Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
Eastern Washington Eagles | ||||
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University | Eastern Washington University | |||
Head coach | Shantay Legans (1st season) | |||
Conference | Big Sky | |||
Location | Cheney, Washington | |||
Arena |
Reese Court (Capacity: 6,000) | |||
Nickname | Eagles | |||
Student section | Flight Club | |||
Colors |
Red and White[1] | |||
Uniforms | ||||
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NCAA Tournament appearances | ||||
2004, 2015 | ||||
Conference tournament champions | ||||
2004, 2015 | ||||
Conference regular season champions | ||||
2000, 2004, 2015 |
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 are currently coached by Shantay Legans.
Key statistics
Overall | |
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Years of basketball | 109 |
First season | 1903–04 |
Head coaches (all-time) | 19 |
All Games | |
All-time record | 1,408–1,205 (.539) |
20+ win seasons | 16 (1935, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986, 2015, 2017) |
30+ win seasons | 1 (1946) |
Conference Games | |
Conference Record | 212–264 (.445) |
Big Sky Conference Regular Season Championships | 3 (2000, 2004, 2015) |
Big Sky Conference Tournament Championships | 2 (2004, 2015) |
NCAA Tournament | |
NCAA Appearances | 2 |
NCAA W-L record | 0-2 (.000) |
Sweet Sixteens | 0 |
Elite Eights | 0 |
Final Fours | 0 |
National Invitational Tournament | |
NIT Appearances | 1 |
NIT W-L record | 0-1 (.000) |
NIT championships | 0 |
Accurate as of 04/21/2017 |
Coaches
Coach | Years | Record | Pct. |
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Unknown | 1903–05, 1911–12 | 1–4 | .200 |
N. E. Hinch | 1905–06 | 3–6 | .333 |
Paul Lienau | 1906–09 | 16–10 | .615 |
Albert Fertsch | 1912–16 | 11–2 | .846 |
Vin Eustis | 1919–27 | 108–43 | .715 |
A.C. Woodward | 1927–30 | 26–29 | .473 |
Bob Brumblay | 1942–45 | 75–17 | .815 |
Red Reese | 1930–42, 1945–64 | 470–301 | .610 |
Ernie McKie | 1965–67 | 23–52 | .307 |
Jerry Krause | 1967–82, 1983–85 | 261–197 | .570 |
Joe Folda | 1982, 1985–87 | 42–42 | .500 |
Bob Hofman | 1987–90 | 32–54 | .372 |
John Wade | 1990–95 | 34–98 | .258 |
Steve Aggers | 1995–00 | 51–82 | .383 |
Ray Giacoletti | 2000–04 | 69–50 | .580 |
Mike Burns | 2004–07 | 38–49 | .437 |
Kirk Earlywine | 2007–11 | 42–78 | .350 |
Jim Hayford | 2011–17 | 106–91 | .538 |
Shantay Legans | 2017–present | 20–15 | .571 |
Postseason
NCAA tournament results
The Eagles have appeared in two NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–2.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result/Score |
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2004 | #15 | First Round | #2 Oklahoma State | L 56–75 |
2015 | #13 | Second Round | #4 Georgetown | L 74–84 |
NIT results
The Eagles have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) once. Their record is 0–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result/Score |
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2003 | First Round | Wyoming | L 71–78 |
CBI results
The Eagles have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational (CBI) three times. Their combined record is 1–3.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result/Score |
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2016 | First Round Quarterfinals | Pepperdine Nevada | W 79–72 L 70–85 |
2017 | First Round | Wyoming | L 81–91 |
2018 | First Round | Utah Valley | L 65–87 |
NAIA tournament results
The Eagles have appeared in the NAIA Tournament five times. Their combined record is 6–5.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result/Score |
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1942 | First Round | Southeastern Oklahoma State | L 33–43 |
1943 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | Valparaiso Saint Cloud State Southeast Missouri State | W 45–42 W 54–41 L 51–57 |
1945 | First Round | Doane | L 51–54 |
1946 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | Louisiana Tech Southeastern Oklahoma State Pepperdine | W 66–44 W 45–37 L 42–46 |
1947 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals | Culver–Stockton Dakota Wesleyan Marshall | W 51–48 W 62–48 L 48–56 |
All-time NBA Draft selections
NBA Draft Selections (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Awards
Associated Press All-Americans
- Alvin Snow* – 2004
- Rodney Stuckey* – 2006
- Rodney Stuckey* – 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
Big Sky Coach of the Year
- Steve Aggers – 1998
- Steve Aggers – 2000
- Ray Giacoletti – 2004
- Jim Hayford – 2015
Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year
- Alvin Snow – 2002
Big Sky Freshman of the Year
- Marc Axton – 2002
- Matt Nelson – 2004
- Rodney Stuckey – 2006
- Glen Dean – 2010
- Venky Jois – 2013
- Bogdan Bliznyuk – 2015
Awards information comes from the 2016–2017 media guide. [2]
Retired jerseys
Retired Jerseys | ||
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Number | Player | Year |
3 | Rodney Stuckey (2006–07) | 2008 |
30 | Ron Cox (1973–1977) | 2014 |
References
- ↑ EWU Identity Standards (PDF). Retrieved March 29, 2016.
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External links