1980–81 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
1980–81 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
Conference	Mid-Continent Conference
1980–81 record	16–11 (2–4 Mid-Cont)
Head coach	Rick Samuels (1st season)
Home stadium	Lantz Arena
	Seasons ← 1979–80 1981–82 →

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The 1980–81 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented the Eastern Illinois University during the 1980–81 NCAA Division II men's basketball season. This was Rick Samuels First season at Eastern Illinois. This season was the last that Eastern Illinois played at the Division II level.

Forward Ricky Robinson was the team's leading scorer with 17.3 points, 6.3 Rebounds and 3.5 Assists.

Roster[edit]

1980–81 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	23	Tim Dykstra	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Plymouth, Indiana
G	21	Rico Eills	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr
C	43	Leigh Hankins	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr
C	51	Jeff Jocob	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Sr	Cissna Park,Illinois
F	31	Eddie Jones	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
G	11	Kurt Lorenzen	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Jr
F	33	Ricky Robinson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Jr
F	45	Ricky Serkin	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr
F	42	Jim Williams	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr

Head coach

Rick Samuels

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
November 20*	Millikin	69–60	1–0	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
November 29*	at Central Missouri	69–70	1–1	UCM Multipurpose Building Warrensburg, Missouri
December 1*	Southern Indiana	70–72	1–2	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
December 6*	Ferris State	102–61	2–2	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
December 10*	at St. Joseph's (IN)	87–75	3–2
December 13	Western Illinois	71–72 ^2OT	3–3 (0–1)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
December 16*	Truman State	78–76 ^OT	4–3 (0–1)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
December 20*	at Northern Kentucky	69–56	5–3 (0–1)	Regents Hall Highland Heights, Kentucky
December 23*	at Wright State	73–81	5–4 (0–1)	WSU Physical Education Building Dayton, Ohio
January 3*	at Kentucky Wesleyan	69–67	6–4 (0–1)
January 5*	at Missouri State	67–71	6–5 (0–1)	Hammons Student Center Springfield, Missouri
January 10*	at Kansas State	62–74	6–6 (0–1)	Ahearn Field House Manhattan, Kansas
January 12	at Northern Michigan	64–80	6–7 (0–2)	Marquette, Michigan
January 17*	Chicago State	72–67	7–7 (0–2)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
January 20*	Roosevelt	83–64	8–7 (0–2)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
January 24	Youngstown State	72–70	9–7 (1–2)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
January 28*	Missouri State	68–69	9–8 (1–2)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
January 31*	at Illinois State	58–72	9–9 (1–2)	Horton Field House Normal, Illinois
February 2	Northern Michigan	62–48	10–9 (2–2)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
February 4*	St. Joseph's (IN)	75–56	11–9 (2–2)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
February 7*	Wright State	72–63	12–9 (2–2)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
February 11*	Central Missouri	59–51	13–9 (2–2)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
February 14	at Youngstown State	63–70	13–10 (2–3)	Beeghly Center Youngstown, Ohio
February 16*	Kentucky Wesleyan	69–62	14–10 (2–3)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
February 21	at Western Illinois	68–69	14–11 (2–4)	Western Hall Macomb, Illinois
February 23*	New York Tech	77–51	15–11 (2–4)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
February 28*	Hartwick College	70–66	16–11 (2–4)	Lantz Arena Charleston, Illinois
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References[edit]

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

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

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1980–81 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

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