@EIU PANTHERS EASTERN ILLINOIS MEN's BASKETBALL 2015-16 2016-17 Eastern Illinois Men’S Basketball Quick Facts
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@EIU_PANTHERS EASTERN ILLINOIS MEN'S BASKETBALL 2015-16 2016-17 Eastern Illinois Men’s Basketball Quick Facts 2016-17 Schedule UNIVERSITY INFORMATION ARENA INFORMATION Location ...........................Charleston, Ill. (21,000) Home Arena ...................................... Lantz Arena NOVEMBER Year Founded ................................................ 1895 Capacity ....................................................... 5,300 6 ............EUREKA COLLEGE (exhib.) ................... 3 pm Enrollment ................................................... 8,520 11 ...........SAINT FRANCIS (ILL.) ..................... 7:30 pm Nickname ............................................... Panthers TEAM INFORMATION 14 ...........at Troy ...................................................7 pm School Colors ..................................... Blue & Gray 2015-16 Overall Record ............................... 13-17 17 ...........at Saint Louis .........................................7 pm 19 ...........WESTERN ILLINOIS ............................. 7 pm Affiliation ......................................NCAA Division I Conference Record/Finish ............. 9-7 / 3rd West 21 ...........TROY ................................................ 12 pm Conference ......................................... Ohio Valley Post-Season ..................................CIT 2nd Round 26 ...........SOUTH ALABAMA ......................... 3:15 pm President .......................... Dr. David M. Glassman Letterwinners Returning/Lost .........................7/5 29 ...........BRADLEY ............................................ 7 pm Alma Mater, Year ....................... Minnesota, 1976 Starters Returning/Lost ...................................4/1 DECEMBER Director of Athletics .........................Tom Michael Newcomers.........................................................5 4 .............at Illinois-Chicago ..................................3 pm Alma Mater, Year .............................. Illinois, 1993 7 .............at Northern Kentucky ............................6 pm Faculty Representative ..................... Dr. Jim Davis PROGRAM HISTORY 10 ...........at Western Illinois .................................2 pm Athletics Phone ..............................217-581-6014 First year of basketball ............................. 1908-09 17 ...........at Missouri .......................................2:30 pm .............. (1981-82 first season of NCAA Division I) 19 ...........FONTBONNE UNIVERSITY ................... 7 pm COACHING STAFF Overall all-time record ....................... 1,289-1,244 21 ...........at Indiana State ................................4:30 pm Head Coach ...................................Jay Spoonhour Overall all-time record Division I ............. 472-550 31 ...........• JACKSONVILLE STATE .................. 3:15 pm JANUARY Alma Mater, Year ................Pittsburg State (1994) No. years in NCAA/last .............................2 (2001) 5 .............• at Morehead State ........................6:45 pm Record at EIU (Yr.) ...................................53-72 (4) ..... Lost to #2 Arizona 101-76 in Midwest Region 7 .............• at Eastern Kentucky ............................1 pm Career Record .....................................159-104 (9) No. OVC Tournament titles/last ...............1 (2001) 12 ...........• MURRAY STATE ................................ 7 pm NCAA Division I Record ...........................59-76 (5) No. OVC Regular-Season titles/last ...............None 14 ...........• AUSTIN PEAY ................................. 11 am OVC Record (Yr.)......................................31-33 (4) 19 ...........• at UT Martin .......................................7 pm SPORTS INFORMATION 21 ...........• at Southeast Missouri ...................4:15 pm Assistant Coaches (Yr.) - Alma Mater .................... Associate AD/Media Relations ........... Rich Moser 25 ...........• BELMONT ........................................ 7 pm Rand Chappell (4th year) ..... Missouri State, 1985 Office ..............................................217-581-7480 28 ...........• SIU EDWARDSVILLE .................... 3:15 pm J.R. Reynolds (4th year) ....... Eastern Illinois, 2004 E-Mail ....................................... [email protected] FEBRUARY Rob Holloway (1st year)....... Eastern Illinois, 2005 Website ..................................... eiupanthers.com 2 .............• at Tennessee State .............................7 pm Graduate Assistant Twitter ......................................... @EIU_Panthers 4 ............• TENNESSEE TECH ........................ 3:15 pm 9 ............• UT MARTIN ..................................... 7 pm Liam Sleskinski (2nd year) ... Eastern Illinois, 2015 Twitter ..........................................@eiubasketball 11 ...........• SOUTHEAST MISSOURI .................... 1 pm Facebook ...........................................EIUPanthers 16 ...........• at Austin Peay.....................................7 pm Instagram .................................. eiupanthernation 18 ...........• at Murray State ..................................7 pm Men’s Basketball Office Phone .......217-581-2511 25 ...........• at SIU Edwardsville .............................7 pm Athletic Trainer .................................... Jon Hoene MARCH 1-4 ..........OVC Tournament - Nashville, Tenn. .........TBA 16 ...........NCAA Tournament All Times Central and subject to change Home matches listed in BOLD CAPS NUMERICAL ROSTER • Ohio Valley Conference game No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Hometown (High School/Previous) 1 Demetrius McReynolds G 6-2 210 Sr Louisville, Ky. (Butler HS / Eastern Florida State College) 2015-16 OVC Final Standings 2 Cornell Johnston G 5-7 150 Jr St. Louis, Mo. (Ladue HS) SCHOOL ..........................OVC ...............OVERALL 3 Casey Teson G 6-2 185 So St. Charles, Mo. (St. Charles HS) WEST 4 Montell Goodwin G 6-2 190 Jr Cleveland, Ohio (Warrensville Heights HS / Mineral Area CC) UT Martin ........................10-6 ............... 20-15 5 Ray Crossland Wing 6-6 220 Jr St. Louis, Mo. (Hazelwood Central HS / John A. Logan College) Murray State ....................10-6 ............... 17-14 11 Logan Koch G 6-1 200 Fr Shawnee, Kan. (Mill Valley HS) 12 Marshawn Blackmon Wing 6-4 185 So St. Peters, Mo. (Ft. Zumwalt South HS) EASTERN ILLINOIS ............9-7 ................. 13-17 21 DeVantae’ Price G 6-2 190 JR Tamms, Ill. (Egyptian HS / Kaskaskia CC) + Austin Peay ...................7-9 ................. 18-18 24 Joe Kuligoski F 6-5 210 Sr Orland Park, Ill. (Sandburg HS / Jacksonville State Univ.) SIU Edwardsville ..............3-13 ............... 6-22 25 Muusa Dama F 6-9 225 JR Parakou, Benin West Africa (Maranatha HS / Moberly Area JC) Southeast Missouri ..........2-14 ............... 5-24 32 Patrick Muldoon F 6-7 215 So Basehor, Kan. (Basehor-Linwood HS) EAST 40 Lucas Jones F 6-8 205 So Prairie Village, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East HS) Belmont ...........................12-4 ............... 20-12 54 Justin Earls F 6-7 210 Jr Chicago, Ill. (De La Salle Institute) Morehead State ...............11-5 ............... 23-14 55 Aboubacar Diallo F 6-8 200 So Abidjan, Ivory Coast (St. Louis Christian Academy) Tennessee State ...............11-5 ............... 19-12 Coaching Staff Tennessee Tech ................11-5 ............... 19-12 Head Coach - Jay Spoonhour (Pittsburg State, 1994), 5th season Eastern Kentucky .............6-10 ............... 15-16 Assistant Coach - Rand Chappell, J.R. Reynolds, Rob Holloway Jacksonville State .............4-12 ............... 8-23 Graduate Assistant - Liam Slesinski Trainer - Jon Hoene + OVC Tournament Champion / NCAA Bid THIS IS EASTERN ILLINOIS EASTERN ILLINOIS MEN'S BASKETBALL WWW.EIUPANTHERS.COM Tony Romo Quarterback Dallas Cowboys NOTABLE ALUMNI Sean Payton Mike Shanahan Head Coach Former Head Coach New Orleans Saints Washington Redskins EASTERN ILLINOIS MEN'S BASKETBALL WWW.EIUPANTHERS.COM 4 | @EIU_PANTHERS 2 OVC REGULAR SEASON TITLES | 4 NATIONAL POSTSEASON APPEARANCES Dan Steele Matt Hughes USA Olympian - Bobsled UFC World Champion Bronze Medalist - 2012 Olympics Tony Romo Quarterback Dallas Cowboys Schellas Hyndman John Craft Former Head Coach USA Olympian - Triple Jump FC Dallas 1972 Olympics Kevin Duckworth Marty Pattin Two-Time NBA All-Star MLB All-Star EIU NOTABLE ALUMNI Eastern Illinois University has produced countless professional athletes ranging from Major League Baseball to the National Football League and the National Basketball Association. A number of former Panther athletes have even been decorated Olympians. For a complete listing of former Panthers who have played or are currently playing professionally, visit www.eiupanthers.com OVC COMMISSIONER’S CUP EIU was second in the OVC Commissioner’s Cup for the 2015-16 school year. The award is a symbol of overall athletic excellence in Conference- sponsored championships. Since the new format was adopted eight years ago, the Panthers have won three of the eight OVC Commissioner’s Cups while placing second the other five years. EIU won in championship in 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2012-13. EASTERN ILLINOIS MEN'S BASKETBALL WWW.EIUPANTHERS.COM EASTERN ILLINOIS ADMINISTRATION DR. DAVID GLASSMAN EASTERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY PRESIDENT David M. Glassman is the 12th president of Eastern Illinois EIU Board of Trustees University taking over the position in June of 2014. He came to EIU Mr. Rene M. Hutchinson - Chairperson after serving as provost and vice president for academic affairs