# 2012–13 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by fifth year head coach Jim Molinari, played their home games at Western Hall and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 22–9, 13–3 in Summit League play to claim a share of the regular season conference title. They advanced to the semifinals of The Summit League tournament where they lost to North Dakota State. They were invited to the 2013 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Purdue.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 10 | Jordan Foster | Guard | 5–11 | 175 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
| 11 | Jamaal Walker | Guard | 6–0 | 165 | Freshman | Freeport, Bahamas |
| 12 | Jason Hawthorne | Guard | 6–0 | 170 | Freshman | Houston, Texas |
| 14 | Bully Molinari | Guard | 6–2 | 190 | Junior | Peoria, Illinois |
| 15 | Isaiah Duncan | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Freshman | Peoria, Illinois |
| 23 | Ceola Clark III | Guard | 6–3 | 195 | Senior | Gurnee, Illinois |
| 24 | Remy Roberts-Burnett | Guard | 6–0 | 180 | Sophomore | Joliet, Illinois |
| 30 | John Schneider | Forward | 6–7 | 200 | Freshman | Barrington, Illinois |
| 32 | Jack Houpt | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Senior | Chesterton, Indiana |
| 33 | Adam Link | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Junior | Elbert, Colorado |
| 34 | Don McAvoy III | Forward | 6–6 | 220 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 43 | Terell Parks | Forward/Center | 6–8 | 250 | Senior | Beloit, Wisconsin |
| 52 | Michael Ochereobia | Center | 6–8 | 260 | Junior | Hackney, England |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/01/2012* 7:00 pm | Harris–Stowe State | W 77–56 | | Western Hall (N/A) Macomb, IL |
| 11/05/2012* 7:00 pm | Missouri S&T | L 60–61 | | Western Hall (563) Macomb, IL |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/10/2012* 7:00 pm | Wabash | W 71–39 | 1–0 | Western Hall (1,242) Macomb, IL |
| 11/14/2012* 7:00 pm | at SIU Edwardsville | L 50–62 | 1–1 | Vadalabene Center (1,706) Edwardsville, IL |
| 11/16/2012* 5:00 pm | vs. Buffalo Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | W 67–58 | 2–1 | Ford Center (4,112) Evansville, IN |
| 11/17/2012* 7:30 pm | at Evansville Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | L 44–49 | 2–2 | Ford Center (4,431) Evansville, IN |
| 11/18/2012* 2:00 pm | vs. Yale Coaches Vs. Cancer Classic | W 59–47 | 3–2 | Johnson Center (428) Oakland City, IN |
| 11/24/2012* 11:00 am | at Savannah State | L 38–39 | 3–3 | Tiger Arena (340) Savannah, GA |
| 11/29/2012 7:00 pm | at South Dakota | W 73–71 | 4–3 (1–0) | DakotaDome (1,512) Vermillion, SD |
| 12/01/2012 4:00 pm | at UMKC | W 68–63 | 5–3 (2–0) | Swinney Recreation Center (893) Kansas City, MO |
| 12/05/2012* 7:00 pm | at Eastern Illinois | W 57–45 | 6–3 | Lantz Arena (1,061) Charleston, IL |
| 12/08/2012* 7:00 pm | SIU Edwardsville | W 55–38 | 7–3 | Western Hall (1,786) Macomb, IL |
| 12/18/2012* 7:00 pm | UIC | W 70–54 | 8–3 | Western Hall (1,748) Macomb, IL |
| 12/27/2012 7:00 pm | Oakland | W 73–63 | 9–3 (3–0) | Western Hall (1,883) Macomb, IL |
| 12/29/2012 7:00 pm | IPFW | W 62–50 | 10–3 (4–0) | Western Hall (1,412) Macomb, IL |
| 01/02/2013* 7:00 pm | Savannah State | W 39–35 | 11–3 | Western Hall (1,236) Macomb, IL |
| 01/05/2013 7:00 pm | IUPUI | W 57–53 $^{OT}$ | 12–3 (5–0) | Western Hall (1,710) Macomb, IL |
| 01/09/2013* 7:00 pm | Greenville | W 95–48 | 13–3 | Western Hall (1,235) Macomb, IL |
| 01/12/2013 11:30 am | at Nebraska–Omaha | W 89–74 | 14–3 (6–0) | Ralston Arena (1,017) Ralston, NE |
| 01/17/2013 7:00 pm | South Dakota State | L 53–59 | 14–4 (6–1) | Western Hall (4,163) Macomb, IL |
| 01/19/2013 7:00 pm | North Dakota State | W 50–42 | 15–4 (7–1) | Western Hall (3,973) Macomb, IL |
| 01/24/2013 6:00 pm | at IPFW | W 43–40 | 16–4 (8–1) | Allen County War Memorial Coliseum (1,094) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 01/26/2013 4:00 pm | at Oakland | L 60–67 | 16–5 (8–2) | Athletics Center O'rena (3,325) Rochester, MI |
| 02/02/2013 2:00 pm | at IUPUI | W 68–59 | 17–5 (9–2) | The Jungle (772) Indianapolis, IN |
| 02/07/2013 7:00 pm | Nebraska–Omaha | W 68–50 | 18–5 (10–2) | Western Hall (2,431) Macomb, IL |
| 02/14/2013 7:00 pm | at North Dakota State | W 49–36 | 19–5 (11–2) | Bison Sports Arena (3,218) Fargo, ND |
| 02/16/2013 4:05 pm | at South Dakota State | L 55–64 | 19–6 (11–3) | Frost Arena (6,103) Brookings, SD |
| 02/23/2013* 7:00 pm | Cleveland State BracketBusters | L 54–60 | 19–7 | Western Hall (4,259) Macomb, IL |
| 02/28/2013 7:30 pm | UMKC | W 53–50 | 20–7 (12–3) | Western Hall (2,191) Macomb, IL |
| 03/02/2013 7:00 pm | South Dakota | W 61–59 | 21–7 (13–3) | Western Hall (5,089) Macomb, IL |
| 2013 The Summit League men's basketball tournament |||||
| 03/09/2013 8:30 pm, FCS Atlantic | vs. South Dakota Quarterfinals | W 54–53 | 22–7 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,704) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 03/11/2013 8:30 pm, FCS Atlantic | vs. North Dakota State Semifinals | L 43–55 | 22–8 | Sioux Falls Arena (6,676) Sioux Falls, SD |
| 2013 College Basketball Invitational |||||
| 03/20/2013* 6:00 pm, AXS TV | at Purdue First Round | L 67–81 | 22–9 | Mackey Arena (3,046) West Lafayette, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||