EASTERN ILLINOIS 2011-12 Men’s Basketball EASTERN ILLINOIS (0-1) SCHEDULE/RESULTS vs. Loyola-Chicago (0-2) N 6 OLIVET NAZARENE (ex.) ................W 78-48 Nov. 16, 2011 • 7 p.m. (CST) N 11 at Indiana State .................................. L 72-79 Lantz Arena • Charleston, Ill. N 16 LOYOLA-CHICAGO .............................. 7 pm Radio: Hit Mix 88.9 FM • TV: WEIU N 20 at Northern Illinois....................................1 pm Mike Bradd & Jack Ashmore N 23 EUREKA COLLEGE .............................. 7 pm N 26 at Central Arkansas .................................4 pm GAME 2 N 30 MAINE .................................................... 7 pm Eastern Illinois will host Loyola-Chicago in its home opener on Wednesday night D 3 STONY BROOK ..................................... 2 pm as the Panthers are looking for their first win of the season. EIU had a close D 7 OAKLAND CITY .................................... 7 pm contest at Indiana State in the opener losing 79-72 on the road. Loyola-Chicago D 10 at Western Illinois ....................................7 pm is also looking for its first win of the season after dropping road contests at Illinois D 18 at Northwestern .......................................5 pm D 21 at Maine ...................................................6 pm and Kansas State. EIU is 3-3 in home openers under head coach Mike Miller. D 30 * MURRAY STATE ................................. 7 pm J 4 * at SIU Edwardsville ...............................7 pm EIU-LOYOLA-CHICAGO SERIES J 7 at Houston Baptist ...................................7 pm This will be the 8th meeting between Eastern Illinois and Loyola-Chicago. The J 12 * UT MARTIN ......................................... 7 pm Ramblers lead the all-time series 4-3 after winning 73-62 in Chicago last year. J 14 * at Southeast Missouri ......................7:30 pm Loyola has won three straight in the series. EIU’s last win was on Dec. 15, 2001 J 19 * TENNESSEE STATE ........................... 7 pm J 21 * AUSTIN PEAY ..................................... 6 pm when the Panthers picked up a 94-78 win in Lantz Arena to extend their win J 26 * at Jacksonville State .............................7 pm streak in the series to three games. J 28 * at Murray State......................................7 pm J 30 * SOUTHEAST MISSOURI .................... 7 pm SCOUTING LOYOLA-CHICAGO F 2 * EASTERN KENTUCKY ....................... 7 pm The Ramblers are under the direction of a new head coach as former Illinois F 4 * MOREHEAD STATE ............................ 6 pm State head coach Porter Moser was hired last spring. Loyola returns two starters F 9 * at Tennessee Tech ............................. 7 pm F 11 * at UT Martin ........................................ 6 pm from last year’s squad in forwards Ben Averkamp and Walt Gibler. Averkamp F 15 * SIU EDWARDSVILLE.......................... 7 pm reached double figures in the loss at Kansas State while Gibler led the squad F 18 ESPN BRACKETBUSTERS .................. 6 pm with 19 at Illinois. F 23 * at Morehead State .........................6:30 pm F 25 * at Eastern Kentucky........................... 6 pm GRANGER NAMED OVC PLAYER OF THE WEEK F 29-M 3 ..OVC Tournament @ Municipal Auditorium Senior Jeremy Granger scored 26 points in the season opener at Indiana State M 13 NCAA Tournament 1st Round ..................TBA and was named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Week on Monday. Granger was 10-of-16 from the floor including 1-of-3 from 3-point range. He All Times Central knocked down all five free throw attempts. Last season Granger ranked 8th * Ohio Valley Conference Games in the NCAA in free throw percentage making 90.4 percent. He added three rebounds one assist and one steal. It was Granger’s 9th career game with 20 or more points. His career high is 29 points which came on two occasions last season at home against Tennessee Tech and Southeast Missouri. EASTERN ILLINOIS PROJECTED STARTERS * P # Name Ht Wt Yr Hometown Pts Reb Ast G 5 Malcolm Herron 6-4 205 Jr Maywood, Ill. 0.0 0.0 0.0 G 12 Jeremy Granger 6-1 175 Sr Elgin, Ill. 26.0 3.0 1.0 2011-12 OVC Standings G 23 L.C. Doss 6-2 190 Sr Omaha, Neb. 9.0 3.0 1.0 Team......................... OVC.......Pct............All....... Pct. F 10 Alfonzo McKinnie 6-7 200 So Chicago, Ill. 7.0 8.0 1.0 Austin Peay ..................0-0 .......000...........0-1 .......000 F 34 Zavier Sanders 6-6 220 Sr Kokomo, Ind. 8.0 3.0 0.0 Eastern Illinois .............0-0 .......000...........0-1 .......000 Eastern Kentucky .........0-0 .......000...........1-2 .......333 EASTERN ILLINOIS RESERVES Jacksonville State .........0-0 .......000...........1-1 .......500 F 2 Alex Lubsey 6-6 195 So Kingston, Jamaica DNP Morehead State ............0-0 .......000...........0-1 .......000 G 4 Joey Miller 6-3 170 Fr Charleston, Ill. 2.0 2.0 2.0 Murray State .................0-0 .......000...........2-0 ....1.000 SIU Edwardsville .........0-0 .......000...........0-0 .......000 F 15 James Hollowell 6-6 215 Jr Indianapolis, Ind. 10.0 0.0 0.0 Southeast Missouri .......0-0 .......000...........1-1 .......500 G 20 Morris Woods 6-3 190 So Chicago, Ill. DNP Tennessee State ............0-0 .......000...........0-1 .......000 G 21 Austin Akers 6-2 185 Jr Brazil, Ind. 0.0 1.0 5.0 Tennessee Tech.............0-0 .......000...........0-1 .......000 G 22 Taylor Jones 6-2 190 Jr Rochester, Ill. 3.0 1.0 0.0 UT Martin ....................0-0 .......000...........0-2 .......000 F 31 Nick McFarlin 6-7 230 Sr Davenport, Iowa 2.0 2.0 2.0 Through games on Nov. 14 G 32 Jonathan Miller 6-2 185 Jr Upper Marlboro, Md. 3.0 0.0 0.0 SIU Edwardsville is not eligible for OVC Tournament this season F 55 Josh Piper 6-7 225 Fr Champaign, Ill. 2.0 1.0 0.0 EIU FALLS SHORT IN OPENER AT INDIANA STATE INSIDE THE NUMBERS Eastern Illinois led for a short period of time in the first half and was within three points with just under a minute to play before falling 79-72 at Indiana State. Jeremy Granger led EIU with 26 points while James Hollowell added ten off the bench. EIU shot 48 percent in the game and was a perfect 12-of-12 from the free throw line. Indiana State out shot EIU at the stripe by a 36-12 margin. PANTHERS SIGN THREE IN EARLY PERIOD EIU head coach Mike Miller signed three players to National Letters of Intent during EIU Points Per Game ..................... 72.0 the early signing period. Joining the Panthers next season will be Cameron Harvey, Opponents Points Per Game .......... 79.0 R.J. McGhee and Alex Phillips. Harvey is a 6-3, 190 guard that will play his senior Scoring Margin .............................. -7.0 season at Wheaton Academy in West Chicago. McGhee is a 6-6, 190 guard who Field Goal Percentage ................. .482 will be a sophomore at Dodge City Community College in Kansas. Phillips is a 6-2, 3-Point Field Goal Percentage .... .400 185 guard who will be a sophomore at New Mexico Junior College. Free Throw Percentage ............. 1.000 Rebounds........................................ 27.0 PANTHERS PERFECT FROM THE STRIPE Rebound Margin ............................. -9.0 Eastern Illinois was perfect from the free throw line during the season opener at Assists Per Game ............................13.0 Indiana State. EIU finished 12-of-12 from the charity stripe with Jeremy Granger Turnovers Per Game ...................... 16.0 leading the way with a 5-for-5 effort. The perfect night was the first for EIU as a team Steals Per Game ............................... 7.0 with ten or more attempts since a 12-of-12 night back on Jan. 9, 2003 at Morehead Blocks Per Game .............................. 2.0 State. Through the opening weekend of the season EIU is the only NCAA team that Field Goal Percentage Defense ... .415 has not missed a free throw. The Panthers ranked in the top 100 as a team last year hitting 72.4 percent for the year. EIU ONE LINERS • James Hollowell moved up one spot on the EIU career blocks list with one block at Indiana State. Hollowell is now tied with Jesse Mackinson (2001-04) for 3rd on EIU’s career list with 73. Hollowell has blocked at least one shot in five straight games. • Junior Austin Akers showed why he was one of the top junior college assist men LUC Points Per Game .................... 55.0 last season at Olney JC. Akers finished with a team high 5 assists at Indiana State Opponents Points Per Game .......... 70.5 without a turnover. Akers was 53rd nationally in the JUCO ranks last year in assists Scoring Margin ............................ -14.5 per game at 4.7 per game. Field Goal Percentage ................. .367 3-Point Field Goal Percentage .... .261 • Senior Nick McFarlin provided solid minutes in the paint for EIU at Indiana State as Free Throw Percentage ............... .744 he finished with two points, two rebounds and a career high two assists. McFarlin Rebounds........................................ 30.5 provided a physical presence against the Sycamores as he fouled out for the first Rebound Margin ........................... + 1.5 time in his Panther career. Assists Per Game ........................... 10.0 • Alfonzo McKinnie missed a large portion of the second half at Indiana State Turnovers Per Game ...................... 20.5 following an early collision. During 15 minutes of action, McKinnie recorded the most Steals Per Game ................................3.5 productive night by any Panther with 7 points and 8 rebounds. The 8 rebounds was Blocks Per Game ...............................0.5 the second highest total of McKinnie’s career only behind a career high 9 rebounds Field Goal Percentage Defense ... .472 against UT Martin last season. • Taylor Jones continued to be a 3-point threat for Eastern Illinois as he knocked EIU.CAREER.DOUBLE-DOUBLES down 1-of-2 shots from beyond the arc. For his career Jones all but one of Jones 14 James Hollowell (2) made shots are from 3-point range connecting at 31.7 percent.