By John Bohnenkamp The goal, Rob Jeter said, is to be playing on Tuesday night in the Summit League tournament championship game. “It’s Tuesday, right?” the Western Illinois coach said on Sunday night, after the Leathernecks lost to Oral Roberts … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Leathernecks’ Calendar Has One Date Circled
By John Bohnenkamp Western Illinois was able to establish a tone in the two regular-season matchups with Oral Roberts this season. It was the Golden Eagles who took control early in Sunday’s Summit League tournament quarterfinals, forcing the Leathernecks to … Continue reading ORAL ROBERTS 80, WIU 68: Leathernecks Can’t Rattle Golden Eagles
By John Bohnenkamp JD Gravina has seen the relentlessness of South Dakota three times this season. “They just don’t give you much room for error,” the Western Illinois coach said on Saturday, after the 75-49 loss to the Coyotes in … Continue reading SOUTH DAKOTA 75, WIU 49: Relentless Coyotes End Leathernecks’ Season
By John Bohnenkamp Getting a lead on South Dakota hasn’t been a problem for Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team this season. Finishing the game has been. And it’s a problem the Leathernecks have to solve before playing Saturday’s Summit League … Continue reading Leathernecks Get A Third Chance Against Coyotes
By John Bohnenkamp Western Illinois coach JD Gravina knew he had players deserving of postseason honors in the Summit League. Given the depth of talent, though, Gravina wasn’t sure how the selections would go. “I have never seen a more … Continue reading WIU’s Nichols, Lutz And Zars Receive Conference Awards
By John Bohnenkamp Trenton Massner and Luka Barisic were offseason additions at Western Illinois, and both played big roles in the Leathernecks’ first winning season since 2013. The two players were honored on the Summit League’s postseason awards list, released … Continue reading Massner, Barisic Honored By Summit League
By John Bohnenkamp MACOMB, Ill. — Rob Jeter knew that time had expired on Western Illinois’ regular season, even though there were three seconds left on the clock. So the Leathernecks’ coach decided to get his seniors out of Saturday’s … Continue reading DENVER 83, WIU 77: Saying Goodbye, But Appreciating The Foundation Left Behind
By John Bohnenkamp Iowa coach Fran McCaffery never likes to talk much about all of the things surrounding NCAA tournament bracketology, but his players get it. After the Hawkeyes’ loss to Michigan on Thursday night, Jordan Bohannon talked about the … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Breaking Down The Hawkeyes’ Resumé
By John Bohnenkamp Iowa’s Payton Sandfort is making the most of the minutes he’s getting, and it’s been all about the work he put in when he wasn’t playing. Sandfort had 12 points and a game-high eight rebounds in Sunday’s … Continue reading THE MONDAY TIPOFF: Sandfort’s Minutes, And Confidence, Keep Growing
By John Bohnenkamp MACOMB, Ill. — The furious start couldn’t be duplicated at the finish. Western Illinois’ women’s basketball team had a 14-point third-quarter lead get away in an 87-85 overtime loss to Kansas City on Saturday afternoon at Western … Continue reading KANSAS CITY 87, WIU 85: Leathernecks Have Quick Start, But Roos Rally
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