Eastern Illinois
Panthers
OVC
Groniger Arena · Charleston, IL
Season · 2026-27
- Record
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- Conference
- —
- AP poll
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These are 2025-26 numbers — 2026-27 numbers start after its first game.
Leaders · 2025-26 · per game
- Points
- Zion Fruster
- 14.5 ppg · 41.2 FG%
- Rebounds
- Kooper Jacobi
- 6.4 rpg
- Assists
- Meechie White
- 3.1 apg
- Steals
- Meechie White
- 2.0 spg
- Blocks
- Terry McMorris
- 1.1 bpg
- 3-pointers
- JT Elder
- 2.0 made a game · 50.0 3P%
Ratings · 2025-26
- Final record
- 13–20
- Final AP poll
- Unranked
- Adj. offense
- 96.2 · 345 of 365
- Adj. defense
- 112.2 · 239 of 365
- Adj. net
- -16.0 · 320 of 365
- SRS
- -6.5
- Elo
- 1581
- Pace
- 66.6
These are 2025-26 numbers — 2026-27 numbers start after its first game.
Offense · 2025-26
- Points / game
- 67.1
- Field goal %
- 42.8%
- 3-point %
- 32.3%
- 3-pointers made / game
- 5.5
- Free throw %
- 73.5%
- True shooting %
- 52.2%
- Rebounds / game
- 32.8
- Offensive rebounds / game
- 10.0
- Assists / game
- 12.2
- Turnovers / game
- 12.5
- Points in the paint / game
- 30.7
- Fast-break points / game
- 13.1
- Points off turnovers / game
- 15.5
Four factors
- Effective FG%
- 47.6%
- Turnover %
- 18.5%
- Off. rebound %
- 29.4%
- Free-throw rate
- .33
Players · per game · 2025-26
Scoring
| Zion Fruster | 30 | 31.7 | 14.5 | 41.2 | 30.3 | 81.4 |
| Kooper Jacobi | 33 | 33.3 | 11.1 | 41.4 | 24.0 | 52.2 |
| Andre Washington | 14 | 24.1 | 10.5 | 41.5 | 28.6 | 70.0 |
3-point shooting
| JT Elder | 2.0 | 4.0 | 50.0 |
| Preston Turner | 1.4 | 3.1 | 44.8 |
| Meechie White | 1.1 | 2.8 | 38.0 |
Playmaking
| Meechie White | 3.1 | 1.8 | 1.8 |
| Zion Fruster | 2.3 | 1.9 | 1.2 |
| Kooper Jacobi | 1.8 | 1.2 | 1.5 |
These are 2025-26 numbers — 2026-27 numbers start after its first game.
Defense · 2025-26
- Points allowed / game
- 70.3
- Opponent field goal %
- 43.2%
- Opponent 3-point %
- 31.4%
- Steals / game
- 7.8
- Blocks / game
- 3.1
- Turnovers forced / game
- 13.4
- Defensive rebounds / game
- 22.8
- Opponent points in the paint / game
- 29.9
- Fouls / game
- 16.4
Four factors
- Effective FG%
- 49.9%
- Turnover %
- 19.9%
- Off. rebound %
- 33.4%
- Free-throw rate
- .33
Players · per game · 2025-26
Defense
| Meechie White | 2.0 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
| JT Elder | 2.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 |
| Zion Fruster | 1.4 | 0.1 | 1.6 |
Rebounding
| Kooper Jacobi | 2.3 | 4.1 | 6.4 |
| Terry McMorris | 1.3 | 4.4 | 5.8 |
| Nazareth Fisher | 2.0 | 2.2 | 4.2 |
Roster · 2026-27 · ESPN
- #1
Markus BlackwellG · 6'2" · 180 lbs · Detroit, MI - #2
Devin DavenportG · 6'2" · 180 lbs · Milwaukee, WI - #3
Jaden MillerG · 6'1" · 160 lbs · Pearland, TX - #4
Jalen CallowayG · 6'3" · 175 lbs · Chicago, IL - #5
JT ElderG · 6'7" · 200 lbs · Tucson, AZ - #6
Tanner VogelC · 7'0" · 235 lbs · Busselton, WA - #7
Daniel NtambweF · 6'5" · 210 lbs - #8
Shia FrancisG · 6'3" · 195 lbs · Houston, TX - #9
Ethan HillsmanF · 6'6" · 190 lbs · Fishers, IN - #11
Gavin WelchF · 6'6" · 195 lbs · New Castle, IN - #12
Jayden WrightG · 5'11" · 180 lbs · Naperville, IL - #13
Logan KurtzG · 6'2" · 180 lbs · Tuscola, IL - #15
Andrew AustinF · 6'7" · 220 lbs · Rock Rapids, IA - #23
Shane SimsG · 6'4" · 200 lbs · Evansville, IN - #24
Demar BurtonF · 6'8" · 215 lbs · San Antonio, TX
Schedule · 2026-27
- Mon, 11/2at
Indiana7:00 PM - Fri, 11/6at
Iowa8:30 PM - Mon, 11/9at
Notre DameTBD - Wed, 11/11vsBlackburn8:00 PM
- Sun, 11/15vs
Purdue Fort Wayne3:00 PM - Tue, 11/17at
#24VanderbiltTBD - Fri, 11/20at
#3Illinois9:00 PM - Mon, 11/23vsIndiana-South Bend1:00 PM
- Sat, 11/28vs
Northern IllinoisTBD - Wed, 12/2vs
Illinois State8:00 PM - Sat, 12/5at
BellarmineTBD - Wed, 12/9at
Kansas CityTBD - Sat, 12/12vs
Arkansas-Pine Bluff3:00 PM - Sat, 12/19atNorthern IllinoisTBD
- Tue, 12/22vsEast-West University3:00 PM
- Thu, 12/31vs
Southeast Missouri StateTBD - Sat, 1/2vs
Tennessee State4:30 PM - Thu, 1/7at
Morehead StateTBD - Sat, 1/9vsOhio Christian3:00 PM
- Thu, 1/14at
Western Illinois8:30 PM - Sat, 1/16vs
Lindenwood4:30 PM - Thu, 1/21atSoutheast Missouri StateTBD
- Sat, 1/23vs
UT Martin4:30 PM - Sat, 1/30atLindenwood4:30 PM
- Thu, 2/4vs
Southern Indiana8:30 PM - Sat, 2/6vs
SIU EdwardsvilleTBD - Thu, 2/11atTennessee State8:30 PM
- Sat, 2/13atUT Martin4:30 PM
- Thu, 2/18vsWestern Illinois8:30 PM
- Sat, 2/20atSouthern Indiana4:30 PM
- Thu, 2/25atSIU EdwardsvilleTBD
- Sat, 2/27vsMorehead StateTBD
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