2012–13 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

The 2012–13 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 2012–13 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first 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 11–21, 6–10 in OVC play to finish in third place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the Ohio Valley Conference tournament to Southeast Missouri State.

2012–13 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Division	West Division
Record	11–21 (6–10 OVC)
Head coach	Jay Spoonhour (1st season)
Assistant coaches	Bob Sundvold Dejan (Dan) Matic Emanuel Dildy
Home arena	Lantz Arena

2012–13 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Belmont †	14	–	2		.875			26	–	7		.788
Eastern Kentucky	12	–	4		.750			25	–	10		.714
Tennessee State	11	–	5		.688			18	–	15		.545
Jacksonville State*	8	–	8		.500			17	–	11		.607
Morehead State	8	–	8		.500			15	–	18		.455
Tennessee Tech	5	–	11		.313			12	–	17		.414
West
Murray State	10	–	6		.625			21	–	10		.677
Southeast Missouri State	8	–	8		.500			17	–	16		.515
Eastern Illinois	6	–	10		.375			11	–	21		.344
SIU Edwardsville	5	–	11		.313			9	–	18		.333
UT Martin	5	–	11		.313			9	–	21		.300
Austin Peay	4	–	12		.250			8	–	23		.258
† 2013 OVC tournament winner As of March 23, 2013 * Ineligible for Postseason play due to APR Penalties Rankings from AP Poll

Roster

Number	Name	Position	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
2	Alex Lubsey	Forward	6–6	185	Junior	Kingston, Jamaica
4	Reggie Smith	Guard	6–0	185	Junior	Chicago, Illinois
5	Malcolm Herron	Guard	6–4	204	Senior	Maywood, Illinois
10	Dennis Green	Guard	6–3	185	Freshman	The Bronx, New York
12	Keenan Anderson	Forward	6–7	225	Sophomore	Marion, Arkansas
15	Sherman Blanford	Forward	6–6	215	Junior	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
20	Morris Woods	Guard	6–3	190	Junior	Chicago, Illinois
21	Austin Akers	Guard	6–2	195	Senior	Brazil, Indiana
22	Taylor Jones	Guard	6–2	170	Senior	Rochester, Illinois
23	R.J. McGhee	Forward	6–6	190	Junior	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
24	Cameron Harvey	Guard	6–3	190	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois
31	Alex Austin	Guard	6–4	190	Freshman	Chicago, Illinois
32	Jonathan Miller	Guard	6–2	180	Senior	Upper Marlboro, Maryland
34	Miles Holmes	Forward	6–7	195	Freshman	Kennett Square, Pennsylvania
55	Josh Piper	Forward	6–8	225	Sophomore	Champaign, Illinois

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/05/2012* 7:00 pm	Trinity International	W 87–34		Lantz Arena (509) Charleston, IL
Regular season
11/09/2012* 8:00 pm, Bradley TV	at Bradley	L 53–76	0–1	Carver Arena (6,634) Peoria, IL
11/13/2012* 7:00 pm	Wright State	L 44–56	0–2	Lantz Arena (806) Charleston, IL
11/16/2012* 8:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan EMU "Ice Man" Classic	L 52–60	0–3	Convocation Center (881) Ypsilanti, MI
11/17/2012* 3:30 pm	vs. Texas–Pan American EMU "Ice Man" Classic	W 63–50	1–3	Convocation Center (83) Ypsilanti, MI
11/18/2012* 3:30 pm	vs. IPFW EMU "Ice Man" Classic	W 68–67	2–3	Convocation Center (364) Ypsilanti, MI
11/21/2012* 1:00 pm	Rochester EMU "Ice Man" Classic	L 56–59	2–4	Lantz Arena (437) Charleston, IL
11/24/2012* 2:00 pm	Houston Baptist	W 64–44	3–4	Lantz Arena (226) Charleston, IL
11/28/2012* 7:00 pm	Central Arkansas	L 72–74	3–5	Lantz Arena (811) Charleston, IL
12/01/2012* 1:00 pm	at Stony Brook	L 52–66	3–6	Pritchard Gymnasium (1,323) Stony Brook, NY
12/05/2012* 7:00 pm	Western Illinois	L 45–57	3–7	Lantz Arena (1,061) Charleston, IL
12/08/2012* 6:00 pm	Toledo	L 59–67	3–8	Lantz Arena (963) Charleston, IL
12/19/2012* 7:00 pm	at Saint Louis	L 45–72	3–9	Chaifetz Arena (5,072) St. Louis, MO
12/22/2012* 2:05 pm	at Drake	L 56–74	3–10	Knapp Center (2,669) Des Moines, IA
12/29/2012 7:45 pm	at Tennessee State	L 59–67	3–11 (0–1)	Gentry Complex (1,159) Nashville, TN
01/03/2013 6:00 pm	at Eastern Kentucky	L 54–65	3–12 (0–2)	Alumni Coliseum (1,200) Richmond, KY
01/05/2013 6:30 pm	at Morehead State	L 50–65	3–13 (0–3)	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,868) Morehead, KY
01/10/2013 7:00 pm	Tennessee Tech	L 73–77	3–14 (0–4)	Lantz Arena (1,004) Charleston, IL
01/12/2013 6:15 pm	Jacksonville State	L 55–61	3–15 (0–5)	Lantz Arena (1,366) Charleston, IL
01/17/2013 7:00 pm	at Murray State	L 49–70	3–16 (0–6)	CFSB Center (3,818) Murray, KY
01/19/2013 7:30 pm	at Austin Peay	W 77–67	4–16 (1–6)	Dunn Center (2,517) Clarksville, TN
01/24/2013 7:00 pm	Tennessee–Martin	W 69–56	5–16 (2–6)	Lantz Arena (1,009) Charleston, IL
01/26/2013 6:00 pm	Southeast Missouri State	W 78–72 OT	6–16 (3–6)	Lantz Arena (1,288) Charleston, IL
02/02/2013 7:00 pm	at SIU Edwardsville	L 45–49	6–17 (3–7)	Vadalabene Center (2,044) Edwardsville, IL
02/07/2013 7:00 pm	at Tennessee–Martin	W 93–65	7–17 (4–7)	Skyhawk Arena (1,007) Martin, TN
02/09/2013 5:30 pm	at Southeast Missouri State	L 64–77	7–18 (4–8)	Show Me Center (2,509) Cape Girardeau, MO
02/14/2013 7:00 pm	Austin Peay	L 64–71	7–19 (4–9)	Lantz Arena (444) Charleston, IL
02/16/2013 6:15 pm, ESPN3	Murray State	W 79–70	8–19 (5–9)	Lantz Arena (2,455) Charleston, IL
02/20/2013 7:00 pm	Belmont	L 49–80	8–20 (5–10)	Lantz Arena (795) Charleston, IL
02/23/2013* 3:00 pm	at Northern Illinois BracketBusters	W 59–47	9–20	Convocation Center (1,009) DeKalb, IL
02/26/2013* 7:05 pm, Lakeshore PTV/ESPN3	at Chicago State	W 58–50	10–20	Emil and Patricia Jones Convocation Center (480) Chicago, IL
03/02/2013 4:00 pm	SIU Edwardsville	W 61–46	11–20 (6–10)	Lantz Arena (N/A) Charleston, IL
2013 OVC Basketball tournament
03/06/2013 8:30 pm	vs. Southeast Missouri State First Round	L 68–78	11–21	Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,010) Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time.