Eastern Illinois Panthers basketball
Eastern Illinois Panthers basketball history
Eastern Illinois University (Charleston, IL)
Lantz Arena
Ohio Valley Conference (OVC)
Current head coach: Marty Simmons (2021-)
- Asst: Marlon London (2023-)
- Asst: Kylen Butler (2023-)
- Asst: Rich McBride (2023-)
- Asst: Bob Lockart (2022-)
- Asst: Jalen Hutton (2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1992, 2001)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-2
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- NIT Overall Record: 0-0
- CIT Appearances: 1 (2015)
- CIT Overall Record: 0-1
- NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 6 (1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Final Four: 2 (1976, 1978)
- NCAA Division II Tournament Overall Record: 11-7
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 6 (1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1957)
- NAIA Tournament Semifinals: 1 (1957)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 7-7
Conference Titles (IIAC, Summit League, Ohio Valley):
- Ohio Valley Regular Season Championships: 0
- IIAC (NAIA) Regular Season Championships: 7 (1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1965, 1969)
- Ohio Valley Tournament Championships: 1 (2001)
- Summit League Tournament Championships: 2 (1985, 1992)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Ohio Valley Player of the Year: 1 (Henry Domercant, 2002)
- Summit League Player of the Year: 3 (last = Jay Taylor, 1989)
- IIAC (NAIA) Player of the Year: 6 (last = Jim Ficek, 1965)
Eastern Illinois head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| Marty Simmons | 2021-Pres | 28-66 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jay Spoonhour | 2012-21 | 119-157 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Miller | 2005-12 | 75-130 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rick Samuels | 1980-2005 | 360-360 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Don Eddy | 1968-80 | 208-129 | 1^ | 6^ | 0 |
| John Caine | 1967-68 | 9-16 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rex Darling | 1961-62, 64-67 | 42-55 | 1^ | 0 | 0 |
| Robert Carey | 1953-61, 62-64 | 134-108 | 1^ | 1^ | 0 |
| Bill Healey | 1946-53 | 136-41 | 4^ | 5^ | 0 |
| James “Pim” Goff | 1944-46 | 20-24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Charles Lantz | 1911-35, 43-44 | 197-208 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Clayton Miller | 1942-43 | 8-10 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gilbert Carson | 1936-42 | 36-72 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Winfield Angus | 1935-36 | 7-13 | – | – | – |
| no team | 1910-11 | – | – | – | – |
| J.C. Brown | 1908-10 | 4-6 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These conference titles and tournament appearances came when the Eastern Illinois program was at either the NAIA or NCAA Division II level; EIU moved up to Division I in prior to the 1981-82 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.