Eastern Washington Eagles
2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
UniversityEastern Washington University
Head coachDavid Riley (3rd season)
ConferenceBig Sky
LocationCheney, Washington
ArenaReese Court
(Capacity: 6,000)
NicknameEagles
Student sectionFlight Club
ColorsRed and white[1]
   
Uniforms
Home jersey
Team colours
Home
Away jersey
Team colours
Away
Alternate jersey
Team colours
Alternate
NCAA tournament appearances
2004, 2015, 2021
Conference tournament champions
2004, 2015, 2021
Conference regular season champions
2000, 2004, 2015, 2020, 2023

The Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represents Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington, United States. The school's team currently competes in the Big Sky Conference, of which it has been a member since 1987.

Key statistics

Overall
Years of basketball109
First season1903–04
Head coaches (all-time)19
All Games
All-time record1,408–1,205 (.539)
20+ win seasons18 (1935, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023)
30+ win seasons1 (1946)
Conference Games
Conference Record212–264 (.445)
Big Sky Conference regular season Championships5 (2000, 2004, 2015, 2020, 2023)
Big Sky Conference Tournament Championships3 (2004, 2015, 2021)
NCAA Tournament
NCAA Appearances3
NCAA W-L record0–3 (.000)
Sweet Sixteens0
Elite Eights0
Final Fours0
National Invitational Tournament
NIT Appearances2
NIT W-L record1–2 (.333)
NIT championships0
Accurate as of 04/21/2017

Head Coaches

Coach Years Record Pct.
Unknown1903–05, 1911–121–4.200
N. E. Hinch1905–063–6.333
Paul Lienau1906–0916–10.615
Albert Fertsch1912–1611–2.846
Vin Eustis1919–27108–43.715
A.C. Woodward1927–3026–29.473
Bob Brumblay1942–4575–17.815
Red Reese1930–42, 1945–64470–301.610
Ernie McKie1965–6723–52.307
Jerry Krause1967–82, 1983–85261–197.570
Joe Folda1982, 1985–8742–42.500
Bob Hofman1987–9032–54.372
John Wade1990–9534–98.258
Steve Aggers1995–0051–82.383
Ray Giacoletti2000–0469–50.580
Mike Burns2004–0738–49.437
Kirk Earlywine2007–1142–78.350
Jim Hayford2011–17106–91.538
Shantay Legans2017–202175–49.605
David Riley2021–Present50–34.595

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Eagles have appeared in three NCAA tournaments, with a combined record of 0–3.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result
200415 ERound of 64(2) #4 Oklahoma StateL 56–75
201513 SRound of 64(4) #22 GeorgetownL 74–84
202114 WRound of 64(3) #11 KansasL 84–93

National Invitation Tournament results

The Eagles have appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments, with a combined record of 1-2.

Year Round Opponent Result
2003First RoundWyomingL 71–78
2023First Round
Second Round
Washington State
Oklahoma State
W 81–74
L 60–71

College Basketball Invitational results

The Eagles have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational three times, with a combined record of 1–3.

Year Round Opponent Result
2016First Round
Quarterfinals
Pepperdine
Nevada
W 79–72
L 70–85
2017First RoundWyomingL 81–91
2018First RoundUtah ValleyL 65–87

The Basketball Classic results

The Eagles have appeared in The Basketball Classic one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
2022First RoundFresno StateL 74–83

NAIA tournament results

The Eagles appeared in the NAIA Tournament five times, with a combined record of 6–5.

Year Round Opponent Result
1942First RoundSoutheastern Oklahoma StateL 33–43
1943First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Valparaiso
Saint Cloud State
Southeast Missouri State
W 45–42
W 54–41
L 51–57
1945First RoundDoaneL 51–54
1946First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Louisiana Tech
Southeastern Oklahoma State
Pepperdine
W 66–44
W 45–37
L 42–46
1947First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Culver–Stockton
Dakota Wesleyan
Marshall
W 51–48
W 62–48
L 48–56

All-time NBA Draft selections

NBA Draft Selections (3)
# Year Round Pick Overall Name Team
1 1977 6 11 121 Ron Cox Cleveland Cavaliers
2 2007 1 15 15 Rodney Stuckey Detroit Pistons
3 2015 2 21 51 Tyler Harvey Orlando Magic

Awards

Associated Press All-Americans

(*) Denotes Honorable Mention

Big Sky Most Valuable Player

  • Alvin Snow – 2004
  • Rodney Stuckey – 2006
  • Jacob Wiley – 2017
  • Bogdan Bliznyuk – 2018
  • Mason Peatling – 2020
  • Tanner Groves – 2021
  • Steele Venters – 2023

Big Sky Coach of the Year

Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year

  • Alvin Snow – 2002
  • Kim Aiken, Jr. – 2021

Big Sky Top Reserve of the Year

  • Tyler Robertson – 2021

Big Sky Freshman of the Year

  • Marc Axton – 2002
  • Matt Nelson – 2004
  • Rodney Stuckey – 2006
  • Glen Dean – 2010
  • Venky Jois – 2013
  • Bogdan Bliznyuk – 2015

Awards information comes from the 2016–2017 media guide. [2]

Retired jerseys

Retired Jerseys
No. Player Year
3Rodney Stuckey (2006–07)2008
30Ron Cox (1973–1977)2014

References

  1. EWU Logo Usage Guide (PDF). Retrieved October 9, 2022.
  2. "Official Athletic Site of Eastern Washington University" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-03-23.


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