2018–19 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2018–19
Team:Eastern Washington Eagles
Conference:Big Sky Conference
Short Conf:Big Sky
Record:16–18
Conf Record:12–8
Hc Year:2nd
Assoc Coach:Nick Booker
Asst Coach2:David Riley
Asst Coach3:Bobby Suarez

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

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Sir Washington 4 G 6'3" 180 RS Senior Graduated
Richard Polanco 5 F 6'8" 225 Freshman Transferred to Central Arizona College
Grant Gibb 12 G 6'5" 185 RS Sophomore Walk-on; transferred to Linfield College
Benas Griciūnas 15 C 7'0" 244 RS Senior Graduated
Brendan Howard 23 F 6'6" 225 Freshman Transferred to Montana State Billings
Bogdan Bliznyuk 32 F 6'6" 215 Senior Graduated

2019 recruiting class

Schedule and results

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2018–19 Men's Basketball Schedule . EWU Athletics.