2020–21 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2020–21
Team:Eastern Washington Eagles
Conference:Big Sky Conference
Short Conf:Big Sky
Record:16–8
Conf Record:12–3
Hc Year:4th
Assoc Coach:David Riley
Asst Coach1:Bobby Suarez
Asst Coach2:T.J. Lipold
Champion:Big Sky tournament champions
Bowl:NCAA tournament, First Round

The 2020–21 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Shantay Legans, the Eagles played their home games on campus at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington.

In the regular season, EWU was 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 .

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 23–8 (16–4 in Big Sky, first). The top seed in the Big Sky tournament, Eastern was scheduled to take on the #9 seed Sacramento State in the quarterfinals, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[1]

Schedule and results

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Notes and References

  1. News: Big Sky Conference Cancels Remainder of 2020 Basketball Championships. Big Sky Conference. March 12, 2020. December 2, 2020. en.
  2. News: 2020-21 MEN'S BASKETBALL Schedule. Eastern Washington University Athletics. February 2, 2021. en.