2016–17 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

2016–17 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Division West Division
2016–17 record 4–3 (0–0 OVC)
Head coach Jay Spoonhour (5th year)
Assistant coach Rand Chappell
Assistant coach J.R. Renolds
Assistant coach Rob Holloway
Home arena Lantz Arena
2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Tennessee State 0 0       6 1   .857
Jacksonville State 0 0       5 3   .625
Eastern Kentucky 0 0       4 4   .500
Belmont 0 0       2 3   .400
Morehead State 0 0       2 4   .333
Tennessee Tech 0 0       2 6   .250
West
UT Martin 0 0       7 2   .778
Austin Peay 0 0       4 3   .571
Eastern Illinois 0 0       4 3   .571
SIU Edwardsville 0 0       4 3   .571
Southeast Missouri St. 0 0       4 3   .571
Murray State 0 0       3 4   .429
† 2017 OVC tournament winner
As of December 3, 2016; 

The 2016–17 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represents Eastern Illinois University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth year head coach Jay Spoonhour, play their home games at Lantz Arena and are members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2015–16 season 13–17, 9–7 in OVC play to finish in third place in the West Division. The 9–7 finish was the second consecutive 9–7 finish in conference for Eastern Illinois. They lost in the first round of the OVC Tournament to Murray State.

Preseason

In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, Eastern Illinois was picked to finish second in the West Division of the OVC.[1] Cornell Johnston was selected to the All-OVC Preseason Team.

Roster

2016–17 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 1 McReynolds, DemetriusDemetrius McReynolds 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Louisville, Kentucky
G 2 Johnston, CornellCornell Johnston 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr St. Louis, Missouri
G 3 Teson, CaseyCasey Teson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Charles, Missouri
G 4 Goodwin, MontellMontell Goodwin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Cleveland, Ohio
G/F 5 Crossland, RayRay Crossland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr St. Louis, Missouri
G 11 Koch, LoganLogan Koch 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Shawnee, Kansas
G/F 12 Blackmon, MarshawnMarshawn Blackmon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So St. Peters, Missouri
G 21 Price, DeVantae'DeVantae' Price 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Tamms, Illinois
F 24 Kuligoski, JoeJoe Kuligoski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Orland Park, Illinois
F 25 Dama, MuusaMuusa Dama 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Parakou, Benin
F 32 Muldoon, PatrickPatrick Muldoon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Basehor, Kansas
F 40 Jones, LucasLucas Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Prairie Village, Kansas
F 54 Earls, JustinJustin Earls 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
F 55 Diallo, AboubacarAboubacar Diallo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Abidjan, Ivory Coast
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Schedule and results

[2]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition

11/06/2016*
3:00 PM
Eureka W 94–58 
Lantz Arena (684)
Charleston, IL
Non-conference regular season

11/11/2016*
7:30 PM
St. Francis (IL) W 83–41  1–0
Lantz Arena (1,038)
Charleston, IL

11/14/2016*
7:00 PM
at Troy L 67–70  1–1
Trojan Arena (905)
Troy, AL

11/17/2016*
7:00 PM
at Saint Louis L 69–74  1–2
Chaifetz Arena (4,948)
St. Louis, MO

11/19/2016*
7:00 PM
Western Illinois W 73–64  2–2
Lantz Arena (392)
Charleston, IL

11/21/2016*
12:00 PM, WEIU
Troy W 71–67  3–2
Lantz Arena (3,111)
Charleston, IL

11/26/2016*
3:15 PM
South Alabama W 72–62  4–2
Lantz Arena (835)
Charleston, IL

11/29/2016*
7:00 PM, WEIU
Bradley L 83–87 OT 4–3
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, IL

12/03/2016*
3:00 PM
at UIC   
UIC Pavilion 
Chicago, IL

12/07/2016*
6:00 PM
at Northern Kentucky   
BB&T Arena 
Highland Heights, KY

12/17/2016*
2:30 PM, SECN
at Missouri   
Mizzou Arena 
Columbia, MO

12/19/2016*
7:00 PM
Fontbonne   
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, IL

12/21/2016*
4:30 PM
at Indiana State   
Hulman Center 
Terre Haute, IN
Ohio Valley Conference regular season

12/31/2016
3:15 PM
Jacksonville State   
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, IL

01/05/2017
6:45 PM
at Morehead State   
Ellis Johnson Arena 
Morehead, KY

01/07/2017
1:00 PM
at Eastern Kentucky   
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, KY

01/12/2017
7:00 PM
Murray State   
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, IL

01/14/2017
11:00 AM, ASN
Austin Peay   
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, IL

01/19/2017
7:00 PM
at UT Martin   
Skyhawk Arena 
Martin, TN

01/21/2017
4:15 PM
at Southeast Missouri State   
Show Me Center 
Cape Girardeau, MO

01/25/2017
7:00 PM
Belmont   
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, IL

01/28/2017
3:15 PM, WEIU
SIU Edwardsville   
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, IL

02/02/2017
7:00 PM, CBSSN
at Tennessee State   
Gentry Complex 
Nashville, TN

02/04/2017
3:15 PM, WEIU
Tennessee Tech   
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, IL

02/09/2017
7:00 PM
UT Martin   
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, IL

02/11/2017
1:00 PM, ASN
Southeast Missouri State   
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, IL

02/16/2017
7:00 PM
at Austin Peay   
Dunn Center 
Clarksville, TN

02/18/2017
7:00 PM
at Murray State   
CFSB Center 
Murray, KY

02/25/2017
7:00 PM, WEIU
at SIU Edwardsville   
Vadalabene Center 
Edwardsville, IL
Ohio Valley Tournament

03/01–04/2017
vs.    
Nashville Municipal Auditorium 
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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