2004-2005 Western Michigan Broncos

2004-2005 Western Michigan Broncos Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
- Jeff Bronson Sr F 6-6 225 Jun 2, 1983 Safety Harbor (FL) United States Countryside High School
- Stane's Bufford Jr F 6-5 220 Sep 25, 1984 Ferndale (MI) United States Ferndale High School
- Derek Fracalossi Fr GF 6-5 203 Sep 13, 1985 Davison (MI) United States Davison High School
- Steve Green Jr C 6-10 230 May 10, 1983 Macomb (MI) United States Lutheran High School North
- Andrew Hershberger Fr F 6-7 223 May 31, 1985 Goshen (IN) United States N/A
- Dan Hess Fr FC 6-7 225 Jan 16, 1986 Owosso (MI) United States Corunna High School
- Silver Laku So G 6-2 180 Feb 8, 1984 Toronto Canada Marc Garneau Collegiate Institute
- Andrew Paolini Fr FC 6-10 220 Apr 25, 1986 Ann Arbor (MI) United States N/A
- Ben Reed Sr G 6-3 225 Apr 18, 1983 Battle Creek (MI) United States Central High School
- Joe Reitz Fr C 6-7 256 Aug 24, 1985 Indianapolis (IN) United States Hamilton Southeastern High School
- Levi Rost Sr F 6-7 205 Mar 18, 1983 St. John's (MI) United States St. John's High School
- Brian Snider Jr G 6-6 215 May 23, 1983 Cadillac (MI) United States Cadillac High School
- Rickey Willis Sr PG 6-0 175 Feb 21, 1982 Detroit (MI) United States Mackenzie High School
- Wes deVries Jr F 6-9 240 Apr 20, 1983 Wheaton (IL) United States Warrenville South High School

Recent Western Michigan Broncos History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 12-20 (9-9) 6th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2022-2023 8-23 (4-14) 12th (MAC) N/A N/A
2021-2022 8-23 (4-16) 12th (MAC) N/A N/A
2020-2021 5-16 (4-11) 9th (MAC) N/A N/A
2019-2020 13-19 (6-12) 10th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2018-2019 8-24 (2-16) 12th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2017-2018 17-15 (9-9) 5th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 16-16 (11-7) 2nd (MAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2015-2016 13-19 (7-11) 10th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 20-14 (10-8) 6th (MAC) 2nd Rnd CIT 1st Rnd
2013-2014 23-10 (14-4) 1st (MAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2012-2013 22-13 (10-6) 3rd (MAC) 4th Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2011-2012 14-20 (6-10) 8th (MAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2010-2011 21-13 (11-5) 2nd (MAC) 3rd Rnd CIT 2nd Rnd
2009-2010 18-15 (8-8) 6th (MAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2008-2009 10-21 (7-9) 6th (MAC) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 20-12 (12-4) 2nd (MAC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2006-2007 16-16 (9-7) 5th (MAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2005-2006 14-17 (10-8) 5th (MAC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 20-13 (11-7) 2nd (MAC) 3rd Rnd NIT 3rd Rnd
2003-2004 26-5 (15-3) 1st (MAC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2002-2003 20-11 (10-8) 5th (MAC) 2nd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd

2004-2005 Western Michigan Broncos Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Ben Reed All-MAC First Team
Levi Rost All-MAC Second Team
Joe Reitz MAC All-Freshman Team

2004-2005 Western Michigan Broncos Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Willis B. Reed B. Snider L. Rost J. Reitz
Rotation S. Laku S. Bufford J. Bronson    
Lim PT   D. Fracalossi A. Hershberger W. deVries S. Green
Lim PT     D. Hess   A. Paolini

2004-2005 Western Michigan Broncos Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Ben Reed 33 32.3 17.7 6.2 2.1 0.5 0.1 2.5
Levi Rost 33 30.6 16.5 6.1 1.6 1.5 0.5 1.7
Joe Reitz 33 23.1 9.4 5.5 0.2 0.6 0.2 1.4
Brian Snider 28 29.5 8.3 5.2 3.1 1.1 0.1 2.1
Stane's Bufford 33 18.6 7.3 3.9 0.4 0.7 0.2 1.4
Rickey Willis 33 33.5 6.8 2.1 4.8 1.2 0.1 2.2
Silver Laku 31 10.6 3.0 1.1 0.4 0.4 0.0 0.3
Jeff Bronson 30 13.2 2.6 2.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.7
Andrew Hershberger 27 7.1 1.6 2.0 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.4
Wes deVries 19 6.3 1.1 1.3 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.6
Derek Fracalossi 10 3.5 0.9 0.2 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.5
Dan Hess 29 6.7 0.9 1.3 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.4
Steve Green 9 2.2 0.3 0.4 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3
Andrew Paolini 2 1.5 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2004-2005 Western Michigan Broncos Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Steve Hawkins Head Coach 2003-2004 Assistant Coach (Western Michigan, 2000 to 2003)
Clayton Bates Assistant Coach 2003-2004 N/A
Kathy Beauregard Athletic Director 1997-1998 N/A
Robin Hook Associate Athletic Director of Communications 1984-1985 N/A
Tim Herrmann Strength and Conditioning Coach 2000-2001 N/A