Western Michigan University Athletics

ALL-AMERICANS
David Kool 2009-10 Associated Press Honorable Mention
Mike Williams 2003-04 Associated Press Honorable Mention
Gene Ford 1968-69 Helms
Manny Newsome 1963-64 Coaches Association
Don Boven 1948-49 Coaches Association
Harold Gensichen 1946-47 Coaches Association
John Cawood 1943-44 Sporting News Third Team

ALL-REGION
Tom Cutter, C 1975-76 Mideast Region First Team

ALL-DISTRICT
Thomas Wilder, G 2016-17 NABC Second Team
Thomas Wilder, G 2017-18 NABC First Team


NATIONAL ACADEMIC HONORS
All-Americans
1970 Bill VanderWoude (HM)
1971 Bill VanderWoude (HM)
John Sperla (HM)
1976 Jim Kurzen (3rd)
1991 Sean Wightman (3rd)
1993 Sean Wightman (2nd)
2007 Joe Reitz(1st)
2008 Joe Reitz (2nd)
2009 David Kool (3rd)
2018 Seth Dugan (1st)

All-District
1982 Jasper McElroy (1st)
1982 David Elliott (HM)
1983 Mike Dietz (2nd)
1988 Ned Hellman (1st)
1989 Tony Warner (1st)
1991 Sean Wightman (1st)
1993 Sean Wightman (1st)
2006 Joe Reitz (1st)
2007 Joe Reitz (1st)
2008 Joe Reitz (1st)
2009 David Kool (1st)
2015 Austin Richie (1st)
2018 Seth Dugan (1st)
2019 Seth Dugan (1st)
2024 Max Burton
2024 JaVaughn Hannah
2025 Max Burton
2025 JaVaughn Hannah
2025 Brandon Muntu
2025 Chansey Willis Jr.

NABC Honors Court
2009 Derek Drews, David Kool, Alex Wolf
2012 Brandon Pokley, Nick Stapert
2013 Brandon Pokley
2014 Austin Richie
2015 Jared Klein, Austin Richie, Connar Tava
2018 Seth Dugan, Bryce Moore
2019 Seth Dugan, Adida Ikongshul, Jared Printy
2020 Adida Ikongshul, Jared Printy, Jason Whitens
2021 William Boyer-Richard, Patrick Emilien, Jason Whitens
2022 Danny Kolp
2024 Javonte Brown, Anthony Crump, Alika Edmonds, Brandon Muntu, Jack Stefanski, Markhi Strickland
2025 Max Burton, JaVaughn Hannah, Seryee Lewis, Brandon Muntu, Jack Stefanski, Markhi Strickland, Chansey Wilis Jr.

NABC Team Academic Excellence Award
2013, 2019, 2020, 2023, 2024, 2025

MID-AMERICAN CONFERENCE HONORS
Player of the Year
1976 Jeff Tyson
1987 Booker James
2004 Mike Williams
2010 David Kool

Coach of the Year
1976 Eldon Miller
1992 Bob Donewald
2014 Steve Hawkins

Freshman of the Year
1984 Booker James, G
2002 Ben Reed, G
2007 David Kool, G
2013 Darius Paul, F

Sixth Man of the Year
2004 Reggie Berry, G
2013 David Brown, G
2024 JaVaughn Hannah, G

First Team
1949 Don Boven, F
1950 Bob Adams, G
1951 Bob Adams, G
1952 Bob Adams, G
1956 Jack Smith, F
1958 Edgar Blair, C
1959 Edgar Blair, C
1961 Bob Bolton, C
1962 Manny Newsome, G
1963 Manny Newsome, G
1964 Manny Newsome, G
1965 Dave Anderson, G
1968 Gene Ford, F
1969 Gene Ford, F
1971 Earl Jenkins, C, Chuck Washington, F
1972 Earnest Pettis, G
1976 Jeff Tyson, F, Paul Griffin, F , Tom Cutter, C
1980 Kenny Cunningham, G
1981 Walker D. Russell, G
1982 Walker D. Russell, G
1987 Booker James, G
1990 Jim Havrilla, C
1992 Jim Havrilla, C
1993 Leon McGee, G
1996 Ben Handlogten, C
1998 Saddi Washington, G
2004 Mike Williams, F, Ben Reed, G
2005 Ben Reed, G
2008 David Kool, G , Joe Reitz, C
2010 David Kool, G
2014 David Brown, G , Shayne Whittington, C
2017 Thomas Wilder, G
2018 Thomas Wilder, G

Second Team
1948 Don Boven, F
1950 Joe Shaw, F , Swift Noble, C
1951 Joe Shaw, F , Roy Healy, F
1952 Ron Jackson, C , Bud Brotebeck, G
1953 Ron Jackson, C
1954 Ron Jackson, C
1955 Harold Stacy, G , Bill Rogers,
1956 Robert Diment, F , Fred Corbus, C
1957 Jack Smith, F
1959 Sam Key, G
1960 Ron Robinson, F
1963 Ajac Triplett, F
1964 Ajac Triplett, F
1966 Reggie Lacefield, F
1967 Reggie Lacefield, F
1968 Reggie Lacefield, F
1972 Chuck Washington, F , Mike Steele, C
1974 Mike Steele, F
1975 Paul Griffin, F , Jeff Tyson, F
1977 Tom Cutter, C
1981 Jasper McElroy, F
1982 Jasper McElroy, F
1986 Donald Petties, G-F
1988 Mark Brown, G
1989 Tony Baumgardt, C
1992 Leon McGee, G
1994 Leon McGee, G
1995 Joel Burns, G
1997 Saddi Washington, G
1998 Rashod Johnson, G
2002 Steve Reynolds, F
2005 Levi Rost, F
2006 Joe Reitz, C
2007 Joe Reitz, C
2009 David Kool, G
2011 Demetrius Ward, G
2013 Shayne Whittington, C
2015 David Brown, G
2016 Thomas Wilder, G
2025 Chansey Willis Jr., G

Third Team
2017 Tucker Haymond, G/F
2019 Seth Dugan, C
2020 Brandon Johnson, PF
2022 Lamar Norman Jr., G

All-Defensive Team
2018 Bryce Moore, G

Honorable Mention
1975 Tom Cutter , Jimmie Harvey , Jim Kurzen
1976 Jimmie Harvey
1979 Ken Cunnigham
1981 Todd Dietrich , Melvin Maxwell
1982 Mike Seberger
1983 Cordell Eley
1986 Booker James, F
1988 Steve Riikonen
1989 Eli Parker
1990 Mark Brown
1991 Jim Havrilla, C
1993 Sean Wightman
1996 Jason Black, G
1998 Jason Kimbrough, G
1999 Tony Barksdale
2000 Tony Barksdale
2001 Jon Powell
2002 Robby Collum, G
2003 Robby Collum, G , Anthony Kann, C
2004 Anthony Kann, C
2006 Brian Snider, G
2007 Shawntés Gary, G
2011 Flenard Whitfield, F
2012 Flenard Whitfield, F
2013 Nate Hutcheson, F
2014 Connar Tava, F
2015 Connar Tava, F
2020 Michael Flowers, G
2021 Greg Lee, F , B. Artis White G
2023 Lamar Norman Jr., G
2024 B. Artis White, G

All-Freshman Team
1987 Billy Stanback, G
1990 Darrick Brooks, F
1992 Shawn Jackson, G
1992 Ebon Sanders, G
1993 Ben Handlogten, F
1994 Saddi Washington, G
1995 Jason Black, G
2002 Ben Reed, G
2005 Joe Reitz, F/C
2007 David Kool, G
2009 Flenard Whitfield, F
2010 Nate Hutcheson, F
2011 Juwan Howard Jr.,, F
2013 Darius Paul, F
2014 Tucker Haymond, G/F
2015 Thomas Wilder, G
2017 Reggie Jones, G/F
2020 Titus Wright, C
2023 Seth Hubbard, G

All-Academic Team
1966 Bill Coole
1968 Clarence Harville, Bill VanderWoude
1970 Bill VanderWoude, John Sperla
1971 Bill VanderWoude, John Sperla
1972 John Sperla
1974 Jim Kurzen
1975 Jim Kurzen
1976 Jim Kurzen
1978 Mike Reardon
1979 Mark Weishaar
1980 Mark Weishaar
1982 Jasper McElroy
1983 Mike Dietz
1986 Mark Gorski, Dan Zachary
1987 Ned Hellman
1988 Ned Hellman
1991 Sean Wightman
1993 Sean Wightman
1997 Saddi Washington
1998 Saddi Washington
1999 Brad Van Timmeren
2004 Brian Snider
2005 Brian Snider
2006 Andrew Hershberger, Joe Reitz, Brian Snider
2007 Andrew Hershberger, Joe Reitz
2008 Andrew Hershberger, David Kool, Joe Reitz
2009 Derek Drews, David Kool
2010 David Kool
2011 Alex Wolf
2012 Brandon Pokley
2013 Brandon Pokley
2014 Connar Tava
2015 Austin Richie, Connar Tava
2016 Jared Klein, Kellen McCormick
2017 Seth Dugan, Bryce Moore
2018 Seth Dugan, Bryce Moore, Jared Printy, Adida Ikongshul
2019 Seth Dugan, Jared Printy, Adida Ikongshul
2020 Jared Printy, Adida Ikongshul, William Boyer-Richard, Jason Whitens, Patrick Emilien
2021 Jason Whitens, William Boyer-Richard, Patrick Emilien, Chase Barrs
2022 Danny Kolp
2024 Max Burton, JaVaughn Hannah
2025 Max Burton, JaVaughn Hannah, Brandon Muntu, Markhi Strickland, Michael Sulaka

Distinguished Scholar-Athlete
* award began in 2015
2015 Austin Richie, Connar Tava
2017 Seth Dugan
2018 Seth Dugan, Bryce Moore
2019 Seth Dugan

BCAM Academic-Athletic Honor Team
2007 Joe Reitz
2009 David Kool
2024 JaVaughn Hannah
2025 JaVaughn Hannah