2018–19 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

The 2018–19 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by seventh-year head coach Jay Spoonhour, played their home games at Lantz Arena as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 14–18, 7–11 in OVC play to finish in sixth place. They lost to UT Martin in the first round of the OVC Tournament.

2018–19 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
2018–19 record14–18 (7–11 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLantz Arena
2018–19 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Belmont162 .889  276  .818
Murray State162 .889  285  .848
Jacksonville State153 .833  249  .727
Austin Peay135 .722  2211  .667
Morehead State810 .444  1320  .394
Eastern Illinois711 .389  1418  .438
UT Martin612 .333  1219  .387
SIU Edwardsville612 .333  1021  .323
Eastern Kentucky612 .333  1318  .419
Tennessee State612 .333  921  .300
Southeast Missouri State513 .278  1021  .323
Tennessee Tech414 .222  823  .258
2019 OVC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2017–18 season 12–19, 7–11 in OVC play to finish in eighth place. They defeated Tennessee State in the first round of the OVC Tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Austin Peay.

Preseason

In a vote of conference coaches and sports information directors, EIU was picked to finish in 7th place in the OVC.[1]

Preseason All-OVC team

The Panthers had one player selected to the preseason all-OVC team.[1]

  • Terrell Lewis — Guard

Roster

2018–19 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 1 Kashawn Charles 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Wyandanch, New York
G 2 Terrell Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m)150 lb (68 kg) RS Sr St. Louis, Missouri
G 3 Mack Smith 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Indianapolis, IN
G 5 Shareef Smith 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Madison, Wisconsin
F 5 Cam Burrell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)175 lb (79 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
G 11 Logan Koch 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)200 lb (91 kg) Jr Shawnee, Kansas
G 13 Shawn Wilson 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) Jr Harvey, Illinois
G 21 Braxton Shaw 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
Jr Fontana, California
G 22 Josiah Wallace 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Marshall, Illinois
G 23 Ben Harvey 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) Fr Jonesboro, Arkansas
F 24 Rade Kukobat 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Gary, Indiana
F 32 JaQualis Matlock 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Hopkinsville, Kentucky
F 40 Lucas Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Prairie Village, Kansas
F 55 Aboubacar Diallo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) Sr Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: August 29, 2018

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2018*
7:00 pm
Eureka W 79–44 
Lantz Arena (708)
Charleston, IL
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
7:00 pm, LHN
at Texas L 59–71  0–1
Frank Erwin Center (7,522)
Austin, TX
Nov 10, 2018*
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at IUPUI L 65–71  0–2
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,350)
Indianapolis, IN
Nov 17, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Western Illinois W 68–66 OT 1–2
Lantz Arena (696)
Charleston, IL
Nov 23, 2018*
4:00 p.m.
vs. Gardner–Webb
Battle in the Blue Ridge
W 79–78  2–2
U.S. Cellular Center 
Asheville, NC
Nov 24, 2018*
4:00 p.m.
vs. Arkansas State
Battle in the Blue Ridge
W 90–86 OT 3–2
U.S. Cellular Center 
Asheville, NC
Nov 25, 2018*
12:00 p.m.
vs. UNC Wilmington
Battle in the Blue Ridge
L 65–82  3–3
U.S. Cellular Center 
Asheville, NC
Nov 28, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Purdue Fort Wayne L 60–104  3–4
Lantz Arena (1,016)
Charleston, IL
Dec 1, 2018*
2:00 pm
at Chicago State L 72–80  3–5
Jones Convocation Center (550)
Chicago, IL
Dec 4, 2018*
7:00 p.m., ESPN+
Fontbonne W 90–37  4–5
Lantz Arena (1,094)
Charleston, IL
Dec 8, 2018*
7:00 pm
at Western Illinois W 74–67  5–5
Western Hall (522)
Macomb, IL
Dec 15, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Bradley W 73–66  6–5
Carver Arena (5,186)
Peoria, IL
Dec 21, 2018*
6:00 pm
at Iowa State L 53–101  6–6
Hilton Coliseum (13,616)
Ames, IA
Dec 30, 2018*
2:00 p.m., ESPN+
North Alabama W 81–70  7–6
Lantz Arena (1,010)
Charleston, IL
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
Jan 3, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+
UT Martin W 92–87 OT 8–6
(1–0)
Lantz Arena (1,072)
Charleston, IL
Jan 5, 2019
3:15 pm, ESPN+
SIU Edwardsville W 84–81 OT 9–6
(2–0)
Lantz Arena (1,088)
Charleston, IL
Jan 10, 2019
7:15 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville State L 62–69  9–7
(2–1)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,275)
Jacksonville, AL
Jan 12, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech W 67–60  10–7
(3–1)
Eblen Center (3,079)
Cookeville, TN
Jan 17, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Murray State L 61–83  10–8
(3–2)
Lantz Arena (2,410)
Charleston, IL
Jan 19, 2019
3:15 pm, ESPN+
Austin Peay W 85–83  11–8
(4–2)
Lantz Arena (1,111)
Charleston, IL
Jan 24, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at UT Martin W 66–64  12–8
(5–2)
Skyhawk Arena (1,094)
Martin, TN
Jan 26, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+
at Southeast Missouri State L 59–64  12–9
(5–3)
Show Me Center (1,636)
Cape Girardeau, MO
Jan 31, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Kentucky W 67–66  13–9
(6–3)
Lantz Arena (1,451)
Charleston, IL
Feb 2, 2019
3:15 pm, ESPN+
Morehead State L 78–84  13–10
(6–4)
Lantz Arena (1,333)
Charleston, IL
Feb 7, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Murray State L 75–86  13–11
(6–5)
CFSB Center (5,111)
Murray, KY
Feb 9, 2019
3:45 pm, ESPN+
at Austin Peay L 86–94  13–12
(6–6)
Dunn Center (2,124)
Clarksville, TN
Feb 14, 2019
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at SIU Edwardsville W 79–65  14–12
(7–6)
Vadalabene Center 
Edwardsville, IL
Feb 16, 2019
3:15 pm, ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State L 79–88  14–13
(7–7)
Lantz Arena (1,615)
Charleston, IL
Feb 21, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Belmont L 58–99  14–14
(7–8)
Curb Event Center (2,468)
Nashville, TN
Feb 23, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee State L 60–75  14–15
(7–9)
Gentry Complex (1,511)
Nashville, TN
Feb 28, 2019
7:30 pm, ESPNews
Jacksonville State L 84–89 2OT 14–16
(7–10)
Lantz Arena (1,414)
Charleston, IL
Mar 2, 2019
3:15 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee Tech L 57–63  14–17
(7–11)
Lantz Arena (1,046)
Charleston, IL
Ohio Valley Tournament
Mar 6, 2019
8:30, ESPN+
(6) vs. (7) UT Martin L 71–78  14–18
Ford Center (643)
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[2]

References

  1. "Belmont Picked As 2018-19 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Bruins' Windler Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. October 23, 2018. Retrieved 23 October 2018.
  2. "2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". EIUPanthers.com. Retrieved 2018-08-29.
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