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

	Conf				Overall
2013–14 The Summit League men's basketball standings
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	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/05/2013*	Knox	W 97–54		Western Hall (1,310)
Regular season
11/09/2013*	Idaho	L 63–67	0–1	Memorial Gym (1,326)
11/12/2013*	at Nebraska	L 47–62	0–2	Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,771)
11/17/2013*	at Pacific	L 52–66	0–3	Alex G. Spanos Center (1,771)
11/21/2013*	Eureka	W 79–52	1–3	Western Hall (1,211)
11/26/2013*	at Southeastern Louisiana	L 52–62	1–4	University Center (460)
11/30/2013*	Greenville	W 76–49	2–4	Western Hall (1,147)
12/04/2013*	Eastern Illinois	W 60–32	3–4	Western Hall (1,585)
12/07/2013*	Grace Bible	W 77–43	4–4	Western Hall (1,112)
12/16/2013*	at Alabama State	L 59–52	4–5	Dunn–Oliver Acadome (236)
12/19/2013*	at Utah State (Basketball Travelers Classic)	L 52–68	4–6	Smith Spectrum (9,447)
12/20/2013*	vs. Troy (Basketball Travelers Classic)	W 61–58	5–6	Smith Spectrum (1,760)
12/21/2013*	vs. UC Santa Barbara (Basketball Travelers Classic)	L 55–61	5–7	Smith Spectrum (1,915)
12/28/2013*	at UTEP (Sun Bowl Classic)	L 64–67	5–8	Don Haskins Center (6,132)
12/29/2013*	vs. Alcorn State (Sun Bowl Classic)	W 64–62 ^2OT	6–8	Don Haskins Center (6,244)
01/04/2014*	William & Mary	L 67–78	6–9	Western Hall (1,096)
01/11/2014	Nebraska–Omaha	W 79–72 ^OT	7–9 (1–0)	Western Hall (2,113)
01/16/2014	at South Dakota State	L 55–64	7–10 (1–1)	Frost Arena (2,023)
01/18/2014	at North Dakota State	L 52–65	7–11 (1–2)	Bison Sports Arena (4,284)
01/23/2014	South Dakota	W 79–61	8–11 (2–2)	Western Hall (2,268)
01/25/2014	Denver	L 55–67	8–12 (2–3)	Western Hall (2,920)
01/30/2014	at IUPUI	W 69–54	9–12 (3–3)	The Jungle (524)
02/01/2014	at IPFW	L 64–77	9–13 (3–4)	Gates Sports Center (932)
02/08/2014	at Nebraska–Omaha	L 60–71	9–14 (3–5)	Ralston Arena (1,083)
02/13/2014	North Dakota State	L 52–56	9–15 (3–6)	Western Hall (1,962)
02/15/2014	South Dakota State	L 50–62	9–16 (3–7)	Western Hall (2,213)
02/20/2014	at Denver	L 67–75	9–17 (3–8)	Magness Arena (1,846)
02/22/2014	at South Dakota	L 54–64	9–18 (3–9)	DakotaDome (2,102)
02/27/2014	IPFW	L 56–65	9–19 (3–10)	Western Hall (1,151)
03/01/2014	IUPUI	W 75–70	10–19 (4–10)	Western Hall (1,901)
The Summit League Tournament
03/09/2014	vs. South Dakota State (Quarterfinals)	L 50–71	10–20	Sioux Falls Arena (6,647)
*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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