2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks Western Illinois Leathernecks wordmark.svg 150 The Summit League The Summit 10–17 3–13 Billy Wright 2nd Josh Wolfe Damon James Mark Vershaw Western Hall The 2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by second year head coach Billy Wright, played their home games at Western Hall and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 10–17, 3–13 in Summit League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for The Summit League tournament. Roster NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 1 Jabari Sandifer Guard 6–1 170 Junior Naperville, Illinois 10 Jamie Batish Guard 6–4 190 Senior Melbourne, Australia 11 De'Andgelo "Delo" Bruster Guard 5–11 170 Freshman Overland Park, Kansas 12 DeVante Mayes Guard 6–0 160 Sophomore Peoria, Illinois 14 J. C. Fuller Guard 6–3 180 Senior Sioux City, Iowa 15 Dalan Ancrum Guard/Forward 6–5 175 Sophomore Round Rock, Texas 22 Jalen Morgan Forward 6–8 202 RS–Freshman Indianapolis, Indiana 24 James Claar Forward 6–8 210 Freshman Bolingbrook, Illinois 25 Noah Wells Guard 6–2 175 Freshman Champaign, Illinois 30 Mike Miklusak Forward 6–6 190 Junior Dyer, Indiana 31 Garret Covington Forward 6–5 180 Junior Edwardsville, Illinois 32 Tate Stensgaard Forward 6–8 190 Senior Rapid City, South Dakota 33 Jalen Chapman Forward 6–8 220 Senior The Bronx, New York 34 Ryan Maas Guard 6–1 170 Freshman Pekin, Illinois 44 Jordan Hughes Center 6–10 235 Freshman Schaumburg, Illinois 52 Brandon Gilbeck Center 6–11 245 Freshman Spring Green, Wisconsin Schedule http://www.goleathernecks.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=226&path=mbball 2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule no 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="background:#663399; color:#FFD700;"| Exhibition 11/07/2015 yes no Knox Western Hall Macomb, IL   90–48 |- !colspan=9 style="background:#663399; color:#FFD700;"| Regular season 11/13/2015 8:00 pm yes yes no Wisconsin 17 Kohl Center Madison, WI 17,287 BTN 69–67 1–0 11/15/2015 5:00 pm yes no Hannibal–LaGrange Western Hall Macomb, IL 1,065 94–57 2–0 11/17/2015 7:00 pm yes no UIC Western Hall Macomb, IL 1,106 84–57 3–0 11/21/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Eastern Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 869 83–63 4–0 11/25/2015 2:00 pm yes no Trinity Christian Western Hall Macomb, IL 815 79–44 5–0 11/28/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Creighton CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, NE 16,118 FS2 67–97 5–1 12/02/2015 7:00 pm yes no Silver Lake Western Hall Macomb, IL 1,037 84–49 6–1 12/07/2015 6:00 pm yes yes no Iowa Carver–Hawkeye Arena Iowa City, IA 11,395 BTN 56–90 6–2 12/12/2015 2:00 pm yes no Eastern Illinois Western Hall Macomb, IL 1,231 ESPN3 64–57 7–2 12/19/2015 4:30 pm yes yes no Chicago State Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL 1,788 70–77 7–3 12/21/2015 7:00 pm yes yes no Loyola–Chicago Joseph J. Gentile Arena Chicago, IL 1,211 ESPN3 67–72 7–4 01/01/2016 1:00 pm yes no Omaha Baxter Arena Omaha, NE 1,576 80–82 7–5 0–1 01/03/2016 2:00 pm yes no South Dakota State Frost Arena Brookings, SD 2,573 MidcoSN 59–63 7–6 0–2 01/09/2016 2:00 pm no IUPUI Western Hall Macomb, IL 1,002 60–67 7–7 0–3 01/14/2016 7:00 pm no Denver Western Hall Macomb, IL 916 69–76 7–8 0–4 01/16/2016 7:00 pm no Oral Roberts Western Hall Macomb, IL 1,077 68–77 7–9 0–5 01/20/2016 7:00 pm yes no South Dakota DakotaDome Vermillion, SD 1,674 67–76 7–10 0–6 01/23/2016 2:00 pm no North Dakota State Western Hall Macomb, IL 1,301 ESPN3 52–65 7–11 0–7 01/29/2016 1:00 pm yes no IUPUI Fairgrounds Coliseum Indianapolis, IN 883 ESPN3 67–69 7–12 0–8 01/31/2016 2:00 pm yes no IPFW Gates Sports Center Fort Wayne, IN 1,079 67–88 7–13 0–9 02/03/2016 7:00 pm no Omaha Western Hall Macomb, IL 922 ESPN3 83–76 8–13 1–9 02/11/2016 8:00 pm yes no Denver Magness Arena Denver, CO 1,425 63–60 9–13 2–9 02/13/2016 7:00 pm yes no Oral Roberts Mabee Center Tulsa, OK 3,128 ESPN3 66–72 9–14 2–10 02/17/2016 7:00 pm yes no North Dakota State Scheels Arena Fargo, ND 2,227 54–63 9–15 2–11 02/20/2016 2:00 pm no South Dakota State Western Hall Macomb, IL 1,166 ESPN3 67–87 9–16 2–12 02/25/2016 8:00 pm no IPFW Western Hall Macomb, IL 1,213 ESPN3 75–87 9–17 2–13 02/27/2016 7:00 pm no South Dakota Western Hall Macomb, IL 1,288 ESPN3 90–76 10–17 3–13 AP Poll Central Time References Category:Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball seasons Western Illinois Western Western