2018–19 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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 were 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 . They finished the season 16–18, 12–8 in Big Sky play to finish in third place. They defeated Montana State and Southern Utah to advance to the championship game of the Big Sky tournament where they lost to Montana .
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
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
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:
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
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
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:
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
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 No. 16 Syracuse 2K Classic campus-site game
L 34–66
0–1
Carrier Dome (19,912)Syracuse, NY
Nov 9, 2018 *6:00 pm, P12N
at No. 14 Oregon 2K Classic campus-site game
L 47–81
0–2
Matthew Knight Arena (8,009)Eugene, OR
Nov 16, 2018 *4:45 pm
Green Bay 2K Classic subregional semifinals
L 78–82
0–3
Reese Court (1,076)Cheney, WA
Nov 17, 2018 *3:15 pm, Big Sky Network
UMKC 2K Classic subregional
W 87–80[1]
1–3
Reese Court Cheney, WA
Nov 27, 2018 *6:00 pm, P12N
at Washington
L 59–83
1–4
Alaska Airlines Arena (6,054)Seattle, WA
Dec 1, 2018 *4:00 pm
at Seattle
L 68–88
1–5
Redhawk Center (999)Seattle, WA
Dec 8, 2018 *5:00 pm
at North Dakota State
L 67–74
1–6
Scheels Center (2,373)Fargo, ND
Dec 13, 2018 *7:00 pm
at San Francisco
L 63–85
1–7
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,439)San Francisco, CA
Dec 15, 2018 *4:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford
L 62–78
1–8
Maples Pavilion (3,663)Stanford, CA
Dec 18, 2018 *6:05 pm
South Dakota State
L 64–74
1–9
Reese Court (1,042)Cheney, WA
Dec 21, 2018 *2:05 pm
Corban
W 92–73
2–9
Reese Court (969)Cheney, WA
Big Sky regular season
Dec 29, 2018 2:05 pm
Weber State
L 72–84
2–10 (0–1)
Reese Court (1,051)Cheney, WA
Dec 31, 2018 1:05 pm
Idaho State
W 65–55
3–10 (1–1)
Reese Court (1,011)Cheney, WA
Jan 3, 2019 7:30 pm
at Idaho
L 71–74
3–11 (1–2)
Cowan Spectrum (1,069)Moscow, ID
Jan 7, 2019 6:05 pm
at Northern Colorado
L 63–75
3–12 (1–3)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,389)Greeley, CO
Jan 10, 2019 6:05 pm
Montana
W 78–71
4–12 (2–3)
Reese Court (1,578)Cheney, WA
Jan 19, 2019 2:05 pm
Montana State
W 85–81
5–12 (3–3)
Reese Court (1,382)Cheney, WA
Jan 24, 2019 7:05 pm
at Portland State
L 65–78
5–13 (3–4)
Viking Pavilion (1,088)Portland, OR
Jan 26, 2019 7:05 pm
at Sacramento State
W 94–92 OT
6–13 (4–4)
Hornets Nest (708)Sacramento, CA
Feb 2, 2019 2:05 pm
Southern Utah
W 82–79
7–13 (5–4)
Reese Court (1,244)Cheney, WA
Feb 4, 2019 6:05 pm
Northern Arizona
W 82–64
8–13 (6–4)
Reese Court (1,148)Cheney, WA
Feb 7, 2019 6:05 pm
at Montana State
L 66–74
8–14 (6–5)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (2,267)Bozeman, MT
Feb 9, 2019 6:05 pm
at Montana
L 74–75
8–15 (6–6)
Dahlberg Arena (5,005)Missoula, MT
Feb 16, 2019 2:05 pm
Northern Colorado
W 88–78 OT
9–15 (7–6)
Reese Court (1,481)Cheney, WA
Feb 18, 2018 4:15 pm
Idaho
W 82–57
10–15 (8–6)
Reese Court (1,618)Cheney, WA
Feb 21, 2019 5:35 pm
at Southern Utah
L 62–76
10–16 (8–7)
America First Events Center (1,578)Cedar City, UT
Feb 23, 2019 1:00 pm
at Northern Arizona
W 86–73
11–16 (9–7)
Walkup Skydome (1,923)Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 28, 2019 6:05 pm
Sacramento State
L 56–59
11–17 (9–8)
Reese Court (1,027)Cheney, WA
Mar 2, 2019 2:05 pm
Portland State
W 68–66
12–17 (10–8)
Reese Court (1,502)Cheney, WA
Mar 7, 2018 6:05 pm
at Idaho State
W 91–62
13–17 (11–8)
Holt Arena (1,484)Pocatello, ID
Mar 9, 2018 6:05 pm
at Weber State
W 80–77
14–17 (12–8)
Dee Events Center (7,113)Ogden, UT
Big Sky tournament
Mar 14, 2019 7:00 pm, ELVN
(3)
vs. (6) Montana State Quarterfinals
W 90–84
15–17
CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID
Mar 15, 2019 7:00 pm, ELVN
(3)
vs. (7) Southern Utah Semifinals
W 77–61
16–17
CenturyLink Arena (2,900)Boise, ID
Mar 16, 2019 5:05 pm, ESPNU
(3)
vs. (1) Montana Championship
L 62–68
16–18
CenturyLink Arena (3,737)Boise, ID
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in
Pacific Time .
Source[2]
See also
References