2016-17 Eureka College Men's Basketball News

2017 Chip Wilde Summer Basketball Camp Dates Set
2017 Chip Wilde Summer Basketball Camp Dates Set

April 17, 2017

EUREKA, Ill. – Tenth-year Eureka College men's basketball head coach Chip Wilde will host three different youth basketball camps this summer inside the Christine Bonati Bollwinkle Arena and Convocation Center. Wilde will host a Father-Child Clinic on June 17, a Boys & Girls Day Camp from July 24 through July 27 and an Advanced Skills Camp on July 31.

Photo courtesy of Michael Hammerstrand.
Shea Feehan Named to D3hoops.com All-Region Team

March 13, 2017

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Eureka College sophomore guard Shea Feehan (Peoria, Ill./Notre Dame H.S.) added to his growing list of honors on Monday, earning a spot on the D3hoops.com All-Central Region Third Team, according to an announcement from D3hoops.com. Feehan is the first Eureka men’s basketball player to receive All-Region honors since 2014.

Feehan, Davis Land All-SLIAC Honors
Feehan, Davis Land All-SLIAC Honors

February 24, 2017

GREENVILLE, Ill. – Eureka College sophomore guard Shea Feehan (Peoria, Ill./Notre Dame H.S.) was named to the All-St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference First Team and junior guard Kendall Davis (Peoria, Ill./Limestone H.S./Illinois Central) secured a spot on the All-SLIAC Second Team, league commissioner Angie Morenz announced Friday at the SLIAC Tournament in Greenville, Ill.

Eureka Rally Falls Short on Senior Day, 84-82
Eureka Rally Falls Short on Senior Day, 84-82

February 18, 2017

EUREKA, Ill. – The Eureka College men’s basketball team overcame a 15-point second-half deficit and pulled even in the final minute of Saturday’s St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game against Iowa Wesleyan, but the Tigers made two foul shots with :03.4 seconds left to secure an 84-82 win over the Red Devils at Christine Bonati Bollwinkle Arena.

Courtesy of Michael Hammerstrand.
Iowa Wesleyan Visits Saturday For Senior Day

February 17, 2017

EUREKA, Ill. -- Eureka College seniors Parker Gibson and Nate Bell will play their final collegiate games Saturday during Senior Day when the Red Devils host Iowa Wesleyan for a 3 p.m. St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tip-off at Christine Bonati Bollwinkle Arena. Gibson and Bell will be recognized during a pregame ceremony.

Courtesy of Michael Hammerstrand.
Feehan Hits 600 in 83-57 Loss to Westminster

February 15, 2017

EUREKA, Ill. – Eureka College sophomore guard Shea Feehan (Peoria, Ill./Notre Dame H.S.) scored 17 points to become the fourth player in program history to reach 600 points in a season, but Westminster pulled even with Greenville atop the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference standings with an 83-57 league win over the Red Devils, Wednesday night at Christine Bonati Bollwinkle Arena.

Courtesy of Michael Hammerstrand.
Red Devils Set to Host Westminster Wednesday

February 14, 2017

EUREKA, Ill. -- With the arrival of the final week of the 2016-17 regular season, the Eureka College men’s basketball team will host St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference rival Westminster on Wednesday in a 5 p.m. start at Christine Bonati Bollwinkle Arena.

Photo courtesy of Michael Hammerstrand.
Greenville Spoils Feehan’s Triple-Double, 149-146

February 11, 2017

EUREKA, Ill. – For the second time in less than five weeks, the Eureka College men’s basketball team and Greenville played to the highest scoring game in St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference history, as the Panthers came from behind to defeat the Red Devils 149-146 on Saturday afternoon at Christine Bonati Bollwinkle Arena. The decision spoiled a 20-point, 12-rebound, 10-assist triple-double from EC sophomore Shea Feehan (Peoria, Ill./Notre Dame H.S.).

Red Devils Welcome Greenville on Alumni Day
Red Devils Welcome Greenville on Alumni Day

February 10, 2017

EUREKA, Ill. -- On an afternoon in which more than six dozen former Red Devils will return to campus to be recognized at a halftime ceremony, the Eureka College men’s basketball team will host Greenville for a 3 p.m. St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tip-off at Christine Bonati Bollwinkle Arena.

Courtesy of Michael Hammerstrand.
MacMurray Outlasts Eureka, 76-73

February 08, 2017

EUREKA, Ill. – The Eureka College men’s basketball team erased an 11-point deficit and held a two-point lead late in the second half, but MacMurray’s Tim Frazier hit the go-ahead 3-pointer in the final minute to lift the Highlanders to a 76-73 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win over the Red Devils, Wednesday night at Christine Bonati Bollwinkle Arena.

Courtesy of Michael Hammerstrand.
Eureka Kicks Off Final Homestand Wednesday

February 07, 2017

EUREKA, Ill. -- The Eureka College men’s basketball team will continue down the final stretch of the regular season Wednesday night, beginning a four-game homestand in an 8 p.m. St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference matchup with MacMurray at Christine Bonati Bollwinkle Arena.

Courtesy of Kerrigan Dura.
Westminster Defeats Red Devils, 79-60

February 06, 2017

FULTON, Mo. -- Eureka College sophomore guard Shea Feehan (Peoria, Ill./Notre Dame H.S.) moved into ninth place on the Red Devils’ single-season scoring list with 13 points, but host Westminster used a quick start to notch a 79-60 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over EC, Monday night in Fulton, Mo.

Courtesy of Michael Hammerstrand.
Eureka Faces Quick Turnaround Monday at Westminster

February 05, 2017

FULTON, Mo. -- The Eureka College men’s basketball team will play its second road game in approximately 48 hours in the state of Missouri when the Red Devils visit Westminster Monday at 5 p.m. in Fulton, Mo. Monday’s game is Eureka’s final road contest of the 2016-17 regular season.

Courtesy of Michael Hammerstrand.
Eureka Blitzes Fontbonne, 87-58

February 04, 2017

ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Eureka College men’s basketball team returned to the win column Saturday, earning its largest St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory in nearly four years in an 87-58 triumph over Fontbonne in St. Louis, Mo. Sophomores Shea Feehan (Peoria, Ill./Notre Dame H.S.) and Hank Thomas (Peoria, Ill./Richwoods H.S.) scored 22 points apiece for the Red Devils.

Courtesy of Michael Hammerstrand.
Missouri Road Trip Starts Saturday at Fontbonne

February 03, 2017

ST. LOUIS, Mo. -- The Eureka College men’s basketball team will begin a five-day, three-game stretch that includes back-to-back road games in the state of Missouri when the Red Devils visit Fontbonne for a 3 p.m. tip-off Saturday in St. Louis, Mo.

Photo courtesy of Michael Hammerstrand.
Webster Ends Eureka Home Win Streak, 88-77

February 01, 2017

EUREKA, Ill. – Eureka College sophomore guard Shea Feehan (Peoria, Ill./Notre Dame H.S.) made seven free throws to break EC’s single-season record for most foul shots, but Webster turned a one-point halftime advantage into an 88-77 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over the Red Devils, Wednesday night at Christine Bonati Bollwinkle Arena. The defeat ended Eureka’s 10-game home win streak.