CLEVELAND – The Mid-American Conference announced its specialty awards and All-Conference teams for men's basketball on Wednesday, with Western Michigan sophomore guard JaVaughn Hannah being voted as the league's Sixth Man of the Year, and redshirt junior guard B. Artis White earning All-MAC Honorable Mention.  
 
Hannah becomes the third Bronco to be named the MAC Sixth Man of the Year, joining Reggie Berry (2004) and David Brown (2013). The sophomore has come off of the bench for the majority of the season for Western Michigan, and is averaging 9.3 points and 3.2 rebounds per game.
 
The Mount Clemens, Mich., native turned things up a notch in conference play, averaging 10.6 points and 3.6 rebounds per game, with 10 of his 12 double-digit scoring performances coming against MAC foes. Hannah averaged 1.8 offensive rebounds per game in league contests, helping the Brown and Gold pace the conference in offensive rebounding at 12.8 per game during MAC play.
 
White was voted All-MAC Honorable Mention for the second time in his WMU career, having also received the honor following the 2020-21 campaign. The redshirt junior finished the regular season as Western Michigan's second-leading scorer at 10.3 points per game, and ranked among the conference leaders in assists per game (7th, 3.3), three-pointers per game (8th, 2.1), three-point percentage (11th, .382) and assist-to-turnover ratio (5th, 1.6).
 
In conference games, the Canton, Mich., native upped his scoring average to 12.2 points per game and was sixth in the MAC in assists per contest at 3.5. White was also fifth in league play in three-pointers per game (2.5), three-point percentage (.425) and assist-to-turnover ratio (1.8).
 
For a full list of the Mid-American's postseason awards, click here.
 
Sixth-seeded Western Michigan begins its run at the 2024 Mid-American Conference Tournament on Thursday evening as it takes on No. 3 Ohio in the quarterfinals. Tip between the Broncos and Bobcats is slated for 30 minutes after the conclusion of the third quarterfinal of the day between No. 2 Akron and No. 7 Miami. The game will be broadcast on ESPN+.