2014–15 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

2014–15 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball
Conference The Summit League
2014–15 record 8–20 (3–13 The Summit)
Head coach Billy Wright (1st year)
Assistant coach Wade Hokenson
Assistant coach Josh Wolfe
Assistant coach Damon James
Home arena Western Hall
2014–15 The Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
North Dakota State 12 4   .750     23 10   .697
South Dakota State 12 4   .750     24 11   .686
Oral Roberts 10 6   .625     19 15   .559
IPFW 9 7   .563     16 15   .516
South Dakota 9 7   .563     17 16   .515
Denver 6 10   .375     12 18   .400
IUPUI 6 10   .375     10 21   .323
Omaha* 5 11   .313     12 17   .414
Western Illinois 3 13   .188     8 20   .286
*ineligible for postseason play due to Div. I transition
2015 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2014–15 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by first year head coach Billy Wright, played their home games at Western Hall and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 8–20, 3–13 in Summit League play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League Tournament to South Dakota State.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Jabari Sandifer Guard 6–1 170 Sophomore Naperville, Illinois
3 Kam Rowan Guard 6–0 170 Freshman Champaign, Illinois
5 Kendall Rollins Forward 6–7 180 Freshman Indianapolis, Indiana
10 Jamie Batish Guard 6–4 190 Junior Melbourne, Australia
11 DeVante Mayes Guard 6–0 160 Freshman Peoria, Illinois
12 Tyson Reynold Forward 6–9 220 Junior Queens, New York
14 J.C. Fuller Guard 6–3 180 Junior Sioux City, Iowa
15 Dalan Ancrum Guard/Forword 6–5 175 Freshman Round Rock, Texas
22 Jalen Morgan Forword 6–8 202 Freshman Indianapolis, Indiana
24 Remy Roberts-Burnett Guard 6–0 180 Senior Joliet, Illinois
30 Mike Miklusak Forward 6–6 190 Sophomore Dyer, Indiana
31 Garret Covington Forward 6–5 180 Sophomore Edwardsville, Illinois
32 Tate Stensgaard Forward 6–8 190 Junior Rapid City, South Dakota
33 Jalen Chapman Forward 6–8 220 Junior The Bronx, New York
34 Mohamed Conde Forward 6–7 200 Senior Belleville, Michigan

Schedule

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Date Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/08/2014* Cornell College W 82–48  Western Hall
Regular season
11/14/2014* Pacific L 71–73  0–1 Western Hall (1,323)
11/17/2014* at UIC L 64–67  0–2 UIC Pavilion (5,575)
11/22/2014* Southeastern Louisiana W 60–57  1–2 Western Hall (978)
11/25/2014* at William & Mary L 49–83  1–3 Kaplan Arena (1,913)
11/29/2014* Greenville W 91–56  2–3 Western Hall (1,014)
12/04/2014* at Akron L 49–73  2–4 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,523)
12/07/2014* at Cleveland State L 54–76  2–5 Wolstein Center (1,187)
12/11/2014* Idaho W 78–75  3–5 Western Hall (1,053)
12/13/2014* Alabama State W 78–68  4–5 Western Hall (1,277)
12/23/2014* at Memphis L 51–78  4–6 FedExForum (12,995)
12/30/2014* Anderson (IN) W 62–74  5–6 Western Hall (871)
01/02/2015 IPFW W 73–67  6–6 (1–0) Western Hall (679)
01/04/2015 Omaha W 80–78  7–6 (2–0) Western Hall (654)
01/07/2015 at South Dakota State L 44–75  7–7 (2–1) Frost Arena (1,407)
01/10/2015 Oral Roberts L 57–66  7–8 (2–2) Western Hall (1,314)
01/14/2015 at Denver L 54–68  7–9 (2–3) Magness Arena (1,003)
01/16/2015 at North Dakota State L 48–61  7–10 (2–4) Scheels Arena (3,149)
01/22/2015 South Dakota L 58–68  7–11 (2–5) Western Hall (1,126)
01/30/2015 IUPUI W 63–59  8–11 (3–5) Western Hall (1,294)
02/01/2015 North Dakota State L 62–64  8–12 (3–6) Western Hall (530)
02/05/2015 at South Dakota L 61–75  8–13 (3–7) DakotaDome (1,418)
02/12/2015 at Oral Roberts L 67–77  8–14 (3–8) Mabee Center (3,281)
02/14/2015 at Omaha L 58–77  8–15 (3–9) Ralston Arena (1,108)
02/18/2015 South Dakota State L 77–79  8–16 (3–10) Western Hall (1,139)
02/21/2015 Denver L 46–59  8–17 (3–11) Western Hall (2,154)
02/26/2015 at IUPUI L 66–71  8–18 (3–12) Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,134)
02/28/2015 at IPFW L 64–84  8–19 (3–13) Gates Sports Center (1,218)
The Summit League Tournament
03/07/2015 vs. South Dakota State
(Quarterfinals)
L 50–87  8–20 Denny Sanford PREMIER Center (9,773)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. ( ) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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