Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball

Western Illinois Leathernecks

2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

University

Western Illinois University

Conference

Summit League

Location

Macomb, IL

Head coach

Billy Wright (2nd year)

Arena

Western Hall
(Capacity: 5,139)

Nickname

Leathernecks

Colors

Purple and Gold^[1]

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 it 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.

Coaches

Name	Title	College	First Season
Billy Wright	Head Coach		2014
Wade Hokenson	Assistant Coach	Minnesota	2008
Kyle Vogt	Assistant Coach	Lakeland	2011

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/Score
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/Score
2012	First Round	Oregon State	L 59–80
2013	First Round	Purdue	L 67–81

References

↑ "Approved WIU Colors". Retrieved 2016-04-16.
↑ "Western Illinois to play in first-ever D-I postseason tourney". Retrieved 27 March 2012.

External links

Official website

Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball

Venues	Western Hall (1964–present)

People	Head coaches

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 1999–00 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

Summit League men's basketball

Teams	Denver Pioneers IPFW Mastodons IUPUI Jaguars North Dakota State Bison Omaha Mavericks Oral Roberts Golden Eagles South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota State Jackrabbits Western Illinois Leathernecks

Championships & awards	Conference Tournament Player of the Year

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