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2023–24 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2023–24 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represents Western Illinois University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by first-year head coach Chad Boudreau, play their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois as first-year members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
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| 2023–24 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 21–12 (13–5 OVC) |
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| Associate head coach | Kyle Heikkinen |
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| Home arena | Western Hall |
Seasons 2024–25 → | |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Little Rock | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 21 | – | 11 | .656 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Illinois | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 18 | .438 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Indiana* | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 24 | .250 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lindenwood* | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 9 | – | 22 | .290 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2024 OVC tournament winner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Leathernecks finished the 2022–23 season 16–14, 9–9 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for fourth place.[1] They were defeated by St. Thomas in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament.[2] This was the Leathernecks' final season as a member of the Summit League, as they moved to the Ohio Valley Conference for the 2023–24 season.[3]
On April 7, 2023, it was announced that head coach Rob Jeter would be leaving the school to take the head coaching position at Southern Utah.[4] After being named interim head coach immediately following Jeter's departure, Chad Boudreau was named the team's permanent head coach on April 13.[5]
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More information Date time, TV, Rank# ...
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at UTSA | L 68–78 | 0–1 |
Convocation Center (1,567) San Antonio, TX | |||||||
| November 8, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at SMU | L 53–90 | 0–2 |
Moody Coliseum (4,003) University Park, TX | |||||||
| November 12, 2023* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
St. Ambrose | W 94–59 | 1–2 |
Western Hall (609) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| November 17, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern | W 88–80 OT | 2–2 |
Western Hall (667) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| November 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Valparaiso | L 66–73 | 2–3 |
Athletics–Recreation Center (1,257) Valparaiso, IN | |||||||
| November 24, 2023* 8:00 pm, B1G |
at Illinois | L 52–84 | 2–4 |
State Farm Center (13,051) Champaign, IL | |||||||
| November 27, 2023* 6:00 pm, B1G |
at Wisconsin | L 49–71 | 2–5 |
Kohl Center (14,092) Madison, WI | |||||||
| November 30, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Hannibal–LaGrange | W 92–40 | 3–5 |
Western Hall (597) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| December 3, 2023* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ |
South Dakota | L 68–70 | 3–6 |
Western Hall (693) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| December 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Coe | W 80–58 | 4–6 |
Western Hall (680) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| December 9, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Green Bay | W 68–59 | 5–6 |
Resch Center (1,732) Ashwaubenon, WI | |||||||
| December 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ |
Eureka | W 92–56 | 6–6 |
Western Hall (567) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| December 20, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Central Arkansas | W 65–54 | 7–6 |
Farris Center (745) Conway, AR | |||||||
| Ohio Valley Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| December 31, 2023 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at SIU Edwardsville | W 78–70 | 8–6 (1–0) |
First Community Arena (1,409) Edwardsville, IL | |||||||
| January 4, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Southeast Missouri State | W 68–61 | 9–6 (2–0) |
Western Hall (629) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| January 6, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Lindenwood | W 68–57 | 10–6 (3–0) |
Western Hall (601) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| January 11, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at UT Martin | W 73–64 | 11–6 (4–0) |
Skyhawk Arena (1,598) Martin, TN | |||||||
| January 13, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Eastern Illinois | W 63–60 | 12–6 (5–0) |
Groniger Arena (1,338) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| January 20, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Tennessee State | L 57–58 | 12–7 (5–1) |
Western Hall (1,046) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| January 25, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southern Indiana | W 73–68 | 13–7 (6–1) |
Screaming Eagles Arena (2,726) Evansville, IN | |||||||
| January 27, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ |
at Morehead State | L 50–64 | 13–8 (6–2) |
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,988) Morehead, KY | |||||||
| February 1, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Lindenwood | W 79–71 | 14–8 (7–2) |
Hyland Performance Arena (1,069) St. Charles, MO | |||||||
| February 3, 2024 3:45 pm, ESPN+ |
at Southeast Missouri State | W 76–55 | 15–8 (8–2) |
Show Me Center (1,060) Cape Girardeau, MO | |||||||
| February 8, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Little Rock | L 60–63 | 15–9 (8–3) |
Western Hall (1,076) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| February 10, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
UT Martin | L 59–62 | 15–10 (8–4) |
Western Hall (1,448) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| February 15, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tennessee Tech | W 62–55 | 16–10 (9–4) |
Eblen Center (998) Cookeville, TN | |||||||
| February 17, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
at Tennessee State | W 68–61 | 17–10 (10–4) |
Gentry Complex (1,479) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| February 22, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Morehead State | L 57–78 | 17–11 (10–5) |
Western Hall (1,173) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| February 24, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Southern Indiana | W 82–76 | 18–11 (11–5) |
Western Hall (1,173) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| February 29, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ |
Eastern Illinois | W 70–66 | 19–11 (12–5) |
Western Hall (1,047) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| March 2, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+ |
SIU Edwardsville | W 76–65 | 20–11 (13–5) |
Western Hall (1,116) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| Ohio Valley tournament | |||||||||||
| March 7, 2024 6:30 pm, ESPN+ |
(4) | vs. (5) Tennessee State Quarterfinals |
W 61–59 | 21–11 |
Ford Center Evansville, IN | ||||||
| March 8, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPNU |
(4) | vs. (1) Little Rock Semifinals |
L 57–82 | 21–12 |
Ford Center Evansville, IN | ||||||
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- "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". The Summit League. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- "Western Illinois bows out in Summit quarters". Western Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- "Western Illinois Officially Becomes an OVC Member". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- "Thunderbirds Find Their New Head Men's Basketball Coach in Rob Jeter". Southern Utah University Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- "Interim No More: Chad Boudreau officially named WIU Men's Basketball Coach". KHQA. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Western Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved November 11, 2023.
- "Western Illinois Leathernecks 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 11, 2023.