2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball
Conference The Summit League
2015–16 record 10–17 (3–13 The Summit)
Head coach Billy Wright (2nd year)
Assistant coach Josh Wolfe
Assistant coach Damon James
Assistant coach Mark Vershaw
Home arena Western Hall
2015–16 The Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
IPFW 12 4   .750     24 10   .706
South Dakota State 12 4   .750     26 8   .765
Omaha 10 6   .625     18 14   .563
IUPUI 9 7   .563     13 19   .406
North Dakota State 8 8   .500     20 13   .606
Denver 7 9   .438     16 15   .516
Oral Roberts 6 10   .375     14 17   .452
South Dakota 5 11   .313     14 18   .438
Western Illinois 3 13   .188     10 17   .370
2016 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by second year head coach Billy Wright, played their home games at Western Hall and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 10–17, 3–13 in Summit League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for The Summit League Tournament.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Jabari Sandifer Guard 6–1 170 Junior Naperville, Illinois
10 Jamie Batish Guard 6–4 190 Senior Melbourne, Australia
11 De'Andgelo "Delo" Bruster Guard 5–11 170 Freshman Overland Park, Kansas
12 DeVante Mayes Guard 6–0 160 Sophomore Peoria, Illinois
14 J.C. Fuller Guard 6–3 180 Senior Sioux City, Iowa
15 Dalan Ancrum Guard/Forward 6–5 175 Sophomore Round Rock, Texas
22 Jalen Morgan Forward 6–8 202 RS–Freshman Indianapolis, Indiana
24 James Claar Forward 6–8 210 Freshman Bolingbrook, Illinois
25 Noah Wells Guard 6–2 175 Freshman Champaign, Illinois
30 Mike Miklusak Forward 6–6 190 Junior Dyer, Indiana
31 Garret Covington Forward 6–5 180 Junior Edwardsville, Illinois
32 Tate Stensgaard Forward 6–8 190 Senior Rapid City, South Dakota
33 Jalen Chapman Forward 6–8 220 Senior The Bronx, New York
34 Ryan Maas Guard 6–1 170 Freshman Pekin, Illinois
44 Jordan Hughes Center 6–10 235 Freshman Schaumburg, Illinois
52 Brandon Gilbeck Center 6–11 245 Freshman Spring Green, Wisconsin

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/07/2015*
Knox W 90–48 
Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
Regular season

11/13/2015*
8:00 pm, BTN
at No. 17 Wisconsin W 69–67  1–0
Kohl Center (17,287)
Madison, WI

11/15/2015*
5:00 pm
Hannibal–LaGrange W 94–57  2–0
Western Hall (1,065)
Macomb, IL

11/17/2015*
7:00 pm
UIC W 84–57  3–0
Western Hall (1,106)
Macomb, IL

11/21/2015*
7:00 pm
at Eastern Illinois W 83–63  4–0
Lantz Arena (869)
Charleston, IL

11/25/2015*
2:00 pm
Trinity Christian W 79–44  5–0
Western Hall (815)
Macomb, IL

11/28/2015*
7:00 pm, FS2
at Creighton L 67–97  5–1
CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,118)
Omaha, NE

12/02/2015*
7:00 pm
Silver Lake W 84–49  6–1
Western Hall (1,037)
Macomb, IL

12/07/2015*
6:00 pm, BTN
at Iowa L 90–56  6–2
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,395)
Iowa City, IA

12/12/2015*
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Eastern Illinois W 64–57  7–2
Western Hall (1,231)
Macomb, IL

12/19/2015*
4:30 pm
at Chicago State L 70–77  7–3
Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,788)
Chicago, IL

12/21/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Loyola–Chicago L 67–72  7–4
Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,211)
Chicago, IL

01/01/2016
1:00 pm
at Omaha L 80–82  7–5
(0–1)
Baxter Arena (1,576)
Omaha, NE

01/03/2016
2:00 pm, MidcoSN
at South Dakota State L 59–63  7–6
(0–2)
Frost Arena (2,573)
Brookings, SD

01/09/2016
2:00 pm
IUPUI L 60–67  7–7
(0–3)
Western Hall (1,002)
Macomb, IL

01/14/2016
7:00 pm
Denver L 69–76  7–8
(0–4)
Western Hall (916)
Macomb, IL

01/16/2016
7:00 pm
Oral Roberts L 68–77  7–9
(0–5)
Western Hall (1,077)
Macomb, IL

01/20/2016
7:00 pm
at South Dakota L 67–76  7–10
(0–6)
DakotaDome (1,674)
Vermillion, SD

01/23/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
North Dakota State L 52–65  7–11
(0–7)
Western Hall (1,301)
Macomb, IL

01/29/2016
1:00 pm, ESPN3
at IUPUI L 67–69  7–12
(0–8)
Fairgrounds Coliseum (883)
Indianapolis, IN

01/31/2016
2:00 pm
at IPFW L 67–88  7–13
(0–9)
Gates Sports Center (1,079)
Fort Wayne, IN

02/03/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Omaha W 83–76  8–13
(1–9)
Western Hall (922)
Macomb, IL

02/11/2016
8:00 pm
at Denver W 63–60  9–13
(2–9)
Magness Arena (1,425)
Denver, CO

02/13/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Oral Roberts L 66–72  9–14
(2–10)
Mabee Center (3,128)
Tulsa, OK

02/17/2016
7:00 pm
at North Dakota State L 54–63  9–15
(2–11)
Scheels Arena (2,227)
Fargo, ND

02/20/2016
2:00 pm, ESPN3
South Dakota State L 67–87  9–16
(2–12)
Western Hall (1,166)
Macomb, IL

02/25/2016
8:00 pm, ESPN3
IPFW L 75–87  9–17
(2–13)
Western Hall (1,213)
Macomb, IL

02/27/2016
7:00 pm, ESPN3
South Dakota W 90–76  10–17
(3–13)
Western Hall (1,288)
Macomb, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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