EASTERN ILLINOIS 2013-14 Men’S Basketball
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EASTERN ILLINOIS 2013-14 Men’s Basketball EASTERN ILLINOIS (3-7) at IPFW (9-4) 2013-14 Schedule Saturday, Dec. 21 • 1 p.m. CT Fort Wayne, Ind. - Gates Sports Center (2,300) 3-7 // 0-0 Ohio Valley Conference SERIES RECORD: EIU trails 3-1 LAST MEETING: IPFW 71, EIU 65 (11/27/13) NOVEMBER RADIO: Hit Mix 88.9 FM 2 ...............OAKLAND CITY (EXH) .................W, 73-64 (Mike Bradd, Greg Lautzenheiser) 9 ................ at Northwestern ...........................L, 72-55 LIVE STATS: www. gomastodons.com 13 .............OLIVET NAZARENE ....................W, 67-60 WATCH LIVE: www.gomastodons.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 travels to IPFW for a Saturday mati nee on Dec. 21 at 1 p.m. CT from the 30 .............. at Western Kentucky .....................L, 68-53 Gates Sports Center. EIU and IPFW played earlier this season with the Mastodons defeati ng the Panthers, DECEMBER 71-65, on Nov. 27 inside Lantz Arena. EIU is currently 0-2 this season against teams from the Summit League 4 ................ at Western Illinois .........................L, 60-32 as they also lost a road contest at Western Illinois on Dec. 4. 7 ...............INDIANA STATE ........................... L, 66-48 19 .............. at Wright State ..............................L, 70-43 The Panthers are 3-7 on the year and are coming off a 70-43 loss at Wright State on Dec. 19, their fi ft h con- 21 .............. at IPFW ........................................... 1 p.m. secuti ve loss. The Mastodons are 9-4 this year and have won three of their last fi ve games, most recently 28 .............* TENNESSEE STATE .......................2 p.m. defeati ng OVC-foe SIUE, 95-75, at home on Dec. 14. IPFW is 3-0 against OVC teams this year as they also JANUARY defeated Tennessee Tech on Nov. 17. 2 ...............* EASTERN KENTUCKY ...................7 p.m. 4 ...............* MOREHEAD STATE ......................2 p.m. The Panthers are led by second-year head coach Jay Spoonhour. He has posted a 120-60 record in seven 9 ................ * at Tennessee Tech ........................ 7 p.m. seasons as a head coach and a 14-28 record at EIU. 11 .............. * at Jacksonville State ................ 4:30 p.m. 16 .............* MURRAY STATE ...........................7 p.m. 18 .............* AUSTIN PEAY ..............................2 p.m. IPFW is coached by Tony Jasick who is in his ninth season on the coaching staff and third year as head coach. 23 .............. * at UT Marti n ................................. 7 p.m. He has a 36-39 overall record as the Mastodons head coach. 25 .............. * at Southeast Missouri ............. 5:30 p.m. 28 .............CLEVELAND STATE .........................7 p.m. SERIES HISTORY WITH IPFW FEBRUARY EIU trails the all-ti me series between the two schools, 3-1. The Panthers earned their only win in the series 1 ...............* SIU EDWARDSVILLE ....................2 p.m. on Jan. 18, 2012 at the Eastern Michigan Tournament. IPFW defeated EIU, 71-65, on Nov. 27 earlier this 6 ...............* UT MARTIN ................................7 p.m. season. 8 ...............* SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ...............2 p.m. 13 .............. * at Austi n Peay .............................. 7 p.m. SCOUTING THE MASTODONS 15 .............. * at Murray State ....................... 7:30 p.m. The Mastodons have a balanced off ense this season as seven players are averaging eight or more points 20 .............. * at Belmont ................................... 7 p.m. per game. Three players are scoring in double fi gures in Luis Jacobo (13.9 ppg), Steve Forbes (11.1 ppg) and 24 .............CHICAGO STATE .............................7 p.m. Pierre Bland (10 ppg). Forbes also ranks second in the Summit League in fi eld-goal percentage, knocking MARCH down 65.1 percent (54-for-83) of his shot att empts. 1 ................ * at SIU Edwardsville ....................... 1 p.m. 5-8 ............ OVC Tournament ................................TBA Joe Reed leads the team on the glass with 5.8 rebounds per game to go along with 8.8 points per game. Bland has also added a team-high 4.5 assists per game. * denotes Ohio Valley Conference game Home games in BOLD CAPS LAST TIME OUT Home games played in Lantz Arena (Charleston, Ill.) EIU dropped a 70-43 contest at Wright State on Thursday, Dec. 19. The Panthers committ ed a season-high OVC Tournament (Municipal Auditorium - Nashville, Tenn.) 21 turnovers in the loss, turning into 20 Raider points. Sherman Blanford posted his second consecuti ve double-double, scoring a game-high 15 points with a game-high 11 rebounds. 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. 12.1 1.9 2.8 G 31 Alex Austi n 6-4 190 So. Chicago, Ill. 8.9 2.6 0.8 East Division .................. OVC ....... Pct. ............All ........Pct. F 12 Keenen Anderson 6-7 225 Jr. Marion, Ark. 4.6 3.7 0.1 Belmont ............................ 0-0 ....... .000 ............ 8-4 .........667 F 15 Sherman Blanford 6-6 215 Sr. Philadelphia, Pa. 9.2 5.7 1.7 Eastern Kentucky .............. 0-0 ....... .000 ............ 8-4 .........667 F 55 Josh Piper 6-8 225 Jr. Champaign, Ill. 4.0 2.7 0.6 Morehead State ................ 0-0 ....... .000 ............ 8-5 .........615 Tennessee Tech ................. 0-0 ....... .000 ............ 7-7 .........500 EASTERN ILLINOIS RESERVES Jacksonville State .............. 0-0 ....... .000 ............ 5-8 .........385 G 2 Donald Moore 6-1 185 So. Chicago, Ill. 1.4 0.3 0.1 Tennessee State ................ 0-0 ....... .000 .......... 1-11 .........083 G 3 Zach Dickerson 6-3 190 Fr. Argyle, Texas 2.8 1.7 1.9 G 4 Aaron Siler 5-11 170 Fr. Robinson, Ill. 0.6 0.2 0.2 West Division ................ OVC ....... Pct. ............All ........Pct. G 10 Dennis Green 6-3 190 R-Fr. Bronx, N.Y. 7.3 2.1 0.8 Southeast Missouri ........... 0-0 ....... .000 ............ 7-3 .........700 G 11 Anthony Johnson 6-4 200 Fr. Oblong, Ill. 0.5 0.5 0.3 Murray State ..................... 0-0 ....... .000 ............ 5-5 .........500 F 25 Jake Verhagen 6-6 200 Fr. Appleton, Wis. 2.0 1.0 0.1 Austi n Peay ....................... 0-0 ....... .000 ............ 5-7 .........417 G 30 Dylan Chatman 6-1 180 Jr. Belleville, Ill. 2.7 0.8 0.4 F 33 Luke Piotrowski 6-11 240 R-So. Port Republic, N.J. 3.6 2.2 0.3 UT Marti n ......................... 0-0 ....... .000 ............ 5-9 .........375 F 35 Chris Olivier 6-8 245 R-Jr. Glenwood, Ill. 7.0 0.0 0.0 Eastern Illinois .................. 0-0 ....... .000 ............ 3-7 .........300 C 41 Mat Piotrowski 7-2 265 R-Jr. Port Republic, N.J. 2.0 2.5 0.7 SIUE .................................. 0-0 ....... .000 ............ 2-9 .........182 * starters projected based on previous game line-up as of 12/20/13 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 EIU Points Per Game ..................................... 59.3 IPFW Points Per Game .................................. 77.8 Press Row Phone: ................... (217) 581-5135 Opponents Points Per Game ........................ 68.3 Opponents Points Per Game ........................ 68.8 Website: ..................... www.EIUpanthers.com Scoring Margin ............................................. - 9.0 Scoring Margin ............................................ + 8.9 Field Goal Percentage ............................... .406 Field Goal Percentage ............................... .494 3-Point Field Goal Percentage ................... .297 3-Point Field Goal Percentage ................... .389 QUICK FACTS Free Throw Percentage.............................. .668 Free Throw Percentage.............................. .641 Locati on .....................................Charleston, Ill. Rebounds Per Game ..................................... 30.2 Rebounds Per Game ..................................... 35.9 Enrollment .............................................10,615 Rebound Margin ........................................... - 4.1 Rebound Margin ......................................... + 5.7 Nickname ...........................................Panthers Assists Per Game ............................................ 9.9 Assists Per Game .......................................... 15.3 Colors ................................ Blue, Gray & White Turnovers Per Game ..................................... 14.1 Turnovers Per Game ..................................... 13.6 President ........................... Dr. William L. Perry Steals Per Game ..............................................6.3 Steals Per Game ..............................................7.6 Athleti c Director ........................ Barbara Burke Blocks Per Game ..............................................6.2 Blocks Per Game ..............................................2.8 Basketball Arena ................Lantz Arena (5,300) Field Goal Percentage Defense .................... .460 Field Goal Percentage Defense .................. .444 GAME NOTES CAREER