# 2022–23 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by third-year head coach Rob Jeter, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois as members of the Summit League. they finished the season 16–14, 9–9 in Summit League play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Summit League tournament, they lost to St. Thomas in the quarterfinals.
On April 12, 2023, head coach Rob Jeter left to take the head coaching position at Southern Utah. On April 13, the school named associate head coach Chad Boudreau the team's new head coach.
This was also the final season for the Leathernecks in the Summit League as Western Illinois moved to the Ohio Valley Conference as of the start of the 2023–24 season.

## Previous season

The Leathernecks finished the 2021–22 season 16–16, 7–11 in Summit League play, to finish in a tie for sixth place. In the Summit League tournament, they were defeated by Oral Roberts in the first round. They received an invitation to The Basketball Classic, where they lost to UTEP in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| November 1, 2022* 7:30 p.m. | | Monmouth College | W 89–61 | – | Western Hall (432) Macomb, IL |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN3 | | at Illinois State | W 71–68 | 1–0 | CEFCU Arena (4,133) Normal, IL |
| November 9, 2022* 6:00 p.m. | | Rockford | W 113–56 | 2–0 | Western Hall (641) Macomb, IL |
| November 11, 2022* 9:00 p.m., FS2 | | at DePaul Bahamas Championship campus-site game | L 74–86 | 2–1 | Wintrust Arena (2,977) Chicago, IL |
| November 14, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UCF | L 37–70 | 2–2 | Addition Financial Arena (3,940) Orlando, FL |
| November 21, 2022* 5:00 p.m., LHN/ESPN+ | | at Texas–Rio Grande Valley | L 77–78 | 2–3 | Bert Ogden Arena (6,674) Edinburg, TX |
| November 26, 2022* 2:00 p.m. | | Youngstown State | L 64–88 | 2–4 | Western Hall (431) Macomb, IL |
| November 30, 2022* 7:30 p.m. | | Southern Indiana | W 86–78 | 3–4 | Western Hall (493) Macomb, IL |
| December 3, 2022* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Texas–Rio Grande Valley | W 90–72 | 4–4 | Western Hall (603) Macomb, IL |
| December 7, 2022* 6:00 p.m. | | Iowa Wesleyan | W 84–73 | 5–4 | Western Hall (391) Macomb, IL |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | W 79–75 | 6–4 | Lantz Arena (1,137) Charleston, IL |
| December 16, 2022* 7:30 p.m. | | Eureka College | W 79–50 | 7–4 | Vibrant Arena at The MARK Moline, IL |
| Summit League regular season ||||||
| December 19, 2022 6:00 p.m. | | North Dakota State | W 79–60 | 8–4 (1–0) | Western Hall (522) Macomb, IL |
| December 21, 2022 12:00 p.m. | | North Dakota | Postponed due to Winter Storm Elliott | Postponed due to Winter Storm Elliott | Western Hall Macomb, IL |
| December 29, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at South Dakota State | L 64–71 | 8–5 (1–1) | Frost Arena (1,701) Brookings, SD |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 p.m. | | at South Dakota | L 63–80 | 8–6 (1–2) | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,567) Vermillion, SD |
| January 5, 2023 6:00 p.m. | | Omaha | L 74–78 | 8–7 (1–3) | Western Hall (354) Macomb, IL |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m. | | Denver | W 91–74 | 9–7 (2–3) | Western Hall (508) Macomb, IL |
| January 12, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | at Oral Roberts | L 63–87 | 9–8 (2–4) | Mabee Center (5,183) Tulsa, OK |
| January 14, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | at Kansas City | W 60–52 | 10–8 (3–4) | Swinney Recreation Center (927) Kansas City, MO |
| January 21, 2023 2:00 p.m. | | St. Thomas | W 60–56 | 11–8 (4–4) | Western Hall (727) Macomb, IL |
| January 23, 2023 6:00 p.m. | | North Dakota Rescheduled from December 21 | W 92–80 | 12–8 (5–4) | Western Hall (761) Macomb, IL |
| January 26, 2023 6:00 p.m. | | South Dakota | W 75–72 | 13–8 (6–4) | Western Hall (937) Macomb, IL |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 p.m. | | South Dakota State | W 81–73 $^{OT}$ | 14–8 (7–4) | Western Hall (1,534) Macomb, IL |
| February 2, 2023 8:00 p.m. | | at Denver | L 44–77 | 14–9 (7–5) | Hamilton Gymnasium (689) Denver, CO |
| February 4, 2023 2:05 p.m. | | at Omaha | W 75–72 | 15–9 (8–5) | Baxter Arena (1,898) Omaha, NE |
| February 9, 2023 6:00 p.m. | | Kansas City | L 64–76 | 15–10 (8–6) | Western Hall (884) Macomb, IL |
| February 11, 2023 2:00 p.m. | | Oral Roberts | L 73–82 | 15–11 (8–7) | Western Hall (1,681) Macomb, IL |
| February 18, 2023 7:00 p.m. | | at St. Thomas | L 69–82 | 15–12 (8–8) | Schoenecker Arena (1,674) Saint Paul, MN |
| February 23, 2023 11:00 a.m., ESPN+ | | at North Dakota | W 81–70 | 16–12 (9–8) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,271) Grand Forks, ND |
| February 25, 2023 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Dakota State | L 69–71 | 16–13 (9–9) | Scheels Center (2,602) Fargo, ND |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2023 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) St. Thomas Quarterfinals | L 60–67 | 16–14 | Denny Sanford Premier Center Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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