2014–15 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

The 2014–15 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by fourth year head coach Jim Hayford and played their home games at Reese Court. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 14–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a share for the regular season Big Sky championship. They defeated Idaho, Sacramento State, and Montana to be champions of the Big Sky tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Georgetown.

2014–15 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
Big Sky regular season co–champions Big Sky tournament champions
NCAA tournament, round of 64
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	26–9 (14–4 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jim Hayford (4th season)
Assistant coaches	Shantay Legans Alex Pribble David Riley
Home arena	Reese Court

2014–15 Big Sky men's basketball standings

	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Montana	14	–	4		.778			20	–	13		.606
Eastern Washington †	14	–	4		.778			26	–	9		.743
Sacramento State	13	–	5		.722			21	–	12		.636
Northern Arizona	13	–	5		.722			23	–	15		.605
Northern Colorado	10	–	8		.556			15	–	15		.500
Portland State	9	–	9		.500			15	–	14		.517
Idaho	8	–	10		.444			13	–	17		.433
Weber State	8	–	10		.444			13	–	17		.433
Southern Utah	7	–	11		.389			10	–	19		.345
North Dakota	4	–	14		.222			8	–	22		.267
Idaho State	4	–	14		.222			7	–	23		.233
Montana State	4	–	14		.222			7	–	23		.233
† Conference tournament winner

Roster

2014–15 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Ognjen Miljkovic 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Bishop Montgomery HS Belgrade, Serbia G 1 Tyler Harvey (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Jr Bishop Montgomery HS Torrance, California G 2 Daniel Hill 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Newington College Sydney, Australia G 4 Sir Washington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Clark HS Las Vegas, Nevada G 5 Nate Galago 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Ferris HS Spokane, Washington G 10 Parker Kelly (C) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Gonzaga Prep Spokane, Washington F 11 Bear Henderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Village Christian HS Mission Hills, California G 15 Will Ferris  6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Newport HS Bellevue, Washington G 20 Cody Benzel  6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Ferris HS Spokane, Washington C 21 Frederik Jörg 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 295 lb (134 kg) RS So Gymnasium Eversten HS Korschenbroich, Germany G 22 Drew Brandon 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS Sr Santiago HS/Sierra College Corona, California F 23 Kyle Reid 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Jr Bishop Montgomery HS/Los Angeles Trade Tech Cleveland, Ohio F 32 Bogdan Bliznyuk 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Todd Beamer HS Lutsk, Ukraine F 33 Garrett Moon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Sr Wallenberg HS/City College of San Francisco San Francisco, California F 44 Felix Von Hofe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) So Wesley College/Australian Institute of Sport Melbourne, Australia F 55 Venky Jois (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Box Hill HS Boronia, Australia	Head coach Jim Hayford (Azusa Pacific) Assistant coach(es) Shantay Legans (Fresno State) Alex Pribble (California) David Riley (Whitworth) Strength and conditioning coach(es) Amir Owens (Idaho State) Athletic trainer(s) Kristin Barnett (Kansas) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 17 March 2015

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/09/2014* 2:00 pm		Puget Sound	W 89–55		Reese Court (456) Cheney, WA
Regular season
11/14/2014* 8:00 am		Texas Southern Hoosiers Showcase	W 86–62	1–0	Reese Court (1,623) Cheney, WA
11/17/2014* 5:00 pm		Utah Valley	W 75–50	2–0	Reese Court (1,155) Cheney, WA
11/19/2014* 6:00 pm		Walla Walla	W 95–34	3–0	Reese Court (821) Cheney, WA
11/22/2014* 4:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 22 SMU Hoosiers Showcase	L 68–77	3–1	Moody Coliseum (6,852) University Park, TX
11/24/2014* 4:30 pm, ESPNews		at Indiana Hoosiers Showcase	W 88–86	4–1	Assembly Hall (11,636) Bloomington, IN
11/26/2014* 6:00 pm		Northern Kentucky	W 81–60	5–1	Reese Court (1,003) Cheney, WA
11/30/2014* 2:00 pm		Eastern Oregon	W 104–87	6–1	Reese Court (1,017) Cheney, WA
12/06/2014* 7:00 pm		at Seattle	W 87–75	7–1	KeyArena (3,417) Seattle, WA
12/11/2014* 7:00 pm		at San Francisco	W 81–76	8–1	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,351) San Francisco, CA
12/14/2014* 5:00 pm, P12N		at No. 17 Washington	L 77–81	8–2	Alaska Airlines Arena (6,184) Seattle, WA
12/16/2014* 4:30 pm		at Sam Houston State	L 52–76	8–3	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (661) Huntsville, TX
12/19/2014* 7:00 pm, P12N		at California	L 67–78	8–4	Haas Pavilion (6,758) Berkeley, CA
12/22/2014* 6:00 pm		Lewis–Clark State	W 87–81	9–4	Reese Court (1,367) Cheney, WA
01/01/2015 2:00 pm		Weber State	W 84–78	10–4 (1–0)	Reese Court (1,832) Cheney, WA
01/03/2015 2:00 pm		Idaho State	W 65–57	11–4 (2–0)	Reese Court ( 1,684) Cheney, WA
01/10/2015 7:00 pm		at Idaho	W 89–86	12–4 (3–0)	Cowan Spectrum (1,321) Moscow, ID
01/15/2015 7:00 pm		at Portland State The Dam Cup	W 92–85	13–4 (4–0)	Stott Center (590) Portland, OR
01/17/2015 7:00 pm		at Sacramento State	L 77–90	13–5 (4–1)	Colberg Court (902) Sacramento, CA
01/22/2015 6:00 pm		Northern Colorado	W 95–85	14–5 (5–1)	Reese Court (1,267) Cheney, WA
01/24/2015 2:00 pm		North Dakota	W 102–80	15–5 (6–1)	Reese Court (2,097) Cheney, WA
01/31/2015 2:00 pm, SWX		Idaho	W 98–95 OT	16–5 (7–1)	Reese Court (3,017) Cheney, WA
02/05/2015 6:00 pm		at Montana	W 75–69	17–5 (8–1)	Dahlberg Arena (3,930) Missoula, MT
02/07/2015 1:30 pm		at Montana State	W 61–51	18–5 (9–1)	Worthington Arena (1,667) Bozeman, MT
02/12/2015 6:00 pm		Sacramento State	W 64–61	19–5 (10–1)	Reese Court (3,114) Cheney, WA
02/14/2015 2:00 pm, SWX		Portland State The Dam Cup	L 66–68	19–6 (10–2)	Reese Court (2,023) Cheney, WA
02/19/2015 6:00 pm		at Southern Utah	W 78–75	20–6 (11–2)	Centrum Arena (1,111) Cedar City, UT
02/21/2015 1:00 pm		at Northern Arizona	L 69–73	20–7 (11–3)	Walkup Skydome (2,261) Flagstaff, AZ
02/26/2015 6:00 pm		Montana State	W 92–68	21–7 (12–3)	Reese Court (2,226) Cheney, WA
02/28/2015 2:00 pm, SWX		Montana	L 76–77	21–8 (12–4)	Reese Court (4,621) Cheney, WA
03/05/2015 6:00 pm		at Idaho State	W 85–81	22–8 (13–4)	Holt Arena (1,474) Pocatello, ID
03/07/2015 6:00 pm		at Weber State	W 79–71 OT	23–8 (14–4)	Dee Events Center (7,107) Ogden, UT
Big Sky tournament
03/12/2015 11:00 am		vs. Idaho Quarterfinals	W 91–83	24–8	Dahlberg Arena (2,239) Missoula, MT
03/13/2015 5:35 pm		vs. Sacramento State Semifinals	W 91–83	25–8	Dahlberg Arena (5,009) Missoula, MT
03/14/2015 6:05 pm, ESPNU		at Montana Championship game	W 69–65	26–8	Dahlberg Arena (7,026) Missoula, MT
NCAA tournament
03/19/2015* 6:57 pm, truTV	(S 13)	vs. (S 4) No. 22 Georgetown Second round	L 74–84	26–9	Moda Center (14,279) Portland, OR
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

2014–15 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team