2015-16 Men’s Basketball - SIDEARM Sports

EASTERN ILLINOIS

2015-16 Men¡¯s Basketball

EASTERN ILLINOIS (4-10, 1-1 OVC) vs. Tennessee State (10-4, 1-0 OVC)

Wednesday, Jan. 6 ? 7 pm

Charleston, Ill. ? Lantz Arena (5,400)

RADIO: Hit Mix 88.9 FM

TV: OVC Digital Network

LIVE STATS:

SERIES RECORD: TSU leads 26-22

LAST MEETING: EIU 64, @TSU 57 - Jan. 7, 2015

GAME 15

Eastern Illinois returns home to host Tennessee State on Wednesday after opening

Ohio Valley Conference play on the road. The Panthers split their opening weekend

trip falling to Tennessee Tech on Thursday before rallying to beat Jacksonville State

on Saturday. At TTU, the home standing Golden Eagles shot 71 percent in the

second half to pull away with a ten point win over EIU. At JSU it was the Panthers

who shot 70 percent in the second half as the Panthers pulled away for an 11 point

road victory to stand at 4-10 overall, 1-1 in the OVC. TSU enters the week at 1-0 in

the OVC after winning on Saturday at Southeast Missouri. TSU has been one of the

surprise teams this year with a 10-4 record entering the game.

McREYNOLDS RED HOT FROM THE FIELD

Demetrius McReynolds was red hot for the Panthers on Saturday at Jacksonville State

knocking down 10-of-13 shots from the field with 19 of his 21 points coming in the second

half. McReynolds has scored in double figures in three straight games and five of the

last six contests. He is shooting 50 percent from the field for the season and over the

last five games is shooting 61.9 percent from the floor and 50 percent from 3-point range

averaging 13.4 points per game in those five games.

TESON KNOCKING DOWN 3¡¯S

Casey Teson scored in double figures for the third straight game with 14 points at

Jacksonville State. Teson was 3-of-6 from 3-point range as he now has seven games

this season with three or more made 3-pointers in a game. For the season Teson

has knocked down 31 3-pointers which ranks fifth in the OVC for 3-pointers made per

game. He ranks ninth in the OVC in 3-point field goal percentage at 39.7 having made

10 of his last 21 3-pointers.

N3

N 13

N 16

N 21

N 28

D1

D5

D9

D 12

D 19

D 21

D 22

D 28

D 31

J2

J6

J9

J 14

J 16

J 21

J 23

J 28

J 30

F1

F6

F 10

F 13

F 18

F 20

F 25

M 2-5

M 17

SAINT FRANCIS (Ill.) ex................... W 74-71

at #15 Indiana (BTN Plus)................... L 49-88

at Ball State......................................... L 56-73

WESTERN ILLINOIS.......................... L 63-83

GREEN BAY....................................... L 72-81

INDIANA STATE................................ W 68-62

NORTHERN KENTUCKY........... W 79-73 (ot)

at Marshall (Global Sports Classic)..... L 76-82

at Western Illinois................................ L 57-64

at Houston (Global Sports Classic)..... L 65-81

Global Sports Classic (in Las Vegas)

vs. Omaha (GSC)................................ L 68-80

vs. North Carolina Central (GSC)........ L 52-57

HANNIBAL-LAGRANGE................... W 78-53

? at Tennessee Tech............................ L 84-94

? at Jacksonville State........................ W 75-64

? TENNESSEE STATE............................ 7 pm

? at Belmont..............................................2 pm

? EASTERN KENTUCKY (CBS SN)....... 8 pm

? MOREHEAD STATE........................ 3:15 pm

? at Murray State.......................................7 pm

? at Austin Peay........................................7 pm

? UT MARTIN.......................................... 7 pm

? at SIU Edwardsville (Fox MW)...............5 pm

? SAINT AMBROSE................................ 7 pm

? SOUTHEAST MISSOURI (ASN).........11 am

? AUSTIN PEAY (ASN)............................ 8 pm

? SIU EDWARDSVILLE........................... 7 pm

? at UT Martin...........................................6 pm

? at Southeast Missouri.............................4 pm

? MURRAY STATE (CBS SN)............. 8:30 pm

at OVC Tournament in Nashville...............TBA

NCAA Tournament.....................................TBA

All Times Central

* Ohio Valley Conference Games

UP NEXT

Saturday, January 9 at Belmont, 2 p.m.

EASTERN ILLINOIS PROJECTED STARTERS *

P

#

Name

Ht

Wt

Yr

G

1

Demetrius McReynolds 6-2 210

Jr

G

2

Cornell Johnston

5-7 150 So

G

3

Casey Teson

6-2 190

Fr

W 15 Trae Anderson

6-5 235

Sr

F

40 Lucas Jones

6-8 205

Fr

Hometown

Louisville, Ky.

St. Louis, Mo.

St. Charles, Mo.

St. Louis, Mo.

Prairie Village, Kan.

Pts

9.4

10.4

7.5

14.2

3.2

Reb

3.5

2.6

2.4

4.9

2.3

Ast

1.1

4.7

1.1

1.9

0.3

EASTERN ILLINOIS RESERVES

G

5

A.J. Riley

6-4

G

10 Luke Norman

6-1

G

11 Anthony Johnson

6-4

W 12 Marshawn Blackmon

6-5

F

24 Joe Kuligoski

6-6

W 30 Aleksa Novakovic

6-7

F

32 Patrick Muldoon

6-7

F

33 Luke Piotrowski

6-11

F

54 Justin Earls

6-7

F

55 Aboubacar Diallo

6-9

Peoria, Ill.

Freeport, Ill.

Oblong, Ill.

St. Peters, Mo.

Orland Park, Ill.

Belgrade, Serbia

Basehor, Kan.

Port Republic, NJ

Chicago, Ill.

Abidjan, Ivory Coast

10.8

1.2

1.5

4.4

1.6

1.0

4.6

1.9

0.0

0.3

3.4

0.9

0.8

2.8

2.4

0.5

3.1

1.3

1.0

1.0

1.7

0.3

0.4

0.2

0.4

0.3

0.5

0.0

1.0

0.3

225

185

200

200

220

225

215

250

220

200

Jr

Sr

Jr

Fr

Sr

Fr

Fr

Sr

So

Fr

2015-16 OVC Standings

West Division........... OVC....... Pct............All....... Pct.

Murray State..................1-0.....1.000...........7-7........ 500

Eastern Illinois..............1-1........500.........4-10........ 286

UT Martin.....................0-0........000...........8-7........ 533

Austin Peay...................0-1........000...........7-9........ 438

SIU Edwardsville..........0-2........000.........3-11........ 214

Southeast Missouri........0-2........000.........2-12........ 143

East Division............ OVC....... Pct............All....... Pct.

Tennessee Tech.............2-0.....1.000.........10-5........ 667

Belmont.........................1-0.....1.000...........9-6........ 600

Eastern Kentucky..........1-0.....1.000.........10-6........ 625

Tennessee State.............1-0.....1.000.........10-4........ 714

Jacksonville State..........1-1........500.........5-12........ 294

Morehead State.............0-1........000...........6-7........ 462

Games played through Tuesday, January 5, 2016

INSIDE THE NUMBERS

QUICK FACTS

EIU BASKETBALL CONTACT INFO

Contact:...................................................... Rich Moser

Email:............................................... rlmoser@eiu.edu

Phone:................................................... (217) 581-7480

Cell Phone:............................................ (217) 508-8317

Website:..................................

EIU Points Per Game...................... 67.3

Opponents Points Per Game........... 73.9

Scoring Margin.............................. - 6.6

Field Goal Percentage.................. .426

3-Point Field Goal Percentage..... .337

Free Throw Percentage................ .623

Rebounds........................................ 32.1

Rebound Margin............................ - 7.3

Assists Per Game.......................... 12.5

Turnovers Per Game....................... 13.2

Steals Per Game.............................. 6.4

Blocks Per Game............................. 1.9

Field Goal Percentage Defense.... .455

TSU Points Per Game.................... 72.9

Opponents Points Per Game.......... 67.1

Scoring Margin............................. + 5.9

Field Goal Percentage.................. .445

3-Point Field Goal Percentage..... .340

Free Throw Percentage................ .714

Rebounds....................................... 38.9

Rebound Margin........................... + 4.3

Assists Per Game.............................12.1

Turnovers Per Game...................... 14.8

Steals Per Game............................. 7.7

Blocks Per Game............................ 4.0

Field Goal Percentage Defense.... .398

EASTERN ILLINOIS HEAD COACH JAY SPOONHOUR

Jay Spoonhour enters his fourth season as the Panthers head coach having been

hired on April 9, 2012. Spoonhour was previously the head coach at Moberly Area

Community College where he coached for three seasons. He is a long time assistant

coach at the NCAA Division I level and served as the interim head coach at UNLV

to complete the 2004 season posting a 6-4 record and taking the team to the finals

of the Mountain West Conference Tournament along with an NIT appearance. In

2001 Spoonhour was named the National Junior College Coach of the Year leading

Wabash Valley College to the NJCAA National Championship with a 36-1 record.

He is the son of the late legendary coach Charlie Spoonhour. Spoonhour played

basketball at Pittsburg State earning his degree in 1994. He was an honorable

mention All-Conference selection. He has assistant coaching stops at Central

Missouri, Saint Louis, UNLV, Missouri and Texas San Antonio. Spoonhour¡¯s career

mark is 150-97; 50-69 at the NCAA Division I level. His EIU record is 44-65 with

an OVC mark of 23-27. Spoonhour led the program to its first NCAA Division I

postseason win on March 17, 2015 with a 97-91 win at Oakland in the CIT.

LAST TIME OUT

Demetrius McReynolds caught fire in the second half scoring 19 of his 21 points as the

Panthers beat Jacksonville State 75-64 after trailing much of the first half. McReynolds

finished the game 10-of-13 from the field as his shooting was contagious. EIU shot

70.4 percent in the second half as a team and finished the game shooting 50 percent

from the floor. Casey Teson (14) and A.J. Riley (10) also finished in double figures as

EIU won its first road game of the season.

SCOUTING TENNESSEE STATE

Dana Ford is in his second season as the head coach at Tennessee State. Much

like Eastern Illinois, TSU has one of the newest line-ups in the country with nine

newcomers on the roster. TSU has had a strong opening to the season with a 10-4

record and 1-0 mark in the OVC after beating Southeast Missouri in the opener. Keron

DeShields leads TSU at 15.8 points per game with Wayne Martin (13.1 ppg) and

Tahjere McCall (11.5 ppg) also averaging in double figures. Martin is averaging a

double-double with 10.6 rebounds per game, second in the OVC.

SERIES INFORMATION

This will be the 49th meeting between Eastern Illinois and Tennessee State in a

series that dates back to the late 1950¡¯s. TSU holds a 26-22 all-time series lead but

EIU leads the series 19-16 in meetings as OVC members. EIU has won two straight

in the series with a 64-57 win last season in Nashville and 70-69 victory two years

ago in Lantz Arena.

QUICK FACTS

Location................................................Charleston, Ill.

Enrollment.............................................................8,913

Nickname........................................................ Panthers

Colors........................................... Blue, Gray & White

President...................................... Dr. David Glassman

Athletic Director...................................... Tom Michael

Basketball Arena..........................Lantz Arena (5,300)

Basketball Radio Station............. Hit Mix 88.9 WEIU

Announcers.................. Mike Bradd & Jack Ashmore

SOCIAL MEDIA

TWITTER

@EIU_Panthers

@eiubasketball

FACEBOOK

EIUPanthers

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INSTAGRAM

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Double-Doubles

TRAE ANDERSON (3)

13 pts, 11 reb. vs. Ball State (Dec. 3, 2014)

25 pts, 12 reb. at Southeast Missouri (Feb. 7, 2015)

19 pts, 12 reb vs. Northern Kentucky (Dec. 5, 2015)

DEMETRIUS McREYNOLDS (1)

12 pts, 11 reb. vs. Green Bay (Nov. 28, 2015)

Career Double Figure Scoring

Trae Anderson..............................................................32

Cornell Johnston..........................................................20

A.J. Riley.......................................................................9

Demetrius McReynolds.................................................6

Casey Teson...................................................................5

Luke Piotrowski.............................................................3

Patrick Muldoon.............................................................2

Luke Norman.................................................................1

Career Double Figure Rebounds

Trae Anderson................................................................3

Demetrius McReynolds.................................................1

Career Double Figure Assists

Cornell Johnston............................................................2

2015-16 Eastern Illinois Panther Basketball

#

PLAYER

1

POS

HT

WT

YR

Demetrius McReynolds G

6-2

210

Jr

HOMETOWN (HIGH SCHOOL/LAST)............. PLAYER NOTES

2

Cornell Johnston

G

5-7

150

So

St. Louis, Mo. ( Ladue HS)......................................... 19 assists in two OVC games, 4.7 assists per game for year

3

Casey Teson

G

6-2

190

Fr

St. Charles, Mo. (St. Charles HS)............................... Three straight double figure games, 14 points at JSU

5

A.J. Riley

G

6-4

225

Jr

Peoria, Ill. (John A. Logan College)............................ Had 10 points, five assists at Jacksonville State

10

Luke Norman

G

6-1

185

Sr

Freeport, Ill. (Higland CC)........................................... Season high six points (2-for-3 3-pointers) vs. HLGU

11

Anthony Johnson

G

6-4

200

Jr

Oblong, Ill. (Oblong HS).............................................. Double figure minutes off bench in 3 of last 5 games

12

Marshawn Blackmon

W

6-5

200

Fr

St. Peters, Mo. (Fort Zumwalt South HS)................... Three games with eight points, shooting 61 percent on FG

15

Trae Anderson

W

6-5

235

Sr

St. Louis, Mo. (Southwestern Illinois College)............ Shooting 62 percent last four games, 12.5 points per game

24

Joe Kuligoski

F

6-6

200

Sr

Orland Park, Ill. (Jacksonville State Univ.).................. Scored ten points in three starts (Dec. 19-22)

30

Aleksa Novakovic

W

6-7

225

Fr

Belgrade, Serbia (Findlay College Prep - Nev.).......... Scored first points of season on four-point play at WIU

32

Patrick Muldoon

F

6-7

215

Fr

Basehor, Kan. (Basehor-Linwood HS)........................ 12 points at Marshall, 10 points at Houston (11-of-13 FG)

33

Luke Piotrowski

F

6-11

250

Sr

Port Republic, NJ (Univ. of Richmond)....................... 31 blocks in 2015, ranked 9th in the OVC

40

Lucas Jones

F

6-8

205

Fr

Prairie Village, Kan. (Shawnee Mission East HS)...... Eight points (2-of-2 on 3-pointers) vs. Omaha in Las Vegas

54

Justin Earls

F

6-7

220

So

Chicago, Ill. (De La Salle Institute)............................. First career appearance vs. HLGU - 1 rebound, 1 assist

55

Aboubacar Diallo

F

6-9

200

Fr

Abidjan, Ivory Coast (St. Louis Christian Academy).....Had two blocked shots at Western Illinois and HLGU

Louisville, Ky. (Eastern Florida State College)............ Hit 10-of-13 shots for 21 points at JSU, 19 in 2nd half

Head Coach: Jay Spoonhour (Pittsburg State, 1994 - 4th year)

Assistant Coach: Rand Chappell (Missouri State, 1985 - 3rd year) - (like Chapel)

Assistant Coach: J.R. Reynolds (Eastern Illinois, 2004 - 3rd year)

Assistant Coach: Marc Stricker (UMKC, 2002 - 3rd year)

Graduate Assistant: Liam Slesinski (Eastern Illinois, 2015 - 1st year)

Athletic Trainer: Steven Reynolds (1st year)

Panthers Record When...

Numbers from 2015-16 season

Leading at the half........................................ 3-5

Trailing at the half......................................... 1-5

Tied at the half.............................................. 0-0

EIU leads in rebounds................................... 1-1

Opponent leads in rebounds.......................... 2-9

Rebounds are equal....................................... 1-0

EIU has more turnovers................................ 1-5

Opponent has more turnovers....................... 3-5

Turnovers are equal....................................... 0-0

EIU shoots 50% or better.............................. 2-0

EIU shoots below 40%.................................. 0-5

Opponent shoots 50% or better..................... 0-4

Opponent shoots below 40%........................ 2-1

EIU has 65 or fewer points........................... 0-6

EIU has 80 or more points............................ 0-1

Opponent scores 65 or fewer........................ 3-2

Opponent score 80 or more........................... 0-7

Games decided by 1-5 points........................ 0-1

Games decided by 6-10 points...................... 2-4

Games decided by 11-15 points.................... 1-1

Games decided by 16 points or more............ 1-4

Overtime Games........................................... 1-0

Pronunciation Guide

#3 - Casey Teson

#24 - Joe Kuligoski

#30 - Aleksa Novakovic

#33 - Luke Piotrowski

#55 - Aboubacar Diallo

Tee-sahn

Kool-ah-gow-ski

Ah-leck-sah * No-vo-ko-vich

Puh-trow-ski

Boo-bah-car

? Cornell Johnston had a season high ten assists on Saturday at Jacksonville State after

passing out nine assists with one turnover on Thursday at Tennessee Tech. Johnston has

moved into second in the OVC in assists per game this season with 4.7 apg. He has 222

career assists to rank 25th on the EIU career list. He needs six to move into a tie for 23rd with

Tyler Laser and Fred Myers. Over the last four games he has 29 assists and seven turnovers.

? Marshawn Blackmon has given the Panthers a lift off the bench this season with his

aggressive play on the offensive glass. Blackmon has 39 rebounds this season with nearly

half of them, 18, coming on the offensive end of the floor. He is averaging 4.4 points per

game while shooting 60.9 percent from the floor.

? A.J. Riley returned to double figures for the second time in the last six games with ten

points at Jacksonville State. Riley was 3-of-6 from the floor and 3-of-4 from the free throw

line. He added a season high five assists in the win. Riley has nine double figure scoring

games this season with 25 points against Green Bay and 21 at Ball State.

? Trae Anderson was hampered by foul trouble for the second straight game at Jacksonville

State as he fouled out scoring eight points. Anderson was 3-of-7 from the floor with only two

rebounds in 22 minutes of action. For the season Anderson leads the Panthers in scoring at

14.2 points per game and rebounding at 4.9 rebounds per game. Anderson¡¯s season high

was 31 points at Marshall where he was 14-of-20 from the floor.

? EIU shot 70.4 percent from the floor in the second half and finished the game shooting

50 percent in the win over Jacksonville State. It was the second time this season that EIU

has shot 50 percent or better in a game. The other time was in the home overtime win over

Northern Kentucky. Last season EIU shot 50 percent or better ten times with a season best

performance of 59.3 percent in a home win over Belmont.

? EIU won the battle in the paint for the third straight game against Jacksonville State

finishing with a 34-22 points in the paint margin. For the season EIU trails its opponents by

16 total points in the paint. EIU is averaging 28.1 points per game in the paint.

ONE OF THE NEWEST ROSTERS IN THE NCAA

Eastern Illinois opened the season with one of the newest rosters in the NCAA. The Panthers are

tied for seventh in the nation with the most newcomers on the roster entering year. EIU has nine

new faces with six freshmen, two junior college transfers and one four-year transfer. Portland State,

Tennessee State and Bradley lead the nation with 11 newcomers on their rosters for this season.

PANTHERS SIGN KANSAS ALL-STATE GUARD

Eastern Illinois men¡¯s basketball signed Kansas All-State guard Logan Koch. Koch averaged

14.3 points, 5.4 rebounds and 6.1 assists last year at Mill Valley HS in Shawnee, Kan.

2015-16 BENCH SCORING

Game

EIU

Opp.

at Indiana (11/13)........................................... 9.................. 35

at Ball State (11/16)....................................... 8.................. 36

Western Illinois (11/21)................................. 27.................. 9

Green Bay (11/28)........................................ 25................. 37

Indiana State (12/1)...................................... 19................. 24

Northern Kentucky (12/5)............................. 15................. 12

at Marshall (12/9).......................................... 9.................. 22

at Western Illinois (12/12)............................. 16.................. 7

at Houston (12/19)........................................ 28................. 15

vs. Omaha (12/21)........................................ 24................. 18

vs. North Carolina Central (12/22)................ 22................. 18

Hannibal-LaGrange (12/28).......................... 29................. 26

at Tennessee Tech (12/31)........................... 14................. 16

at Jacksonville State (1/2)............................ 21.................. 8

Tennessee State (1/6)....................................

at Belmont (1/9)..............................................

Eastern Kentucky (1/14).................................

Morehead State (1/16)...................................

at Murray State (1/21)....................................

at Austin Peay (1/23)......................................

UT Martin (1/28).............................................

at SIU Edwardsville (1/30)..............................

Saint Ambrose (2/1)........................................

Southeast Missouri (2/6)................................

Austin Peay (2/10)..........................................

SIU Edwardsville (2/13)..................................

at UT Martin (2/18).........................................

at Southeast Missouri (2/20)..........................

Murray State (2/25)........................................

OVC Tournament (3/2)...................................

Totals.......................................................... 266............... 283

2015-16 POINTS IN THE PAINT

Game

EIU

Opp.

at Indiana (11/13).......................................... 20................. 42

at Ball State (11/16)...................................... 16................. 24

Western Illinois (11/21)................................. 20................. 26

Green Bay (11/28)........................................ 33................. 38

Indiana State (12/1)...................................... 22................. 25

Northern Kentucky (12/5)............................. 38................. 44

at Marshall (12/9)......................................... 48................. 34

at Western Illinois (12/12)............................. 26................. 24

at Houston (12/19)........................................ 22................. 18

vs. Omaha (12/21)........................................ 24................. 42

vs. North Carolina Central (12/22)................ 24................. 24

Hannibal-LaGrange (12/28).......................... 33................. 15

at Tennessee Tech (12/31)........................... 34................. 32

at Jacksonville State (1/2)............................ 34................. 22

Tennessee State (1/6)....................................

at Belmont (1/9)..............................................

Eastern Kentucky (1/14).................................

Morehead State (1/16)...................................

at Murray State (1/21)....................................

at Austin Peay (1/23)......................................

UT Martin (1/28).............................................

at SIU Edwardsville (1/30)..............................

Saint Ambrose (2/1)........................................

Southeast Missouri (2/6)................................

Austin Peay (2/10)..........................................

SIU Edwardsville (2/13)..................................

at UT Martin (2/18).........................................

at Southeast Missouri (2/20)..........................

Murray State (2/25)........................................

OVC Tournament (3/2)...................................

Totals.......................................................... 394............... 410

This Last Time It Happened...

An EIU player scored 40 points or more...

Josh Gomes (40) vs. UT Martin (Feb. 7, 2004)

An EIU player scored 30 points or more...

Trae Anderson (31) at Marshall (Dec. 9, 2015)

An EIU player had 20 rebounds or more...

Michael Slaughter (20) at Central Connecticut (Jan. 14, 1995)

An EIU player had 15 rebounds or more...

Sherman Blanford (18) at Austin Peay (Feb. 13, 2014)

An EIU player had 15 assists or more...

Chad Peckinpaugh (18) vs. Southeast Missouri (Feb. 22, 1997)

An EIU player had 10 assists or more...

Cornell Johnston (10) at Jacksonville State (Jan. 2, 2016)

An EIU player had 5 steals or more...

Zavier Sanders (5) at Houston Baptist (Jan. 7, 2012)

An EIU player had 5 blocks or more...

Chris Olivier (6) vs. UT Martin (Feb. 19, 2015) - School Record

An EIU player made 5 or more 3-pointers...

Cornell Johnston (6-of-7) at Houston (Dec. 19, 2015)

An EIU players made 10 or more free throws...

Reggie Smith (15-of-17) at SIU Edwardsville (March 1, 2014)

An EIU player had a double-double...

Trae Anderson (19 pts, 12 reb) vs. Northern Kentucky (Dec. 5, 2015)

EIU had two players score 20 or more points in a game...

November 16, 2015 at Ball State

A.J. Riley (21) and Trae Anderson (20)

EIU had five players score in double figures...

Jan. 10, 2015 vs. Belmont

EIU made 10 or more 3-pointers in a game...

Dec. 31, 2015 at Tennessee Tech (12-of-30)

EIU had 20 or more assists in a game...

Dec. 28, 2015 vs. Hannibal-LaGrange (21)

EIU had 10 or more blocked shots in a game...

Feb. 15, 2015 vs. UT Martin (10)

EIU had 10 or more steals in a game...

Nov. 23, 2013 vs. Roosevelt (10)

EIU shot over 50 percent from the floor in a game...

Jan. 2, 2016 at Jacksonville State (50.0 percent)

EIU shot over 60 percent from the floor in a game...

Feb. 24, 2014 vs. Chicago State (61.7 percent)

EIU scored 100 points in a game...

Dec. 22, 2009 vs. Franklin College (100 points)

EIU won an overtime game...

Dec. 5, 2015 vs. Northern Kentucky (W 79-73, OT)

1

Demetrius McReynolds

G

6-2, 210, Jr., G

11

Louisville, Ky.

FG

3FG

FT

.500

.396

.889

38-76

19-48

8-9

Pts

Reb

Ast

8.2

3.4

1.1

2

Cornell Johnston

G

FG

3FG

FT

Pts

Reb

Ast

3

Casey Teson

G

FG

3FG

FT

Pts

Reb

Ast

5

5-7, 150, So., G

14 .362 .329 .583 10.4

St. Louis, Mo. 50-138 25-76 21-36

6-2, 190, Fr., G

14

St. Charles, Mo.

.362

.397

.750

34-94

31-78

6-8

7.5

2.6

2.4

4.7

1.1

A.J. Riley

G

FG

3FG

FT

Pts

Reb

Ast

10 Luke Norman

G

FG

3FG

FT

Pts

Reb

Ast

Pts

Reb

Ast

Pts

Reb

2.8

Stl

1.0

Pts

Reb

Ast

Pts

Reb

Ast

Pts

Reb

Ast

Pts

Reb

3.1

Stl

0.6

Pts

Reb

Blk

6-4, 225, Jr., G

14 .407 .294 .754 10.8

Peoria, Ill. 46-113 10-34 49-65

6-1, 185, Sr., G

9

Freeport, Ill.

11 Anthony Johnson

G

6-4, 200, Jr., G

12

Oblong, Ill.

12 Marshawn Blackmon

G

6-5,200, Fr., W

14

St. Peters, Mo.

15 Trae Anderson

G

.429

.400

.600

3-7

2-5

3-5

FG

3FG

FT

.300

.500

.600

6-20

3-6

3-5

FG

3FG

FT

.609

.500

.238

28-46

1-3

5-21

FG

3FG

FT

6-5, 235, Sr., W

14 .484

St. Louis, Mo. 74-153

24 Joe Kuligoski

G

6-6, 220, Sr., F

13

Orland Park, Ill.

30 Aleksa Novakovic

G

6-7, 225, Fr., W

4

Belgrade, Serbia

32 Patrick Muldoon

G

6-7, 215, Fr., F

14

Basehor, Kan.

33 Luke Piotrowski

G

6-11, 240, Jr., F

8

Port Republic, NJ

40 Lucas Jones

G

FG

.000

.662

0-13

51-77

3FG

FT

.333

.154

.250

9-27

2-13

1-4

FG

3FG

FT

.200

.250 1.000

1-5

1-4

FG

3FG

FT

.453

.000

.400

0-1

6-15

FG

3FG

FT

.000

5-10

0-0

FG

3FG

6-8, 205, Fr., F

13 .372

Prairie Village, Kan.

16-43

1.5

4.4

14.2

1.6

1.0

1-1

29-64

.500

1.2

.625

4.6

1.9

3.4

0.9

0.8

4.9

2.4

0.5

1.3

1.7

0.3

0.4

1.9

0.4

0.3

5-8

FT

.364

.333

8-22

1-3

0

Pts

Reb

Ast

3.2

2.3

0.3

54 Josh Earls

G

FG

3FG

FT

Pts

Reb

Ast

55 Aboubacar Diallo

G

FG

3FG

FT

Pts

Reb

Blk

6-7, 220, S0., F

1

.000 .000 .000

Chicago, Ill.

0-0

0-0

0-0

6-9, 200, Fr, F

6

.333

Abidjan, Ivory Coast

1-3

.000

.000

0-0

0-0

0.0

0.3

1.0

1.0

1.0

0.7

Three straight double figure games, high of 21 at JSU...

shooting 61.9 pct over last five games and 13.4 points per

game... hit 10-of-13 shots from the field at JSU, 19 points in

the second half... 13-of-26 on 3-pointers last five games...

double-double with 12 points, 11 rebounds vs. Green Bay...

Career high 24 points (10 in OT) vs. Northern Kentucky...

19 assists in first two OVC games, 10 at JSU... has 222

career assists, ranks 2nd in OVC at 4.7 apg... ranks 20th on

EIU career 3-poiners made list with 80... 2016 preseason

All-OVC... led OVC in 3-point FG pct in 2015...

Three straight double figure games with 14 at JSU... has 31

3-pointers to rank 5th in OVC in 3-pointers made... seven

games with 3 or more 3-pointers made... OVC Freshman

of the Week on Dec. 7 - averaged 13.5 ppg... set EIU

freshman record for 3-pointers made with 6 vs. Indiana St...

Returned to double figures with 10 points at JSU, has nine

double figure games... season high 25 points vs. Green

Bay... has 21 point game at Ball State... five assists at

JSU... did not go to free throw line for first time this season

at Hannibal-LaGrange, no free throws at TTU...

Returned to action vs. Omaha after missing three weeks,

played six minutes, one assist... season high six points

(2-of-3 3pt) vs. Hannibal-LaGrange... had five points off

the bench vs. Green Bay... last season scored 10 points in

home win over Belmont (4-of-4 FG, 2-of-2 on 3-pointers)...

Played double figure minutes in three of last five games

off the bench... season high five points vs. Western

Illinois... scored in five games... is 3-of-6 from 3-point

range... season high four rebounds vs. Western Illinois...

high six points vs. Evansville in 2015 CIT...

Scored in first ten games this year, no points vs. NC Central...

eight points aginst Western Illinois (twice) and Northern

Kentucky... seven points and six rebounds vs. HannibalLaGrange... has shot 60 percent of better from field in eight

games... six rebounds vs. Indiana State... 18 offensive reb...

Career high 31 points at Marshall... third career doubledouble 19 pts, 12 reb vs NKU... ranks 12th in OVC in

scoring... has ten blocked shots... named to GSC AllTournament Team, averaged 17.3 points, 6.1 rebounds...

2016 preseason All-OVC... 32 career double figure games...

Started three games (Dec. 19-22) scoring 10 points with

10 rebounds as a starter... season high six rebounds vs.

Omaha with high of five points... scored in five of last six

games... has two blocks... transfer from Jacksonville State

appearing in 35 games...

Played in four games... first action was in season opener

at Indiana, played one minute... scored first career points

on a four-point play at Western Illinois... pulled down

one rebound at WIU and Hannibal-LaGrange... had one

assist at Houston...

Averaging 6 points per game off bench in last six games...

season high 12 points at Marshall (6-of-8 FG)... scored

10 points at Houston (5-of-5 FG)... shooting 57 percent

in six games off the bench... has four games with five or

more rebounds, high of 8 vs WIU...

Scored nine points in three of last four games played

(4-of-6 on FG)... played season high nine minutes at

Indiana... scored at Indiana and against Western Illinois

at home... high of 11 points at Cleveland State in 2015...

was 9th in OVC in blocks in 2015...

Season high nine points vs. Western Illinois... played 20

minutes at Ball State... first career start vs. NC Central...

scored eight points vs. Omaha (2-of-2 3pt)... eight points in

OVC opener at TTU... knocked down two 3-pointers vs. WIU

and Omaha... five rebounds at Ball State, four vs. HLGU...

Made first career appearance with two minutes vs.

Hannibal-LaGrange... had one assist, one rebound...

third year as member of EIU team... redshirted in 2014,

did not play due to injury in 2015... played high school

basketball at De La Salle Institute in Chicago...

Season high nine minutes vs. Hannibal-LaGrange...

had two blocks vs. HLGU... had two blocks at Western

Illinois... scored first career points at Marshall... season

high two rebounds at Indiana and Hannibal-LaGrange...

one of three NCAA players from the Ivory Coast...

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