2014–15 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2014–15 Eastern Illinois Panthers Eastern Illinois Panthers wodmark 2000-2015.png 200 Ohio Valley Conference West Division OVC 18–15 9–7 Jay Spoonhour 3rd Rand Chappell J.R. Renolds Marc Stricker Lantz Arena CIT Second round 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 NumberNamePositionHeightWeightYearHometown 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 http://www.eiupanthers.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=178&path=mbball 2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule no no 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2014 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style=Eastern Illinois Panthers| Exhibition 11/10/2014 7:00 pm yes no St. Francis (IL) Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 610 85–54 |- !colspan=9 style=Eastern Illinois Panthers| Regular season 11/14/2014 7:00 pm yes yes no Missouri State JQH Arena Springfield, Missouri 6,004 53–64 0–1 11/17/2014 7:00 pm yes no Eureka Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 877 81–51 1–1 11/20/2014 7:00 pm yes no UC Davis Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 1,044 61–63 1–2 11/23/2014 4:00 pm yes yes no Cincinnati Fifth Third Arena Cincinnati Emerald Coast Classic 6,823 ESPN3 49–54 1–3 11/25/2014 7:00 pm yes yes no Creighton 23 CenturyLink Center Omaha Omaha, Nebraska Emerald Coast Classic 17,408 FS1 53–75 1–4 11/28/2014 11:00 am yes yes no North Carolina Central The Arena at NWFSC Niceville, Florida Emerald Coast Classic 125 40–65 1–5 11/29/2014 11:00 am yes yes no Southern The Arena at NWFSC Niceville, Florida Emerald Coast Classic 135 54–43 2–5 12/03/2014 7:00 pm yes no Ball State Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 1,204 61–54 3–5 12/09/2014 9:00 pm yes yes no UC Davis The Pavilion Davis, California 1,275 70–80 3–6 12/13/2014 7:00 pm yes no Northern Illinois Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 2,044 59–55 4–6 12/20/2014 1:00 pm yes yes no Indiana State Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana 3,571 60–56 5–6 12/23/2014 1:00 pm yes yes no Cleveland State Wolstein Center Cleveland, Ohio 1,169 ESPN3 67–65 6–6 01/01/2015 3:15 pm no Tennessee Tech Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 805 61–59 7–6 (1–0) 01/03/2015 3:15 pm no Jacksonville State Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 806 59–50 OT 8–6 (2–0) 01/07/2015 7:30 pm yes no Tennessee State Gentry Complex Nashville, Tennessee 406 64–57 9–6 (3–0) 01/10/2015 3:15 pm no Belmont Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 1,204 84–73 10–6 (4–0) 01/15/2015 6:30 pm yes no Eastern Kentucky McBrayer Arena Richmond, Kentucky 2,400 72–65 11–6 (5–0) 01/17/2015 1:00 pm yes no Morehead State Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, Kentucky 2,207 65–62 12–6 (6–0) 01/22/2015 8:00 pm no Murray State Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 4,542 CBSSN 62–77 12–7 (6–1) 01/24/2015 3:15 pm no Austin Peay Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 2,103 52–56 12–8 (6–2) 01/29/2015 6:30 pm yes no UT Martin Skyhawk Arena Martin, Tennessee 3,103 51–81 12–9 (6–3) 01/31/2015 3:15 pm no SIU Edwardsville Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 2,295 57–54 13–9 (7–3) 02/03/2015 7:00 pm yes no Baker Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 569 59–32 14–9 02/07/2015 6:00 pm yes no Southeast Missouri State Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, Missouri 1,754 64–68 14–10 (7–4) 02/12/2015 5:15 pm yes no Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, Tennessee 1,186 66–55 15–10 (8–4) 02/14/2015 7:00 pm yes no SIU Edwardsville Vadalabene Center Edwardsville, Illinois 1,434 63–80 15–11 (8–5) 02/19/2015 7:00 pm no UT Martin Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 1,202 ASN 73–75 OT 15–12 (8–6) 02/22/2015 5:30 pm no Southeast Missouri State Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois 1,322 ASN 73–65 16–12 (9–6) 02/26/2015 7:00 pm yes no Murray State CFSB Center Murray, Kentucky 5,961 57–65 16–13 (9–7) |- !colspan=9 style=Eastern Illinois Panthers|Ohio Valley tournament 03/04/2015 6:00 pm yes no SIU Edwardsville Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee First round 723 78–66 17–13 03/05/2015 8:00 pm yes no Belmont Nashville Municipal Auditorium Nashville, Tennessee Quarterfinals 839 64–97 17–14 |- !colspan=9 style=Eastern Illinois Panthers|CollegeInsider.com tournament 03/17/2015 6:00 pm yes yes Oakland no Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, Michigan First round 2,609 Comcast 900 97–91 18–14 03/23/2015 7:00 pm yes Evansville no Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois Second round 2,404 68–83 18–15 AP Poll Central Time References Category:Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball seasons Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball