2024–25 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

2024–25 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	8–8 (2–3 OVC)
Head coach	Chad Boudreau (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Kyle Heikkinen
Assistant coaches	Chris Hill John Clancy Kamrein Street Kris Glover
Home arena	Western Hall

2024–25 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Morehead State	4	–	1		.800			9	–	7		.563
Southeast Missouri State	4	–	1		.800			9	–	7		.563
Tennessee Tech	4	–	1		.800			9	–	7		.563
SIU Edwardsville	3	–	2		.600			10	–	6		.625
UT Martin	3	–	2		.600			7	–	9		.438
Little Rock	2	–	2		.500			8	–	7		.533
Western Illinois	2	–	3		.400			8	–	8		.500
Lindenwood*	2	–	3		.400			7	–	9		.438
Southern Indiana*	1	–	4		.200			6	–	9		.400
Eastern Illinois	1	–	4		.200			5	–	11		.313
Tennessee State	1	–	4		.200			5	–	11		.313
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition period
† 2025 OVC tournament winner As of January 9, 2025

The 2024–25 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represents Western Illinois University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by second-year head coach Chad Boudreau, play 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.[1] They defeated Tennessee State,[2] before falling to Little Rock in the semifinals of the OVC tournament.[3]

Roster

2024–25 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Julius Rollins 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 199 lb (90 kg) RS Jr Kent State Chicago, Illinois F 1 Kayden Carter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Northeastern Oklahoma Norman, Oklahoma G 2 Ryan Myers 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Indian Hills CC Brooklyn, New York G 3 Marko Maletic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Sr Toledo London, Ontario G 4 Kimahri Wilson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS Jr Stephen F. Austin North Chicago, Illinois F 5 Trey Deveaux 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Wayne State Lincoln, Nebraska G/F 10 Caleb Thompson 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 187 lb (85 kg) So Messiah St. Charles, Missouri F 11 Ifiok Peter 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Cal State Monterey Bay Las Vegas, Nevada F 14 Massal Diouf 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr UTSA Gouda, Netherlands F 20 Rodrick Payne 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Wisconsin–River Falls Cottage Grove, Minnesota G/F 23 AJ Dixon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Triton College Merrillville, Indiana F 24 Tay Knox 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Chipola College Troy, Alabama F/C 52 Kiyron Powell 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Southern Indiana Evansville, Indiana G 55 Sean Smith 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Alabama State Louisville, Kentucky	Head coach Chad Boudreau (Hannibal–LaGrange) Assistant coach(es) Kyle Heikkinen (UW–Whitewater) Chris Hill (Milwaukee) John Clancy (Concordia–Chicago) Kamrein Street (Western Illinois) Kris Glover (Missouri) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 26, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	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			Western Hall  Macomb, IL
January 16, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+		at Morehead State			Ellis Johnson Arena  Morehead, KY
January 18, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southern Indiana			Liberty Arena  Evansville, IN
January 23, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Little Rock			Western Hall  Macomb, IL
January 25, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Southeast Missouri State			Western Hall  Macomb, IL
January 30, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Eastern Illinois			Western Hall  Macomb, IL
February 1, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+		SIU Edwardsville			Western Hall  Macomb, IL
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee State			Gentry Center  Nashville, TN
February 8, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+		at UT Martin			Skyhawk Arena  Martin, TN
February 13, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Southern Indiana			Western Hall  Macomb, IL
February 15, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Morehead State			Western Hall  Macomb, IL
February 20, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Southeast Missouri State			Show Me Center  Cape Girardeau, MO
February 22, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Little Rock			Jack Stephens Center  Little Rock, AR
February 25, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+		Lindenwood			Western Hall  Macomb, IL
February 27, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+		at Tennessee Tech			Hooper Eblen Center  Cookeville, TN
OVC tournament
March 5–8, 2025  ESPN+		vs.			Ford Center  Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:[4][5]

References

1. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
2. "Bennett's 18, Myers' game-winner lead Western Illinois past Tennessee State, 61-59 in OVC quarters". WTOP News. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
3. "Little Rock beats Western Illinois 82-57, advances to OVC title game". CBS Sports. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
4. "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Western Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
5. "Western Illinois Leathernecks 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 26, 2024.