2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
Big Sky regular season champions
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	21–11 (15–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	David Riley (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Jerry Brown Pedro Garcia Rosado Donald Brady Blake Fernandez Ben Beauchamp
Home arena	Reese Court (Capacity: 6,000)

2023–24 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern Washington	15	–	3		.833			21	–	11		.656
Northern Colorado	12	–	6		.667			19	–	14		.576
Montana	12	–	6		.667			24	–	12		.667
Weber State	11	–	7		.611			20	–	12		.625
Montana State †	9	–	9		.500			17	–	18		.486
Portland State	8	–	10		.444			17	–	15		.531
Northern Arizona	7	–	11		.389			14	–	19		.424
Idaho State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	20		.412
Idaho	5	–	13		.278			11	–	21		.344
Sacramento State	4	–	14		.222			10	–	24		.294
† 2024 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third-year head coach David Riley, played their home games at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 23–11, 16–2 in Big Sky play, to finish as Big Sky regular season champions.^[1] After clinching the regular season title at 16–0 in conference play with two games remaining, they dropped three straight games, including their matchup against ninth seed Northern Arizona in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament.^[2] As a regular season champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Eagles received an automatic bid to the NIT.^[3] They defeated Washington State in the first round,^[4] before falling to Oklahoma State in the second round.^[5]

Roster

2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Cedric Coward 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Willamette Fresno, CA F 1 Vice Zanki 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr KK Cedevita Junior Zagreb, Croatia G 2 Mason Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr O'Dea HS Seattle, WA F 4 LeJuan Watts 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 233 lb (106 kg) RS Fr Bullard HS Fresno, CA G 5 Andre Mulibea 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Salt Lake CC West Valley City, UT F 10 Ethan Price 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Copleston HS Bury St Edmunds, England G 11 Nic McClain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Daytona State College Jennings, FL G 13 Jake Kyman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS Sr Wyoming Aliso Viejo, CA G 21 Sebastian Hartmann 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Riesen Ludwigsburg Munich, Germany F 22 Jackson Seale 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr McKinney HS McKinney, TX F 31 Casey Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Wasatch Academy Sammamish, WA F 32 Dane Erikstrup 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Cal Poly Pomona Beaverton, OR F 33 Emmett Marquardt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Garfield HS Seattle, WA G 55 Ellis Magnuson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Borah HS Boise, ID	Head coach David Riley (Whitworth) Assistant coach(es) Jerry Brown (Fresno State) Pedro Garcia Rosado (Open) Donald Brady (Redlands) Blake Fernandez (Western Washington) Ben Beauchamp (Western Colorado) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 9, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023* 6:30 pm, P12N		at Utah	L 66–101	0–1	Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,632) Salt Lake City, UT
November 10, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+/SECN+		at Ole Miss	L 64–75	0–2	SJB Pavilion (6,665) Oxford, MS
November 12, 2023* 9:00 am, ESPN+		at Cincinnati	L 73–85	0–3	Fifth Third Arena (3,063) Cincinnati, OH
November 17, 2023* 6:00 pm, P12N		at Stanford	L 70–95	0–4	Maples Pavilion (2,038) Stanford, CA
November 22, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Walla Walla	W 97–46	1–4	Reese Court (943) Cheney, WA
November 27, 2023* 7:00 pm, P12N		at Washington State	L 72–82	1–5	Beasley Coliseum (2,208) Pullman, WA
November 29, 2023* 8:00 pm, P12N		at USC	L 78–106	1–6	Galen Center (3,177) Los Angeles, CA
December 9, 2023* 3:00 pm		at Air Force	W 73–68	2–6	Clune Arena (2,377) Colorado Springs, CO
December 13, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Portland Bible	W 103–34	3–6	Reese Court (589) Cheney, WA
December 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Cal Poly	W 62–53	4–6	Mott Athletics Center (1,387) San Luis Obispo, CA
December 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, P12N		at Washington	L 66–73	4–7	Alaska Airlines Arena (7,453) Seattle, WA
December 28, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Portland State	W 91–57	5–7 (1–0)	Reese Court (1,306) Cheney, WA
December 30, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacramento State	W 87–61	6–7 (2–0)	Reese Court (1,431) Cheney, WA
January 3, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Dakota Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 93–79	7–7	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,424) Vermillion, SD
January 6, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Dakota State Big Sky–Summit Challenge	W 91–83	8–7	Reese Court (1,192) Cheney, WA
January 13, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho	W 79–58	9–7 (3–0)	ICCU Arena (2,256) Moscow, ID
January 18, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Weber State	W 80–78	10–7 (4–0)	Dee Events Center  Ogden, UT
January 20, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho State	W 79–67	11–7 (5–0)	Reed Gym (1,547) Pocatello, ID
January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Colorado	W 77–74	12–7 (6–0)	Reese Court (1,519) Cheney, WA
January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Arizona	W 85–70	13–7 (7–0)	Reese Court (1,675) Cheney, WA
February 1, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana State	L 60–70	13–8 (7–1)	Worthington Arena (3,012) Bozeman, MT
February 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana	W 78–65	14–8 (8–1)	Dahlberg Arena (3,842) Missoula, MT
February 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland State	W 90–77	15–8 (9–1)	Viking Pavilion (977) Portland, OR
February 10, 2024 4:30 pm, ESPN+		Idaho	W 87–79	16–8 (10–1)	Reese Court (2,174) Cheney, WA
February 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Idaho State	W 88–82	17–8 (11–1)	Reese Court (1,307) Cheney, WA
February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Weber State	L 84–90	17–9 (11–2)	Reese Court (1,786) Cheney, WA
February 22, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	L 71–78	17–10 (11–3)	Findlay Toyota Court (1,002) Flagstaff, AZ
February 24, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Colorado	W 85–76	18–10 (12–3)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,893) Greeley, CO
February 29, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana	W 89–79	19–10 (13–3)	Reese Court (2,179) Cheney, WA
March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana State	W 108–104 ^OT	20–10 (14–3)	Reese Court (2,451) Cheney, WA
March 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacramento State	W 91–88	21–10 (15–3)	Hornets Nest (771) Sacramento, CA
Big Sky tournament
March 10, 2024 4:30 pm, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (10) Sacramento State Quarterfinals	L 69–74	21–11	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources:^[6][7]

References

1. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
2. "Buzzer beater spells heartbreak for top-seeded Eagles at Big Sky Tournament". Eastern Washington University Athletics. March 5, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
3. "2023 Men's NIT Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
4. "Eastern Washington takes down WSU in first round of NIT". The Columbian. March 14, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
5. "Shooting woes doom Eastern Washington in NIT loss to Oklahoma State". The Spokesman-Review. March 19, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
6. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
7. "Eastern Washington Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2023.