EWU Eagles
COMING UP: Today vs. Weber St., 2 p.m.; Saturday vs. Idaho State, 2 p.m.
OUTLOOK: After posting the best nonconference record (9-4) in its 32-year history as a Division I school, Eastern will open the Big Sky Conference season today against the only team picked ahead of it in the preseason polls. A homecourt loss to Weber State in the final game of the regular season cost the Eagles a postseason berth last year. The defending BSC champ Wildcats (5-6) lost 85-51 at Oklahoma on Dec. 20. Weber has perhaps the conference’s dominant player in post Joel Bolomboy (13.1ppg, 10.1 rpg), who had 18 points and 13 boards in a 72-58 loss to LSU. On Saturday, the Eagles face Idaho State (3-9), which has lost its last four and has dropped two games to Utah Valley. Senior Chris Hansen averages 15.8 points.
EWU leaders
Scoring: Tyler Harvey, 22.8 ppg
Rebounds: Venky Jois, 8.0 rpg
Assists: Drew Brandon, 4.7 apg
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Big Sky | Overall | |||
W | L | W | L | |
| E. Washington | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 |
| Portland St. | 0 | 0 | 6 | 4 |
| Sacramento St. | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 |
| Idaho | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| N. Colorado | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Weber St. | 0 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| N. Arizona | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 |
| N. Dakota | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
| Montana | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| S. Utah | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 |
| Idaho St. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |
| Montana St. | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9 |