2020–21 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by ninth-year head coach Jay Spoonhour, played their home games at Lantz Arena in Charleston, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 9–18, 6–14 in OVC play to finish in a tie for ninth place. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.

2020–21 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record9–18 (6–14 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Justin Brown
  • Matt Bringman
  • Mark Bernsen
Home arenaLantz Arena
2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Belmont182 .900264  .867
Morehead State173 .850238  .742
Eastern Kentucky155 .750227  .759
Jacksonville State136 .684189  .667
Austin Peay1010 .5001413  .519
Murray State1010 .5001313  .500
Southeast Missouri State911 .4501116  .407
SIU Edwardsville712 .368917  .346
Eastern Illinois614 .300918  .333
UT Martin614 .300816  .333
Tennessee Tech515 .250522  .185
Tennessee State317 .150419  .174
2021 OVC tournament winner

On March 4, 2021, the school announced that they would not renew head coach Jay Spoonhour's contract. Nearly a month later, the school named Clemson assistant and former Evansville head coach Marty Simmons the team's new head coach.

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