| 2015–16Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball | |
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CBI, Quarterfinals | |
| Conference | Big Sky Conference |
| Record | 18–16 (10–8 Big Sky) |
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| Home arena | Reese Court |
Seasons | |
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| 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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Arizona | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 25 | .167 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Southern Utah | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 5 | – | 24 | .172 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The2015–16 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team representedEastern Washington University during the2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by fifth-year head coachJim Hayford and played their home games atReese Court. They were members of theBig Sky Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 10–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeatedNorthern Arizona in the first round of theBig Sky tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost toIdaho. They were invited to theCollege Basketball Invitational where they defeatedPepperdine to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost toNevada.
TheEagles 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 theBig Sky tournament. They received an automatic bid to theNCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Georgetown.
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
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| Ognjen Miljkovic | 0 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Sophomore | Belgrade, Serbia | Transferred toEmbry-Riddle |
| Tyler Harvey | 1 | G | 6'4" | 185 | RS Junior | Torrance, CA | Declare for2015 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 toSaint 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 |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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| Julian Harrell | 0 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred fromPennsylvania. 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 fromSaint Louis. Will be eligible to play immediately since McBroom graduated fromSaint Louis. |
| Rico Nino | 22 | F | 6'8" | 250 | Sophomore | Half Moon Bay, CA | Junior college transferred fromDiablo Valley College |
| Geremy McKay | 33 | F | 6'7" | 225 | RS Freshman | Melbourne, Australia | Transferred fromAlbany. Under NCAA transfer rules, McKay will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have four years of remaining eligibility. |
| Name | Hometown | School | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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| 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 | |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (64) | ||||||
| Michael Wearne PG | Melbourne, Australia | Box Hill High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 20, 2014 | |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (NR) | ||||||
| Ty Gibson SG | Issaquah, WA | Issaquah High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Mar 16, 2015 | |
| Recruit ratings:Scout: Rivals: (NR) | ||||||
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| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | |||||||
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| 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 | 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 | |||||||
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| 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 fromAP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are inPacific Time. | |||||||||||