# 2013–14 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by sixth year head coach Jim Molinari, played their home games at Western Hall and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 10–20, 4–10 in The Summit League play to finish in seventh place. They lost to South Dakota State in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament.
At the end of the season, head coach Jim Molinari resigned to take an assistants job at Nebraska. His record was 79–104 in six seasons.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Jabari Sandifer | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Freshman | Naperville, Illinois |
| 10 | Jordan Foster | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| 12 | Jason Hawthorne | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Sophomore | Houston, Texas |
| 14 | Bully Molinari | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Senior | Peoria, Illinois |
| 24 | Remy Roberts-Burnett | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Junior | Joliet, Illinois |
| 30 | Mike Miklusak | Forward | 6–6 | 190 | Freshman | Dyer, Indiana |
| 31 | Garret Covington | Forward | 6–5 | 180 | Freshman | Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 32 | Tate Stensgaard | Forward | 6–8 | 190 | Sophomore | Rapid City, South Dakota |
| 33 | Adam Link | Forward | 6–6 | 210 | Senior | Elbert, Colorado |
| 34 | Mohamed Conde | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Junior | Belleville, Michigan |
| 43 | Travis Barnes | Forward | 6–7 | 215 | Freshman | Walstonburg, North Carolina |
| 52 | Michael Ochereobia | Center | 6–8 | 260 | Senior | Hackney, England |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/05/2013* 7:00 pm | Knox | W 97–54 | | Western Hall (1,310) Macomb, IL |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2013* 9:00 pm | Idaho | L 63–67 | 0–1 | Memorial Gym (1,326) Moscow, ID |
| 11/12/2013* 7:00 pm | at Nebraska | L 47–62 | 0–2 | Pinnacle Bank Arena (14,771) Lincoln, NE |
| 11/17/2013* 4:00 pm | at Pacific | L 52–66 | 0–3 | Alex G. Spanos Center (1,771) Stockton, CA |
| 11/21/2013* 7:00 pm | Eureka | W 79–52 | 1–3 | Western Hall (1,211) Macomb, IL |
| 11/26/2013* 7:30 pm | at Southeastern Louisiana | L 52–62 | 1–4 | University Center (460) Hammond, LA |
| 11/30/2013* 7:00 pm | Greenville | W 76–49 | 2–4 | Western Hall (1,147) Macomb, IL |
| 12/04/2013* 7:00 pm | Eastern Illinois | W 60–32 | 3–4 | Western Hall (1,585) Macomb, IL |
| 12/07/2013* 7:00 pm | Grace Bible | W 77–43 | 4–4 | Western Hall (1,112) Macomb, IL |
| 12/16/2013* 7:00 pm | at Alabama State | W 59–52 | 4–5 | Dunn–Oliver Acadome (236) Montgomery, AL |
| 12/19/2013* 9:00 pm | at Utah State Basketball Travelers Classic | L 52–68 | 4–6 | Smith Spectrum (9,447) Logan, UT |
| 12/20/2013* 6:30 pm | vs. Troy Basketball Travelers Classic | W 61–58 | 5–6 | Smith Spectrum (1,760) Logan, UT |
| 12/21/2013* 6:30 pm | vs. UC Santa Barbara Basketball Travelers Classic | L 55–61 | 5–7 | Smith Spectrum (1,915) Logan, UT |
| 12/28/2013* 8:00 pm | at UTEP Sun Bowl Classic | L 64–67 | 5–8 | Don Haskins Center (6,132) El Paso, TX |
| 12/29/2013* 6:00 pm | vs. Alcorn State Sun Bowl Classic | W 64–62 $^{2OT}$ | 6–8 | Don Haskins Center (6,244) El Paso, TX |
| 01/04/2014* 7:00 pm | William & Mary | L 67–78 | 6–9 | Western Hall (1,096) Macomb, IL |
| 01/11/2014 7:00 pm | Nebraska–Omaha | W 79–72 $^{OT}$ | 7–9 (1–0) | Western Hall (2,113) Macomb, IL |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm | at South Dakota State | L 55–64 | 7–10 (1–1) | Frost Arena (2,023) Brookings, SD |
| 01/18/2014 2:00 pm | at North Dakota State | L 52–65 | 7–11 (1–2) | Bison Sports Arena (4,284) Fargo, ND |
| 01/23/2014 7:00 pm | South Dakota | W 79–61 | 8–11 (2–2) | Western Hall (2,268) Macomb, IL |
| 01/25/2014 6:00 pm | Denver | L 55–67 | 8–12 (2–3) | Western Hall (2,920) Macomb, IL |
| 01/30/2014 6:00 pm | at IUPUI | W 69–54 | 9–12 (3–3) | The Jungle (524) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/01/2014 6:00 pm | at IPFW | L 64–77 | 9–13 (3–4) | Gates Sports Center (932) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 02/08/2014 1:00 pm | at Nebraska–Omaha | L 60–71 | 9–14 (3–5) | Ralston Arena (1,083) Ralston, NE |
| 02/13/2014 7:00 pm | North Dakota State | L 52–56 | 9–15 (3–6) | Western Hall (1,962) Macomb, IL |
| 02/15/2014 7:00 pm | South Dakota State | L 50–62 | 9–16 (3–7) | Western Hall (2,213) Macomb, IL |
| 02/20/2014 8:00 pm | at Denver | L 67–75 | 9–17 (3–8) | Magness Arena (1,846) Denver, CO |
| 02/22/2014 4:00 pm | at South Dakota | L 54–64 | 9–18 (3–9) | DakotaDome (2,102) Vermillion, SD |
| 02/27/2014 7:00 pm | IPFW | L 56–65 | 9–19 (3–10) | Western Hall (1,151) Macomb, IL |
| 03/01/2014 7:00 pm | IUPUI | W 75–70 | 10–19 (4–10) | Western Hall (1,901) Macomb, IL |
| The Summit League tournament |||||
| 03/09/2014 8:30 pm, FCS Atlantic | vs. South Dakota State Quarterfinals | L 50–71 | 10–20 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,647) Sioux Falls, SD |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||