2019–20 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team


The 2019–20 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Shantay Legans, the Eagles were members of the Big Sky Conference and played their home games on campus at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington. They finished the regular season at 23–8 (16–4 in Big Sky, first).

2019–20 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
Big Sky regular season champions
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record23–8 (16–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachNick Booker
Assistant coaches
  • David Riley
  • Bobby Suarez
Home arenaReese Court
Seasons
2019–20 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 16 4   .800 23 8   .742
Northern Colorado 15 5   .750 22 9   .710
Montana 14 6   .700 18 13   .581
Portland State 12 8   .600 18 14   .563
Northern Arizona 10 10   .500 16 14   .533
Montana State 10 10   .500 16 15   .516
Southern Utah 9 11   .450 17 15   .531
Sacramento State 8 12   .400 16 14   .533
Weber State 8 12   .400 12 20   .375
Idaho State 4 16   .200 8 22   .267
Idaho 4 16   .200 8 24   .250
Note: The conference tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the top seed in the conference tournament, they were slated to play ninth-seeded Sacramento State in the quarterfinals on Thursday, March 12, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the rest of the NCAA postseason.

Previous season

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The Eagles finished the 2018–19 season at 16–18 (12–8 in Big Sky, third). In the conference tournament, EWU defeated Montana State and Southern Utah to advance to the championship game, where they lost to Montana.

Roster

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2019–20 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Tyler Kidd (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Sr O'Dea HS
Skagit Valley College
Seattle, Washington
G 1 Austin Fadal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Hillcrest Prep San Ramon, California
G/F 2 Steele Venters 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Ellensburg HS Ellensburg, Washington
G 5 Casson Rouse (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Timberline HS Lacey, Washington
G 10 Jacob Davison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Jr Cantwell-Sacred Heart HS Long Beach, California
G 11 Jack Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Jr Camberwell Grammar School Melbourne, Australia
G 12 Steven Beo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Richland HS
BYU
Richland, Washington
F 14 Mason Peatling 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Sr Beaconhills College HS Melbourne, Australia
G/F 15 Tyler Robertson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Box Hill Senior Secondary Melbourne, Australia
F 21 Adriel Linares 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Fr Sunnybrook Christian HS San Antonio, Texas
G 22 Elijah Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Chief Sealth HS West Seattle, Washington
F 23 Jordan Veening (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Fr Nooksack Valley HS Sumas, Washington
G/F 24 Kim Aiken Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr East Valley HS Redlands, California
G 25 Michael Meadows 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Campbell Hall HS Hollywood, California
G/F 33 Jacob Groves 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Shadle Park HS Spokane, Washington
F 35 Tanner Groves 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) RS So Shadle Park HS Spokane, Washington
F 44 Abdullahi Mohamed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr West Seattle HS Seattle, Washington
G 55 Ellis Magnuson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Borah HS Boise, Idaho
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 9, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
6:00 pm
at Portland Bible W 107–25  1–0
Reese Court (1,050)
Cheney, WA
Nov 9, 2019*
7:00 pm, RTNW
at Seattle W 74–66  2–0
Redhawk Center (999)
Seattle, WA
Nov 13, 2019*
5:00 pm, FSMW
at Green Bay
Gotham Classic
L 60–82  2–1
Chaifetz Arena (5,023)
St. Louis, MO
Nov 20, 2019*
4:00 pm, ACCN
at Boston College
Gotham Classic
L 68–72  2–2
Conte Forum (4,133)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Nov 23, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN+
at High Point
Gotham Classic
W 83–59  3–2
Millis Center (874)
High Point, NC
Nov 26, 2019*
6:00 pm
Belmont
Gotham Classic
W 87–82  4–2
Reese Court (1,305)
Cheney, WA
Dec 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 22 Washington L 80–90  4–3
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,419)
Seattle, WA
Dec 8, 2019*
3:30 pm
North Dakota
Big Sky/Summit Challenge
W 98–82  5–3
Reese Court (1,353)
Cheney, WA
Dec 13, 2019*
6:00 pm
Multnomah W 146–89  6–3
Reese Court (1,200)
Cheney, WA
Dec 17, 2019*
6:00 pm
Omaha
Big Sky/Summit Challenge
W 97–56  7–3
Reese Court (1,054)
Cheney, WA
Dec 21, 2019*
2:00 pm, RTNW
at No. 2 Gonzaga L 77–112  7–4
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Big Sky regular season
Dec 28, 2019
1:00 pm
at Weber State W 79–77  8–4
(1–0)
Dee Events Center (4,423)
Ogden, UT
Dec 30, 2019
6:00 pm
at Idaho State L 69–75  8–5
(1–1)
Reed Gym (1,437)
Pocatello, ID
Jan 4, 2020
2:00 pm
Portland State W 71–69  9–5
(2–1)
Reese Court (1,321)
Cheney, WA
Jan 9, 2020
6:00 pm, SWX
Montana L 63–90  9–6
(2–2)
Reese Court (1,837)
Cheney, WA
Jan 16, 2020
7:30 pm
at Idaho W 78–75  10–6
(3–2)
Cowan Spectrum (1,110)
Moscow, ID
Jan 18, 2020
3:00 pm
at Montana State W 71–58  11–6
(4–2)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,713)
Bozeman, MT
Jan 25, 2020
2:00 pm
Southern Utah W 81–78 OT 12–6
(5–2)
Reese Court (1,561)
Cheney, WA
Jan 27, 2020
6:00 pm, SWX
Northern Colorado W 89–84 OT 13–6
(6–2)
Reese Court (1,481)
Cheney, WA
Feb 1, 2020
7:00 pm
at Sacramento State W 59–54  14–6
(7–2)
Hornets Nest (828)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 3, 2020
5:00 pm
at Northern Arizona W 77–66  15–6
(8–2)
Walkup Skydome (498)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 6, 2020
6:00 pm
at Montana L 82–92  15–7
(8–3)
Dahlberg Arena (3,879)
Missoula, MT
Feb 8, 2020
2:00 pm, SWX
Montana State W 74–49  16–7
(9–3)
Reese Court (1,529)
Cheney, WA
Feb 13, 2020
7:45 pm, SWX
Idaho L 71–74  16–8
(9–4)
Reese Court (1,576)
Cheney, WA
Feb 15, 2020
7:00 pm, Eleven
at Portland State W 89–81  17–8
(10–4)
Viking Pavilion (1,424)
Portland, OR
Feb 20, 2020
6:00 pm
Sacramento State W 77–76  18–8
(11–4)
Reese Court (1,823)
Cheney, WA
Feb 22, 2020
2:00 pm, SWX
Northern Arizona W 80–70  19–8
(12–4)
Reese Court (1,577)
Cheney, WA
Feb 27, 2020
6:00 pm
at Southern Utah W 69–51  20–8
(13–4)
America First Event Center (2,368)
Cedar City, UT
Feb 29, 2020
6:00 pm
at Northern Colorado W 68–64  21–8
(14–4)
Bank of Colorado Arena (2,582)
Greeley, CO
Mar 5, 2020
6:00 pm
Idaho State W 100–75  22–8
(15–4)
Reese Court (1,531)
Cheney, WA
Mar 7, 2020
2:00 pm, Eleven
Weber State W 78–69  23–8
(16–4)
Reese Court (1,922)
Cheney, WA
Big Sky tournament
Mar 12, 2020
11:00 am, 
Pluto TV/Eleven
(1) vs. (9) Sacramento State
Quarterfinals
Canceled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
CenturyLink Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.
Source:[1]

References

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  1. ^ "2019–20 Men's Basketball Schedule". EWU Athletics.