2017–18 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team
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The 2017–18 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by sixth-year head coach Jay Spoonhour, played their home games at Lantz Arena in Charleston, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 12–19, 7–11 in OVC play, to finish in eighth place. They defeated Tennessee State in the first round of the OVC tournament[1] before losing in the quarterfinals to Austin Peay.[2]
- Jay Spoonhour (6th season)
- Rand Chappell
- J.R. Renolds
- Rob Holloway
| 2017–18 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
| Record | 12–19 (7–11 OVC) |
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| Home arena | Lantz Arena |
| Conf. | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Murray State † | 16 | – | 2 | .889 | 26 | – | 6 | .813 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Belmont | 15 | – | 3 | .833 | 24 | – | 9 | .727 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 15 | .559 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 13 | .639 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee Tech | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tennessee State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 15 | – | 15 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southeast Missouri State* | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 14 | – | 17 | .452 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Illinois | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| SIU Edwardsville | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 9 | – | 21 | .300 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UT Martin | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 10 | – | 21 | .323 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 11 | – | 20 | .355 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morehead State | 4 | – | 14 | .222 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2018 OVC tournament winner *ineligible for postseason due to APR violations | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
The Panthers finished the 2016–17 season 14–15, 6–10 in OVC play, to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.
Preseason
After five years of divisional play in the OVC, the conference eliminated divisions for the 2017–18 season. Additionally, for the first time, each conference team played 18 conference games.[3]
In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, Eastern Illinois was picked to finish sixth in the OVC.[3]
Schedule and results
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| Exhibition | |||||||||||
| November 3, 2017* 7:00 p.m. |
Illinois Hurricane Relief Benefit |
W 80–67 | Lantz Arena Charleston, IL | ||||||||
| November 6, 2017* 7:30 p.m. |
Southern Indiana | L 92–95 | Lantz Arena (687) Charleston, IL | ||||||||
| Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
| November 11, 2017* 7:30 p.m., BTN+ |
at Nebraska | L 68–72 | 0–1 |
Pinnacle Bank Arena (11,104) Lincoln, NE | |||||||
| November 15, 2017* 7:00 p.m. |
at Western Illinois | L 54–56 | 0–2 |
Western Hall (645) Macomb, IL | |||||||
| November 17, 2017* 7:30 p.m. |
IUPUI | W 80–79 | 1–2 |
Lantz Arena (769) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| November 20, 2017* 9:30 p.m. |
at San Diego State | L 63–94 | 1–3 |
Viejas Arena (9,821) San Diego, CA | |||||||
| November 24, 2017* 7:30 p.m. |
Fontbonne | W 95–44 | 2–3 |
Lantz Arena (544) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| November 27, 2017* 7:00 p.m. |
at Marquette | L 83–86 OT | 2–4 |
BMO Harris Bradley Center (11,647) Milwaukee, WI | |||||||
| December 1, 2017* 7:00 p.m. |
at Bradley | L 56–67 | 2–5 |
Carver Arena (5,275) Peoria, IL | |||||||
| December 6, 2017* 7:00 p.m. |
at Green Bay | L 57–59 | 2–6 |
Resch Center (1,925) Green Bay, WI | |||||||
| December 16, 2017* 3:05 p.m. |
at South Alabama | L 52–63 | 2–7 |
Mitchell Center (1,901) Mobile, AL | |||||||
| December 19, 2017* 7:30 p.m. |
Western Illinois | W 78–77 | 3–7 |
Lantz Arena (737) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| December 21, 2017* 1:30 p.m. |
Saint Francis (IL) | W 74–38 | 4–7 |
Lantz Arena (600) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| Ohio Valley Conference regular season | |||||||||||
| December 28, 2017 7:00 p.m. |
at Murray State | L 52–80 | 4–8 (0–1) |
CFSB Center (2,846) Murray, KY | |||||||
| December 30, 2018 7:00 p.m. |
at Austin Peay | L 54–70 | 4–9 (0–2) |
Dunn Center (2,051) Clarksville, TN | |||||||
| January 4, 2018 5:00 p.m. |
at Morehead State | W 61–52 | 5–9 (1–2) |
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,855) Morehead, KY | |||||||
| January 6, 2018 3:00 p.m. |
at Eastern Kentucky | W 54–53 | 6–9 (2–2) |
McBrayer Arena (1,200) Richmond, KY | |||||||
| January 11, 2018 6:00 p.m., CBSSN |
Tennessee State | L 65–69 | 6–10 (2–3) |
Lantz Arena (1,313) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| January 13, 2018 3:15 p.m. |
Belmont | L 66–75 | 6–11 (2–4) |
Lantz Arena (1,493) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| January 18, 2018 7:30 p.m. |
UT Martin | W 80–60 | 7–11 (3–4) |
Lantz Arena (1,245) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| January 20, 2018 3:15 p.m. |
Southeast Missouri State | L 74–86 | 7–12 (3–5) |
Lantz Arena (1,369) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| January 25, 2018 7:00 p.m. |
at Belmont | L 59–81 | 7–13 (3–6) |
Curb Event Center (1,954) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| January 27, 2018 7:30 p.m. |
at Tennessee State | L 47–50 | 7–14 (3–7) |
Gentry Complex (1,344) Nashville, TN | |||||||
| February 1, 2018 7:30 p.m. |
Jacksonville State | L 56–75 | 7–15 (3–8) |
Lantz Arena (1,643) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| February 3, 2018 3:15 p.m. |
Tennessee Tech | W 79–71 | 8–15 (4–8) |
Lantz Arena (1,831) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| February 8, 2018 7:00 p.m. |
at SIU Edwardsville | W 78–74 | 9–15 (5–8) |
Vadalabene Center (1,205) Edwardsville, IL | |||||||
| February 10, 2018 3:15 p.m. |
Austin Peay | L 69–76 | 9–16 (5–9) |
Lantz Arena (1,407) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| February 15, 2018 6:30 p.m. |
at Southeast Missouri State | L 73–80 | 9–17 (5–10) |
Show Me Center (825) Cape Girardeau, MO | |||||||
| February 17, 2018 6:00 p.m. |
at UT Martin | W 64–57 | 10–17 (6–10) |
Skyhawk Arena (1,469) Martin, TN | |||||||
| February 22, 2018 7:30 p.m. |
Murray State | L 66–76 | 10–18 (6–11) |
Lantz Arena (1,313) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| February 24, 2018 3:15 p.m. |
SIU Edwardsville | W 68–56 | 11–18 (7–11) |
Lantz Arena (1,550) Charleston, IL | |||||||
| Ohio Valley tournament | |||||||||||
| February 28, 2018 9:00 p.m. |
(7) | vs. (6) Tennessee State First round |
W 73–71 | 12–18 |
Ford Center (654) Evansville, IN | ||||||
| March 1, 2018 9:00 p.m. |
(7) | vs. (3) Austin Peay Quarterfinals |
L 66–73 | 12–19 |
Ford Center (914) Evansville, IN | ||||||