31 452 14.6 8. Hatcher, William-MIA 29 415 14.3 9. Idbihi, Yassin-UB 32 448 14.0 10. Travis, Romeo-UA 33 456 13.8 REBOUNDING ## PLAYER G TOT Avg/G 1. Bowler, John-EMU 28 301 10.8 2. Reitz, Joe-WMU 31 230 7.4 3. Williams, Leon-OHIO 30 208 6.9 4. Peavy, Nathan-MIA 29 200 6.9 5. Idbihi, Yassin-UB 32 220 6.9 6. Travis, Romeo-UA 33 226 6.8 7. Hershberger, A.-WMU 31 205 6.6 8. Barrett, Sefton-CMU 27 176 6.5 9. Peterson, Todd-NIU 28 163 5.8 10. Pollitz, Tim-MIA 26 148 5.7 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE ## PLAYER FG FGA Pct. 1. Valencia, F.-TOL 145 220.659 2. Pollitz, Tim-MIA 144 241.598 3. Smith, Parnell-UB 97 163.595 4. Williams, Leon-OHIO 126 213.592 5. Hughes, James-NIU 103 177.582 6. Bowler, John-EMU 189 344.549 7. McKinney, Mike-NIU 96 177.542 8. Reitz, Joe-WMU 162 306.529 9. Travis, Romeo-UA 175 334.524 10. Peavy, Nathan-MIA 111 214.519 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE ## PLAYER FT FTA Pct. 1. Ingram, Justin-UT 127 145.876 2. Samarco, Martin-BG 97 113.858 3. Peterson, Todd-NIU 66 77.857 4. Dials, Nick-UA 82 96.854 5. Cage, Calvin-UB 147 177.831 6. Hatcher, William-MIA 87 107.813 7. Acker, Maurice-BSU 78 98.796 8. Middleton, R.-UB 68 86.791 9. Haynes, DeAndre-KSU 81 103.786 10. Idbihi, Yassin-UB 112 144.778 FINAL MAC INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS 3-POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE ## PLAYER FG FGA Pct. 1. Samarco, Martin-BG 100 219.457 2. Halbert, Jeff-OHIO 47 108.435 3. McElhinny, Danny-EMU 72 171.421 4. Medlock, Carlos-EMU 45 107.421 5. Green, Mychal-OHIO 70 167.419 6. Gates, Armon-KSU 58 141.411 7. Cage, Calvin-UB 89 217.410 8. Middleton, R.-UB 63 154.409 9. Joyce, Dru-UA 52 128.406 10. Peterson, Todd-NIU 56 140.400 Payne, Kashif-UT 34 85.400 ASSISTS ## PLAYER G Ast Avg 1. Snider, Brian-WMU 31 159 5.13 2. Joyce, Dru-UA 33 165 5.00 3. Acker, Maurice-BSU 28 128 4.57 4. Sims, Cory-NIU 28 127 4.54 5. Watson, Giordan-CMU 28 124 4.43 6. Payne, Kashif-UT 31 134 4.32 7. Hatcher, William-MIA 29 125 4.31 8. Haynes, DeAndre-KSU 34 134 3.94 9. Floyd, John-BG 30 97 3.23 10. Medlock, Carlos-EMU 28 89 3.18 STEALS ## PLAYER G St Avg 1. Snider, Brian-WMU 31 63 2.03 2. Troutman, Sonny-OHIO 30 58 1.93 3. Ingram, Justin-UT 31 58 1.87 4. Medlock, Carlos-EMU 28 50 1.79 5. Middleton, R.-UB 32 57 1.78 6. Haynes, DeAndre-KSU 34 57 1.68 7. Amos, Jonathan-UT 31 48 1.55 8. Watson, Giordan-CMU 28 43 1.54 Acker, Maurice-BSU 28 43 1.54 10. Payne, Kashif-UT 31 46 1.48 BLOCKED SHOTS ## PLAYER G Blk Avg 1. Hughes, James-NIU 25 40 1.60 2. Bass, Charles-BSU 26 41 1.58 3. Barrett, Sefton-CMU 27 42 1.56 4. Preston, Rob-UA 33 41 1.24 5. Walker, Drew-CMU 22 26 1.18 6. Vandersluis, Nate-MIA 28 27 0.96 7. Travis, Romeo-UA 33 30 0.91 8. Hershberger, A.-WMU 31 27 0.87 9. Blevins, Justin-CMU 28 23 0.82 10. Idbihi, Yassin-UB 32 24 0.75 ASSIST/TURNOVER RATIO ## PLAYER A/Avg S/Avg Ratio 1. Joyce, Dru-UA 5.0 2.4 2.09 2. Snider, Brian-WMU 5.1 3.2 1.62 3. Payne, Kashif-UT 4.3 2.7 1.58 4. Sims, Cory-NIU 4.5 2.9 1.57 5. Acker, Maurice-BSU 4.6 2.9 1.56 6. Floyd, John-BG 3.2 2.3 1.41 7. Hatcher, William-MIA 4.3 3.1 1.40 8. Haynes, DeAndre-KSU 3.9 3.1 1.29 9. Watson, Giordan-CMU 4.4 4.1 1.08 10. Medlock, Carlos-EMU 3.2 4.1 0.77 OFFENSIVE REBOUNDS ## PLAYER G No. Avg/G 1. Bowler, John-EMU 28 91 3.25 2. Reitz, Joe-WMU 31 91 2.94 3. Idbihi, Yassin-UB 32 92 2.88 4. Barrett, Sefton-CMU 27 76 2.81 5. Hershberger, A.-WMU 31 81 2.61 6. Williams, Leon-OHIO 30 72 2.40 7. Valencia, F.-UT 31 66 2.13 8. Travis, Romeo-UA 33 66 2.00 Mills, Skip-BSU 28 56 2.00 10. Jordan, Mario-UB 32 63 1.97 DEFENSIVE REBOUNDS ## PLAYER G No. Avg/G 1. Bowler, John-EMU 28 210 7.50 2. Peavy, Nathan-MIA 29 146 5.03 3. Travis, Romeo-UA 33 160 4.85 4. Williams, Leon-OHIO 30 136 4.53 5. Peterson, Todd-NIU 28 126 4.50 6. Reitz, Joe-WMU 31 139 4.48 7. Idbihi, Yassin-UB 32 128 4.00 Hershberger, A.-WMU 31 124 4.00 Pollitz, Tim-MIA 26 104 4.00 10. Barrett, Sefton-CMU 27 100 3.70 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE ## PLAYER G FG Avg/G 1. Samarco, Martin-BG 29 100 3.45 2. Cage, Calvin-UB 32 89 2.78 3. McElhinny, Danny-EMU 28 72 2.57 4. Green, Mychal-OHIO 30 70 2.33 5. Mills, Skip-BSU 28 60 2.14 6. Peterson, Todd-NIU 28 56 2.00 7. Middleton, R.-UB 32 63 1.97 8. Dials, Nick-UA 33 62 1.88 9. Ingram, Justin-UT 31 57 1.84 10. Gates, Armon-KSU 34 58 1.71 2006-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN BASKETBALL 65

Commissioner Rick Chryst From Super Bowl quarterback Ben Roethlisberger (Miami University), British Open winner Ben Curtis (Kent State University), World Series winning manager Bob Brenly (Ohio University) and Olympic bobsled team member Brock Kreitzburg (University of Toledo), the Mid-American Conference continues to excel in producing leaders in the world of athletics. Since its inception in 1946, the Mid- American Conference has progressively grown and developed into one of the most aggressive Division I conferences in the country. Under the guidance of Commissioner Rick Chryst, the seventh commissioner in the history of the league, the MAC has responded to the everchanging landscape of membership issues and member standards in the fast-paced environment of collegiate athletics. In May of 2005, the MAC added Temple as a football only member (effective 2007) with a plan that includes a men s and women s basketball scheduling partnership with the Philadelphia-based institution. The conference now has national leadership positions on the following NCAA committees: Board of Directors (Dr. Sidney Ribeau, BGSU); Management Council (Dell Robinson, MAC Associate Commissioner); Championships/ Competition Cabinet (Brad Bates, Miami); Committee on Academic Performance (Brad Bates, Miami); Academic Eligibility Compliance Cabinet (Warde Manuel, Buffalo); and NCAA Athletic Certification Committee (Shonna Brown, MAC Assistant Commissioner), Playing Rules Oversight Panel (Rick Chryst, MAC Commissioner). Further, The MAC also has representation on the Division I Sport Committees and related governing groups: men s basketball (Laing Kennedy, Kent State), baseball (Dave Hekee, Central Michigan), volleyball (Kelli Andrews, Toledo), softball (Janna Blais, BGSU), football issues committee (Mike O Brien, Toledo), men s basketball issues committee (Charlie Coles, Miami), men s basketball rules committee (Reggie Witherspoon, Buffalo), track and field (Rich Ceronie, Miami), women s basketball issues committee (Jim Phillips, Northern Illinois), women s golf (Robert Collins, Northern Illinois), women s gymnastics (Jerry Reighard, Central Michigan) BCS AD Advisory Committee (Mike O Brien, Toledo) and BCS Presidential Oversight Committee (Dr. John Peters, NIU). Both in the classroom and on the field of competition, the MAC continues to excel at the national level. In an NCAA report released in October 2004, the MAC led the 11 I-A conferences in long term graduation rates for football studentathletes at public institutions. In March of 2006, Chryst and Cleveland Cavaliers President Len Komoroski announced that the Mid-American Conference Men s and Women s Basketball Tournaments will remain in Cleveland at Quicken Loans Arena through 2011. The MAC also announced a format change for both tournaments, bringing all 12 men s and women s teams to Cleveland beginning in 2007. This year, the MAC will co-host the 2007 Women s Final Four at Quicken Loans Arena, after successfully hosting the 2006 NCAA Women s Basketball Regional at Quicken Loans Arena. Chryst also announced a new, five-year relationship with International Sports Properties (ISP), Inc. to oversee and coordinate the league s marketing and sponsorship rights. ISP, which currently manages 29 college properties nationwide, is considered the leader in the collegiate sports marketing industry. The MAC will be ISP s first conference property. ISP will be responsible for managing, and ultimately growing, the MAC s stable of corporate partners, which currently stands at nine - FirstEnergy, Huntington Bank, Kraft, Marathon, GMAC Financial Services, MBNA, Aeropostale, Gatorade and Sirius Satellite Radio. The 2007 men s basketball tournament at Quicken Loans Arena drew a total of 33,417 spectators, including 10,253 at the Championship Game this season. The total attendance was the second-highest four-session total in MAC Tournament history. It shattered the previous total of 33,349 set in 2001. Three teams represented the MAC in post-season action with Kent State advancing to the NCAA Tournament, while Akron and Miami both participated in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). ESPN recently extended its television contract with the MAC through 2010. The agreement guarantees the league exposure for the term of the agreement on ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPNU. ABC/ESPN owns exclusive rights to the MAC Football Championship game and ESPN/ESPN2 has those same rights to the MAC Men s Basketball Championship. Complementing ESPN s national television coverage is a broad regional television package in football, men s basketball, women s basketball and selected MAC championship events. The regional network is anchored by long-term agreements with FSN Ohio and Comcast Local in Michigan and Indiana. Comcast Chicago has also been an outstanding partner in raising the MAC s profile in the nation s thirdlargest market. Based in Cleveland since July 1999 following a 15-year stay in Toledo, Ohio, the MAC has established historic measurements in both football and men s and women s basketball since its move to Northeast Ohio. The Mid-American Conference was founded as a five-school league on February 24, 1946 in Columbus, Ohio with Ohio, Butler, Cincinnati, Wayne State and Western Reserve admitted as charter members. The Mid-American Conference has 12 fulltime schools and a 13th, Temple, for football only. Comprising the East Division is the University of Akron (joined in 1992), Bowling Green State University (1952), University at Buffalo (1998), Kent State University (1951), Miami University (1947) and Ohio University (1946). The West Division members are Ball State University (1973), Central Michigan University (1971), Eastern Michigan University (1971), Northern Illinois University (1975-86, 1997), University of Toledo (1950) and Western Michigan University (1947). Affiliate members include Indiana University- Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) in men s tennis and men s soccer and Missouri State University (formerly known as SMS) in field hockey. For men, championships (11) are sponsored in football, basketball, baseball, cross country, soccer, swimming and diving, indoor track and field, outdoor track and field, wrestling, golf and tennis. For women, championships (12) are sponsored in basketball, softball, volleyball, cross country, field hockey, golf, soccer, swimming and diving, gymnastics, indoor track and field, outdoor track and tennis. Quicken Loans Arena in Cleveland is the site of the 2007 FirstEnergy MAC Men s Basketball Tournament. 66 2006-07 WESTERN MICHIGAN BASKETBALL