2013–14 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

2013–14 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball
Conference The Summit League
2013–14 record 10–20 (4–10 The Summit)
Head coach Jim Molinari (6th year)
Assistant coach Wade Hokenson
Assistant coach Damon James
Assistant coach Josh Wolfe
Home arena Western Hall
2013–14 The Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Dakota State 12 2   .857     26 7   .788
IPFW 10 4   .714     25 11   .694
South Dakota State 10 4   .714     19 13   .594
Denver 8 6   .571     16 15   .516
South Dakota 6 8   .429     12 18   .400
Omaha* 5 9   .357     17 15   .531
Western Illinois 4 10   .286     10 20   .333
IUPUI 1 13   .071     6 26   .188
2014 Summit League Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
*ineligible for NCAA postseason Div I tournament due to Div. I transition

The 2013–14 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by sixth year head coach Jim Molinari, played their home games at Western Hall and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 10–20, 4–10 in The Summit League play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League Tournament to South Dakota State.

At the end of the season, head coach Jim Molinari resigned to take an assistants job at Nebraska.[1] His record was 79–104 in six seasons.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Jabari Sandifer Guard 6–1 170 Freshman Naperville, Illinois
10 Jordan Foster Guard 5–11 175 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
12 Jason Hawthorne Guard 6–0 170 Sophomore Houston, Texas
14 Bully Molinari Guard 6–2 190 Senior Peoria, Illinois
24 Remy Roberts-Burnett Guard 6–0 180 Junior Joliet, Illinois
30 Mike Miklusak Forward 6–6 190 Freshman Dyer, Indiana
31 Garret Covington Forward 6–5 180 Freshman Edwardsville, Illinois
32 Tate Stensgaard Forward 6–8 190 Sophomore Rapid City, South Dakota
33 Adam Link Forward 6–6 210 Senior Elbert, Colorado
34 Mohamed Conde Forward 6–7 200 Junior Belleville, Michigan
43 Travis Barnes Forward 6–7 215 Freshman Walstonburg, North Carolina
52 Michael Ochereobia Center 6–8 260 Senior Hackney, England

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/05/2013*
7:00 PM
Knox W 97–54 
Western Hall (1,310)
Macomb, IL
Regular season
11/09/2013*
9:00 PM
Idaho L 63–67  0–1
Memorial Gym (1,326)
Moscow, ID
11/12/2013*
7:00 PM
at Nebraska L 47–62  0–2
Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,771)
Lincoln, NE
11/17/2013*
4:00 PM
at Pacific L 52–66  0–3
Alex G. Spanos Center (1,771)
Stockton, CA
11/21/2013*
7:00 PM
Eureka W 79–52  1–3
Western Hall (1,211)
Macomb, IL
11/26/2013*
7:30 PM
at Southeastern Louisiana L 52–62  1–4
University Center (460)
Hammond, LA
11/30/2013*
7:00 PM
Greenville W 76–49  2–4
Western Hall (1,147)
Macomb, IL
12/04/2013*
7:00 PM
Eastern Illinois W 60–32  3–4
Western Hall (1,585)
Macomb, IL
12/07/2013*
7:00 PM
Grace Bible W 77–43  4–4
Western Hall (1,112)
Macomb, IL
12/16/2013*
7:00 PM
at Alabama State L 59–52  4–5
Dunn–Oliver Acadome (236)
Montgomery, AL
12/19/2013*
9:00 PM
at Utah State
Basketball Travelers Classic
L 52–68  4–6
Smith Spectrum (9,447)
Logan, UT
12/20/2013*
6:30 PM
vs. Troy
Basketball Travelers Classic
W 61–58  5–6
Smith Spectrum (1,760)
Logan, UT
12/21/2013*
6:30 PM
vs. UC Santa Barbara
Basketball Travelers Classic
L 55–61  5–7
Smith Spectrum (1,915)
Logan, UT
12/28/2013*
8:00 PM
at UTEP
Sun Bowl Classic
L 64–67  5–8
Don Haskins Center (6,132)
El Paso, TX
12/29/2013*
6:00 PM
vs. Alcorn State
Sun Bowl Classic
W 64–62 2OT 6–8
Don Haskins Center (6,244)
El Paso, TX
01/04/2014*
7:00 PM
William & Mary L 67–78  6–9
Western Hall (1,096)
Macomb, IL
01/11/2014
7:00 PM
Nebraska–Omaha W 79–72 OT 7–9 (1–0)
Western Hall (2,113)
Macomb, IL
01/16/2014
7:00 PM
at South Dakota State L 55–64  7–10 (1–1)
Frost Arena (2,023)
Brookings, SD
01/18/2014
2:00 PM
at North Dakota State L 52–65  7–11 (1–2)
Bison Sports Arena (4,284)
Fargo, ND
01/23/2014
7:00 PM
South Dakota W 79–61  8–11 (2–2)
Western Hall (2,268)
Macomb, IL
01/25/2014
6:00 PM
Denver L 55–67  8–12 (2–3)
Western Hall (2,920)
Macomb, IL
01/30/2014
6:00 PM
at IUPUI W 69–54  9–12 (3–3)
The Jungle (524)
Indianapolis, IN
02/01/2014
6:00 PM
at IPFW L 64–77  9–13 (3–4)
Gates Sports Center (932)
Fort Wayne, IN
02/08/2014
1:00 PM
at Nebraska–Omaha L 60–71  9–14 (3–5)
Ralston Arena (1,083)
Ralston, NE
02/13/2014
7:00 PM
North Dakota State L 52–56  9–15 (3–6)
Western Hall (1,962)
Macomb, IL
02/15/2014
7:00 PM
South Dakota State L 50–62  9–16 (3–7)
Western Hall (2,213)
Macomb, IL
02/20/2014
8:00 PM
at Denver L 67–75  9–17 (3–8)
Magness Arena (1,846)
Denver, CO
02/22/2014
4:00 PM
at South Dakota L 54–64  9–18 (3–9)
DakotaDome (2,102)
Vermillion, SD
02/27/2014
7:00 PM
IPFW L 56–65  9–19 (3–10)
Western Hall (1,151)
Macomb, IL
03/01/2014
7:00 PM
IUPUI W 75–70  10–19 (4–10)
Western Hall (1,901)
Macomb, IL
The Summit League Tournament
03/09/2014
8:30 PM, FCS Atlantic
vs. South Dakota State
Quarterfinals
L 50–71  10–20
Sioux Falls Arena (6,647)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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