2022–23 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

2022–23 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
Big Sky regular season champions
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record23–11 (16–2 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachArturo Ormond
Assistant coaches
  • Mark Darnall
  • Pedro Garcia Rosado
Home arenaReese Court
Seasons
2022–23 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Washington 16 – 2   .889 23 – 11   .676
Montana State † 15 – 3   .833 25 – 10   .714
Weber State 12 – 6   .667 18 – 15   .545
Montana 10 – 7   .588 17 – 14   .548
Idaho State 8 – 10   .444 11 – 21   .344
Sacramento State 7 – 11   .389 14 – 18   .438
Portland State 6 – 11   .353 12 – 19   .387
Northern Colorado 6 – 12   .333 12 – 20   .375
Northern Arizona 5 – 13   .278 12 – 23   .343
Idaho 4 – 14   .222 10 – 22   .313
† Conference tournament winner

The 2022–23 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach David Riley, the Eagles played their home games on campus at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington.

EWU finished the regular season at 21–10 (16–2 in Big Sky, first) to win the regular season championship. After clinching that title at 16–0 with two games remaining, they dropped three straight, including their opener of the conference tournament to ninth seed Northern Arizona in the quarterfinals. As a regular season champion who did not win their conference tournament, Eastern received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. The Eagles defeated Washington State in the first round before falling to Oklahoma State in the second round.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2021–22 season at 18–16 (11–9 in Big Sky, sixth). In the conference tournament, they defeated Northern Arizona in the first round,[1] then fell to third seed Northern Colorado in the quarterfinals.[2] EWU was invited to The Basketball Classic, where they were defeated by Fresno State in the first round.[3]

Roster

2022–23 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) 205 lb (93 kg) So Willamette Fresno, California
G 1 Tyreese Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Jacksonville Kansas City, Missouri
G/F 2 Steele Venters 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Ellensburg HS Ellensburg, Washington
F 4 LeJuan Watts 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Bullard HS Fresno, California
G 5 Deon Stroud 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Fresno State Fresno, California
F 10 Ethan Price 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Copleston HS Bury St Edmunds, England
G 11 Ty Harper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Louisiana Norcross, Georgia
F 13 Angelo Allegri 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr UNC Greensboro Kansas City, Missouri
G 14 Amarion Savage 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr TLAP Sports Academy Aurora, Illinois
F 23 Jordan Veening 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Western Colorado Sumas, Washington
F 25 Imhotep George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Tallahassee CC Laurel, Maryland
F 31 Casey Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Wasatch Academy Sammamish, Washington
F 32 Dane Erikstrup 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Cal Poly Pomona Chandler, Arizona
F 34 Sebastian Andersson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Korrespondensgymnasiet Stockholm, Sweden
G 35 Ellis Magnuson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Borah HS Boise, Idaho
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: December 23, 2022

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022*
7:00 pm 		at Santa Clara L 72–84  0–1
 Leavey Center (1,655)
Santa Clara, CA
November 11, 2022*
6:30 pm 		vs. Yale
Outrigger Rainbow Classic 		L 60–74  0–2
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
November 13, 2022*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Hawaii
Outrigger Rainbow Classic 		L 51–71  0–3
 Stan Sheriff Center (4,450)
Honolulu, HI
November 14, 2022*
6:30 pm 		vs. Mississippi Valley State
Outrigger Rainbow Classic 		W 60–52  1–3
 Stan Sheriff Center 
Honolulu, HI
November 21, 2022*
6:00 pm, SWX/ESPN+ 		vs. Washington State L 56–82  1–4
 Spokane Arena (5,224)
Spokane, WA
November 25, 2022*
2:30 pm 		vs. Stony Brook
Florida International Tournament 		W 81–52  2–4
 Ocean Bank Convocation Center (35)
Miami, FL
November 27, 2022*
3:00 pm, CUSA.tv 		at FIU
Florida International Tournament 		L 79–90  2–5
 Ocean Bank Convocation Center (310)
Miami, FL
November 30, 2022*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northwest Postponed due to inclement weather[4] Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
December 3, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Dakota State W 78–70  3–5
 Reese Court (748)
Cheney, WA
December 7, 2022*
7:00 pm, P12N 		at California W 50–48  4–5
 Haas Pavilion (1,297)
Berkeley, CA
December 10, 2022*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at South Dakota State L 76–77  4–6
 Frost Arena (1,647)
Brookings, SD
December 13, 2022*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Texas Tech L 70–77  4–7
 United Supermarkets Arena (11,627)
Lubbock, TX
December 17, 2022*
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		UC Davis W 79–68  5–7
 Reese Court (572)
Cheney, WA
December 20, 2022*
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Northwest Indian W 130–54  6–7
 Reese Court (348)
Cheney, WA
Big Sky regular season
December 29, 2022
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Montana W 87–80  7–7
(1–0) 		Dahlberg Arena (3,924)
Missoula, MT
December 31, 2022
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Montana State W 70–67  8–7
(2–0) 		Worthington Arena (3,232)
Bozeman, MT
January 5, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Portland State W 92–80  9–7
(3–0) 		Reese Court (587)
Cheney, WA
January 7, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Sacramento State W 78–75  10–7
(4–0) 		Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
January 14, 2023
3:30 pm, SWX/ESPN+ 		Idaho W 95–74  11–7
(5–0) 		Reese Court (1,636)
Cheney, WA
January 16, 2023
6:00 pm, SWX/ESPN+ 		Montana W 64–57  12–7
(6–0) 		Reese Court (2,244)
Cheney, WA
January 19, 2023
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Colorado W 83–75  13–7
(7–0) 		Bank of Colorado Arena (1,295)
Greeley, CO
January 21, 2023
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Arizona W 79–76  14–7
(8–0) 		Findlay Toyota Court (790)
Flagstaff, AZ
January 26, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Idaho State W 81–68  15–7
(9–0) 		Reese Court (1,613)
Cheney, WA
January 28, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Weber State W 75–71  16–7
(10–0) 		Reese Court (2,231)
Cheney, WA
February 2, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sacramento State W 82–63  17–7
(11–0) 		Hornets Nest (1,096)
Sacramento, CA
February 4, 2023
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Portland State W 98–88  18–7
(12–0) 		Viking Pavilion (1,187)
Portland, OR
February 11, 2023
3:30 pm, SWX/ESPN+ 		at Idaho W 73–66  19–7
(13–0) 		ICCU Arena (3,310)
Moscow, ID
February 16, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Arizona W 72–55  20–7
(14–0) 		Reese Court (2,010)
Cheney, WA
February 18, 2023
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Colorado W 89–77  21–7
(15–0) 		Reese Court (2,754)
Cheney, WA
February 23, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Weber State W 89–82  22–7
(16–0) 		Dee Events Center (5,817)
Ogden, UT
February 25, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho State L 63–71  22–8
(16–1) 		Reed Gym (1,692)
Pocatello, ID
February 27, 2023
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montana State L 74–79  22–9
(16–2) 		Reese Court (3,353)
Cheney, WA
Big Sky tournament
March 5, 2023
5:30 pm, ESPN+ 		(1) vs. (9) Northern Arizona
Quarterfinals 		L 80–81  22–10
 Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
NIT
March 14, 2023*
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		at (4) Washington State
First Round – Oklahoma State Bracket 		W 81–74  23–10
 Beasley Coliseum (1,671)
Pullman, WA
March 19, 2023*
11:00 am, ESPN2 		at (1) Oklahoma State
Second Round – Oklahoma State Bracket 		L 60–71  23–11
 Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,978)
Stillwater, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources[5][6]

References

  1. ^ "No. 6 Eagles Advance to Big Sky Quarterfinals with Win over No. 11 Northern Arizona". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  2. ^ "#BigSkyInBoise Day Four Recap". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  3. ^ "'Dogs soar in postseason victory". Fresno State. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  4. ^ "Wednesday Night's Men's Basketball Game Postponed". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved December 23, 2022.
  6. ^ "2022-23 Eastern Washington Eagles Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 23, 2022.