2020–21 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team
The 2020–21 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represents Western Illinois University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by first-year head coach Rob Jeter, will play their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois, as members of the Summit League.
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Conference | Summit League |
2020–21 record | 3–12 (1–7 The Summit) |
Head coach |
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Associate head coach | Chad Boudreau |
Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Western Hall |
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South Dakota | 9 | – | 1 | .900 | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
South Dakota State | 5 | – | 1 | .833 | 11 | – | 4 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota State | 9 | – | 3 | .750 | 11 | – | 9 | .550 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Oral Roberts | 7 | – | 3 | .700 | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota | 5 | – | 7 | .417 | 6 | – | 15 | .286 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kansas City | 3 | – | 5 | .375 | 7 | – | 10 | .412 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Illinois | 3 | – | 7 | .300 | 5 | – | 12 | .294 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Denver | 1 | – | 7 | .125 | 2 | – | 13 | .133 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Omaha | 0 | – | 8 | .000 | 2 | – | 16 | .111 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2021 Summit League Tournament winner As of February 6, 2021; Rankings from AP Poll |
Previous season
The Roos 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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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
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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 | Baxter Arena Omaha, NE | |||||||||
February 7, 2021 8:00 pm |
at Omaha | Baxter Arena Omaha, NE | |||||||||
February 12, 2021 7:00 pm |
Denver | Western Hall Macomb, IL | |||||||||
February 13, 2021 7:00 pm |
Denver | Western Hall Macomb, IL | |||||||||
February 27, 2021 7:00 pm |
at Oral Roberts | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||||
February 28, 2021 7:00 pm |
at Oral Roberts | Mabee Center Tulsa, OK | |||||||||
Source[3]
References
- "Billy Wright out as men's basketball head coach". The Western Courier. March 4, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- "W. Illinois hires Rob Jeter as head men's basketball coach". ESPN. March 30, 2020. Retrieved December 6, 2020.
- "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Western Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved December 6, 2020.