EIU Men's Basketball Schedule Available

CHARLESTON, Ill – Eastern Illinois men’s basketball will face a pair of Big 12 Conference teams and play in a Thanksgiving Tournament in Asheville, North Carolina as Panthers head coach Jay Spoonhour released the 2018-19 schedule.

Two of the highlighted games on the schedule will be against teams from the Big 12 Conference as EIU will open the regular season on Tuesday, Nov. 6 at Texas.  The Panthers also head into the winter break at Big 12 Conference member Iowa State on Dec. 21.

Sandwiched in between those two Big 12 foes are ten games which include three home contests, four road games and three neutral site tournament games.

EIU will open the season hosting Eureka College on Friday, Nov. 2 for the Panthers lone exhibition game of the year.  Following the regular season opener at Texas, the Panthers then travel to IUPUI on Nov. 10.  The regular season home opener is Saturday, Nov. 17 against Western Illinois.

The Panthers will spend the Thanksgiving break in the mountains of North Carolina as they participate in the four-team visitcurrituckOBX.com Battle in the Blue Ridge tournament to be played in Asheville, N.C.   EIU will face Gardner-Webb, Arkansas State and UNC Wilmington as part of the event.  The Panthers will also host Fontbonne University on Tuesday, Dec. 4 as part of the tournament package.

Following the visitcurrituckOBX.com Battle in the Blue Ridge, EIU hosts Purdue Fort Wayne on Nov. 28 before a trip to Chicago State on Dec. 1.   The remaining non-conference games are at Western Illinois on Dec. 8, at Bradley on Dec. 15 and at home against North Alabama on Dec. 30 prior to the start of Ohio Valley Conference play.

 EIU opens OVC action at home this year hosting UT Martin on Jan. 3 and SIUE on Jan. 5.  The other home conference games for EIU this season include Murray State (Jan. 17), Austin Peay (Jan. 19), Eastern Kentucky (Jan. 31), Morehead State (Feb. 2), Southeast Missouri (Feb. 16), Jacksonville State (Feb. 28) and Tennessee Tech (March 2).  

The OVC Tournament will return once again to the Ford Center in Evansville, Indiana on March 6-9.

 
2018-19 Eastern Illinois Men’s Basketball Schedule

Nov. 2 – Eureka College (ex.)

Nov. 6 – at Texas

Nov. 10 – at IUPUI

Nov. 17 – Western Illinois

Nov. 23 – vs. Gardner-Webb +

Nov. 24 – vs. Arkansas State +

Nov. 25 – vs. UNC Wilmington +

Nov. 28 – Purdue Fort Wayne

Dec. 1 – at Chicago State

Dec. 4 – Fontbonne +

Dec. 8 – at Western Illinois

Dec. 15 – at Bradley

Dec. 21 – at Iowa State

Dec. 30 – North Alabama

Jan. 3 – UT Martin *

Jan. 5 – SIUE *

Jan. 10 – at Jacksonville State *

Jan. 12 – at Tennessee Tech *

Jan. 17 – Murray State *

Jan. 19 – Austin Peay *

Jan. 24 – at UT Martin *

Jan. 26 – at Southeast Missouri *

Jan. 31 – Eastern Kentucky *

Feb. 2 – Morehead State *

Feb. 7 – at Murray State *

Feb. 9 – at Austin Peay *

Feb. 14 – at SIUE *

Feb. 16 – Southeast Missouri *

Feb. 21 – at Belmont *

Feb. 23 – at Tennessee State *

Feb. 28 – Jacksonville State *

Mar. 2 – Tennessee Tech *

Mar. 6-9 – OVC Tournament (Evansville, Ind.)

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*Ohio Valley Conference Game