# 2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by second year head coach Billy Wright, played their home games at Western Hall and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 10–17, 3–13 in Summit League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for The Summit League tournament.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 1 | Jabari Sandifer | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Junior | Naperville, Illinois |
| 10 | Jamie Batish | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Senior | Melbourne, Australia |
| 11 | De'Andgelo "Delo" Bruster | Guard | 5–11 | 170 | Freshman | Overland Park, Kansas |
| 12 | DeVante Mayes | Guard | 6–0 | 160 | Sophomore | Peoria, Illinois |
| 14 | J. C. Fuller | Guard | 6–3 | 180 | Senior | Sioux City, Iowa |
| 15 | Dalan Ancrum | Guard/Forward | 6–5 | 175 | Sophomore | Round Rock, Texas |
| 22 | Jalen Morgan | Forward | 6–8 | 202 | RS–Freshman | Indianapolis, Indiana |
| 24 | James Claar | Forward | 6–8 | 210 | Freshman | Bolingbrook, Illinois |
| 25 | Noah Wells | Guard | 6–2 | 175 | Freshman | Champaign, Illinois |
| 30 | Mike Miklusak | Forward | 6–6 | 190 | Junior | Dyer, Indiana |
| 31 | Garret Covington | Forward | 6–5 | 180 | Junior | Edwardsville, Illinois |
| 32 | Tate Stensgaard | Forward | 6–8 | 190 | Senior | Rapid City, South Dakota |
| 33 | Jalen Chapman | Forward | 6–8 | 220 | Senior | The Bronx, New York |
| 34 | Ryan Maas | Guard | 6–1 | 170 | Freshman | Pekin, Illinois |
| 44 | Jordan Hughes | Center | 6–10 | 235 | Freshman | Schaumburg, Illinois |
| 52 | Brandon Gilbeck | Center | 6–11 | 245 | Freshman | Spring Green, Wisconsin |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/07/2015* | Knox | W 90–48 | | Western Hall Macomb, IL |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 8:00 pm, BTN | at No. 17 Wisconsin | W 69–67 | 1–0 | Kohl Center (17,287) Madison, WI |
| 11/15/2015* 5:00 pm | Hannibal–LaGrange | W 94–57 | 2–0 | Western Hall (1,065) Macomb, IL |
| 11/17/2015* 7:00 pm | UIC | W 84–57 | 3–0 | Western Hall (1,106) Macomb, IL |
| 11/21/2015* 7:00 pm | at Eastern Illinois | W 83–63 | 4–0 | Lantz Arena (869) Charleston, IL |
| 11/25/2015* 2:00 pm | Trinity Christian | W 79–44 | 5–0 | Western Hall (815) Macomb, IL |
| 11/28/2015* 7:00 pm, FS2 | at Creighton | L 67–97 | 5–1 | CenturyLink Center Omaha (16,118) Omaha, NE |
| 12/02/2015* 7:00 pm | Silver Lake | W 84–49 | 6–1 | Western Hall (1,037) Macomb, IL |
| 12/07/2015* 6:00 pm, BTN | at Iowa | L 56–90 | 6–2 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (11,395) Iowa City, IA |
| 12/12/2015* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Eastern Illinois | W 64–57 | 7–2 | Western Hall (1,231) Macomb, IL |
| 12/19/2015* 4:30 pm | at Chicago State | L 70–77 | 7–3 | Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (1,788) Chicago, IL |
| 12/21/2015* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Loyola–Chicago | L 67–72 | 7–4 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (1,211) Chicago, IL |
| 01/01/2016 1:00 pm | at Omaha | L 80–82 | 7–5 (0–1) | Baxter Arena (1,576) Omaha, NE |
| 01/03/2016 2:00 pm, MidcoSN | at South Dakota State | L 59–63 | 7–6 (0–2) | Frost Arena (2,573) Brookings, SD |
| 01/09/2016 2:00 pm | IUPUI | L 60–67 | 7–7 (0–3) | Western Hall (1,002) Macomb, IL |
| 01/14/2016 7:00 pm | Denver | L 69–76 | 7–8 (0–4) | Western Hall (916) Macomb, IL |
| 01/16/2016 7:00 pm | Oral Roberts | L 68–77 | 7–9 (0–5) | Western Hall (1,077) Macomb, IL |
| 01/20/2016 7:00 pm | at South Dakota | L 67–76 | 7–10 (0–6) | DakotaDome (1,674) Vermillion, SD |
| 01/23/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | North Dakota State | L 52–65 | 7–11 (0–7) | Western Hall (1,301) Macomb, IL |
| 01/29/2016 1:00 pm, ESPN3 | at IUPUI | L 67–69 | 7–12 (0–8) | Fairgrounds Coliseum (883) Indianapolis, IN |
| 01/31/2016 2:00 pm | at IPFW | L 67–88 | 7–13 (0–9) | Gates Sports Center (1,079) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 02/03/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | Omaha | W 83–76 | 8–13 (1–9) | Western Hall (922) Macomb, IL |
| 02/11/2016 8:00 pm | at Denver | W 63–60 | 9–13 (2–9) | Magness Arena (1,425) Denver, CO |
| 02/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Oral Roberts | L 66–72 | 9–14 (2–10) | Mabee Center (3,128) Tulsa, OK |
| 02/17/2016 7:00 pm | at North Dakota State | L 54–63 | 9–15 (2–11) | Scheels Arena (2,227) Fargo, ND |
| 02/20/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | South Dakota State | L 67–87 | 9–16 (2–12) | Western Hall (1,166) Macomb, IL |
| 02/25/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | IPFW | L 75–87 | 9–17 (2–13) | Western Hall (1,213) Macomb, IL |
| 02/27/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | South Dakota | W 90–76 | 10–17 (3–13) | Western Hall (1,288) Macomb, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||