2021–22 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team

2021–22 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record5–26 (3–15 OVC)
Head coach
Associate head coachDoug Novsek
Assistant coaches
  • Justin Walker
  • Quinn Peterson
Home arenaLantz Arena
2021–22 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 20 Murray State 18 0   1.000 31 3   .912
Belmont 15 3   .833 25 8   .758
Morehead State 13 5   .722 23 11   .676
Southeast Missouri State 8 9   .471 14 18   .438
Tennessee State 8 10   .444 14 18   .438
Austin Peay 8 10   .444 12 17   .414
Tennessee Tech 7 10   .412 11 21   .344
SIU Edwardsville 5 13   .278 11 21   .344
UT Martin 4 14   .222 8 22   .267
Eastern Illinois 3 15   .167 5 26   .161
2022 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2021–22 Eastern Illinois Panthers men's basketball team represented Eastern Illinois University in the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Panthers, led by first-year head coach Marty Simmons, played their home games at Lantz Arena in Charleston, Illinois as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). They finished the season 5–26, 3–15 in OVC play, to finish in last place. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.