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Western Michigan

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Program Rating

-0.27 Rating
#209 National Rank
2026-2027 As of Season

Joint program + coach model (log-odds scale): the program's own quality apart from its coach, ranked among that season's Division I programs.

Core Rotation by Season

Season PG SG SF PF C B1 B2 B3
2026-2027
Kailey Starks
36.0 MPG
Alli Carlson
33.0 MPG
Casey Vyverman
31.0 MPG
Zuri Ransom
21.0 MPG
Faith Wiseman
28.0 MPG
Alli Harness
20.0 MPG
Emily Van Timmeren
13.0 MPG
Isabella Miljkovic
6.0 MPG

Top five minute earners are ordered guard-to-big, then the next three rotation players are shown off the bench. Coverage: 2026-2027 to 2026-2027.

Season History

Show All Seasons
Season Coach Record Win % PPG DPPG Margin Elo Pyth Adj PPG Adj Opp PPG
2026-2027 Kate Achter 0-1
ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records 		0.0% 54.0 68.0 -14.0 815 (#278) 32.2% (#256) 56.0 (#288) 64.0 (#288)
2025-2026 Kate Achter 9-20
ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records 		31.0% 56.2 65.6 -9.4 879 (#230) 16.2% (#269) 53.9 (#269) 62.9 (#269)
2024-2025 Shane Clipfell 12-18
ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records 		40.0% 57.6 64.0 -6.4 949 (#184) 17.2% (#264) 54.9 (#259) 62.9 (#259)
2023-2024 Shane Clipfell 12-18
ESPN results + NCAA results + coach season records 		40.0% 62.2 65.7 -3.5 895 (#212) 24.1% (#236) 59.8 (#237) 66.4 (#237)
2022-2023 Shane Clipfell 12-17
ESPN results + coach season records 		41.4% 63.2 69.1 -5.9 1001 (#156) 24.0% (#243) 60.1 (#243) 66.2 (#243)
2021-2022 Shane Clipfell 16-14
ESPN results + coach season records 		53.3% 65.0 63.1 +1.9 1032 (#128) 50.0% (#168) 60.1 (#158) 59.4 (#158)
2020-2021 Shane Clipfell 6-15
ESPN results + coach season records 		28.6% 65.3 70.7 -5.4 1044 (#145) 35.9% (#198) 62.1 (#206) 65.9 (#206)
2019-2020 Shane Clipfell 18-13
ESPN results + coach season records 		58.1% 69.8 66.5 +3.3 1159 (#100) 55.8% (#144) 65.4 (#143) 64.0 (#143)
2018-2019 Shane Clipfell 10-20
ESPN results + coach season records 		33.3% 61.8 66.7 -4.9 954 (#192) 29.3% (#217) 59.3 (#223) 64.7 (#223)
2017-2018 Shane Clipfell 18-15
ESPN results + coach season records 		54.5% 69.9 67.1 +2.8 1192 (#80) 63.3% (#130) 66.5 (#124) 63.1 (#124)
2016-2017 Shane Clipfell 19-13
ESPN results + coach season records 		59.4% 69.0 65.8 +3.2 1136 (#109) 60.2% (#135) 64.6 (#138) 62.3 (#138)
2015-2016 Shane Clipfell 17-15
ESPN results + coach season records 		53.1% 65.8 63.0 +2.8 1067 (#140) 64.4% (#134) 64.2 (#128) 60.8 (#128)
2014-2015 Shane Clipfell 20-13
ESPN results + coach season records 		60.6% 61.5 57.4 +4.1 1105 (#118) 64.0% (#126) 59.8 (#114) 56.0 (#114)
2013-2014 Shane Clipfell 13-18
ESPN results + coach season records 		41.9% 66.9 69.9 -3.0 961 (#187) 31.5% (#213) 64.1 (#211) 68.3 (#211)
2012-2013 Shane Clipfell 11-20
coach season records 		35.5% - - - 960 (#188) 20.2% (#250) 57.1 (#253) 64.1 (#253)
2011-2012 Tasha McDowell 8-22
coach season records 		26.7% - - - 897 (#218) 16.7% (#264) 60.6 (#272) 69.9 (#272)
2010-2011 Tasha McDowell 9-21
ESPN results + coach season records 		30.0% 60.2 65.9 -5.7 930 (#205) 30.0% (#209) 58.8 (#209) 62.7 (#209)
2009-2010 Tasha McDowell 9-21
ESPN results + coach season records 		30.0% 57.6 67.2 -9.6 923 (#227) 17.3% (#258) 55.3 (#259) 63.0 (#259)
2008-2009 Ron Stewart 7-23
ESPN results + coach season records 		23.3% 63.4 69.5 -6.1 849 (#244) 34.9% (#204) 60.7 (#209) 64.3 (#209)
2007-2008 Ron Stewart 13-19
ESPN results + coach season records 		40.6% 70.3 71.3 -1.0 993 (#169) 49.3% (#168) 68.3 (#163) 68.4 (#163)
2006-2007 Ron Stewart 14-18
ESPN results + coach season records 		43.8% 69.9 71.3 -1.4 1064 (#130) 52.3% (#149) 68.4 (#136) 67.0 (#136)
2005-2006 Ron Stewart 14-14
coach season records 		50.0% - - - 1093 (#113) 55.5% (#130) 69.1 (#130) 68.0 (#130)
2004-2005 Ron Stewart 10-18
ESPN results + coach season records 		35.7% 64.2 70.2 -6.0 968 (#182) 24.2% (#214) 61.3 (#222) 68.0 (#222)
2003-2004 Ron Stewart 19-13
coach season records 		59.4% - - - - - - -
2002-2003 Ron Stewart 20-12
coach season records 		62.5% - - - - - - -
2001-2002 Ron Stewart 16-15
coach season records 		51.6% - - - - - - -
2000-2001 Ron Stewart 9-19
coach season records 		32.1% - - - - - - -
1999-2000 Ron Stewart 18-12
coach season records 		60.0% - - - - - - -
1998-1999 Ron Stewart 19-10
coach season records 		65.5% - - - - - - -
1997-1998 Ron Stewart 7-19
coach season records 		26.9% - - - - - - -
1996-1997 Pat Charity 3-23
coach season records 		11.5% - - - - - - -
1995-1996 Pat Charity 13-14
coach season records 		48.1% - - - - - - -
1994-1995 Pat Charity 17-11
coach season records 		60.7% - - - - - - -
1993-1994 Pat Charity 16-12
coach season records 		57.1% - - - - - - -
1992-1993 Pat Charity 14-13
coach season records 		51.9% - - - - - - -
1991-1992 Pat Charity 2-25
coach season records 		7.4% - - - - - - -
1990-1991 Pat Charity 9-18
coach season records 		33.3% - - - - - - -
1989-1990 Jim Hess 10-17
coach season records 		37.0% - - - - - - -
1988-1989 Jim Hess 11-16
coach season records 		40.7% - - - - - - -
1987-1988 Jim Hess 19-10
coach season records 		65.5% - - - - - - -
1986-1987 Jim Hess 17-10
coach season records 		63.0% - - - - - - -
1985-1986 Jim Hess 12-15
coach season records 		44.4% - - - - - - -
1984-1985 Jim Hess 19-10
coach season records 		65.5% - - - - - - -

NCAA Tournament (1994-present)

No NCAA Tournament games found for this program in the 64-team era.