Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball

Eastern Illinois Panthers

2016–17 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

University

Eastern Illinois University

Head coach

Jay Spoonhour (6th season)

Conference

Ohio Valley

Location

Charleston, Illinois

Arena

Lantz Arena
(Capacity: 5,300)

Nickname

Panthers

Colors

Blue and Gray^[1]

NCAA Tournament appearances

1992, 2001

Conference tournament champions

OVC: 2001
Mid-Cont: 1985, 1992

The Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Panthers competed in the NCAA Tournament in 1992 and 2001.^[2]

Seasons

Eastern Illinois' records season by season since joining Division I in 1981.^[3]

Season	Head Coach	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Division I Independent
1981–82	Rick Samuels	14–13	0–0	-	–
Mid-Continent Conference
1982–83	Rick Samuels	13–18	8–4	2nd	–
1983–84	Rick Samuels	15–13	7–7	4th	–
1984–85	Rick Samuels	20–10	9–5	3rd	–
1985–86	Rick Samuels	19–13	8–6	3rd	–
1986–87	Rick Samuels	9–19	3–11	7th	–
1987–88	Rick Samuels	17–11	7–7	4th	–
1988–89	Rick Samuels	16–16	7–5	3rd	–
1989–90	Rick Samuels	10–18	3–9	6th	–
1990–91	Rick Samuels	17–12	10–6	3rd	–
1991–92	Rick Samuels	17–14	9–7	4th	NCAA 1st Round
1992–93	Rick Samuels	10–17	7–9	6th	–
1993–94	Rick Samuels	12–15	7–11	6th	–
1994–95	Rick Samuels	16–13	10–8	6th	–
1995–96	Rick Samuels	13–15	9–9	7th	–
Ohio Valley Conference
1996–97	Rick Samuels	12–15	9–9	5th	–
1997–98	Rick Samuels	16–11	13–5	2nd	–
1998–99	Rick Samuels	13–16	8–10	7th	–
1999–00	Rick Samuels	17–12	11–7	4th	–
2000–01	Rick Samuels	21–10	11–5	2nd	NCAA 1st Round
2001–02	Rick Samuels	15–16	7–9	6th	–
2002–03	Rick Samuels	14–15	9–7	5th	–
2003–04	Rick Samuels	6–21	4–12	10th	–
2004–05	Rick Samuels	12–16	7–9	8th	–
2005–06	Mike Miller	6–21	5–15	9th	–
2006–07	Mike Miller	10–20	6–14	10th	–
2007–08	Mike Miller	7–22	6–14	9th	–
2008–09	Mike Miller	12–18	8–10	7th	–
2009–10	Mike Miller	19–12	11–7	4th	–
2010–11	Mike Miller	9–20	4–14	9th	–
2011–12	Mike Miller	12–17	5–11	10th	–
2012–13	Jay Spoonhour	11–21	6–10	3rd West	–
2013–14	Jay Spoonhour	11–19	7–9	T-3rd West	–
2014–15	Jay Spoonhour	18–15	9–7	3rd West	CIT 2nd Round
2015–16	Jay Spoonhour	13–17	9–7	3rd West	–
2016–17	Jay Spoonhour	14–15	6–10	5th West	–

Postseason

NCAA Division I tournament results

The Panthers have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament two times. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1992	#15	First Round	#2 Indiana	L 55–94
2001	#15	First Round	#2 Arizona	L 76–101

NCAA Division II tournament results

The Panthers have appeared in the NCAA Division II Tournament six times. Their combined record is 10–7.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1975	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Akron Youngstown State	L 62–76 L 80–86
1976	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game	Saint Joseph's (IN) Evansville Bridgeport Chattanooga Old Dominion	W 65–56 W 75–73 W 81–66 L 84–93 W 78–74
1977	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Bellarmine Randolph-Macon	W 87–72 L 66–69
1978	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals Elite Eight Final Four National 3rd Place Game	Saint Joseph's (IN) Indiana State Evansville Elizabeth City State Wisconsin-Green Bay Florida Tech	W 100–93 W 79–67 W84–71 L 43–58 W 77–67
1979	Regional Semifinals Regional 3rd Place Game	Saint Joseph's (IN) Northern Michigan	L 66–76 W 65–58
1980	Regional Semifinals Regional Finals	Wright State Northern Michigan	W 74–63 L 56–58

NAIA tournament results

The Panthers have appeared in the NAIA Tournament six times. Their combined record is 7–7.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
1947	First Round	Southeastern Oklahoma State	L 42–53
1949	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals	Miami (FL) San Jose State Beloit	W 89–73 W 81–75 L 64–65
1950	First Round	River Fall State	L 68–80
1952	First Round Second Round	Huron Morningside	W 113–78 L 93–98
1953	First Round Second Round	Morris Harvey Hamline	W 84–67 L 86–88
1957	First Round Second Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National 3rd Place Game	New Mexico Highlands Villa Madonna Hamline Southeastern Oklahoma State Pacific Lutheran	W 88–76 W 110–78 W 88–83 L 81–95 L 85–87

CIT results

The Panthers have appeared in the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT) one time. Their record is 1–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2015	First Round Second Round	Oakland Evansville	W 97–91 L 68–83

References

↑ "Eastern Illinois University Panthers - Media Relations". October 15, 2015. Retrieved October 6, 2016.
↑ espn.go.com http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/history/_/team1/5867. Retrieved 16 February 2015. Missing or empty |title= (help)
↑ "Eastern Illinois". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-10-07.

External links

Official website

Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
Venues	Lantz Arena (1967–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17

Eastern Illinois University
Athletics	Men's basketball Women's basketball Football
Buildings	Booth Library Coaches Stadium at Monier Field Lantz Arena McAfee Gym O'Brien Stadium Old Main Pemberton Hall
Media	The Daily Eastern News WEIU FM WEIU TV

Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball

Teams

East Division	Belmont Bruins Eastern Kentucky Colonels Jacksonville State Gamecocks Morehead State Eagles Tennessee State Tigers Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles
West Division	Austin Peay Governors Eastern Illinois Panthers Murray State Racers SIU Edwardsville Cougars Southeast Missouri State Redhawks Tennessee–Martin Skyhawks

Championships and awards

Seasons

1948–49
1949–50
1951–52
1952–53
1953–54
1954–55
1955–56
1956–57
1957–58
1958–59
1959–60
1961–62
1962–63
1963–64
1964–65
1965–66
1966–67
1967–68
1968–69
1969–70
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–00
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16

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