2008-09 Eastern Illinois Panthers Men's Basketball Schedule
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Panthers Quick Facts GENERAL COACHING STAFF Name of School ...........................Eastern Illinois University Head Coach ........................................................ Mike Miller City/Zip .............................................. Charleston, IL 61920 Alma Mater/Year..............................East Texas State/1987 Founded .......................................................................1895 Record at School/Years........................................23-63 (3) Enrollment.................................................................12,349 Career Record/Years ........................................110-142 (8) Nickname............................................................... Panthers Basketball Office Phone.............................(217) 581-2511 School Colors ...............................................Blue and Gray Assistant Coaches (Alma Mater/Year) Home Court/Capacity .......................... Lantz Arena (5,300) Chad Altadonna (Illinois State, 1995) Affiliation .................................................... NCAA Division I Michael Lewis (Indiana, 2000) Conference....................................... Ohio Valley (13th year) Chrys Cornelius (Western Illinois, 1995) President ...................................................Dr. William Perry Men's Basketball Trainer Faculty Athletics Representative ............ Dr. Gail Richard TBA Athletics Director..........................................Barbara Burke Senior Woman Administrator...................... Mary Wallace TEAM INFORMATION Athletic Department Overall record last year (total/home/away/neutral) Phone Number ......................................... (217) 581-6408 7-22/5-8/2-13/0-1 th Ticket Office Phone .................................... (217) 581-2106 Conference record/finish....................................6-14 (10 ) Final ranking last year ....................................................n/a HISTORY Lettermen returning/lost................................................ 5/5 First year of basketball ..........................................1908-09 (1981-82 first season of NCAA Division I) MEDIA INFORMATION Overall all-time record......................................1,184-1,105 Radio Station............................................. WEIU-FM (88.9) Overall all-time record Division I.......................... 367-411 Play-by-Play Announcer................................... Mike Bradd No. years in NCAA/last.......................................... 2 (2001) Phone ...........................................................(217) 581-3323 ....... Lost to #2 Arizona 101-76 in Midwest Region E-Mail.........................................................mbradd@eiu.edu No. OVC Tournament titles/last............................ 1 (2001) Color Commentary....................................... Jack Ashmore No. OVC Regular-Season titles/last .......................... None Website ................................................ www.weiuhitmix.net SPORTS INFORMATION Newspaper.................................. Charleston Times-Courier Sports Information Director/MBX SID..............Rich Moser Address 100 Broadway Avenue SID Office Phone ........................................ (217) 581-7480 Mattoon, IL 61938 E-Mail ........................................................ [email protected] Phone ...........................................................(217) 238-6856 Assistant SID/WBX Contact..............................Ben Turner Beat Writer......................................................Brian Nielsen Phone........................................................... (217) 581-7020 E-Mail.....................................................bnielsen@jg-tc.com E-Mail ...................................................... [email protected] Website .........................................................www.jg-tc.com Assistant SID ................................................. Bart Rettberg Phone........................................................... (217) 581-6408 Newspaper............................................Daily Eastern News E-Mail .................................................... [email protected] Address Buzzard Hall SID Fax ........................................................ (217) 581-7001 Charleston, IL 61920 Press Row Phone ....................................... (217) 581-5135 Phone ...........................................................(217) 581-7944 SID Mailing Address....................Room 2024, Lantz Arena Student Sports Editor..................................... Scott Richey Eastern Illinois University E-Mail........................................ [email protected] 600 Lincoln Avenue Website ...............................www.thedailyeasternnews.com Charleston, IL 61920 Web site........................................... www.EIUpanthers.com Panthers Quick Facts PLAYER INFORMATION Starters (more than 50% of games) Returning (R) and Lost (L). Pos Ht Wt Cl GP/GS FGM-FGA PCT Pts/Avg Reb./Avg. Assist/sAvg. (L) Jon’Tee Willhite G 6-1 180 SR 29/16 80-205 .390 207/7.1 111/3.8 97/3.3 (L) Bobby Catchings F 6-6 200 SR 28/28 101-238 .424 301/10.8 128/4.6 40/1.4 (L) Jake Byrne F 6-8 230 SR 28/26 101-186 .543 246/8.8 134/4.8 38/1.3 (L) Julio Anthony G 6-4 190 SR 27/21 72-163 .442 244/9.0 47/1.7 55/2.0 (R) Ousmane Cisse C 6-8 250 JR 29/28 74-141 .525 169/5.8 167/5.8 25/0.8 Other Lettermen Returning (R) and Lost (L). Pos Ht Wt Cl GP/GS FGM-FGA PCT Pts/Avg Reb/Avg Assists/Avg (R) Billy Parrish F 6-4 213 SR 27/1 17-42 .405 42/1.6 48/1.8 14/0.4 (R) Romain Martin G 6-3 185 JR 17/14 79-200 .395 231/13.6 25/1.5 20/1.2 (R) Tyler Laser G 6-1 183 SO 27/3 37-111 .333 199/7.4 53/2.0 47/1.7 (R) Matt Dorlack C 6-11 253 SO 23/1 6-9 .667 18/0.8 46/2.0 8/0.3 (R) Gino Myers-Kyles G 6-4 190 SR 25/0 19-49 .388 49/2.0 26/1.0 8/0.3 Other Players Lost (names only) Justin Brock, Bobby Jolliff, Mike Robinson Newcomers Pos Ht Wt Cl Hometown/School Jeremy Granger G 6-1 170 FR Elgin, IL/Elgin HS Will Hamilton G 6-3 175 FR Greenfield, IN/Greenfield Central HS James Hollowell F 6-6 215 FR Indianapolis, IN/North Central HS T.J. Marion G 6-4 195 JR Aurora, IL/Aurora West HS/Southeastern Illinois College Zavier Sanders F 6-6 215 FR Kokomo, IN/Northwester HS Jay Smith G 6-2 175 JR Terre Haute, IN/South HS/Trinity Valley CC Edin Suljic F 6-7 220 JR Des Moines, IA/Roosevelt HS/Ellsworth CC Dewayne Wright, Jr. G 5-10 161 JR Junction City, KS/Junction City HS/Highland CC NOTE: Players returning (R) listed by class as of fall, 2008; players lost (L) listed by class as of fall, 2007. All-Star Candidates (names only) Romain Martin NOTES 2008-09 Eastern Illinois Panthers Men’s Basketball Schedule DAY DATE OPPONENT LOCATION TIME Sat. Nov. 8 ILLINOIS COLLEGE (Exhibition) LANTZ ARENA 7 p.m. Sat. Nov. 15 at Ball State Muncie, Ind. 1 p.m. Wed. Nov. 19 MANCHESTER COLLEGE LANTZ ARENA 7 p.m. Sat. Nov. 22 at IPFW Fort Wayne, Ind. Noon Tues. Nov. 25 at IUPUI Indianapolis, Ind. 6 p.m. Sat. Nov. 29 IPFW LANTZ ARENA 7 p.m. Thurs. Dec. 4 * TENNESSEE STATE LANTZ ARENA 8 p.m. Sat. Dec. 6 * AUSTIN PEAY LANTZ ARENA 7 p.m. Wed. Dec. 10 at Evansville Evansville, Ind. 7 p.m. Sat. Dec. 13 WESTERN ILLINOIS LANTZ ARENA 7 p.m. Mon. Dec. 22 CHICAGO STATE LANTZ ARENA 7 p.m. Sun. Dec. 28 at Bowling Green Bowling Green, Ohio 1 p.m. Wed. Dec. 31 MISSOURI VALLEY COLLEGE LANTZ ARENA TBA Sat. Jan. 3 * at Jacksonville State Jacksonville, Ala. TBA Mon. Jan. 5 * at Tennessee Tech Cookeville, Tenn. TBA Sat. Jan. 10 * at Southeast Missouri Cape Girardeau, Mo. TBA Thurs. Jan. 15 * EASTERN KENTUCKY LANTZ ARENA 8 p.m. Sat. Jan. 17 * MOREHEAD STATE LANTZ ARENA 7 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 22 * at Murray State Murray, Ky. TBA Sat. Jan. 24 * at Tennessee Martin Martin, Tenn. TBA Thurs. Jan. 29 * TENNESSEE TECH LANTZ ARENA 8 p.m. Sat. Jan. 31 * JACKSONVILLE STATE LANTZ ARENA 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 7 * SOUTHEAST MISSOURI LANTZ ARENA 7 p.m. Mon. Feb. 9 * MURRAY STATE LANTZ ARENA 7 p.m. Thurs. Feb. 12 * at Morehead State Morehead, Ky. TBA Sat. Feb. 14 * at Eastern Kentucky Richmond, Ky. TBA Wed. Feb. 18 * TENNESSEE MARTIN LANTZ ARENA 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 21 at ESPNU Bracketbuster TBA Thurs. Feb. 26 * at Austin Peay Clarksville, Tenn. TBA Sat. Feb. 28 * at Tennessee State Nashville, Tenn. TBA Ohio Valley Conference Basketball Tournament Tues. Mar. 3 OVC Tournament First Round Games Campus Sites TBA Fri. Mar. 6 OVC Tournament Semifinals Nashville, TN TBA Sat. Mar. 7 OVC Tournament Championship Nasvhille, TN TBA Thurs. Mar. 19 NCAA Tournament First Round TBA TBA * INDICATES OHIO VALLEY CONFERENCE GAME HOME GAMES IN BOLD CAPS --- ALL HOME GAMES PLAYED AT LANTZ ARENA ALL GAMES CENTRAL TIME GAME TIMES AND DATES SUBJECT TO CHANGE FOR TELEVISION PANTHERS MOVING FORWARD IN 2008-09 “If everyone is moving forward together, This season Miller and his staff have bolstered the shooting then success takes care of itself.” ~ Henry Ford guard position by bringing in junior college guard Jay Smith and freshman guard Will Hamilton. Both are proven scorers who are After enduring a season in which only two players were healthy long range bombers from the perimeter. for an entire season Eastern Illinois head coach Mike Miller is Smith set the school record for 3-pointers at Trinity Valley CC looking to move forward during the 2007-08 year. knocking down 247 in two seasons at the Texas Junior College Panther players missed a combined 55 games last season and including 135 as a sophomore. Hamilton ranked 8th in the state of EIU played the entire season without its expected line-up healthy Indiana