2015–16 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

2015–16 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
West Division
2015–16 record 11–13 (7–4 OVC)
Head coach Jay Spoonhour (4th year)
Assistant coach Rand Chappell
Assistant coach J.R. Renolds
Assistant coach Marc Stricker
Home arena Lantz Arena
2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Tennessee Tech 10 3   .769     18 8   .692
Belmont 10 3   .769     18 9   .667
Tennessee State 9 3   .750     18 7   .720
Morehead State 8 5   .615     14 11   .560
Eastern Kentucky 5 8   .385     14 14   .500
Jacksonville State 4 9   .308     8 20   .286
West
Murray State 8 5   .615     14 12   .538
Tennessee–Martin 7 5   .583     15 12   .556
Eastern Illinois 7 6   .538     11 15   .423
Austin Peay 5 8   .385     12 16   .429
SIU Edwardsville 2 11   .154     5 20   .200
Southeast Missouri St. 2 11   .154     5 21   .192
2016 OVC tournament winner
As of February 13, 2016; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represents Eastern Illinois University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth year head coach Jay Spoonhour, play their home games at Lantz Arena and are members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Demetrius McReynolds Guard 6–2 210 Junior Louisville, Kentucky
2 Cornell Johnson Guard 5–7 150 Sophomore St. Louis, Missouri
3 Casey Teson Guard 6–2 190 Freshman St. Charles, Missouri
5 A. J. Riley Guard 6–4 225 Junior Peoria, Illinois
10 Luke Norman Guard 6–1 185 Senior The Bronx, New York
11 Anthony Johnson Guard 6–4 200 Junior Oblong, Illinois
12 Marshawn Blackmon Guard/Forward 6–5 200 Freshman St. Peters, Missouri
15 Trae Anderson Guard/Forward 6–5 235 Senior St. Louis, Missouri
24 Joe Kuligoski Forward 6–6 220 RS–Senior Orland Park, Illinois
30 Aleksa Novakovic Guard/Forward 6–7 225 Freshman Belgrade, Serbia
32 Patrick Muldoon Forward 6–7 215 Freshman Basehor, Kansas
33 Luke Piotrowski Forward 6–11 250 RS–Senior Port Republic, New Jersey
35 Chris Olivier Forward 6–8 245 Junior Chicago, Illinois
41 Lucas Jones Forward 6–8 205 Freshman Prairie Village, Kansas
54 Justin Earls Forward 6–7 220 RS–Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
55 Aboubacar Diallo Forward 6–9 200 Freshman Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular season
11/03/2015*
7:00 PM
St. Francis (IL) W 74–71 
Lantz Arena (868)
Charleston, IL
Regular season
11/13/2015*
6:00 PM
at #15 Indiana L 49–88  0–1
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN
11/16/2015*
6:00 PM, ESPN3
at Ball State L 56–73  0–2
John E. Worthen Arena (2,864)
Muncie, IN
11/21/2015*
7:00 PM
Western Illinois L 63–83  0–3
Lantz Arena (869)
Charleston, IL
11/28/2015*
7:00 PM
Green Bay L 72–81  0–4
Lantz Arena (410)
Charleston, IL
12/01/2015*
7:00 PM
Indiana State W 68–62  1–4
Lantz Arena (1,183)
Charleston, IL
12/07/2015*
7:00 PM
Northern Kentucky W 79–73  2–4
Lantz Arena (1,021)
Charleston, IL
12/09/2015*
6:00 PM
at Marshall
Global Sports Classic
L 76–82  2–5
Cam Henderson Center (4,391)
Huntington, WV
12/12/2015*
6:00 PM, ESPN3
Western Illinois L 57–64  2–6
Lantz Arena (1,231)
Charleston, IL
12/19/2015*
3:00 PM, ESPN3
at Houston
Global Sports Classic
L 65–81  2–7
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,428)
houston, TX
12/21/2015*
1:00 PM
vs. Nebraska–Omaha
Global Sports Classic
L 68–80  2–8
Cox Pavilion
Paradise, NV
12/22/2015*
1:00 PM
vs. North Carolina Central
Global Sports Classic
L 52–57  2–9
Cox Pavilion
Paradise, NV
12/28/2015*
7:00 PM
Hannibal–LaGrange W 78–53  3–9
Lantz Arena (444)
Charleston, IL
12/31/2015
3:00 PM
at Tennessee Tech L 84–94  3–10
(0–1)
Eblen Center (1,272)
Cookeville, TN
01/02/2016
4:30 PM
at Jacksonville State W 75–64  4–10
(1–1)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (692)
Jacksonville, AL
01/06/2016
7:00 PM
Tennessee State L 61–66  4–11
(1–2)
Lantz Arena (716)
Charleston, IL
01/09/2016
2:00 PM
at Belmont L 59–85  4–12
(1–3)
Curb Event Center (2,054)
Nashville, TN
01/14/2016
8:00 PM, CBSSN
Eastern Kentucky W 97–85  5–12
(2–3)
Lantz Arena (1,277)
Charleston, IL
01/16/2016
3:15 PM
Morehead State W 84–82 OT 6–12
(3–3)
Lantz Arena (1,369)
Charleston, IL
01/21/2016
7:00 PM
at Murray State L 58–68  6–13
(3–4)
CFSB Center (2,328)
Murray, KY
01/23/2016
7:00 PM
at Austin Peay W 87–86 OT 7–13
(4–4)
Dunn Center (2,467)
Clarksville, TN
01/28/2016
7:00 PM
Tennessee–Martin W 82–74  8–13
(5–4)
Lantz Arena (1,339)
Charleston, IL
01/30/2016
5:00 PM
at SIU Edwardsville W 60–46  9–13
(6–4)
Vadalabene Center (2,008)
Edwardsville, IL
02/01/2016*
7:00 PM
St. Ambrose W 101–59  10–13
Lantz Arena (713)
Charleston, IL
02/06/2016
11:00 AM, ASN
Southeast Missouri State W 78–69  11–13
(7–4)
Lantz Arena (1,317)
Charleston, IL
02/10/2016
8:00 PM, ASN
Austin Peay   
Lantz Arena
Charleston, IL
02/13/2016
7:00 PM
SIU Edwardsville   
Lantz Arena
Charleston, IL
02/18/2016
6:00 PM
at Tennessee–Martin   
Skyhawk Arena
Martin, TN
02/20/2016
4:00 PM
at Southeast Missouri State   
Show Me Center
Cape Girardeau, MO
02/25/2016
8:30 PM, CBSSN
Murray State   
Lantz Arena
Charleston, IL
Ohio Valley Tournament
03/02–05/2016
vs.    
Nashville Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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