2016–17 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fifth-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 14–15, 6–10 in OVC play to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They failed to qualify for the Ohio Valley Conference tournament.

2016–17 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record14–15 (6–10 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rand Chappell
  • J.R. Renolds
  • Rob Holloway
Home arenaLantz Arena
Seasons
2016–17 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 15 1   .938 23 7   .767
Morehead State 10 6   .625 14 16   .467
Jacksonville State 9 7   .563 20 15   .571
Tennessee State 8 8   .500 17 13   .567
Tennessee Tech 8 8   .500 12 20   .375
Eastern Kentucky 5 11   .313 12 19   .387
West
UT Martin 10 6   .625 22 13   .629
Southeast Missouri St. 9 7   .563 15 18   .455
Murray State 8 8   .500 16 17   .485
Austin Peay 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
Eastern Illinois 6 10   .375 14 15   .483
SIU Edwardsville 1 15   .063 6 24   .200
2017 OVC tournament winner

Previous season

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The Panthers finished the 2015–16 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.

Preseason

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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

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2016–17 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 1 Demetrius McReynolds 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Louisville, Kentucky
G 2 Cornell Johnston 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Jr St. Louis, Missouri
G 3 Casey Teson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So St. Charles, Missouri
G 4 Montell Goodwin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Cleveland, Ohio
G/F 5 Ray Crossland 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr St. Louis, Missouri
G 11 Logan Koch 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Shawnee, Kansas
G/F 12 Marshawn Blackmon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So St. Peters, Missouri
G 21 DeVantae' Price 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Tamms, Illinois
F 24 Joe Kuligoski 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Sr Orland Park, Illinois
F 25 Muusa Dama 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Parakou, Benin
F 32 Patrick Muldoon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Basehor, Kansas
F 40 Lucas Jones 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Prairie Village, Kansas
F 54 Justin Earls 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
F 55 Aboubacar 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

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Date
time, TV
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, ESPN3
at UIC W 90–76  5–3
UIC Pavilion (1,786)
Chicago, IL
12/07/2016*
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at Northern Kentucky L 70–80  5–4
BB&T Arena (1,965)
Highland Heights, KY
12/10/2016*
2:00 pm
at Western Illinois W 63–49  6–4
Western Hall (1,002)
Macomb, IL
12/17/2016*
2:30 pm, SECN
at Missouri W 63–49  7–4
Mizzou Arena (1,002)
Columbia, MO
12/19/2016*
7:00 pm
Fontbonne W 101–49  8–4
Lantz Arena (501)
Charleston, IL
12/21/2016*
4:30 pm
at Indiana State L 85–88 2OT 8–5
Hulman Center (3,315)
Terre Haute, IN
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
12/31/2016
3:15 pm
Jacksonville State L 56–57  8–6
(0–1)
Lantz Arena (1,059)
Charleston, IL
01/05/2017
6:45 pm
at Morehead State L 75–85  8–7
(0–2)
Ellis Johnson Arena (1,591)
Morehead, KY
01/07/2017
1:00 pm
at Eastern Kentucky W 74–60  9–7
(1–2)
McBrayer Arena (1,300)
Richmond, KY
01/12/2017
7:00 pm
Murray State L 72–83  9–8
(1–3)
Lantz Arena (1,531)
Charleston, IL
01/14/2017
11:00 am, ASN
Austin Peay L 84–92  9–9
(1–4)
Lantz Arena (1,209)
Charleston, IL
01/19/2017
7:00 pm
at UT Martin L 71–82 2OT 9–10
(1–5)
Skyhawk Arena (1,507)
Martin, TN
01/21/2017
4:15 pm
at Southeast Missouri State L 71–83  9–11
(1–6)
Show Me Center (1,968)
Cape Girardeau, MO
01/25/2017
7:00 pm
Belmont L 64–77  9–12
(1–7)
Lantz Arena (1,333)
Charleston, IL
01/28/2017
3:15 pm, WEIU
SIU Edwardsville W 75–60  10–12
(2–7)
Lantz Arena (1,417)
Charleston, IL
02/02/2017
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Tennessee State W 77–67 OT 11–12
(3–7)
Gentry Complex (3,931)
Nashville, TN
02/04/2017
3:15 pm, WEIU
Tennessee Tech L 68–87  11–13
(3–8)
Lantz Arena (1,077)
Charleston, IL
02/09/2017
7:00 pm
UT Martin W 81–71  12–13
(4–8)
Lantz Arena (1,678)
Charleston, IL
02/11/2017
1:00 pm, ASN
Southeast Missouri State W 86–80 OT 13–13
(5–8)
Lantz Arena (1,992)
Charleston, IL
02/16/2017
7:00 pm
at Austin Peay L 80–85  13–14
(5–9)
Dunn Center (1,549)
Clarksville, TN
02/18/2017
7:00 pm
at Murray State W 82–65  14–14
(6–9)
CFSB Center (4,402)
Murray, KY
02/25/2017
7:00 pm, WEIU
at SIU Edwardsville L 59–78  14–15
(6–10)
Vadalabene Center (1,805)
Edwardsville, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Belmont Picked As 2016-17 OVC Men's Basketball Favorites; Bruins' Bradds Tabbed Preseason Player of the Year". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved October 27, 2016.
  2. ^ "2016-17 Men's Basketball Schedule".