# 2024–25 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by fourth-year head coach Marty Simmons, played their home games at Groniger Arena in Charleston, Illinois, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2023–24 season 14–18, 8–10 in OVC play to finish in seventh place. They were defeated by SIU Edwardsville in the first round of the OVC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 4, 2024* 7:00 pm, B1G+ | at Illinois | L 67–112 | 0–1 | State Farm Center (15,246) Champaign, IL |
| November 6, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | Earlham | W 97–61 | 1–1 | Groniger Arena (1,350) Charleston, IL |
| November 10, 2024* 11:00 am, B1G+ | at No. 17 Indiana | L 55–90 | 1–2 | Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall (17,222) Bloomington, IN |
| November 15, 2024* 7:00 pm, Peacock | at Northwestern | L 58–67 $^{OT}$ | 1–3 | Welsh–Ryan Arena (5,969) Evanston, IL |
| November 19, 2024* 8:00 pm, FS2 | at DePaul DePaul Classic | L 69–78 | 1–4 | Wintrust Arena (2,829) Chicago, IL |
| November 24, 2024* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Valparaiso DePaul Classic | L 53–81 | 1–5 | Athletics–Recreation Center (1,354) Valparaiso, IN |
| November 29, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Northern Illinois DePaul Classic | W 72–59 | 2–5 | Groniger Arena (715) Charleston, IL |
| December 3, 2024* 5:30 pm, FS2 | at Butler | L 58–73 | 2–6 | Hinkle Fieldhouse (6,886) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 6, 2024* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | Calumet | W 87–57 | 3–6 | Groniger Arena (2,839) Charleston, IL |
| December 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Eastern Kentucky | L 66–81 | 3–7 | Seabury Center (457) Berea, KY |
| December 19, 2024 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Southeast Missouri State | L 72–79 | 3–8 (0–1) | Show Me Center (840) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| December 28, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | Blackburn | W 99–55 | 4–8 | Groniger Arena (757) Charleston, IL |
| January 2, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Lindenwood | W 78–74 $^{OT}$ | 5–8 (1–1) | Groniger Arena (735) Charleston, IL |
| January 4, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | Western Illinois | L 67–75 | 5–9 (1–2) | Groniger Arena (1,025) Charleston, IL |
| January 7, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | SIU Edwardsville | L 57–60 | 5–10 (1–3) | Groniger Arena (635) Charleston, IL |
| January 9, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Tennessee Tech | L 64–69 | 5–11 (1–4) | Groniger Arena (911) Charleston, IL |
| January 16, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at UT Martin | L 63–68 | 5–12 (1–5) | Skyhawk Arena (1,579) Martin, TN |
| January 18, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Tennessee State | L 65–84 | 5–13 (1–6) | Gentry Center Nashville, TN |
| January 23, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Morehead State | L 66–73 | 5–14 (1–7) | Groniger Arena (1,626) Charleston, IL |
| January 25, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | Southern Indiana | L 60–64 | 5–15 (1–8) | Groniger Arena (1,710) Charleston, IL |
| January 27, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | vs. Little Rock Rescheduled from Dec. 21 | W 56–54 | 6–15 (2–8) | Robert F. Hyland Arena (52) St. Charles, MO |
| January 30, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Western Illinois | W 71–59 | 7–15 (3–8) | Western Hall (579) Macomb, IL |
| February 1, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Lindenwood | W 76–70 | 8–15 (4–8) | Robert F. Hyland Arena (1,194) St. Charles, MO |
| February 4, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at SIU Edwardsville | L 41–66 | 8–16 (4–9) | First Community Arena (1,415) Edwardsville, IL |
| February 8, 2025 3:00 pm, ESPN+ | at Tennessee Tech | L 54–59 | 8–17 (4–10) | Hooper Eblen Center (1,269) Cookeville, TN |
| February 13, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Tennessee State | L 49–66 | 8–18 (4–11) | Groniger Arena (1,075) Charleston, IL |
| February 15, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | UT Martin | L 68–72 | 8–19 (4–12) | Groniger Arena (1,041) Charleston, IL |
| February 20, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Southern Indiana | W 63–54 | 9–19 (5–12) | Liberty Arena (1,344) Evansville, IN |
| February 22, 2025 2:30 pm, ESPN+ | at Morehead State | W 67–62 | 10–19 (6–12) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,276) Morehead, KY |
| February 27, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | Little Rock | W 71–60 | 11–19 (7–12) | Groniger Arena (1,367) Charleston, IL |
| March 1, 2025 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | Southeast Missouri State | W 73–58 | 12–19 (8–12) | Groniger Arena (1,632) Charleston, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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