Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball

Eastern Washington Eagles
2018–19 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
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
Home
Away
Alternate
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
Years of basketball109
First season1903–04
Head coaches (all-time)19
All Games
All-time record1,408–1,205 (.539)
20+ win seasons16 (1935, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986, 2015, 2017)
30+ win seasons1 (1946)
Conference Games
Conference Record212–264 (.445)
Big Sky Conference Regular Season Championships3 (2000, 2004, 2015)
Big Sky Conference Tournament Championships2 (2004, 2015)
NCAA Tournament
NCAA Appearances2
NCAA W-L record0-2 (.000)
Sweet Sixteens0
Elite Eights0
Final Fours0
National Invitational Tournament
NIT Appearances1
NIT W-L record0-1 (.000)
NIT championships0
Accurate as of 04/21/2017

Coaches

Coach Years Record Pct.
Unknown1903–05, 1911–121–4.200
N. E. Hinch1905–063–6.333
Paul Lienau1906–0916–10.615
Albert Fertsch1912–1611–2.846
Vin Eustis1919–27108–43.715
A.C. Woodward1927–3026–29.473
Bob Brumblay1942–4575–17.815
Red Reese1930–42, 1945–64470–301.610
Ernie McKie1965–6723–52.307
Jerry Krause1967–82, 1983–85261–197.570
Joe Folda1982, 1985–8742–42.500
Bob Hofman1987–9032–54.372
John Wade1990–9534–98.258
Steve Aggers1995–0051–82.383
Ray Giacoletti2000–0469–50.580
Mike Burns2004–0738–49.437
Kirk Earlywine2007–1142–78.350
Jim Hayford2011–17106–91.538
Shantay Legans2017–present20–15.571

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Eagles have appeared in two NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–2.

Year Seed Round Opponent Result/Score
2004#15First Round#2 Oklahoma StateL 56–75
2015#13Second Round#4 GeorgetownL 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
2003First RoundWyomingL 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
2016First Round
Quarterfinals
Pepperdine
Nevada
W 79–72
L 70–85
2017First RoundWyomingL 81–91
2018First RoundUtah ValleyL 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
1942First RoundSoutheastern Oklahoma StateL 33–43
1943First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Valparaiso
Saint Cloud State
Southeast Missouri State
W 45–42
W 54–41
L 51–57
1945First RoundDoaneL 51–54
1946First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Louisiana Tech
Southeastern Oklahoma State
Pepperdine
W 66–44
W 45–37
L 42–46
1947First 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)
# Year Round Pick Overall Name Team
1 1977 6 11 121 Ron Cox Cleveland Cavaliers
2 2007 1 15 15 Rodney Stuckey Detroit Pistons
3 2015 2 21 51 Tyler Harvey Orlando Magic

Awards

Associated Press All-Americans

(*) 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

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
Number Player Year
3Rodney Stuckey (2006–07)2008
30Ron Cox (1973–1977)2014

References

  1. EWU Identity Standards (PDF). Retrieved March 29, 2016.


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