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2020–21 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

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2020–21 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record7–15 (5–9 The Summit)
Head coach
Associate head coachChad Boudreau
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Heikkinen
  • Nick Irvin
Home arenaWestern Hall
Seasons
2020–21 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
South Dakota State 9 3   .750 16 7   .696
South Dakota 11 4   .733 14 11   .560
North Dakota State 11 5   .688 15 12   .556
Oral Roberts 10 5   .667 18 11   .621
North Dakota 8 8   .500 9 17   .346
Kansas City 7 7   .500 11 13   .458
Western Illinois 5 9   .357 7 15   .318
Omaha 3 11   .214 5 20   .200
Denver 1 13   .071 2 19   .095
2021 Summit League Tournament winner

The 2020–21 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by first-year head coach Rob Jeter, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois, as members of the Summit League.

Previous season

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The Leathernecks finished the 2019–20 season 5–21, 2–14 in Summit League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Summit League tournament.

On March 3, 2020, the school announced that head coach Billy Wright's contract would not be renewed.[1] He finished at Western Illinois with a six-year record of 53–115. On March 30, the school announced former Milwaukee head coach Rob Jeter would be hired as the new head coach.[2]

Roster

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2020–21 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Anthony Jones 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Coffeyville Community College Indianapolis, Indiana
F 2 Tamell Pearson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 223 lb (101 kg) Jr UAB Chicago, Illinois
G 3 Justin Brookens 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Iowa Lakes Community College Milwaukee, Wisconsin
F 10 Cameron Burrell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Highland Community College Chicago, Illinois
F 11 Rod Johnson Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) GS Chattanooga Sun Prairie, Wisconsin
F 12 Adam Anhold 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Highland Community College Janesville, Wisconsin
G 14 Braden Lamar 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Bishop Gorman High School Las Vegas, Nevada
G 15 JJ Flores 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Highland Community College Lake in the Hills, Illinois
G 20 Colton Sandage 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Vincennes Bloomington, Illinois
G 21 Robert Jeter IV 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr East Ridge High School Woodbury, Minnesota
G 22 Marcus Watson Jr. 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Morgan Park High School Chicago, Illinois
F 23 Ramean Hinton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Curie High School Chicago, Illinois
F 25 Will Carius 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) GS Monmouth College Bettendorf, Iowa
F 30 Jake Weyhrich 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Monmouth College Manito, Illinois
G 35 Erik Talton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 155 lb (70 kg) Jr Weatherford College DeSoto, Texas
G 40 Matthew Wade 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr Golda Meir School Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 6, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
December 3, 2020*
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 3 Iowa L 58–99  0–1
Carver–Hawkeye Arena (543)
Iowa City, IA
December 6, 2020*
2:30 pm
Central Michigan L 73–79  0–2
Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
December 9, 2020*
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at Miami (OH)
Miami Invitational
L 57–67  0–3
Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
December 10, 2020*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
vs. Mount St. Joseph
Miami Invitational
W 80–55  1–3
Millett Hall 
Oxford, OH
December 12, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Illinois L 88–92  1–4
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, IL
December 20, 2020*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Martin W 81–63  2–4
Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, TN
December 23, 2020*
8:00 pm, FS1
at DePaul L 72–91  2–5
Wintrust Arena 
Chicago, IL
Summit League regular season
January 2, 2021
7:00 pm
North Dakota State L 50–68  2–6
(0–1)
Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
January 3, 2021
7:00 pm
North Dakota State L 67–78  2–7
(0–2)
Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
January 8, 2021
7:30 pm
at South Dakota State L 77–83  2–8
(0–3)
Frost Arena (623)
Brookings, SD
January 9, 2021
7:30 pm
at South Dakota State L 63–92  2–9
(0–4)
Frost Arena (711)
Brookings, SD
January 15, 2021
7:00 pm
Kansas City Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
January 16, 2021
7:00 pm
Kansas City Canceled due to COVID-19 issues Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
January 22, 2021
7:00 pm
South Dakota L 60–65  2–10
(0–5)
Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
January 23, 2021
7:00 pm
South Dakota L 74–84  2–11
(0–6)
Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
January 29, 2021
7:30 pm, ESPN3
at North Dakota L 81–83  2–12
(0–7)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (558)
Grand Forks, ND
January 30, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at North Dakota W 99–87  3–12
(1–7)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (556)
Grand Forks, ND
February 6, 2021
8:00 pm
at Omaha W 85–77  4–12
(2–7)
Baxter Arena 
Omaha, NE
February 7, 2021
8:00 pm
at Omaha W 75–73  5–12
(3–7)
Baxter Arena 
Omaha, NE
February 12, 2021
7:00 pm
Denver W 75–69  6–12
(4–7)
Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
February 13, 2021
7:00 pm
Denver W 82–75  7–12
(5–7)
Western Hall 
Macomb, IL
February 27, 2021
7:00 pm
at Oral Roberts L 81–85  7–13
(5–8)
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
February 28, 2021
7:00 pm
at Oral Roberts L 59–95  7–14
(5–9)
Mabee Center 
Tulsa, OK
Summit League tournament
March 6, 2021
8:45 pm, MidcoSN/ESPN+
(7) vs. (2) South Dakota
Quarterfinals
L 69–86  7–15
Sanford Pentagon 
Sioux Falls, SD
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Billy Wright out as men's basketball head coach". The Western Courier. March 4, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  2. ^ "W. Illinois hires Rob Jeter as head men's basketball coach". ESPN. March 30, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Western Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2020.