The 2018–19 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team represented Western Michigan University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Broncos were led by 16th-year head coach Steve Hawkins, and played their home games at University Arena as members of the West Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 8–24 overall, 2–16 in MAC play to finish in last place in the West Division. As the No. 12 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Central Michigan.
Previous season The Broncos finished the 2016–17 season 17–15, 9–9 in MAC play to finish fourth in the West Division. As the No. 8 seed in the MAC tournament, they lost in the first round to Akron.
Offseason Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Kyle McDermed 2 G 6'2" 175 Freshman Frankfort, IL Walk-on; transferred to Bryant & Stratton College Thomas Wilder 10 G 6'3" 190 Senior Montgomery, IL Graduated/signed to play professional in Germany with Riesen Ludwigsburg Jarrin Randall 12 G 5'11" 165 Sophomore Chicago, IL Transferred to Davenport Reggie Jones 23 G/F 6'6" 215 Sophomore Marion, IN Transferred to Tulsa Drake LaMont 42 C 6'10" 250 Senior Plantation, FL Graduated
Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Kawanise Wilkins 11 G 6'5" 230 Sophomore Chicago, IL Junior college transferred from Barton Community College
Recruiting class of 2018
Recruiting class of 2019
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition
!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| MAC regular season
!colspan=9 style=| MAC tournament
Source
See also 2018–19 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team
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