2018–19 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team
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Conference | Summit League |
2018–19 record | 10–21 (4–12 The Summit) |
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Home arena | Western Hall |
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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[]
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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Schedule and results[]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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[]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". Western Illinois University. Retrieved 2018-10-31.
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