2015–16 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

2015–16 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
2015–16 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
	West Division
Record	13–17 (9–7 OVC)
Head coach	Jay Spoonhour (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Rand Chappell; J.R. Renolds; Marc Stricker;
Home arena	Lantz Arena
	Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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

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.

Previous season[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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.

References[edit]

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

[1] "2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule". Retrieved February 29, 2024.

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