Thirty-seven years have passed since the 3-point shot was adopted in NCAA Division I women’s basketball. And that’s exactly how long Eastern Washington University had been chasing its second NCAA Tournament berth.
The madness isn’t limited to Eastern Washington, Washington State and Gonzaga. This March, there’s plenty of NCAA basketball to go around for several players and coaches with local ties. “That’s all about being hoop city right there – Hooptown USA,” …
Gathered with teammates, coaches, families and friends Sunday at Barrelhouse Pub and Pizza in Cheney, the Eastern Washington women’s basketball team didn’t have to wait long to erupt in cheers.
A few days after clinching the program’s first Big Sky Conference Tournament title, the Eastern Washington women’s basketball team is still basking in the glow. “We’re feeling great,” EWU head coach Joddie Gleason said Friday. “We’re still just walking around …
For the second consecutive year, the Eastern Washington men’s basketball season ended in a quarterfinal exit from the Big Sky Conference Tournament, hardly the conclusion the top-seeded Eagles desired. But unlike last year, there is no consolation prize of a …
Jacinta Buckley posted a double-double and Eastern Washington regrouped on defense after a shaky first quarter to beat Northern Arizona 73-64 in the Big Sky Tournament Championship. The win secured Eastern Washington's first berth in the NCAA Tournament since 1987.
The Eagles could hardly have been more dialed in than they were in their semifinal at the Big Sky Conference Basketball Championships, mowing down Montana State 56-39 in a game that set new standards for bump, grind and slap.
BOISE – During a third-quarter timeout Sunday, an Eastern Washington cheerleader appeared to fumble a catch of his female partner and she tumbled to the floor as a few spectators gasped. No harm, no foul – she picked herself up and was back to waving her pompom immediately.
BOISE – Once is traumatic, twice is ... a trend? Pump the brakes on that thought if you must, but certainly the Eastern Washington Eagles are redefining the parameters of postseason basketball heartbreak. Last year it was a buzzer-beating punch …
Three of LeJuan Watts’ siblings sat in the stands at Reese Court in February sharing a rare opportunity to see their younger brother play basketball in person. The five Watts siblings grew up in Fresno, California, and the oldest three …
Eastern Washington and Northern Arizona are the clear-cut No. 1 and No. 2 women’s teams in the Big Sky Tournament bracket, and they have the advantage of playing on the second, fourth and fifth days of the event if all goes to seed.
Eastern Washington finds itself in a familiar spot entering this weekend’s Big Sky Tournament as the No. 1 seed – so familiar that David Riley is choosing not to shy away from talking about last season’s first-round exit.
Four Eastern Washington men’s basketball players and head coach David Riley received All-Big Sky recognition Thursday when the conference announced awards for the 2023-24 season. Riley was named co-coach of the year, sharing the honor with Northern Colorado’s Steve Smiley. …
A season flush with victories just became one flush with individual awards for the Eastern Washington women’s basketball team. The Eagles were frequently represented on the Big Sky Conference awards announced Thursday, as Jamie Loera was given a trio of …
Washington State cannot lay sole claim to the biggest upside surprise in the west this season. The second-place Cougars have overshot their preseason projection in the Pac-12 race (10th) by a whopping eight spots. But Utah State has done the …
The end of Jake Groves' wild college basketball journey is fast approaching. In a five-season stretch that has included stops at three different NCAA Division I schools in three different leagues, Groves has played in a whopping 144 games, a result of his COVID year. The Shadle Park alum remains hopeful that his final games result in a return to the NCAA Tournament.
The postgame celebration Monday at Reese Court wasn’t predicated on the Eastern Washington women’s basketball team winning its final game of the regular season. Regardless of what happened against Sacramento State, the net was coming down, one strand at a …
From staff reports SACRAMENTO – With the No. 1 seed in the Big Sky Tournament already secured, the Eastern Washington men ended the regular season with a 91-88 victory over Sacramento State on Monday. After EWU’s Ethan Price went 1-of-2 …
There was one still moment in overtime when David Riley dared to take in the madness of the game playing out at Reese Court in front of him. The moment came when junior Ethan Price, desperate to get the basketball …