2012–13 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

2012–13 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball

The Summit League Regular Season Co–Champions
CBI, First Round
Conference	The Summit League
2012–13 record	22–9 (13–3 The Summit)
Head coach	Jim Molinari (5th year)
Assistant coach	Billy Wright
Assistant coach	Wade Hokenson
Assistant coach	Josh Wolfe
Home arena	Western Hall

	Conf				Overall
2012–13 The Summit League men's basketball standings
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
South Dakota State †	13	–	3	.813	25	–	10	.714
Western Illinois	13	–	3	.813	22	–	9	.710
North Dakota State	12	–	4	.750	24	–	10	.706
Oakland	10	–	6	.625	16	–	17	.485
IPFW	7	–	9	.438	16	–	17	.485
Omaha *	6	–	10	.375	11	–	20	.355
UMKC	5	–	11	.313	8	–	24	.250
South Dakota	5	–	11	.313	10	–	20	.333
IUPUI	1	–	15	.063	6	–	26	.188


† 2013 Summit League Tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll * Ineligible for postseason due to NCAA Div I transition

The 2012–13 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by fifth year head coach Jim Molinari, played their home games at Western Hall and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 22–9, 13–3 in Summit League play to claim a share of the regular season conference title. They advanced to the semifinals of The Summit League Tournament where they lost to North Dakota State. They were invited to the 2013 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Purdue.

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
10	Jordan Foster	Guard	5–11	175	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois
11	Jamaal Walker	Guard	6–0	165	Freshman	Freeport, Bahamas
12	Jason Hawthorne	Guard	6–0	170	Freshman	Houston, Texas
14	Bully Molinari	Guard	6–2	190	Junior	Peoria, Illinois
15	Isaiah Duncan	Guard	6–0	180	Freshman	Peoria, Illinois
23	Ceola Clark III	Guard	6–3	195	Senior	Gurnee, Illinois
24	Remy Roberts-Burnett	Guard	6–0	180	Sophomore	Joliet, Illinois
30	John Schneider	Forward	6–7	200	Freshman	Barrington, Illinois
32	Jack Houpt	Forward	6–7	210	Senior	Chesterton, Indiana
33	Adam Link	Forward	6–6	220	Junior	Elbert, Colorado
34	Don McAvoy III	Forward	6–6	220	Senior	Chicago, Illinois
43	Terell Parks	Forward/Center	6–8	250	Senior	Beloit, Wisconsin
52	Michael Ochereobia	Center	6–8	260	Junior	Hackney, England

Schedule

Date	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/01/2012*	Harris–Stowe State	W 77–56		Western Hall (N/A)
11/05/2012*	Missouri S&T	L 60–61		Western Hall (563)
Regular Season
11/10/2012*	Wabash	W 71–39	1–0	Western Hall (1,242)
11/14/2012*	at SIU Edwardsville	L 50–62	1–1	Vadalabene Center (1,706)
11/16/2012*	vs. Buffalo (Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic)	W 67–58	2–1	Ford Center (4,112)
11/17/2012*	at Evansville (Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic)	L 44–49	2–2	Ford Center (4,431)
11/18/2012*	vs. Yale (Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic)	W 59–47	3–2	Johnson Center (428)
11/24/2012*	at Savannah State	L 38–39	3–3	Tiger Arena (340)
11/29/2012	at South Dakota	W 73–71	4–3 (1–0)	DakotaDome (1,512)
12/01/2012	at UMKC	W 68–63	5–3 (2–0)	Swinney Recreation Center (893)
12/05/2012*	at Eastern Illinois	W 57–45	6–3	Lantz Arena (1,061)
12/08/2012*	SIU Edwardsville	W 55–38	7–3	Western Hall (1,786)
12/18/2012*	UIC	W 70–54	8–3	Western Hall (1,748)
12/27/2012	Oakland	W 73–63	9–3 (3–0)	Western Hall (1,883)
12/29/2012	IPFW	W 62–50	10–3 (4–0)	Western Hall (1,412)
01/02/2013*	Savannah State	W 39–35	11–3	Western Hall (1,236)
01/05/2013	IUPUI	W 57–53 ^OT	12–3 (5–0)	Western Hall (1,710)
01/09/2013*	Greenville	W 95–48	13–3	Western Hall (1,235)
01/12/2013	at Nebraska–Omaha	W 89–74	14–3 (6–0)	Ralston Arena (1,017)
01/17/2013	South Dakota State	L 53–59	14–4 (6–1)	Western Hall (4,163)
01/19/2013	North Dakota State	W 50–42	15–4 (7–1)	Western Hall (3,973)
01/24/2013	at IPFW	W 43–40	16–4 (8–1)	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,094)
01/26/2013	at Oakland	L 60–67	16–5 (8–2)	Athletics Center O'rena (3,325)
02/02/2013	at IUPUI	W 68–59	17–5 (9–2)	The Jungle (772)
02/07/2013	Nebraska–Omaha	W 68–50	18–5 (10–2)	Western Hall (2,431)
02/14/2013	at North Dakota State	W 49–36	19–5 (11–2)	Bison Sports Arena (3,218)
02/16/2013	at South Dakota State	L 55–64	19–6 (11–3)	Frost Arena (6,103)
02/23/2013*	Cleveland State (BracketBusters)	L 54–60	19–7	Western Hall (4,259)
02/28/2013	UMKC	W 53–50	20–7 (12–3)	Western Hall (2,191)
03/02/2013	South Dakota	W 61–59	21–7 (13–3)	Western Hall (5,089)
2013 The Summit League Men's Basketball Tournament
03/09/2013	vs. South Dakota (Quarterfinals)	W 54–53	22–7	Sioux Falls Arena (6,704)
03/11/2013	vs. North Dakota State (Semifinals)	L 43–55	22–8	Sioux Falls Arena (6,676)
2013 College Basketball Invitational
03/20/2013*	at Purdue (First Round)	L 67–81	22–9	Mackey Arena (3,046)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.

References

Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball

Venues	Western Hall (1964–present)

People	Head coaches

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