2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	8–9 (2–2 OVC)
Head coach	Marty Simmons (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Marlon London; Kylen Butler; Rich McBride; Bob Lockart; Jalen Hutton;
Home arena	Groniger Arena

2023–24 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Western Illinois	4	–	0	1.000	11	–	6	.647
Morehead State	4	–	1	.800	13	–	5	.722
SIU Edwardsville	3	–	2	.600	10	–	8	.556
UT Martin	2	–	2	.500	9	–	8	.529
Eastern Illinois	2	–	2	.500	8	–	9	.471
Little Rock	2	–	2	.500	8	–	9	.471
Southern Indiana*	2	–	3	.400	5	–	13	.278
Lindenwood*	1	–	2	.333	7	–	9	.438
Tennessee State	1	–	3	.250	8	–	9	.471
Southeast Missouri State	1	–	3	.250	6	–	11	.353
Tennessee Tech	1	–	3	.250	6	–	11	.353
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition period

† 2024 OVC tournament winner As of January 13, 2024 Rankings from AP Poll

The 2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represents Eastern Illinois University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third-year head coach Marty Simmons, play their home games at the newly renamed Groniger Arena^{[lower-alpha 1]} located in Charleston, Illinois, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2022–23 9–22, 5–13 in OVC play to finish in last place.^[2] They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.^[3]

Roster

2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	1	Corey Sawyer Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Jr	Cloud County Community College	Orlando, Florida
G	3	Nakyel Shelton	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	South Suburban College	Chicago, Illinois
G	4	Isaiah Griffin	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Sunrise Christian Academy	Orange, New Jersey
F	5	Sincere Malone	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	We Are United Prep	Chicago, Illinois
G/F	10	Kyndall Davis	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Panola College	Chicago, Illinois
G	11	Jordan "Tiger" Booker	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Tarleton State	Chicago, Illinois
G	12	Carson Prost	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr	Rend Lake College	Mount Vernon, Illinois
F	17	Lazar Grbovic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	RS So	Moberly Area Community College	Belgrade, Serbia
G	20	Caleb Donaldson	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sr	St. Cloud State	Rockton, Illinois
F	22	Luke Light	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Paradise Honors High School	Surprise, Arizona
F	23	Rodolfo Bolis	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	NBA Academy Latin America	Espírito Santo, Brazil
G	24	Jaylin Gibson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Mount St. Mary's	Evanston, Illinois
G	25	Dan Luers	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	Defiance College	Lebanon, Ohio
F	34	Jermaine Hamlin	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Illinois	Lincoln, Illinois
F	40	Kooper Jacobi	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS So	Toledo	Sellersburg, Indiana

Head coach

Marty Simmons (Evansville)

Assistant coach(es)

Marlon London (DePaul)
Kylen Butler (Indianapolis)
Rich McBride (Illinois)
Bob Lockart (Millikin)
Jalen Hutton (Culver–Stockton)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: November 28, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:00 pm, B1G+	at No. 25 Illinois	L 52–80	0–1	State Farm Center (15,014) Champaign, IL
November 8, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Monmouth (IL)	W 91–45	1–1	Lantz Arena (1,455) Charleston, IL
November 11, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Loyola–Chicago	L 65–89	1–2	Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,311) Chicago, IL
November 15, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Illinois State	L 61–69	1–3	CEFCU Arena (3,061) Normal, IL
November 18, 2023* 2:30 pm, ESPN+	vs. Coppin State Miami Classic	W 48–46	2–3	Millett Hall (357) Oxford, OH
November 19, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+	at Miami (OH) Miami Classic	L 64–76	2–4	Millett Hall (1,063) Oxford, OH
November 25, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Eureka	W 85–39	3–4	Groniger Arena^{[lower-alpha 1]} Charleston, IL
November 28, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at No. 5 Kansas	L 63–71	3–5	Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS
December 2, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	UHSP	W 112–50	4–5	Groniger Arena (1,085) Charleston, IL
December 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	IUPUI	W 75–58	5–5	Groniger Arena (1,338) Charleston, IL
December 10, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Central Arkansas	L 70–73	5–6	Groniger Arena (1,060) Charleston, IL
December 17, 2023* 2:00 pm, ESPN+	Blackburn	W 87–66	6–6	Groniger Arena (960) Charleston, IL
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Iowa State	L 48–80	6–7	Hilton Coliseum (12,841) Ames, IA
OVC regular season
December 29, 2023 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at SIU Edwardsville	L 58–67	6–8 (0–1)	First Community Arena (1,627) Edwardsville, IL
January 4, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at UT Martin	W 79–72	7–8 (1–1)	Skyhawk Arena (1,368) Martin, TN
January 6, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Little Rock	W 90–88	8–8 (2–1)	Jack Stephens Center (987) Little Rock, AR
January 11, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Morehead State	L 52–78	8–9 (2–2)	Groniger Arena (1,108) Charleston, IL
January 13, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Western Illinois			Groniger Arena Charleston, IL
January 20, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	at Lindenwood			Hyland Performance Arena St. Charles, MO
January 25, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee Tech			Groniger Arena Charleston, IL
January 27, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Tennessee State			Groniger Arena Charleston, IL
February 1, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	UT Martin			Groniger Arena Charleston, IL
February 3, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Little Rock			Groniger Arena Charleston, IL
February 8, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Southern Indiana			Screaming Eagles Arena Evansville, IN
February 10, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+	at Morehead State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
February 15, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	Southeast Missouri State			Groniger Arena Charleston, IL
February 17, 2024 3:30 pm, ESPN+	Lindenwood			Groniger Arena Charleston, IL
February 22, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Tennessee State			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
February 24, 2024 3:00 pm, ESPN+	at Tennessee Tech			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
February 27, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	SIU Edwardsville			Groniger Arena Charleston, IL
February 29, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Western Illinois			Western Hall Macomb, IL
OVC tournament
March 6–9, 2024	vs.			Ford Center Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

Notes

1 2 On November 25, it was announced that the arena, known as Lantz Arena, would be renamed to Groniger Arena, "following a seven-figure gift by long time benefactor Jerry Groniger".^[1]

References

↑ "Lantz Complex". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
↑ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
↑ "Malone With A Double-Double In EIU's Final Game". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
↑ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2023.
↑ "Eastern Illinois Panthers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

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[arenanamechange-2] 1 2 On November 25, it was announced that the arena, known as Lantz Arena, would be renamed to Groniger Arena, "following a seven-figure gift by long time benefactor Jerry Groniger".^[1]

[1] "Lantz Complex". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

[3] "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Ohio Valley Conference. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

[4] "Malone With A Double-Double In EIU's Final Game". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

[5] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

[6] "Eastern Illinois Panthers 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 28, 2023.

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