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The Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team represents Western Illinois University of Macomb, Illinois, in NCAA Division I women's college basketball competition. The school's team currently competes in the Ohio Valley Conference. [2] The Leathernecks became a member of the Ohio Valley Conference on July 1, 2023. [3]
The 2023–24 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leathernecks, who were led by 13th-year head coach JD Gravina, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois, as first-year members of the Ohio Valley ...
WIU's nickname, the Leathernecks, and its mascot, the English bulldog, are taken from the traditions of the United States Marine Corps.The university has had permission to use the official nickname and mascot of the Corps since 1927, when Ray Hanson, then-athletic director and coach of the baseball, basketball and football teams, gained permission to use the symbols as an homage to his service ...
The 2018–19 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball team represented Western Illinois University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by eighth-year head coach JD Gravina, played their home games at the Western Hall and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 12–18, 8 ...
3x Illinois Basketball Coach Association Coach of the Year (2008, 2009, 2011) 2x Great Lakes Valley Conference Coach of the Year (2008, 2009) J. D. Gravina is an American college basketball coach and the coach of the Western Illinois women's basketball team.
CHAMPAIGN, Ill. (WCIA) – Illinois women’s basketball is 1-0, opening the 2024-25 season with a ranked win. The Illini beat No. 19 Florida State, 83-74, in their first game of the regular season.
The Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represents Western Illinois University of Macomb, Illinois, in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college basketball competition. As of the 2023–24 NCAA season, the Leathernecks compete in the Ohio Valley Conference. [2]
SOURCE: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Western Illinois University (2014, 2013, 2012, 2011, 2010). Read our methodology here. HuffPost and The Chronicle examined 201 public D-I schools from 2010-2014. Schools are ranked based on the percentage of their athletic budget that comes from subsidies.