2011–12 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Leathernecks wordmark.svg 150 Summit League Summit 18–15 9–9 Jim Molinari 4th Billy Wright Wade Hokenson Kyle Vogt Western Hall CBI First round The 2011–12 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by head coach Jim Molinari, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois, as members of the Summit League. After finishing 4th in the Summit during the regular season, the Leathernecks made a run to the championship game of the Summit League tournament, where they were defeated by South Dakota State.South Dakota State clinches first-ever NCAA tournament berth https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/320662571 https://web.archive.org/web/20230111021933/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/320662571 dead January 11, 2023 ESPN March 7, 2012 January 10, 2023 Western Illinois failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but received a bid to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational, the first postseason bid in program history since moving to Division I for the 1981–82 season.Western Illinois breaks into CBI https://www.pjstar.com/story/sports/college/2012/03/12/western-illinois-breaks-into-cbi/42388229007/ Peoria Journal Star March 12, 2012 January 10, 2023 The Leathernecks were eliminated in the first round of the CBI by Oregon State, 80–59.Hunt John Oregon State Beavers basketball: OSU 80, Western Illinois 59: Beavers open CBI with a rout https://www.oregonlive.com/beavers/2012/03/oregon_state_beavers_basketbal_91.html The Oregonian March 15, 2012 January 10, 2023 Roster 2011 Western Illinois Leathernecks y Tommie Tyler 3 G 6 3 190 sr Houston, Texas Jalen Packer 12 G 6 2 175 fr Princeton, Indiana Billy Molinari 14 G 6 2 190 so Peoria, Illinois Obi Emegano 15 F 6 3 215 fr Edmond, Oklahoma y Ceola Clark III 22 G 6 3 190 sr Gurnee, Illinois y Remy Roberts–Burnett 24 G 6 0 180 fr Joliet, Illinois Antwan Watson 30 G 6 1 170 sr Chicago, Illinois Jack Houpt 32 F 6 7 210 jr Chesterton, Indiana David Gebru 33 C 6 10 235 so Seattle, Washington Don McAvoy III 34 F 6 6 220 jr Chicago, Illinois Terell Parks 43 F/C 6 7 215 jr Beloit, Wisconsin y Jeremy McDonald 45 F 6 7 215 fr Santa Maria, California Jim Molinari (Illinois Wesleyan) Billy Wright (Bradley) Wade Hokenson (Minnesota) Steve Welch (Lakeland) https://goleathernecks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2011-12 January 10, 2023 Sourcehttps://goleathernecks.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2011-12 Western Illinois Athletics 2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster January 10, 2023 Schedule and results |- !colspan=9 style=Western Illinois Leathernecks|Regular season November 12, 2011 1:00 pm yes y Dayton UD Arena Dayton, OH 58–87 12,454 0–1 November 17, 2011 7:00 pm yes y Michigan 17 Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI 55–59 8,026 0–2 November 22, 2011 7:00 pm yes 2011 Greenville Panthers Greenville Western Hall Macomb, IL 84–49 387 1–2 November 26, 2011 2:00 pm yes y North Dakota Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND 65–62 1,566 2–2 December 1, 2011 7:00 pm North Dakota State Western Hall Macomb, IL 55–51 878 3–2 1–0 December 3, 2011 7:00 pm South Dakota State Western Hall Macomb, IL 66–67 3–3 1–1 December 10, 2011 7:00 pm yes 2011 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Western Hall Macomb, IL 64–48 1,624 4–3 December 19, 2011 7:30 pm yes y UIC UIC Pavilion Chicago, IL 56–57 2,437 4–4 December 22, 2011 7:00 pm yes North Dakota Western Hall Macomb, IL 68–46 426 5–4 December 27, 2011 7:30 pm yes 2011 Eureka Red Devils Eureka Western Hall Macomb, IL 73–52 794 6–4 December 30, 2011 6:00 pm y 2011 IUPUI Jaguars IUPUI IUPUI Gymnasium Indianapolis, IN 68–75 1,645 6–5 1–2 January 3, 2012 7:00 pm 2011 South Dakota Coyotes South Dakota Western Hall Macomb, IL 67–44 370 7–5 2–2 January 5, 2012 6:00 pm y Oakland Athletics Center O'Rena Rochester, MI 71–61 2,115 8–5 3–2 January 7, 2012 1:30 pm y 2011 IPFW Mastodons IPFW Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN 75–65 1,682 9–5 4–2 January 12, 2012 7:00 pm Oral Roberts Western Hall Macomb, IL 70–71 2OT 1,029 9–6 4–3 January 14, 2012 7:00 pm 2011 Southern Utah Thunderbirds Southern Utah Western Hall Macomb, IL 55–65 1,224 9–7 4–4 January 19, 2012 7:05 pm yes UMKC Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO 50–72 774 9–8 4–5 January 21, 2012 7:30 pm yes South Dakota DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 60–56 2,069 10–8 5–5 January 24, 2012 7:00 pm yes yes 2011 Nebraska–Omaha Mavericks Nebraska–Omaha Sapp Fieldhouse Omaha, NE 81–70 831 11–8 January 28, 2012 7:00 pm IUPUI Western Hall Macomb, IL 57–55 1,897 12–8 6–5 February 2, 2012 7:00 pm IPFW Western Hall Macomb, IL 62–52 1,289 13–8 7–5 February 4, 2012 7:00 pm Oakland Western Hall Macomb, IL 70–74 2OT 2,124 13–9 7–6 February 9, 2012 8:00 pm y Southern Utah Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT 44–60 2,843 13–10 7–7 February 11, 2012 7:05 pm yes Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, OK 51–61 8,617 13–11 7–8 February 15, 2012 7:00 pm UMKC Western Hall Macomb, IL 47–42 14–11 8–8 February 18, 2012 7:05 pm y y Evansville Ford Center Evansville, IN ESPN BracketBusters 45–68 5,147 14–12 February 23, 2012 7:00 pm y South Dakota State Frost Arena Brookings, SD 57–74 2,174 14–13 8–9 February 25, 2012 7:30 pm y North Dakota State Bison Sports Arena Fargo, ND 77–64 3,528 15–13 9–9 February 29, 2012 7:00 pm yes Nebraska–Omaha Western Hall Macomb, IL 72–51 2,276 16–13 |- !colspan=9 style=Western Illinois Leathernecks| Summit League tournament March 4, 2012 6:05 pm y 4 North Dakota State 5 Sioux Falls Arena Sioux Falls, SD Summit Quarterfinals 58–53 2,835 17–13 March 5, 2012 6:05 pm y 4 Oral Roberts 1 Sioux Falls Arena Sioux Falls, SD Summit Semifinals 54–53 6,448 18–13 March 6, 2012 8:05 pm y 4 South Dakota State 2 Sioux Falls Arena Sioux Falls, SD Summit Championship 50–52 OT 6,529 18–14 |- !colspan=9 style=Western Illinois Leathernecks| CBI March 14, 2012 9:00 pm y Oregon State Gill Coliseum Corvallis, OR CBI First Round 59–80 1,931 18–15 Central Time Sourcehttps://goleathernecks.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2011-12 Western Illinois Athletics 2011-12 Men's Basketball Schedule January 10, 2023https://static.goleathernecks.com/custompages/Statistics/mbasketball/2011-12/teamcume.htm Western Illinois Athletics 2011-12 Western Illinois Basketball Statistics January 10, 2023https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/western-illinois/2012-schedule.html Sports Reference 2011-12 Western Illinois Schedule & Results January 10, 2023 References Category:Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball seasons Western Illinois Western Illinois Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball