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2021–22 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2021–22 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represents Western Illinois University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by second-year head coach Rob Jeter, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois, as members of the Summit League. They finished the regular season 16–15, 7–11 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Summit League Tournament, they lost Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to The Basketball Classic postseason tournament, formerly known as the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
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| Conference | Summit League |
| Record | 16–16 (7–11 The Summit) |
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| Associate head coach | Chad Boudreau |
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| Home arena | Western Hall |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota State † | 18 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 30 | – | 5 | .857 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota State | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 23 | – | 10 | .697 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kansas City | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Oral Roberts | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| South Dakota | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denver | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| St. Thomas* | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 10 | – | 20 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Omaha | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Dakota | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | 6 | – | 25 | .194 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| † 2022 Summit League tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Leathernecks finished the 2020–21 season 7–15, 5–9 in Summit League play to finish in seventh place. They lost to South Dakota in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament.[1]
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
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Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| October 27, 2021* 6:00 pm |
Illinois–Springfield | W 92–80 | – |
Western Hall (1,050) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| November 1, 2021* 6:00 pm |
Monmouth College | W 88–34 | – |
Western Hall (500) Macomb, IL | |||||||
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| November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN+ |
at Nebraska | W 75–74 | 1–0 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,312) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| November 12, 2021* 6:00 pm |
Culver–Stockton | W 91–69 | 2–0 |
Western Hall (940) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| November 16, 2021* 6:00 pm |
Iowa Wesleyan | W 97–71 | 3–0 |
Western Hall (1,500) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| November 20, 2021* 7:00 pm, FS2 |
at DePaul | L 80–84 | 3–1 |
Wintrust Arena (2,642) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| November 22, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Northern Kentucky | W 69–67 | 4–1 |
BB&T Arena (2,065) Highland Heights, KY | |||||||
| November 24, 2021* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Eastern Michigan | L 68–72 | 4–2 |
George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,145) Ypsilanti, MI | |||||||
| November 27, 2021* 2:00 pm |
Miami (OH) | W 79–67 | 5–2 |
Western Hall (506) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| December 1, 2021* 6:00 pm |
Ball State | W 93–80 | 6–2 |
Western Hall (998) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| December 4, 2021* 1:00 pm |
UT Martin | W 81–64 | 7–2 |
Western Hall Macomb, IL | |||||||
| December 5, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Central Michigan | W 97–70 | 8–2 |
McGuirk Arena (1,299) Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
| December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm |
Eastern Illinois | W 71–54 | 9–2 |
Western Hall (1,004) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| December 20, 2021 8:00 pm |
at Denver | W 84–80 OT | 10–2 (1–0) |
Hamilton Gymnasium (682) Denver, CO | |||||||
| December 22, 2021 7:00 pm |
at Omaha | L 78–84 | 10–3 (1–1) |
Baxter Arena (1,430) Omaha, NE | |||||||
| December 29, 2021* 7:00 pm |
at Iowa | L 71–92 | 10–4 |
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056) Iowa City, IA | |||||||
| January 1, 2022 7:00 pm |
at St. Thomas | L 66–89 | 10–5 (1–2) |
Schoenecker Arena (797) St. Paul, MN | |||||||
| January 6, 2022 6:00 pm |
Kansas City | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Western Hall Macomb, IL | ||||||||
| January 8, 2022 2:00 pm |
Oral Roberts | L 86–87 | 10–6 (1–3) |
Western Hall (1,022) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| January 13, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Dakota | W 73–68 | 11–6 (2–3) |
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,258) Grand Forks, ND | |||||||
| January 15, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at North Dakota State | W 90–79 OT | 12–6 (3–3) |
Scheels Center (1,634) Fargo, ND | |||||||
| January 20, 2022 6:00 pm |
South Dakota | Postponed due to COVID-19 issues | Western Hall Macomb, IL | ||||||||
| January 22, 2022 2:00 pm |
South Dakota State | L 75–93 | 12–7 (3–4) |
Western Hall (1,206) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| January 24, 2022 6:00 pm |
South Dakota Rescheduled from January 20 |
L 72–75 | 12–8 (3–5) |
Western Hall Macomb, IL | |||||||
| January 29, 2022 2:00 pm |
St. Thomas | W 81–52 | 13–8 (4–5) |
Western Hall (589) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| January 31, 2022 6:00 pm |
Kansas City Rescheduled from January 6 |
L 75–83 | 13–9 (4–6) |
Western Hall (633) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| February 3, 2022 7:00 pm |
at Oral Roberts | W 90–85 | 14–9 (5–6) |
Mabee Center (4,136) Tulsa, OK | |||||||
| February 5, 2022 7:00 pm |
at Kansas City | L 82–91 | 14–10 (5–7) |
Swinney Recreation Center (876) Kansas City, MO | |||||||
| February 10, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
North Dakota State | L 81–84 2OT | 14–11 (5–8) |
Western Hall (789) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| February 12, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
North Dakota | W 70–68 | 15–11 (6–8) |
Western Hall (827) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| February 17, 2022 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at South Dakota State | L 66–91 | 15–12 (6–9) |
Frost Arena (3,345) Brookings, SD | |||||||
| February 19, 2022 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at South Dakota | L 65–78 | 15–13 (6–10) |
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,814) Vermillion, SD | |||||||
| February 24, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Omaha | W 88–76 | 16–13 (7–10) |
Western Hall (621) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| February 26, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN3 |
Denver | L 77–83 | 16–14 (7–11) |
Western Hall Macomb, IL | |||||||
| Summit League tournament | |||||||||||
| March 6, 2022 8:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(6) | vs. (3) Oral Roberts Quarterfinals |
L 68–80 | 16–15 |
Denny Sanford Premier Center (7,364) Sioux Falls, SD | ||||||
| The Basketball Classic | |||||||||||
| March 19, 2022 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UTEP First round |
L 54-80 | 16-16 |
Don Haskins Center (3,500) El Paso, TX | |||||||
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Source[2]
- "Umude and Fuller lead second-seeded South Dakota past seventh-seeded Western Illinois". The Summit League. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
- "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Western Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2021.