2012–13 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

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.

2012–13 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball
The Summit League Regular Season Co–Champions
CBI, First Round
Conference	The Summit League
Record	22–9 (13–3 The Summit)
Head coach	Jim Molinari (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Billy Wright Wade Hokenson Josh Wolfe
Home arena	Western Hall

2012–13 Summit League men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
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

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 time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/01/2012* 7:00 pm	Harris–Stowe State	W 77–56		Western Hall (N/A) Macomb, IL
11/05/2012* 7:00 pm	Missouri S&T	L 60–61		Western Hall (563) Macomb, IL
Regular season
11/10/2012* 7:00 pm	Wabash	W 71–39	1–0	Western Hall (1,242) Macomb, IL
11/14/2012* 7:00 pm	at SIU Edwardsville	L 50–62	1–1	Vadalabene Center (1,706) Edwardsville, IL
11/16/2012* 5:00 pm	vs. Buffalo Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	W 67–58	2–1	Ford Center (4,112) Evansville, IN
11/17/2012* 7:30 pm	at Evansville Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	L 44–49	2–2	Ford Center (4,431) Evansville, IN
11/18/2012* 2:00 pm	vs. Yale Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic	W 59–47	3–2	Johnson Center (428) Oakland City, IN
11/24/2012* 11:00 am	at Savannah State	L 38–39	3–3	Tiger Arena (340) Savannah, GA
11/29/2012 7:00 pm	at South Dakota	W 73–71	4–3 (1–0)	DakotaDome (1,512) Vermillion, SD
12/01/2012 4:00 pm	at UMKC	W 68–63	5–3 (2–0)	Swinney Recreation Center (893) Kansas City, MO
12/05/2012* 7:00 pm	at Eastern Illinois	W 57–45	6–3	Lantz Arena (1,061) Charleston, IL
12/08/2012* 7:00 pm	SIU Edwardsville	W 55–38	7–3	Western Hall (1,786) Macomb, IL
12/18/2012* 7:00 pm	UIC	W 70–54	8–3	Western Hall (1,748) Macomb, IL
12/27/2012 7:00 pm	Oakland	W 73–63	9–3 (3–0)	Western Hall (1,883) Macomb, IL
12/29/2012 7:00 pm	IPFW	W 62–50	10–3 (4–0)	Western Hall (1,412) Macomb, IL
01/02/2013* 7:00 pm	Savannah State	W 39–35	11–3	Western Hall (1,236) Macomb, IL
01/05/2013 7:00 pm	IUPUI	W 57–53 OT	12–3 (5–0)	Western Hall (1,710) Macomb, IL
01/09/2013* 7:00 pm	Greenville	W 95–48	13–3	Western Hall (1,235) Macomb, IL
01/12/2013 11:30 am	at Nebraska–Omaha	W 89–74	14–3 (6–0)	Ralston Arena (1,017) Ralston, NE
01/17/2013 7:00 pm	South Dakota State	L 53–59	14–4 (6–1)	Western Hall (4,163) Macomb, IL
01/19/2013 7:00 pm	North Dakota State	W 50–42	15–4 (7–1)	Western Hall (3,973) Macomb, IL
01/24/2013 6:00 pm	at IPFW	W 43–40	16–4 (8–1)	Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,094) Fort Wayne, IN
01/26/2013 4:00 pm	at Oakland	L 60–67	16–5 (8–2)	Athletics Center O'rena (3,325) Rochester, MI
02/02/2013 2:00 pm	at IUPUI	W 68–59	17–5 (9–2)	The Jungle (772) Indianapolis, IN
02/07/2013 7:00 pm	Nebraska–Omaha	W 68–50	18–5 (10–2)	Western Hall (2,431) Macomb, IL
02/14/2013 7:00 pm	at North Dakota State	W 49–36	19–5 (11–2)	Bison Sports Arena (3,218) Fargo, ND
02/16/2013 4:05 pm	at South Dakota State	L 55–64	19–6 (11–3)	Frost Arena (6,103) Brookings, SD
02/23/2013* 7:00 pm	Cleveland State BracketBusters	L 54–60	19–7	Western Hall (4,259) Macomb, IL
02/28/2013 7:30 pm	UMKC	W 53–50	20–7 (12–3)	Western Hall (2,191) Macomb, IL
03/02/2013 7:00 pm	South Dakota	W 61–59	21–7 (13–3)	Western Hall (5,089) Macomb, IL
2013 The Summit League men's basketball tournament
03/09/2013 8:30 pm, FCS Atlantic	vs. South Dakota Quarterfinals	W 54–53	22–7	Sioux Falls Arena (6,704) Sioux Falls, SD
03/11/2013 8:30 pm, FCS Atlantic	vs. North Dakota State Semifinals	L 43–55	22–8	Sioux Falls Arena (6,676) Sioux Falls, SD
2013 College Basketball Invitational
03/20/2013* 6:00 pm, AXS TV	at Purdue First Round	L 67–81	22–9	Mackey Arena (3,046) West Lafayette, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.