2023-2024 Western Illinois Leathernecks

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2023-2024 Western Illinois Leathernecks Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
11 De'Meiko Anderson Fr G 6-0 N/A - Minneapolis (MN) United States North Community High School
1 Quinlan Bennett Sr SG 6-4 190 - Maywood (IL) United States Proviso East High School
15 Dirin Birihay Fr G 6-5 N/A - Indianapolis (IN) United States Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School
23 Drew Cisse Sr C 6-11 200 - San Diego (CA) United States Rancho Bernardo High School
0 Shay Davis Jr G 6-0 N/A - Orlando (FL) United States Wekiva High School
5 James Dent, Jr. Jr F 6-5 185 - Springfield (IL) United States Springfield Southeast High School
21 Jacksun Hamilton Jr F 6-7 195 - La Crosse (WI) United States Logan High School
10 J.J. Kalakon Sr F 6-5 200 - Louisville (KY) United States Waggoner High School
24 Tay Knox So F 6-9 190 - Troy (AL) United States Henderson High School
13 Braden Lamar Jr F 6-5 190 - Las Vegas (NV) United States Bishop Gorman High School
3 K.J. Lee Jr G 6-8 170 - O'Fallon (MO) United States Fort Zumwalt North High School
2 Ryan Myers Sr G 6-1 190 - Queens (NY) United States Christ The King Regional High School
20 Rodrick Payne Jr C 6-8 240 - Cottage Grove (MN) United States East Ridge High School
22 Joe Petrakis Sr F 6-11 224 Mar 28, 2001 Wichita (KS) United States Valley Center High School
4 Jesiah West Sr G 6-5 200 - Elizabeth (NJ) United States Eli Whitney Technical High School

Recent Western Illinois Leathernecks History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 21-12 (13-5) 4th (OVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 16-14 (9-9) 4th (Summit) 2nd Rnd N/A
2021-2022 16-16 (7-11) 6th (Summit) 1st Rnd The Basketball Classic 1st Rnd
2020-2021 7-15 (5-10) 7th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2019-2020 5-21 (2-14) 9th (Summit) N/A N/A
2018-2019 10-21 (4-12) 8th (Summit) 2nd Rnd N/A
2017-2018 12-16 (3-11) 8th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2016-2017 8-20 (5-11) 8th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2015-2016 10-17 (3-13) 9th (Summit) N/A N/A
2014-2015 8-20 (3-13) 9th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2013-2014 10-20 (4-10) 7th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2012-2013 22-9 (13-3) 1st (Summit) 2nd Rnd CBI 1st Rnd
2011-2012 18-15 (9-9) 4th (Summit) Runner Up CBI 1st Rnd
2010-2011 7-23 (2-16) 9th (Summit) N/A N/A
2009-2010 13-17 (6-12) 7th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2008-2009 9-20 (6-12) 8th (Summit) N/A N/A
2007-2008 12-18 (7-11) 7th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 7-23 (3-11) 7th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2005-2006 7-21 (3-13) 8th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 10-18 (7-9) 5th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 3-25 (1-15) 9th (Summit) N/A N/A
2002-2003 7-21 (3-11) 7th (Summit) 1st Rnd N/A

2023-2024 Western Illinois Leathernecks Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Drew Cisse NABC All-District (18) Second Team
Ryan Myers NABC All-District (18) Second Team
Drew Cisse All-OVC First Team
Ryan Myers All-OVC Second Team
Drew Cisse OVC Defensive Player of the Year
Drew Cisse OVC Newcomer of the Week (Dec 27, 2023)

2023-2024 Western Illinois Leathernecks Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Myers Q. Bennett J. Kalakon J. West D. Cisse
Rotation     J. Dent, Jr. T. Knox  
Lim PT D. Anderson D. Birihay B. Lamar J. Hamilton J. Petrakis
Lim PT S. Davis     K. Lee R. Payne

2023-2024 Western Illinois Leathernecks Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Ryan Myers 32 30.2 13.3 2.5 2.1 0.4 0.0 2.3
James Dent, Jr. 33 26.4 10.7 3.9 1.7 0.8 0.2 1.7
Jesiah West 33 28.1 9.6 6.0 2.4 0.8 1.1 2.0
J.J. Kalakon 32 25.2 8.9 4.6 1.3 0.8 0.5 1.0
Quinlan Bennett 31 29.6 8.8 4.2 1.4 0.9 0.2 1.7
Drew Cisse 33 26.9 8.5 11.0 2.4 0.8 2.0 2.1
Shay Davis 18 9.3 4.2 0.9 0.6 0.3 0.3 0.4
Tay Knox 33 13.5 3.4 3.2 0.3 0.2 1.1 0.7
Rodrick Payne 3 13.7 3.3 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.3 1.0
De'Meiko Anderson 15 6.1 3.1 0.8 0.5 0.4 0.0 0.3
Dirin Birihay 8 3.6 2.4 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1
Joe Petrakis 10 10.6 1.7 1.6 0.4 0.0 0.8 0.3
Jacksun Hamilton 10 3.8 1.1 1.0 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.2
Braden Lamar 21 6.9 1.0 1.5 0.4 0.2 0.0 0.3
K.J. Lee 26 7.9 1.0 1.0 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.2

2023-2024 Western Illinois Leathernecks Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Chad Boudreau Head Coach 2023-2024 Associate Head Coach (Western Illinois, 2020 to 2023)
Kyle Heikkinen Associate Head Coach 2023-2024 Assistant Coach (Western Illinois, 2020 to 2023)
Chris Hill Assistant Coach 2023-2024 Assistant Coach (The Citadel, 2022 to 2023)
John Clancy Assistant Coach 2023-2024 Head Coach (Triton College, 2021 to 2023)
Paul A. Bubb Athletic Director 2022-2023 N/A
Kamrein Street Director of Basketball Operations 2021-2022 Graduate Assistant (Western Illinois, 2019 to 2021)
Rowan Haverkamp Athletic Trainer 2022-2023 N/A