Western Illinois vs. Purdue Fort Wayne Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2019 | 6 p.m. 21 Memorial Coliseum | Fort Wayne, Ind. 2019-20 Schedule Leatherneck Information Tip-Ins Western Illinois C.J. Duff manages 970 career points and is on the cusp N. 5 at Indiana L, 65-98 of becoming the second Leatherneck to score 1K this N. 9 Stetson L, 75-77 Leathernecks season N. 13 UT Martin L, 91-98 2019-20 Record (Summit) 5-15, 2-8 N. 20 Northern Illinois L, 81-86 Last Game L, vs. South Dakota State, 61-71 Kobe Webster and Zion Young have reached double N. 23 Central Christian W, 113-62 Head Coach Billy Wright (Bradley ‘96) figures in every Summit game this season and are N. 26 at Ball State W, 69-62 Record at Western (6th year) 53-108 averaging 15.5 and 14.3 points, respectively, in league N. 30 at Kansas City L, 67-68 Career Record Same play D. 4 at Evansville L, 86-90 D. 16 Eastern Illinois L, 47-85 The Leathernecks are in the midst of a five-game D. 19 Holy Family College W, 91-64 winless spell D. 29 *South Dakota W, 82-75 Opponent Information J. 2 *at North Dakota State L, 74-94 J. 4 *at South Dakota State L, 56-91 Purdue Fort Wayne J. 8 *Purdue Fort Wayne L, 77-69 J. 11 *Denver W, 86-80 Mastodons Last Time Out J. 16 *Oral Roberts L, 70-87 2019-20 Record (Summit) 10-14, 3-6 J. 23 *at Omaha L, 82-87 Last Game L, vs. North Dakota State, 60-71 J. 25 *at North Dakota L, 77-83 Head Coach Jon Coffman The Western Illinois men’s basketball team began the J. 30 *North Dakota State L, 49-70 Record at School (6th Year) 106-82 second half of its Summit League schedule Thursday F. 1 *South Dakota State L, 61-71 Career Record Same night with a 70-49 loss to North Dakota State. F. 5 *at Purdue Fort Wayne 6. P.M. F. 12 *at South Dakota 7 P.M. It was a two-point game at halftime before the Bison F. 15 *North Dakota 7 P.M.. outscored Western by 19 in the second half. F. 22 *Omaha 2 P.M. Broadcast Information F. 27 *at Oral Roberts 7:30 P.M. F. 29 *at Denver 2 P.M. Radio: Leatherneck Sports Network M. 7 # Summit League Tournament TV: YouTube Home games are denoted in Bold * Summit League Game Western Illinois Averages # Summit League Tournament All times are central and subject to change No. Name (Ht., Yr.) Pos. PPG RPG APG Notables 1 Zion Young (6’1, So.) SG 14.1 4.8 1.8 Finished 2019-20 season with seven straight starts 2 Jaeden King (6’6, Fr.) PG 3.5 2.4 -- Named a Minnesota Mr. Basketball nominee 10 Kobe Webster (6’0, Jr.) PG 15.8 3.4 3.9 The Summit League’s top returning scorer 11 Keshon Montague (6’0, Sr.) PG -- -- -- Transfer from Miles Community College Summit League Standings 14 Anthony Jones ( 6’5, Jr.) SG 4.2 3.1 -- Assisted Coffeyville CC to an appearance in the NJCAA Tournament (2019) South Dakota State 8-2, 17-8 15 Ben Pyle (6’7, Fr.) PF 12.7 5.1 1.6 Tabbed “Mr. Basketball” in the state of Kansas North Dakota State 7-2, 16-7 20 Jeremiah Usiosefe (6’5, Jr.) SF -- -- -- Appeared in 25 games with five starts South Dakota 7-3, 16-8 22 Dre’Shawn Allen (6’0, So.) PG 2.5 1.2 0.9 Averaged 21.4 PPG (14th best in NJCAA) at Gillette Omaha 5-3, 12-11 24 James Claar (6’8, Sr.) PF 7.0 5.7 -- Blocked 14 shots in inaugural season Oral Roberts 5-4, 12-10 30 Jake Weyhrich (6’7, Jr.) F 0.7 1.2 -- 2018-19 season marked first at Western North Dakota 4-5, 10-13 32 Roderick Smith (6’8, So.) F/C 3.4 1.8 -- Ranked a 3-star recruit by ESPN Purdue Fort Wayne 3-6, 10-14 34 Alex Brantley (7’0, Fr.) C -- -- -- Finished prep career Top 10 in rebounds Western Illinois 2-8, 5-15 40 C.J. Duff (6’1, Sr.) SG 9.9 2.9 1.7 Connected on 42.2 percent of his 3-point attempts Denver 1-9, 5-19 42 Kyle Arrington (6’10, Jr.) C 4.2 3.1 Helped Kirkwood CC to the NJCAA Division II national title (2019) Head Coach: Billy Wright Assistant Coaches: Jestin Anderson, Josh Jones, Chad Pecka Graduate Assistants: Grant Baker, Kamrein Street Game Notes / Miscellaneous Series History | Purdue Fort Wayne leads Webster currently sits 14th all-time with the all-time series against the Leather- 1,287 points. COLLEGE INSIDER MIDMAJOR POLL necks, 18-10. Rk Team ............................Rec Pts .... Last For Three | Ben Pyle ties for fifth in the 1. Gonzaga (31) ...................20-1 775 ......... 1 2/25/17 | L, 96-92 OT | H Summit with 47 made 3-pointers. The 2. Liberty ............................19-1 735 ......... 2 1/17/18 | W, 75-74 OT | H sophomore guard hit a career-high five 3. Northern Iowa ................16-2 700 ......... 3 4. Yale .................................12-4 656 ......... 4 2/14/18 | L, 74-90 | A against Purdue Fort Wayne (January 5. Saint Mary’s ....................16-4 649 ......... 5 1/19/19 | W, 87-58 | H 8) and is currently 13th in the nation in 6. ETSU ...............................17-3 631 ......... 6 2/7/19 | L, 64-79 | A 3-point field goal percentage (44.2). 7. UNCG ..............................15-5 564 ......... 9 1/8/20 | L, 69-77 | H 8. Furman ...........................15-5 527 ......... 7 The Accuracy | Shooting 78.1 percent 9. Stephen F. Austin ...........15-3 493 ........11 Western’s Last Outing | Western Hall fell from the line, the Leathernecks sit eighth 10. Wright State ...................17-4 470 ........15 11. BYU .................................14-6 425 ........10 quiet Saturday night, as its home team in all of Division I. They went a perfect 12. Kent State .......................13-5 405 ......... 8 sat on the unfavorable side of a 20-point 13-for-13 at Ball State (November 26) and 13. Harvard...........................12-4 375 ........13 deficit, but the final half was electric. are 214-for-274 on the year. 14. Santa Clara.....................16-4 367 ........12 15. Belmont ..........................14-5 338 ........17 The Leathernecks rallied back to make it Zion Young ranks 24th in the nation*, 16. Akron ..............................14-4 336 ........14 17. Colgate ...........................14-5 269 ........16 a two-point contest in the final minutes, while leading the Summit, in free-throw 18. New Mexico State ...........14-6 217 ........20 before dropping the 71-61 heartbreaker to percentage (87.7). 19. San Francisco .................14-6 212 ........21 South Dakota State. 20. Pacific .............................15-6 153 ........18 *minimum of 2.5 per game 21. Bowling Green ................13-5 128 ........22 Starting Five | Western has sent the 22. William & Mary ..............14-6 124 ........19 23. Loyola Chicago ...............13-6 94 ........ NR same starting lineup to the floor in all but Protect the Rock | Out of 350 Division 24. Murray State ..................13-5 93 ........ NR two games this season. Kyle Arrington I programs, Western ranks second in 25. Vermont ..........................13-6 71 ..........25 earned his first career start in the home fewest turnovers committed (208), behind contest against the Jackrabbits, and the Notre Dame (204). The Leathernecks OTHERS RECEIVING VOTES: Bradley 41, Northern decision proved to be fruitful as he tied tabbed a season-low four versus UT Mar- Kentucky 40, Stony Brook 38, Georgia State 15, career-highs in several categories. tin (November 13) and recently recorded Little Rock 15, Wofford 15, Ball State 12, Austin Peay 10, Drake 9, Hofstra 7, Toledo 7, California five versus South Dakota State (February Baptist 6, Buffalo 6, Saint Francis PA 6, Oral Points | 10, twice, last vs. South Dakota State (2/1) 2). Roberts 5, Arkansas State 4, Charleston 4, UC Rebounds | 7, twice, last vs. South Dakota State (2/1) Irvine 4, UC Riverside 4, Indiana State 3, UCSB Assists | 1, five times, last vs. South Dakota State (2/1) They average 10.4 turnovers per game. 3, Drexel 2, Radford 2, UTA 2, Montana 1, North Steals | 2, twice, last vs. South Dakota State (2/1) Florida 1, South Dakota State 1. Blocks | 2, twice, last vs. South Dakota State (2/1) Player of the Week | Zion Young entered the new year as The Summit League’s Mr. Consistency | In his four-year tenure, Co-Player of the Week, league offices C.J. Duff has appeared and started in 106 announced Monday (Dec. 30). games. He has missed just one outing in his career -- the November 20 matchup He was a rebound shy of his second ca- versus UT Martin earlier this season -- reer double-double in the Leathernecks’ after requiring oral surgery for an injury 82-75 victory over South Dakota and suffered at Indiana. entered halftime without a single point or rebound before flipping the switch to Media Guidelines Joe Dykstra (1978-83) holds the program finish with a team-high 21 points and a To request an interview with head coach record for most games started at 112 while game-high nine boards. 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