Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball

Western Illinois Leathernecks
Western Illinois Leathernecks
	2017–18 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team
University	Western Illinois University
Head coach	Billy Wright (4th season)
Conference	Summit League
Location	Macomb, Illinois
Arena	Western Hall ; (Capacity: 5,139)
Nickname	Leathernecks
Colors	Purple and gold;
Uniforms
Home	Away ;
NCAA tournament appearances
	1959, 1980, 1981*
Conference tournament champions
	1984
Conference regular season champions
	1983, 2013; *at Division II level

The Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represents Western Illinois University of Macomb, Illinois, in NCAA Division I men's college basketball competition. The school's team currently competes in The Summit League. The team plays its home games at 5,139-seat Western Hall and are coached by Billy Wright.

Western Illinois' first men's basketball team was fielded in 1910–1911. The Leathernecks men's basketball program made the transition from Division II to Division I beginning in the 1981–82 season. They were selected to play in the College Basketball Invitational tournament following the 2011–12 regular season, the first Division I postseason appearance in school history.^[2] The Leathernecks were selected again to play in the College Basketball Invitational tournament after the 2012–13 season.

Current coaches

Name	Title	College	First season
Billy Wright	Head Coach	Bradley	2014
Joshua Wolfe	Associate Head Coach	Hope College	2012
Jestin Anderson	Assistant Coach	Quincy	2016
Joshua Jones	Assistant Coach	Eastern Kentucky	2016

Postseason

NCAA Division II Tournament results

The Leathernecks have appeared in three NCAA Division II Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–4.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1959	Regional Quarterfinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Centenary Abilene Christian	L 76–84 L 81–85 ^OT
1980	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Finals	North Dakota South Dakota State	W 102–79 L 86–98
1981	Regional Quarterfinals Regional Finals	Southern Indiana Northern Michigan	W 80–73 L 87–93

CBI results

The Leathernecks have appeared in two College Basketball Invitationals. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2012	First Round	Oregon State	L 59–80
2013	First Round	Purdue	L 67–81

Records

Year	Overall Record	Conference Record	Conference Finish (Total teams)	Postseason
2005–06	7–21	3–14	8th (9)	No
2006–07	7–23	3–11	8th (8)	No
2007–08	12–18	7–11	7th (9)	No
2008–09	9–20	6–12	8th (10)	No
2009–10	13–17	6–12	7th (10)	No
2010–11	7–23	2–16	9th (10)	No
2011–12	18–15	9–9	4th (10)	2012 CBI
2012–13	22–9	13–3	2nd (9)	2013 CBI
2013–14	10–20	4–10	7th (8)	No
2014–15	8–20	3–13	9th (9)	No
2015–16	10–17	3–13	9th (9)	No
2016–17	8–20	5–11	8th (9)	No

References

^ Western Illinois Leathernecks Athletics 2017–18 Branding & Style Guidelines (PDF). July 11, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
^ "Western Illinois to play in first-ever D-I postseason tourney". Retrieved 27 March 2012.

External links

Official website

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[1] Western Illinois Leathernecks Athletics 2017–18 Branding & Style Guidelines (PDF). July 11, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.

[2] "Western Illinois to play in first-ever D-I postseason tourney". Retrieved 27 March 2012.

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Venues	Western Hall (1964–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24

v t e Western Illinois University
Located in Macomb, Illinois
Campus	Sherman Hall
Athletics	Sports: Western Illinois Leathernecks Baseball Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Venues: Alfred D. Boyer Stadium Brophy Courts Hanson Field Harry Mussatto Golf Course MacKenzie Alumni Field Mary Ellen McKee Softball Stadium Spring Lake Course Western Hall Traditions: Western Illinois Marching Leathernecks
Media	WIUM WIUS WIUW
People	List of Western Illinois University people
Founded: 1899

v t e Summit League men's basketball
Teams	Denver Pioneers Kansas City Roos North Dakota Fighting Hawks North Dakota State Bison Omaha Mavericks Oral Roberts Golden Eagles St. Thomas Tommies South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota State Jackrabbits
Championships & awards	Conference tournament Player of the Year
Seasons	1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24