2016–17 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Dakota † | 14 | – | 4 | .778 | 22 | – | 10 | .688 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Washington | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 22 | – | 12 | .647 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 19 | – | 14 | .576 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weber State | 12 | – | 6 | .667 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Montana State | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 16 | – | 16 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sacramento State | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 13 | – | 18 | .419 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Portland State | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 15 | – | 16 | .484 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Colorado* | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 11 | – | 18 | .379 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Arizona | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 9 | – | 23 | .281 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Utah | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 6 | – | 27 | .182 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Idaho State | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 26 | .161 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† Conference tournament winner |
The 2016–17 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represents Eastern Washington University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles are led by sixth-year head coach Jim Hayford and play their home games at Reese Court. They are members of the Big Sky Conference.
Previous season
The Eagles finished the season 18–16, 10–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Northern Arizona in the first round of the Big Sky Tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Idaho. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Pepperdine to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Nevada.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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Austin McBroom | 5 | G | 5'9" | 165 | RS Senior | Los Angeles, CA | Graduated |
Bear Henderson | 11 | F | 6'6" | 215 | RS Freshman | Mission Hills, CA | Transferred to Iowa Western CC |
Will Ferris | 15 | G | 6'1" | 175 | RS Freshman | Bellevue, WA | Transferred to Azusa Pacific |
Enrico Nuno | 22 | F | 6'8" | 250 | Sophomore | Half Moon Bay, CA | Dismissed from the team |
Kyle Reid | 23 | F | 6'8" | 215 | RS Senior | Cleveland, OH | Graduated |
Venky Jois | 55 | F | 6'8" | 230 | Senior | Boronia, Australia | Graduated |
Incoming Transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Jake Wiley | 24 | F | 6'7" | 220 | RS Senior | Newport, WA | Transferred from Lewis & Clark College. Will be eligible to play immediately since Wiley graduated from Lewis & Clark. |
2016 incoming recruits
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Jacob Davison #67 SG |
Montebello, CA | Cantwell Sacred Heart Of Mary High School | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | 175 lb (79 kg) | Sep 30, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 59 | ||||||
Mason Peatling PF |
Melbourne, Australia | Beaconhills College | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 215 lb (98 kg) | Nov 11, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Luka Vulikic SG |
Belgrade, Serbia | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Apr 13, 2016 | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
10/30/2016* 2:05 PM |
Saint Martin's | W 80–69 | Reese Court Cheney, WA | ||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/11/2016* 12:05 PM |
Linfield | W 70–46 | 1–0 |
Reese Court (1,410) Cheney, WA | |||||||
11/14/2016* 6:00 PM, BTN |
at Northwestern Legends Classic |
L 72–86 | 1–1 |
Welsh-Ryan Arena (5,604) Evanston, IL | |||||||
11/17/2016* 5:00 PM, LHN |
at No. 23 Texas Legends Classic |
L 52–85 | 1–2 |
Frank Erwin Center (9,072) Austin, TX | |||||||
11/21/2016* 6:05 PM |
Bryant Legends Classic |
W 81–77 | 2–2 |
Reese Court (1,221) Cheney, WA | |||||||
11/22/2016* 6:05 PM |
Seattle Legends Classic |
W 80–76 2OT | 3–2 |
Reese Court (922) Cheney, WA | |||||||
11/26/2016* 6:05 PM |
Denver EWU Men's Basketball Classic |
W 85–80 OT | 4–2 |
Reese Court (1,026) Cheney, WA | |||||||
11/27/2016* 6:05 PM |
San Francisco EWU Men's Basketball Classic |
W 96–90 | 5–2 |
Reese Court (1,088) Cheney, WA | |||||||
12/04/2016* 1:00 PM |
at Seattle | KeyArena Seattle, WA | |||||||||
12/08/2016* 6:05 PM |
Great Falls | Reese Court Cheney, WA | |||||||||
12/13/2016* 6:05 PM |
Morehead State | Reese Court Cheney, WA | |||||||||
12/18/2016* 10:00 AM |
at Northern Kentucky | BB&T Arena Highland Heights, KY | |||||||||
12/20/2016* 3:30 PM, FS1 |
at Xavier | Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH | |||||||||
12/22/2016* 5:30 PM, P12N |
at Colorado | Coors Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
Big Sky regular season | |||||||||||
12/30/2016 7:00 PM |
at Idaho | Coors Events Center Boulder, CO | |||||||||
01/05/2017 6:05 PM |
Montana State | Reese Court Cheney, WA | |||||||||
01/07/2017 1:05 PM |
Montana | Reese Court Cheney, WA | |||||||||
01/12/2017 6:05 PM |
at Idaho State | Holt Arena Pocatello, ID | |||||||||
01/14/2017 6:05 PM |
at Weber State | Dee Events Center Ogden, UT | |||||||||
01/19/2017 6:05 PM |
Northern Arizona | Reese Court Cheney, WA | |||||||||
01/21/2017 1:05 PM |
Southern Utah | Reese Court Cheney, WA | |||||||||
01/26/2017 6:00 PM |
at Montana | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, MT | |||||||||
01/28/2017 1:00 PM |
at Montana State | Worthington Arena Bozeman, MT | |||||||||
02/02/2017 6:05 PM |
Sacramento State | Reese Court Cheney, WA | |||||||||
02/04/2017 1:05 PM |
Portland State | Reese Court Cheney, WA | |||||||||
02/09/2017 5:00 PM |
at North Dakota | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center Grand Forks, ND | |||||||||
02/11/2017 1:00 PM |
at Northern Colorado | Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, CO | |||||||||
02/17/2017 6:05 PM |
Idaho | Reese Court Cheney, WA | |||||||||
02/23/2017 6:05 PM |
Weber State | Reese Court Cheney, WA | |||||||||
02/25/2017 1:05 PM |
Idaho State | Reese Court Cheney, WA | |||||||||
03/02/2017 5:30 PM |
at Southern Utah | Centrum Arena Cedar City, UT | |||||||||
03/04/2017 3:30 PM |
at Northern Arizona | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, AZ | |||||||||
Big Sky Tournament | |||||||||||
03/07–11/2017 |
vs. | Reno Events Center Reno, NV | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. |