Now former Western Michigan men’s basketball coach Steve Hawkins was relieved from his head coaching duties last Wednesday after 17 seasons with the program.
Hawkins, 57, did an admirable job and guided the Broncos to two Mid-American Conference titles in 2003-04 and 2013-14, which included two conference tournament titles and two NCAA Tournament appearances in those same seasons. He also led the program to eight MAC West titles in his 17 seasons as the man in charge.
After the Broncos finished its 2019-20 regular season on March 6 with a loss to rival Central Michigan, Hawkins made it clear that he wanted to stay as the head coach.