# 2024–25 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by second-year head coach Chad Boudreau, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois, as second-year members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

## Previous season

The Leathernecks finished the 2023–24 season 21–12, 13–5 in OVC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Tennessee State, before falling to Little Rock in the semifinals of the OVC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 9:00 pm, MW Network | at San Jose State | W 59–55 | 1–0 | Provident Credit Union Event Center (1,876) San Jose, CA |
| November 6, 2024* 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Pepperdine | L 64–77 | 1–1 | Firestone Fieldhouse (801) Malibu, CA |
| November 13, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Green Bay | L 73–87 | 1–2 | Western Hall (835) Macomb, IL |
| November 16, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | Central Arkansas | W 63–61 | 2–2 | Western Hall (753) Macomb, IL |
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Northern Iowa | L 56–82 | 2–3 | McLeod Center (3,659) Cedar Falls, IA |
| November 21, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Monmouth College | W 73–46 | 3–3 | Western Hall (604) Macomb, IL |
| November 26, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at South Alabama Jaguar Classic | W 64–63 | 4–3 | Mitchell Center (1,669) Mobile, AL |
| November 27, 2024* 6:00 pm | vs. Incarnate Word Jaguar Classic | L 75–86 | 4–4 | Mitchell Center (53) Mobile, AL |
| December 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at St. Ambrose | W 97–64 | 5–4 | Western Hall (693) Macomb, IL |
| December 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | East–West | W 96–49 | 6–4 | Western Hall (529) Macomb, IL |
| December 14, 2024* 2:00 pm, SL Network | at South Dakota | L 66–89 | 6–5 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,550) Vermillion, SD |
| OVC regular season ||||||
| December 17, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Tennessee Tech | W 71–68 | 7–5 (1–0) | Western Hall (746) Macomb, IL |
| December 21, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Lindenwood | L 65–71 | 7–6 (1–1) | Robert F. Hyland Arena (1,001) St. Charles, MO |
| January 2, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at SIU Edwardsville | L 66–77 | 7–7 (1–2) | First Community Arena (1,989) Edwardsville, IL |
| January 4, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Illinois | W 75–67 | 8–7 (2–2) | Groniger Arena (1,025) Charleston, IL |
| January 9, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | UT Martin | L 83–85 $^{OT}$ | 8–8 (2–3) | Western Hall (628) Macomb, IL |
| January 11, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | Tennessee State | L 52–72 | 8–9 (2–4) | Western Hall (589) Macomb, IL |
| January 16, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Morehead State | L 47–51 | 8–10 (2–5) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,107) Morehead, KY |
| January 18, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Southern Indiana | L 66–78 | 8–11 (2–6) | Liberty Arena (2,369) Evansville, IN |
| January 23, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Little Rock | L 51–62 | 8–12 (2–7) | Western Hall (743) Macomb, IL |
| January 25, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | Southeast Missouri State | L 51–72 | 8–13 (2–8) | Western Hall (696) Macomb, IL |
| January 30, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Eastern Illinois | L 59–71 | 8–14 (2–9) | Western Hall (579) Macomb, IL |
| February 1, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | SIU Edwardsville | L 65–69 | 8–15 (2–10) | Western Hall (1,083) Macomb, IL |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Tennessee State | L 69–87 | 8–16 (2–11) | Gentry Center (1,870) Nashville, TN |
| February 8, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | at UT Martin | L 70–81 | 8–17 (2–12) | Skyhawk Arena (1,576) Martin, TN |
| February 13, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Southern Indiana | W 87–62 | 9–17 (3–12) | Western Hall (512) Macomb, IL |
| February 15, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | Morehead State | W 72–67 | 10–17 (4–12) | Western Hall (489) Macomb, IL |
| February 20, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Southeast Missouri State | L 66–87 | 10–18 (4–13) | Show Me Center (2,237) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 22, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Little Rock | L 61–75 | 10–19 (4–14) | Jack Stephens Center (2,047) Little Rock, AR |
| February 25, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Lindenwood | W 86–81 $^{OT}$ | 11–19 (5–14) | Western Hall (729) Macomb, IL |
| February 27, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Tennessee Tech | W 82–69 | 12–19 (6–14) | Hooper Eblen Center Cookeville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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