2015–16 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth year head coach Jay Spoonhour, played their home games at Lantz Arena and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 13–17, 9–7 in OVC play to finish in third place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the OVC Tournament to Murray State.

2015–16 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionWest Division
2015–16 record13–17 (9–7 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rand Chappell
  • J.R. Renolds
  • Marc Stricker
Home arenaLantz Arena
2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Belmont124 .750  2012  .625
Tennessee State115 .688  2011  .645
Tennessee Tech115 .688  1912  .613
Morehead State115 .688  2314  .622
Eastern Kentucky610 .375  1516  .484
Jacksonville State412 .250  823  .258
West
UT Martin106 .625  2015  .571
Murray State106 .625  1714  .548
Eastern Illinois97 .563  1317  .433
Austin Peay79 .438  1818  .500
SIU Edwardsville313 .188  622  .214
Southeast Missouri St.214 .125  524  .172
2016 OVC tournament winner

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2015–16 season 18–15, 9–7 in OVC play to finish in third place in the West Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the OVC Tournament where they lost to Belmont. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Oakland in the first round before losing in the second round to Evansville.

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
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
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 No. 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 L 70–79  11–14
(7–5)
Lantz Arena (1,771)
Charleston, IL
02/13/2016
7:00 pm
SIU Edwardsville L 64–72  11–15
(7–6)
Lantz Arena (1,469)
Charleston, IL
02/18/2016
6:00 pm
at Tennessee–Martin L 84–87 OT 11–16
(7–7)
Skyhawk Arena (1,709)
Martin, TN
02/20/2016
4:00 pm
at Southeast Missouri State W 71–68  12–16
(8–7)
Show Me Center (2,142)
Cape Girardeau, MO
02/25/2016
8:30 pm, CBSSN
Murray State W 85–74  13–16
(9–7)
Lantz Arena (2,023)
Charleston, IL
Ohio Valley Tournament
03/02/2016
8:00 pm
vs. Murray State
first round
L 62–78  13–17
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,122)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

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