2018–19 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	† 2019 Big Sky Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018;

Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
2018–19 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	Shantay Legans (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Nick Booker
Assistant coach	David Riley
Assistant coach	Bobby Suarez
Home arena	Reese Court

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 are 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.

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

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
Austin Fadal #98 SG	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
Mike Meadows PG	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
Elijah Jackson SG	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

US college sports recruiting information for 2019 recruits
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
Jacob Groves SF	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/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
Abdul Mohamed PF	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.

Roster

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

Shantay Legans (Fresno State)

Assistant coach(es)

Nick Booker (Davidson)
David Riley (Whitworth)
Bobby Suarez (Florida Gulf Coast)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 6, 2018* 4:00 pm, ACCN Extra	at Syracuse 2K Classic campus-site game	Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY
Nov 9, 2018* 6:00 pm, P12N	at Oregon 2K Classic campus-site game	Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
Nov 16, 2018* 4:45 pm	Green Bay 2K Classic subregional semifinals	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Nov 17, 2018* 1:00 pm/3:15 pm	UMBC or Morehead State 2K Classic subregional	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Nov 27, 2018* 5:00 pm, P12N	at Washington	Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA
Dec 1, 2018* 4:00 pm	at Seattle	Redhawk Center Seattle, WA
Dec 8, 2018* 5:00 pm	at North Dakota State	Scheels Center Fargo, ND
Dec 13, 2018* 7:00 pm	at San Francisco	War Memorial Gymnasium San Francisco, CA
Dec 18, 2018* 6:05 pm	South Dakota State	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Dec 21, 2018* 2:05 pm	Walla Walla	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Big Sky regular season
Dec 29, 2018 2:05 pm	Weber State	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Dec 31, 2018 TBA	Idaho State	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Jan 3, 2019 TBA	at Idaho	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, ID
Jan 7, 2019 6:00 pm	at Northern Colorado	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO
Jan 10, 2019 6:05 pm	Montana	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Jan 19, 2019 2:05 pm	Montana State	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Jan 24, 2019 7:05 pm	at Portland State	Viking Pavilion Portland, OR
Jan 26, 2019 7:05 pm	at Sacramento State	Hornets Nest Sacramento, CA
Feb 2, 2019 2:05 pm	Southern Utah	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Feb 4, 2019 6:05 pm	Northern Arizona	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Feb 7, 2019 6:05 pm	at Montana State	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, MT
Feb 9, 2019 6:05 pm	at Montana	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT
Feb 16, 2019 2:05 pm	Northern Colorado	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Feb 18, 2018 7:15 pm	Idaho	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Feb 21, 2019 5:35 pm	at Southern Utah	America First Events Center Cedar City, UT
Feb 23, 2019 1:00 pm	at Northern Arizona	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 28, 2019 6:05 pm	Sacramento State	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Mar 2, 2019 2:05 pm	Portland State	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Mar 7, 2018 6:05 pm	at Idaho State	Holt Arena Pocatello, ID
Mar 9, 2018 6:05 pm	at Weber State	Dee Events Center Ogden, UT
Big Sky Tournament
Mar 13–16, 2019	vs.	CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

Source^[1]

References

↑ "EWU Athletics - 2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". www.goeags.com.

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[1] "EWU Athletics - 2018-19 Men's Basketball Schedule". www.goeags.com.

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2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Eastern Washington	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Idaho	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Idaho State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Montana	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Montana State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Arizona	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Northern Colorado	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Portland State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Sacramento State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Utah	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Weber State	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–

† 2019 Big Sky Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018;

2018–19 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

2019 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References