2018–19 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

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
2018–19 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Eastern Washington00   00  
Idaho00   00  
Idaho State00   00  
Montana00   00  
Montana State00   00  
Northern Arizona00   00  
Northern Colorado00   00  
Portland State00   00  
Sacramento State00   00  
Southern Utah00   00  
Weber State00   00  
† 2019 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of April 9, 2018; 

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

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 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]

    See also

    • 2018–19 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team

    References

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