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2018–19 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

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2018–19 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record16–18 (12–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachNick Booker
Assistant coaches
  • David Riley
  • Bobby Suarez
Home arenaReese Court
Seasons
2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Montana 16 4   .800 26 9   .743
Northern Colorado 15 5   .750 21 11   .656
Eastern Washington 12 8   .600 16 18   .471
Weber State 11 9   .550 18 15   .545
Portland State 11 9   .550 16 16   .500
Montana State 11 9   .550 15 17   .469
Southern Utah 9 11   .450 17 17   .500
Northern Arizona 8 12   .400 10 21   .323
Sacramento State 8 12   .400 15 16   .484
Idaho State 7 13   .350 11 19   .367
Idaho 2 18   .100 5 27   .156
Conference tournament winner

The 2018–19 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by second-year head coach Shantay Legans and played their home games at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 16–18, 12–8 in Big Sky play to finish in third place. They defeated Montana State and Southern Utah to advance to the championship game of the Big Sky tournament where they lost to Montana.

Previous season

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The Eagles finished the 2017–18 season 20–15, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place. At the Big Sky tournament they defeated Portland State and Southern Utah to advance to the championship game where they lost to Montana. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Utah Valley.

Offseason

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Departures

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Sir Washington 4 G 6'3" 180 RS Senior Las Vegas, NV Graduated
Richard Polanco 5 F 6'8" 225 Freshman Santiago de los Caballeros, DR Transferred to Central Arizona College
Grant Gibb 12 G 6'5" 185 RS Sophomore Longview, WA Walk-on; transferred to Linfield College
Benas Griciūnas 15 C 7'0" 244 RS Senior Šilutė, Lithuania Graduated
Brendan Howard 23 F 6'6" 225 Freshman Great Falls, MT Transferred to Montana State Billings
Bogdan Bliznyuk 32 F 6'6" 215 Senior Lutsk, Ukraine Graduated

Incoming transfers

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Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Ralueke Orizu 4 F 6'8" 180 Freshman Austell, GA Transferred from Savannah State. Under NCAA transfer rules, Orizu will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

2018 recruiting class

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College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Austin Fadal
#98 SG
San Ramon, CA Dougherty Valley High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Nov 30, 2017 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 64
Mike Meadows
PG
Studio City, CA Campbell Hall School 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jun 9, 2018 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Elijah Jackson
SG
Seattle, WA Chief Stealth High School 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Nov 9, 2017 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 30, 2018.

2019 recruiting class

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College recruiting information (2019)
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jacob Groves
SF
Spokane, WA Shadle Park High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) N/A Aug 26, 2018 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Abdul Mohamed
PF
Seattle, WA West Seattle High School 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jun 29, 2018 
Star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 0
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

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2018–19 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tyler Kidd (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr O'Dea HS
Skagit Valley College
Seattle, Washington
G 1 Austin Fadal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Hillcrest Prep San Ramon, California
G 2 Ty Gibson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Issaquah HS Issaquah, Washington
F 4 Ralueke Orizu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So South Cobb HS
Savannah State
Austell, Georgia
G 5 Casson Rouse (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Timberline HS Lacey, Washington
G 10 Jacob Davison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Cantwell-Sacred Heart HS Montebello, California
G 11 Jack Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Camberwell Grammar School Melbourne, Australia
G 12 Steven Beo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Richland HS
BYU
Richland, Washington
G 13 Luka Vulikić 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr None Belgrade, Serbia
F 14 Mason Peatling 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Beaconhills College HS Melbourne, Australia
G 20 Cody Benzel (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Ferris HS Spokane, Washington
G 22 Elijah Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Chief Sealth HS West Seattle, Washington
F 23 Jordan Veening (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Fr Nooksack Valley HS Sumas, Washington
G/F 24 Kim Aiken Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr East Valley HS Redlands, California
G 25 Michael Meadows 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Campbell Hall HS Hollywood, California
F 34 Jesse Hunt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr Sir Francis Drake HS Geraldton, Australia
F 35 Tanner Groves 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS Fr Shadle Park HS Spokane, Washington
G 42 Joshua Thomas (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Central Valley HS Spokane, Washington
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018*
4:00 pm, ACCN Extra
at No. 16 Syracuse
2K Classic campus-site game
L 34–66  0–1
Carrier Dome (19,912)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 9, 2018*
6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 14 Oregon
2K Classic campus-site game
L 47–81  0–2
Matthew Knight Arena (8,009)
Eugene, OR
Nov 16, 2018*
4:45 pm
Green Bay
2K Classic subregional semifinals
L 78–82  0–3
Reese Court (1,076)
Cheney, WA
Nov 17, 2018*
3:15 pm, Big Sky Network
UMKC
2K Classic subregional
W 87–80[1]  1–3
Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
Nov 27, 2018*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Washington L 59–83  1–4
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,054)
Seattle, WA
Dec 1, 2018*
4:00 pm
at Seattle L 68–88  1–5
Redhawk Center (999)
Seattle, WA
Dec 8, 2018*
5:00 pm
at North Dakota State L 67–74  1–6
Scheels Center (2,373)
Fargo, ND
Dec 13, 2018*
7:00 pm
at San Francisco L 63–85  1–7
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,439)
San Francisco, CA
Dec 15, 2018*
4:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford L 62–78  1–8
Maples Pavilion (3,663)
Stanford, CA
Dec 18, 2018*
6:05 pm
South Dakota State L 64–74  1–9
Reese Court (1,042)
Cheney, WA
Dec 21, 2018*
2:05 pm
Corban W 92–73  2–9
Reese Court (969)
Cheney, WA
Big Sky regular season
Dec 29, 2018
2:05 pm
Weber State L 72–84  2–10
(0–1)
Reese Court (1,051)
Cheney, WA
Dec 31, 2018
1:05 pm
Idaho State W 65–55  3–10
(1–1)
Reese Court (1,011)
Cheney, WA
Jan 3, 2019
7:30 pm
at Idaho L 71–74  3–11
(1–2)
Cowan Spectrum (1,069)
Moscow, ID
Jan 7, 2019
6:05 pm
at Northern Colorado L 63–75  3–12
(1–3)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,389)
Greeley, CO
Jan 10, 2019
6:05 pm
Montana W 78–71  4–12
(2–3)
Reese Court (1,578)
Cheney, WA
Jan 19, 2019
2:05 pm
Montana State W 85–81  5–12
(3–3)
Reese Court (1,382)
Cheney, WA
Jan 24, 2019
7:05 pm
at Portland State L 65–78  5–13
(3–4)
Viking Pavilion (1,088)
Portland, OR
Jan 26, 2019
7:05 pm
at Sacramento State W 94–92 OT 6–13
(4–4)
Hornets Nest (708)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 2, 2019
2:05 pm
Southern Utah W 82–79  7–13
(5–4)
Reese Court (1,244)
Cheney, WA
Feb 4, 2019
6:05 pm
Northern Arizona W 82–64  8–13
(6–4)
Reese Court (1,148)
Cheney, WA
Feb 7, 2019
6:05 pm
at Montana State L 66–74  8–14
(6–5)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,267)
Bozeman, MT
Feb 9, 2019
6:05 pm
at Montana L 74–75  8–15
(6–6)
Dahlberg Arena (5,005)
Missoula, MT
Feb 16, 2019
2:05 pm
Northern Colorado W 88–78 OT 9–15
(7–6)
Reese Court (1,481)
Cheney, WA
Feb 18, 2018
4:15 pm
Idaho W 82–57  10–15
(8–6)
Reese Court (1,618)
Cheney, WA
Feb 21, 2019
5:35 pm
at Southern Utah L 62–76  10–16
(8–7)
America First Events Center (1,578)
Cedar City, UT
Feb 23, 2019
1:00 pm
at Northern Arizona W 86–73  11–16
(9–7)
Walkup Skydome (1,923)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 28, 2019
6:05 pm
Sacramento State L 56–59  11–17
(9–8)
Reese Court (1,027)
Cheney, WA
Mar 2, 2019
2:05 pm
Portland State W 68–66  12–17
(10–8)
Reese Court (1,502)
Cheney, WA
Mar 7, 2018
6:05 pm
at Idaho State W 91–62  13–17
(11–8)
Holt Arena (1,484)
Pocatello, ID
Mar 9, 2018
6:05 pm
at Weber State W 80–77  14–17
(12–8)
Dee Events Center (7,113)
Ogden, UT
Big Sky tournament
Mar 14, 2019
7:00 pm, ELVN
(3) vs. (6) Montana State
Quarterfinals
W 90–84  15–17
CenturyLink Arena 
Boise, ID
Mar 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ELVN
(3) vs. (7) Southern Utah
Semifinals
W 77–61  16–17
CenturyLink Arena (2,900)
Boise, ID
Mar 16, 2019
5:05 pm, ESPNU
(3) vs. (1) Montana
Championship
L 62–68  16–18
CenturyLink Arena (3,737)
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

Source[2]

See also

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References

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