2021–22 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2021–22 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Eagles, led by first-year head coach David Riley , played their home games on campus at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington .
Previous season
The Eagles finished the 2020–21 season 13–7 overall (12–3, Big Sky, 2nd) and was seeded second in the conference tournament , which they won. Seeded fourteenth in the West regional of the NCAA tournament , they met twelfth-ranked Kansas in the round of 64. The Eagles scored the first nine points and led by eight at the half, but were overcome by the Jayhawks in the last ten minutes and lost by nine points; their season ended with an overall record of 16–8 (.667).
Offseason
Departures
Name
Number
Pos.
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
Reason for departure
Mutdung Bol
0
G
6'3"
145
Freshman
North Seattle, WA
Left the team for personal reasons
Jacob Davison
10
G
6'4"
175
RS Senior
Long Beach, CA
Graduate transferred to Cal Poly
Jack Perry
11
G
6'2"
175
Senior
Melbourne, Australia
Graduate transferred to Portland
Tyler Robertson
15
G/F
6'6"
200
Sophomore
Melbourne, Australia
Transferred to Portland
Kaelan O'Neil
22
G/F
6'5"
180
Freshman
Eugene, OR
Transferred to Lane CC
Jordan Venning
23
F
6'6"
205
RS Sophomore
Sumas, WA
Walk-on; transferred to Western Colorado
Kim Aiken Jr.
24
G/F
6'7"
215
RS Junior
Redlands, CA
Transferred to Arizona
Michael Meadows
25
G
6'2"
175
RS Sophomore
Hollywood, CA
Walk-on; left the team for personal reasons
Jacob Groves
33
G/F
6'7"
185
Sophomore
Spokane, WA
Transferred to Oklahoma
Tanner Groves
35
F
6'9"
235
RS Junior
Spokane, WA
Transferred to Oklahoma
Incoming transfers
2021 incoming recruits
College recruiting information
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Tommaso Camponeschi PG
Italy
Associazione Sportiva Stella Azzura
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
166 lb (75 kg)
Aug 3, 2021
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Mason Landdeck PG
Zillah, WA
Desert Hills High School
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Jun 17, 2021
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Isaiah Amato PG
Portland, OR
Central Catholic High School
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Feb 3, 2018
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Casey Jones SF
Sammamish, WA
Wasatch Academy
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Aug 2, 2019
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Yousef Elkugia SF
Sammamish, WA
Elite Sports Academy
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jun 21, 2021
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Ethan Price SF
Bury St Edmunds, UK
Ipswich Basketball Academy
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (100 kg)
Oct 16, 2020
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Victor Radocaj SF
Richmond, Canada
RISE Prep at TRC Academy
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Sep 10, 2018
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Michael Folarin C
London, United Kingdom
Bella Vista College Prep School
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Jun 15, 2021
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
Makai Richards C
Oak Park, CA
New Hampton School
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jun 15, 2021
Star ratings : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A
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
2021–22 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Previous school
Hometown
G
0
Sean Kirk
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
185 lb (84 kg)
RS Jr
Mountlake Terrace High School Western Washington
Mountlake Terrace, Washington
G
1
Austin Fadal
6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
RS So
Hillcrest Prep
San Ramon, California
G/F
2
Steele Venters
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
RS Fr
Ellensburg High School
Ellensburg, Washington
G
4
Isaiah Amato
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
175 lb (79 kg)
Fr
Central Catholic High School
Portland, Oregon
G
5
Casson Rouse (W)
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
RS So
Timberline High School
Lacey, Washington
F
10
Ethan Price
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
230 lb (104 kg)
Fr
Copleston High School
Bury St Edmunds , England
G
11
Rylan Bergersen
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
Borah High School Central Arkansas
Boise, Idaho
F
13
Angelo Allegri
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
215 lb (98 kg)
Sr
St. Thomas Aquinas High School UNC Greensboro
Kansas City, Missouri
F
15
Yousef Elkugia
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Elite Prep
Seattle , Washington
F
20
Linton Aclinese
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
235 lb (107 kg)
RS Sr
Manvel High School San Francisco State
Richmond, California
F
21
Victor Radocaj
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
Fr
RISE Centre Academy
Richmond, British Columbia
C
23
Michael Folarin
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Bella Vista College Prep (AZ)
London , England
G
24
Mason Landdeck
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
160 lb (73 kg)
Fr
Desert Hills High School
Zillah, Washington
F
25
Imhotep George
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
195 lb (88 kg)
So
Meade High School Tallahassee CC
Laurel, Maryland
F
31
Casey Jones
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
210 lb (95 kg)
Fr
Wasatch Academy
Sammamish, Washington
G
32
Tommaso Camponeschi
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
166 lb (75 kg)
Fr
Cretin-Derham Hall High School
Rome , Italy
F
34
Makai Richards
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Fr
Oak Park High School
Oak Park, California
G
55
Ellis Magnuson
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
So
Borah High School
Boise, Idaho
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
Regular season
November 9, 2021 *7:00 p.m.
at Nevada
L 76–91
0–1
Lawlor Events Center (7,103)Reno, NV
November 12, 2021 *2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at UC Davis
L 76–84
0–2
University Credit Union Center (950)Davis, CA
November 15, 2021 *6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Walla Walla
W 111–71
1–2
Reese Court (1,020)Cheney, WA
November 19, 2021 *2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Cal State Northridge Good Sam Empire Classic semifinals
W 67–64 OT
2–2
Matadome (483)Northridge, CA
November 20, 2021 *8:00 p.m.
vs. Texas State Good Sam Empire Classic championship
L 74–81
2–3
Matadome (124)Northridge, CA
November 27, 2021 *4:30 p.m., P12N
at Washington State
W 76–71
3–3
Beasley Coliseum (2,720)Pullman, WA
December 2, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Southern Utah
L 76–89
3–4 (0–1)
Reese Court (1,344)Cheney, WA
December 4, 2021 *10:00 a.m., ESPN+
at Omaha
W 92–81
4–4
Baxter Arena (1,111)Omaha, NE
December 8, 2021 *5:00 p.m., P12N
at Colorado
L 57–60
4–5
CU Events Center (5,782)Boulder, CO
December 11, 2021 *11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at North Dakota
W 76–60
5–5
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,280)Grand Forks, ND
December 15, 2021 *6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Multnomah
W 95–56
6–5
Reese Court (850)Cheney, WA
December 22, 2021 *11:00 a.m., ESPN+
at No. 25 Texas Tech
L 46–78
6–6
United Supermarkets Arena (12,133)Lubbock, TX
December 30, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Portland State
W 63–58
7–6 (1–1)
Viking Pavilion (717)Portland, OR
January 1, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Arizona
W 78–65
8–6 (2–1)
Walkup Skydome (161)Flagstaff, AZ
January 6, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Montana
L 78–90
8–7 (2–2)
Reese Court (1,140)Cheney, WA
January 8, 2022 3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho
W 96–93
9–7 (3–2)
Reese Court (1,351)Cheney, WA
January 20, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Sacramento State
W 75–62
10–7 (4–2)
Reese Court (1,075)Cheney, WA
January 22, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Colorado
L 83–87
10–8 (4–3)
Reese Court (1,102)Cheney, WA
January 24, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho State Rescheduled from January 13
W 89–63
11–8 (5–3)
Reed Gym (1,042)Pocatello, ID
January 27, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Montana State
L 65–69
11–9 (5–4)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,078)Bozeman, MT
January 29, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Montana
L 59–61
11–10 (5–5)
Dahlberg Arena (3,882)Missoula, MT
January 31, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Weber State Rescheduled from January 15
L 84–90
11–11 (5–6)
Dee Events Center (3,462)Ogden, UT
February 5, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Southern Utah
L 72–84
11–12 (5–7)
America First Event Center (1,876)Cedar City, UT
February 10, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Weber State
W 75–67
12–12 (6–7)
Reese Court (1,155)Cheney, WA
February 12, 2022 3:30 p.m., ESPN+
Idaho State
W 75–72
13–12 (7–7)
Reese Court (1,336)Cheney, WA
February 17, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Montana State
W 88–86 OT
14–12 (8–7)
Reese Court (1,216)Cheney, WA
February 19, 2022 2:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Idaho
L 80–83
14–13 (8–8)
ICCU Arena (2,230)Moscow, ID
February 24, 2022 5:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Northern Colorado
W 85–76
15–13 (9–8)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,004)Greeley, CO
February 26, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Sacramento State
L 75–81
15–14 (9–9)
Hornets Nest (741)Sacramento, CA
March 3, 2022 6:00 p.m., ESPN+
Northern Arizona
W 69–62
16–14 (10–9)
Reese Court (1,182)Cheney, WA
March 5, 2022 1:00 p.m., ESPN+
Portland State
W 83–75
17–14 (11–9)
Reese Court (1,621)Cheney, WA
Big Sky tournament
March 9, 2022 2:30 p.m., ESPN+
(6)
vs. (11) Northern Arizona First round
W 78–75
18–14
Idaho Central Arena (1,175)Boise, ID
March 10, 2022 8:00 p.m., ESPN+
(6)
vs. (3) Northern Colorado Quarterfinal
L 67–68
18–15
Idaho Central Arena (2,022)Boise, ID
The Basketball Classic
March 17, 2022 7:00 p.m., ESPN+
at Fresno State First Round
L 74–83
18–16
Save Mart Center Fresno, CA
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
W=West.
All times are in
Pacific time.
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References