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
Record13–17 (9–7 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rand Chappell
  • J.R. Renolds
  • Marc Stricker
Home arenaLantz Arena
Seasons
2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
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

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The Panthers finished the 2014–15 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

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
1 Demetrius McReynolds Guard 6'2" 210 Junior Louisville, KY
2 Cornell Johnson Guard 5'7" 150 Sophomore St. Louis, MO
3 Casey Teson Guard 6'2" 190 Freshman St. Charles, MO
5 A. J. Riley Guard 6'4" 225 Junior Peoria, IL
10 Luke Norman Guard 6'1" 185 Senior The Bronx, NY
11 Anthony Johnson Guard 6'4" 200 Junior Oblong, IL
12 Marshawn Blackmon Guard/forward 6'5" 200 Freshman St. Peters, MO
15 Trae Anderson Guard/forward 6'5" 235 Senior St. Louis, MO
24 Joe Kuligoski Forward 6'6" 220 RS'Senior Orland Park, IL
30 Aleksa Novaković Guard/forward 6'7" 225 Freshman Belgrade, Serbia
32 Patrick Muldoon Forward 6'7" 215 Freshman Basehor, KS
33 Luke Piotrowski Forward 6'11" 250 RS Senior Port Republic, NJ
35 Chris Olivier Forward 6'8" 245 Junior Chicago, IL
41 Lucas Jones Forward 6'8" 205 Freshman Prairie Village, KS
54 Justin Earls Forward 6'7" 220 RS Sophomore Chicago, IL
55 Aboubacar Diallo Forward 6'9" 200 Freshman Abidjan, Ivory Coast

Schedule

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Source:[1]

Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2015*
7:00 p.m.
St. Francis (IL) W 74–71 
Lantz Arena (868)
Charleston, IL
Regular season
November 13, 2015*
6:00 p.m.
at No. 15 Indiana L 49–88  0–1
Assembly Hall (17,472)
Bloomington, IN
November 16, 2015*
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Ball State L 56–73  0–2
John E. Worthen Arena (2,864)
Muncie, IN
November 21, 2015*
7:00 p.m.
Western Illinois L 63–83  0–3
Lantz Arena (869)
Charleston, IL
November 28, 2015*
7:00 p.m.
Green Bay L 72–81  0–4
Lantz Arena (410)
Charleston, IL
December 1, 2015*
7:00 p.m.
Indiana State W 68–62  1–4
Lantz Arena (1,183)
Charleston, IL
December 7, 2015*
7:00 p.m.
Northern Kentucky W 79–73  2–4
Lantz Arena (1,021)
Charleston, IL
December 9, 2015*
6:00 p.m.
at Marshall
Global Sports Classic
L 76–82  2–5
Cam Henderson Center (4,391)
Huntington, WV
December 12, 2015*
6:00 p.m., ESPN3
Western Illinois L 57–64  2–6
Lantz Arena (1,231)
Charleston, IL
December 19, 2015*
3:00 p.m., ESPN3
at Houston
Global Sports Classic
L 65–81  2–7
Hofheinz Pavilion (3,428)
Houston, TX
December 21, 2015*
1:00 p.m.
vs. Nebraska–Omaha
Global Sports Classic
L 68–80  2–8
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
December 22, 2015*
1:00 p.m.
vs. North Carolina Central
Global Sports Classic
L 52–57  2–9
Cox Pavilion 
Paradise, NV
December 28, 2015*
7:00 p.m.
Hannibal–LaGrange W 78–53  3–9
Lantz Arena (444)
Charleston, IL
December 31, 2015
3:00 p.m.
at Tennessee Tech L 84–94  3–10
(0–1)
Eblen Center (1,272)
Cookeville, TN
January 2, 2016
4:30 p.m.
at Jacksonville State W 75–64  4–10
(1–1)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (692)
Jacksonville, AL
January 6, 2016
7:00 p.m.
Tennessee State L 61–66  4–11
(1–2)
Lantz Arena (716)
Charleston, IL
January 9, 2016
2:00 p.m.
at Belmont L 59–85  4–12
(1–3)
Curb Event Center (2,054)
Nashville, TN
January 14, 2016
8:00 p.m., CBSSN
Eastern Kentucky W 97–85  5–12
(2–3)
Lantz Arena (1,277)
Charleston, IL
January 16, 2016
3:15 p.m.
Morehead State W 84–82 OT 6–12
(3–3)
Lantz Arena (1,369)
Charleston, IL
January 21, 2016
7:00 p.m.
at Murray State L 58–68  6–13
(3–4)
CFSB Center (2,328)
Murray, KY
January 23, 2016
7:00 p.m.
at Austin Peay W 87–86 OT 7–13
(4–4)
Dunn Center (2,467)
Clarksville, TN
January 28, 2016
7:00 p.m.
Tennessee–Martin W 82–74  8–13
(5–4)
Lantz Arena (1,339)
Charleston, IL
January 30, 2016
5:00 p.m.
at SIU Edwardsville W 60–46  9–13
(6–4)
Vadalabene Center (2,008)
Edwardsville, IL
February 1, 2016*
7:00 p.m.
St. Ambrose W 101–59  10–13
Lantz Arena (713)
Charleston, IL
February 6, 2016
11:00 a.m., ASN
Southeast Missouri State W 78–69  11–13
(7–4)
Lantz Arena (1,317)
Charleston, IL
February 10, 2016
8:00 p.m., ASN
Austin Peay L 70–79  11–14
(7–5)
Lantz Arena (1,771)
Charleston, IL
February 13, 2016
7:00 p.m.
SIU Edwardsville L 64–72  11–15
(7–6)
Lantz Arena (1,469)
Charleston, IL
February 18, 2016
6:00 p.m.
at Tennessee–Martin L 84–87 OT 11–16
(7–7)
Skyhawk Arena (1,709)
Martin, TN
February 20, 2016
4:00 p.m.
at Southeast Missouri State W 71–68  12–16
(8–7)
Show Me Center (2,142)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 25, 2016
8:30 p.m., CBSSN
Murray State W 85–74  13–16
(9–7)
Lantz Arena (2,023)
Charleston, IL
Ohio Valley tournament
March 2, 2016
8:00 p.m.
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.

References

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  1. ^ "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". eiupanthers.com. Retrieved February 29, 2024.