Western Illinois Leathernecks basketball
Western Illinois Leathernecks basketball history
Western Illinois University (Macomb, IL)
Western Hall
Ohio Valley Conference (OVC)
Current head coach: Chad Boudreau (2023-)
- Assoc. HC: Kyle Heikkinen (2020-)
- Asst: John Clancy (2023-)
- Asst: Chris Hill (2023-)
- Asst: Kamrein Street (2021-)
- Asst/DPD: Kris Glover (2021-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-0
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- NIT Overall Record: 0-0
- CBI Appearances: 2 (2012, 2013)
- CBI Overall Record: 0-2
- CIT/TBC Appearances: 1 (2022)
- CIT/TBC Overall Record: 0-1
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 3 (1959, 1980, 1981)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 2-3
- NAIA National Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 1954, 1958)
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 7 (1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1963)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 19-8
Conference Titles (IIAC, Summit League, Ohio Valley):
- Ohio Valley Regular Season Championships: 0
- Summit League Regular Season Championships: 2 (1983, 2013)
- IIAC (Div II) Conference Regular Season Championships: 7 (1949, 1950, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1960)
- Ohio Valley Tournament Championships: 0
- Summit League Tournament Championships: 1 (1984)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Ohio Valley Player of the Year: 0
- Summit League Player of the Year: 1 (Joe Dykstra, 1983)
Western Illinois head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Chad Boudreau | 2023-Pres | 21-12 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rob Jeter | 2020-23 | 39-45 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Billy Wright | 2014-20 | 53-115 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Molinari | 2008-14 | 79-104 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Derek Thomas | 2003-08 | 40-104 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jim Kerwin | 1992-2003 | 134-175 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Margenthaler | 1977-92 | 221-202 | 0 | 2^ | 0 |
| Walt Moore | 1973-77 | 46-57 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Ricci | 1969-73 | 44-58 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Leroy “Stix” Morley | 1947-69 | 365-215 | 7^ | 8^ | 0 |
| Ray “Rock” Hanson | 1929-41, 46-47 | 198-95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Bob Barnwell | 1943-46 | 24-22 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ralph Barclay | 1926-29, 42-43 | 47-28 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wix Garner | 1941-42 | 3-8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Howard Hawkes | 1922-26 | 37-14 | – | – | – |
| Ray Haberman | 1921-22 | 5-8 | – | – | – |
| Charles J. Roberts | 1920-21 | 4-6 | – | – | – |
| Erskine L. Jay | 1915-20 | 14-24 | – | – | – |
| E.S. Dowell | 1914-15 | 8-0 | – | – | – |
| Albert L. Walrath | 1911-14 | 4-7 | – | – | – |
| Lewis | 1910-11 | 0-5 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Western Illinois program was at either the NCAA Division II level or NAIA; WIU moved up to Division I prior to the 1981-82 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.