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2017–18 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

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2017–18 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team
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The 2017–18 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by sixth-year head coach Jay Spoonhour, played their home games at Lantz Arena in Charleston, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 12–19, 7–11 in OVC play, to finish in eighth place. They defeated Tennessee State in the first round of the OVC tournament[1] before losing in the quarterfinals to Austin Peay.[2]

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Previous season

The Panthers finished the 2016–17 season 14–15, 6–10 in OVC play, to finish in fifth place in the West Division. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

Preseason

After five years of divisional play in the OVC, the conference eliminated divisions for the 2017–18 season. Additionally, for the first time, each conference team played 18 conference games.[3]

In a vote of Ohio Valley Conference head men’s basketball coaches and sports information directors, Eastern Illinois was picked to finish sixth in the OVC.[3]

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