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Eastern Illinois News

EIU hires Jay Spoonhour as head coach
CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) Eastern Illinois has hired Jay Spoonhour as its new head men's basketball coach. Eastern Illinois said Friday that it chose Spoonhour from a field of five finalists and will introduce him at a news conference Monday. Spoonhour replaces Mike Miller, who was fired after a 12-17 season Spoonhour was 64-27 in three seasons at Moberly Area Community College in Missouri.

EIU hires Jay Spoonhour as head coach

CHARLESTON, Ill. (AP) Eastern Illinois has hired Jay Spoonhour as its new head men's basketball coach.

Eastern Illinois said Friday that it chose Spoonhour from a field of five finalists and will introduce him at a news conference Monday. Spoonhour replaces Mike Miller, who was fired after a 12-17 season

Spoonhour was 64-27 in three seasons at Moberly Area Community College in Missouri.

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Standings - Ohio Valley

Teams	W	L	Pct	Conf	GB	L10	Stk
Belm	26	6	.812	16-2	-	8-2	W6
E KY	24	9	.727	13-5	3.0	7-3	L1
TNSt	18	14	.562	12-6	4.0	6-4	L1
Murr	21	10	.677	11-7	5.0	5-5	L1
SEMO	17	16	.515	9-9	7.0	6-4	L1
MorSt	15	18	.455	9-9	7.0	4-6	L1
JacSt	17	11	.607	8-8	7.0	5-5	L1
E IL	11	21	.344	6-11	9.5	5-5	L1
TNTec	12	17	.414	5-11	10.0	5-5	W1
SIU-E	9	18	.333	5-11	10.0	2-8	L5
TN-M	9	21	.300	5-12	10.5	5-5	L2
APSU	8	23	.258	4-12	11.0	3-7	W1

Team Leaders

	Name	Total
Pt/G	Morris Woods	11.0
Rb/G	Sherman Blanford	6.4
As/G	Austin Akers	4.0
St/G	Sherman Blanford	1.2
Blk/G	Josh Piper	0.7
FG%	Morris Woods	.510
FT%	Alex Austin	.699
3Pt%	Josh Piper	.388
Mn/G	Austin Akers	33.8
PF/G	Cameron Harvey	0.3

Full Team Stats

Team Rankings

	Total	Ohio Valley Rank	Div I Rank
PF/G	60.4	12	315
PA/G	64.2	2	111
Rb/G	32.7	10	328
FG%	.437	8	150
3P/G	6.0	9	182
PF/G	16.5	2	82
St/TO	0.5	5	185

Full NCAAB Team Rankings

Latest Game - Mar 6, 2013

Final	1	2		T
(7) Eastern Illinois(11-21)	29	39		68
(6) Southeast Missouri State(17-15)	42	36		78

	Pts	Reb	Ast
E IL	Piper (19)	Austin (8)	Akers (5)
SEMO	Stone (24)	Wilford (7)	Nutt (12)

Other Headlines

E. Illinois coach Miller won't be back
No. 11 Murray State rolls on to 21-0
No. 20 Murray State improves to 14-0
Shurna's 9 3s tie Northwestern record
Murray St. avoids upset bid in OVC semis

E. Illinois coach Miller won't be back

No. 11 Murray State rolls on to 21-0

No. 20 Murray State improves to 14-0

Shurna's 9 3s tie Northwestern record

Murray St. avoids upset bid in OVC semis

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Last 5 Games

Date	Team	Result
Wed, Mar 6	@Southeast Missouri State	L, 78-68	Boxscore Recap
Sat, Mar 2	Southern Illinois-Edwardsville	W, 61-46	Boxscore Recap
Tue, Feb 26	@Chicago State	W, 58-50	Boxscore Recap
Sat, Feb 23	@Northern Illinois	W, 59-47	Boxscore Recap
Wed, Feb 20	Belmont	L, 80-49	Boxscore Recap

Next 5 Games

Date	Team	Time

Full Schedule

Guard

#	Name	Ht	Wt	DOB	Age	Exp	Birthplace	High School
21	Akers, Austin	6'2"	185		0	4	Brazil, IN, USA	Olney Central College
31	Austin, Alex	6'4"	190		0	1	Chicago, IL, USA	Chicago Mount Carmel HS
10	Green, Dennis	6'3"	185		0	1	Bronx, NY, USA	Christian Faith Academy
24	Harvey, Cameron	6'3"	190		0	1	Chicago, IL, USA	Wheaton Academy
5	Herron, Malcolm	6'4"	205		0	4	Maywood, IL, USA	Western Texas CC
22	Jones, Taylor	6'2"	190		0	4	Rochester, IL, USA	Missouri State University-West Plains
32	Miller, Jonathan	6'2"	180		0	4	Upper Marlboro, MD, USA	Manatee JC
4	Smith, Reggie	6'	185	01/01/1992	21	3	Chicago, IL, USA	UNLV
20	Woods, Morris	6'3"	190		0	3	Chicago, IL, USA	Moraine Valley CC

Forward

#	Name	Ht	Wt	Exp	Birthplace	High School
12	Anderson, Keenan	6'7"	225	2	Marion, AR, USA	Olney Central College
15	Blanford, Sherman	6'6"	215	3	Philadelphia, PA, USA	Marshalltown CC
34	Holmes, Miles	6'7"	195	1	Kennett Square, PA, USA	St. John's NW Military Academy
2	Lubsey, Alex	6'6"	185	3	Las Vegas, NV, USA	Tyler JC
23	McGhee, R.J.	6'6"	190	3	Baton Rouge, LA, USA	Dodge City CC
55	Piper, Josh	6'8"	225	2	Champaign, IL, USA	Centennial HS

Game Information

Average Age: 21

Average Height: 6'4.2"

Average Weight: 195.7

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Player	GP	Mn/G	Pt/G	FG/G	FGA/G	FG%	3P/G	3PA/G	3Pt%	FT/G	FTA/G	FT%	ORb/G	DRb/G	Rb/G	As/G	St/G	Blk/G	TO/G	PF/G
Woods, Morris G	31	24.4	11.0	4.1	8.0	.510	0.0	0.5	.071	2.8	4.7	.596	1.8	2.5	4.3	1.4	0.8	0.4	2.6	2.8
Blanford, Sherman F	32	25.9	10.5	3.8	8.6	.442	0.0	0.0	.000	2.8	4.7	.611	2.8	3.7	6.4	2.3	1.2	0.5	1.8	2.8
Piper, Josh F	32	29.4	10.2	3.7	8.2	.450	1.6	4.2	.388	1.2	1.4	.864	1.3	3.1	4.4	1.3	0.6	0.7	1.4	2.1
Austin, Alex G	32	23.8	9.3	3.2	6.9	.464	1.2	3.3	.368	1.6	2.3	.699	0.1	2.3	2.5	1.1	0.8	0.0	1.2	1.8
Herron, Malcolm G	31	16.0	6.3	2.2	5.7	.386	1.1	3.0	.370	0.8	1.0	.813	0.6	1.8	2.4	0.7	0.5	0.1	0.9	1.5
Jones, Taylor G	32	29.0	5.6	1.8	4.4	.397	1.2	3.2	.366	0.9	1.1	.853	0.3	2.3	2.5	1.6	1.0	0.1	1.5	2.3
Akers, Austin G	31	33.8	5.0	1.8	5.2	.352	0.7	2.3	.292	0.6	0.9	.679	0.3	2.3	2.5	4.0	1.0	0.0	1.3	1.7
Harvey, Cameron G	31	10.2	1.9	0.7	1.7	.434	0.3	0.8	.333	0.2	0.2	.714	0.0	0.4	0.5	0.5	0.2	0.0	0.5	0.3
Anderson, Keenan F	26	9.0	1.4	0.5	1.0	.519	0.0	0.0	-	0.3	0.8	.364	0.6	0.7	1.3	0.3	0.5	0.3	0.8	1.2
Lubsey, Alex F	24	4.3	0.5	0.2	0.4	.444	0.0	0.0	-	0.2	0.3	.833	0.3	0.3	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.1	0.3	0.5
McGhee, R.J. F	1	14.0	0.0	0.0	7.0	.000	0.0	4.0	.000	0.0	0.0	-	1.0	2.0	3.0	2.0	1.0	0.0	2.0	3.0

Player	GP	Mn/G	Eff	As/TO	St/TO	PPS	2D	TF
Piper, Josh F	32	29.4	11.063	0.89	0.43	1.24	1	0
Blanford, Sherman F	32	25.9	12.406	1.26	0.66	1.21	4	0
Woods, Morris G	31	24.4	9.452	0.54	0.31	1.38	1	0
Austin, Alex G	32	23.8	8.125	0.95	0.71	1.33	0	0
Anderson, Keenan F	26	9.0	1.769	0.32	0.55	1.33	0	0
Herron, Malcolm G	31	16.0	5.452	0.79	0.50	1.11	0	0
Lubsey, Alex F	24	4.3	1.000	0.63	0.25	1.44	0	1
Akers, Austin G	31	33.8	7.581	3.08	0.80	0.95	0	0
Jones, Taylor G	32	29.0	6.438	1.08	0.65	1.26	0	0
McGhee, R.J. F	1	14.0	-3.000	1.00	0.50	0.00	0	0
Harvey, Cameron G	31	10.2	1.516	1.07	0.36	1.11	0	0

Date	Opponent	Result	Pts Leader	Rebs Leader	Asst Leader	Game Info
Fri Nov 9	@Bradley	L, 76-53	Woods (14)	Woods (8)	Woods (4)	Recap \| Boxscore
Tue Nov 13	Wright State	L, 56-44	Austin (14)	Austin (8)	Blanford (3)	Recap \| Boxscore
Fri Nov 16	@Eastern Michigan	L, 60-52	Blanford (14)	Blanford (9)	Akers (7)	Recap \| Boxscore
Sat Nov 17	@Texas-Pan American	W, 63-50	Piper (28)	Piper (7)	Akers (6)	Recap \| Boxscore
Sun Nov 18	Indiana-Purdue Fort Wayne	W, 68-67	Blanford (22)	Blanford (7)	Akers (4)	Recap \| Boxscore
Wed Nov 21	Rochester (MI) College	L, 59-56	Blanford (17)	Blanford (11)	Blanford (4)	Recap \| Boxscore
Sat Nov 24	Houston Baptist	W, 64-44	Piper (11)	Piper (7)	Akers (3)	Recap \| Boxscore
Wed Nov 28	Central Arkansas	L, 74-72	Woods (14)	Piper (7)	Akers (4)	Recap \| Boxscore
Sat Dec 1	@Stony Brook	L, 66-52	Piper (14)	Herron (8)	Akers (6)	Recap \| Boxscore
Wed Dec 5	Western Illinois	L, 57-45	Herron (15)	Blanford (8)	Blanford (2)	Recap \| Boxscore
Sat Dec 8	Toledo	L, 67-59	Austin (22)	Blanford (9)	Piper (5)	Recap \| Boxscore
Wed Dec 19	@Saint Louis	L, 72-45	Austin (17)	Blanford (4)	Blanford (2)	Recap \| Boxscore
Sat Dec 22	@Drake	L, 74-56	Blanford (18)	Blanford (7)	Woods (3)	Recap \| Boxscore
Sat Dec 29	@Tennessee State	L, 67-59	Austin (18)	Piper (5)	Akers (6)	Recap \| Boxscore
Thu Jan 3	@Eastern Kentucky	L, 65-54	Woods (15)	Blanford (9)	Blanford (3)	Recap \| Boxscore
Sat Jan 5	@Morehead State	L, 65-50	Blanford (14)	Jones (4)	Akers (5)	Recap \| Boxscore
Thu Jan 10	Tennessee Tech	L, 77-73	Woods (34)	Woods (5)	Blanford (8)	Recap \| Boxscore
Sat Jan 12	Jacksonville State	L, 61-55	Blanford (22)	Blanford (7)	Akers (7)	Recap \| Boxscore
Thu Jan 17	@Murray State	L, 70-49	Blanford (11)	Blanford (4)	Akers (5)	Recap \| Boxscore
Sat Jan 19	@Austin Peay	W, 77-67	Piper (20)	Blanford (10)	Blanford (6)	Recap \| Boxscore
Thu Jan 24	Tennessee-Martin	W, 69-56	Blanford (21)	Woods (6)	Akers (7)	Recap \| Boxscore
Sat Jan 26	Southeast Missouri State	W, 78-72	Blanford (20)	Blanford (12)	Akers (5)	Recap \| Boxscore
Sat Feb 2	@Southern Illinois-Edwardsville	L, 49-45	Woods (16)	Blanford (9)	Jones (3)	Recap \| Boxscore
Thu Feb 7	@Tennessee-Martin	W, 93-65	Woods (18)	Blanford (10)	Akers (8)	Recap \| Boxscore
Sat Feb 9	@Southeast Missouri State	L, 77-64	Austin (16)	Blanford (6)	Jones (6)	Recap \| Boxscore
Thu Feb 14	Austin Peay	L, 71-64	Woods (24)	Woods (10)	Akers (4)	Recap \| Boxscore
Sat Feb 16	Murray State	W, 79-70	Woods (20)	Blanford (8)	Blanford (4)	Recap \| Boxscore
Wed Feb 20	Belmont	L, 80-49	Blanford (21)	Herron (6)	Blanford (8)	Recap \| Boxscore
Sat Feb 23	@Northern Illinois	W, 59-47	Woods (18)	Piper (8)	Blanford (2)	Recap \| Boxscore
Tue Feb 26	@Chicago State	W, 58-50	Herron (14)	Blanford (12)	Blanford (3)	Recap \| Boxscore
Sat Mar 2	Southern Illinois-Edwardsville	W, 61-46	Woods (16)	Blanford (6)	Akers (3)	Recap \| Boxscore
Wed Mar 6	@Southeast Missouri State	L, 78-68	Piper (19)	Austin (8)	Akers (5)	Recap \| Boxscore

Canaan, Murray State top Eastern Illinois 70-49

Jan 17, 11:11PM

Tennessee Tech defeats Eastern Illinois 77-73

Jan 10, 10:52PM

Rochester beats Eastern Illinois 59-56

Nov 21, 6:48PM

EIU hires Jay Spoonhour as head coach

Apr 6, 3:52PM

Eastern Illinois won't renew coach's contract

Feb 27, 3:05PM

No. 11 Murray St beats Eastern Illinois 73-58

Jan 29, 12:21AM

Wilson leads Murray State over Eastern Illinois

Dec 30, 11:55PM

Shurna, Northwestern beat Eastern Illinois 87-72

Dec 18, 8:08PM

Central Arkansas survives 2 OTs for 107-96 win

Nov 26, 9:07PM

Loyola of Chicago 61, E. Illinois 65

Nov 16, 11:15PM

Anderson, Ind. 47, E. Illinois 80

Jan 3, 10:43PM

Easley sparks Murray State past E. Illinois 55-51

Mar 5, 9:45PM

E. Kentucky 61, E. Illinois 68

Mar 2, 11:15PM

Eastern Illinois tops Tennessee State 66-61

Feb 27, 10:16PM

Eastern Illinois turns away Austin Peay 83-73

Feb 25, 11:24PM

Eastern Illinois slips by Northern Illinois 73-70

Feb 20, 10:00PM

E. Illinois beats Tennessee-Martin 83-68

Feb 16, 11:25PM

Eastern Illinois turns back Eastern Kentucky 77-54

Feb 13, 9:49PM

Eastern Illinois edges Morehead State 76-75

Feb 11, 11:51PM

Eastern Illinois defeats Southeast Missouri 75-49

Feb 6, 11:08PM

Jacksonville State defeats Eastern Illinois 70-55

Jan 30, 8:21PM

Tennessee Tech beats E Illinois 75-65

Jan 28, 11:55PM

Laser, Eastern Illinois top Tennessee-Martin 60-46

Jan 23, 9:45PM

Murray State turns back Eastern Illinois 60-51

Jan 21, 11:32PM

Morehead State defeats Eastern Illinois 73-51

Jan 16, 7:07PM

Eastern Kentucky beats Eastern Illinois 67-59

Jan 14, 10:10PM

Murray State beats Eastern Illinois 75-59

Jan 11, 10:34PM

Eastern Illinois rolls by Southeast Missouri 88-68

Jan 9, 2:56PM

Eastern Illinois tops Tennessee Tech 97-93 in OT

Jan 5, 12:18AM

Eastern Illinois tips Jacksonville State 50-48

Jan 2, 9:51PM

Mitchell, Saint Louis down Eastern Illinois 60-42

Dec 29, 11:47PM

Eastern Illinois clobbers Franklin, 100-40

Dec 22, 11:39PM

Eastern Illinois beats Belmont 63-60

Dec 19, 10:46PM

Eastern Illinois edges Western Illinois 44-41

Dec 12, 10:38PM

Kool, Western Michigan stop Eastern Illinois 69-58

Dec 9, 11:29PM

Austin Peay beats Eastern Illinois 73-60

Dec 5, 11:14PM

E. Illinois defeats Tennessee State 83-81 in 3OT

Dec 4, 12:29AM

Hedgepeth, Belmont crush Eastern Illinois 95-62

Nov 28, 9:27PM

Eastern Illinois dumps Chicago State 82-68

Nov 24, 11:31PM

Eastern Illinois has no trouble with Eureka 93-64

Nov 21, 9:50PM

Nobles, IUPUI repel Eastern Illinois rally 69-66

Nov 18, 10:57PM

Eastern Illinois defeats Toledo 72-62

Nov 14, 9:46PM

Austin Peay rallies to beat E. Illinois 57-54

Mar 3, 11:20PM

Tennessee State tops Eastern Illinois 83-63

Feb 28, 11:21PM

Austin Peay tops Eastern Illinois 69-54

Feb 26, 11:01PM

E. Illinois stems W. Michigan rally, 59-57

Feb 21, 5:13PM

Tennessee-Martin beats Eastern Illinois 76-60

Feb 18, 10:17PM

Eastern Kentucky defeats Eastern Illinois 73-55

Feb 14, 10:35PM

Morehead State beats Eastern Illinois 64-48

Feb 12, 9:41PM

Murray State beats Eastern Illinois 59-53

Feb 9, 11:01PM

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