Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball

Eastern Illinois Panthers
men's basketball
Eastern Illinois Panthers; men's basketball
	2024–25 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team
University	Eastern Illinois University
First season	1908
All-time record	543–662 (.451)
Athletic director	Tom Michael
Head coach	Marty Simmons (4th season)
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Location	Charleston, Illinois
Arena	Lantz Arena ; (capacity: 5,300)
Nickname	Panthers
Colors	Blue and gray;
NCAA tournament Final Four
	1976, 1978
NCAA tournament Elite Eight
	1976, 1978
NCAA tournament Sweet Sixteen
	1976, 1977, 1978, 1980
NCAA tournament appearances
	1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1992, 2001 ; *at Division II level
Conference tournament champions
	Mid-Cont: 1985, 1992; Ohio Valley Conference: 2001
Conference regular season champions
	IIAC: 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1965, 1969

The Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, United States. The first basketball team started in 1908–09 season.^[2] The school's team currently competes in the Ohio Valley Conference. The Panthers competed in the NCAA Division I tournament in 1992 and 2001.^[3]

Season Results

Eastern Illinois' records season by season since joining Division I in 1981.^[4]

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 of 8	–
1983–84	Rick Samuels	15–13	7–7	4th of 8	–
1984–85	Rick Samuels	20–10	9–5	3rd of 8	–
1985–86	Rick Samuels	19–13	8–6	3rd of 8	–
1986–87	Rick Samuels	9–19	3–11	7th of 8	–
1987–88	Rick Samuels	17–11	7–7	4th of 8	–
1988–89	Rick Samuels	16–16	7–5	3rd of 8	–
1989–90	Rick Samuels	10–18	3–9	6th of 8	–
1990–91	Rick Samuels	17–12	10–6	T-3rd of 9	–
1991–92	Rick Samuels	17–14	9–7	T-4th of 9	NCAA 1st Round
1992–93	Rick Samuels	10–17	7–9	T-6th of 9	–
1993–94	Rick Samuels	12–15	7–11	T-6th of 10	–
1994–95	Rick Samuels	16–13	10–8	T-4th of 10	–
1995–96	Rick Samuels	13–15	9–9	T-6th of 10	–
Ohio Valley Conference
1996–97	Rick Samuels	12–15	9–9	T-5th of 10	–
1997–98	Rick Samuels	16–11	13–5	2nd of 10	–
1998–99	Rick Samuels	13–16	8–10	T-7th of 10	–
1999–00	Rick Samuels	17–12	11–7	T-3rd of 10	–
2000–01	Rick Samuels	21–10	11–5	T-2nd of 9	NCAA 1st Round
2001–02	Rick Samuels	15–16	7–9	T-5th of 9	–
2002–03	Rick Samuels	14–15	9–7	T-4th of 11	–
2003–04	Rick Samuels	6–21	4–12	T-10th of 11	–
2004–05	Rick Samuels	12–16	7–9	8th of 11	–
2005–06	Mike Miller	6–21	5–15	9th of 11	–
2006–07	Mike Miller	10–20	6–14	10th of 11	–
2007–08	Mike Miller	7–22	6–14	10th of 11	–
2008–09	Mike Miller	12–18	8–10	7th of 10	–
2009–10	Mike Miller	19–12	11–7	T-3rd of 10	–
2010–11	Mike Miller	9–20	4–14	9th of 10	–
2011–12	Mike Miller	12–17	5–11	10th of 11	–
2012–13	Jay Spoonhour	11–21	6–10	3rd West	–
2013–14	Jay Spoonhour	11–19	7–9	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	–
2017–18	Jay Spoonhour	12–19	7–11	8th of 12	–
2018–19	Jay Spoonhour	14–18	7–11	6th of 12	–
2019–20	Jay Spoonhour	17–15	9–9	T-5th of 12	–
2020–21	Jay Spoonhour	9–18	6–14	T-9th of 12	–
2021–22	Marty Simmons	5–26	3–15	10th of 10	–
2022–23	Marty Simmons	9–22	5–13	10th of 10	–
Totals	42 Years 4 Coaches	552–684 (.447)		0 Conf. Championships	3 Postseason Appearances

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

Retired Numbers

No.	Player	Position	Career	Date of Retirement
00	Kevin Duckworth^[5]	C	1983–86	September 14, 1991
44	Henry Domercant	SG	2000–03	February 16, 2013

Notable former players

Jon Collins, EIU Hall of Fame 1993
Henry Domercant, former professional basketball player in Europe
Kevin Duckworth, former NBA all-star center^[6]
Kyle Hill, former professional basketball player^[7]
Alfonzo McKinnie, NBA player for the Chicago Bulls
Jay Taylor, former NBA player for the New Jersey Nets

References

^ "EIU BRANDING, MARKETING & LOGOS". Retrieved January 1, 2024.
^ "Eastern Illinois 20-7-18 Media Guide" (PDF). eiupanthers.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
^ "ESPN NCAA Tournament History". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 12, 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
^ "Eastern Illinois". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-10-07.
^ "EIU Retired Numbers".
^ "Kevin Duckworth". Basketball Reference.com. Retrieved 3 October 2013.
^ "Kyle Hill". ABC.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2013.

External links

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[1] "EIU BRANDING, MARKETING & LOGOS". Retrieved January 1, 2024.

[2] "Eastern Illinois 20-7-18 Media Guide" (PDF). eiupanthers.com. Retrieved 16 July 2018.

[3] "ESPN NCAA Tournament History". ESPN. Archived from the original on March 12, 2011. Retrieved 16 February 2015.

[4] "Eastern Illinois". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2016-10-07.

[5] "EIU Retired Numbers".

[6] "Kevin Duckworth". Basketball Reference.com. Retrieved 3 October 2013.

[7] "Kyle Hill". ABC.com. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 3 October 2013.

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v t e Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
Venues	Pemberton Hall (1909–1938) Health Education Building (1938–1967) Lantz Arena (1967–present)
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of 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 1999–2000 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 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25

v t e Eastern Illinois University
Athletics	Men's basketball Women's basketball Football Men's soccer
Buildings	Booth Library Carman Hall Coaches Stadium at Monier Field Lantz Arena McAfee Gym O'Brien Field Old Main Pemberton Hall
Media	The Daily Eastern News WEIU FM WEIU TV