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2011–12 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

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.[1]

2011–12 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball
CBI, First round
ConferenceSummit League
Record18–15 (9–9 Summit)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaWestern Hall
Seasons
← 2010–11
2012–13 →
2011–12 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts 17 – 1   .944 27 – 7   .794
South Dakota State† 15 – 3   .833 27 – 8   .771
Oakland 11 – 7   .611 20 – 16   .556
Western Illinois 9 – 9   .500 18 – 15   .545
North Dakota State 9 – 9   .500 17 – 14   .548
Southern Utah 8 – 10   .444 14 – 17   .452
IUPUI 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
* South Dakota 5 – 13   .278 10 – 18   .357
IPFW 5 – 13   .278 11 – 19   .367
UMKC 4 – 14   .222 10 – 21   .323
† 2012 Summit League tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll
* Ineligible for conference tournament

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.[2] The Leathernecks were eliminated in the first round of the CBI by Oregon State, 80–59.[3]

Roster

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2011–12 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 3 Tommie Tyler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Houston, Texas
G 12 Jalen Packer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Princeton, Indiana
G 14 Billy Molinari 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Peoria, Illinois
F 15 Obi Emegano 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Edmond, Oklahoma
G 22 Ceola Clark III 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Gurnee, Illinois
G 24 Remy Roberts–Burnett 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Joliet, Illinois
G 30 Antwan Watson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Sr Chicago, Illinois
F 32 Jack Houpt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Chesterton, Indiana
C 33 David Gebru 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Seattle, Washington
F 34 Don McAvoy III 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
F/C 43 Terell Parks 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jr Beloit, Wisconsin
F 45 Jeremy McDonald 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Santa Maria, California
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 10, 2023

Source[4]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
November 12, 2011*
1:00 pm 		at Dayton L 58–87  0–1
 UD Arena (12,454)
Dayton, OH
November 17, 2011*
7:00 pm 		at No. 17 Michigan L 55–59  0–2
 Crisler Center (8,026)
Ann Arbor, MI
November 22, 2011*
7:00 pm 		Greenville W 84–49  1–2
 Western Hall (387)
Macomb, IL
November 26, 2011*
2:00 pm 		at North Dakota W 65–62  2–2
 Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,566)
Grand Forks, ND
December 1, 2011
7:00 pm 		North Dakota State W 55–51  3–2
(1–0) 		Western Hall (878)
Macomb, IL
December 3, 2011
7:00 pm 		South Dakota State L 66–67  3–3
(1–1) 		Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
December 10, 2011*
7:00 pm 		Eastern Illinois W 64–48  4–3
 Western Hall (1,624)
Macomb, IL
December 19, 2011*
7:30 pm 		at UIC L 56–57  4–4
 UIC Pavilion (2,437)
Chicago, IL
December 22, 2011*
7:00 pm 		North Dakota W 68–46  5–4
 Western Hall (426)
Macomb, IL
December 27, 2011*
7:30 pm 		Eureka W 73–52  6–4
 Western Hall (794)
Macomb, IL
December 30, 2011
6:00 pm 		at IUPUI L 68–75  6–5
(1–2) 		IUPUI Gymnasium (1,645)
Indianapolis, IN
January 3, 2012
7:00 pm 		South Dakota W 67–44  7–5
(2–2) 		Western Hall (370)
Macomb, IL
January 5, 2012
6:00 pm 		at Oakland W 71–61  8–5
(3–2) 		Athletics Center O'Rena (2,115)
Rochester, MI
January 7, 2012
1:30 pm 		at IPFW W 75–65  9–5
(4–2) 		Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,682)
Fort Wayne, IN
January 12, 2012
7:00 pm 		Oral Roberts L 70–71 2OT 9–6
(4–3) 		Western Hall (1,029)
Macomb, IL
January 14, 2012
7:00 pm 		Southern Utah L 55–65  9–7
(4–4) 		Western Hall (1,224)
Macomb, IL
January 19, 2012
7:05 pm 		at UMKC L 50–72  9–8
(4–5) 		Swinney Recreation Center (774)
Kansas City, MO
January 21, 2012
7:30 pm 		at South Dakota W 60–56  10–8
(5–5) 		DakotaDome (2,069)
Vermillion, SD
January 24, 2012*
7:00 pm 		at Nebraska–Omaha W 81–70  11–8
 Sapp Fieldhouse (831)
Omaha, NE
January 28, 2012
7:00 pm 		IUPUI W 57–55  12–8
(6–5) 		Western Hall (1,897)
Macomb, IL
February 2, 2012
7:00 pm 		IPFW W 62–52  13–8
(7–5) 		Western Hall (1,289)
Macomb, IL
February 4, 2012
7:00 pm 		Oakland L 70–74 2OT 13–9
(7–6) 		Western Hall (2,124)
Macomb, IL
February 9, 2012
8:00 pm 		at Southern Utah L 44–60  13–10
(7–7) 		Centrum Arena (2,843)
Cedar City, UT
February 11, 2012
7:05 pm 		at Oral Roberts L 51–61  13–11
(7–8) 		Mabee Center (8,617)
Tulsa, OK
February 15, 2012
7:00 pm 		UMKC W 47–42  14–11
(8–8) 		Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
February 18, 2012
7:05 pm 		at Evansville
ESPN BracketBusters 		L 45–68  14–12
 Ford Center (5,147)
Evansville, IN
February 23, 2012
7:00 pm 		at South Dakota State L 57–74  14–13
(8–9) 		Frost Arena (2,174)
Brookings, SD
February 25, 2012
7:30 pm 		at North Dakota State W 77–64  15–13
(9–9) 		Bison Sports Arena (3,528)
Fargo, ND
February 29, 2012*
7:00 pm 		Nebraska–Omaha W 72–51  16–13
 Western Hall (2,276)
Macomb, IL
Summit League tournament
March 4, 2012
6:05 pm 		(4) vs. (5) North Dakota State
Summit Quarterfinals 		W 58–53  17–13
 Sioux Falls Arena (2,835)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 5, 2012
6:05 pm 		(4) vs. (1) Oral Roberts
Summit Semifinals 		W 54–53  18–13
 Sioux Falls Arena (6,448)
Sioux Falls, SD
March 6, 2012
8:05 pm 		(4) vs. (2) South Dakota State
Summit Championship 		L 50–52 OT 18–14
 Sioux Falls Arena (6,529)
Sioux Falls, SD
CBI
March 14, 2012
9:00 pm 		at Oregon State
CBI First Round 		L 59–80  18–15
 Gill Coliseum (1,931)
Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[5][6][7]

References

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  1. ^ "South Dakota State clinches first-ever NCAA tournament berth". ESPN. March 7, 2012. Archived from the original on January 11, 2023. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  2. ^ "Western Illinois breaks into CBI". Peoria Journal Star. March 12, 2012. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  3. ^ Hunt, John (March 15, 2012). "Oregon State Beavers basketball: OSU 80, Western Illinois 59: Beavers open CBI with a rout". The Oregonian. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  4. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster". Western Illinois Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  5. ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Schedule". Western Illinois Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  6. ^ "2011-12 Western Illinois Basketball Statistics". Western Illinois Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
  7. ^ "2011-12 Western Illinois Schedule & Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved January 10, 2023.
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