Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball

Eastern Washington Eagles
Eastern Washington Eagles
	2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
University	Eastern Washington University
Head coach	Dan Monson (1st season)
Conference	Big Sky
Location	Cheney, Washington
Arena	Reese Court ; (Capacity: 6,000)
Nickname	Eagles
Student section	Flight Club
Colors	Red and white;
Uniforms
NCAA tournament appearances
	2004, 2015, 2021
Conference tournament champions
	2004, 2015, 2021
Conference regular season champions
	2000, 2004, 2015, 2020, 2023, 2024

Last updated April 14, 2024

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.

Key statistics

Overall
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	20 (1935, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1986, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2023, 2024)
30+ win seasons	1 (1946)
Conference Games
Conference Record	212–264 (.445)
Big Sky Conference regular season Championships	6 (2000, 2004, 2015, 2020, 2023, 2024)
Big Sky Conference Tournament Championships	3 (2004, 2015, 2021)
NCAA Tournament
NCAA Appearances	3
NCAA W-L record	0–3 (.000)
Sweet Sixteens	0
Elite Eights	0
Final Fours	0
National Invitational Tournament
NIT Appearances	2
NIT W-L record	1–2 (.333)
NIT championships	0
Accurate as of 04/21/2017

Head Coaches

Coach	Years	Record	Pct.
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	2017–2021	75–49	.605
David Riley	2021–2024	62–38	.620
Dan Monson	2024-current	0–0	–

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Eagles have appeared in three NCAA tournaments, with a combined record of 0–3.

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
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
2021	14 W	Round of 64	(3) #11 Kansas	L 84–93

National Invitation Tournament results

The Eagles have appeared in two National Invitation Tournaments, with a combined record of 1-2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2003	First Round	Wyoming	L 71–78
2023	First Round Second Round	Washington State Oklahoma State	W 81–74 L 60–71

College Basketball Invitational results

The Eagles have appeared in the College Basketball Invitational three times, with a combined record of 1–3.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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

The Basketball Classic results

The Eagles have appeared in The Basketball Classic one time. Their record is 0–1.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
2022	First Round	Fresno State	L 74–83

NAIA tournament results

The Eagles appeared in the NAIA Tournament five times, with a combined record of 6–5.

Year	Round	Opponent	Result
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

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

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
Tanner Groves – 2021
Steele Venters – 2023

Big Sky Coach of the Year

Steve Aggers – 1998, 2000
Ray Giacoletti – 2004
Jim Hayford – 2015
Shantay Legans – 2020
David Riley – 2023, 2024

Big Sky Defensive Player of the Year

Alvin Snow – 2002
Kim Aiken, Jr. – 2021

Big Sky Top Reserve of the Year

Tyler Robertson – 2021

Big Sky Freshman of the Year

Marc Axton – 2002
Matt Nelson – 2004
Rodney Stuckey – 2006
Glen Dean – 2010
Venky Jois – 2013
Bogdan Bliznyuk – 2015
LeJuan Watts – 2024

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Retired jerseys

Retired Jerseys
No.	Player	Year
3	Rodney Stuckey (2006–07)	2008
30	Ron Cox (1973–1977)	2014

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References

↑ EWU Logo Usage Guide (PDF). Retrieved October 9, 2022.
↑ "Official Athletic Site of Eastern Washington University" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-03-23.

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[1] EWU Logo Usage Guide (PDF). Retrieved October 9, 2022.

[media_guide-2] "Official Athletic Site of Eastern Washington University" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22. Retrieved 2011-03-23.

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