COACHES VS. CANCER
During Coaches vs. Cancer® Suits and Sneakers awareness weekend, Jan. 28-30, basketball coaches nationwide will wear sneakers with their suits to demonstrate their support for the American Cancer Society and its vision of a world with less cancer and more birthdays. Basketball fans are encouraged to also wear sneakers to games that weekend to show their support.

Coaches vs. Cancer is a collaborative initiative of the American Cancer Society and the National Association of Basketball Coaches (NABC) that empowers coaches, their teams and local communities to make a difference in the fight against cancer.

By lacing up sneakers with their suits on the event's seventh annual awareness weekend, college and high school basketball coaches across the country will spotlight the fact that while cancer remains a major health concern, everyone can take daily steps to reduce their risk of the disease. For those who do not smoke, weight control, exercise and a healthy diet are the best ways to improve health and reduce cancer risk. In the U.S., overweight and obesity contribute to 14-to-20 percent of all cancerrelated deaths.

QUICK HITTERS

• Western Michigan trails the all-time series, 38-81, against Miami
• The Broncos are looking for their fi rst win at Millett Hall since Feb. 4, 1989 (81-79) and are 5-51 on the road against Miami
• Western Michigan is looking for its first road win of the 2010-11 Mid-American Conference season
• Western Michigan three players score over 20 points in a game for the first time this season when Juwan Howard Jr., Demetrius Ward and Flenard Whitfi eld each scored 21 points apiece against Buffalo
• Whitfield's 21 points were a career high and the first time in his career he scored over 20 points in a game
• Western Michigan coaches and staff will participate in Coaches vs. Cancer on Jan. 29 by wearing suits and sneakers during the game
• Miami is holding a throwback game against WMU where each player will wear a jersey number that is associated with a signifi cant player in its program's history
• Five of Western Michigan's 2010-11 opponents are currently ranked and/or receiving votes on the CollegeInsider. com's Top 25 Poll (as of 1/24/11), including South Dakota State (10), which WMU defeated, 77-74, on Dec. 18, and tonight's opponent, Buffalo, receiving fi ve votes
• Western Michigan has only four back-to-back home games during the entire 2010-11 season and no home stand greater than two consecutive games
• Western Michigan played a game on New Year's Eve for the fi fth time in program history (3-2) — resulting in a 69-60 win over Eastern Illinois