Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball

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Eastern Illinois Panthers
women's basketball
Basketball current event.svg 2024–25 Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball team
Eastern Illinois Panthers wordmark.svg
University Eastern Illinois University
Athletic director Tom Michael
Head coach Marqus McGlothan (1st season)
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
Location Charleston, Illinois
Arena Lantz Arena
(capacity: 5,300)
Nickname Panthers
ColorsBlue and gray [1]
   
NCAA tournament appearances
1988
AIAW tournament Elite Eight
Division II: 1981
Other AIAW tournament results
AppearancesDivision II: 1981
Conference tournament champions
Gateway: 1988
Conference regular-season champions
Gateway: 1988
OVC: 2010, 2013

The Eastern Illinois Panthers women's basketball team is the basketball team that represents Eastern Illinois University in Charleston, Illinois, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Ohio Valley Conference. [2]

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History

Prior to joining the OVC in 1996, Eastern Illinois had won the Gateway Conference tournament in 1988, where they reached what is so far their only NCAA Tournament appearance, which they lost 78–72 at home against Colorado. They have made the WNIT in 2010 and 2013. As of the end of the 2015–16 season, the Panthers have an all-time record of 576–645. [3] [4]

Season Results

YearCoachOverall recordConference recordConference standingPostseason
1973–74 [5] Helen Riley10–9
1974–75Helen Riley7–13
1975–76Helen Riley9–10
1976–77 Melinda Fischer 14–7
1977–78Melinda Fischer8–11
1978–79Melinda Fischer15–11
1979–80Barbara Hilke20–10
1980–81Barbara Hilke25–8 AIAW Division II Quarterfinals
1981–82Barbara Hilke22–11
Gateway Collegiate Athletic Conference
1982–83Barbara Hilke22–72–3
1983–84Barbara Hilke16–1210–85th of 10
1984–85Barbara Hilke16–128–105th of 10
1985–86Barbara Hilke18–1010–85th of 10
1986–87Barbara Hilke17–1311–73rd of 10
1987–88Barbara Hilke22–814–41st of 10 NCAA first round
1988–89Barbara Hilke16–1211–74th of 10
1989–90Barbara Hilke15–1211–75th of 10
1990–91Barbara Hilke14–139–9T-5th of 10
1991–92Barbara Hilke8–194–149th of 10
1992–93Barbara Hilke3–242–148th of 9
1993–94John Klein5–213–15T-9th of 10
1994–95John Klein16–1210–85th of 10
1995–96John Klein12–159–9T-6th of 10
Ohio Valley Conference
1996–97John Klein12–158–105th of 10
1997–98John Klein12–1510–85th of 10
1998–99John Klein5–213–15T-9th of 10
1999–00Linda Wunder8–196–12T-8th of 10
2000–01Linda Wunder7–203–139th of 9
2001–02Linda Wunder7–216–10T-6th of 9
2002–03Linda Wunder6–225–117th of 9
2003–04Linda Wunder8–195–119th of 11
2004–05 Brady Sallee 10–173–1310th of 11
2005–06Brady Sallee10–199–117th of 11
2006–07Brady Sallee10–197–139th of 11
2007–08Brady Sallee19–1315–5T-2nd of 11
2008–09Brady Sallee24–915–32nd of 10
2009–10Brady Sallee23–1116–21st of 10 WNIT 1st Round
2010–11Brady Sallee18–1313–5T-3rd of 10 WBI 1st Round
2011–12Brady Sallee22–913–32nd of 11 WNIT 1st Round
2012–13 Lee Buchanan 20–1212–41st West WNIT 2nd Round
2013–14 Debbie Black 12–167–9T-2nd West
2014–15Debbie Black10–207–9T-7th of 12
2015–16Debbie Black3–252–1412th of 12
2016–17Debbie Black9–195–1112th of 12
2017–18 Matt Bollant 3–262–1612th of 12
2018–19Matt Bollant11–185–13T-10th of 12
2019–20Matt Bollant19–1212–64th of 12
2020–21Matt Bollant11–159–118th of 12
2021–22Matt Bollant16–1411–7T-4th of 10
2022–23Matt Bollant21–814–42nd of 10
2023–24Matt Bollant15–1811–7T-2nd of 11
2024–25Marqus McGlothan18–1215–53rd of 11
Totals9 Coaches
50 Years
6 Postseason Appearances

Postseason

NCAA Division I

The Panthers have appeared in the NCAA Division I Tournament one time. Their record is 0–1.

YearSeedRoundOpponentResult
1988 #10First Round#7 ColoradoL 78–72

WNIT results

The Panthers have appeared in the Women's National Invitation Tournament (WNIT) three times. Their record is 1–3.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2010 First RoundMarquetteL 56–85
2012 First RoundTexas TechL 71–85
2013 First Round
Second Round
Missouri
Illinois
W 60–58
L 54–62

WBI results

The Panthers have appeared in the Women's Basketball Invitational (WBI) once. Their record is 0–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
2011 First RoundChicago StateL 64–73

AIAW College Division/Division II

The Panthers made one appearance in the AIAW National Division II basketball tournament, with a record of 1–1.

YearRoundOpponentResult
1981 First Round
Quarterfinals
Colorado College
William Penn
W, 77–69
L, 73–53

Retired Numbers

No.PlayerPositionCareerDate of Retirement
13Nancy Kassebaum [6] G 1979–83February 24, 2005

References

  1. "EIU BRANDING, MARKETING & LOGOS" . Retrieved January 1, 2024.
  2. "Women's Basketball".
  3. http://static.eiu.sidearmsports.com/custompages/wbball/2016-17/2016-17_WBB-quickfacts.pdf?path=wbball [ bare URL PDF ]
  4. http://static.eiu.sidearmsports.com/custompages/wbball/2016-17/2016-17_WBB_MG.pdf [ bare URL PDF ]
  5. "2017 EIU Women's Basketball Records" (PDF).
  6. "EIU Retired Numbers".