Western Illinois Leathernecks basketball
- Western Illinois Leathernecks basketball
Infobox CBB Team
name = Western Illinois Leathernecks
logo_size = 150px
university = Western Illinois University
conference = The Summit League
conference_short = Summit League
division =
city = Macomb
stateabb = IL
state = Illinois
coach = Jim Molinari
tenure = 1st
arena = Western Hall
capacity = 5,139
nickname = Leathernecks
color1 = Purple
color2 = Gold
hex1 = 663399
hex2 = FFD700
NCAAchampion =
NCAAfinalfour =
conference_tournament = 1984
conference_season = 1983
The Western Illinois Leathernecks Basketball team is the team that represents Western Illinois University of Macomb, Illinois in NCAA Division I men's college basketball competition. The "Leathernecks" nickname is specific to men's athletes and teams at WIU; women's athletes and teams are known as "Westerwinds".
The school's team currently competes in The Summit League. The team has never played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament. The Western Illinois Leathernecks are coached by Jim Molinari who takes over for Derek Thomas who resigned on March 11, 2008.
External links
* [http://www.basketball-reference.com Basketball Reference]
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