Eastern Illinois

Season: 2026 2025 2024 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2017 2016

Also known as: Eastern Illinois Panthers

Program History

Coach: Marty Simmons

2026 Team Stats (31 games)

67.1

PPG

70.0

Opp

-2.9

Margin

42.9%

FG%

32.3%

3P%

73.2%

FT%

32.8

RPG

12.1

APG

12.6

76.6

Pace

63.9

AdjO

76.0

AdjD

#320

Rank

Model Outputs

2025-2026

Catalog

Output is shown as model rating with league rank in parentheses when available.

Model	Output	Notes
Elo Elo Streaming paired-comparison rating with recency baked into sequential updates. More →	910 (#246)	-
Bradley-Terry Bradley-Terry Static logistic paired-comparison model with one team strength parameter. More →	840 (#296)	-
Bradley-Terry Recency Bradley-Terry Recency Static Bradley-Terry with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +109 elo More →	958 (#590)	HCA +109 elo
Margin Margin Linear team-strength model fit on point differential instead of binary wins. HCA +2.2 More →	-11.9 (#320)	HCA +2.2
Margin Recency Margin Recency Margin regression with exponential recency weights on newer games. HCA +2.5 More →	+3.7 (#324)	HCA +2.5
Pythagorean Pythagorean Pythagorean win expectation from raw points scored and allowed. More →	0.217 (#326)	-
Efficiency Efficiency Tempo-adjusted efficiency version of Pythagorean ratings. NetEff +11.1 More →	0.842 (#65)	NetEff +11.1
Adjusted Efficiency Adjusted Efficiency Opponent-adjusted efficiency model with separate offensive and defensive components. AdjNet -15.9 More →	0.137 (#322)	AdjNet -15.9
Log Adjusted Log Adjusted Log-scale adjusted efficiency model that downweights blowout leverage. AdjNet -16.1 More →	0.135 (#322)	AdjNet -16.1
Points Off/Def Points Off/Def Raw points regression with separate offensive and defensive team parameters. AdjO 63.9 \| AdjD 76.0 More →	0.250 (#320)	AdjO 63.9 \| AdjD 76.0
Points Off/Def Recency Points Off/Def Recency Off/def points regression with exponential recency weights. AdjO 69.9 \| AdjD 69.8 More →	0.503 (#236)	AdjO 69.9 \| AdjD 69.8
Core Ensemble Core Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More →	0.567 (#301)	Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Recency Ensemble Recency Ensemble Equal-logit blend of Elo, recency BT, recency margin, log-adjusted pyth, and recency points off/def. Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD More →	0.544 (#294)	Blend of Elo, BT, Margin, PythLog, PtsOD
Dynamic Bradley-Terry Dynamic Bradley-Terry Time-evolving paired-comparison model with latent team strength drift. RD 153 \| GP 31 More →	951 (#290)	RD 153 \| GP 31

2026 Schedule & Results

Date	Vs/At	Opponent	Result	Score
2025-11-04	@	Valparaiso Beacons	L	63 - 66
2025-11-07	vs	Nicholls Colonels	W	65 - 57
2025-11-11	@	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	L	58 - 78
2025-11-14	@	Kentucky Wildcats	L	53 - 99
2025-11-19	vs	Tiffin Dragons	W	62 - 50
2025-11-25	@	Central Arkansas Bears	L	60 - 81
2025-11-28	@	Purdue Boilermakers	L	62 - 109
2025-12-01	vs	Blackburn Beavers	-	Preview
2025-12-14	@	Iowa State Cyclones	L	53 - 78
2025-12-18	vs	SIU Edwardsville Cougars	W	76 - 72
2025-12-22	vs	East-West University Phantoms	W	110 - 56
2026-01-01	@	Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	L	59 - 68
2026-01-03	@	UT Martin Skyhawks	L	61 - 65
2026-01-08	vs	Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles	W	71 - 61
2026-01-10	vs	Tennessee State Tigers	W	74 - 70
2026-01-13	vs	Western Illinois Leathernecks	W	57 - 55
2026-01-15	@	Little Rock Trojans	L	63 - 74
2026-01-18	vs	Blackburn Beavers	W	105 - 49
2026-01-22	@	Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles	W	59 - 51
2026-01-24	@	Morehead State Eagles	L	68 - 73
2026-01-29	vs	UT Martin Skyhawks	L	68 - 76
2026-01-31	vs	Southeast Missouri State Redhawks	L	59 - 77
2026-02-05	@	Tennessee State Tigers	L	68 - 77
2026-02-07	@	Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles	W	60 - 54
2026-02-10	@	Western Illinois Leathernecks	L	70 - 79
2026-02-14	vs	Little Rock Trojans	W	78 - 72
2026-02-19	vs	Morehead State Eagles	L	70 - 73
2026-02-21	vs	Southern Indiana Screaming Eagles	L	68 - 70
2026-02-26	@	Lindenwood Lions	W	71 - 67
2026-02-28	@	SIU Edwardsville Cougars	L	50 - 77
2026-03-04	@	SIU Edwardsville Cougars	W	77 - 71
2026-03-05	@	UT Martin Skyhawks	L	63 - 66

2026 Roster

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Minutes by Position

The surface stays filled across the five on-court roles. Use the labels or legend to isolate how each player absorbs guard-to-big minutes.

Player	Pos	GP	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FGA	Numbers	PM	PM/G	PM/40	FG%	3P%	FT%	RAPM	TS%	eFG%
Z. Fruster	G	28	31.9	14.5	3.2	2.3	1.5	0.1	2.0	12.6	6.9	-2	-0.1	-0.1	41.5	31.2	79.6	0.23	50.8	45.8
K. Jacobi	F	31	33.4	11.0	6.4	1.8	1.0	0.3	1.3	10.7	8.6	-74	-3.2	-4.7	41.4	24.5	52.9	-1.02	46.4	44.9
Meechie White	-	31	30.2	10.3	3.5	2.9	2.1	0.1	1.7	8.0	9.3	-62	-2.8	-4.4	43.3	38.2	87.8	-0.28	56.5	50.2
A. Washington	-	14	22.7	9.7	1.7	1.0	1.0	0.1	0.9	9.0	3.6	-31	-2.2	-4.3	41.3	27.7	67.9	-0.2	49.2	46.4
J. Elder	-	1	17.0	8.0	0.0	0.0	2.0	0.0	1.0	6.0	3.0	-24	-24.0	-56.5	50.0	50.0	0	-0.33	66.7	66.7
Preston Turner	-	29	20.5	7.8	1.8	0.9	0.9	0.2	1.5	5.3	4.7	-97	-4.6	-9.9	46.1	43.5	81.5	-1.06	63.6	59.1
T. McMorris	F	31	26.5	7.7	5.8	1.5	0.9	1.1	1.6	5.5	9.9	-8	-0.4	-0.7	45.3	16.7	75.2	0.12	54.6	45.9
Markus Blackwell	-	23	16.6	4.7	1.1	0.9	0.3	0.2	1.0	4.3	1.9	-12	-1.0	-5.0	38.8	43.6	77.8	-0.49	50.5	47.4
N. Fisher	-	27	15.3	4.4	4.3	0.4	0.3	0.5	1.1	3.1	5.7	-72	-4.0	-12.3	56.0	0	68.4	-0.7	59.6	56.0
M. Olafioye	G	18	16.3	3.4	1.9	1.3	0.6	0.2	1.4	3.4	2.5	-66	-3.7	-10.2	37.7	11.1	61.9	-0.34	43.4	39.3
Andrew Austin	-	22	11.3	2.5	0.9	0.8	0.3	0.2	0.6	2.5	1.5	-20	-1.2	-5.0	34.5	21.4	61.5	-0.32	45.3	42.7
Prince Johnson	-	30	10.8	2.0	2.4	0.1	0.2	0.5	0.2	1.3	3.6	9	0.5	2.0	47.5	0	68.8	-0.04	55.5	47.5
K. Layton	G	0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Shane Sims	G	0	-	0.0	0.0	0.0	-	-	-	-	-	-216	-9.8	-20.7	-	-	-	-0.16	-	-

Numbers/Game vs RAPM

X-axis = Numbers/Game (PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA), Y-axis = RAPM.

Advanced: Numbers = PTS+REB+AST+STL+BLK-TO-FGA, PM = total +/-, PM/G = per game, PM/40 = per 40 minutes, RAPM = Regularized Adj Plus-Minus, TS% = True Shooting, eFG% = Effective FG