Western Illinois

Official Name: 
Western Illinois University
Nickname: 
Leathernecks
Mailing Address: 

213 Western Hall
Macomb, IL 61455-1396

Website: 
www.wiuathletics.com
Telephone: 
(309) 298-1133
Fax: 
(309) 298-3366
Enrollment: 
13,450
Arena: 

Western Hall
Capacity: 5,139
Year Opened: 1964

School Colors: 
Purple and Gold
Conference: 

Summit League (since 1983)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

None

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(3) 1959, 1980, and 1981
2-4 record (.333)

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(7) 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1962, and 1963
19-8 record (.704)
Finished 2nd in 1954 and 1958, 3rd in 1955 and 4th in 1962

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Leroy Morley (22 years from 1948-69 when school was classified as a small college, 367-213 record, .622)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Joe Dykstra (2,248 points from 1979-83, missed majority of 1978-79 season because of mononucleosis)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Chuck Schramm (1,166 from 1954-56 when school was classified as a small college)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Joe Dykstra (37 points as junior vs. Eastern Illinois on 2/26/83)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Joe Dykstra* (37 vs. Eastern Illinois)
February 26, 1983 (senior/21.1 ppg)
*School Division I record. All-time Western Illinois mark set by Dan Braun (44 vs. Central Missouri State on 2-7-70).

1

2

Total

Western Illinois

43

43

86

Eastern Illinois

32

41

73

Western Illinois

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Joe Dykstra

12-23

13-13

37

Resetich

0-1

0-0

0

Nickell

3-6

4-5

10

Jackson

7-12

1-1

15

Reed

3-5

1-4

7

Hutcheson

3-5

6-10

12

Wilson

1-2

0-0

2

J.D. Dykstra

1-1

1-3

3

LaBuz

0-1

0-0

0

Totals

30-56

26-36

86

Percentages

.536

.722

Eastern Illinois

Name

FG

FT

PTS

Dykstra

2-8

2-2

6

Androff

1-4

2-2

4

Duckworth

5-11

0-0

10

Crook

6-11

1-2

13

Jones

6-14

6-9

18

Lorenzen

0-2

0-0

0

Wyss

4-13

2-2

10

Hopkins

3-6

0-0

6

Neidig

3-4

0-0

6

Totals

30-73

13-17

73

Percentages

.411

.765
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

1

1911

0-5

.000

1911

0-5

Albert L. Walbreth

3

1912-14

4-7

.364

E.S. Dowell

1

1915

8-0

1.000

1915

8-0

Erskine L. Jay

5

1916-20

14-24

.368

Chester J. Roberts

1

1921

4-6

.400

1921

4-6

Ray Habermann

1

1922

5-8

.385

1922

5-8

Gerald Pugh

1

1923

8-4

.667

1923

8-4

Howard Hawkes

3

1924-26

30-9

.769

1926

11-2

Ray "Rock" Hanson

17

1927-42, 1947

198-95

.676

1942

4-0

Wix Garner

1

1942

3-8

.273

1942

3-8

Ralph Barclay

1

1943

8-5

.615

1943

8-5

Bob Barnwell

3

1944-46

24-22

.522

1946

14-5

Leroy "Stix" Morley

22

1948-69

369-212

.635

1958

27-1

Guy Ricci

4

1970-73

44-58

.431

1970

14-11

Walt Moore

4

1974-77

46-57

.447

1974

17-9

Jack Margenthaler

15

1978-92

221-202

.522

1981

21-8

Jim Kerwin

11

1993-2003

135-174

.437

1995

20-8

Derek Thomas

5

2004-08

40-104

.278

2008

12-18

Jim Molinari

3

2009-11

29-60

.326

2010

13-17
  • All-Time W-L Record: 881-868 (.504) from 1948 through 2011.
  • NOTES: Western Illinois moved up to major-college status in 1982
  • Hanson won all four games in 1941-42 when splitting coaching duties with Garner
  • Coaches are unknown in 1917 (9-8) and 1920 (1-10).