2021–22 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

2021–22 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record16–16 (7–11 The Summit)
Head coach
Associate head coachChad Boudreau
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Heikkinen
  • Nick Irvin
Home arenaWestern Hall
Seasons
2021–22 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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
* Ineligible for the 2022 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III
† 2022 Summit League tournament winner

The 2021–22 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented 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 to Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to The Basketball Classic postseason tournament, formerly known as the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.

Previous season

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]

Roster

2021–22 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Quinlan Bennett 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Lamar Chicago, IL
F 2 Tamell Pearson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Jr UAB Chicago, IL
F 3 Cameron Burrell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Highland CC Chicago, IL
G 5 Trenton Massner 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Northwestern State Wapello, IA
G 11 Jadrian Flores 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Highland CC Lake in the Hills, IL
F 12 Adam Anhold 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Highland CC Janesville, WI
G 13 Braden Lamar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman HS Las Vegas, NV
G 15 Colton Sandage 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Vincennes Bloomington, IL
G 21 Robert IV Jeter 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr East Ridge HS Woodbury, MN
G 22 KJ Lee 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Fort Zumwalt North HS O'Fallon, MO
F 23 Ramean Hinton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Curie HS Chicago, IL
G 24 George Dixon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Eastern Illinois Milwaukee, WI
F 25 Will Carius 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Monmouth College Bettendorf, IA
G 40 Matthew Wade 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Golda Meir School Milwaukee, WI
F 44 Luka Barisic 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS UTSA Osijek, Croatia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 5, 2021

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2021*
6:00 p.m. 		Illinois–Springfield W 92–80  –
 Western Hall (1,050)
Macomb, IL
November 1, 2021*
6:00 p.m. 		Monmouth College W 88–34  –
 Western Hall (500)
Macomb, IL
Regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 p.m., BTN+ 		at Nebraska W 75–74  1–0
 Pinnacle Bank Arena (15,312)
Lincoln, NE
November 12, 2021*
6:00 p.m. 		Culver–Stockton W 91–69  2–0
 Western Hall (940)
Macomb, IL
November 16, 2021*
6:00 p.m. 		Iowa Wesleyan W 97–71  3–0
 Western Hall (1,500)
Macomb, IL
November 20, 2021*
7:00 p.m., FS2 		at DePaul L 80–84  3–1
 Wintrust Arena (2,642)
Chicago, IL
November 22, 2021*
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at Northern Kentucky W 69–67  4–1
 BB&T Arena (2,065)
Highland Heights, KY
November 24, 2021*
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Eastern Michigan L 68–72  4–2
 George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,145)
Ypsilanti, MI
November 27, 2021*
2:00 p.m. 		Miami (OH) W 79–67  5–2
 Western Hall (506)
Macomb, IL
December 1, 2021*
6:00 p.m. 		Ball State W 93–80  6–2
 Western Hall (998)
Macomb, IL
December 4, 2021*
1:00 p.m. 		UT Martin W 81–64  7–2
 Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
December 5, 2021*
1:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at Central Michigan W 97–70  8–2
 McGuirk Arena (1,299)
Mount Pleasant, MI
December 18, 2021*
2:00 p.m. 		Eastern Illinois W 71–54  9–2
 Western Hall (1,004)
Macomb, IL
December 20, 2021
8:00 p.m. 		at Denver W 84–80 OT 10–2
(1–0) 		Hamilton Gymnasium (682)
Denver, CO
December 22, 2021
7:00 p.m. 		at Omaha L 78–84  10–3
(1–1) 		Baxter Arena (1,430)
Omaha, NE
December 29, 2021*
7:00 p.m. 		at Iowa L 71–92  10–4
 Carver–Hawkeye Arena (15,056)
Iowa City, IA
January 1, 2022
7:00 p.m. 		at St. Thomas L 66–89  10–5
(1–2) 		Schoenecker Arena (797)
St. Paul, MN
January 6, 2022
6:00 p.m. 		Kansas City Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
January 8, 2022
2:00 p.m. 		Oral Roberts L 86–87  10–6
(1–3) 		Western Hall (1,022)
Macomb, IL
January 13, 2022
7:00 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+ 		at North Dakota State W 90–79 OT 12–6
(3–3) 		Scheels Center (1,634)
Fargo, ND
January 20, 2022
6:00 p.m. 		South Dakota Postponed due to COVID-19 issues Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
January 22, 2022
2:00 p.m. 		South Dakota State L 75–93  12–7
(3–4) 		Western Hall (1,206)
Macomb, IL
January 24, 2022
6:00 p.m. 		South Dakota
Rescheduled from January 20 		L 72–75  12–8
(3–5) 		Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
January 29, 2022
2:00 p.m. 		St. Thomas W 81–52  13–8
(4–5) 		Western Hall (589)
Macomb, IL
January 31, 2022
6:00 p.m. 		Kansas City
Rescheduled from January 6 		L 75–83  13–9
(4–6) 		Western Hall (633)
Macomb, IL
February 3, 2022
7:00 p.m. 		at Oral Roberts W 90–85  14–9
(5–6) 		Mabee Center (4,136)
Tulsa, OK
February 5, 2022
7:00 p.m. 		at Kansas City L 82–91  14–10
(5–7) 		Swinney Recreation Center (876)
Kansas City, MO
February 10, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		North Dakota State L 81–84 2OT 14–11
(5–8) 		Western Hall (789)
Macomb, IL
February 12, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		North Dakota W 70–68  15–11
(6–8) 		Western Hall (827)
Macomb, IL
February 17, 2022
7:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		at South Dakota State L 66–91  15–12
(6–9) 		Frost Arena (3,345)
Brookings, SD
February 19, 2022
4:00 p.m., ESPN3 		at South Dakota L 65–78  15–13
(6–10) 		Sanford Coyote Sports Center (2,814)
Vermillion, SD
February 24, 2022
6:00 p.m., ESPN+ 		Omaha W 88–76  16–13
(7–10) 		Western Hall (621)
Macomb, IL
February 26, 2022
2:00 p.m., ESPN3 		Denver L 77–83  16–14
(7–11) 		Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
Summit League tournament
March 6, 2022
8:30 p.m., 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 p.m., ESPN+ 		at UTEP
First round 		L 54–80  16–16
 Don Haskins Center (3,500)
El Paso, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source:[2]

References

  1. ^ "Umude and Fuller lead second-seeded South Dakota past seventh-seeded Western Illinois". The Summit League. March 6, 2021. Retrieved November 5, 2021.
  2. ^ "2021-22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Western Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved November 5, 2021.