1979–80 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

1979–80 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
1979–80 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
NCAA tournament
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
Record	22–7 (5–3 Mid-Cont)
Head coach	Don Eddy;
Home arena	Lantz Arena
	Seasons ← 1978–79 1980–81 →

The 1979–80 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented the Eastern Illinois University during the 1979–80 NCAA Division II men's basketball season.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	42	Craig DeWitt	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Sr	Grand Rapids, Michigan

Head coach

Don Eddy

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
December 1*	Missouri State	W 71–61	1–0	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
December 4*	at St. Joseph (IN)	W 82–69	2–0
December 6*	at Millikin	W 67–58	3–0
December 12*	Truman State	W 85–51	4–0	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
December 14*	vs. Illinois State	L 59–64	4–1	State Farm Center Champaign, Illinois
December 15*	vs. Kentucky State	W 65–59	5–1	State Farm Center Champaign, Illinois
December 17*	Armstrong Atlantic	W 84–75	6–1	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
December 19*	UIC	W 71–60	7–1	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
December 22*	at Missouri St. Louis	W 76–60	8–1
December 28*	at Puget Sound	L 54–77	8–2	Tacoma, Washington
December 29*	vs. Boise State	W 77–72	8–2	Tacoma, Washington
January 11*	Wisconsin-Platteville	W 81–65	9–2	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
January 17	Northern Iowa	W 77–53	10–2 (1–0)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
January 19	Northern Michigan	L 68–69	10–3 (1–1)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
January 21*	Bryant	W 83–58	11–3 (1–1)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
January 24*	at Missouri State	W 84–70	12–3 (1–1)
January 26	at Western Illinois	W 72–69	12–4 (1–2)
January 31	at Youngstown State	L 60–70	12–5 (1–3)
February 2*	Merrimack	W 74–56	13–5 (1–3)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
February 4*	St. Joseph (IN)	W 86–78	14–5 (1–3)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
February 7*	Roosevelt	W 87–58	15–5 (1–3)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
February 9	Youngstown State	W 86–67	16–5 (2–3)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
February 14	at Northern Michigan	L 76–77	16–7 (2–4)
February 16	at Northern Iowa	W 47–46	17–7 (3–4)
February 18*	Missouri St. Louis	L 59–67	17–6 (3–4)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
February 20*	Northern Kentucky	W 90–62	18–6 (3–4)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
February 23	Western Illinois	W 90–75	19–6 (4–4)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
February 29	at Wright State NCAA tournament • First Round	W 74–63	20–6 (4–4)
March 1	at Northern Michigan NCAA tournament • Regional Final	L 56–58	20–7 (4–4)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

^ "Eastern Illinois Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

[1] "Eastern Illinois Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Eastern Illinois University. Retrieved March 21, 2021.

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