2014–15 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by fourth year head coach Jim Hayford and played their home games at Reese Court. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 14–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a share for the regular season Big Sky championship. They defeated Idaho, Sacramento State, and Montana to be champions of the Big Sky Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Georgetown.

2014–15 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
Big Sky regular season co–champions
Big Sky Tournament champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2014–15 record26–9 (14–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaReese Court
2014–15 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana144 .778  2013  .606
Eastern Washington144 .778  269  .743
Sacramento State135 .722  2112  .636
Northern Arizona135 .722  2315  .605
Northern Colorado108 .556  1515  .500
Portland State99 .500  1514  .517
Idaho810 .444  1317  .433
Weber State810 .444  1317  .433
Southern Utah711 .389  1019  .345
North Dakota414 .222  822  .267
Idaho State414 .222  723  .233
Montana State414 .222  723  .233
Conference tournament winner

Roster

2014–15 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Ognjen Miljkovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) SoBishop Montgomery HS Belgrade, Serbia
G 1 Tyler Harvey (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS JrBishop Montgomery HS Torrance, California
G 2 Daniel Hill 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrNewington College Sydney, Australia
G 4 Sir Washington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrClark HS Las Vegas, Nevada
G 5 Nate Galago 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SoFerris HS Spokane, Washington
G 10 Parker Kelly (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)195 lb (88 kg) SrGonzaga Prep Spokane, Washington
F 11 Bear Henderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrVillage Christian HS Mission Hills, California
G 15 Will Ferris  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrNewport HS Bellevue, Washington
G 20 Cody Benzel  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrFerris HS Spokane, Washington
C 21 Frederik Jörg 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)295 lb (134 kg) RS SoGymnasium Eversten HS Korschenbroich, Germany
G 22 Drew Brandon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrSantiago HS/Sierra College Corona, California
F 23 Kyle Reid 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrBishop Montgomery HS/Los Angeles Trade Tech Cleveland, Ohio
F 32 Bogdan Bliznyuk 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrTodd Beamer HS Lutsk, Ukraine
F 33 Garrett Moon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) RS SrWallenberg HS/City College of San Francisco San Francisco, California
F 44 Felix Von Hofe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg) SoWesley College/Australian Institute of Sport Melbourne, Australia
F 55 Venky Jois (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrBox Hill HS Boronia, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)

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

Roster
Last update: 17 March 2015

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2014*
2:00 pm
Puget Sound W 89–55 
Reese Court (456)
Cheney, WA
Regular Season
11/14/2014*
8:00 am
Texas Southern
Hoosiers Showcase
W 86–62  1–0
Reese Court (1,623)
Cheney, WA
11/17/2014*
5:00 pm
Utah Valley W 75–50  2–0
Reese Court (1,155)
Cheney, WA
11/19/2014*
6:00 pm
Walla Walla W 95–34  3–0
Reese Court (821)
Cheney, WA
11/22/2014*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at No. 22 SMU
Hoosiers Showcase
L 68–77  3–1
Moody Coliseum (6,852)
University Park, TX
11/24/2014*
4:30 pm, ESPNews
at Indiana
Hoosiers Showcase
W 88–86  4–1
Assembly Hall (11,636)
Bloomington, IN
11/26/2014*
6:00 pm
Northern Kentucky W 81–60  5–1
Reese Court (1,003)
Cheney, WA
11/30/2014*
2:00 pm
Eastern Oregon W 104–87  6–1
Reese Court (1,017)
Cheney, WA
12/06/2014*
7:00 pm
at Seattle W 87–75  7–1
KeyArena (3,417)
Seattle, WA
12/11/2014*
7:00 pm
at San Francisco W 81–76  8–1
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,351)
San Francisco, CA
12/14/2014*
5:00 pm, P12N
at No. 17 Washington L 77–81  8–2
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,184)
Seattle, WA
12/16/2014*
4:30 pm
at Sam Houston State L 52–76  8–3
Bernard Johnson Coliseum (661)
Huntsville, TX
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm, P12N
at California L 67–78  8–4
Haas Pavilion (6,758)
Berkeley, CA
12/22/2014*
6:00 pm
Lewis–Clark State W 87–81  9–4
Reese Court (1,367)
Cheney, WA
01/01/2015
2:00 pm
Weber State W 84–78  10–4 (1–0)
Reese Court (1,832)
Cheney, WA
01/03/2015
2:00 pm
Idaho State W 65–57  11–4 (2–0)
Reese Court ( 1,684)
Cheney, WA
01/10/2015
7:00 pm
at Idaho W 89–86  12–4 (3–0)
Cowan Spectrum (1,321)
Moscow, ID
01/15/2015
7:00 pm
at Portland State
The Dam Cup
W 92–85  13–4 (4–0)
Stott Center (590)
Portland, OR
01/17/2015
7:00 pm
at Sacramento State L 77–90  13–5 (4–1)
Colberg Court (902)
Sacramento, CA
01/22/2015
6:00 pm
Northern Colorado W 95–85  14–5 (5–1)
Reese Court (1,267)
Cheney, WA
01/24/2015
2:00 pm
North Dakota W 102–80  15–5 (6–1)
Reese Court (2,097)
Cheney, WA
01/31/2015
2:00 pm, SWX
Idaho W 98–95 OT 16–5 (7–1)
Reese Court (3,017)
Cheney, WA
02/05/2015
6:00 pm
at Montana W 75–69  17–5 (8–1)
Dahlberg Arena (3,930)
Missoula, MT
02/07/2015
1:30 pm
at Montana State W 61–51  18–5 (9–1)
Worthington Arena (1,667)
Bozeman, MT
02/12/2015
6:00 pm
Sacramento State W 64–61  19–5 (10–1)
Reese Court (3,114)
Cheney, WA
02/14/2015
2:00 pm, SWX
Portland State
The Dam Cup
L 66–68  19–6 (10–2)
Reese Court (2,023)
Cheney, WA
02/19/2015
6:00 pm
at Southern Utah W 78–75  20–6 (11–2)
Centrum Arena (1,111)
Cedar City, UT
02/21/2015
1:00 pm
at Northern Arizona L 69–73  20–7 (11–3)
Walkup Skydome (2,261)
Flagstaff, AZ
02/26/2015
6:00 pm
Montana State W 92–68  21–7 (12–3)
Reese Court (2,226)
Cheney, WA
02/28/2015
2:00 pm, SWX
Montana L 76–77  21–8 (12–4)
Reese Court (4,621)
Cheney, WA
03/05/2015
6:00 pm
at Idaho State W 85–81  22–8 (13–4)
Holt Arena (1,474)
Pocatello, ID
03/07/2015
6:00 pm
at Weber State W 79–71 OT 23–8 (14–4)
Dee Events Center (7,107)
Ogden, UT
Big Sky Tournament
03/12/2015
11:00 am
vs. Idaho
Quarterfinals
W 91–83  24–8
Dahlberg Arena (2,239)
Missoula, MT
03/13/2015
5:35 pm
vs. Sacramento State
Semifinals
W 91–83  25–8
Dahlberg Arena (5,009)
Missoula, MT
03/14/2015
6:05 pm, ESPNU
at Montana
Championship game
W 69–65  26–8
Dahlberg Arena (7,026)
Missoula, MT
NCAA Tournament
03/19/2015*
6:57 pm, truTV
(S 13) vs. (S 4) No. 22 Georgetown
Second round
L 74–84  26–9
Moda Center (14,279)
Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2014–15 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team

References

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