On paper, it looks like Western Michigan University is starting the men's basketball team from scratch.
There are only three players returning – redshirt junior forward Max Burton, sophomore point guard EJ Ryans and redshirt sophomore forward Michael Sulaka – who saw any minutes on the floor last season for the Broncos (12-20 overall, 9-9 Mid-American Conference).
So, fourth-year head coach Dwayne Stephens had a lot of holes to fill…but he managed to fill them with college veteran players who might not have played for WMU last season, but they did play for teams like Penn State, Robert Morris, FIU, Purdue Fort Wayne and the University of Calgary.