2022-23 Eureka Men's Basketball News
Austyn Ellison, Blake Castonguay Receive NABC Honors Court Recognition
July 20, 2023
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Austyn Ellison (Hudson, Ill./Bloomington Central Catholic) and Blake Castonguay (Watseka, Ill./Watseka) of the Eureka men’s basketball program have been named to the 2022-23 National Association of Basketball Coaches Honors Court.
EC Men’s Basketball Coach Chip Wilde Releases Summer 2023 Camp Dates
May 26, 2023
EUREKA — Eureka College men's basketball head coach Chip Wilde released the dates and details for his annual series of summer youth basketball camps on Friday.
Cody Baer Selected to NABC All-District First Team
March 15, 2023
Cody Baer Selected to NABC All-District First Team KANSAS CITY, Mo. – Eureka’s Cody Baer (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap/Southwestern Illinois) has been named First Team All-District by the National Association of Basketball Coaches. This is the fourth postseason honor team that the Red Devils’ star big man has received after a standout junior season – and it’s the first time a Eureka men’s basketball player has been chosen to the First Team since Mark Lessen in 2013. Baer, who was previously named SLIAC Player of the Year, First Team All-SLIAC and First Team All-Region 8 by the D3hoops.com, is the seventh EC player to receive All-District recognition from the NABC, following Craig Negangard (2004), Chris Tarpley (2007), Michael Zasada (2010), Mark Lessen (2013), Shea Feehan (2018) and Ian Milsteadt (2022). Baer joins Negangard, Zasada and Lessen as First Team honorees. This season, Baer was the only player in the SLIAC to average a double-double. He ranked second in the conference in scoring with 17.2 points per game while pulling down a league-high 11.6 rebounds per game, collecting 290 boards on the season. He was third in the league in field-goal percentage at 53.8 percent and third in total field goals, making 172 of 320 attempts. His 11.6 boards per game average was the second-highest in a single season in program history, and his 290 rebounds was the second-most in program history. Baer finished the season ranked sixth in NCAA Division III in defensive rebounds with 9.6 per game and 14th in the country in rebounds per game (11.6) He pulled down 20 or more rebounds four times and had at least 15 six times. His 23-board performance at Greenville on Jan. 28 tied the SLIAC record for rebounds in a single game. As a scorer, Baer reached double figures 21 times, posted 20 or more seven times, and he racked up a career-high 43 points against Greenville on Jan. 28 in the same game that he grabbed 23 rebounds. Defensively, he racked up 34 blocks – good for second in the league and tied for seventh-most in a single season in program history. He also contributed 29 assists and 18 steals.
Cody Baer, Sydney Hannam Notch D3Hoops.com All-Region Honors
March 14, 2023
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Cody Baer (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap/Southwestern Illinois) became the first Eureka men’s basketball player in program history to receive D3hoops.com All-Region First Team honors on Tuesday, and Sydney Hannam (Canton, Ill./Canton/Spoon River) became the sixth Eureka women’s basketball player to receive D3hoops.com All-Region honors.
Eureka Drops SLIAC-Semifinal Thriller Against Fontbonne, 57-54
February 24, 2023
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – It nearly came down to the wire for the Eureka men’s basketball team in the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals on Friday.
Cody Baer Named Player of the Year; Three Red Devils Honored
February 23, 2023
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – Eureka’s Cody Baer (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap/Southwestern Illinois) has been selected St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Year and three Red Devils have received All-SLIAC honors.
Eureka Rolls Past Greenville, Into SLIAC Tourney Semifinals, 89-71
February 22, 2023
EUREKA – For the fourth time in the past six years, the Eureka men’s basketball team is headed back to the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament semifinals.
Peaking at Right Time, Postseason Run in Sight for Eureka
February 21, 2023
EUREKA – Heading into the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament, no one is playing better than the Eureka men’s basketball team.
Red Devils Clinch Sixth Straight Win at Spalding, 76-68
February 18, 2023
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Eureka men’s basketball team extended its winning streak to six games with a 76-68 win at Spalding on Saturday, securing first-round home-court advantage for the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.
Red Devils Clinch Sixth Straight Win at Spalding, 76-68
February 18, 2023
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Eureka men’s basketball team extended its winning streak to six games with a 76-68 win at Spalding on Saturday, securing first-round home-court advantage for the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament.
Eureka Knocks Off SLIAC Leader Principia in Overtime, 78-72
February 14, 2023
EUREKA – The Red Devils outlasted SLIAC leader Principia in a 78-72 overtime victory on Senior Night at Christine Bonati Bollwinkle Arena and Convocation on Tuesday. It was the team’s second straight overtime triumph and its fifth straight win coming on the heels of a five-game losing streak in mid-January.
Eureka’s Peewee Brown Named SLIAC Player of the Week
February 13, 2023
EUREKA – The Eureka men’s basketball team has won four games in a row, and Peewee Brown (Peoria, Ill./Manual/Lincoln) is the latest Red Devil to be named St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week.
Red Devils Prevail in Overtime Against Fontbonne, 84-75
February 11, 2023
EUREKA – The Eureka men’s basketball team seized its fourth straight St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference win in dramatic fashion on Saturday.
Eureka Downs Webster, Wins Third Straight, 75-67
February 08, 2023
ST. LOUIS, Mo. – The Eureka men’s basketball team took it to Webster on the road and picked up its third straight victory on Wednesday, besting the Gorloks 75-67.
For Third Time, Cody Baer Named SLIAC Player of the Week
February 06, 2023
EUREKA, Ill. – For the second straight week and the third time this season, Eureka’s Cody Baer is the St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week.
Eureka Bests, Sweeps Blue Jays, 85-69
February 04, 2023
EUREKA – Eureka’s Cody Baer (Peoria, Ill./Dunlap/Southwestern Illinois) racked up 23 points and 19 rebounds on Saturday, leading the Red Devils to an 85-69 St. Louis Intercollegiate Athletic Conference victory over Westminster.