| Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball | |||
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| University | Western Illinois University | ||
| First season | 1904 | ||
| All-time record | 557-789 (.414) | ||
| Athletic director | Paul Bubb | ||
| Head coach | Chad Boudreau (1st season) | ||
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | ||
| Location | Macomb, Illinois | ||
| Arena | Western Hall (capacity: 5,139) | ||
| Nickname | Leathernecks | ||
| Student section | Purple Platoon | ||
| Colors | Purple and gold[1] | ||
| Uniforms | |||
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| NCAA tournament appearances | |||
| 1959*, 1980*, 1981* *at Division II level | |||
| NAIA tournament runner-up | |||
| 1954, 1958 | |||
| NAIA semifinals | |||
| 1954, 1955, 1958, 1962 | |||
| NAIA quarterfinals | |||
| 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1962 | |||
| NAIA tournaments | |||
| 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963 | |||
| Conference tournament champions | |||
| Mid-Cont: 1984 | |||
| Conference regular season champions | |||
| Mid-Cont: 1983 Summit: 2013 | |||
The Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represents Western Illinois University of Macomb, Illinois, in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball competition. As of the 2023–24 NCAA season, the Leathernecks compete in the Ohio Valley Conference.[2]
Western Illinois' first men's basketball team was fielded in 1904.[3] The Leathernecks men's basketball program made the transition from Division II to Division I beginning in the 1981–82 season. They were selected to play in the College Basketball Invitational tournament following the 2011–12 regular season, the first Division I postseason appearance in school history.[4] The Leathernecks were selected again to play in the College Basketball Invitational tournament after the 2012–13 season. The Leathernecks have never appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.
- ^ Western Illinois Leathernecks Athletics 2017–18 Branding & Style Guidelines (PDF). July 11, 2017. Retrieved August 28, 2017.
- ^ "Western Illinois University to Join the OVC in 2023-24" (Press release). Ohio Valley Conference. May 12, 2023. Retrieved May 30, 2023.
- ^ "Sequel 1904" (Press release). Western Illinois University. July 7, 2011. p. 21. Retrieved May 18, 2023.
- ^ "Western Illinois to play in first-ever D-I postseason tourney". Retrieved March 27, 2012.