2013–14 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second 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 11–19, 7–9 in OVC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the Ohio Valley tournament to Southeast Missouri State.

2013–14 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionWest Division
Record11–19 (7–9 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rand Chappell
  • J.R. Renolds
  • Marc Stricker
Home arenaLantz Arena
Seasons
2013–14 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 14 2   .875 26 10   .722
Eastern Kentucky 11 5   .688 24 10   .706
Morehead State 10 6   .625 20 14   .588
Tennessee Tech 9 7   .563 17 16   .515
Jacksonville State 4 12   .250 10 21   .323
Tennessee State 4 12   .250 5 25   .167
West
Murray State 13 3   .813 23 11   .676
Southeast Missouri State 8 8   .500 18 14   .563
Eastern Illinois 7 9   .438 11 19   .367
SIU Edwardsville 7 9   .438 11 20   .355
Austin Peay 6 10   .375 12 18   .400
UT Martin 3 13   .188 8 23   .258
2014 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
2 Donald Moore Guard 6–1 185 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
3 Zach Dickerson Guard 6–3 190 Freshman Argyle, Texas
4 Aaron Siler Guard 5–11 170 Freshman Robinson, Illinois
5 Reggie Smith Guard 6–0 185 RS–Junior Chicago, Illinois
10 Dennis Green Guard 6–3 185 RS–Freshman The Bronx, New York
11 Anthony Johnson Guard 6–4 200 Freshman Oblong, Illinois
12 Keenan Anderson Forward 6–7 225 Junior Marion, Arkansas
15 Sherman Blanford Forward 6–6 215 Senior Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
25 Jake Verhagen Forward 6–6 200 Freshman Appleton, Wisconsin
30 Dylan Chatman Guard 6–1 180 Junior Belleville, Illinois
31 Alex Austin Guard 6–4 190 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
32 Ethan Miller Guard 6–2 185 Freshman Charleston, Illinois
33 Luke Piotrowski Forward 6–11 240 Sophomore Port Republic, New Jersey
35 Chris Olivier Forward 6–8 245 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
41 Mat Piotrowski Center 7–2 265 Junior Port Republic, New Jersey
50 Julian Robertson Guard 6–3 190 Sophomore Chicago, Illinois
54 Justin Earls Forward 6–7 210 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
55 Josh Piper Forward 6–8 225 Junior Champaign, Illinois

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/02/2013*
7:30 pm
Oakland City W 73–64 
Lantz Arena (769)
Charleston, IL
Regular season
11/09/2013*
7:30 pm, BTN
at Northwestern L 55–72  0–1
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,182)
Evanston, IL
11/13/2013*
7:00 pm
Olivet Nazarene W 67–60  1–1
Lantz Arena (1,059)
Charleston, IL
11/16/2013*
3:00 pm
at UIC W 86–66  2–1
UIC Pavilion (3,067)
Chicago, IL
11/20/2013*
6:00 pm, BTN Digital
at Purdue L 55–83  2–2
Mackey Arena (12,141)
West Lafayette, IN
11/23/2013*
7:00 pm
Roosevelt W 89–67  3–2
Lantz Arena (675)
Charleston, IL
11/27/2013*
7:00 pm
IPFW L 65–71  3–3
Lantz Arena (425)
Charleston, IL
11/30/2013*
8:00 pm, ESPN3
at WKU L 53–68  3–4
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,527)
Bowling Green, KY
12/04/2013*
7:00 pm
at Western Illinois L 32–60  3–5
Western Hall (1,585)
Macomb, IL
12/07/2013*
2:00 pm
Indiana State L 48–66  3–6
Lantz Arena (1,255)
Charleston, IL
12/19/2013*
6:00 pm
at Wright State L 43–70  3–7
Nutter Center (2,911)
Fairborn, OH
12/21/2013*
1:00 pm
at IPFW L 65–86  3–8
Gates Sports Center (613)
Fort Wayne, IN
12/28/2013
2:00 pm
Tennessee State W 70–69  4–8 (1–0)
Lantz Arena (391)
Charleston, IL
01/02/2014
7:00 pm
Eastern Kentucky L 81–100  4–9 (1–1)
Lantz Arena (415)
Charleston, IL
01/04/2014
2:00 pm, WEIU
Morehead State L 77–85  4–10 (1–2)
Lantz Arena (412)
Charleston, IL
01/09/2014
7:00 pm
at Tennessee Tech L 69–81  4–11 (1–3)
Eblen Center (1,418)
Cookeville, TN
01/11/2014
4:30 pm
at Jacksonville State W 56–48  5–11 (2–3)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,112)
Jacksonville, AL
01/16/2014
7:00 pm, WEIU
Murray State L 66–70  5–12 (2–4)
Lantz Arena (1,421)
Charleston, IL
01/18/2014
2:00 pm, WEIU
Austin Peay W 67–64  6–12 (3–4)
Lantz Arena (864)
Charleston, IL
01/23/2014
7:00 pm
at UT Martin L 77–84  6–13 (3–5)
Skyhawk Arena (963)
Martin, TN
01/25/2014
5:30 pm
at Southeast Missouri State W 77–74  7–13 (4–5)
Show Me Center (2,231)
Cape Girardeau, MO
01/28/2014*
7:00 pm
Cleveland State L 68–82  7–14
Lantz Arena (582)
Charleston, IL
02/01/2014
2:00 pm, WEIU
SIU Edwardsville W 76–70  8–14 (5–5)
Lantz Arena (1,471)
Charleston, IL
02/06/2014
7:00 pm
UT Martin W 91–79  9–14 (6–5)
Lantz Arena (1,398)
Charleston, IL
02/08/2014
2:00 pm, WEIU
Southeast Missouri State L 68–74  9–15 (6–6)
Lantz Arena (1,341)
Charleston, IL
02/13/2014
7:00 pm
at Austin Peay L 83–88  9–16 (6–7)
Dunn Center (3,104)
Clarksville, TN
02/15/2014
7:30 pm
at Murray State L 60–72  9–17 (6–8)
CFSB Center (3,846)
Murray, KY
02/20/2014
7:00 pm
at Belmont L 63–82  9–18 (6–9)
Curb Event Center (2,345)
Nashville, TN
02/24/2014*
7:00 pm, WEIU
at Chicago State W 84–62  10–18
Lantz Arena (1,252)
Charleston, IL
03/01/2014
1:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville W 78–74  11–18 (7–9)
Vadalabene Center (2,096)
Edwardsville, IL
2014 Ohio Valley Conference tournament
03/05/2014
8:00 pm, ESPN3
vs. Southeast Missouri State
First round
L 61–79  11–19
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,123)
Nashville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

References

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  1. ^ "2013-14 Men's Basketball Schedule".