# 1992–93 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

The 1992–93 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented the Eastern Illinois University during the 1992–93 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Panthers led by 13th year head coach Rick Samuels and they finished the season with the record of 10-17, 7-9.
Forward Louis Jordan was the team's leading scorer with 14.7 points and Center Darrell Young with 9.2 rebounds. Other statistical leaders included guard Derrick Landrus with 3.3 assists.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| December 1* | Maine | W 71–63 | 1–0 | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| December 4* | vs. East Tennessee State | L 49–72 | 1–1 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| December 5* | vs. Weber State | L 51–61 | 1–2 | Mackey Arena West Lafayette, Indiana |
| December 7* | at Indiana State | L 54–74 | 1–3 | Hulman Center Terre Haute, Indiana |
| December 10* | Southern Illinois | L 72–85 | 1–4 | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| December 21* | at Cal State Fullerton | L 60–86 | 1–5 | Titan Gym Fullerton, California |
| January 2* | at Nebraska | L 54–70 | 1–6 | Bob Devaney Sports Center Lincoln, Nebraska |
| January 7* | Creighton | W 49–45 | 2–6 | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| January 9 | at Cleveland State | L 66–74 | 2–7 (0–1) | Wolstein Center Cleveland, Ohio |
| January 11 | at Youngstown State | W 76–75 | 3–7 (1–1) | Beeghly Center Youngstown, Ohio |
| January 13* | Benedictine | W 79–55 | 4–7 (1–1) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| January 16 | at Valparaiso | L 76–94 | 4–8 (1–2) | Athletics-Recreation Center Valparaiso, IN |
| January 18 | UIC | W 71–57 | 5–8 (2–2) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| January 23 | at Wright State | L 80–104 | 5–9 (2–3) | Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio |
| January 25 | Northern Illinois | W 65–63 | 6–9 (3–3) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| January 28 | at Western Illinois | L 73–75 | 6–10 (3–4) | Western Hall Macomb, Illinois |
| January 30* | Northeastern Illinois | L 67–70 | 6–11 (3–4) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| February 1 | at Wisconsin-Green Bay | L 47–68 | 6–12 (3–5) | Brown County Arena Green Bay, WI |
| February 6 | at Northern Illinois | L 56–65 | 6–13 (3–6) | Chick Evans Field House DeKalb, Illinois |
| February 8 | Western Illinois | L 73–75 | 6–14 (3–7) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| February 13 | Cleveland State | L 75–76 | 6–15 (3–8) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| February 13 | Cleveland State | L 75–76 | 6–15 (3–8) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| February 15 | Youngstown State | W 82–76 | 7–15 (4–8) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| February 22 | Wright State | W 87–80 | 8–15 (5–8) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| February 25 | Wisconsin-Green Bay | W 60–52 | 9–15 (6–8) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| February 27 | Valparaiso | W 77–76 | 10–15 (7–8) | Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois |
| March 3 | at Illinois-Chicago | L 77–87 | 10–16 (7–9) | UIC Pavilion Chicago, Illinois |
| Mid-Con Tournament ||||||
| March 7 | at Wright State | L 58–94 | 10–17 (7–9) | Nutter Center Fairborn, Ohio |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||