Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
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.
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University | Eastern Washington University | |||
Head coach | Shantay Legans (3rd 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 | ||||
NIT Tournament Appearances | ||||
2003 | ||||
Conference Tournament Champions | ||||
2004, 2015 | ||||
Conference Regular Season Champions | ||||
2000, 2004, 2015, 2020 |
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 | 18 (1935, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020) |
30+ win seasons | 1 (1946) |
Conference Games | |
Conference Record | 212–264 (.445) |
Big Sky Conference Regular Season Championships | 4 (2000, 2004, 2015, 2020) |
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 | 59–41 | .590 |
Postseason
NCAA tournament results
The Eagles have appeared in two NCAA Tournaments, with a combined record of 0–2.
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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2004 | 15 E | Round of 64 | (2) #4 Oklahoma State | L 56–75 |
2015 | 13 S | Round of 64 | (4) #22 Georgetown | L 74–84 |
NIT results
The Eagles have appeared in one National Invitation Tournament (NIT), and lost their opener.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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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, with a combined record of 1–3.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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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 appeared in the NAIA Tournament five times, with a combined record of 6–5.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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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
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Awards
Associated Press All-Americans
- Alvin Snow* – 2004
- Rodney Stuckey* – 2006, 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
- Mason Peatling – 2020
Big Sky Coach of the Year
- Steve Aggers – 1998, 2000
- Ray Giacoletti – 2004
- Jim Hayford – 2015
- Shantay Legans – 2020
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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No. | Player | Year |
3 | Rodney Stuckey (2006–07) | 2008 |
30 | Ron Cox (1973–1977) | 2014 |
References
- EWU Identity Standards Guide (PDF). July 1, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-03-23.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)