2022-2023 Eastern Illinois Panthers

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2022-2023 Eastern Illinois Panthers Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
2 Paul Bizimana So F 6-9 215 - Haltom City (TX) United States Haltom High School
23 Rodolfo Bolis So F 6-8 240 May 12, 2003 Muqui Brazil NBA Academy Latin America
13 Kyle Carlesimo Fr G 6-2 180 - Seattle (WA) United States St. Thomas More Prep
20 Caleb Donaldson Sr G 6-5 195 - Bloomington (IL) United States Bloomington High School
11 Nick Ellington Jr F 6-7 215 - St. Louis (MO) United States Cardinal Ritter College Prep High School
3 Cam Haffner Fr G 6-2 170 - Westfield (IN) United States Westfield High School
34 Jermaine Hamlin Sr PF 6-10 235 Dec 28, 2000 Lincoln (IL) United States Lincoln Community High School
14 Trevor Heffren Fr G 6-3 170 - Eureka (IL) United States Eureka High School
10 Kinyon Hodges Jr G 6-2 180 - Cape Girardeau (MO) United States N/A
1 Charles Lane, Jr. Sr G 6-5 200 - Eatonville (FL) United States N/A
22 Luke Light Fr F 6-8 205 - Surprise (AZ) United States Paradise Honors High School
25 Dan Luers Jr G 6-5 210 - Lebanon (OH) United States Bishop Fenwick High School
5 Sincere Malone Fr F 6-8 210 - Chicago (IL) United States We Are United Prep
4 Yaakema Rose, Jr. Sr G 5-8 180 - Springfield (IL) United States Lanphier High School
24 Kyle Thomas Fr C 6-10 220 - Westchester (IL) United States Benet Academy

Recent Eastern Illinois Panthers History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2022-2023 9-22 (5-13) 10th (OVC) N/A N/A
2021-2022 5-26 (3-15) 10th (OVC) N/A N/A
2020-2021 9-18 (6-14) 9th (OVC) N/A N/A
2019-2020 17-15 (9-9) 5th (OVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 14-18 (7-11) 6th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2017-2018 12-19 (7-11) 8th (OVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2016-2017 14-15 (6-10) 10th (OVC) N/A N/A
2015-2016 13-17 (9-7) 7th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2014-2015 18-15 (9-7) 6th (OVC) 2nd Rnd CIT 2nd Rnd
2013-2014 11-19 (7-9) 7th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2012-2013 11-21 (6-10) 8th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2011-2012 12-17 (5-11) 10th (OVC) N/A N/A
2010-2011 9-21 (4-14) 9th (OVC) N/A N/A
2009-2010 19-12 (11-7) 3rd (OVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2008-2009 12-18 (8-10) 7th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 7-22 (6-14) 10th (OVC) N/A N/A
2006-2007 10-20 (6-14) 10th (OVC) N/A N/A
2005-2006 6-21 (5-15) 9th (OVC) N/A N/A
2004-2005 12-16 (7-9) 8th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 6-21 (4-12) 10th (OVC) N/A N/A
2002-2003 15-15 (9-7) 4th (OVC) N/A N/A

2022-2023 Eastern Illinois Panthers Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Cam Haffner OVC Freshman of the Year
Kinyon Hodges OVC All-Newcomer Team
Kinyon Hodges OVC Player of the Week (Dec 26, 2022)
Yaakema Rose, Jr. OVC Player of the Week (Dec 19, 2022)
Kyle Carlesimo OVC Freshman of the Week (Nov 28, 2022)
Cam Haffner OVC Freshman of the Week (Feb 13, 2023)
Cam Haffner OVC Freshman of the Week (Jan 9, 2023)
Cam Haffner OVC Freshman of the Week (Feb 20, 2023)
Cam Haffner OVC Freshman of the Week (Jan 30, 2023)
Cam Haffner OVC Freshman of the Week (Feb 6, 2023)
Sincere Malone OVC Freshman of the Week (Feb 27, 2023)
Kyle Thomas OVC Freshman of the Week (Jan 23, 2023)
Kyle Thomas OVC Freshman of the Week (Dec 5, 2022)
Kyle Thomas OVC Freshman of the Week (Dec 26, 2022)
Kinyon Hodges OVC Newcomer of the Week (Jan 23, 2023)
Kinyon Hodges OVC Newcomer of the Week (Jan 16, 2023)
Yaakema Rose, Jr. OVC Newcomer of the Week (Dec 19, 2022)
Yaakema Rose, Jr. OVC Newcomer of the Week (Nov 21, 2022)

2022-2023 Eastern Illinois Panthers Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters C. Haffner K. Hodges C. Donaldson N. Ellington S. Malone
Rotation Y. Rose, Jr.       K. Thomas
Rotation K. Carlesimo        
Lim PT   C. Lane, Jr. D. Luers J. Hamlin  
Lim PT     L. Light P. Bizimana  
Lim PT       R. Bolis  

2022-2023 Eastern Illinois Panthers Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Kinyon Hodges 26 32.3 14.4 3.5 2.7 1.4 0.3 1.8
Yaakema Rose, Jr. 27 24.7 9.0 3.8 3.4 1.6 0.1 1.5
Caleb Donaldson 31 32.2 8.5 2.4 3.3 0.7 0.2 2.0
Cam Haffner 27 19.6 7.5 1.8 1.3 0.6 0.1 1.0
Nick Ellington 31 17.4 7.3 4.4 0.5 0.6 1.0 1.1
Sincere Malone 31 23.5 6.7 4.9 1.4 2.0 0.4 1.4
Kyle Thomas 29 13.1 5.9 3.7 0.3 0.3 0.5 1.1
Charles Lane, Jr. 16 10.8 4.2 2.1 0.4 0.3 0.1 0.8
Kyle Carlesimo 26 13.9 4.0 1.6 1.5 0.5 0.0 1.2
Dan Luers 29 16.1 3.7 2.3 0.8 0.6 0.0 1.0
Jermaine Hamlin 27 9.4 3.1 2.0 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.9
Paul Bizimana 22 10.3 2.9 1.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.6
Rodolfo Bolis 10 5.3 1.9 1.6 0.4 1.0 0.1 0.4
Luke Light 3 1.7 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

2022-2023 Eastern Illinois Panthers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Marty Simmons Head Coach 2021-2022 Assistant to the Head Coach (Clemson, 2018 to 2021)
Doug Novsek Associate Head Coach 2021-2022 Associate Head Coach (Idaho, 2020 to 2021)
Justin Walker Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Assistant Coach (Southern Illinois, 2017 to 2019)
Quinn Peterson Assistant Coach 2021-2022 Graduate Assistant (Missouri, 2020 to 2021)
Tom Michael Athletic Director 2014-2015 N/A
Rich Moser Associate Athletic Director of Communications 2012-2013 N/A
Jim Nave Head Athletic Trainer 2016-2017 N/A
Joe Niehaus Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2014-2015 N/A