2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record2–9 (0–0 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachRyan Lundgren
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Beauchamp
  • Larry Anderson
  • Will Turgeon
  • MicGuire Monson
Home arenaReese Court
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Arizona 0 – 0   – 7 – 4   .636
Montana 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583
Northern Colorado 0 – 0   – 7 – 5   .583
Portland State 0 – 0   – 6 – 5   .545
Weber State 0 – 0   – 6 – 6   .500
Idaho State 0 – 0   – 5 – 6   .455
Montana State 0 – 0   – 5 – 7   .417
Idaho 0 – 0   – 4 – 8   .333
Eastern Washington 0 – 0   – 2 – 9   .182
Sacramento State 0 – 0   – 2 – 9   .182
† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner
As of December 18, 2024

The 2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represents Eastern Washington University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Dan Monson, play their home games at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 21–11, 15–3 in Big Sky play to win the regular season championship.[1] They were upset by No. 10-seeded Sacramento State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament.[2]

On April 4, 2024, it was announced that head coach David Riley was leaving the school to take the head coaching position at Washington State.[3] On April 12, the school announced that they had hired former Long Beach State head coach Dan Monson to the same position.[4]

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Cedric Coward 0 G/F 6'6" 206 Junior Fresno, California Transferred to Washington State
LeJuan Watts 4 F 6'6" 233 Redshirt Freshman Fresno, California Transferred to Washington State
Andre Mulibea 5 G 6'5" 220 Junior West Valley City, Utah Transferred to Coastal Carolina
Ethan Price 10 F 6'10" 230 Junior Bury St. Edmunds, England Transferred to Washington State
Jake Kyman 13 G 6'7" 213 Senior Aliso Viejo, California Graduated
Casey Jones 31 G/F 6'6" 220 Junior Sammamish, Washington Transferred to Washington State
Dane Erikstrup 32 F 6'11" 226 Junior Beaverton, Oregon Transferred to Washington State
Ellis Magnuson 55 G 6'1" 195 Senior Boise, Idaho Graduated

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Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Angelo Winkel 0 G 6'8" 220 Junior Algona, Iowa Des Moines Area CC
Tyler Powell 1 G 6'5" 190 Junior Los Angeles, California Nevada
Elijah Thomas 5 G 6'6" 190 Junior Surprise, Arizona Des Moines Area CC
Andrew Cook 9 G 6'4" 205 Senior Huntington Beach, California Carroll College
Maddox Monson 10 G 6'2" 180 Junior Los Alamitos, California Long Beach State
Pavlo Dziuba 14 F 6'8" 240 Graduate Student Kyiv, Ukraine High Point
Sam Stockton 20 G 6'2" 175 Redshirt Senior Spokane, Washington Lewis–Clark State
Shaumba Ngoyi 35 F 6'9" 225 Redshirt Freshman Kinshasa, DR Congo Long Beach State

Recruiting class

College recruiting information
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jordy McKenzie
G 		Hercules, California Archbishop Riordan High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 16, 2023 
Star ratings: 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:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster

2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Angelo Winkel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Des Moines Area Community College Algona, Iowa
G 1 Tyler Powell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Nevada Los Angeles, California
G 2 Mason Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So O'Dea High School Seattle, Washington
G 4 Jordy McKenzie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Archbishop Riordan High School Hercules, California
G 5 Elijah Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Des Moines Area Community College Surprise, Arizona
F 8 Vice Zanki 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So KK Cedevita Junior Zagreb, Croatia
G 9 Andrew Cook 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Carroll College Huntington Beach, California
G 10 Maddox Monson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Long Beach State Los Alamitos, California
G 11 Nic McClain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Daytona State Jennings, Florida
G 12 Sam Stockton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Lewis–Clark State Spokane, Washington
F 14 Pavlo Dziuba 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS High Point Kyiv, Ukraine
G 21 Sebastian Hartmann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So MHP Riesen Munich, Germany
F 22 Jackson Seale 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr McKinney High School McKinney, Texas
F 33 Emmett Marquardt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Garfield High School Seattle, Washington
F 35 Shaumba Ngoyi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Long Beach State Kinshasa, DR Congo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 10, 2024

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Colorado L 56–76  0–1
  16 – McClain   5 – Tied   4 – Tied  CU Events Center (5,679)
Boulder, CO
November 6, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Seattle W 93–86  1–1
  25 – Cook   5 – Marquardt   6 – Hartmann  Reese Court (1,492)
Cheney, WA
November 11, 2024*
4:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Missouri L 77–84  1–2
  24 – Cook   6 – Tied   5 – Williams  Mizzou Arena (8,912)
Columbia, MO
November 17, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal Poly L 78–82  1–3
  28 – McClain   8 – Hartmann   5 – McClain  Reese Court (1,630)
Cheney, WA
November 21, 2024*
6:30 pm 		vs. Washington State L 81–96  1–4
  24 – McClain   7 – McClain   3 – McClain  Spokane Arena (3,854)
Spokane, WA
November 23, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at California Baptist L 68–79  1–5
  24 – McClain   7 – Tied   6 – McClain  Fowler Events Center (2,064)
Riverside, CA
November 26, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Santa Barbara L 51–67  1–6
  14 – Tied   10 – Marquardt   4 – McClain  The Thunderdome (1,541)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 30, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah L 80–88  1–7
  23 – Cook   7 – Marquardt   5 – McClain  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,064)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 4, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Dakota
Big Sky-Summit League Challenge 		W 87–81  2–7
  20 – Cook   8 – Zanki   5 – McClain  Reese Court (1,400)
Cheney, WA
December 7, 2024*
4:00 pm 		at South Dakota State
Big Sky-Summit League Challenge 		L 53–74  2–8
  13 – Cook   6 – Cook   3 – Cook  First Bank and Trust Arena (2,768)
Brookings, SD
December 10, 2024*
8:00 pm, BTN 		at Washington L 69–87  2–9
  18 – Cook   9 – Marquardt   5 – McClain  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,655)
Seattle, WA
December 21, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lincoln       Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
December 30, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Oregon       Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montana       Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montana State       Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Portland State       Viking Pavilion 
Portland, OR
January 11, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sacramento State       Hornets Nest 
Sacramento, CA
January 18, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho       ICCU Arena 
Moscow, ID
January 20, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Montana State       Worthington Arena 
Bozeman, MT
January 23, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Arizona       Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Colorado       Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
January 30, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho State       Reed Gym 
Pocatello, ID
February 1, 2025
12:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Weber State       Dee Events Center 
Ogden, UT
February 6, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Sacramento State       Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Portland State       Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
February 15, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Idaho       Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
February 20, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Colorado       Bank of Colorado Arena 
Greeley, CO
February 22, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Arizona       Findlay Toyota Court 
Flagstaff, AZ
February 27, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Weber State       Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Idaho State       Reese Court 
Cheney, WA
March 3, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Montana       Dahlberg Arena 
Missoula, MT
Big Sky tournament
March 8–12, 2025
 vs.        Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[6][7]

References

  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Hamoda scores 19 as Sacramento State downs Eastern Washington 74-69 in Big Sky Conference Tournament". USA Today. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Washington State hires EWU's Riley as men's hoops coach". The Everett Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Dan Monson Hired by Eastern Washington After Leading Long Beach State to NCAA Tournament". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster". goeags.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "Eastern Washington Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 10, 2024.