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Lantz Arena
Home of the Eastern Illinois Panthers
2150 4th St #2046
Charleston, IL 61920
Opened: January 1, 1967
Groniger Arena at Charles P. Lantz Complex is a 5,400 seat multi-purpose arena in Charleston, Illinois. It is home to the Eastern Illinois University (EIU) Panthers men's and women's basketball teams and to the women's volleyball team. Completed in 1967, the Lantz Arena Complex also houses the offices of the EIU athletic department, the Lantz Indoor Fieldhouse, and the Ray Padovan Swimming Pool. The building replaced the Health Education Building (now known as McAfee Gymnasium), which was built in 1938 and is now on the National Register of Historic Places. The arena complex was originally named for Charles Lantz, longtime football, basketball, and baseball coach of the Panthers.

In November of 2023, Eastern Illinois Athletics with approval from the Eastern Illinois Board of Trustees has announced the renaming of the home of Panther Basketball and Volleyball as Groniger Arena at Charles P. Lantz Complex. The naming comes following a seven-figure estate gift from Jerry Groniger, who is an EIU Athletic Hall of Fame member and long-time supporter of both the University and Athletic Department. The gift is the largest single gift to EIU Athletics in school history and will be utilized for enhancements in the current arena and additional athletic spaces.

Groniger Arena will be the official name of the current basketball/volleyball arena while the academic use of the current building, athletic offices, the Ray Padovan Pool and Indoor Fieldhouse will fall under the umbrella of the larger title of Lantz Complex.
Last 10 Games
Date Opponents Result
Feb 27, 2024SIU Edwardsville @ Eastern Illinois 79 - 84
Feb 17, 2024Lindenwood @ Eastern Illinois 57 - 72
Feb 15, 2024Southeast Missouri State @ Eastern Illinois 57 - 75
Feb 3, 2024Little Rock @ Eastern Illinois 71 - 47
Feb 1, 2024UT Martin @ Eastern Illinois 76 - 59
Jan 27, 2024Tennessee State @ Eastern Illinois 64 - 60
Jan 25, 2024Tennessee Tech @ Eastern Illinois 59 - 68
Jan 13, 2024Western Illinois @ Eastern Illinois 63 - 60
Jan 11, 2024Morehead State @ Eastern Illinois 78 - 52
Dec 17, 2023Blackburn @ Eastern Illinois 66 - 87