# 2013–14 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second year head coach Jay Spoonhour, played their home games at Lantz Arena and were members of the West Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 11–19, 7–9 in OVC play to finish in a tie for third place in the West Division. They lost in the first round of the Ohio Valley tournament to Southeast Missouri State.

## Roster

| Number | Name | Position | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown |
| 2 | Donald Moore | Guard | 6–1 | 185 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| 3 | Zach Dickerson | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Freshman | Argyle, Texas |
| 4 | Aaron Siler | Guard | 5–11 | 170 | Freshman | Robinson, Illinois |
| 5 | Reggie Smith | Guard | 6–0 | 185 | RS–Junior | Chicago, Illinois |
| 10 | Dennis Green | Guard | 6–3 | 185 | RS–Freshman | The Bronx, New York |
| 11 | Anthony Johnson | Guard | 6–4 | 200 | Freshman | Oblong, Illinois |
| 12 | Keenan Anderson | Forward | 6–7 | 225 | Junior | Marion, Arkansas |
| 15 | Sherman Blanford | Forward | 6–6 | 215 | Senior | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| 25 | Jake Verhagen | Forward | 6–6 | 200 | Freshman | Appleton, Wisconsin |
| 30 | Dylan Chatman | Guard | 6–1 | 180 | Junior | Belleville, Illinois |
| 31 | Alex Austin | Guard | 6–4 | 190 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| 32 | Ethan Miller | Guard | 6–2 | 185 | Freshman | Charleston, Illinois |
| 33 | Luke Piotrowski | Forward | 6–11 | 240 | Sophomore | Port Republic, New Jersey |
| 35 | Chris Olivier | Forward | 6–8 | 245 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| 41 | Mat Piotrowski | Center | 7–2 | 265 | Junior | Port Republic, New Jersey |
| 50 | Julian Robertson | Guard | 6–3 | 190 | Sophomore | Chicago, Illinois |
| 54 | Justin Earls | Forward | 6–7 | 210 | Freshman | Chicago, Illinois |
| 55 | Josh Piper | Forward | 6–8 | 225 | Junior | Champaign, Illinois |

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||
| 11/02/2013* 7:30 pm | Oakland City | W 73–64 | | Lantz Arena (769) Charleston, IL |
| Regular season |||||
| 11/09/2013* 7:30 pm, BTN | at Northwestern | L 55–72 | 0–1 | Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,182) Evanston, IL |
| 11/13/2013* 7:00 pm | Olivet Nazarene | W 67–60 | 1–1 | Lantz Arena (1,059) Charleston, IL |
| 11/16/2013* 3:00 pm | at UIC | W 86–66 | 2–1 | UIC Pavilion (3,067) Chicago, IL |
| 11/20/2013* 6:00 pm, BTN Digital | at Purdue | L 55–83 | 2–2 | Mackey Arena (12,141) West Lafayette, IN |
| 11/23/2013* 7:00 pm | Roosevelt | W 89–67 | 3–2 | Lantz Arena (675) Charleston, IL |
| 11/27/2013* 7:00 pm | IPFW | L 65–71 | 3–3 | Lantz Arena (425) Charleston, IL |
| 11/30/2013* 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at WKU | L 53–68 | 3–4 | E. A. Diddle Arena (4,527) Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/04/2013* 7:00 pm | at Western Illinois | L 32–60 | 3–5 | Western Hall (1,585) Macomb, IL |
| 12/07/2013* 2:00 pm | Indiana State | L 48–66 | 3–6 | Lantz Arena (1,255) Charleston, IL |
| 12/19/2013* 6:00 pm | at Wright State | L 43–70 | 3–7 | Nutter Center (2,911) Fairborn, OH |
| 12/21/2013* 1:00 pm | at IPFW | L 65–86 | 3–8 | Gates Sports Center (613) Fort Wayne, IN |
| 12/28/2013 2:00 pm | Tennessee State | W 70–69 | 4–8 (1–0) | Lantz Arena (391) Charleston, IL |
| 01/02/2014 7:00 pm | Eastern Kentucky | L 81–100 | 4–9 (1–1) | Lantz Arena (415) Charleston, IL |
| 01/04/2014 2:00 pm, WEIU | Morehead State | L 77–85 | 4–10 (1–2) | Lantz Arena (412) Charleston, IL |
| 01/09/2014 7:00 pm | at Tennessee Tech | L 69–81 | 4–11 (1–3) | Eblen Center (1,418) Cookeville, TN |
| 01/11/2014 4:30 pm | at Jacksonville State | W 56–48 | 5–11 (2–3) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,112) Jacksonville, AL |
| 01/16/2014 7:00 pm, WEIU | Murray State | L 66–70 | 5–12 (2–4) | Lantz Arena (1,421) Charleston, IL |
| 01/18/2014 2:00 pm, WEIU | Austin Peay | W 67–64 | 6–12 (3–4) | Lantz Arena (864) Charleston, IL |
| 01/23/2014 7:00 pm | at UT Martin | L 77–84 | 6–13 (3–5) | Skyhawk Arena (963) Martin, TN |
| 01/25/2014 5:30 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | W 77–74 | 7–13 (4–5) | Show Me Center (2,231) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| 01/28/2014* 7:00 pm | Cleveland State | L 68–82 | 7–14 | Lantz Arena (582) Charleston, IL |
| 02/01/2014 2:00 pm, WEIU | SIU Edwardsville | W 76–70 | 8–14 (5–5) | Lantz Arena (1,471) Charleston, IL |
| 02/06/2014 7:00 pm | UT Martin | W 91–79 | 9–14 (6–5) | Lantz Arena (1,398) Charleston, IL |
| 02/08/2014 2:00 pm, WEIU | Southeast Missouri State | L 68–74 | 9–15 (6–6) | Lantz Arena (1,341) Charleston, IL |
| 02/13/2014 7:00 pm | at Austin Peay | L 83–88 | 9–16 (6–7) | Dunn Center (3,104) Clarksville, TN |
| 02/15/2014 7:30 pm | at Murray State | L 60–72 | 9–17 (6–8) | CFSB Center (3,846) Murray, KY |
| 02/20/2014 7:00 pm | at Belmont | L 63–82 | 9–18 (6–9) | Curb Event Center (2,345) Nashville, TN |
| 02/24/2014* 7:00 pm, WEIU | at Chicago State | W 84–62 | 10–18 | Lantz Arena (1,252) Charleston, IL |
| 03/01/2014 1:00 pm | at SIU Edwardsville | W 78–74 | 11–18 (7–9) | Vadalabene Center (2,096) Edwardsville, IL |
| 2014 Ohio Valley Conference tournament |||||
| 03/05/2014 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | vs. Southeast Missouri State First round | L 61–79 | 11–19 | Nashville Municipal Auditorium (1,123) Nashville, TN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. |||||