UPDATED: Sun., March 19, 2023
From staff reports STILLWATER, Oklahoma – Eastern Washington had one of its worst shooting games of the season while Oklahoma State had one of its best, and the Cowboys eliminated the Eagles from the National Invitation Tournament with a 71-60 …
UPDATED: Sat., March 18, 2023
The last Big Sky Conference men’s team still playing basketball this season, Eastern Washington will try for another first on Sunday: beating a team from the Big 12. The Eagles’ shot comes at 11 a.m. in a National Invitation Tournament …
UPDATED: Mon., March 13, 2023
Following its first-round Big Sky Tournament loss to Northern Arizona, the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team high-tailed it out of Boise and, for two days, Angelo Allegri didn’t shoot a basketball once.
UPDATED: Tue., March 7, 2023
Wendy Schuller, who coached the team from June 2001 to March 2021, filed her claims against EWU and Athletic Director Lynn Hickey in Spokane County Superior Court last month and is seeking at least $5 million in damages. On Friday, the lawsuit was moved to U.S. District Court in Spokane at the request of the Washington Attorney General's Office, which is representing EWU against the discrimination claims because it is a state institution.
UPDATED: Tue., March 7, 2023
BOISE – Shrinks and working stiffs agree there’s nothing as restorative as a day off. The Big Sky Conference’s new basketball tournament format hard-wires a rest day as a reward – and some protection – for the top two seeds, …
UPDATED: Mon., March 6, 2023
BOISE – You’ve got questions? Eastern Washington has answers. Big shots. Defensive stops. Another body off the bench. And the Eagle women had to summon all those solutions to hold off Montana 72-64 on Monday afternoon and advance to the …
UPDATED: Sun., March 5, 2023
BOISE – For 10 weeks this winter, the Eastern Washington Eagles couldn't lose. For the last 10 days, there's been something missing. Add to that now the one thing which mattered to them the most: an opportunity to play in …
UPDATED: Sun., March 5, 2023
Four teams have already been eliminated from the Big Sky women’s basketball tournament. Eastern Washington, though, is just getting started. Seeded fourth in the restructured bracket this year, the Eagles (18-10, 11-7 Big Sky) open tournament play on the event’s …
UPDATED: Sat., March 4, 2023
In early January, Eastern Washington hosted – and beat – the Sacramento State Hornets, who are playing this year under first-year head coach David Patrick. Patrick brought to Cheney a men’s basketball roster remade in his own image, with transfers …
UPDATED: Fri., March 3, 2023
The new Big Sky Tournament format means that it’s a good deal to be a top-two seed. While the old format afforded the top seeds a first-round bye, after that they had to win three games in three days to …
UPDATED: Fri., March 3, 2023
Following a regular season that included an 18-game winning streak and a 16-0 start to conference play, Eastern Washington redshirt sophomore Steele Venters was named Big Sky MVP and David Riley was named Big Sky Coach of the Year on Friday.
Mon., Feb. 27, 2023
The Eastern Washington men's basketball team closes out the regular season with a game against second-place Montana State at Reese Court in Cheney on Monday
UPDATED: Sun., Feb. 26, 2023
With their record winning streak over, the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team is setting its focus on closing out the regular season against a team it may well meet again nine days later.
UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 24, 2023
For much of the year, Ellis Magnuson practically lives at basketball arenas. A redshirt junior at Eastern Washington University, Magnuson is a key reserve on a men’s college basketball team that leads its conference and is aiming to get to …
UPDATED: Mon., Feb. 20, 2023
Cedric Coward joined his teammates in cutting down the nets after defeating Northern Colorado and securing at least a share of the regular season Big Sky men’s basketball championship on Saturday.
UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 18, 2023
CHENEY – Jogging downcourt in transition, Steele Venters extended his right arm and called for the ball. Everyone at Reese Court knew what was coming. The Eastern Washington guard caught a pass at the wing, made a slight hesitation move …
UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 17, 2023
Heading into this year, David Riley’s first goal for the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team wasn’t to win a Big Sky regular-season championship. That, he said, would be a byproduct of something less measurable but, in his estimation, more important. …
UPDATED: Sat., Feb. 11, 2023
MOSCOW, Idaho – The winning streak really doesn’t matter. These victories – now 15 in a row for Eastern Washington after its 73-66 victory over Idaho on Saturday – are not going to win the Eagles a men’s basketball championship. …
UPDATED: Fri., Feb. 10, 2023
When the men’s basketball teams from Eastern Washington and Idaho last met, each was beginning a stretch of four games in eight days. Eastern beat Idaho 95-74 and won the next three games over that span – part of the …
UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 9, 2023
When Angelo Allegri decided to transfer to Eastern Washington, his primary goal was to win another conference title, something he’d done at UNC Greensboro. “I knew I wanted to win another championship,” the EWU fifth-year senior said. “I knew I …