2014–15 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team
2014–15 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball | |
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CIT, Second round | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
West Division | |
2014–15 record | 18–15 (9–7 OVC) |
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Home arena | Lantz Arena |
2014–15 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Belmont † | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 22 | – | 11 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 11 | – | 5 | .688 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 17 | – | 17 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Jacksonville State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 12 | – | 19 | .387 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 12 | – | 18 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee State | 2 | – | 14 | .125 | 5 | – | 26 | .161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
West | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 16 | – | 0 | 1.000 | 29 | – | 6 | .829 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UT Martin | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Illinois | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
SIU Edwardsville | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 12 | – | 16 | .429 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southeast Missouri St. | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 17 | .433 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 8 | – | 22 | .267 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2015 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
The 2014–15 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third 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 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[]
Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
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2 | Cornell Johnson | Guard | 5–7 | 150 | Freshman | St. Louis, Missouri |
3 | LeTrell Viser | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Junior | Aurora, Illinois |
5 | Reggie Smith | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | Senior | Chicago, Illinois |
10 | Luke Norman | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Junior | The Bronx, New York |
11 | Anthony Johnson | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Sophomore | Oblong, Illinois |
12 | Keenan Anderson | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Senior | Marion, Arkansas |
15 | Trae Anderson | Forward | 6–4 | 235 | Junior | St. Louis, Missouri |
25 | Jake Verhagen | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Sophomore | Appleton, Wisconsin |
30 | Dylan Chatman | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Senior | Belleville, Illinois |
33 | Luke Piotrowski | Forward | 6–11 | 245 | Junior | Port Republic, New Jersey |
35 | Chris Olivier | Forward | 6–8 | 245 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
41 | Mat Piotrowski | Center | 7–2 | 265 | Senior | Port Republic, New Jersey |
50 | Julian Robertson | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
54 | Justin Earls | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
55 | Josh Piper | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Senior | Champaign, Illinois |
Schedule[]
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/10/2014* 7:00 pm |
St. Francis (IL) | W 85–54 | Lantz Arena (610) Charleston, Illinois | ||||||||
Regular season | |||||||||||
11/14/2014* 7:00 pm |
at Missouri State | L 53–64 | 0–1 |
JQH Arena (6,004) Springfield, Missouri | |||||||
11/17/2014* 7:00 pm |
Eureka | W 81–51 | 1–1 |
Lantz Arena (877) Charleston, Illinois | |||||||
11/20/2014* 7:00 pm |
UC Davis | L 61–63 | 1–2 |
Lantz Arena (1,044) Charleston, Illinois | |||||||
11/23/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Cincinnati Emerald Coast Classic |
L 49–54 | 1–3 |
Fifth Third Arena (6,823) Cincinnati | |||||||
11/25/2014* 7:00 pm, FS1 |
at No. 23 Creighton Emerald Coast Classic |
L 53–75 | 1–4 |
CenturyLink Center Omaha (17,408) Omaha, Nebraska | |||||||
11/28/2014* 11:00 am |
vs. North Carolina Central Emerald Coast Classic |
L 40–65 | 1–5 |
The Arena at NWFSC (125) Niceville, Florida | |||||||
11/29/2014* 11:00 am |
vs. Southern Emerald Coast Classic |
W 54–43 | 2–5 |
The Arena at NWFSC (135) Niceville, Florida | |||||||
12/03/2014* 7:00 pm |
Ball State | W 61–54 | 3–5 |
Lantz Arena (1,204) Charleston, Illinois | |||||||
12/09/2014* 9:00 pm |
at UC Davis | L 70–80 | 3–6 |
The Pavilion (1,275) Davis, California | |||||||
12/13/2014* 7:00 pm |
Northern Illinois | W 59–55 | 4–6 |
Lantz Arena (2,044) Charleston, Illinois | |||||||
12/20/2014* 1:00 pm |
at Indiana State | W 60–56 | 5–6 |
Hulman Center (3,571) Terre Haute, Indiana | |||||||
12/23/2014* 1:00 pm, ESPN3 |
at Cleveland State | W 67–65 | 6–6 |
Wolstein Center (1,169) Cleveland, Ohio | |||||||
01/01/2015 3:15 pm |
Tennessee Tech | W 61–59 | 7–6 (1–0) |
Lantz Arena (805) Charleston, Illinois | |||||||
01/03/2015 3:15 pm |
Jacksonville State | W 59–50 OT | 8–6 (2–0) |
Lantz Arena (806) Charleston, Illinois | |||||||
01/07/2015 7:30 pm |
at Tennessee State | W 64–57 | 9–6 (3–0) |
Gentry Complex (406) Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
01/10/2015 3:15 pm |
Belmont | W 84–73 | 10–6 (4–0) |
Lantz Arena (1,204) Charleston, Illinois | |||||||
01/15/2015 6:30 pm |
at Eastern Kentucky | W 72–65 | 11–6 (5–0) |
McBrayer Arena (2,400) Richmond, Kentucky | |||||||
01/17/2015 1:00 pm |
at Morehead State | W 65–62 | 12–6 (6–0) |
Ellis Johnson Arena (2,207) Morehead, Kentucky | |||||||
01/22/2015 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
Murray State | L 62–77 | 12–7 (6–1) |
Lantz Arena (4,542) Charleston, Illinois | |||||||
01/24/2015 3:15 pm |
Austin Peay | L 52–56 | 12–8 (6–2) |
Lantz Arena (2,103) Charleston, Illinois | |||||||
01/29/2015 6:30 pm |
at UT Martin | L 51–81 | 12–9 (6–3) |
Skyhawk Arena (3,103) Martin, Tennessee | |||||||
01/31/2015 3:15 pm |
SIU Edwardsville | W 57–54 | 13–9 (7–3) |
Lantz Arena (2,295) Charleston, Illinois | |||||||
02/03/2015* 7:00 pm |
Baker | W 59–32 | 14–9 |
Lantz Arena (569) Charleston, Illinois | |||||||
02/07/2015 6:00 pm |
at Southeast Missouri State | L 64–68 | 14–10 (7–4) |
Show Me Center (1,754) Cape Girardeau, Missouri | |||||||
02/12/2015 5:15 pm |
at Austin Peay | W 66–55 | 15–10 (8–4) |
Dunn Center (1,186) Clarksville, Tennessee | |||||||
02/14/2015 7:00 pm |
at SIU Edwardsville | L 63–80 | 15–11 (8–5) |
Vadalabene Center (1,434) Edwardsville, Illinois | |||||||
02/19/2015 7:00 pm, ASN |
UT Martin | L 73–75 OT | 15–12 (8–6) |
Lantz Arena (1,202) Charleston, Illinois | |||||||
02/22/2015 5:30 pm, ASN |
Southeast Missouri State | W 73–65 | 16–12 (9–6) |
Lantz Arena (1,322) Charleston, Illinois | |||||||
02/26/2015 7:00 pm |
at Murray State | L 57–65 | 16–13 (9–7) |
CFSB Center (5,961) Murray, Kentucky | |||||||
Ohio Valley Tournament | |||||||||||
03/04/2015 6:00 pm |
vs. SIU Edwardsville First round |
W 78–66 | 17–13 |
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (723) Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
03/05/2015 8:00 pm |
vs. Belmont Quarterfinals |
L 64–97 | 17–14 |
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (839) Nashville, Tennessee | |||||||
CollegeInsider.com Tournament | |||||||||||
03/17/2015* 6:00 pm, Comcast 900 |
at Oakland First round |
W 97–91 | 18–14 |
Athletics Center O'rena (2,609) Rochester, Michigan | |||||||
03/23/2015* 7:00 pm |
Evansville Second round |
L 68–83 | 18–15 |
Lantz Arena (2,404) Charleston, Illinois | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
References[]
Categories:
- Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball seasons
- 2014–15 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball season
- 2015 CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament participants