Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball
| Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball | |||||||||
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| University | Western Illinois University | ||||||||
| First season | 1904 | ||||||||
| All-time record | 557-789 (.414) | ||||||||
| Athletic director | Paul Bubb | ||||||||
| Head coach | Chad Boudreau (2nd season) | ||||||||
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference | ||||||||
| Location | Macomb, Illinois | ||||||||
| Arena | Western Hall (capacity: 5,139) | ||||||||
| Nickname | Leathernecks | ||||||||
| Student section | Purple Platoon | ||||||||
| Colors | Purple and gold | ||||||||
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| NCAA tournament appearances | |||||||||
| 1959*, 1980*, 1981* | |||||||||
| NAIA tournament runner-up | |||||||||
| 1954, 1958 | |||||||||
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| Conference tournament champions | |||||||||
| Mid-Cont: 1984 | |||||||||
| Conference regular-season champions | |||||||||
| Mid-Cont: 1983 Summit: 2013 | |||||||||
* at Division II level | |||||||||
The Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represents Western Illinois University of Macomb, Illinois, in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball competition. As of the 2023–24 NCAA season, the Leathernecks compete in the Ohio Valley Conference.
Western Illinois' first men's basketball team was fielded in 1904. The Leathernecks men's basketball program made the transition from Division II to Division I beginning in the 1981–82 season. They were selected to play in the College Basketball Invitational tournament following the 2011–12 regular season, the first Division I postseason appearance in school history. The Leathernecks were selected again to play in the College Basketball Invitational tournament after the 2012–13 season. The Leathernecks have never appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament.