PANTHER HONOR ROLL TEAM MVPs YEars players 1944-45...Andy Sullivan 1945-46...Andy Sullivan 1946-47...Neal Hudson 1947-48... Don Glover 1948-49... Robert Olson 1949-50... Don Glover 1950-51... Tom Katsimpalis 1951-52... Tom Katsimpalis 1952-53... Roger Dettro, Bob Lee and Norman Patberg 1953-54...Martin Chilovich 1954-55...Ken Ludwig 1955-56...Dean Brauer 1956-57... Lloyd Ludwig 1957-58... Frank Wolf 1958-59...B. J. Smith 1959-60...Roger Beals 1960-61... Larry Friedrich 1961-62... Lloyd Eggers 1962-63... Dick Carmichael 1963-64... Jim Ficek 1964-65...Bill Guerin 1965-66...Larry Miller 1966-67...Bill Carson 1967-68...Bill Carson 1968-69...Greg Beenders 1960-70...Dave Sitton and Jim Kitchen 1970-71...Scott Keeve 1971-72... Bill Thommen 1972-73...Scott Keeve 1973-74...Rob Pinnell 1974-75...Bev Mitchell 1975-76... Jeff Furry 1976-77...Rich Rhodes 1977-78... Charlie Thomas 1978-79...Craig DeWitt 1979-80... Mike Pickens 1980-81... Ricky Robinson 1981-82... Ricky Robinson and Leigh Hankins 1982-83...Kevin Jones 1983-84...Jon Collins 1984-85...Jon Collins 1985-86... Kevin Duckworth and Jon Collins 1986-87...Norm Evans 1987-88... Jay Taylor 1988-89... Jay Taylor 1989-90... Barry Johnson and Gerald Jones 1990-91...Steve Rowe 1991-92...Steve Rowe and Barry Johnson 1992-93...None 1993-94... Curtis Leib 1994-95...Derrick Landrus 1995-96... Johnny Hernandez 1996-97... Rick Kaye 1997-98... Rick Kaye 1998-99...Jack Owens 1999-00... Kyle Hill 2000-01... Kyle Hill 2001-02... Henry Domercant 2002-03... Henry Domercant 2003-04... Josh Gomes 2004-05... Emanuel Dildy 2005-06... Josh Gomes JON COLLINS: 1986 fifth round draft choice of the Denver Nuggets. KYLE HILL: Named CBS Sports 'Player of the Game' when the Panthers faced Arizona in the 2001 NCAA Tournament. JIM KITCHEN: One of only four EIU players to pull down 300 or more rebounds in a season. LLOYD LUDWIG: Long-time record holder for season free throws made and single season record holder for rebounds. KEVIN DUCKWORTH: NBA All-Star who led the Portland Trailblazers to the 1991 NBA finals. TOM KATSIMPALIS: All-American & former all-time leading Panther scorer. B.J. SMITH: Still holds single-game points record with 56 on Feb. 28, 1959 against Millikin College.
ALL-AMERICAN SELECTIONS YEAR PLAYER(S) PUBLICATION/ENTITY SELECTION 1950...Tom Katsimpalis... NAIB... Second Team 1953...Bob Lee... NAIA... Third Team 1956...Dean Brauer... NAIA... Second Team 1959...B. J. Smith... NAIA...Thirrd Team 1964...Jim Ficek... NAIA...Thirrd Team 1975...Brad Warble... Converse...Honorable Mention 1976...Jeff Furry... Street & Smith...Honorable Mention 1977...Rich Rhodes... NABC Division II... Third Team 1979...Craig Dewitt... NABC Division II... Third Team 1980...Craig Dewitt... NABC Division II... Second Team 1980...Dennis Mumford... NABC Division II... Third Team 1981...Ricky Robinson... NABC Division II... Third Team 1985...Jon Collins... Associated Press...Honorable Mention... Sporting News...Honorable Mention 1986...Jon Collins... Sporting News...Honorable Mention 1988...Jay Taylor... Sporting News...Honorable Mention 1989...Jay Taylor... Sporting News...Honorable Mention 2002...Henry Domercant Associated Press...Honorable Mention ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS YEAR PLAYER(S) CONFERENCE SELECTION 1980...Dennis Mumford... Mid-Continent... First Team...Craig DeWitt... Mid-Continent... First Team 1981...Ricky Robinson... Mid-Continent... First Team...Rico Ellis... Mid-Continent... Second Team 1983...Kevin Jones... Mid-Continent... First Team 1984...Jon Collins... Mid-Continent... First Team 1985...Jon Collins... Mid-Continent...Player of the Year...Dirk Androff... Mid-Continent... Second Team 1986...Jon Collins... Mid-Continent...Player of the Year...Kevin Duckworth... Mid-Continent... First Team 1988...Jay Taylor... Mid-Continent... First Team 1989...Jay Taylor... Mid-Continent...Player of the Year 1991...Gerald Jones... Mid-Continent... Second Team...Steve Rowe... Mid-Continent... Second Team 1992...Barry Johnson... Mid-Continent... First Team...Steve Rowe... Mid-Continent... Second Team...All-Tournament Team 1994...Louis Jordan... Mid-Continent... Second Team 1995...Derrick Landrus... Mid-Continent... Second Team 1997...Rick Kaye... Ohio Valley... Second Team...Marc Polite... Ohio Valley...All-Newcomer Team 1998...Rick Kaye... Ohio Valley... First Team...Jack Owens... Ohio Valley...All-Newcomer Team 1999...Kyle Hill... Ohio Valley...Honorable Mention...Jack Owens... Ohio Valley...Honorable Mention 2000...Kyle Hill... Ohio Valley... First Team...All-Tournament Team...Marc Polite... Ohio Valley... Third Team 2001...Matt Britton... Ohio Valley... Second Team...Henry Domercant... Ohio Valley... First Team...All-Tournament Team...Kyle Hill... Ohio Valley... First Team...All-Tournament Team (MVP) 2002...Henry Domercant... Ohio Valley...Player of the Year 2003...Henry Domercant... Ohio Valley... First Team 2005...Josh Gomes... Ohio Valley... Second Team...George Tandy... Ohio Valley...Freshman of the Year 2006...Mike Robinson... Ohio Valley...Freshman of the Year 2007...Romain Martin... Ohio Valley...Freshman of the Year...All Newcomer Team 2009...Romain Martin... Ohio Valley... Second Team...T.J. Marion... Ohio Valley... All Newcomer Team 2010...Tyler Laser... Ohio Valley... First Team...James Hollowell... Ohio Valley... All Newcomer Team 2012...Jeremy Granger... Ohio Valley... Second Team eastern illinois panther basketball JON COLLINS 1983-86 KYLE HILL 1998-2001 RICK KAYE 1995-98 DERRICK LANDRUS 1992-95 RICKY ROBINSON 1979-82 PANTHER HONOR ROLL HENRY DOMERCANT 2000-03 BARRY JOHNSON 1989-92 TOM KATSIMPALIS 1949-52 LLOYD LUDWIG 1954-57 B.J. SMITH 1956-59 KEVIN DUCKWORTH 1983-86 LOUIS JORDAN 1992-95 JIM KITCHEN 1969-70 JOHN MILHOLLAND 1955-58 JAY TAYLOR 1986-89 www.eiupanthers.com
PANTHER RECORD BOOK INDIVIDUAL RECORDS & TOP SCORERS INDIVIDUAL GAME INDIVIDUAL SEASON ALL-TIME LEADING SCORERS POINTS 56...B.J. Smith vs. Millikin...2/28/59 FIELD GOALS MADE 25...B.J. Smith vs. Millikin...2/28/59 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 42...B.J. Smith vs. Millikin...2/28/59 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 1.000...Kevin Duckworth (10-10) vs. SMS...3/7/86 FREE THROWS MADE 18...Steve Rowe vs. Northeastern Illinois... 11/30/91 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 21...Steve Rowe vs. Northeastern Illinois... 11/30/91 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 1.000...Henry Domercant (17-17) vs. Loyola (Chicago)...12/15/01 REBOUNDS 24...Scott Keeve vs. Western Illinois...1971 24...Howard Long vs. Northern Illinois...1958 ASSISTS 18...Chad Peckinpaugh vs. Southeast Missouri...1997 BLOCKS 6...James Hollowell vs. Jacksonville State...1/2/2010 STEALS 8...Mike Robinson vs. Louisiana Monroe... 11/10/06 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 15...Marc Polite vs. Arkansas State...12/23/99 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 10...Marc Polite vs. Arkansas State...12/23/99...Dave Olson vs. Wright State...2/20/92 POINTS 817...Henry Domercant...2001-02 SCORING AVERAGE 27.9...Henry Domercant...2002-03 (#2 in the NCAA) 26.4...Henry Domercant...2001-02 (#2 in the NCAA) 23.8...Kyle Hill...2000-01 (#2 in the NCAA) 23.4...Jay Taylor...1988-89 22.8...Henry Domercant...2000-01 (#5 in the NCAA) FIELD GOALS MADE 262...Henry Domercant...2001-02...Jon Collins...1985-86 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 600...Henry Domercant...2001-02 FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE.656...Dirk Androff (141-215)...1984-85 FREE THROWS MADE 222...Henry Domercant...2002-03 208...Lloyd Ludwig...1956-57 MOST CONSECUTIVE FREE THROWS 54...Charlie Thomas...1977-78 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 282...Lloyd Ludwig...1956-57 FREE THROW PERCENTAGE.915...Julio Anthony (75-82)...2007-08 REBOUNDS 327...Lloyd Ludwig...1956-57 ASSISTS 197...Troy Richardson...1984-85 BLOCKS 55...Eric Frankford...1994-95 STEALS 80...Troy Richardson...1984-85 3-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED 269...Henry Domercant...2001-02 3-POINT FIELD GOALS MADE 104...Henry Domercant...2001-02 JAY TAYLOR: Two-time All-American and No. 2 all-time scorer. CAREER 1,000 POINT SCORERS 1...Henry Domercant (2000-03)... 2,602 2...Jay Taylor (1986-89)... 1,926 3...Kyle Hill (1998-2001)... 1,819 4...Jon Collins (1984-86)... 1,702 5...John Milholland (1956-58)... 1,655 6...Kevin Duckworth (1983-86)... 1,569 7...Tom Katsimpalis (1949-52)... 1,538 8...Charlie Thomas (1975-78)... 1,452 9...Craig DeWitt (1977-80)... 1,426 10...John Wilson (1948-51)... 1,408 11...Barry Johnson (1989-92)... 1,404 12...Scott Keeve (1971-73)... 1,383 13...Rick Kaye (1995-98)... 1,351 14...Josh Gomes (2003-06)... 1,350 15...Gerald Jones (1988-91)... 1,349 16...Jeremy Granger (2009-12)... 1,287 17...Marc Polite (1996-00)... 1,283 18...Ricky Robinson (1979-82)... 1,251 19...Doug Crook (1982-83; 1985-86)... 1,178 20...Romain Martin (2007-2010)... 1,158 21...Steve Rowe (1989-92)... 1,149 22...Jeff Furry (1973-76)... 1,146 23...Gary Yoder (1969-72)... 1,144 24...Louis Jordan (1992-95)... 1,141 25...Bill Guerin (1962-65)... 1,129 26...Norman Patberg (1950-53)... 1,122 27...Derrick Landrus (1992-95)...1,115 28...Bobby Catchings (2005-08)...1,111 29...Bob Rickett (1962-65)... 1,108 30...Dennis Mumford (1978-80)... 1,104 31...Dave Olson (1989-92)... 1,100 32...Dean Brauer (1953-56)... 1,089 33...Tyler Laser (2008-11)... 1,087 34...Rob Pinnell (1972-75)... 1,058 35...Bill Thommen (1971-73)... 1,043 36...Lloyd Ludwig (1954-57)... 1,010 SEASON TOP TWENTY 1...Henry Domercant (2001-02)... 817 2...Henry Domercant (2002-03)... 810 3...Jay Taylor (1988-89)... 748 4...Kyle Hill (2000-01)... 737 5...Henry Domercant (2000-01)... 706 6...John Millholland (1956-57)... 653 7...Jon Collins (1985-86)... 631 8...Kevin Duckworth (1985-86)... 625 9...Charlie Thomas (1977-78)... 573 10...Rick Kaye (1997-98)... 570 11...Jon Collins (1984-85)... 558 12...Kyle Hill (1999-00)... 553 Greg Beenders (1968-69)... 553 14...John Milholland (1957-58)... 548 15...Jay Taylor (1987-88)... 544 16...Lloyd Ludwig (1956-57)... 522 17...B.J. Smith (1958-59)... 516 18...Dean Brauer (1955-56)... 514 19...Jon Collins (1983-84)... 513 Scott Keeve (1971-72)... 513
CAREER GAMES PLAYED 1. Ousmane Cisse (2007-10)... 120 Henry Domercant (2000-03)... 120 3. Jeremy Granger (2009-12)...118 Jesse Mackinson (2001-04)... 118 Kevin Duckworth (1983-86)... 118 Charlie Thomas (1975-78)... 118 7. Lance Jones (1977-80)... 117 8. Barry Johnson (1989-92)...116 9. Jay Taylor (1986-89)... 115 10. Bobby Catchings (2005-08)...113 Craig DeWitt (1977-80)... 113 Norm Evans (1986-89)...113 CAREER SCORING AVERAGE 1. Henry Domercant (2000-03)... 21.7 2. John Milholland (1956-58)... 20.4 3. Dean Brauer (1954-56)... 19.8 4. Jon Collins (1984-86)... 18.9 5. Kyle Hill (1998-01)... 18.5 6. Scott Keeve (1971-73)... 17.3 7. Jay Taylor (1986-89)... 16.7 8. Tom Katsimpalis (1949-52)... 14.7 9. John Wilson (1948-51)... 14.1 10. Gary Yoder (1970-72)... 13.9 CAREER FIELD GOALS MADE 1. Henry Domercant (2000-03)... 861 2. John Milholland (1956-58)... 718 3. Jay Taylor (1986-89)... 714 4. Jon Collins (1984-86)... 704 5. Kyle Hill (1998-01)... 652 6. Kevin Duckworth (1983-86)... 627 7. Charlie Thomas (1975-78)... 605 8. Craig DeWitt (1977-80)... 590 9. Barry Johnson (1989-92)... 538 10. Doug Crook (1982-86)... 510 CAREER FG ATTEMPTED 1. Henry Domercant (2000-03)... 1901 2. John Milholland (1956-58)... 1669 3. Kyle Hill (1998-01)... 1409 4. Jay Taylor (1986-89)... 1391 5. Jon Collins (1984-86)... 1347 6. Charlie Thomas (1975-78)... 1259 7. Craig DeWitt (1977-80)... 1249 8. Barry Johnson (1989-92)... 1208 Scott Keeve (1971-73)... 1208 10. Doug Crook (1982-86)...1100 CAREER FG PERCENTAGE (MINIMUM 250 MADE) 1. Dirk Androff (1983-85)....608 (265-436) 2. Jim Ficek (1964-65)....601 (296-492) 3. Kevin Duckworth (1983-86)....576 (627-1087) 4. Curtis Leib (1991-94)....550 (331-602) 5. Jake Byrne (2005-08)....545 (271-497) 6. Kevin Jones (1982-83)....538 (294-546) 7. Ousmane Cisse (2007-10)....535 (309-578) 8. Jeff Furry (1973-76)....524 (447-852) 9. Jon Collins (1984-86)....523 (704-1347) 10. Jay Taylor (1986-89)....513 (714-1391) Rob Pinnell (1972-75)....513 (420-818) CAREER 3-POINTERS MADE 1. Henry Domercant (2000-03)... 285 2. Dave Olson (1989-92)... 262 3. Kyle Hill (1998-01)...211 4. Marc Polite (1997-00)... 209 5. Romain Martin (2007-10)... 199 6. Derrick Landrus (1992-95)... 177 7. Tyler Laser (2008-11)... 165 8. Gerald Jones (1988-91)... 143 9. Rick Kaye (1995-98)...119 10. J.R. Reynolds (2002-03)... 118 Emanuel Dildy (2004-05)... 118 eastern illinois panther basketball CAREER 3-PTS ATTEMPTED 1. Henry Domercant (2000-03)... 704 2. Dave Olson (1989-92)... 562 3. Kyle Hill (1998-01)... 540 4. Romain Martin (2007-10)... 518 5. Marc Polite (1997-00)... 517 6. Derrick Landrus (1992-95)... 474 7. Tyler Laser (2008-11)... 441 8. Rick Kaye (1995-98)... 381 9. Gerald Jones (1988-91)... 322 10. J.R. Reynolds (2002-03)... 314 CAREER 3-PT PERCENTAGE (Minimum 100 Made) 1. Dave Olson (1989-92)....466 (262-562) 2. Gerald Jones (1988-91)....444 (143-322) 3. Josh Gomes (2003-06)....406 (117-288) 4. Henry Domercant (2000-03)....405 (285-704) 5. Marc Polite (1997-01)....404 (209-517) 6. Kyle Hill (1998-01)....391 (211-540) 7. Emanuel Dildy (2004-05)....389 (118-303) 8. Romain Martin (2007-10)....384 (199-518) 9. Bobby Catchings (2005-08)....381 (111-291) 10 J.R. Reynolds (2002-03)....376 (118-314) CAREER FREE THROWS MADE 1. Henry Domercant (2000-03)... 595 2. Jay Taylor (1986-89)... 411 3. Steve Rowe (1989-92)... 394 4. Lloyd Ludwig (1954-57)... 360 5. Jeremy Granger (2009-12)... 319 6. Kevin Duckworth (1983-86)... 315 7. Kyle Hill (1998-01)... 304 8. Jon Collins (1984-86)... 294 9. Gary Yoder (1970-72)... 266 10. Louis Jordan (1992-95)... 265 CAREER FT ATTEMPTED 1. Henry Domercant (2000-03)... 697 2. Jay Taylor (1986-89)... 553 3. Lloyd Ludwig (1954-57)... 485 4. Kevin Duckworth (1983-86)... 447 5. Louis Jordan (1992-95)... 407 6. Steve Rowe (1989-92)... 406 7. Kyle Hill (1988-01)... 399 8. Johnny Hernandez (1993-96)... 387 9. Jon Collins (1984-86)... 385 10. Jeremy Granger (2009-12)... 367 CAREER FT PERCENTAGE (Minimum 200 Made) 1. Jeremy Granger (2009-12)....869 (319-367) 2. Gary Yoder (1970-72)....861 (266-309) 3. Henry Domercant (2000-03)....852 (595-697) 4. Charlie Thomas (1975-78)....834 (242-290) 5. Gerald Jones (1988-91)...815 (252-309) 6. Ken Ludwig (1953-55)....801 (213-266) 7. Greg Beenders (1968-69)....786 (210-267) 8. Roger Beals (1958-60)....776 (212-273) 9. Larry Miller (1964-66)....767 (208-271) 10. Derrick Landrus (1992-95)....766 (242-316) CAREER REBOUNDS (600 CLUB) 1. Kevin Duckworth (1983-86)... 867 2. Bob Rickett (1962-65)... 828 3. Henry Domercant (2000-03)... 798 4. Ousmane Cisse (2007-10)... 786 5. Barry Johnson (1989-92)... 737 6. Jeff Furry (1973-76)... 730 7. Rob Pinnell (1972-75)... 709 8. Craig DeWitt (1977-80)... 684 9. Scott Keeve (1971-73)... 677 10. Bob Gosnell (1954-56)... 653 11. Lloyd Ludwig (1954-57)... 636 12. Ricky Robinson (1979-82)... 607 CAREER REBOUND AVERAGE PANTHER RECORD BOOK CAREER LEADERS (Minimum 400 Rebounds) 1. Bill Carlson (1967-68)... 11.1 (500) 2. Charlie Sessions (1956-57)... 9.7 (527) 3. Bob Gosnell (1954-56)... 9.6 (653) 4. Dean Brauer (1954-56)... 9.4 (520) 5. Jim Kitchen (1970-71)... 9.1 (475) 6. Bob Rickett (1962-65_...8.8 (828) 7. Scott Keeve (1971-73)... 8.4 (677) 8. Lloyd Ludwig (1954-57)... 7.8 (636) 9. Jeff Furry (1973-76)... 7.6 (730) 10. Kevin Duckworth(1983-86)... 7.3 (867) CAREER ASSISTS 1. Johnny Hernandez (1993-96)... 415 2. Derrick Scott (1975-78)... 347 3. Jeremy Granger (2009-12)... 313 4. Kyle Hill (1998-01)... 310 5. Troy Richardson (1984-85)... 307 6. Chad Peckinpaugh (1996-98)... 301 7. Jay Taylor (1986-89)... 292 8. Gerald Jones (1988-91)... 290 9. Derrick Landrus (1992-95)... 282 Jack Owens (1998-99)... 282 CAREER BLOCKS 1. Kevin Duckworth (1983-86)... 123 2. Eric Frankford (1995-98)... 100 3. James Hollowell (2009-pres.)... 86 4. Jesse Mackinson (2001-04)... 73 5. George Tandy (2005-06)... 71 6. Henry Domercant (2000-03)... 66 7. Ousmane Cisse (2007-10)... 64 Todd Bermann (1999-02)... 64 9. Bobby Catchings (2005-08)... 57 10. Derek Kelly (1990-93)... 54 CAREER STEALS 1. Norm Evans (1985-88)... 175 2. Steve Rowe (1989-92)... 168 Kyle Hill (1998-01)... 168 4. Johnny Hernandez (1993-96)... 160 5. Gerald Jones (1988-91)... 147 6. Troy Richardson (1984-85)... 141 Rick Kaye (1995-98)... 141 8. Henry Domercant (2000-03)... 138 9. Jay Taylor (1986-89)... 136 10. Doug Crook (1982-86)... 130 Mike Robinson (2006-08)... 130 Players who are active on career percentage lists are listed below Top 10 until completion of career. Norm Evans holds the Panthers career record for steals with 175 from 1985-88. www.eiupanthers.com
PANTHER RECORD BOOK SINGLE-SEASON LEADERS SEASON SCORING AVERAGE SEASON 3-PTS ATTEMPTED 1. Henry Domercant (2003) (2nd in NCAA)... 27.9 1. Henry Domercant (2002)... 269 2. Henry Domercant (2002) (2nd in NCAA)... 26.4 2. Dave Olson (1992)... 207 3. Kyle Hill (2001) (2nd in NCAA)... 23.8 3. Emanuel Dildy (2005)... 205 4. Jay Taylor (1989)... 23.4 4. Kyle Hill (2001)... 199 5. Henry Domercant (2001) (5th In NCAA)... 22.8 5. Henry Domercant (2003)... 198 6. B.J. Smith (1959)... 22.4 6. Romain Martin (2009)... 196 7. Larry Friedrich (1961)... 21.9 7. Marc Polite (1999)... 184 8. John Milholland (1957)... 21.8 8. Romain Martin (2007)... 179 9. Dean Brauer (1956)... 21.4 Henry Domercant (2001)... 179 10. Greg Beenders (1969)... 21.2 10. J.R. Reynolds (2003)... 177 SEASON REBOUNDS 1. Lloyd Ludwig (1957)... 327 2. Jim Kitchen (1970)... 314 3. Bob Gosnell (1956)...311 4. Bob Rickett (1965)... 300 5. Charlie Sessions (1956)... 294 6. Kevin Duckworth (1986)... 290 7. Bill Carson (1968)... 282 8. Bob Rickett (1964)... 277 9. Bill Thommen (1972)... 274 10. Ken Christiansen (1959)... 271 SEASON FIELD GOALS MADE 1. John Milholland (1957)... 284 2. Jay Taylor (1989)... 271 3. Jon Collins (1986)... 262 Henry Domercant (2002)... 262 5. Henry Domercant (2001)... 256 6. Henry Domercant (2003)... 252 7. Kyle Hill (2001)... 250 Kevin Duckworth (1986)... 250 9. John Milholland (1958)... 241 10. Charlie Thomas (1978)... 237 SEASON FG ATTEMPTED 1. John Milholland (1957)... 648 2. Henry Domercant (2002)... 600 3. Henry Domercant (2003)... 550 4. John Milholland (1958)... 549 5. Jay Taylor (1989)... 536 6. Kyle Hill (2001)... 529 7. Henry Domercant (2001)... 519 8. Jon Collins (1986)... 517 9. B.J. Smith (1959)... 500 10. Charlie Thomas (1978)... 495 SEASON FG PERCENTAGE (Minimum 3 made per game) 1. Dirk Androff (1985)....656 (141-215) 2. Kevin Duckworth (1986)....631 (250-396) 3. Jim Ficek (1965)....630 (169-268) 4. Kevin Duckworth (1984)....597 (132-221) 5. Aaron Patterson (2004)....590 (108-183) 6. Jim Williams (1980)....576 (102-177) 7. Dirk Androff (1983)....574 (81-141) 8. Jay Taylor (1988)....572 (203-355) 9. Curtis Leib (1993)....569 (91-160) Leigh Hankins (1982)....569 (115-202) SEASON 3-POINTERS MADE 1. Henry Domercant (2002)... 104 2. Dave Olson (1992)... 89 3. Kyle Hill (2001)... 86 4. Henry Domercant (2003)... 84 5. Dave Olson (1991)... 80 Emanuel Dildy (2005)... 80 7. Henry Domercant (2001)... 79 8. Romain Martin (2009)... 78 9. Dave Olson (1990)... 75 10. Marc Polite (1999)... 74 SEASON 3-PT PERCENTAGE (Min. 3 attempts per game) 1. Dave Olson (1991)....500 (80-160) 2. Gerald Jones (1989)....487 (57-117) 3. Josh Gomes (2006)....471 (57-121) 4. Dave Olson (1990)....469 (75-160) 5. Gerald Jones (1991)....453 (53-117) 6. Johnny Moore (1995)....447 (46-103) 7. Henry Domercant (2001)....441 (79-179) 8. Kyle Hill (2001)....432 (86-199) 9. Dave Olson (1992)....430 (89-207) 10. Marc Polite (2000)....429 (60-140) SEASON FREE THROWS MADE 1. Henry Domercant (2003)... 222 2. Lloyd Ludwig (1957)... 208 3. Henry Domercant (2002)... 189 4. Norm Patberg (1953)... 183 5. Steve Rowe (1992)... 176 6. Kyle Hill (2001)... 151 7. Jay Taylor (1989)... 150 8. Steve Rowe (1991)... 145 9. Kevin Jones (1983)... 143 10. Greg Beenders (1969)... 139 SEASON FT ATTEMPTED 1. Lloyd Ludwig (1957)... 282 2. Henry Domercant (2003)... 263 3. Norm Patberg (1953)... 239 4. Steve Rowe (1992)... 237 5. Henry Domercant (2002)... 212 6. Jay Taylor (1989)... 201 7. Steve Rowe (1991)... 192 8. Kevin Jones (1983)... 185 9. Rick Kaye (1998)... 183 10. Kyle Hill (2001)... 180 Larry Friedrich (1961)... 180 SEASON FT PERCENTAGE (Min. 3 attempts per game) 1. Julio Anthony (2008)....915 (75-82) 2. Charlie Thomas (1978)....908 (99-109) 3. Jeremy Granger (2011)....904 (103-114) 4. Henry Domercant (2002)....892 (189-212) 5. Jeremy Granger (2010)....875 (84-96) 6. Gary Yoder (1970)....873 (76-87) 7. Gary Yoder (1971)....868 (99-114) 8. Gerald Jones (1990)....860 (86-100) 9. Jeremy Granger (2012)....858 (97-113) 10. Henry Domercant (2003)....844 (222-263) SEASON ASSISTS 1. Troy Richardson (1985)... 197 2. Chad Peckinpaugh (1997)... 196 3. Matt Britton (2001)... 161 4. Jack Owens (1999)... 158 5. Kavien Martin (1992)... 157 6. Derrick Scott (1978)... 148 7. Johnny Hernandez (1996)... 140 8. Randy Coonce (1969)... 137 9. Michael Forrest (2000)... 130 10. Johnny Hernandez (1995)... 126 SEASON BLOCKS 1. Eric Frankford (1995)... 55 2. Kevin Duckworth (1985)... 44 3. Kevin Duckworth (1986)... 42 4. George Tandy (2005)... 42 5. James Hollowell (2011)... 36 James Hollowell (2010)... 36 7. Todd Bergman (2001)... 30 8. George Tandy (2006)... 29 9. Jeff Mironcow (1989)... 28 Kevin Duckworth (1984)... 28 SEASON STEALS 1. Troy Richardson (1985)... 80 2. Mike Robinson (2007)... 65 3. Troy Richardson (1984)... 61 4. Kyle Hill (2000)... 59 Steve Rowe (1992)... 59 Norm Evans (1986)... 59 7. Gerald Jones (1989)... 58 8. Steve Rowe (1991)... 57 9. Jack Owens (1998)... 55 Johnny Hernandez (1996)... 55 Dave Olson ended his career as the Panthers career leader in 3-point percentage hitting 46.6 percent for his career. He ranks third all-time in the NCAA in 3-point percentage.
PANTHER RECORD BOOK SCORING AVERAGE ncaa division I year-by-year leaders REBOUNDING AVERAGE ASSISTS AVERAGE BLOCKS TOTAL 2012...Jeremy Granger (Sr)...15.9 2011...Jeremy Granger (Jr)...14.5 2010...Tyler Laser (Jr)...13.9 2009...Romain Martin (Jr)...14.8 2008...Romain Martin (So)...13.6 2007...Romain Martin (Fr)...14.8 2006...Josh Gomes (Sr)...15.1 2005...Josh Gomes (Jr)...16.8 2004...Josh Gomes (So)...13.6 2003...Henry Domercant (Sr)...27.9 2002...Henry Domercant (Jr)...26.4 2001...Kyle Hill (Sr)...23.8 2000...Kyle Hill (Jr)...19.1 1999...Kyle Hill (So)...16.6 1998...Rick Kaye (Sr)...21.1 1997...Rick Kaye (Jr)...16.8 1996...Andre Rodriguez (Sr)...16.1 1995...Derrick Landrus (Sr)...15.6 1994...Derrick Landrus (Jr)...12.0...Louis Jordan (Jr)...12.0 1993...Louis Jordan (So)...14.7 1992...Steve Rowe (Sr)...15.1 1991...Steve Rowe (Jr)...15.2 1990...Barry Johnson (So)...17.2 1989...Jay Taylor (Sr)...23.4 1988...Jay Taylor (Jr)...20.2 1987...Jay Taylor (So)...14.7 1986...Jon Collins (Sr)...19.7 1985...Jon Collins (Jr)...18.6 1984...Kevin Duckworth (So)...19.1 1983...Kevin Jones (Sr)...17.4 1982...Ricky Robinson (Sr)...14.1 1981...Ricky Robinson (Jr)...17.3 2012...Alfonzo McKinnie (So)...7.0 2011...James Hollowell (R-So.)...5.6 2010...Ousmane Cisse (Sr)...6.6 2009...Ousmane Cisse (Jr)...7.5 2008...Ousmane Cisse (So)...5.8 2007...Ousmane Cisse (Fr)...6.3 2006...George Tandy (So)...7.1 2005...George Tandy (Fr)...5.1 2004...Jesse Mackinson (Jr)...5.3 2003...Henry Domercant (Sr)...6.9 2002...Henry Domercant (Jr)...7.2 2001...Henry Domercant (So)...6.8 2000...John Smith (Sr)...5.7 1999...Merve Joseph (So)...5.7 1998...Conya Robinson (Sr)...6.2 1997...Conya Robinson (Jr)...4.9 1996...Michael Slaughter (Jr)...6.8 1995...Michael Slaughter (So)...7.9 1994...Darrell Young (Sr)...6.5 1993...Darrell Young (Jr)...6.1 1992...Barry Johnson (Sr)...8.3 1991...Barry Johnson (Jr)...7.3 1990...Barry Johnson (So)...6.4...Jeff Mironcow (So)...6.4 1989...Mark Fowler (Sr)...6.5 1988...Mark Fowler (Jr)...5.5 1987...Mike West (So)...6.4 1986...Kevin Duckworth (Sr)...9.1 1985...Kevin Duckworth (Jr)...7.3 1984...Kevin Duckworth (So)...6.8 1983...Dirk Androff (jr)...6.4 1982...Leigh Hankins (Sr)...5.7 1981...Ricky Robinson (Jr)...6.3 2012...Jeremy Granger (Sr)...3.0 2011...Jeremy Granger (Jr.)...3.4 2010...Jeremy Granger (So)...3.4 2009...T.J. Marion (Jr)...3.5 2008...Jon'Tee Willhite (Sr)...3.3 2007...Mike Robinson (So)...3.6 2006...Mike Robinson (Fr)...4.3 2005...Emanuel Dildy (Sr)...3.5 2004...Denk Hollyfield (Jr)...2.8 2003...Craig Lewis (Sr)...3.8 2002...Jason Wright (So)...2.4 2001...Matt Britton (Sr)...5.2 2000...Michael Forrest (Sr)...4.5 1999...Jack Owens (Sr)...5.5 1998...Jack Owens (Jr)...4.6 1997...Chad Peckinpaugh (So)...7.3 1996...Johnny Hernandez (Sr)...5.0 1995...Johnny Hernandez (Jr)...4.3 1994...Derrick Landrus (Jr)...3.6 1993...Johnny Hernandez (Fr)...3.0 1992...Kavien Martin (Sr)...5.1 1991...Steve Rowe (Jr)...3.4 1990...Gerald Jones (Jr)...2.9 1989...Gerald Jones (So)...3.2 1988...Norm Evans (Sr)...2.4 1987...Norm Evans (Jr)...2.9 1986...Norm Evans (So)...3.4 1985...Troy Richardson (Sr)...6.6 1984...Troy Richardson (Jr)...3.9 1983...Kevin Jones (Sr)...3.6 1982...Kevin Jones (Jr)...2.6 1981...Ricky Robinson (Jr)...3.5 2012...Alfonzo McKinnie (So)...24 2011...James Hollowell (R-So)...36 2010...James Hollowell (R-Fr)...36 2009...Ousmane Cisse (Jr)...16 2008...Ousmane Cisse (So)...18 2007...Ousmane Cisse (Fr)...15 2006...George Tandy (So)...29 2005...George Tandy (Fr)...42 2004...Jesse Mackinson (Sr)...24 2003...Henry Domercant (Sr)...15 2002...Henry Domercant (Jr)...21...Jesse Mackinson (So)...21 2001...Todd Bergmann (Jr)...30 2000...Kyle Hill (Jr)...17...Todd Bergmann (So)...17 1999...Michael Shaver (Sr)...16 1998...Eric Frankford (Sr)...14 1997...John Smith (Fr)... 11 1996...Eric Frankford (So)...27 1995...Eric Frankford (Fr)...55 1994...Andre Rodriguez (Jr)...17 1993...Darrell Young (Jr)...17 1992...Derek Kelley (Jr)...16 1991...Derek Kelley (So)...15 1990...Jeff Mironcow (So)...17 1989...Jeff Mironcow (Fr)...28 1988...Mark Fowler (Jr)...8 1987...Mike West (So)... 11 1986...Kevin Duckworth (Sr)...42 1985...Kevin Duckworth (Jr)...44 1984...Kevin Duckworth (So)...28 Josh Gomes Barry Johnson Johnny Hernandez Eric Frankford 20-PLUS REBOUNDS IN A GAME 24 - Scott Keeve - 1/16/71 vs. Western Illinois 24 - Howard Long - 12/20/58 vs. Northern Illinois 22 - Bob Rickett - 2/22/65 vs. Greenville College 22 - Bob Rickett - 12/5/64 vs. UW Milwaukee 22 - Howard Long vs. Indiana State (1958) 22 - B.J. Smith vs. Illinois State (1958) 22 - Charlie Session at Morningside College (1957) 20 - Michael Slaughter - 1/14/95 vs. Central Connecticut 20 - Bill Carson - 2/3/1968 vs. Western Illinois 20 - Lloyd Eggers - 2/19/62 vs. Indiana State 20 - Lloyd Eggers - 2/4/61 vs. Eastern Michigan 20 - Larry Friedrich - 12/3/60 vs. UW Milwaukee 40-PLUS POINTS IN A GAME 56 - B.J. Smith - 2/28/59 vs. Millikin 47 - Jay Taylor - 1/23/89 vs. Chicago State 46 - Henry Domercant - 3/1/03 at Tennessee Tech 46 - Larry Miller - 2/23/66 vs. Lewis 45 - Jim Ficek - 2/19/64 at McKendree 41 - Jay Taylor - 2/4/89 vs. Illinois-Chicago 40 - Josh Gomes - 2/7/04 vs. UT Martin (ot) 40 - Henry Domercant - 2/6/03 vs. Eastern Kentucky 40 - Henry Domercant - 11/30/02 vs. Evansville 40 - Henry Domercant - 12/15/01 vs. Loyola-Chicago 40 - Kyle Hill - 2/27/01 vs. Morehead State 40 - John Milholland - 2/4/56 vs. Illinois State eastern illinois panther basketball www.eiupanthers.com
PANTHER RECORD BOOK TEAM SINGLE GAME Most Points Scored by EIU 137...vs. Millikin...2/28/59 Most Points Scored by Opponent 126...at Northern Iowa...1/30/88 Most Points Scored BY EIU at home 120...vs. Harris-Stowe...12/7/87 Most Points Scored by Opponent 112...vs. Cleveland State...1/22/86 Most Points Combined 247...EIU 121 - UNI 126...1/30/88 Most Points AT Halftime 68...vs. Univ. of the Americas...1/21/65 Most Points Combined IN A HALF 116...vs. Cleveland State...1986...vs. Millikin...1975 Best Field Goal %.735...at Chaminade (36-49)...12/20/94 Most Assists 36...vs. Harris-Stowe...12/7/87 Most Steals 21...vs. Harris-Stowe...12/7/87 Most 3-Pointers Attempted 32...vs. Tennessee Tech...2/23/02 Most 3-Pointers Made 17...vs. Arkansas State...12/23/99 Most Free Throws 40...vs. Eastern Michigan...2/4/67 Most Rebounds 82...vs. Western Illinois...2/3/68 Most Decisive Victory 120-41... vs. Harris-Stowe...12/7/87 Most Decisive Loss 109-50...at Oklahoma...12/18/01 TEAM SEASON 3-POINTERS Most Attempted:...598...2001-02 Most Made:...230...2000-01 FIELD GOALS Most Points:... 2,582...1971-72 Best Average:... 91.9...1955-56 (2,278 points) Most Field Goals:... 1,013...1971-72 Best Percentage:....528...1984-85 (919-1,739) FREE THROWS Most Made:...556...1971-72 Most Attempted:...795...1971-72 Best Percentage:....775...2000-01 (504-650) REBOUNDS Most:... 1,472...1962-63 Best Average:... 61.3...1962-63 VICTORIES Consecutive:...23...1951-52 Home Wins:...52 consecutive...1950-53 Best W-L Record:... 24-2...1951-52 (22-0 in regular-season) LOSSES Most Consecutive:...12... 11/27/82-1/15/83 KEVIN DUCKWORTH: Eastern Illinois career leader in rebounds...he is still fifth in the Mid-Continent all-time list. LANTZ ARENA RECORDS BRAD WARBLE: Drafted in the 9th round by the Phoenix Suns in 1976. INDIVIDUAL RECORDS Most Points...47... Jay Taylor...1/23/89...vs. Chicago State Most Field Goals...16... Jay Taylor...1/23/89...vs. Chicago State Most Free Throws...17... Kevin Jones...1/22/83...vs. Western Illinois Most Rebounds...24... Greg Parham, Akron...3/19/75...vs. St. Joseph's... Kermit Meystedt, Southeast Missouri...1/11/68...vs. Eastern Illinois TEAM RECORDS EIU Home Winning Streak...23... 2/29/00-1/24/02 Undefeated Home Seasons...1... 13 Home Games... 2000-01 Most Points...120... Eastern Illinois...12/7/87...vs. Harris-Stowe Most Points, Combined...208... Eastern Illinois (114)...12/10/70... West Liberty (94) Most Pts., Halftime, Combined...116... Eastern Illinois 53...1/22/86... Cleveland State 63 (2nd Half) Most Field Goals...49... Eastern Illinois...2/12/77...vs. Missouri-St. Louis... Illinois-Chicago...2/5/94...vs. Eastern Illinois Most Free Throws...35... Eastern Illinois...12/16/78...vs. St. Joseph's... Illinois-Chicago...2/5/94...vs. Eastern Illinois Most Steals...21... Eastern Illinois...12/7/87...vs. Harris-Stowe Most Rebounds...82... Eastern Illinois...2/3/68...vs. Western Illinois Best Field Goal % BY EIU...673... (33-49) vs. SMS...3/10/85 Best Field Goal % BY OPPONENT...710... (27-38) by SMS...3/3/84 Best Free Throw %...952... (20-21) by Eastern Illinois...11/25/85...vs. Western Pennsylvania Fewest Points...40... Morehead State...1/15/11...vs. Eastern Illinois...40... IU South Bend...11/20/10...vs. Eastern Illinois...40... Harris-Stowe...12/7/87...vs. Eastern Illinois Fewest Field Goals...12... IU South Bend... 11/20/11...vs. Eastern Illinois Fewest Rebounds...19... Missouri-St. Louis...11/27/78...vs. Eastern Illinois Fewest Points, Combined...87... Eastern Illinois (47)...1/15/11...vs. Morehead State (40)
PANTHER RECORD BOOK EASTERN ILLINOIS OVERTIME GAMES (DIVISION I YEARS ONLY) Date SCORE OT OPPONENT 11-28-81 L 96-88 OT at Kent State 1-30-82 W 86-78 OT vs. Chicago State 2-13-82 L 68-60 OT at Baptist College 12-7-83 L 77-76 OT vs. Ball State 1-2-84 L 65-64 OT at Montana State 1-7-84 L 60-57 OT at Wisconsin Green Bay 3-3-84 L 78-73 OT vs. Southwest Missouri State 11-26-84 L 75-71 OT at Eastern Washington 1-10-85 L 83-72 OT at Cleveland State 1-21-85 L 74-73 OT at Ball State 3-4-85 W 67-66 OT at Wisconsin Green Bay 1-7-87 W 61-59 OT vs. Indiana State 12-21-87 L 76-66 OT at Iowa State 1-30-88 L 126-121 4-OT at Northern Iowa 2-6-88 W 94-86 OT at Western Illinois 2-21-89 W 95-93 OT vs. Indiana State 11-30-89 L 82-76 OT vs. Saint Louis 3-3-90 L 92-89 OT at Maine 2-11-91 L 74-69 2-OT vs. Northern Illinois 1-18-92 W 73-71 OT at Cleveland State 1-9-93 L 74-66 OT at Cleveland State 2-13-93 L 76-75 OT vs. Cleveland State 12-4-93 W 83-81 OT at Austin Peay 2-7-94 W 78-74 OT vs. Northern Illinois 1-14-95 L 93-92 OT at Central Connecticut State 1-15-96 L 86-80 OT at Central Connecticut State 1-20-96 W 74-68 OT vs. Youngstown State 12-14-96 W 88-76 OT vs. Louisiana Tech (N) 12-22-97 W 79-75 OT at Evansville 1-17-98 W 70-65 OT at Tennessee Martin * 1-24-98 W 81-78 OT at Southeast Missouri * 1-29-98 W 72-68 OT vs. Eastern Kentucky * 2-21-98 L 84-77 OT vs. Southeast Missouri * 1-14-99 L 83-75 OT vs. Tennessee Martin * Date SCORE OT OPPONENT 2-13-99 L 94-89 2-OT at Murray State * 11-23-99 L 81-78 2-OT at Nebraska 12-4-99 L 107-97 2-OT at Tennessee Tech * 12-7-99 W 69-60 OT at Butler 12-19-99 L 102-91 2-OT at Indiana State 2-29-00 W 107-100 2-OT vs. Austin Peay (OVC) 1-4-01 L 90-89 OT at Austin Peay * 1-19-02 L 81-79 OT at Tennessee Martin * 12-21-02 L 73-70 OT vs. Cal Poly (N) 1-23-03 L 87-80 OT at Austin Peay * 2-7-04 W 83-79 OT vs. Tennessee Martin * 2-5-05 W 96-91 OT at Tennessee Martin * 2-17-05 W 73-71 OT at Morehead State * 12-8-05 L 83-80 OT vs. Tennessee Tech * 1-12-06 W 80-70 OT vs. Tennessee Martin * 1-6-07 L 81-76 OT vs. Austin Peay * 1-3-08 W 83-80 OT vs. Murray State * 1-26-08 W 66-65 OT vs. Morehead State * 11-22-08 L 77-81 OT at IPFW 12-3-09 W 83-81 3-OT at Tennessee State * 1-4-10 W 97-93 OT vs. Tennessee Tech * 12-4-10 L 73-77 OT vs. Austin Peay * 11-26-11 L 96-107 2-OT at Central Arkansas 11-30-11 W 85-80 OT vs. Maine Eastern Illinois Record In Over Time Overall Record: 25-33 (.431) OVC Record: 11-10 (.524) Home Record: 13-10 (.565) Away Record: 9-22 (.290) Neutral Record: 2-1 (.667) Multiple Overtime Record: 2-7 (.222) EASTERN ILLINOIS 100 POINT GAMES (DIVISION I YEARS ONLY) Date SCORE OPPONENT 3-5-84 W 100-64 vs. Northern Iowa 1-30-88 L 126-121 at Northern Iowa 2-4-88 W 101-58 vs. Augustana 12-17-89 L 101-100 at Nevada 1-23-89 W 106-87 vs. Chicago State 1-10-90 W 104-94 vs. Northeastern Illinois 2-4-91 W 100-97 vs. Chicago State 2-18-95 W 101-87 vs. Troy State 2-26-00 W 105-92 at Morehead State * 2-29-00 W 107-100 vs. Austin Peay (OVC) 11-29-00 W 101-77 vs. McKendree 2-27-01 W 102-80 vs. Morehead State (OVC) 12-22-09 W 100-40 vs. Franklin College Eastern Illinois Record When Scoring 100 Points Overall Record: 11-2 (.846) OVC Record: 1-0 (1.000) Home Record: 8-0 (1.000) Away Record: 1-2 (.333) Nuetral Record: 2-0 (1.000) EASTERN ILLINOIS vs. RANKED OPPONENTS (DIVISION I YEARS ONLY) Date SCORE OPPONENT 12-13-82 L 61-76 #8 Missouri (A) 12-8-86 L 51-85 #14 Illinois (A) 12-21-87 L 66-76 (ot) #20 Iowa State (A) 12-30-91 L 56-83 #13 Missouri (A) 3-19-92 L 94-55 #5 Indiana (NCAA) 1-2-93 L 54-70 #20 Nebraska (A) 11-29-98 L 49-62 #14 Purdue (A) 11-21-99 L 95-79 #22 Iowa (A) 3-16-01 L 101-76 #5 Arizona (NCAA) 11-19-01 L 93-53 #3 Illinois (A) 12-18-01 L 109-50 #21 Oklahoma (A) 11-21-02 L 99-65 #9 Flordia (A) 11-26-02 L 97-74 #13 Marquette (A) 12-10-02 L 80-68 #14 Illinois (A) 11-25-03 L 47-81 #15 Wisconsin (A) 12-30-11 L 40-73 #20 Murray State (H) 1-28-12 L 58-73 #9 Murray State (A) Eastern Illinois Record vs. Ranked Opponents Overall Record: 0-17 (.000) Home Record: 0-1 (.000) Away Record: 0-14 (.000) Neutral Record: 0-2 (.000) vs. Top 10 Opponents: 0-4 (.000) eastern illinois panther basketball www.eiupanthers.com
EASTERN ILLINOIS BASKETBALL Eastern Illinois basketball celebrated 100 years of intercollegiate basketball during the 2009-10 season. Listed below are the ten individuals selected as members of the Panthers All-Century team. They were honored during the Panthers final home game of the 2009-10 season on Feb. 27 against Tennessee State. Andy Sullivan (1942-46) was a two-time team captain during the World War II era playing for Coach Pim Goff. He was a three time All-Illinois Intercollegiate Athletic Conference selection and named league MVP in 1945 after leading the IIAC in scoring. Tom Katsimpalis (1949-52) was a second team All-American in 1950 and a key member of the Panthers 1952 NAIA team. He was a three-time first team All-IIAC selection and held the single game, season and career scoring records at the time of his graduation. He scored 1,538 points and currently ranks 7th all-time at EIU. He was the first EIU player selected by the National Basketball Association as he was selected in the 7th round of the 1952 draft by the Minneapolis Lakers. John Milholland (1956-58) held the EIU career scoring record for more than 30 years with 1,655 career points. He was a key member of the Panthers 1957 NAIA team. A three-time first team All-IIAC selection he still holds the EIU record for season field goals made at 284 and is second in career scoring average. He currently ranks 5th on the Panthers career scoring list. Charlie Thomas (1975-78) was a catalyst for the Panthers 1976 and 1978 NCAA Division II teams appearing in the second most games of any player in Panther history. His 1,452 career points rank 8th all-time on the EIU list while he holds the school record for consecutive free throws made with 54, set during the 1978 season. He ranks third on the EIU career free throw percentage list. Craig DeWitt (1977-80) was a rebounding and scoring threat twice earning NCAA Division II All-American honors. He was a member of the 1978 NCAA Division II team and the first EIU player to earn All-Mid-Continent Conference honors in 1980. He is one of only three players to rank in the EIU career Top 10 for both scoring and rebounding. His 1,426 career points rank 9th while his 684 rebounds place him 6th. Jon Collins (1983-86) was one of the most decorated players in EIU history twice being named the Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year in 1985 and 1986. He was a two-time All-American helping the Panthers win the 1985 Mid-Con Conference Tournament. He ended his career as the Panthers career leading scorer with 1,702 points which now ranks 4th all-time. He was a 5th round selection of the Denver Nuggets in the 1986 NBA Draft. Kevin Duckworth (1983-86) has been the most identifiable player in Eastern Illinois basketball history. A force in the low post he was named first team All-Mid-Continent Conference in 1986. He ended his playing days as the EIU and Mid- Con career leader in rebounds with 867. He also holds the EIU record for career blocks at 123 and ranks third in career field goal percentage. One of three players to rank in the career Top 10 for rebounding and scoring he is 6th with 1,569 career points. A second round NBA draft pick in 1986 he went on to become a two-time NBA All- Star with the Portland Trailblazers. Jay Taylor (1986-89) had a knack for scoring as he twice earned All-American honors while playing for the Panthers. He ended his career as the EIU career leading scorer with 1,926 points, a total that now ranks 2nd. He was named the 1989 Mid-Continent Conference Player of the Year averaging 23.4 points per game which ranks 4th on the EIU single season list. He is second in career free throws made with 553. Taylor signed as a NBA free agent with the New Jersey Nets. Kyle Hill (1998-2001) helped lead EIU to the 2001 NCAA Division I Tournament as he ranked second in the nation in scoring at 23.8 points per game. He finished his career with 211 3- points and ranks 3rd on the career scoring list with 1,819 points. He was a two-time first team All-Ohio Valley Conference selection. A versatile guard, Hill ranks third in career assists and second in career steals. He was a second round draft pick of the Dallas Mavericks and is currently playing professionally in Europe. Henry Domercant (2000-03) smashed the EIU and Ohio Valley Conference record books with his scoring prowess. He ranks first in career scoring for the school and conference with 2,602 points having playing in the most games in Panther history at 120. He was a member of the 2001 NCAA Tournament team and was the 2002 OVC Player of the Year earning All-America honors. Three times in his career Domercant ranked in the Top 5 in the nation in scoring as he finished fifth in 2001 and second in both 2002 and 2003. He will be elected to the EIU athletic hall of fame this October and is currently playing professionally in Europe.
EASTERN ILLINOIS BASKETBALL Eastern Illinois basketball celebrated 100 years of intercollegiate basketball during the 2009-10 season. Listed below are the six all-time great teams selected from the first 100 years of Panther basketball. They were honored during the Panthers final home game of the 2009-10 season on Feb. 27 against Tennessee State. 1952 The Panthers posted a 22-0 regular-season record to become the only EIU team with an unblemished regular season mark. EIU would go 1-1 in the NAIA District Championships suffering its first loss to Millikin. The Panthers still earned a berth in the NAIA National Tournament going 1-1 to end the season at 24-2 overall. The team was coached by Bill Healy with Tom Katsimpalis the team captain. 1957 The Panthers made a late season surge to earn a spot in the NAIA District playoffs where they defeated McKendree and Millikin to win the championship. The team would advance to the NAIA National Tournament winning their first three games to advance to the NAIA National Semifinals. They would fall to Southeastern Oklahoma in the semifinals and then lost to Pacific Southern in the consolation game to finish fourth in the nation. Robert Carey coached the team with Lloyd Ludwig the team captain. 1976 The Panthers made a splash on the national scene as they won the NCAA Division II Great Lakes Regional with wins over St. Joseph s and Evansville. EIU would advance to the Elite Eight defeating Bridgeport in the opening round. The Panthers fell to UT Chattanooga in the national semifinals but rebounded to defeat Old Dominion and place third in the nation in NCAA Division II. Don Eddy coached the team with Brad Warble the team captain. 1978 The Panthers again advanced deep into the NCAA Division II playoffs as they again defeated St. Joseph s and Evansville to win the Great Lakes Regional. EIU would defeat Elizabeth City in the Elite Eight to advance to their second national semifinal in three seasons. The Panthers lost to UW Green Bay in the semifinal contest but rebounded to defeat Florida Tech in the consolation game for a NCAA Division II 3rd place finish. Don Eddy coached the team with Derrick Scott the team captain. 1992 The Panthers ran through the Mid-Continent Conference Tournament winning three straight games over Wright State, UW Green Bay and Illinois-Chicago to secure their first-ever NCAA Division I Tournament appearance. EIU had entered the Mid-Con Tournament as the four seed. Their reward was as trip to Boise, Idaho where they faced Indiana in the NCAA Tournament first round. Rick Samuels coached the team with Dave Olson the team captain. 2001 The Panthers were led by two of the nation s top scorers in Kyle Hill and Henry Domercant as they placed second in the Ohio Valley Conference regular-season race. EIU defeated Murray State in the opening round and advanced to their second NCAA Tournament with a memorable championship game win over Austin Peay. The Panthers landed in the Kansas City Regional where they played Arizona. Rick Samuels coached the team with Kyle Hill, Matt Britton and Merv Joseph team captains. eastern illinois panther basketball www.eiupanthers.com
EASTERN ILLINOIS BASKETBALL LEGENDS THE HENRY DOMERCANT LEGACY All-American Henry Domercant s four year career (2000-03) resulted in the most prolific scoring performance in Eastern Illinois University and Ohio Valley Conference history: No. 26 All-Time NCAA I scorer (2602 points). No. 1 OVC All-Time Scorer. 11th NCAA I Player to Finish in Top Five scorers three times. 2002 Associated Press Honorable Mention All-American. Three-Time First Team All-Ohio Valley Conference. 2002 Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year. Two-Time NABC All-District. Two-Time CollegeInsider.com Mid-Major All-American. 2003 Basketball Times All-Midlands. No. 4 All-Time Illinois Collegiate Scorer. EIU No. 1 (817), No. 2 (810) and No. 5 (706) Single Season Scorer. Holds 15 EIU Single Season and Career Scoring Records. Henry Domercant is currently professional basketball in Greece. 2001-2003 NCAA Top Five Scorers 2003 points AVERAGE Ruben Douglas, New Mexico...783... 28.0 Henry Domercant, EIU...810...27.9 Mike Helms, Oakland...752... 26.9 Michael Watson, UMKC...740... 25.5 Troy Bell, Boston College...781... 25.2 2002 points AVERAGE Jason Conley, VMI...820... 29.3 Henry Domercant, EIU...817...26.4 Mire Chatman, TX-Pan American...760... 26.2 Ernest Bremer, St. Bonaventure...738... 24.6 Melvin Ely, Fresno State...653... 23.3 2001 points AVERAGE Ronnie McCollum, Centenary...787... 29.1 Kyle Hill, EIU...737... 23.8 DeWayne Jefferson, Mississippi Valley...637... 23.6 Tarise Bryson, Illinois State...685... 22.8 Henry Domercant, EIU...706...22.8
EASTERN ILLINOIS BASKETBALL LEGENDS NBA ALL-STAR KEVIN DUCKWORTH Former Eastern Illinois standout Kevin Duckworth ended an 11 year career in the National Basketball Association playing a fiveyear span of his career as one of the most dominant big men in the NBA. From 1988-1992 he averaged more than 11 points and 6 rebounds a game for the Portland Trailblazers as he helped the team reach seven straight NBA post-seasons including a NBA championships loss to the Chicago Bulls in 1997. Duckworth averaged 11.7 points per game in the NBA playoffs. Kevin Duckworth Career Highlights 11 Year NBA Veteran NBA All-Star in 1989 and 1991 NBA Most Improved Player in 1988 2nd Round Draft Pick of San Antonio Spurs (1986) Averaged 11.8 points, 5.8 rebounds for NBA Career Averaged 11.7 points in NBA Playoffs Led EIU to Mid-Continent Conference Championship 2nd in career games played at EIU 1986 Mid-Continent Player of the Year EIU Career Rebounding Leader with 867 6th in EIU Career Scoring with 1,589 points eastern illinois panther basketball www.eiupanthers.com
PANTHERS IN PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL PANTHERS IN THE NBA DRAFT Year Player Team Drafted By Round Drafted In 1952 Tom Katsimpalis Minneapolis Lakers 7th Round 1976 Brad Warble Phoenix Suns 7th Round 1977 Rick Rhodes Chicago Bulls 8th Round 1978 Derrick Scott Indiana Pacers Free Agent 1986 Kevin Duckworth San Antonio Spurs 2nd Round 1986 Jon Collins Denver Nuggets 5th Round 1990 Jay Taylor New Jersey Nets Free Agent 2001 Kyle Hill Dallas Mavericks 2nd Round Player Professional Career (Team) Kevin Duckworth San Antonio Spurs, 1987 Portland Trailblazers, 1987-1993 Washington Bullets, 1994-95 Milwaukee Bucks, 1996 Los Angeles Clippers, 1997 Jay Taylor New Jersey Nets, 1990 Jon Collins PANTHERS IN THE PRO BASKETBALL Julio Anthony Germany (BSW Sixers) Bobby Catchings Spain (Crouna) Craig DeWitt Netherlands Emanuel Dildy Germany (Heidelberg) Henry Domercant Russia (Spartak) Josh Gomes France (ALM Evreux) Kyle Hill Serbia (KK Hemofarm) Joseph Merve Netherlands Antilles (ANT NT) Rick Kaye Spain (Murcia) Edin Suljic Iceland (KFI) Ramon Taylor Mexico (Corr. Reynosa) Jay Taylor Cyprus (Omonia) Players In Bold Active for 2010-11 Season Josh Gomes (top) and Kyle Hill (below) Henry Domercant (left) and Jay Taylor (right)
TOURNAMENT HISTORY GOING DANCING IN 1992 'DREAMS DO COME TRUE' You coach this sport with a dream to get to the NCAA tournament... athletes play this sport with a dream to reach the NCAA tournament... and here at Eastern Illinois University... dreams do come true! That quote was delivered by head coach Rick Samuels to a cheering throng of fans in Lantz Arena as they welcomed home the Mid-Continent Conference tournament champion Panthers, who advanced to the NCAA Division I tournament for the first time in school history. Five seniors, the heart-and-soul of the team, knocked off Wright State in the first round, upset heavily favored regular-season champion Wisconsin-Green Bay in the semifinals, and then controlled the game from the outset to defeat Illinois-Chicago in the title game of the tournament. The five seniors were Barry Johnson, three-time Honorable Mention All-Midwest; Steve Rowe, tournament MVP; Dave Olson, most prolific three point shooter in Mid-Con history; Kavien Martin, team leader as the point guard; and Rod McKinnis, who provided the inspiration after a season ending knee injury. The team was honored by Governor Jim Edgar (EIU Class of 68), the state legislature at the Illinois capital building, as well as welcomed by the Charleston community and members of the University. The Panthers lost to the Indiana Hoosiers, an eventual 'Final Four' participant, in the first round of the West Regional in Boise, Idaho. eastern illinois panther basketball www.eiupanthers.com
TOURNAMENT HISTORY SEASON TO REMEMBER IN 2001 CRASHING THE 'BIG DANCE'... A HISTORIC TIMELINE January 6 Coach Rick Samuels won his 300th career game as EIU nipped Tennessee State, 99-98, in Nashville behind senior Kyle Hill's 22 points. February 3 It was standing room only in Lantz as over 5,000 screaming fans witnessed Kyle Hill's last-second basket lift the Panthers past Austin Peay, 80-78. February 27 EIU went undefeated at home for the first time in 50 years as the Panthers defeated Morehead State, 102-80, in a first-round game of the OVC tournament. March 2 The Panthers became the first team in 11 years to keep Murray State out of the OVC tournament championship game by winning the semifinal, 97-71. March 3 In one of the most dramatic comebacks in collegiate history, the Panthers roared back from an 18-point deficit in the final six minutes to win the OVC tournament championship with an 84-83 victory over arch-rival Austin Peay... sophomore Jan Thompson scored the winning last-second basket on a 'goaltending' call. Midnight on March 4 Over 2,000 fans poured into Lantz Arena to honor the NCAA-bound Panthers with a victory celebration. March 16 Despite Kyle Hill's 32-points, No. 2 Arizona (the eventual national runner-up) ended the 15th-seeded Panthers' trip to the NCAA tournament in the Midwest Regional at Kansas City's Kemper Arena.
TOURNAMENT HISTORY 1951-52: Eastern set a school record with 24 wins and were 23-0 before losing to Millikin in the NAIA District 20. By special invitation the Panthers were invited to the NAIB Tournament where they were eliminated by Morningside (IA) in the second round. 1948-49: The Panthers won 23 games enroute to the NAIB national finals. 1956-57: A late season surge propelled the Panthers to the NAIA District 20 title and a fourth place finish at the NAIA National Championship in Kansas City. 1952-53: Eastern celebrates its 50th straight win in old Lantz Gym (now McAfee Gym) as the streak eventually reached 52 before a loss. ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT RESULTS naia: 1946-47 (17-8) NAIA District 20 (1st) Eastern Illinois - 55...Eureka - 45 Eastern Illinois - 60... Millikin - 55 NAIA National Finals Eastern Illinois - 42...SE Oklahoma - 53 1948-49 (23-6) NAIA District 20 (1st) Eastern Illinois - 76...Wheaton - 60 Eastern Illinois - 67... Illinois Wesleyan - 58 NAIA National Finals Eastern Illinois - 89...Miami (OH) - 73 Eastern Illinois - 81...San Jose - 75 Eastern Illinois - 64...Beloit College - 65 1949-50 (21-5) NAIA District 20 (1st) Eastern Illinois - 76...Wheaton - 60 Eastern Illinois - 67... Illinois Wesleyan - 58 NAIA National Finals Eastern Illinois - 68... WI-River Falls - 80 1950-51 (19-4) NAIA District 20 (2nd) Eastern Illinois - 95... Illinois Wesleyan - 62 Eastern Illinois - 73... Millikin - 74 1951-52 (24-2) NAIA District 20 (2nd) Eastern Illinois - 85... Lake Forest - 61 Eastern Illinois - 71... Millikin - 74 NAIA National Finals Eastern Illinois - 113... Huron College - 78 Eastern Illinois - 93...Morningside (IA) - 98 1952-53 (16-9) NAIA District 20 (1st) Eastern Illinois - 87... Millikin - 64 Eastern Illinois - 90... Illinois Wesleyan - 69 NAIA National Finals Eastern Illinois - 84...Morris Harvey - 67 Eastern Illinois - 86...Hamline - 88 1953-54 (17-6) NAIA District 20 Eastern Illinois - 68... Millikin - 95 1956-57 (17-13) NAIA District 20 (1st) Eastern Illinois - 87...McKendree - 82 Eastern Illinois - 70... Millikin - 64 NAIA National Finals (4th) Eastern Illinois - 88...Highland (NM) - 76 Eastern Illinois - 110...Madonna (KY) - 78 Eastern Illinois - 83...Hamline - 81 Eastern Illinois - 81...SE Oklahoma - 95 Eastern Illinois - 85...Pacific Southern - 87 1957-58 (17-9) NAIA District 20 (2nd) Eastern Illinois - 66...Elmhurst - 64 Eastern Illinois - 80...Quincy College - 99 1964-65 (18-7) NAIA District 20 Eastern Illinois - 59... Illinois Wesleyan - 60 1970-71 (18-9) NAIA District 20 (2nd) Eastern Illinois - 102..George Williams - 76 Eastern Illinois - 71... Illinois Wesleyan - 85 eastern illinois panther basketball www.eiupanthers.com
TOURNAMENT HISTORY 1991-92: Eastern qualified for its first appearance in the NCAA Division I tournament by winning the Mid-Continent Conference post-season tournament in Cleveland, Ohio. 1975-76: The 1976 team won 15 straight games during the year before losing to Tennessee-Chattanooga in the semifinals of the NCAA Division II finals, but still finished a best-ever third in the nation. 2000-01: The Panthers reached the NCAA I tournament for the second time in dramatic fashion by coming back from 18 points down with six minutes left to knock off arch-rival Austin Peay in the final of the Ohio Valley Conference post-season tournament in Nashville, Tennessee. 1977-78: Eastern defeats Elizabeth City (NC) College in a NCAA II quarterfinal game, matching the 1976 club by placing third in the nation at Springfield, MO. ALL-TIME TOURNAMENT RESULTS 1971-72 (20-8) NAIA District 20 (2nd) Eastern Illinois - 81... Aurora College - 74 Eastern Illinois - 76...Augustana - 90 ncaa division ii: 1974-75 (20-8) NCAA II Great Lakes Regional (3rd) Eastern Illinois - 62...Akron - 76 Eastern Illinois - 86 Youngstown State - 80 1975-76 (23-8) NCAA II Great Lakes Regional (1st) Eastern Illinois - 65...St. Joseph's - 56 Eastern Illinois - 75...Evansville - 73 NCAA II Quarterfinal Eastern Illinois - 81... Bridgeport - 66 NCAA II National Finals (3rd) Eastern Illinois - 84...UT-Chattanooga - 93 Eastern Illinois - 78... Old Dominion - 74 1976-77 (18-11) NCAA II Great Lakes Regional (2nd) Eastern Illinois - 87... Bellarmine - 72 Eastern Illinois - 66...Randolph-Macon - 69 1977-78 (21-10) NCAA II Great Lakes Regional (1st) Eastern Illinois - 100...St. Joseph - 93 Eastern Illinois - 79...Evansville - 67 NCAA II Quarterfinal Eastern Illinois - 84... Elizabeth City - 71 NCAA II National Finals (3rd) Eastern Illinois - 43... WI-Green Bay - 58 Eastern Illinois - 77... Florida Tech - 67 1978-79 (19-10) NCAA II Great Lakes Regional (3rd) Eastern Illinois - 66...St. Joseph - 76 Eastern Illinois - 79... N. Michigan - 58 1979-80 (22-7) NCAA II Great Lakes Regional (2nd) Eastern Illinois - 74... Wright State - 63 Eastern Illinois - 56... N. Michigan - 58 ncaa division i: 1991-92 (17-14) NCAA I West Regional (Boise, ID) Eastern Illinois - 55... Indiana - 94 2000-01 (21-10) NCAA I Midwest Regional (Kansas City, MO) Eastern Illinois - 76...Arizona - 101