Western Michigan has won at least a share of the MAC West title in four of the last six seasons. But last year's share of the West crown, accomplished with a 7-9 record in a downtrodden division, didn't exactly feel like success.

The Broncos lost a slew of close games, then lost three starters from that team to graduation. As an added non-bonus, promising center LaMarcus Lowe isn't back to build on his MAC-leading 48-block freshman year because he transferred to Detroit.

But all is not gloom and doom in Kalamazoo. Western Michigan boasts senior guard David Kool, last year's MAC scoring champ at 17.9 points per game. Along with senior center Donald Lawson and senior forward Martelle McLemore, Kool serves as a shining example to the Broncos' four sophomores and...]]> Fri, 16 Oct 2009 08:06:51 PDT ncaab urn:newsml:sports.yahoo,sportsxchange:20080101:ncaab,article,teamreports-2009-ncaab-wap:1 Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:37:00 PDT