GREEN BAY – The Green Bay men's basketball team will welcome Eastern Illinois to the Resch Center this season, with a matchup against the Panthers slated for December 5, 2020. It will be the 40th meeting between the two programs, with the Phoenix leading the all-time series 23-16.

ABOUT EASTERN ILLINOIS
EIU was 17-15 overall and 9-9 in Ohio Valley Conference play last season. The Panthers welcomed the Phoenix to Lantz Arena last year and secured a victory on their home floor, 93-80. Eastern Illinois returns its leading scorer, Josiah Wallace, to the squad after he averaged 15.6 PPG and landed on First Team All-OVC last season. The Panthers also return All-OVC honorees Mack Smith (second team) and George Dixon (all-newcomer team).

Matchup: Green Bay vs Eastern Illinois
Date: Saturday, December 5, 2020
Location: Green Bay, WI (Resch Center)
All-Time Series: 40^th meeting (GB leads 23-16)

Below is a portion of the non-conference schedule. The NCAA's men's basketball oversight committee jointly agreed on Sept. 1 to propose Nov. 25 as the start date for the 2020-21 college basketball season. A decision on this matter will be announced in the coming weeks. For mor information, click here.

2020-21 Green Bay Men's Basketball Schedule (Home games in BOLD)
Nov. 10 - at Oklahoma State
Nov. 14 - MONTANA STATE
Dec. 5 - EASTERN ILLINOIS
Dec. 8 - at Syracuse
Dec. 10 - at LSU
Dec. 13 - at Jacksonville State
Dec. 16 - MERCER
 
Green Bay recently released its schedule for the Gotham Classic, which includes matchups with Syracuse (Dec. 8), LSU (Dec. 10), Jacksonville State (Dec. 13) and Mercer (Dec. 16). For more details on the 2020 Gotham Classic, click here.

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