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COLUMN: March Madness should not be changed
Patrick Schmitz, Sports Reporter
• March 27, 2024
![Freshman forward Isaiah Griffin looks for a pass while being pressured by Monmouth College junior guard Jordan Hill during Easterns home opener on Wednesday evening at Lantz Arena. Griffin scored five points, had two rebounds and was 2-6 on field goals.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/MBB_03_O-1200x996.jpg)
Isaiah Griffin plays first season after post-high school training
Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor
• March 4, 2024
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Panther Profiles: Ep. 14: Corey Sawyer Jr.
Aidan Cusack and Patrick Schmitz
• February 13, 2024
![Junior guard Corey Sawyer Jr. (1) dribbles past a University of Tennessee Martin defender. The Panthers lost to the Skyhawks 76-59 Thursday evening in Groniger Arena.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/02/MBB01_06_O-713x1200.jpg)
Q&A with Corey Sawyer Jr.
Zaria Flippin and Chloe Proffitt
• February 5, 2024
![Junior guard/forward Kyndall Davis (10) and senior guard Tiger Booker (11) share a court together four years later after their time at Bogan High School.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/729A7696-9328-4903-A276-68C336EC9F5A-1200x1200.jpeg)
Goodie boys reunite at EIU
Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor
• January 29, 2024
![Senior guard Jordan Tiger Booker during the mens basketball game against Tennessee Tech Thursday night at Groniger Arena. The Panthers beat the Golden Eagles 68-59.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/MBB25_02_O-1200x800.jpg)
EIU obtains first home conference win
Chloe Proffitt, Sports Reporter
• January 26, 2024
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COLUMN: Coaches should not be allowed to stand on the court
Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor
• January 12, 2024
![Redshirt sophomore forward Kooper Jacobi puts the ball up in the paint during the Panthers first mens basketball game of the season against the Fighting Illini in the State Farm Center Monday night. Jacobi led the Panthers by scoring 10 points and rebounding 11 shots.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/MBB_01_O-1-e1699332732883-1200x900.jpg)
Jacobi records double-double in loss against Fighting Illini
Zaria Flippin, Sports Editor
• November 6, 2023
![Kinyon Hodges, a junior guard, scrambles after a loose ball during the mens basketball game against the University of Southern Indiana Eagles on Saturday afternoon, Dec. 31, 2022, at Lantz Arena. Hodges scored 10 points and had three assists. The Panthers won 91-80 against the Eagles.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/MBB_Hodges-Dive-Ball_O-900x569.jpg)
4 EIU men’s basketball players enter the transfer portal
Autumn Schulz, Sports Editor
• March 24, 2023
![Macy McGlone (33), Lariah Washington (22), and their head coach Matt Bollant, answer questions for a post-game interview after their loss against Tennessee Tech at the Ohio Valley Conference championships Friday afternoon.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ovc_02_AT_O-900x556.jpg)
4th quarter struggle leads to OVC semifinal loss for EIU
Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor
• March 3, 2023
![Senior guard Lariah Washington (22), protects the ball from a Tennessee Tech defender while making a one handed pass to a teammate at the Ohio Valley Conference Friday afternoon. The Panthers lost to the Golden Eagles 61-66.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/ovc_11_AT_O-900x739.jpg)
Washington, Litwiller play last basketball game as Panthers
Autumn Schulz, Sports Editor
• March 3, 2023
![Eastern Illinois University womens basketball Coach Matt Bollant instructs players during a timeout in the in Saturday afternoon game against Southeast Missouri State University at Lantz Arena.](https://www.dailyeasternnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/WBB_Timeout-900x600.jpg)
Women’s basketball is ‘fresh and rested’ for OVC Tournament
Kate Stevens, Assistant Sports Editor
• March 2, 2023
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