# 2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by third-year head coach Marty Simmons, played their home games at the newly renamed Groniger Arena in Charleston, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC).

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2022–23 9–22, 5–13 in OVC play, to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 7:00 p.m., B1G+ | | at No. 25 Illinois | L 52–80 | 0–1 | State Farm Center (15,014) Champaign, IL |
| November 8, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Monmouth (IL) | W 91–45 | 1–1 | Lantz Arena (1,455) Charleston, IL |
| November 11, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Loyola–Chicago | L 65–89 | 1–2 | Joseph J. Gentile Arena (3,311) Chicago, IL |
| November 15, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Illinois State | L 61–69 | 1–3 | CEFCU Arena (3,061) Normal, IL |
| November 18, 2023* 2:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | vs. Coppin State Miami Classic | W 48–46 | 2–3 | Millett Hall (357) Oxford, OH |
| November 19, 2023* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Miami (OH) Miami Classic | L 64–76 | 2–4 | Millett Hall (1,063) Oxford, OH |
| November 25, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eureka | W 85–39 | 3–4 | Groniger Arena Charleston, IL |
| November 28, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at No. 5 Kansas | L 63–71 | 3–5 | Allen Fieldhouse (16,300) Lawrence, KS |
| December 2, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UHSP | W 112–50 | 4–5 | Groniger Arena (1,085) Charleston, IL |
| December 7, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | IUPUI | W 75–58 | 5–5 | Groniger Arena (1,338) Charleston, IL |
| December 10, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | L 70–73 | 5–6 | Groniger Arena (1,060) Charleston, IL |
| December 17, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Blackburn | W 87–66 | 6–6 | Groniger Arena (960) Charleston, IL |
| December 21, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Iowa State | L 48–80 | 6–7 | Hilton Coliseum (12,841) Ames, IA |
| OVC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | L 58–67 | 6–8 (0–1) | First Community Arena (1,627) Edwardsville, IL |
| January 4, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | W 79–72 | 7–8 (1–1) | Skyhawk Arena (1,368) Martin, TN |
| January 6, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Little Rock | W 90–88 | 8–8 (2–1) | Jack Stephens Center (987) Little Rock, AR |
| January 11, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Morehead State | L 52–78 | 8–9 (2–2) | Groniger Arena (1,108) Charleston, IL |
| January 13, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Western Illinois | L 60–63 | 8–10 (2–3) | Groniger Arena (1,338) Charleston, IL |
| January 20, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lindenwood | W 78–68 | 9–10 (3–3) | Hyland Performance Arena (1,261) St. Charles, MO |
| January 25, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 68–59 | 10–10 (4–3) | Groniger Arena (1,439) Charleston, IL |
| January 27, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | L 60–64 | 10–11 (4–4) | Groniger Arena (1,533) Charleston, IL |
| February 1, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Martin | L 59–76 | 10–12 (4–5) | Groniger Arena (1,217) Charleston, IL |
| February 3, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Little Rock | L 47–71 | 10–13 (4–6) | Groniger Arena (1,192) Charleston, IL |
| February 8, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southern Indiana | W 81–71 | 11–13 (5–6) | Screaming Eagles Arena (1,877) Evansville, IN |
| February 10, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | L 57–69 | 11–14 (5–7) | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,578) Morehead, KY |
| February 15, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 75–57 | 12–14 (6–7) | Groniger Arena (1,369) Charleston, IL |
| February 17, 2024 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lindenwood | W 72–57 | 13–14 (7–7) | Groniger Arena (1,611) Charleston, IL |
| February 22, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | L 73–78 | 13–15 (7–8) | Gentry Complex (1,072) Nashville, TN |
| February 24, 2024 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | L 67–75 | 13–16 (7–9) | Eblen Center (1,544) Cookeville, TN |
| February 27, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 84–79 | 14–16 (8–9) | Groniger Arena (1,628) Charleston, IL |
| February 29, 2024 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Western Illinois | L 66–70 | 14–17 (8–10) | Western Hall (1,047) Macomb, IL |
| OVC tournament ||||||
| March 6, 2024 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (7) | vs. (6) SIU Edwardsville First round | L 57–68 | 14–18 | Ford Center Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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