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Chicago State (3-10, 0-0 WAC) at Western Illinois (4-8, 0-0 Summit League) Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018 | 2 p.m. 13 Macomb, Ill. | Western Hall 2018-19 Schedule Leatherneck Information Tip-Ins Western Illinois The Leathernecks return Brandon Gilbeck, the 2017- N. 6 Creighton L, 67-78 18 Summit League Defensive Player of the Year N. 10 North Park University W, 84-56 Leathernecks N. 14 Dominican University W, 95-56 2018-19 Record (Summit) 4-8 WIU welcomes four newcomers to the 2018-19 roster N. 17 Eastern Illinois L, 68-66 (OT) Last Game Loss at Northern Illinois, 91-76 (Ben Pyle, Keshon Montague, Perion Little and Zion N. 21 UMartin L, 92-90 Head Coach Billy Wright (Bradley ‘96) Young) N. 24 Nebraska L, 73-49 WIU Record (5th year) 42-81 N. 28 SIUE W, 83-58 Career Record Same The Leathernecks return their leading scorer (Kobe D. 1 Southeast Missouri State W, 70-63 Webster, 15.9), rebounder (Brandon Gilbeck, 7.1) and D. 5 Stetson L, 68-64 shot-blocker (Brandon Gilbeck, 2.6) D. 8 Eastern Illinois L, 74-67 D. 15 IUPUI L, 82-68 Opponent Information D. 17 Northern Illinois L, 91-76 Last Time Out D. 20 Chicago State 2 PM Chicago State D. 28 *South Dakota State 4:30 PM D. 30 *Denver 4:30 PM Cougars Western Illinois surrendered 40 points in the paint en route to a 91-76 loss at Northern Illinois J. 5 *Oral Roberts 7 PM 2018-19 Record (WAC) 3-10 J. 10 *North Dakota State 7 PM Last Game Loss at Northwestern, 88-46 Kobe Webster recorded a season-high 26 points J. 12 *North Dakota 2 PM Head Coach Lance Irvin (Idaho ‘92) J. 17 *Omaha 7 PM Chicago State Record (1st Year) 3-10 Zion Young set new career-high with 14 points, five J. 19 *Purdue Fort Wayne 7 PM Career Record Same J. 26 *South Dakota 3:30 PM rebounds and three assists J. 31 *North Dakota 7 PM F. 2 *North Dakota State 7 PM F. 7 *Purdue Fort Wayne 6 PM Broadcast Information F. 16 *South Dakota 2 PM F. 20 *Omaha 7 PM Radio: wrmsfm.com/94.3 FM Michael Jones F. 23 *Oral Roberts 7 PM F. 28 *Denver 8 PM M. 2 *South Dakota State 2 PM Western Illinois Averages Home games are denoted in Bold * Summit League Game No. Name (Ht., Yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notables All times are central and subject to change 1 Zion Young (6’1, Fr.) SG 4.7 2.1 0.4 Ranked as a 3-star recruit by ESPN 10 Kobe Webster (6’0, So.) PG 18.3 4.9 3.5 2017 Summit League All-Newcomer Team 12 Otis Dortch (5’10, Sr.) PG 0.7 0.3 0.0 Appeared in five games in 2017-18 14 Perion Little (6’4, So.) SF 0.0 0.7 0.7 Transfer from Miles Community College Summit League Standings 15 Ben Pyle (6’7, Fr.) PF 8.9 4.0 1.7 Tabbed “Mr. Basketball” in the state of Kansas 20 Jeremiah Usiosefe (6’5, Jr.) SF 4.8 2.6 1.0 Suffered season-ending injury after 15 games South Dakota State 9-4 (0-0) 22 Keshon Montague (6’0, Jr.) PG 2.0 1.3 0.8 Transfer from Barton Community College North Dakota 6-5 (0-0) 24 James Claar (6’8, Jr.) PF 3.3 2.8 0.3 Coming off his redshirt season South Dakota 6-5 (0-0) 25 Ryan Maas (6’1, Sr.) PG 2.0 1.0 0.0 Appeared in six games in 2017-18 Purdue Fort Wayne 6-7 (0-0) 35 Isaac Johnson (6’5, So.) SF 13.1 6.3 1.5 Took over starting role after Usiosefe injury Omaha 4-7 (0-0) 40 C.J. Duff (6’1, Jr.) SG 10.3 3.3 1.5 Started in all 28 games in 2017-18 Western Illinois 4-8 (0-0) 44 Jordan Hughes (6’10, Sr.) C 1.7 1.0 0.0 Appeared in 18 games last season North Dakota State 4-8 (0-0) 52 Brandon Gilbeck (7’0, Sr.) C 8.6 8.1 3.8 (blks) 2017-18 Summit League Defensive Player of the Year Denver 4-8 (0-0) Oral Roberts 4-9 (0-0) Head Coach: Billy Wright Associate Head Coach: Josh Wolfe Assistant Coaches: Jestin Anderson, Josh Jones Director of Basketball Operations: Von Washington Graduate Assistant: Scott Rowley Game Notes / Miscellaneous Big Man On Campus Small Ball Last season, 7-footer Brandon Gilbeck was During his time at Barton Community col- Mid-Major Top 25 (As of 12/10/18) the first Leatherneck to garner the Summit lege, newcomer Keshon Montague Won Rk Team ...............................Rec Pts ..... Last League’s Defensive ‘Player of the Year’ the Bud Obee Outstanding Small Player, 1. Gonzaga (26) ...................9-2 768 ......... 1 2. Buffalo (4) .......................10-0 746 ......... 2 award since Terrell Parks in 2012-13. He which is given to one junior college player 3. Furman (1) ......................12-0 711 ......... 3 is just the third player in school history to under 6’1 that displays good character, 4. Belmont ..........................8-1 651 ......... 4 5. UNC Greensboro ............8-2 594 ......... 5 earn the accolade. leadership and loyalty to his fellow play- 6. Toledo .............................10-1 569 ......... 6 ers and coaches. During his sophomore 7. Wofford ...........................9-3 557 ......... 7 Gilbeck broke the program’s single-season season, he averaged 13.6 points and 5.2 8. Loyola Marymount .........10-1 502 ......... 9 9. Charleston ......................9-2 481 ........12 (85) and all-time records (150) for blocks assists. 10. Murray State ..................7-1 444 ........11 during the 2016-17 season, and currently 11. Lipscomb ........................7-3 430 ......... 8 boasts 187 career swats. He and the 6th Big Second Half 12. San Francisco .................10-1 421 ........17 13. UC Irvine .........................10-2 408 ........13 pick in the 2018 NBA Draft Mo Bamba Then-freshman Isaac Johnson took over 14. South Dakota State ........9-4 387 ........10 were the only two players in the country to for Jeremiah Usiosefe after the Canadian 15. Stony Brook ....................10-2 322 ........15 average at least 10.7 points, 7.1 rebounds, went down with an injury midway through 16. Penn ...............................9-2 291 ........20 17. Liberty ............................9-2 248 ........24 2.56 blocks and record less than 95 total the 2017-18 season. Johnson stepped 18. New Mexico State ...........7-2 223 ........25 fouls last season. up in a big way for the Leathernecks as 19. Montana .........................5-3 207 ........19 he averaged 12.2, 6.4 rebounds and shot 20. Texas State .....................10-1 135 ...... NR 21. Louisiana ........................7-4 121 ........16 Get That Outta Here 43.6 percent after assuming the starting 22. BYU ................................8-5 109 ........14 Brandon Gilbeck leads the nation in total role. Johnson has been a starter from the 23. Vermont ..........................8-3 98 ........ NR blocked shots (45) and is second in blocked beginning of the season and has made an 24. San Diego .......................9-3 92 ..........22 25. NJIT ................................11-2 67 ........ NR shots per game (3.75) as of Dec. 19. He set impact from game one. a career high with nine blocks at Eastern OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Kent State 63, Saint Illinois on Saturday, Nov. 17. Most Wonderful Time of the Year Mary’s 62, Georgia State 61, Georgia Southern 56, Radford 53, Loyola Chicago 30, Samford 30, Since the beginning of the 2011-12 sea- Ball State 10, ETSU 10, Northern Kentucky 10, Pyle It On son, the Leathernecks are 24-24 in the Southern Illinois 9, Central Michigan 7, Stephen F. Austin 6, Pacific 5, UCSB 5, Northeastern 3, The Western’s starting five includes a new face month of the December. Western’s best Citadel 2, Abiline Christian 2, Seattle 1, Hofstra 1, in freshman forward Ben Pyle. The new- mark in December during that stretch Drake 1, IUPUI 1 comer from McPherson, Kan., has started was a 6-0 record back in 2012 on the way NOTE: The Mid-Major Poll is made up of teams from all six games this season, accumulating to a Summit League regular season title. the following conferences: America East, Atlantic the fourth most minutes on the team (292). That year also marked the last time WIU Sun, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Colonial, Horizon, Pyle is 22-46 from beyond the arc. had a winning record in the month of Independents, Ivy, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Mid- Eastern, Missouri Valley, Northeast, Ohio Valley, Patriot, December. Southern, Southland, Southwestern, Summit, Sun Belt, COMEBACK SZN West Coast, Western Athletic. Before going down with a season-ending For Threeeeee!!!!! injury against Omaha on Jan. 11, junior As a team, the Leathernecks have made a Jeremiah Usiosefe will try and pick up 3-pointer in 113 straight contests. where he left off. He started all 15 games Western has made at least six Media Guidelines before going down and averaged 6.2 points, 3-pointers in every game this season. To request an interview with head coach 1.6 assists and 4.2 rebounds. He will also Billy Wright, or any WIU men’s student-athlete, be donning No. 20 on his chest this year, First Dates please contact Danny Frey at 309-298-1133 or a change from No. 32 he has worn for the The Leathernecks have played three 217-971-6094. Please make all requests 24 past two seasons.