2015–16 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Panthers wordmark.svg 250 Ohio Valley Conference West Division OVC 13–17 9–7 Jay Spoonhour 4th Rand Chappell J.R. Renolds Marc Stricker Lantz Arena The 2015–16 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth-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 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. Previous season The Panthers finished the 2014–15 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 NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 1 Demetrius McReynolds Guard 6'2" 210 Junior Louisville, KY 2 Cornell Johnson Guard 5'7" 150 Sophomore St. Louis, MO 3 Casey Teson Guard 6'2" 190 Freshman St. Charles, MO 5 A. J. Riley Guard 6'4" 225 Junior Peoria, IL 10 Luke Norman Guard 6'1" 185 Senior The Bronx, NY 11 Anthony Johnson Guard 6'4" 200 Junior Oblong, IL 12 Marshawn Blackmon Guard/forward 6'5" 200 Freshman St. Peters, MO 15 Trae Anderson Guard/forward 6'5" 235 Senior St. Louis, MO 24 Joe Kuligoski Forward 6'6" 220 RS'Senior Orland Park, IL 30 Aleksa Novaković Guard/forward 6'7" 225 Freshman Belgrade, Serbia 32 Patrick Muldoon Forward 6'7" 215 Freshman Basehor, KS 33 Luke Piotrowski Forward 6'11" 250 RS Senior Port Republic, NJ 35 Chris Olivier Forward 6'8" 245 Junior Chicago, IL 41 Lucas Jones Forward 6'8" 205 Freshman Prairie Village, KS 54 Justin Earls Forward 6'7" 220 RS Sophomore Chicago, IL 55 Aboubacar Diallo Forward 6'9" 200 Freshman Abidjan, Ivory Coast Schedule Source:2015-16 Men's Basketball Schedule https://eiupanthers.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2015-16 February 29, 2024 eiupanthers.com no no 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Eastern Illinois Panthers| Exhibition November 3, 2015 7:00 p.m. yes no St. Francis (IL) Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 868 74–71 |- !colspan=9 style=Eastern Illinois Panthers| Regular season November 13, 2015 6:00 p.m. yes yes no Indiana 15 Assembly Hall Bloomington, IN 17,472 49–88 0–1 November 16, 2015 6:00 p.m. yes yes no Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN 2,864 ESPN3 56–73 0–2 November 21, 2015 7:00 p.m. yes no Western Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 869 63–83 0–3 November 28, 2015 7:00 p.m. yes no Green Bay Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 410 72–81 0–4 December 1, 2015 7:00 p.m. yes no Indiana State Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 1,183 68–62 1–4 December 7, 2015 7:00 p.m. yes no Northern Kentucky Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 1,021 79–73 2–4 December 9, 2015 6:00 p.m. yes yes no Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV Global Sports Classic 4,391 76–82 2–5 December 12, 2015 6:00 p.m. yes no Western Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 1,231 ESPN3 57–64 2–6 December 19, 2015 3:00 p.m. yes yes no Houston Hofheinz Pavilion Houston, TX Global Sports Classic 3,428 ESPN3 65–81 2–7 December 21, 2015 1:00 p.m. yes yes no Nebraska–Omaha Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV Global Sports Classic 68–80 2–8 December 22, 2015 1:00 p.m. yes yes no North Carolina Central Cox Pavilion Paradise, NV Global Sports Classic 52–57 2–9 December 28, 2015 7:00 p.m. yes no Hannibal–LaGrange Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 444 78–53 3–9 December 31, 2015 3:00 p.m. yes no Tennessee Tech Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 1,272 84–94 3–10 0–1 January 2, 2016 4:30 p.m. yes no Jacksonville State Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL 692 75–64 4–10 1–1 January 6, 2016 7:00 p.m. no Tennessee State Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 716 61–66 4–11 1–2 January 9, 2016 2:00 p.m. yes no Belmont Curb Event Center Nashville, TN 2,054 59–85 4–12 1–3 January 14, 2016 8:00 p.m. no Eastern Kentucky Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 1,277 CBSSN 97–85 5–12 2–3 January 16, 2016 3:15 p.m. no Morehead State Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 1,369 84–82 OT 6–12 3–3 January 21, 2016 7:00 p.m. yes no Murray State CFSB Center Murray, KY 2,328 58–68 6–13 3–4 January 23, 2016 7:00 p.m. yes no Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, TN 2,467 87–86 OT 7–13 4–4 January 28, 2016 7:00 p.m. no Tennessee–Martin Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 1,339 82–74 8–13 5–4 January 30, 2016 5:00 p.m. yes no SIU Edwardsville Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, IL 2,008 60–46 9–13 6–4 February 1, 2016 7:00 p.m. yes no St. Ambrose Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 713 101–59 10–13 February 6, 2016 11:00 a.m. no Southeast Missouri State Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 1,317 ASN 78–69 11–13 7–4 February 10, 2016 8:00 p.m. no Austin Peay Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 1,771 ASN 70–79 11–14 7–5 February 13, 2016 7:00 p.m. no SIU Edwardsville Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 1,469 64–72 11–15 7–6 February 18, 2016 6:00 p.m. yes no Tennessee–Martin Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN 1,709 84–87 OT 11–16 7–7 February 20, 2016 4:00 p.m. yes no Southeast Missouri State Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO 2,142 71–68 12–16 8–7 February 25, 2016 8:30 p.m. no Murray State Lantz Arena Charleston, IL 2,023 CBSSN 85–74 13–16 9–7 |- !colspan=9 style=Eastern Illinois Panthers|Ohio Valley tournament March 2, 2016 8:00 p.m. yes no Murray State Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, TN First round 1,122 62–78 13–17 AP poll Central References Category:Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball seasons Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball