Eastern Illinois

Official Name: 
Eastern Illinois University
Nickname: 
Panthers
Mailing Address: 

Lantz Building
600 Lincoln Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920

Website: 
www.eiupanthers.com
Telephone: 
(217) 581-6408
Fax: 
(217) 581-6434
Enrollment: 
11,160
Arena: 

Lantz Gymnasium
Capacity: 5,300
Year Opened: 1966

School Colors: 
Blue and Gray
Conference: 

Ohio Valley (since 1997)
Former Member of Mid-Continent (1983-96)

NCAA Division I Tournament Appearances: 

(2) 1992 and 2001
0-2 record (.000)

NCAA Division II Tournament Appearances: 

(6) 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, and 1980
12-6 record (.667)
Finished in third place in 1976 and 1978

NIT Appearances: 

None

NAIA Tournament Appearances: 

(6) 1947, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, and 1957
7-7 record (.500)
Finished 4th in 1957

All-Time Winningest Coach: 

Rick Samuels (25 years from 1981-2005, 359-360 record, .499)

All-Time Scoring Leader: 

Jay Taylor (1,926 points from 1986-89)

All-Time Rebounding Leader: 

Kevin Duckworth (867 from 1983-86)

Single-Game Individual Scoring Record: 

Jay Taylor (47 points as senior vs. Chicago State on 1/23/89)

Additional School Information on this Page:

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score
Coaching Chronolgy

Individual Single-Game Scoring Record Box Score:

Jay Taylor* (47 vs. Chicago State)
January 23, 1989 (senior/23.4 ppg)
*School Division I and Mid-Continent Conference record. All-time Eastern Illinois mark set by B.J. Smith (56 at Millikin, Ill., on 2-28-59).

1

2

Total

Eastern Illinois

48

58

106

Chicago State

42

45

87

Eastern Illinois

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Jones

5-8

1-1

3-5

14

Rowe

3-5

0-0

0-0

6

Martin

0-1

0-0

0-1

0

Johnson

2-8

0-0

0-0

4

Taylor

16-22

0-0

9-12

47

Vance

1-3

0-0

1-2

4

McKinnis

0-2

0-0

0-2

0

Olson

2-5

0-0

1-2

7

Fowler

6-13

0-0

0-0

12

Mironcow

1-2

0-0

0-0

2

Tate

1-1

0-0

0-0

3

Hamilton

3-7

0-0

1-4

7

Totals

40-77

11-18

15-28

106

Percentages

.519

.611

.536

Chicago State

Name

FG

3PT

FT

PTS

Crawford

5-10

0-0

2-2

12

Collins

6-14

3-6

8-8

23

Hull

6-12

0-0

8-9

20

Higgins

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Thornton

8-15

3-6

4-7

23

Gray

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Gandy

2-4

0-0

3-3

7

Woods

1-2

0-0

0-0

2

Turner

0-1

0-0

0-0

0

Flowers

0-0

0-0

0-0

0

Totals

28-58

6-12

25-29

87

Percentages

.483

.500

.862
Coaching Chronology:

Coach

Seasons

Years

Record

W-L %

Best Season(s)

Record

Joe "J.C." Brown

2

1909-10

4-6

.400

Charles Lantz

25

1912-35, 1944

197-208

.486

1912

8-2

Winfield Angus

1

1936

7-12

.368

1936

7-12

Gilbert Carson

6

1937-42

36-72

.333

1940

9-11

Clayton Miller

1

1943

8-10

.444

1943

8-10

James "Pim" Goff

2

1945-46

20-25

.444

1946

13-13

William A. Healey

7

1947-53

136-41

.768

1952

24-2

Robert Carey

10

1954-61, 1963-64

144-108

.571

1954

17-6

Rex V. Darling

4

1962, 65-67

42-55

.433

1965

18-7

John Caine

1

1968

9-16

.360

1968

9-16

Don Eddy

12

1969-80

208-129

.617

1980

22-7

Rick Samuels

25

1981-2005

359-360

.499

2001

21-10

Mike Miller

6

2006-11

63-113

.358

2010

19-12