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Eastern Illinois University Athletics EASTERN ILLINOIS 2013-14 Men’s Basketball EASTERN ILLINOIS (8-14, 5-5) vs UT Martin (7-17, 2-7) 2013-14 Schedule Thursday, Feb. 6 • 7 p.m. Charleston, Ill. - Lantz Arena (5,300) 8-14 // 5-5 Ohio Valley Conference SERIES RECORD: EIU leads, 19-18 LAST MEETING: UTM 84, EIU 77 (01/23/14) NOVEMBER RADIO: Hit Mix 88.9 FM 2 ...............OAKLAND CITY (EXH) .................W, 73-64 (Mike Bradd, Jack Ashmore) 9 ................ at Northwestern ...........................L, 72-55 LIVE STATS: www.eiupanthers.com 13 .............OLIVET NAZARENE ....................W, 67-60 WATCH LIVE: www.ovcdigitalnetwork.com 16 .............. at Illinois-Chicago ........................ W, 86-66 20 .............. at Purdue ......................................L, 83-55 23 .............ROOSEVELT UNIVERSITY ............W, 89-67 THE OPENING TIP 27 .............IPFW .......................................... L, 71-65 The Panther men’s basketball team plays host to UT Martin on Thursday, Feb. 6 at 7 p.m. EIU is 8-14 (5-5 30 .............. at Western Kentucky .....................L, 68-53 OVC) on the year and UT Martin is 7-17 (2-7 OVC). DECEMBER 4 ................ at Western Illinois .........................L, 60-32 EIU is planning a WHITE OUT on Thursday and will be giving away 250 free t-shirts during the game. Fans are 7 ...............INDIANA STATE ........................... L, 66-48 encouraged to wear white to the game. 19 .............. at Wright State ..............................L, 70-43 21 .............. at IPFW .........................................L, 86-65 28 .............* TENNESSEE STATE ...................W, 70-69 EIU currently ranks second in the Ohio Valley Conference’s West Division and looks to avenge an 84-77 loss JANUARY at UT Martin on Jan. 23. The Skyhawks have not won a game since defeating the Panthers as they have lost 2 ...............* EASTERN KENTUCKY .............. L, 100-81 two games in a row. 4 ...............* MOREHEAD STATE ................... L, 85-77 9 ................ * at Tennessee Tech ......................L, 81-69 The Panthers are led by second-year head coach Jay Spoonhour. He has posted a 125-67 record in seven 11 .............. * at Jacksonville State ................. W, 56-48 seasons as a head coach and a 19-35 record at EIU. 16 .............* MURRAY STATE ........................ L, 70-66 18 .............* AUSTIN PEAY ..........................W, 67-64 Jason James is in his fifth year at UT Martin with a 36-111 overall record. 23 .............. * at UT Martin ...............................L, 84-77 25 .............. * at Southeast Missouri .............. W, 77-74 SERIES HISTORY WITH UT MARTIN 28 .............CLEVELAND STATE ...................... L, 82-68 FEBRUARY EIU leads the all-time series with UT Martin, 19-18. The loss at UT Martin earlier this season snapped a four- 1 ...............* SIU EDWARDSVILLE ................W, 76-70 game winning streak in the series for EIU. 6 ...............* UT MARTIN ................................7 p.m. 8 ...............* SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ...............2 p.m. EIU has won two straight home games in the series with their last defeat at home coming on Feb. 15, 2011 13 .............. * at Austin Peay .............................. 7 p.m. by a score of 73-54. 15 .............. * at Murray State ....................... 7:30 p.m. 20 .............. * at Belmont ................................... 7 p.m. SCOUTING THE SKYHAWKS 24 .............CHICAGO STATE .............................7 p.m. UT Martin is 2-11 in road games this year and rank last in the OVC’s West Division with a 2-7 record. The MARCH Skyhawks rank last in the conference in scoring defense (80.8 ppg) and field-goal percentage defense (.521). 1 ................ * at SIU Edwardsville ....................... 1 p.m. 5-8 ............ OVC Tournament ................................TBA Myles Taylor leads four players who average 10 or more points per game with 15.3 points per game. He also * denotes Ohio Valley Conference game leads the team on the glass with 6.6 rebounds per game. Marshun Newell adds 10.9 points and a team-high Home games in BOLD CAPS 3.5 assists per game. Home games played in Lantz Arena (Charleston, Ill.) OVC Tournament (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.) EASTERN ILLINOIS PROJECTED STARTERS * P # Name Ht Wt Yr Hometown Pts Reb Ast 2013-14 OVC Standings G 5 Reggie Smith 6-0 185 R-Jr. Chicago, Ill. 13.4 2.4 3.2 G 30 Dylan Chatman 6-1 180 Jr. Belleville, Ill. 5.9 1.9 1.4 East Division .................. OVC ....... Pct. ............All ........Pct. F 12 Keenen Anderson 6-7 225 Jr. Marion, Ark. 3.7 3.1 0.3 Belmont ............................ 8-2 ....... .800 .......... 17-8 .........680 F 15 Sherman Blanford 6-6 215 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. 12.0 7.0 1.6 Eastern Kentucky .............. 7-3 ....... .700 .......... 16-7 .........692 F 33 Luke Piotrowski 6-11 240 R-So. Port Republic, N.J. 4.5 1.8 0.4 Morehead State ................ 6-3 ....... .667 .......... 15-9 .........625 Tennessee Tech ................. 4-5 ....... .444 ........ 11-13 .........458 EASTERN ILLINOIS RESERVES Jacksonville State .............. 4-6 ....... .400 ........ 10-15 .........400 G 2 Donald Moore 6-1 185 So. Chicago, Ill. 1.3 0.3 0.2 Tennessee State ................ 2-8 ....... .200 .......... 3-21 .........125 G 3 Zach Dickerson 6-3 190 Fr. Argyle, Texas 2.8 1.3 1.4 G 4 Aaron Siler 5-11 170 Fr. Robinson, Ill. 0.5 0.2 0.2 West Division ................ OVC ....... Pct. ............All ........Pct. G 11 Anthony Johnson 6-4 200 Fr. Oblong, Ill. 0.5 0.4 0.2 Murray State ..................... 8-1 ....... .889 .......... 13-8 .........619 F 25 Jake Verhagen 6-6 200 Fr. Appleton, Wis. 2.1 0.8 0.2 Eastern Illinois .................. 5-5 ....... .500 .......... 8-14 .........364 G 31 Alex Austin 6-4 190 So. Chicago, Ill. 7.1 2.4 1.0 SIUE .................................. 4-5 ....... .444 .......... 8-15 .........348 F 35 Chris Olivier 6-8 245 R-Jr. Glenwood, Ill. 10.7 4.2 0.5 C 41 Mat Piotrowski 7-2 265 R-Jr. Port Republic, N.J. 1.7 2.1 0.6 Austin Peay ....................... 3-5 ....... .375 .......... 9-13 .........409 F 55 Josh Piper 6-8 225 Jr. Champaign, Ill. 4.0 3.0 0.9 Southeast Missouri ........... 3-6 ....... .333 ........ 12-11 .........522 UT Martin ......................... 2-7 ....... .222 .......... 7-17 .........292 * starters projected based on previous game line-up as of 02/04/14 INSIDE THE NUMBERS QUICK FACTS EIU BASKETBALL CONTACT INFO Contact: ............................ Greg Lautzenheiser Email: ........................ [email protected] Phone: .................................... (217) 581-7020 Cell Phone: ............................. (419) 605-8512 Fax: ........................................ (217) 581-6434 Press Row Phone: ................... (217) 581-5135 EIU Points Per Game ..................................... 65.5 UTM Points Per Game .................................. 73.1 Website: ..................... www.EIUpanthers.com Opponents Points Per Game ........................ 72.5 Opponents Points Per Game ........................ 80.8 Scoring Margin ............................................. - 7.0 Scoring Margin ............................................. - 7.7 QUICK FACTS Field Goal Percentage ............................... .433 Field Goal Percentage ................................ .415 Location .....................................Charleston, Ill. 3-Point Field Goal Percentage ................... .308 3-Point Field Goal Percentage ..................... .333 Enrollment .............................................10,615 Free Throw Percentage.............................. .709 Free Throw Percentage................................ .723 Nickname ...........................................Panthers Colors ................................ Blue, Gray & White Rebounds Per Game ..................................... 32.1 Rebounds Per Game ..................................... 31.5 President ........................... Dr. William L. Perry Rebound Margin ........................................... - 0.7 Rebound Margin ........................................... - 5.2 Athletic Director ........................ Barbara Burke Assists Per Game .......................................... 11.4 Assists Per Game .......................................... 13.4 Basketball Arena ................Lantz Arena (5,300) Turnovers Per Game ..................................... 13.4 Turnovers Per Game ..................................... 11.9 Steals Per Game ..............................................5.8 Steals Per Game ............................................. 7.7 Blocks Per Game ..............................................5.0 Blocks Per Game ............................................. 2.5 Field Goal Percentage Defense .................... .462 Field Goal Percentage Defense ..................... .521 CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES JOSH PIPER (1) GAME NOTES 16 pts, 11 reb. vs Houston Baptist (11/24/12) SHERMAN BLANFORD (9) IN THE PAINT 19 pts, 10 reb. at Austin Peay (01/19/13) • Sherman Blanford scored a career-high 24 points in the win over SIUE. He went 9-for-14 from the floor 21 pts, 16 reb., vs SEMO (01/26/13) and 6-for-8 from the charity stripe. The senior forward has scored in double figures 33 times in his two-year 12 pts, 10 reb., at UT Martin (02/07/13) career at EIU. 15 pts, 14 reb., vs Murray State (02/16/13) 18 pts, 10 reb., vs Indiana State (12/07/13) • Sherman Blanford had 13 rebounds against SIUE to go along with his 24 points, posting his fifth double- 15 pts, 11 reb., at Wright State (12/19/13)
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