2022–23 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team

2022–23 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball
ConferenceSummit League
Record16–14 (9–9 The Summit)
Head coach
Associate head coachChad Boudreau
Assistant coaches
  • Kyle Heikkinen
  • Allan Hanson
Home arenaWestern Hall
2022–23 Summit League men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Oral Roberts 18 0   1.000 30 5   .857
South Dakota State 13 5   .722 19 13   .594
North Dakota State 11 7   .611 16 17   .485
Western Illinois 9 9   .500 16 14   .533
St. Thomas * 9 9   .500 19 14   .576
South Dakota 7 11   .389 12 19   .387
Kansas City 7 11   .389 11 21   .344
Denver 6 12   .333 15 17   .469
North Dakota 6 12   .333 13 20   .394
Omaha 4 14   .222 9 23   .281
2023 Summit League tournament winner
* Ineligible for the 2023 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division III

The 2022–23 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by third-year head coach Rob Jeter, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois as members of the Summit League. they finished the season 16–14, 9–9 in Summit League play, to finish in a tie for fourth place. As the No. 4 seed in the Summit League tournament, they lost to St. Thomas in the quarterfinals.

On April 12, 2023, head coach Rob Jeter left to take the head coaching position at Southern Utah. On April 13, the school named associate head coach Chad Boudreau the team's new head coach.

This was also the final season for the Leathernecks in the Summit League as Western Illinois moved to the Ohio Valley Conference as of the start of the 2023–24 season.