2018–19 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

2018–19 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record10–21 (4–12 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Josh Wolfe
  • Jestin Anderson
  • Joshua Jones
Home arenaWestern Hall
Seasons
2018–19 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State  14 2   .875 24 9   .727
Omaha 13 3   .813 21 11   .656
Purdue Fort Wayne 9 7   .563 18 15   .545
North Dakota State 9 7   .563 19 16   .543
Oral Roberts 7 9   .438 11 21   .344
South Dakota 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
North Dakota 6 10   .375 12 18   .400
Western Illinois 4 12   .250 10 21   .323
Denver 3 13   .188 8 22   .267
2019 Summit League tournament winner

The 2018–19 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by fifth-year head coach Billy Wright, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 10–21, 4–12 in Summit League play to finish in 8th place. They beat top-seeded South Dakota State in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament, before losing to North Dakota State in the semifinals.[1]

Previous season

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The Leathernecks finished the season 12–16, 3–11 in Summit League play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament to South Dakota.

Roster

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2018–19 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Zion Young 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chicago, illinois
G 10 Kobe Webster 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
G 12 Otis Dortch 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
G 14 Perion Little 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Kenosha, Wisconsin
F 15 Ben Pyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr McPherson, Kansas
G 20 Jermiah Usiosefe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
G 22 Keshon Montague 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Brampton, Ontario, Canada
F 24 James Claar 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Bolingbrook, Illinois
G 25 Ryan Maas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Pekin, Illinois
F 30 Jake Weyhrich 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Manito, Illinois
G 35 Isaac Johnson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Minneapolis, Minnesota
G 40 C. J. Duff 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Waukegan, Illinois
C 44 Jordan Hughes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Schaumburg, Illinois
C 52 Brandon Gilbeck 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Spring Green, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 31, 2018

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Oct 29, 2018*
7:00 pm
Knox W 99–36 
Western Hall (269)
Macomb, IL
Nov 1, 2018*
7:30 pm
Iowa Wesleyan W 108–64 
Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:30 pm, FSN
at Creighton L 67–78  0–1
CHI Health Center Omaha (16,449)
Omaha, NE
Nov 10, 2018*
2:00 pm
North Park W 84–56  1–1
Western Hall (487)
Macomb, IL
Nov 14, 2018*
7:00 pm
Dominican (IL) W 95–56  2–1
Western Hall (394)
Macomb, IL
Nov 17, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Eastern Illinois L 66–68 OT 2–2
Lantz Arena (696)
Charleston, IL
Nov 21, 2018*
3:30 pm
at UT Martin L 90–92  2–3
Skyhawk Arena (1,005)
Martin, TN
Nov 24, 2018*
1:00 pm, BTN Plus
at Nebraska L 49–73  2–4
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,800)
Lincoln, NE
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 83–58  3–4
Western Hall (441)
Macomb, IL
Dec 1, 2018*
6:30 pm
at Southeast Missouri State W 70–63  4–4
Show Me Center (821)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Dec 5, 2018*
6:00 pm
at Stetson L 64–68  4–5
Edmunds Center (364)
DeLand, FL
Dec 8, 2018*
7:00 pm
Eastern Illinois L 67–74  4–6
Western Hall (522)
Macomb, IL
Dec 15, 2018*
1:00 pm
at IUPUI L 68–82  4–7
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (980)
Indianapolis, IN
Dec 17, 2018*
8:00 pm
at Northern Illinois L 76–91  4–8
Convocation Center (1,012)
DeKalb, IL
Dec 20, 2018*
2:00 pm
Chicago State
WAC/Summit League Challenge
W 81–52  5–8
Western Hall (352)
Macomb, IL
Summit League regular season
Dec 28, 2018
4:30 pm
South Dakota State L 58-100  5–9
(0–1)
Western Hall (441)
Macomb, IL
Dec 30, 2018
4:30 pm
Denver W 78–60  6–9
(1–1)
Western Hall (342)
Macomb, IL
Jan 5, 2019
7:00 pm
at Oral Roberts L 63–82  6–10
(1–2)
Mabee Center (2,101)
Tulsa, OK
Jan 10, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Dakota State L 69–85  6–12
(1–3)
Scheels Center (2,461)
Fargo, ND
Jan 12, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Dakota L 65–71  6–12
(1–4)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,898)
Grand Forks, ND
Jan 17, 2019
7:00 pm
Omaha L 71–80  6–13
(1–5)
Western Hall (426)
Macomb, IL
Jan 19, 2019
7:00 pm
Purdue Fort Wayne W 87–58  7–13
(2–5)
Western Hall (496)
Macomb, IL
Jan 26, 2019
3:30 pm, ESPN3
at South Dakota W 65–59  8–13
(3–5)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,702)
Vermillion, SD
Feb 1, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN3
North Dakota L 73–74  8–14
(3–6)
Western Hall (476)
Macomb, IL
Feb 2, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
North Dakota State L 76–78  8–15
(3–7)
Western Hall (521)
Macomb, IL
Feb 7, 2019
6:00 pm
at Purdue Fort Wayne L 64-79  8-16
(3-8)
Gates Sports Center 
Fort Wayne, IN
Feb 16, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3
South Dakota L 67-80  8-17
(3-9)
Western Hall (591)
Macomb, IL
Feb 20, 2019
7:00 pm
at Omaha L 63-77  8-18
(3-10)
Baxter Arena (2,666)
Omaha, NE
Feb 23, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Oral Roberts W 75-66  9-18
(4-10)
Western Hall (572)
Macomb, IL
Feb 28, 2019
8:00 pm
at Denver L 46-74  9-19
(4-11)
Magness Arena (1,145)
Denver, CO
Mar 2, 2019
4:15 pm
at South Dakota State L 66-86  9-20
(4-12)
Frost Arena (3,746)
Brookings, SD
Summit League tournament
Mar 9,2019
6pm, ESPN+
(8) vs. (1) South Dakota State
Quarterfinals
W 79-76  10-20
Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
Mar 11,2019
6pm, ESPN+
(8) vs. (4) North Dakota State
Semifinals
L 73-76  10-21
Premier Center 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[2]

References

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  1. ^ Piros, Bradley (March 18, 2019). "Mens basketball ends tough 10-21 season against NDSU in Summit League tournament semi-final". The Western Courier. Macomb, IL. Retrieved March 30, 2019.
  2. ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Western Illinois University. Retrieved October 31, 2018.