2021–22 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

2021–22 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	† 2022 OVC Tournament winner ; As of December 14, 2021;

2021–22 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
2021–22 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
2021–22 record	1–6 (0–0 OVC)
Head coach	Marty Simmons (1st season);
Associate head coach	Doug Novsek
Assistant coaches	Justin Walker; Quinn Peterson;
Home arena	Lantz Arena

The 2021–22 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represents Eastern Illinois University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first-year head coach Marty Simmons, play their home games at Lantz Arena in Charleston, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Panthers finished the 2020–21 season 9–18, 6–14 in OVC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tuournament.

On March 4, 2021, the school announced that they would not renew head coach Jay Spoonhour's contract.[1] On March 31, the school named Clemson assistant and former Evansville head coach Marty Simmons as the team's new head coach.[2]

Roster

2021–22 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	1	Kashawn Charles	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Sr	Wyandanch, New York
G	2	Myles Baker	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
G	3	Kejuan Clements	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
F	4	Barlow Alleruzzo IV	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Chicago, Illinois
F	5	Paul Bizimana	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Fr	Haltom City, Texas
G	10	Elijah Wood	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Potomac, Maryland
G	11	CJ Lane	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Eatonville, Florida
G	12	Micah Schnyders	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Yorkville, Illinois
G	13	Henry Abraham	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	So	Cambridge, Minnesota
G	14	Isaac Miller	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Charleston, Illinois
F	20	Sammy Friday IV	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	GS	Jersey City, New Jersey
G	22	Chris Robinson	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Brooklyn, New York
F	23	Rodolfo Rufino Bolis	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Fr	Espírito Santo, Brazil
G	25	Dan Luers	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Lebanon, Ohio
F	34	Jermaine Hamlin	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Lincoln, Illinois

Head coach

Marty Simmons (Evansville)

Assistant coach(es)

Doug Novsek (Southern Illinois)
Justin Walker (Eastern Illinois)
Quinn Peterson (DePaul)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 30, 2021

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021* 7:00 pm, BTN+	at Northwestern	L 56–80	0–1	Welsh–Ryan Arena (2,753) Evanston, IL
November 12, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Saint Louis	L 44–86	0–2	Chaifetz Arena (5,433) St. Louis, MO
November 15, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Central Michigan	L 61–62	0–3	Lantz Arena (1,175) Charleston, IL
November 18, 2021* 7:00 pm, ESPN+	Rockford	W 96–64	1–3	Lantz Arena (705) Charleston, IL
November 22, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Eastern Kentucky Eastern Kentucky MTE Tournament	L 43–82	1–4	McBrayer Arena (2,196) Richmond, KY
November 24, 2021* 11:00 am	vs. Albany Eastern Kentucky MTE Tournament	L 62–64	1–5	McBrayer Arena (100) Richmond, KY
November 28, 2021* 1:00 pm, ESPN+	Evansville	L 54–70	1–6	Lantz Arena (1,011) Charleston, IL
December 1, 2021* 7:00 pm	at Northern Illinois	L 45–54	1–7	Convocation Center (1,153) DeKalb, IL
December 4, 2021* 2:00 pm	North Park	W 76–71	2–7	Lantz Arena (931) Charleston, IL
December 7, 2021* 7:00 pm, SECN+	at Missouri	L 44–72	2–8	Mizzou Arena (6,335) Columbia, MO
December 11, 2021* 3:00 pm, FS1	at Butler	L 54–66	2–9	Hinkle Fieldhouse (7,654) Indianapolis, IN
December 18, 2021* 2:00 pm	at Western Illinois			Western Hall Macomb, IL
December 21, 2021* 6:00 pm, ESPN3	at Ball State			Worthen Arena Muncie, IN
Ohio Valley regular season
December 29, 2021 6:00 pm, ESPN+	at Morehead State			Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
January 1, 2022 3:30 pm	Belmont			Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
January 6, 2022 7:30 pm	Murray State			Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
January 8, 2022 3:00 pm	at Tennessee Tech			Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
January 13, 2022 7:30 pm	SIU Edwardsville			Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
January 15, 2022 4:00 pm	at Austin Peay			Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
January 20, 2022 4:00 pm	at Murray State			CFSB Center Murray, KY
January 22, 2022 3:30 pm	Southeast Missouri State			Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
January 27, 2022 8:00 pm	at UT Martin			Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
January 29, 2022 3:30 pm	Tennessee State			Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
February 3, 2022 7:30 pm	at SIU Edwardsville			First Community Arena Edwardsville, IL
February 5, 2022 4:00 pm	at Southeast Missouri State			Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
February 10, 2022 7:30 pm	Tennessee Tech			Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
February 12, 2022 3:30 pm	UT Martin			Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
February 17, 2022 7:00 pm	at Belmont			Curb Event Center Nashville, TN
February 19, 2022 3:00 pm	at Tennessee State			Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
February 24, 2022 7:30 pm	Morehead State			Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
February 26, 2022 3:30 pm	Austin Peay			Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
Ohio Valley Tournament
March 2–5, 2022 ESPN+	vs.			Ford Center Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central.

Source[3]

References

"Coach Jay Spoonhour's Contract Not Renewed". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
"Eastern Illinois hires Marty Simmons as new men's basketball head coach". WICS. Retrieved October 30, 2021.
"2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2021.

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[1] "Coach Jay Spoonhour's Contract Not Renewed". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 30, 2021.

[2] "Eastern Illinois hires Marty Simmons as new men's basketball head coach". WICS. Retrieved October 30, 2021.

[3] "2021–22 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Illinois University Athletics. Retrieved October 30, 2021.

Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
Venues	Pemberton Hall (1909-38) Health Education Building (1938-1967) Lantz Arena (1967–present)
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22

2021–22 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Murray State	0	–	0	–	8	–	1	.889
Belmont	0	–	0	–	8	–	3	.727
Morehead State	0	–	0	–	6	–	4	.600
Austin Peay	0	–	0	–	4	–	4	.500
Southeast Missouri State	0	–	0	–	5	–	5	.500
SIU Edwardsville	0	–	0	–	5	–	6	.455
Tennessee State	0	–	0	–	3	–	6	.333
UT Martin	0	–	0	–	4	–	7	.364
Tennessee Tech	0	–	0	–	2	–	8	.200
Eastern Illinois	0	–	0	–	2	–	9	.182

† 2022 OVC Tournament winner As of December 14, 2021;