<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:s="https://eiupanthers.com/services/xml_schema/story" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Eastern Illinois University Athletics</title><link>https://eiupanthers.com/rss.aspx?path=mbball</link><description>Latest news items for Eastern Illinois University Athletics</description><atom:link href="https://eiupanthers.com/rss?path=mbball" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><language>en-us</language><ttl>60</ttl><item><title>Men's Basketball Plays At Iowa On Friday Night</title><link>https://eiupanthers.com/news/2026/11/5/mens-basketball-plays-at-iowa-on-friday-night.aspx</link><guid>https://eiupanthers.com/news/2026/11/5/mens-basketball-plays-at-iowa-on-friday-night.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="EIU men's basketball plays Friday night at Iowa" 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At Indiana</title><link>https://eiupanthers.com/news/2026/11/2/mens-basketball-burton-scores-ten-in-season-opener-at-indiana.aspx</link><guid>https://eiupanthers.com/news/2026/11/2/mens-basketball-burton-scores-ten-in-season-opener-at-indiana.aspx</guid><category>Men's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Demar Burton 2026 at Indiana" src="https://eiupanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/11/2/Burton_Demar_EIUMBBvsIU.jpg" /><br /><br />Playing with a nearly new roster for the 2026-27 season, Eastern Illinois men's basketball had solid stretches of play before eventually falling 91-57 at Indiana in the season opener on Monday night at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://eiupanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/11/2/Burton_Demar_EIUMBBvsIU.jpg" /><media:content 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CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>10</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23400</s:story_id></item><item><title>OVC Announces ESPN Basketball TV Package For 2026-27</title><link>https://eiupanthers.com/news/2026/10/21/general-ovc-announces-espn-basketball-tv-package-for-2026-27.aspx</link><guid>https://eiupanthers.com/news/2026/10/21/general-ovc-announces-espn-basketball-tv-package-for-2026-27.aspx</guid><category>General, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="Basketball Generic Graphic on court" src="https://eiupanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/10/21/Basketball4_17.jpg" /><br /><br />The Ohio Valley Conference announced its slate of Conference basketball games across ESPN networks for the 2026-27 season on Wednesday.]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://eiupanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/10/21/Basketball4_17.jpg" /><media:content 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CST</pubDate><s:sport_id>3</s:sport_id><s:story_id>23365</s:story_id></item><item><title>OVC Releases Preseason Basketball Polls</title><link>https://eiupanthers.com/news/2026/10/15/general-ovc-releases-preseason-basketball-polls.aspx</link><guid>https://eiupanthers.com/news/2026/10/15/general-ovc-releases-preseason-basketball-polls.aspx</guid><category>General, Men's Basketball, Women's Basketball</category><description><![CDATA[<img alt="OVC releases 2026-27 basketball preseason polls" src="https://eiupanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2026/10/14/Basketball_OVC_Order_2026-27.jpg" /><br /><br />The OVC office releases its 2026-27 predicted order of finish for the upcoming season for men's and women's basketball]]></description><media:thumbnail url="https://eiupanthers.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_system&amp;image_path=/images/2026/10/14/Basketball_OVC_Order_2026-27.jpg" /><media:content 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