1979–80 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

The 1979–80 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented the Eastern Illinois University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division II men's basketball season.

1979–80 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Record	22–7 (5–3 Mid-Cont)
Head coach	Don Eddy
Home arena	Lantz Arena

Roster

1979–80 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 42 Craig DeWitt 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Grand Rapids, Michigan	Head coach Don Eddy Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1*		Missouri State	W 71–61	1–0	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
December 4*		at St. Joseph (IN)	W 82–69	2–0
December 6*		at Millikin	W 67–58	3–0
December 12*		Truman State	W 85–51	4–0	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
December 14*		vs. Illinois State	L 59–64	4–1	State Farm Center  Champaign, Illinois
December 15*		vs. Kentucky State	W 65–59	5–1	State Farm Center  Champaign, Illinois
December 17*		Armstrong Atlantic	W 84–75	6–1	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
December 19*		UIC	W 71–60	7–1	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
December 22*		at Missouri St. Louis	W 76–60	8–1
December 28*		at Puget Sound	L 54–77	8–2	Tacoma, Washington
December 29*		vs. Boise State	W 77–72	8–2	Tacoma, Washington
January 11*		Wisconsin-Platteville	W 81–65	9–2	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
January 17		Northern Iowa	W 77–53	10–2 (1–0)	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
January 19		Northern Michigan	L 68–69	10–3 (1–1)	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
January 21*		Bryant	W 83–58	11–3 (1–1)	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
January 24*		at Missouri State	W 84–70	12–3 (1–1)
January 26		at Western Illinois	W 72–69	12–4 (1–2)
January 31		at Youngstown State	L 60–70	12–5 (1–3)
February 2*		Merrimack	W 74–56	13–5 (1–3)	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
February 4*		St. Joseph (IN)	W 86–78	14–5 (1–3)	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
February 7*		Roosevelt	W 87–58	15–5 (1–3)	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
February 9		Youngstown State	W 86–67	16–5 (2–3)	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
February 14		at Northern Michigan	L 76–77	16–7 (2–4)
February 16		at Northern Iowa	W 47–46	17–7 (3–4)
February 18*		Missouri St. Louis	L 59–67	17–6 (3–4)	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
February 20*		Northern Kentucky	W 90–62	18–6 (3–4)	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
February 23		Western Illinois	W 90–75	19–6 (4–4)	Lantz Arena  Charleston, Illinois
February 29		at Wright State NCAA tournament • First Round	W 74–63	20–6 (4–4)
March 1		at Northern Michigan NCAA tournament • Regional Final	L 56–58	20–7 (4–4)
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.