Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball

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. The Eagles have appeared in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament three times, most recently in 2021.

Key statistics OverallYears of basketball 109First season 1903–04Head coaches (all-time) 19All GamesAll-time record 1,408–1,205 ()20+ win seasons 20 (1935, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024)30+ win seasons 1 (1946)Conference GamesConference Record 212–264 ()Big Sky Conference regular season Championships 6 (2000, 2004, 2015, 2020, 2023, 2024)Big Sky Conference Tournament Championships 3 (2004, 2015, 2021)NCAA TournamentNCAA Appearances 3NCAA W-L record 0–3 ()Sweet Sixteens 0 Elite Eights 0 Final Fours 0 National Invitational TournamentNIT Appearances 2NIT W-L record 1–2 ()NIT championships 0Accurate as of 04/21/2017

Head coaches CoachYearsRecordPct.Unknown1903–05, 1911–121–4N. E. Hinch1905–063–6Paul Lienau1906–0916–10Albert Fertsch1912–1611–2Vin Eustis1919–27108–43A.C. Woodward1927–3026–29Bob Brumblay1942–4575–17Red Reese1930–42, 1945–64470–301Ernie McKie1965–6723–52Jerry Krause1967–82, 1983–85261–197Joe Folda1982, 1985–8742–42Bob Hofman1987–9032–54John Wade1990–9534–98Steve Aggers1995–0051–82Ray Giacoletti2000–0469–50Mike Burns2004–0738–49Kirk Earlywine2007–1142–78Jim Hayford2011–17106–91Shantay Legans2017–202175–49David Riley2021–202462–38Dan Monson2024–present0–0

Postseason

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

2004 15 E Round of 64 (2) #4 Oklahoma State L 56–75 2015 13 S Round of 64 (4) #22 Georgetown L 74–84 2021 14 W Round of 64 (3) #11 Kansas L 84–93

National Invitation Tournament results The Eagles have appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments, with a combined record of 1-2. 2003 First Round Wyoming L 71–78 2023 First RoundSecond Round Washington StateOklahoma State W 81–74L 60–71

College Basketball Invitational results The Eagles have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational three times, with a combined record of 1–3. 2016 First RoundQuarterfinals PepperdineNevada W 79–72L 70–85 2017 First Round Wyoming L 81–91 2018 First Round Utah Valley L 65–87

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

2022 First Round Fresno State L 74–83

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

1942 First Round Southeastern Oklahoma State L 33–43 1943 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals ValparaisoSaint Cloud StateSoutheast Missouri State W 45–42W 54–41L 51–57 1945 First Round Doane L 51–54 1946 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals Louisiana TechSoutheastern Oklahoma StatePepperdine W 66–44W 45–37L 42–46 1947 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals Culver–StocktonDakota WesleyanMarshall W 51–48W 62–48L 48–56

NBA Draft selections NBA Draft Selections (4) # Year Round Pick Overall Name Team11977611121Ron CoxCleveland Cavaliers2200711515Rodney StuckeyDetroit Pistons3201522151Tyler HarveyOrlando Magic4202511111Cedric CowardPortland Trail Blazers

Awards Associated Press All-Americans Alvin Snow* – 2004 Rodney Stuckey* – 2006, 2007 Tyler Harvey* – 2015 Jacob Wiley* – 2017 Bogdan Bliznyuk* – 2018

(*) 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 Steve Aggers – 1998, 2000 Ray Giacoletti – 2004 Jim Hayford – 2015 Shantay Legans – 2020 David Riley – 2023, 2024

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 LeJuan Watts – 2024

Source.

Retired jerseys Retired JerseysNo.PlayerYear 3 Rodney Stuckey (2006–07) 2008 30 Ron Cox (1973–1977) 2014

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