# 2011–12 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

The 2011–12 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by head coach Jim Molinari, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois, as members of the Summit League. After finishing 4th in the Summit during the regular season, the Leathernecks made a run to the championship game of the Summit League tournament, where they were defeated by South Dakota State.
Western Illinois failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament, but received a bid to the 2012 College Basketball Invitational, the first postseason bid in program history since moving to Division I for the 1981–82 season. The Leathernecks were eliminated in the first round of the CBI by Oregon State, 80–59.

## Roster

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## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 12, 2011* 1:00 pm | | at Dayton | L 58–87 | 0–1 | UD Arena (12,454) Dayton, OH |
| November 17, 2011* 7:00 pm | | at No. 17 Michigan | L 55–59 | 0–2 | Crisler Center (8,026) Ann Arbor, MI |
| November 22, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Greenville | W 84–49 | 1–2 | Western Hall (387) Macomb, IL |
| November 26, 2011* 2:00 pm | | at North Dakota | W 65–62 | 2–2 | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,566) Grand Forks, ND |
| December 1, 2011 7:00 pm | | North Dakota State | W 55–51 | 3–2 (1–0) | Western Hall (878) Macomb, IL |
| December 3, 2011 7:00 pm | | South Dakota State | L 66–67 | 3–3 (1–1) | Western Hall Macomb, IL |
| December 10, 2011* 7:00 pm | | Eastern Illinois | W 64–48 | 4–3 | Western Hall (1,624) Macomb, IL |
| December 19, 2011* 7:30 pm | | at UIC | L 56–57 | 4–4 | UIC Pavilion (2,437) Chicago, IL |
| December 22, 2011* 7:00 pm | | North Dakota | W 68–46 | 5–4 | Western Hall (426) Macomb, IL |
| December 27, 2011* 7:30 pm | | Eureka | W 73–52 | 6–4 | Western Hall (794) Macomb, IL |
| December 30, 2011 6:00 pm | | at IUPUI | L 68–75 | 6–5 (1–2) | IUPUI Gymnasium (1,645) Indianapolis, IN |
| January 3, 2012 7:00 pm | | South Dakota | W 67–44 | 7–5 (2–2) | Western Hall (370) Macomb, IL |
| January 5, 2012 6:00 pm | | at Oakland | W 71–61 | 8–5 (3–2) | Athletics Center O'Rena (2,115) Rochester, MI |
| January 7, 2012 1:30 pm | | at IPFW | W 75–65 | 9–5 (4–2) | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,682) Fort Wayne, IN |
| January 12, 2012 7:00 pm | | Oral Roberts | L 70–71 $^{2OT}$ | 9–6 (4–3) | Western Hall (1,029) Macomb, IL |
| January 14, 2012 7:00 pm | | Southern Utah | L 55–65 | 9–7 (4–4) | Western Hall (1,224) Macomb, IL |
| January 19, 2012 7:05 pm | | at UMKC | L 50–72 | 9–8 (4–5) | Swinney Recreation Center (774) Kansas City, MO |
| January 21, 2012 7:30 pm | | at South Dakota | W 60–56 | 10–8 (5–5) | DakotaDome (2,069) Vermillion, SD |
| January 24, 2012* 7:00 pm | | at Nebraska–Omaha | W 81–70 | 11–8 | Sapp Fieldhouse (831) Omaha, NE |
| January 28, 2012 7:00 pm | | IUPUI | W 57–55 | 12–8 (6–5) | Western Hall (1,897) Macomb, IL |
| February 2, 2012 7:00 pm | | IPFW | W 62–52 | 13–8 (7–5) | Western Hall (1,289) Macomb, IL |
| February 4, 2012 7:00 pm | | Oakland | L 70–74 $^{2OT}$ | 13–9 (7–6) | Western Hall (2,124) Macomb, IL |
| February 9, 2012 8:00 pm | | at Southern Utah | L 44–60 | 13–10 (7–7) | Centrum Arena (2,843) Cedar City, UT |
| February 11, 2012 7:05 pm | | at Oral Roberts | L 51–61 | 13–11 (7–8) | Mabee Center (8,617) Tulsa, OK |
| February 15, 2012 7:00 pm | | UMKC | W 47–42 | 14–11 (8–8) | Western Hall Macomb, IL |
| February 18, 2012 7:05 pm | | at Evansville ESPN BracketBusters | L 45–68 | 14–12 | Ford Center (5,147) Evansville, IN |
| February 23, 2012 7:00 pm | | at South Dakota State | L 57–74 | 14–13 (8–9) | Frost Arena (2,174) Brookings, SD |
| February 25, 2012 7:30 pm | | at North Dakota State | W 77–64 | 15–13 (9–9) | Bison Sports Arena (3,528) Fargo, ND |
| February 29, 2012* 7:00 pm | | Nebraska–Omaha | W 72–51 | 16–13 | Western Hall (2,276) Macomb, IL |
| Summit League tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2012 6:05 pm | (4) | vs. (5) North Dakota State Summit Quarterfinals | W 58–53 | 17–13 | Sioux Falls Arena (2,835) Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 5, 2012 6:05 pm | (4) | vs. (1) Oral Roberts Summit Semifinals | W 54–53 | 18–13 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,448) Sioux Falls, SD |
| March 6, 2012 8:05 pm | (4) | vs. (2) South Dakota State Summit Championship | L 50–52 $^{OT}$ | 18–14 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,529) Sioux Falls, SD |
| CBI ||||||
| March 14, 2012 9:00 pm | | at Oregon State CBI First Round | L 59–80 | 18–15 | Gill Coliseum (1,931) Corvallis, OR |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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