2015–16 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

2015–16 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
Conference Big Sky Conference
2015–16 record 18–16 (10–8 Big Sky)
Head coach Jim Hayford (5th year)
Assistant coach Shantay Legans
Assistant coach David Riley
Assistant coach Chris Victor
Home arena Reese Court
2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Weber State 15 3   .833     26 9   .743
Montana 14 4   .778     21 12   .636
Idaho 12 6   .667     21 13   .618
Idaho State 11 7   .611     16 15   .516
Eastern Washington 10 8   .556     18 16   .529
North Dakota 10 8   .556     17 16   .515
Montana State 9 9   .500     14 17   .452
Portland State 8 10   .444     13 18   .419
Northern Colorado 7 11   .389     10 21   .323
Sacramento State 6 12   .333     14 17   .452
Southern Utah 3 15   .167     5 24   .172
Northern Arizona 3 15   .167     5 25   .167
2016 Big Sky Tournament winner

The 2015–16 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by fifth-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 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.

Previous season

The Eagles 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.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ognjen Miljkovic 0 F 6'7" 220 Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia Transferred to Embry-Riddle
Tyler Harvey 1 G 6'4" 185 RS Junior Torrance, CA Declare for 2015 NBA draft
Daniel Hill 2 G 5'9" 165 Junior Sydney, Australia Went pro
Nate Galago 5 G 5'10" 175 RS Sophomore Spokane, WA No longer on team roster
Parker Kelly 10 G 6'4" 195 Senior Spokane, WA Graduated
Frederik Jörg 21 C 7'1" 295 RS Sophomore Korschenbroich, Germany Transferred to Saint Martin's
Drew Brandon 22 G 6'4" 185 RS Senior Corona, CA Graduated
Garrett Moon 33 F 6'5" 190 RS Senior San Francisco, CA Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Julian Harrell 0 G 6'5" 195 Junior Los Angeles, CA Transferred from Pennsylvania. Under NCAA transfer rules, Harrell will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Austin McBroom 2 G 5'9" 165 RS Senior North Hollywood, CA Transferred from Saint Louis. Will be eligible to play immediately since McBroom graduated from Saint Louis.
Rico Nino 22 F 6'8" 250 Sophomore Half Moon Bay, CA Junior college transferred from Diablo Valley College
Geremy McKay 33 F 6'7" 225 RS Freshman Melbourne, Australia Transferred from Albany. Under NCAA transfer rules, McKay will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have four years of remaining eligibility.

2015 incoming recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jesse Hunt
#79 PF
San Anselmo, CA Sir Francis Drake High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 30, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 64
Michael Wearne
PG
Melbourne, Australia Box Hill High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 20, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Ty Gibson
SG
Issaquah, WA Issaquah High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Mar 16, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2015–16 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Home town
G 0 Harrell, JulianJulian Harrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Loyola HS/Penn/City College of San Francisco Los Angeles, California
G 2 Gibson, TyTy Gibson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Issaquah HS Issaquah, Washington
G 4 Washington, SirSir Washington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Clark HS Las Vegas, Nevada
G 5 McBroom, AustinAustin McBroom 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr Campbell HS/Central Michigan/Saint Louis Los Angeles, California
G 10 Wearne, MichaelMichael Wearne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Box Hill HS Croydon, Australia
F 11 Henderson, BearBear Henderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Village Christian HS Mission Hills, California
G 12 Gibb, GrantGrant Gibb (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mark Morris HS Longview, Washington
G 15 Ferris, WillWill Ferris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Newport HS Bellevue, Washington
G 20 Benzel, CodyCody Benzel (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Ferris HS Spokane, Washington
F 22 Nuno, EnricoEnrico Nuno 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Half Moon Bay HS/Diablo Valley College Half Moon Bay, California
F 23 Reid, KyleKyle Reid 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Bishop Montgomery HS/Los Angeles Trade Tech Cleveland, Ohio
F 30 Hunt, JesseJesse Hunt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Sir Francis Drake HS Geraldton, Australia
F 32 Bliznyuk, BogdanBogdan Bliznyuk 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Todd Beamer HS Lutsk, Ukraine
F 40 McKay, GeremyGeremy McKay (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Caulfield Grammar School/Albany Melbourne, Australia
F 44 Von Hofe, FelixFelix Von Hofe (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Wesley College/Australian Institute of Sport Melbourne, Australia
F 55 Jois, VenkyVenky Jois (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Box Hill HS Boronia, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)

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

Roster
Last update: 13 July 2015

Schedule

[1]

Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season

11/13/2015*
6:00 pm, SECN
at Mississippi State L 88–106  0–1
Humphrey Coliseum (9,931)
Starkville, MS

11/15/2015*
3:30 pm
George Fox W 126–64  1–1
Reese Court (1,214)
Cheney, WA

11/18/2015*
12:35 pm
Seattle W 76–70  2–1
Reese Court (2,177)
Cheney, WA

11/23/2015*
7:00 pm
at Seattle L 52–58  2–2
KeyArena (3,129)
Seattle, WA

11/28/2015*
6:30 pm
vs. Pacific
Sacramento State Tournament
W 70–63  3–2
Colberg Court (551)
Sacramento, CA

11/29/2015*
2:30 pm
vs. South Dakota
Sacramento State Tournament
L 71–77  3–3
Colberg Court (314)
Sacramento, CA

12/01/2015*
7:00 pm
at San Francisco W 81–77  4–3
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,484)
San Francisco, CA

12/06/2015*
2:05 pm
Great Falls W 104–64  5–3
Reese Court (1,107)
Cheney, WA

12/09/2015*
5:00 pm
at Davidson
Gotham Classic
L 86–96  5–4
John M. Belk Arena (3,714)
Davidson, NC

12/11/2015*
4:00 pm, ESPN3
at Pittsburgh
Gotham Classic
L 51–84  5–5
Petersen Events Center (7,614)
Pittsburgh, PA

12/14/2015*
4:00 pm
at Western Carolina
Gotham Classic
L 80–97  5–6
Ramsey Center (858)
Cullowhee, NC

12/17/2015*
6:05 pm
Morehead State
Gotham Classic
 Postponed[2] 
Reese Court 
Cheney, WA

12/22/2015*
12:00 pm
at Denver W 74–58  6–6
Magness Arena (1,405)
Denver, CO
Big Sky regular season

12/31/2015
4:05 pm
at Northern Colorado L 90–96  6–7
(0–1)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,125)
Greeley, CO

01/02/2016
12:05 pm
at North Dakota L 71–79  6–8
(0–2)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,542)
Grand Forks, ND

01/09/2016
12:05 pm
Idaho W 74–60  7–8
(1–2)
Reese Court (3,262)
Cheney, WA

01/14/2016
6:05 pm
Southern Utah W 106–80  8–8
(2–2)
Reese Court (1,572)
Cheney, WA

01/16/2016
2:05 pm
Northern Arizona W 96–73  9–8
(3–2)
Reese Court (1,455)
Cheney, WA

01/21/2016
6:05 pm
at Montana State L 71–85  9–9
(3–3)
Worthington Arena (2,362)
Bozeman, MT

01/23/2016
6:05 pm
at Montana L 69–74  9–10
(3–4)
Dahlberg Arena (4,923)
Missoula, MT

01/28/2016
6:05 pm
Portland State
The Dam Cup
W 112–83  10–10
(4–4)
Reese Court (1,671)
Cheney, WA

01/30/2016
12:05 pm
Sacramento State W 74–67  11–10
(5–4)
Reese Court (1,914)
Cheney, WA

02/04/2016
5:35 pm
at Northern Arizona W 84–73  12–10
(6–4)
Walkup Skydome (1,168)
Flagstaff, AZ

02/06/2016
6:05 pm
at Southern Utah W 81–67  13–10
(7–4)
Centrum Arena (1,309)
Cedar City, UT

02/11/2016
6:05 pm
North Dakota W 95–85  14–10
(8–4)
Reese Court (1,650)
Cheney, WA

02/13/2016
2:05 pm
Northern Colorado W 97–80  15–10
(9–4)
Reese Court (1,689)
Cheney, WA

02/18/2015
7:05 pm
at Sacramento State W 93–88  16–10
(10–4)
Colberg Court (649)
Sacramento, CA

02/20/2016
7:05 pm
at Portland State
The Dam Cup
L 91–107  16–11
(10–5)
Peter Stott Center (633)
Portland, OR

02/27/2016
1:05 pm
at Idaho L 62–66  16–12
(10–6)
Memorial Gym (1,500)
Moscow, ID

03/03/2016
6:05 pm
Idaho State L 71–75  16–13
(10–7)
Reese Court (1,574)
Cheney, WA

03/05/2016
2:05 pm
Weber State L 77–79  16–14
(10–8)
Reese Court (1,914)
Cheney, WA
Big Sky Tournament

03/08/2016
8:00 pm
vs. Northern Arizona
First round
W 74–52  17–14
Reno Events Center (1,723)
Reno, NV

03/10/2016
8:00 pm
vs. Idaho
Quarterfinals
L 73–77  17–15
Reno Events Center (2,365)
Reno, NV
CBI

03/16/2016*
6:05 pm
Pepperdine
First round
W 79–72  18–15
Reese Court (1,518)
Cheney, WA

03/21/2016*
7:00 pm
at Nevada
Quarterfinals
L 70–85  18–16
Lawlor Events Center (6,053)
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

References

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