The 2008–09 Western Michigan Broncos men's basketball team was a National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I college basketball team representing Western Michigan University. The team was the defending Mid-American Conference (MAC) West Division champion and was picked to finish first in the MAC West Division by members of the MAC News Media Association.

WMU opened the season losing to in the first game of the inaugural Charleston Classic.

In February 2009, redshirt freshman Justin Hairston decided to transfer.

Roster No. Name Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown (Previous school) 40 Luke Adaline C 7'0" 262 Fr. Tawas City, MI (Tawas) 32 Muhammed Conteh F 6'7" 236 Fr. Bloomington, IN (Providence School) 5 Mike Douglas G 6'0" 162 Fr. Detroit, MI (Finney) 4 Derek Drews F 6'5" 214 Sr. Elkhart, IN (Elkhart Central) 34 Shawntes Gary G 6'2" 210 Sr. Elkhart, IN (Concord) 13 Justin Hairston F 6'5" 205 Fr.-R Fort Wayne, IN (Fort Wayne South) 23 David Kool G 6'3" 205 Jr. Grand Rapids, MI (South Christian) 24 Donald Lawson C 6'9" 241 Jr. Chicago, IL (Leo Catholic) 20 LaMarcus Lowe F/C 6'11" 200 Fr. Flint, MI (Northwestern) 3 Martelle McLemore G 6'5" 205 Jr. Detroit, MI (Consortium Prep) 10 Troy Peter G 6'4" 203 Fr. Stevensville, MI (Lakeshore) 22 Michael Redell G 6'0" 183 Sr. Rockford, MI (Cleveland State) 12 Andre Ricks G 5'9" 160 Sr. Detroit, MI (Pershing) 1 Demetrius Ward G 6'2" 215 Fr. Detroit, MI (Pershing) 33 Flenard Whitfield F 6'7" 222 Fr. Detroit, MI (Martin Luther King) 15 Alex Wolf G 5'11" 193 So. Parchment, MI (Parchment)

Awards David Kool Mid-American Conference Player of the Week (3) Week 1 – Led Charleston Classic in scoring and was named to the All-Tournament Team after putting up 24.3 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.0 assists and 1.3 steals per game in three losses. Week 6 – 19 points, three rebounds, one assist and one steal in only 28 minutes in 68–55 win over Iona. Week 9 – 26 points and a career-high nine rebounds, three assists and two steals in victory over Central Michigan. Mid-American Conference Scholar–Athlete of the Week, January 11 Charleston Classic All-Tournament Team Academic All-District IV First Team

Schedule

!colspan=9 style=| Non-conference regular season

!colspan=9 style=| MAC regular season

!colspan=9 style=|MAC tournament

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