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| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head coach |
| Team | Western Illinois |
| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 294–242 (.549) |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater |
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| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 2005–2007 | McPherson College |
| 2007–2011 | Quincy University |
| 2011–present | Western Illinois |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 294–242 (.549) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
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J. D. Gravina is an American college basketball coach and the coach of the Western Illinois women's basketball team. [1]
Gravina was hired at Western Illinois on April 15, 2011. [2] He led the Leathernecks to their highest single season win total in program history with 26 wins. He also brought the Leathernecks their first Summit League regular season and Summit League Tournament title. Gravina took Western Illinois to their first NCAA tournament since 1995.
Gravina is second in program history in wins and winning percentage, behind Leslie Crane (his predecessor) and Bea Yeager (first coach in program history).
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McPherson College (Kansas Collegiate Athletic Conference)(2005–2007) | |||||||||
| 2005–06 | McPherson College | 7–20 | 4–14 | ||||||
| 2006–07 | McPherson College | 14–13 | 8–10 | ||||||
| McPherson: | 21–33 (.389) | 12–24 (.333) | |||||||
| Quincy University (Great Lakes Valley Conference)(2007–2011) | |||||||||
| 2007–08 | Quincy University | 20–10 | 14–5 | 3rd | NCAA DII Second Round | ||||
| 2008–09 | Quincy University | 27–5 | 16–1 | 1st | NCAA DII Second Round | ||||
| 2009–10 | Quincy University | 20–9 | 10–8 | 7th | |||||
| 2010–11 | Quincy University | 26–4 | 16–2 | 1st | NCAA DII Second Round | ||||
| Quincy University: | 93–28 (.769) | 56–16 (.778) | |||||||
| Western Illinois (Summit League)(2011–2023) | |||||||||
| 2011–12 | Western Illinois | 12–19 | 7–11 | T-6th | |||||
| 2012–13 | Western Illinois | 14–16 | 7–9 | T-5th | |||||
| 2013–14 | Western Illinois | 14–16 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2014–15 | Western Illinois | 17–13 | 9–7 | T-3rd | |||||
| 2015–16 | Western Illinois | 16–16 | 8–8 | 5th | WBI Second Round | ||||
| 2016–17 | Western Illinois | 26–7 | 13–3 | 1st | NCAA First Round | ||||
| 2017–18 | Western Illinois | 22–10 | 10–4 | 3rd | WNIT First Round | ||||
| 2018–19 | Western Illinois | 12–18 | 8–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2019–20 | Western Illinois | 15–15 | 9–7 | T–3rd | |||||
| 2020–21 | Western Illinois | 8–16 | 6–8 | 5th | |||||
| 2021–22 | Western Illinois | 14–15 | 5–12 | 7th | |||||
| 2022–23 | Western Illinois | 10–20 | 5–13 | 9th | |||||
| Western Illinois (Ohio Valley Conference)(2023–present) | |||||||||
| 2023–24 | Western Illinois | ||||||||
| Western Illinois: | 180–181 (.499) | 70–58 (.547) | |||||||
| Total: | 294–242 (.549) | ||||||||
National champion Postseason invitational champion | |||||||||
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.
The Western Illinois Leathernecks are the teams and athletes that represent Western Illinois University, located in Macomb, Illinois, in NCAA Division I sports. The school's primary conference affiliation is with the Ohio Valley Conference; its football team is a member of the Division I FCS Missouri Valley Football Conference (MVFC) and its men's soccer team plays in the Summit League, in which the school had been a member since that conference's formation in 1982. Western Illinois announced on May 12, 2023 its departure from the Summit League to become a full member of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC) in most sports beginning seven weeks subsequent on July 1. Two Leathernecks teams will play outside the OVC in the fall 2023 season before joining the rest of the school's teams in the OVC in 2024—the football team in the MVFC, and the men's soccer team in the Summit League.
The 2012–13 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by fifth year head coach Jim Molinari, played their home games at Western Hall and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 22–9, 13–3 in Summit League play to claim a share of the regular season conference title. They advanced to the semifinals of The Summit League tournament where they lost to North Dakota State. They were invited to the 2013 College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Purdue.
The 2013–14 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by sixth year head coach Jim Molinari, played their home games at Western Hall and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 10–20, 4–10 in The Summit League play to finish in seventh place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament to South Dakota State.
The 2014–15 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by first year head coach Billy Wright, played their home games at Western Hall and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 8–20, 3–13 in Summit League play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League tournament to South Dakota State.
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. The Leathernecks became a member of the Ohio Valley Conference on July 1, 2023.
The 2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by second year head coach Billy Wright, played their home games at Western Hall and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 10–17, 3–13 in Summit League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for The Summit League tournament.
The 2015–16 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball represent Western Illinois University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by fifth-year head by JD Gravina, play their home games at the Western Hall and are members of The Summit League. They finished the season 16–16, 8–8 in Summit League play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of The Summit League women's tournament to Oral Roberts. They were invited to the WBI where they defeated Southern Illinois in the first round before losing to USC Upstate in the quarterfinals.
The 2016–17 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by third-year head coach Billy Wright, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois as members of The Summit League. They finished the season 8–20, 5–11 in Summit League play to finish in eighth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament to South Dakota.
The 2016–17 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball represents Western Illinois University. The Leathernecks, are headed by JD Gravina and are members of The Summit League. They finished the season 26–7, 13–3 in Summit League play to finish in first place. They won The Summit League Women's Tournament, defeating IUPUI 77–69 in overtime. They were invited to the NCAA Women's Tournament for the first time since 1995, where they lost to Florida State in the first round.
The 2017–18 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by fourth-year head coach Billy Wright, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 12–16, 3–11 in Summit League play to finish in last place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament to South Dakota State.
The 2018–19 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by fifth-year head coach Billy Wright, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 10–21, 4–12 in Summit League play to finish in 8th place. They beat top-seeded South Dakota State in the quarterfinals of the Summit League tournament, before losing to North Dakota State in the semifinals.
The 2018–19 Western Illinois Leathernecks women's basketball represent Western Illinois University in the 2018–19 NCAA Division I women's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by eighth-year head coach JD Gravina, play their home games at the Western Hall and were members of The Summit League. They finished the season 12–18, 8–8 in Summit League play to finish in fifth place. They lost in the quarterfinals of the Summit League women's tournament to Oral Roberts.
The 2019–20 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University in the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by sixth-year head coach Billy Wright, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois, as members of the Summit League. They finished the season 5–21, 2–14 in Summit League play to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the Summit League tournament.
The 1984 AMCU-8 men's basketball tournament was held March 8–10, 1984 at the Hammons Student Center at Southwest Missouri State University in Springfield, Missouri. This was the first edition of the tournament for the Association of Mid-Continent Universities, now known as the Summit League.
The 2020–21 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by first-year head coach Rob Jeter, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois, as members of the Summit League.
The 2021–22 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represents Western Illinois University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by second-year head coach Rob Jeter, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois, as members of the Summit League. They finished the regular season 16–15, 7–11 in Summit League play to finish in a tie for sixth place. As the No. 6 seed in the Summit League Tournament, they lost Oral Roberts in the quarterfinals. They received an invitation to The Basketball Classic postseason tournament, formerly known as the CollegeInsider.com Tournament.
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.
The 2011–12 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represented Western Illinois University in the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by head coach Jim Molinari, played their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois, as members of the Summit League. After finishing 4th in the Summit during the regular season, the Leathernecks made a run to the championship game of the Summit League tournament, where they were defeated by South Dakota State.
The 2023–24 Western Illinois Leathernecks men's basketball team represents Western Illinois University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Leathernecks, led by first-year head coach Chad Boudreau, play their home games at Western Hall in Macomb, Illinois as first-year members of the Ohio Valley Conference.
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