# 2022–23 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by second-year head coach Marty Simmons, played their home games at Lantz Arena in Charleston, Illinois, as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 9–22, 5–13 in OVC play, to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.
On December 21, 2022, the Panthers defeated Iowa, marking the team's fourth win over a Power Five school in program history.

## Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2021–22 season 5–26, 3–15 in OVC play, to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 8:00 p.m., ESPNU | at No. 23 Illinois | L 57–87 | 0–1 | State Farm Center (12,938) Champaign, IL |
| November 10, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Illinois State | L 49–54 | 0–2 | Lantz Arena (1,385) Charleston, IL |
| November 13, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Central Michigan | L 60–76 | 0–3 | McGuirk Arena (1,162) Mount Pleasant, MI |
| November 16, 2022* 6:00 p.m., BTN | at Ohio State | L 43–65 | 0–4 | Value City Arena (8,350) Columbus, OH |
| November 21, 2022* 12:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Saint Mary-of-the-Woods | W 102–40 | 1–4 | Lantz Arena (2,185) Charleston, IL |
| November 25, 2022* 1:00 p.m., ESPN3 | at Ohio Bobcat Battle | L 67–78 | 1–5 | Convocation Center (3,982) Athens, OH |
| November 26, 2022* 1:00 p.m., YouTube | vs. Alabama State Bobcat Battle | L 58–67 | 1–6 | Convocation Center (126) Athens, OH |
| November 30, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Northern Illinois | L 70–90 | 1–7 | Lantz Arena (1,651) Charleston, IL |
| December 3, 2022* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Blackburn | W 93–43 | 2–7 | Lantz Arena (921) Charleston, IL |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Ball State | L 59–76 | 2–8 | Lantz Arena (1,636) Charleston, IL |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | Western Illinois | L 75–79 | 2–9 | Lantz Arena (1,137) Charleston, IL |
| December 17, 2022* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | at IUPUI | W 70–59 | 3–9 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (734) Indianapolis, IN |
| December 21, 2022* 2:30 p.m., BTN+ | at Iowa | W 92–83 | 4–9 | Carver–Hawkeye Arena (10,553) Iowa City, IA |
| OVC regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Lindenwood | W 55–54 | 5–9 (1–0) | Lantz Arena (854) Charleston, IL |
| December 31, 2022 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Southern Indiana | W 91–80 | 6–9 (2–0) | Lantz Arena (1,125) Charleston, IL |
| January 5, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Tennessee Tech | L 49–70 | 6–10 (2–1) | Eblen Center (1,323) Cookeville, TN |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Morehead State | L 59–69 | 6–11 (2–2) | Ellis Johnson Arena (1,464) Morehead, KY |
| January 12, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | SIU Edwardsville | L 62–80 | 6–12 (2–3) | Lantz Arena (1,746) Charleston, IL |
| January 14, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Little Rock | W 70–63 | 7–12 (3–3) | Lantz Arena (1,363) Charleston, IL |
| January 19, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Tennessee State | L 74–78 | 7–13 (3–4) | Gentry Complex (6,331) Nashville, TN |
| January 21, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at UT Martin | L 78–91 | 7–14 (3–5) | Skyhawk Arena (1,437) Union City, TN |
| January 26, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Southern Indiana | L 74–78 | 7–15 (3–6) | Screaming Eagles Arena (2,136) Evansville, IN |
| January 28, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Southeast Missouri State | L 68–79 | 7–16 (3–7) | Lantz Arena (1,515) Charleston, IL |
| February 2, 2023 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Lindenwood | L 67–80 | 7–17 (3–8) | Hyland Performance Arena (1,574) St. Charles, MO |
| February 4, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Tennessee State | L 61–65 | 7–18 (3–9) | Lantz Arena (1,528) Charleston, IL |
| February 9, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | UT Martin | W 77–75 | 8–18 (4–9) | Lantz Arena (1,908) Charleston, IL |
| February 11, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at SIU Edwardsville | W 84–73 | 9–18 (5–9) | First Community Arena (2,513) Edwardsville, IL |
| February 16, 2023 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | at Southeast Missouri State | L 64–78 | 9–19 (5–10) | Show Me Center (2,124) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 18, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | at Little Rock | L 77–81 | 9–20 (5–11) | Jack Stephens Center (3,001) Little Rock, AR |
| February 22, 2023 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Morehead State | L 63–69 | 9–21 (5–12) | Lantz Arena (1,625) Charleston, IL |
| February 25, 2023 3:30 p.m., ESPN+ | Tennessee Tech | L 66–75 | 9–22 (5–13) | Lantz Arena (1,923) Charleston, IL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central. ||||||
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