EASTERN ILLINOIS 2020-21 Men’s Basketball @EIU_Panthers @eiubasketball EASTERN ILLINOIS (5-6, 2-2 OVC) vs. Morehead State (7-6, 4-2 OVC) N 25 at Wisconsin (#7) (BTN) ................. L 67-77 N 27 at Marquette (FS1) ......................... L 50-75 Thursday, Jan. 14 • 8 pm N 29 at Butler (FS1) .....................................PPD Charleston, Ill. • First Mid Court at Lantz Arena D 1 at Dayton ........................................ L 63-66 Hit Mix 88.9 FM RADIO: D 3 CHICAGO STATE .........................W 78-56 TV: ESPNU D 5 at Green Bay ........................ W 93-91 (2ot) LIVE STATS: www.eiupanthers.com D 9 at Evansville ................................... L 65-68 SERIES RECORD: Eastern Illinois leads 26-16 LAST MEETING: @EIU 71, MORE 65 on Feb. 8, 2020 D 12 WESTERN ILLINOIS ....................W 92-88 D 21 • at SIUE..............................................PPD GAME 12 Eastern Illinois prepares to host Morehead State on Thursday night as the game will be televised D 30 • at Eastern Kentucky ..................... L 61-69 on ESPNU as part of the Ohio Valley Conference television package. EIU’s Tuesday contest J 2 • TENNESSEE TECH ...................W 87-81 with SIUE was postponed due to COVID-19 protocols marking the third time this season that EIU J 5 • SIUE..................................................PPD and SIUE have had to postpone a contest. EIU is 5-6 on the season and 2-2 in the Ohio Valley J 7 • MURRAY STATE ........................W 74-68 Conference after a 74-71 loss on Saturday to Austin Peay on a Governors 3-pointer at the buzzer. J 9 • AUSTIN PEAY .............................L 71-74 Morehead State is 7-6 overall, 4-2 in the OVC. The Eagles have won three straight during the J 12 • at SIUE..............................................PPD 2021 calendar year. J 14 • MOREHEAD STATE (ESPNU) ........8 pm J 16 • EASTERN KENTUCKY ...................4 pm ALLERUZZO SOLID IN RETURN Junior college transfer Barlow Alleruzzo IV returned to the Panthers line-up for the first time since J 21 • at Belmont ........................................ 7 pm Dec. 12 against Western Illinois and provided a spark off the bench. Alleruzzo was one of four J 23 • at Tennessee State .......................... 4 pm Panthers in double figures on Saturday against Austin Peay as he scored 13 points. In the game J 26 • SIUE.................................................7 pm Alleruzzo was 3-of-4 from 3-point range after opening the season 0-for-8 from behind the arc. He J 28 • at UT Martin ..................................... 8 pm would also add four free throws as he is now 7-of-8 from the stripe this year. Alleruzzo finished J 30 • at Southeast Missouri ..................... 5 pm with a season high five rebounds and two assists. Prior to the APSU game, his previous season F 4 • BELMONT ..................................7:30 pm high was four points against Chicago State and Evansville. F 6 • TENNESSEE STATE .......................4 pm SCORING CHARTS CHASE F 11 • at Jacksonville State ................... 7:30 pm Mack Smith and Josiah Wallace both finished with double figure scoring nights on Saturday F 13 • at Tennessee Tech ........................... 4 pm against Austin Peay as the two seniors both climb the Eastern Illinois career scoring charts. Smith F 18 • at Murray State ........................... 7:30 pm finished with 16 points as he now has 1,248 career points. Smith ranks 20th on the EIU career F 20 • at Austin Peay .................................. 4 pm scoring list and needs five points to pass Ricky Robinson (1,251) and Don Glover (1,252) and F 25 • SOUTHEAST MISSOURI ...........7:30 pm move into 18th. Wallace had 14 points on Saturday as he now has 1,171 career points to rank F 27 • UT MARTIN .....................................4 pm 22nd. Wallace needs eight points to pass Doug Crook for 21st. This season Smith is averaging M 3 OVC Tournament ................................ TBA 10.1 points per game while Wallace ranks second in the OVC in scoring at 17.5 points per game. • Ohio Valley Conference Games UP NEXT All EIU home games televised on ESPN+ Saturday, Jan. 16 vs. Eastern Kentucky, 4 pm (ESPN+) All OVC road games televised on ESPN+ EASTERN ILLINOIS PROJECTED STARTERS * P # Name Ht Wt Yr Hometown Pts Reb Ast G 3 Mack Smith 6-2 185 Sr Indianapolis, Ind. 10.2 2.3 1.5 G 4 Marvin Johnson 6-6 190 Sr Ardmore, Okla. 12.4 4.7 4.2 G 22 Josiah Wallace 6-4 185 Sr Marshall, Ill. 17.5 3.9 2.8 2020-21 OVC BASKETBALL STANDINGS SCHOOL ......................... OVC ............... OVERALL F 2 Jordan Skipper-Brown 6-6 230 Sr Killeen, Texas 7.0 3.7 1.1 Belmont ........................... 6-0 .................. 12-1 F 35 George Dixon 6-5 230 Sr Milwaukee, Wis. 5.1 6.8 1.1 SIUE ................................ 1-0 .................. 3-4 Eastern Kentucky ............ 5-1 .................. 11-2 EASTERN ILLINOIS RESERVES Morehead State ............... 4-2 .................. 7-6 G 1 Kashawn Charles 6-1 185 Sr Wyandanch, NY 6.6 2.0 0.4 Jacksonville State ............ 3-2 .................. 7-4 G 5 Junior Farquhar 6-3 200 Jr Toronto, Ontario 3.1 1.9 1.1 Austin Peay ..................... 3-2 .................. 7-4 F 11 Barlow Alleruzzo IV 6-9 235 Jr Chicago, Ill. 3.0 2.1 0.3 Eastern Illinois ................. 2-2 .................. 5-6 G 12 Micah Schnyders 6-4 185 Fr Yorkville, Ill. - - - Southeast Missouri .......... 1-3 .................. 3-7 G 13 Henry Abraham 6-0 175 Fr Cambridge, Minn. 5.3 1.0 0.3 UT Martin ......................... 1-4 .................. 3-6 G 14 Isaac Miller 6-3 180 Fr Charleston, Ill. - - - Murray State .................... 1-4 .................. 4-6 F 20 Sammy Friday IV 6-9 240 Gr Jersey City, NJ 7.5 4.5 0.3 Tennessee State .............. 1-4 .................. 2-6 F 21 Madani Diarra 6-10 240 So Bamako, Mali 1.6 0.7 0.1 Tennessee Tech ............... 1-5 .................. 1-12 G 25 Deang Deang 6-4 185 Sr Madison, Wis. 0.5 1.0 1.5 Through Jan. 13, 2021 INSIDE THE NUMBERS QUICK FACTS EIU BASKETBALL CONTACT INFO / QUICK FACTS Contact: ..................................................... Rich Moser Email: .............................................. [email protected] Phone:................................................... (217) 581-7480 Cell Phone: ........................................... (217) 508-8317 Website: ................................. www.EIUpanthers.com Location ...............................................Charleston, Ill. Enrollment ............................................................7,806 EIU Points Per Game ..................... 73.0 MORE Points Per Game .................62.5 Nickname ....................................................... Panthers Opponents Points Per Game .......... 73.9 Opponents Points Per Game ...........64.9 Colors .......................................... Blue, Gray & White President ..................................... Dr. David Glassman Scoring Margin ............................. - 0.9 Scoring Margin ............................. - 2.4 Athletic Director ..................................... Tom Michael Field Goal Percentage ................. .435 Field Goal Percentage ................. .429 Basketball Arena ..................................... Lantz Arena 3-Point Field Goal Percentage .... .366 3-Point Field Goal Percentage .... .293 Basketball Radio Station ............Hit Mix 88.9 WEIU Announcers ................. Mike Bradd & Jack Ashmore Free Throw Percentage ............... .672 Free Throw Percentage ............... .660 Rebounds........................................ 36.2 Rebounds.........................................36.1 Rebound Margin .......................... + 1.5 Rebound Margin .......................... + 4.5 Assists Per Game ......................... 12.9 Assists Per Game ............................11.5 TWITTER FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM Turnovers Per Game ...................... 13.3 Turnovers Per Game .......................17.1 @EIU_Panthers EIUPanthers eiupanthernation Steals Per Game ............................. 7.9 Steals Per Game ................................3.8 @eiubasketball EIUMensBasketball Blocks Per Game ............................ 3.9 Blocks Per Game ...............................4.9 Field Goal Percentage Defense ... .452 Field Goal Percentage Defense ... .422 Career Double-Doubles EASTERN ILLINOIS HEAD COACH JAY SPOONHOUR Jay Spoonhour is in his ninth season as the Panthers head coach having been hired on April LAST IS LISTED 9, 2012. Spoonhour was previously the head coach at Moberly Area Community College GEORGE DIXON (12) where he coached for three seasons. He was a long time assistant coach at the NCAA 12 pts, 15 reb at Eastern Kentucky (Dec. 30, 2020) Division I level and served as the interim head coach at UNLV to complete the 2004 season posting a 6-4 record and taking the team to the finals of the Mountain West Conference SAMMY FRIDAY IV (1) Tournament along with an NIT appearance. In 2001 Spoonhour was named the National 14 pts, 12 reb at Green Bay (Dec. 5, 2020) Junior College Coach of the Year leading Wabash Valley College to the NJCAA National Championship with a 36-1 record. He is the son of the late legendary coach Charlie MARVIN JOHNSON (2) Spoonhour. Spoonhour played basketball at Pittsburg State earning his degree in 1994. 19 pts, 10 asts vs. Tennessee Tech (Jan. 2, 2021) He was an honorable mention All-Conference selection. He has assistant coaching stops at JORDAN SKIPPER-BROWN (3) Central Missouri, Saint Louis, UNLV, Missouri and Texas San Antonio. Spoonhour’s career 14 pts, 13 reb at UT Martin