Western Michigan leading scorer Brown eligible for sixth season

Western Michigan guard David Brown will play in 2014-15 after being granted a sixth season of eligibility. Brown averaged a team-high 19.1 points and 3.5 rebounds in 33 games last season, earning first-team All-MAC honors.

Western Michigan guard David Brown will play in 2014-15 after being granted a sixth season of eligibility, according to David Drew of the Kalamazoo Gazette.

Brown averaged a team-high 19.1 points and 3.5 rebounds in 33 games last season, earning first-team All-MAC honors.

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The Broncos went 23-10 and earned an NCAA Tournament berth -- the program's first since 2004 -- after beating Toledo in the MAC championship game.

The basis of Brown's petition for a sixth season is that injuries limited him to only 19 games over two previous seasons.

#WMU officials confirm @WMUMBB guard David Brown will return for a 6th & final season to lead defending #MAC champion Broncos.

— David Drew (@DavidJ_Drew) August 8, 2014

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