As the Ohio Valley Conference celebrates its 75th anniversary this academic year, we look back at Eastern Illinois part in that history each Tuesday
Henry Domercant from EIU men's basketball is the OVC's all-time leading scorer with 2,602 points earning honorable mention All-American honors in 2002. He was named the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year that season. Domercant ranked in the NCAA Top 5 in scoring in each of his final three seasons averaging over 22.5 points per game in each of those seasons. In 2001 he teamed with Kyle Hill as the duo both ranked in the NCAA Top 5 in scoring, the season culminating with EIU making an NCAA Tournament appearance. Domercant went on to long professional career playing in Europe and is currently the head coach of the G-League Windy City Bulls. He is one of two EIU men's basketball players to have their jersey retired.
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