Mike Lewis Coaching Legacy

[Deuce2223]

Tough loss losing out on Troutman.

I just went through the same thing at UC Davis. The #1 Overall/#1 PG 6'4 Preston West out of Billings Montana picked DePaul (the school I almost left for last year) over coming to UC Davis.

[grismosw]

Quote: Originally Posted by Deuce2223

Tough loss losing out on Troutman. I just went through the same thing at UC Davis. The #1 Overall/#1 PG 6'4 Preston West out of Billings Montana picked DePaul (the school I almost left for last year) over coming to UC Davis.

Most frustrating part is Morehead State isn't doing good this year and their coaching staff is a lot worse than ours with regards to charisma. Their best is D+. They got a guy we were high on last year too.

Oh well, I think Callans or Bey might be a lot better anyway.

[grismosw]

Panthers get sloppy late, get blown out

Nashville, TN - There aren't many teams in the country that could over come their starting backcourt shooting 9 of 29 from the field and the Panthers are one of them who can't. Romain Martin and Mike Robinson both struggled on the night, while the rest of the team shot 14 of 22.

The Tigers controlled the game after the first 10 minutes and the Panthers never really threatened, the lead was cut to 8 with just over 2 minutes to play but then the Tigers picked it up a notch on both ends of the court.

EIU will get a shot at revenge in a few weeks in what has been a chippy series the last two seasons. The Panthers did not appreciate Tennessee State star Bruce Price's three point shot at the buzzer. Coach Lewis said "he won't get my vote for first team OVC or even second team for that matter.""

Up next for EIU is a road trip to Morehead State (3-4).

NCAA Scoreboard - Eastern Illinois (4-3) at Tennessee State (4-3)

December 4, 2008 1st 2nd F Eastern Illinois 29 30 59 Tennessee State 37 39 76 Top Performers Eastern Illinois - Stats Matt Dorlack (8 pts, 8 reb, 2 blk) Romain Martin (17 pts) Tennessee State - Stats Gerald Robinson (19 pts, 4 reb, 4 ast, 2 stl) Bruce Price (18 pts, 4 ast)

Team Stats Comparison EIU TSU FG Made-Attempted 23/51 30/59 3-PT Made-Attempted 4/10 6/16 FT Made-Attempted 9/10 10/15 Rebounds 23 29 Assists 6 18 Steals 7 12 Blocks 3 5 Turnovers 12 8 Fastbreak Points - -

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[grismosw]

Big second half leads to EIU win

Morehead, KY - The Panthers trailed this one 34-30 heading into halftime but went to the line 20 times in the 2nd half, hitting on 18 of them. That led to a 47-31 margin in the 2nd half and a much needed conference win on the road.

EIU had 4 in double figures on the night led by Romain Martin with 25 points, he was 6 of 11 from the field, 3 of 6 from 3-point land, and 10 of 11 from the free throw line. Hopefully he has broken out of his shooting funk.

Up next the Panthers head to Gainesville, FL to take on the Florida Gators (5-4) who are loaded but struggling with team chemistry so far this season. They were ranked #11 in the Preseason Poll.

NCAA Scoreboard - Eastern Illinois (5-3) at Morehead State (4-5)

December 6, 2008 1st 2nd F Eastern Illinois 30 47 77 Morehead State 34 31 65 Top Performers Eastern Illinois - Stats Romain Martin (25 pts) Matt Dorlack (15 pts, 7 reb) Morehead State - Stats Leon Buchanon (15 pts) Maze Stallworth (14 pts, 6 reb)

Team Stats Comparison EIU MSU FG Made-Attempted 24/46 24/63 3-PT Made-Attempted 6/11 6/15 FT Made-Attempted 23/30 11/13 Rebounds 28 33 Assists 10 11 Steals 5 6 Blocks 5 2 Turnovers 7 8 Fastbreak Points - -

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[hockeyplaya2724]

Nice 5-3 start

[blakjak12]

Quote: Originally Posted by hockeyplaya2724

Nice 5-3 start

Definitely. Way to start your season.

[grismosw]

Thanks guys, I'm pretty happy at 5-3 especially with the win over Kentucky.

[grismosw]

Gators pound the Panthers

Gainesville, FL - The Florida Gators (8-4) put on quite the offensive show against Eastern Illinois (5-4), as 5 Gators scored in double figures and three more added 8 or more. The Gators rolled to a 91-58 win, led by sixth man Walter Hodge with 14 points and 7 assists.

The Panthers struggled to stop Florida as they seemed to score at will with any number of weapons, including last year's #2 overall ranked recruit Shane Gunn. Gunn had 11 points and 5 assists.

Up next the Panthers head to Maryland (6-3) to take on the Terrapins, led by Greivis Vasquez (14.6 ppg, 4.9 rpg, 4.3 apg) and super freshman Dupree Bell (17.2 ppg, 4.4 rpg).

NCAA Scoreboard - Eastern Illinois (5-4) at Florida (8-4)

December 20, 2008 1st 2nd F Eastern Illinois 28 30 58 Florida 42 49 91 Top Performers Eastern Illinois - Stats Romain Martin (21 pts) Dave Armstrong (9 pts, 3 reb, 2 blk) Florida - Stats Walter Hodge (14 pts, 7 ast) Shane Gunn (11 pts, 5 ast)

Team Stats Comparison EIU FLA FG Made-Attempted 22/47 36/55 3-PT Made-Attempted 4/7 9/16 FT Made-Attempted 10/13 10/12 Rebounds 19 20 Assists 7 23 Steals 1 7 Blocks 2 6 Turnovers 9 1 Fastbreak Points - -

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