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 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 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 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
2019 recruiting class
Roster
Schedule and results
!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style=| Big Sky regular season
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Source
See also 2018–19 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team
References