Editor's note: This story was updated to include quotes from WMU athletic director Kathy Beauregard from her interview with the Western Herald in April.
Former Western Michigan guard Michael Flowers took to Twitter to express his frustration with how the WMU athletic department handled his decision to enter the transfer portal this year.
Flowers decided to enter the transfer portal after the university parted ways with former head coach Steve Hawkins, who had been the WMU men’s basketball head coach for 17 years. Flowers referred to Hawkins as “my head coach” in his Twitter post.