While there are not many happenings in the sports world in terms of athletic competition, the Western Michigan athletic department still has plenty of work to do.
Part of that work consisted of the recent hire of newly appointed head coach Clayton Bates of the men’s basketball program, who was officially hired last Saturday and introduced by the program on Monday.
“My mission is to build a program the university is proud of,” Bates said in a conference call with the media on Monday. “It’s going to take a lot of hard work and a lot of people, but we are certainly excited about the start we have and what we are gonna build here going forward.