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 | |
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Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
West Division | |
2015–16 record | 13–17 (9–7 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Lantz Arena |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Belmont | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 20 | – | 12 | .625 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 20 | – | 11 | .645 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 19 | – | 12 | .613 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 8 | – | 23 | .258 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 14 | .548 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay † | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 18 | – | 18 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIU Edwardsville | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 6 | – | 22 | .214 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri St. | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 5 | – | 24 | .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 |
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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
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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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. |