2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record9–7 (3–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Jerry Brown
  • Pedro Garcia Rosado
  • Donald Brady
  • Blake Fernandez
  • Ben Beauchamp
Home arenaReese Court
(Capacity: 6,000)
2023–24 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Washington30 1.00097  .563
Montana State31 .75089  .471
Northern Colorado21 .66797  .563
Montana22 .500116  .647
Portland State22 .500116  .647
Weber State22 .500116  .647
Sacramento State22 .500611  .353
Idaho12 .33379  .438
Idaho State13 .250611  .353
Northern Arizona03 .000710  .412
2024 Big Sky tournament winner
As of January 13, 2024

The 2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represents Eastern Washington University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third-year head coach David Riley, play their home games at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 23–11, 16–2 in Big Sky play to finish as Big Sky regular season champions.[1] After clinching the regular season title at 16–0 in conference play with two games remaining, they dropped three straight games, including their matchup against ninth seed Northern Arizona in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament.[2] As a regular season champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Eagles received an automatic bid to the NIT.[3] They defeated Washington State in the first round,[4] before falling to Oklahoma State in the second round.[5]

Roster

2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
F 0 Cedric Coward 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)206 lb (93 kg) JrWillamette Fresno, California
F 1 Vice Zanki 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)210 lb (95 kg) FrKK Cedevita Junior Zagreb, Croatia
G 2 Mason Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)170 lb (77 kg) FrO'Dea HS Seattle, Washington
F 4 LeJuan Watts 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)233 lb (106 kg) RS FrBullard HS Fresno, California
G 5 Andre Mulibea 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrSalt Lake CC West Valley City, Utah
F 10 Ethan Price 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)230 lb (104 kg) JrCopleston HS Bury St Edmunds, England
G 11 Nic McClain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) JrDaytona State College Jennings, Florida
G 13 Jake Kyman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)213 lb (97 kg) RS SrWyoming Aliso Viejo, California
G 21 Sebastian Hartmann 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) FrRiesen Ludwigsburg Munich, Germany
F 22 Jackson Seale 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) FrMcKinney HS McKinney, Texas
F 31 Casey Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)220 lb (100 kg) JrWasatch Academy Sammamish, Washington
F 32 Dane Erikstrup 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)226 lb (103 kg) JrCal Poly Pomona Chandler, Arizona
F 33 Emmett Marquardt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)220 lb (100 kg) FrGarfield HS Seattle, Washington
G 55 Ellis Magnuson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS SrBorah HS Boise, Idaho
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2023

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 6, 2023*
6:30 pm, P12N
at Utah L 66–101  0–1
Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,632)
Salt Lake City, UT
November 10, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+/SECN+
at Ole Miss L 64–75  0–2
SJB Pavilion (6,665)
Oxford, MS
November 12, 2023*
9:00 am, ESPN+
at Cincinnati L 73–85  0–3
Fifth Third Arena (3,063)
Cincinnati, OH
November 17, 2023*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Stanford L 70–95  0–4
Maples Pavilion (2,038)
Stanford, CA
November 22, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Walla Walla W 97–46  1–4
Reese Court (943)
Cheney, WA
November 27, 2023*
7:00 pm, P12N
at Washington State L 72–82  1–5
Beasley Coliseum (2,208)
Pullman, WA
November 29, 2023*
8:00 pm, P12N
at USC L 78–106  1–6
Galen Center (3,177)
Los Angeles, CA
December 9, 2023*
3:00 pm
at Air Force W 73–68  2–6
Clune Arena (2,377)
Colorado Springs, CO
December 13, 2023*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland Bible W 103–34  3–6
Reese Court (589)
Cheney, WA
December 18, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Cal Poly W 62–53  4–6
Mott Athletics Center (1,387)
San Luis Obispo, CA
December 21, 2023*
6:00 pm, P12N
at Washington L 66–73  4–7
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,453)
Seattle, WA
December 28, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Portland State W 91–57  5–7
(1–0)
Reese Court (1,306)
Cheney, WA
December 30, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Sacramento State W 87–61  6–7
(2–0)
Reese Court (1,431)
Cheney, WA
January 3, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at South Dakota
Big Sky-Summit Challenge
W 93–79  7–7
Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,424)
Vermillion, SD
January 6, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+
North Dakota State
Big Sky-Summit Challenge
W 91–83  8–7
Reese Court (1,192)
Cheney, WA
January 13, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho W 79–58  9–7
(3–0)
ICCU Arena (2,256)
Moscow, ID
January 18, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Weber State Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
January 20, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Idaho State Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
January 25, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Colorado Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
January 27, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Arizona Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
February 1, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana State Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
February 3, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Montana Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
February 5, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Portland State Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
February 10, 2024
4:30 pm, ESPN+
Idaho Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
February 15, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Idaho State Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
February 17, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Weber State Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
February 22, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Arizona Findlay Toyota Court 
Flagstaff, AZ
February 24, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Northern Colorado Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
February 29, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
March 2, 2024
2:00 pm, ESPN+
Montana State Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
March 4, 2024
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Sacramento State Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. "2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  2. "Buzzer beater spells heartbreak for top-seeded Eagles at Big Sky Tournament". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  3. "2023 Men's NIT Bracket". NCAA.com. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  4. "Eastern Washington takes down WSU in first round of NIT". The Columbian. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  5. "Shooting woes doom Eastern Washington in NIT loss to Oklahoma State". The Spokesman-Review. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  6. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  7. "Eastern Washington Eagles 2023-24 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
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