Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball

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College basketball team

2024–25 Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team

University

Western Michigan University

Head coach

Shane Clipfell (13th season)

Conference

Mid-American

Location

Kalamazoo, Michigan

Arena

University Arena
(capacity: 5,421)

Nickname

Broncos

Colors

Brown and gold

Uniforms

Home

Away

NCAA tournament appearances

1985, 2003

Conference tournament champions

1985, 2003

The Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball team represents Western Michigan University, in Kalamazoo, Michigan in women's basketball. The school competes in the Mid-American Conference in Division I of the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA). The Broncos play home basketball games at the University Arena near the campus in Kalamazoo, Michigan.

Season-by-season record

Western Michigan has a 610–677 record since starting play in 1967 with a 266–306 record in Mid-American Conference play. They have won the MAC tournament (1985, 2003) while being the tournament runner-up in 1988, and the Broncos have won a division title (2000) as well. While they haven't advanced past the first round of the NCAA tournament, they have qualified for the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) four times (1999, 2000, 2004, 2015) and advanced to the quarterfinals in 2004.

Season	Coach	Record	Conference Record
1967–68	Fran Ebert	6–6	n/a
1968–69	Fran Ebert	1–9	n/a
1969–70	Fran Ebert	3–5	n/a
1970–71	Fran Ebert	7–5	n/a
1971–72	Fran Ebert	14–3	n/a
1972–73	Fran Ebert	13–3	n/a
1972–73	Fran Ebert	13–3	n/a
1973–74	Fran Ebert	9–9	n/a
1974–75	Fran Ebert	16–5	n/a
1975–76	Fran Ebert	20–3	n/a
1976–77	Fran Ebert	13–12	n/a
1977–78	Fran Ebert	21–5	n/a
1978–79	Fran Ebert	12–17	n/a
1979–80	Fran Ebert	19–10	n/a
1980–81	Fran Ebert	18–13	n/a
1981–82	Fran Ebert	7–19	n/a
1982–83	Jim Hess	3–23	0–18
1983–84	Jim Hess	13–12	8–10
1984–85	Jim Hess	19–10	14–4
1985–86	Jim Hess	12–15	9–9
1986–87	Jim Hess	17–10	10–6
1987–88	Jim Hess	19–10	12–4
1988–89	Jim Hess	11–16	6–10
1989–90	Jim Hess	10–17	5–11
1990–91	Pat Charity	9–18	4–12
1991–92	Pat Charity	2–25	1–15
1992–93	Pat Charity	14–13	10–8
1993–94	Pat Charity	16–12	9–9
1994–95	Pat Charity	17–11	13–5
1995–96	Pat Charity	13–14	10–8
1996–97	Pat Charity	3–23	3–15
1997–98	Ron Stewart	7–19	5–13
1998–99	Ron Stewart	19–10	11–5
1999–2000	Ron Stewart	18–12	14–2
2000–01	Ron Stewart	9–19	6–10
2001–02	Ron Stewart	16–15	11–5
2002–03	Ron Stewart	20–12	10–6
2003–04	Ron Stewart	19–13	11–5
2004–05	Ron Stewart	10–18	7–9
2005–06	Ron Stewart	14–14	11–5
2006–07	Ron Stewart	14–18	6–10
2007–08	Ron Stewart	13–19	9–7
2008–09	Tasha McDowell	7–23	3–13
2009–10	Tasha McDowell	9–21	4–12
2010–11	Tasha McDowell	9–21	5–11
2011–12	Tasha McDowell	8–22	5–11
2012–13	Shane Clipfell	11–20	7–11
2013–14	Shane Clipfell	13–18	8–10
2014–15	Shane Clipfell	20–13	11–7
2015–16	Shane Clipfell	17–15	8–10
2016–17	Shane Clipfell	19–13	8–10
2017–18	Shane Clipfell	18–15	9–9
2018–19	Shane Clipfell	10–20	4–13
2019–20	Shane Clipfell	18–13	10–8
2020–21	Shane Clipfell	6–15	5–14
2021–22	Shane Clipfell	16–14	10–10

NCAA tournament results

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1985	#8	First Round	#1 Texas	L 84-62
2003	#14	First Round	#3 Stanford	L 82-66

References

Western Michigan Athletics Brand Guide (PDF). July 1, 2021. Retrieved February 1, 2022.
"Year-By-Year Coaching Records". wmubroncos.com.
"MAC Tournament & Postseason Results". wmubroncos.com.

External links

Official website

v t e Western Michigan Broncos women's basketball
Venues	Read Fieldhouse (1967–1992) Lawson Arena (1992–1994) University Arena (1994–present)
Rivalries	In-state MAC schools
Culture and lore	Buster Bronco The Zoo
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

Western Michigan University

Located in: Kalamazoo, Michigan

Academics

Athletics

Teams	Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Ice hockey Men's soccer
Venues	Ebert Field Hyames Field Kanley Track Lawson Arena University Arena Waldo Stadium WMU Soccer Complex
Traditions	Buster Bronco Central Michigan (football rivalry) Michigan MAC Trophy

Campus

People

Student life

Founded: 1903
Students: 23,914
Endowment: 330 million
Category

v t e Mid-American Conference women's basketball
Teams	Akron Zips Ball State Cardinals Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Northern Illinois Huskies Ohio Bobcats Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos
Future teams	UMass Minutewomen (joining in 2025)
Championships & awards	Mid-American Conference women's basketball tournament Regular Season Champions
Seasons	1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

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