2018–19 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

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.

2018–19 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
2018–19 record16–18 (12–8 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachNick Booker
Assistant coaches
  • David Riley
  • Bobby Suarez
Home arenaReese Court
2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Montana †16–4 .800  26–9  .743
Northern Colorado15–5 .750  21–11  .656
Eastern Washington12–8 .600  16–18  .471
Weber State11–9 .550  18–15  .545
Portland State11–9 .550  16–16  .500
Montana State11–9 .550  15–17  .469
Southern Utah9–11 .450  17–17  .500
Northern Arizona8–12 .400  10–21  .323
Sacramento State8–12 .400  15–16  .484
Idaho State7–13 .350  11–19  .367
Idaho2–18 .100  5–27  .156
† Big Sky Tournament winner

Previous season

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

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason for departure
Sir Washington4G6'3"180RS SeniorLas Vegas, NVGraduated
Richard Polanco5F6'8"225FreshmanSantiago de los Caballeros, DRTransferred to Central Arizona College
Grant Gibb12G6'5"185RS SophomoreLongview, WAWalk-on; transferred to Linfield College
Benas Griciūnas15C7'0"244RS SeniorŠilutė, LithuaniaGraduated
Brendan Howard23F6'6"225FreshmanGreat Falls, MTTransferred to Montana State Billings
Bogdan Bliznyuk32F6'6"215SeniorLutsk, UkraineGraduated

Incoming transfers
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownPrevious School
Ralueke Orizu4F6'8"180FreshmanAustell, GATransferred 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
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/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 2018-09-30.

    2019 recruiting class

    Roster
    2018–19 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
    G 0 Tyler Kidd (W) 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrO'Dea HS
    Skagit Valley College    		 Seattle, Washington
    G 1 Austin Fadal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrHillcrest Prep San Ramon, California
    G 2 Ty Gibson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrIssaquah HS Issaquah, Washington
    F 4 Ralueke Orizu 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoSouth Cobb HS
    Savannah State    		 Austell, Georgia
    G 5 Casson Rouse (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrTimberline HS Lacey, Washington
    G 10 Jacob Davison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SoCantwell-Sacred Heart HS Montebello, California
    G 11 Jack Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoCamberwell Grammar School Melbourne, Australia
    G 12 Steven Beo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SoRichland HS
    BYU    		 Richland, Washington
    G 13 Luka Vulikić 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)190 lb (86 kg) JrNone Belgrade, Serbia
    F 14 Mason Peatling 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrBeaconhills College HS Melbourne, Australia
    G 20 Cody Benzel (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS SrFerris HS Spokane, Washington
    G 22 Elijah Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrChief Sealth HS West Seattle, Washington
    F 23 Jordan Veening (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrNooksack Valley HS Sumas, Washington
    G/F 24 Kim Aiken Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS FrEast Valley HS Redlands, California
    G 25 Michael Meadows 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrCampbell Hall HS Hollywood, California
    F 34 Jesse Hunt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)210 lb (95 kg) SrSir Francis Drake HS Geraldton, Australia
    F 35 Tanner Groves 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS FrShadle Park HS Spokane, Washington
    G 42 Joshua Thomas (W) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SoCentral Valley HS Spokane, Washington
    Head coach
    Assistant coach(es)
    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster

    Schedule and results
    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

    References
    1. "Boxscore for Men's Basketball vs University of Missouri – Kansas City". EWU Athletics. November 17, 2018.
    2. "2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule". EWU Athletics.
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