2016–17 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by third-year head coach Billy Wright, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois as members of The Summit League. They finished the season 8–20, 5–11 in Summit League play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament to South Dakota.

2016–17 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record8–20 (5–11 The Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Josh Wolfe
  • Jestin Anderson
  • Joshua Jones
Home arenaWestern Hall
Seasons
2016–17 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota 12 4   .750 22 12   .647
North Dakota State 11 5   .688 19 11   .633
Omaha 9 7   .563 18 14   .563
Fort Wayne 8 8   .500 20 13   .606
Denver 8 8   .500 16 14   .533
South Dakota State 8 8   .500 18 17   .514
IUPUI 7 9   .438 14 18   .438
Western Illinois 5 11   .313 8 20   .286
Oral Roberts 4 12   .250 8 22   .267
2017 Summit League Tournament winner

Previous season

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The Leathernecks finished the 2015–16 season 10–17, 3–13 in Summit League play to finish in last place. As a result, they failed to qualify for The Summit League tournament.

Roster

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2016–17 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Jabari Sandifer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Naperville, Illinois
G 10 Ryan Maas 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Pekin, Illinois
G 11 Delo Bruster 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Overland Park, Kansas
G 14 Lynrick Moxey 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Exuma, Bahamas
G/F 15 Dalan Ancrum 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Round Rock, Texas
F 22 Jalen Morgan 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Indianapolis, Indiana
F 24 James Claar 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Bolingbrook, Illinois
G 25 Noah Wells 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Champaign, Illinois
F 30 Mike Miklusak 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Dyer, Indiana
G 31 Garret Covington 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Edwardsville, Illinois
G 32 Jeremiah Usiosefe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
C 34 Chris Snyder 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Cameron Park, California
G 40 C. J. Duff 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Waukegan, Illinois
C 44 Jordan Hughes 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Schaumburg, Illinois
C 52 Brandon Gilbeck 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Spring Green, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/03/2016*
7:00 pm
Lincoln Christian W 95–39 
Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
Non-conference regular season
11/11/2016*
8:00 pm, FSKC
at Kansas State L 55–82  0–1
Bramlage Coliseum (11,644)
Manhattan, KS
11/13/2016*
5:00 pm
Oak Hills Christian W 95–48  1–1
Western Hall (572)
Macomb, IL
11/16/2016*
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Southeast Missouri State L 71–74  1–2
Western Hall (801)
Macomb, IL
11/19/2016*
7:00 pm
at Eastern Illinois L 64–73  1–3
Lantz Arena (392)
Charleston, IL
11/23/2016*
2:00 pm
Crown (MN) W 91–53  2–3
Western Hall (263)
Macomb, IL
11/26/2016*
2:30 pm, ESPN3
at Miami (OH) L 72–81  2–4
Millett Hall (1,083)
Oxford, OH
11/29/2016*
2:30 pm
at American L 50–57  2–5
Bender Arena (686)
Washington, D.C.
12/03/2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Chicago State L 76–83  2–6
Western Hall (823)
Macomb, IL
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
Eastern Illinois L 49–63  2–7
Western Hall (1,002)
Macomb, IL
12/17/2016*
2:00 pm
at Milwaukee W 75–59  3–7
Klotsche Center (893)
Milwaukee, WI
12/19/2016*
5:00 pm, BTN
at No. 15 Purdue L 50–82  3–8
Mackey Arena (10,846)
West Lafayette, IN
Summit League regular season
12/29/2016
6:00 pm
at Fort Wayne W 93–91  4–8
(1–0)
Gates Sports Center (1,345)
Fort Wayne, IN
12/31/2016
12:00 pm
at IUPUI L 71–89  4–9
(1–1)
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,106)
Indianapolis, IN
01/04/2017
7:00 pm
South Dakota State W 82–74  5–9
(2–1)
Western Hall (783)
Macomb, IL
01/07/2017
2:00 pm
Oral Roberts W 86–71  6–9
(3–1)
Western Hall (813)
Macomb, IL
01/11/2017
8:00 pm
at Denver L 70–84  6–10
(3–2)
Magness Arena (1,067)
Denver, CO
01/14/2017
7:00 pm
at Omaha L 72–86  6–11
(3–3)
Baxter Arena (1,813)
Omaha, NE
01/21/2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3
North Dakota State L 57–89  6–12
(3–4)
Western Hall (883)
Macomb, IL
01/25/2017
7:00 pm
at South Dakota L 55–62  6–13
(3–5)
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,603)
Vermillion, SD
01/28/2017
7:00 pm
IUPUI W 78–69  7–13
(4–5)
Western Hall (843)
Macomb, IL
02/01/2017
7:00 pm
at South Dakota State L 65–98  7–14
(4–6)
Frost Arena (2,017)
Brookings, SD
02/04/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Omaha L 67–79  7–15
(4–7)
Western Hall (887)
Macomb, IL
02/08/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oral Roberts W 63–60  8–15
(5–7)
Mabee Center (3,040)
Tulsa, OK
02/14/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Denver L 72–78  8–16
(5–8)
Western Hall (804)
Macomb, IL
02/18/2017
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at North Dakota State L 91–100 2OT 8–17
(5–9)
Scheels Center (4,696)
Fargo, ND
02/23/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Dakota L 81–92  8–18
(5–10)
Western Hall (828)
Macomb, IL
02/25/2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Fort Wayne L 92–96 OT 8–19
(5–11)
Western Hall (803)
Macomb, IL
The Summit League tournament
03/04/2017
6:00 pm, ESPN3
(8) vs. (1) South Dakota
Quarterfinals
L 69–78 OT 8–20
Premier Center (9,399)
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".