How to: filling NCAA tournament brackets
Jackson Bayer, Columnist
March 18, 2019
March is unquestionably, without a doubt, 100 percent the best month of the year. No, it isn’t because spring begins, or because of St. Patrick’s Day, or even because it’s Justin Bieber’s birth month. March is the best because of basketball. The past week has been full of college basketball’...
Lawson Hall residents strengthen friendship through intramurals
Rachel Stanevich, Contributing Writer
March 5, 2018
Through intramural sports, the residents of Lawson Hall’s seventh floor have been able to form a connection and become closer. After living on the same floor, the men got to know one another and became friends. To further their friendship, the residents decided to create an intramural basketball...
Teson, Blackmon, Muldoon decide to transfer
Sean Hastings, Sports Editor
April 10, 2017
Sophomores Casey Teson, Marshawn Blackmon and Patrick Muldoon are transferring and will no longer play in the Eastern basketball program. As a freshman, Teson was relied on heavily but saw his minutes severely decrease from 848 to 603 as a sophomore. In his freshman year Teson shared the team high i...
Men’s basketball schedule released
Sean Hastings, Sport's Editor
September 13, 2016
It will have been just under eight months since Murray State ended the Panthers’ season in the Ohio Valley Conference tournament in the first round when they take the court to start their 2016 season. The Eastern men’s basketball team will open against Eureka College Nov. 6 on their...
Panthers’ comeback just short at Marshall
Blake Nash, Staff Reporter
December 9, 2015
Trae Anderson led the Panthers with 15 points through 23 minutes of Wednesday’s game at Marshall. But early in the second half he was charged with his fourth foul, and that gave the Thundering Herd momentum throughout the second half. But when Anderson returned what looked like a run-away victory...
Eastern women’s basketball falls to Western
Elias Albert, Staff Reporter
December 2, 2015
Eastern’s women’s basketball team fell short to Western Illinois by a final score of 92-69 Wednesday night in Lantz Arena. With the loss, Eastern falls to 1-6 and is now on a six-game losing streak since winning its opening game of the season. Coach Debbie Black said her team struggled to perform...
Panthers look for consistency at Indiana State
Blake Nash, Assistant Sports Editor
November 30, 2015
Its record might be 0-4 but coach Jay Spoonhour said that he is not worried about the way the Eastern men’s basketball team has played recently. The Panthers host Indiana State in the third of a four game home stand, a stretch in which Spoonhour said that they showed improvement in each game. But...
Men’s basketball team off to slow start
Maher Kawash, Staff Reporter
November 30, 2015
The Eastern men’s basketball team has gotten off to a bleak start to begin the season as they hold a 0-4 record heading into the final two games of their home stand. The Panthers are coming off an 81-72 loss against Green Bay where they held the lead for the majority of the first 30 minutes o...
Ball State drops Panthers to 0-2 start
Blake Nash, Assistant Sports Editor
November 16, 2015
The Eastern men’s basketball team ended a two-game road trip in Indiana with a 73-56 loss to Ball State. The Panthers went into halftime trailing 36-32, and began to lose control in the second half when the Cardinals grabbed a 43-33 lead. Ball State extended that lead to 12 later on, following a ...
Chatman brings dual athletic abilities to the field
Maria Baldwin, Staff Reporter
November 11, 2015
Some athletes are at the fitness and skill level where they can play two Division 1 sports. Dylan Chatman, a red-shirt senior cornerback for the football team, started his dual-sport career at a very young age. ‘’I’ve played basketball ever since I was 5, in little leagues like the YM...
Panther basketball returns Tuesday night
Blake Nash, Staff Reporter
November 2, 2015
The Eastern men’s basketball team will begin its 2015-16 campaign Tuesday night, in an exhibition matchup with St. Francis of Illinois. Eastern defeated St. Francis 85-54 in its only exhibition game last year, and will face the Saints for its only exhibition game of the season. Eastern has climbed...
