2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

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.

2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	3–6 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach	David Riley (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Jerry Brown Pedro Garcia Rosado Donald Brady Blake Fernandez Ben Beauchamp
Home arena	Reese Court
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Portland State	0	–	0		–			8	–	2		.800
Idaho	0	–	0		–			6	–	4		.600
Montana	0	–	0		–			5	–	4		.556
Weber State	0	–	0		–			5	–	4		.556
Northern Arizona	0	–	0		–			5	–	5		.500
Northern Colorado	0	–	0		–			4	–	5		.444
Idaho State	0	–	0		–			4	–	6		.400
Montana State	0	–	0		–			3	–	5		.375
Eastern Washington	0	–	0		–			3	–	6		.333
Sacramento State	0	–	0		–			2	–	7		.222
† 2024 Big Sky tournament winner As of December 14, 2023

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Cedric Coward 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 206 lb (93 kg) Jr Willamette Fresno, California F 1 Vice Zanki 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr KK Cedevita Junior Zagreb, Croatia G 2 Mason Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr O'Dea HS Seattle, Washington F 4 LeJuan Watts 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 233 lb (106 kg) RS Fr Bullard HS Fresno, California G 5 Andre Mulibea 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Salt Lake CC West Valley City, Utah F 10 Ethan Price 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Jr Copleston HS Bury St Edmunds, England G 11 Nic McClain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr Daytona State College Jennings, Florida G 13 Jake Kyman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 213 lb (97 kg) RS Sr Wyoming Aliso Viejo, California G 21 Sebastian Hartmann 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Riesen Ludwigsburg Munich, Germany F 22 Jackson Seale 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr McKinney HS McKinney, Texas F 31 Casey Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Wasatch Academy Sammamish, Washington F 32 Dane Erikstrup 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 226 lb (103 kg) Jr Cal Poly Pomona Chandler, Arizona F 33 Emmett Marquardt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Garfield HS Seattle, Washington G 55 Ellis Magnuson 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Borah HS Boise, Idaho	Head coach David Riley (Whitworth) Assistant coach(es) Jerry Brown (Fresno State) Pedro Garcia Rosado (Open) Donald Brady (Redlands) Blake Fernandez (Western Washington) Ben Beauchamp (Western Colorado) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt 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			Mott Athletics Center  San Luis Obispo, CA
December 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, P12N		at Washington			Alaska Airlines Arena  Seattle, WA
December 28, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Portland State			Reese Court  Cheney, WA
December 30, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacramento State			Reese Court  Cheney, WA
January 3, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at South Dakota Big Sky-Summit Challenge			Sanford Coyote Sports Center  Vermillion, SD
January 6, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Dakota State Big Sky-Summit Challenge			Reese Court  Cheney, WA
January 13, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho			ICCU Arena  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.