2011–12 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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]
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] Oregon State , 80–59.[ 3]
Roster
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
Source[ 4]
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site
Regular season
November 12, 2011 *1:00 pm
at Dayton
L 58–87 0–1
UD Arena Dayton, OH
November 17, 2011 *7:00 pm
at No. 17 Michigan
L 55–59 0–2
Crisler Center Ann Arbor, MI
November 22, 2011 *7:00 pm
Greenville W 84–49 1–2
Western Hall Macomb, IL
November 26, 2011 *2:00 pm
at North Dakota
W 65–62 2–2
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND
December 1, 2011 7:00 pm
North Dakota State W 55–51 3–2
Western Hall (878)Macomb, IL
December 3, 2011 7:00 pm
South Dakota State L 66–67 3–3
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 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
IUPUI Gymnasium Indianapolis, IN
January 3, 2012 7:00 pm
South Dakota W 67–44 7–5
Western Hall (370)Macomb, IL
January 5, 2012 6:00 pm
at Oakland
W 71–61 8–5
Athletics Center O'Rena Rochester, MI
January 7, 2012 1:30 pm
at IPFW
W 75–65 9–5
Allen County War Memorial Coliseum Fort Wayne, IN
January 12, 2012 7:00 pm
Oral Roberts L 70–71 2OT
9–6
Western Hall (1,029)Macomb, IL
January 14, 2012 7:00 pm
Southern Utah L 55–65 9–7
Western Hall (1,224)Macomb, IL
January 19, 2012 7:05 pm
at UMKC
L 50–72 9–8
Swinney Recreation Center Kansas City, MO
January 21, 2012 7:30 pm
at South Dakota
W 60–56 10–8
DakotaDome Vermillion, SD
January 24, 2012 *7:00 pm
at Nebraska–Omaha
W 81–70 11–8
Sapp Fieldhouse Omaha, NE
January 28, 2012 7:00 pm
IUPUI W 57–55 12–8
Western Hall (1,897)Macomb, IL
February 2, 2012 7:00 pm
IPFW W 62–52 13–8
Western Hall (1,289)Macomb, IL
February 4, 2012 7:00 pm
Oakland L 70–74 2OT
13–9
Western Hall (2,124)Macomb, IL
February 9, 2012 8:00 pm
at Southern Utah
L 44–60 13–10
Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT
February 11, 2012 7:05 pm
at Oral Roberts
L 51–61 13–11
Mabee Center Tulsa, OK
February 15, 2012 7:00 pm
UMKC W 47–42 14–11
Western Hall Macomb, IL
February 18, 2012 7:05 pm
at Evansville ESPN BracketBusters L 45–68 14–12
Ford Center Evansville, IN
February 23, 2012 7:00 pm
at South Dakota State
L 57–74 14–13
Frost Arena Brookings, SD
February 25, 2012 7:30 pm
at North Dakota State
W 77–64 15–13
Bison Sports Arena 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 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 Corvallis, OR
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Central Time .
Source[ 5] [ 6] [ 7]
References
^ "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 .^ "Western Illinois breaks into CBI" . Peoria Journal Star . Retrieved January 10, 2023 .^ 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 . ^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Roster" . Western Illinois Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .^ "2011-12 Men's Basketball Schedule" . Western Illinois Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .^ "2011-12 Western Illinois Basketball Statistics" . Western Illinois Athletics. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .^ "2011-12 Western Illinois Schedule & Results" . Sports Reference. Retrieved January 10, 2023 .
