2019–20 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

2019–20 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record17–15 (9–9 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaLantz Arena
2019–20 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Belmont 15 3   .833 26 7   .788
Murray State 15 3   .833 23 9   .719
Austin Peay 14 4   .778 21 12   .636
Eastern Kentucky 12 6   .667 16 17   .485
Tennessee State 9 9   .500 18 15   .545
Eastern Illinois 9 9   .500 17 15   .531
Jacksonville State 8 10   .444 13 19   .406
Morehead State 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
Tennessee Tech 6 12   .333 9 22   .290
UT Martin 5 13   .278 9 20   .310
SIU Edwardsville 5 13   .278 8 23   .258
Southeast Missouri State 3 15   .167 7 24   .226
2020 OVC tournament winner

The 2019–20 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by eighth-year head coach Jay Spoonhour, played their home games at Lantz Arena as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 17–15, 9–9 in OVC play, to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Jacksonville State in the first round of the OVC tournament before losing in the quarterfinals to Austin Peay.