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 …
UPDATED: Tue., Feb. 7, 2023
Steele Venters finished his Ellensburg High School career with somewhere around 1,200 points. He doesn’t remember the exact number. But he does remember when he scored his 1,000th point. “It was the first play out of halftime,” Venters said. “I …
UPDATED: Thu., Feb. 2, 2023
From staff reports SACRAMENTO, Calif. – After squandering a 19-point lead early, the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team settled itself after halftime and beat Sacramento State 82-63 on Thursday night at Colberg Court. Eastern’s winning streak reached 13 games, the …
UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 28, 2023
Earlier in this record-long winning streak, Steele Venters was carrying Eastern Washington to victories with clutch shots late. On Saturday, it was Angelo Allegri’s turn. The fifth-year senior scored a career-high 28 points on 10-of-12 shooting from the field to …
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 26, 2023
Most of Thursday night, Idaho State was able to do what it does best: Shut down an opponent’s 3-point shooting. That’s a distance from which the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team shoots the ball better than anyone in the Big …
UPDATED: Mon., Jan. 16, 2023
It wasn’t the sort of up-and-down basketball game on which Eastern Washington has built its winning streak, but the Eagles’ victory over the Montana Grizzlies on Monday night demonstrated that they can win another way: with toughness.
UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 14, 2023
Building a lead hasn’t been so much the issue for Eastern Washington this season. Keeping one has been a much bigger problem. But it wasn’t a problem Saturday. Eastern’s men’s basketball team shot 61% from the field – including 29 …
UPDATED: Sat., Jan. 14, 2023
Whether it was the added energy of a rivalry game, a home doubleheader, good preparation, or the hope of eating doughnuts the next day, the Eastern Washington women’s basketball team certainly found a groove Saturday afternoon.
UPDATED: Thu., Jan. 12, 2023
Growing up in Kansas City, Missouri, Angelo Allegri spent much of his free time roaming basketball courts in search of a game. Tyreese Davis did, too. They didn’t go to the same school – Allegri attended St. Thomas Aquinas High …
UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 31, 2022
From staff reports BOZEMAN – Steele Venters hit two key shots late to lift Eastern Washington to a 70-67 Big Sky Conference men’s basketball victory over Montana State on Saturday afternoon . Venters hit a baseline, fadeaway shot that tied …
UPDATED: Thu., Dec. 22, 2022
Ray Giacoletti sat in the first row behind Gonzaga’s bench for the Alabama game last Saturday at Legacy Arena in Birmingham. He was roughly six feet from seats he'd occupied for 34 years at arenas around the country during a coaching career that included stops at Eastern Washington as head coach from 2001-04 and Gonzaga as an assistant from 2008-13.
UPDATED: Mon., Dec. 19, 2022
After losing in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky Tournament in March, the Eastern Washington basketball team wasn’t obviously in need of a roster overhaul. Top-scorer Steele Venters was set to return, as was conference freshman of the year Ethan …
UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 17, 2022
In the days leading up to Saturday’s home game against UC Davis, Eastern Washington prepared in practice to face pressure defense from the Aggies. What EWU head coach David Riley saw in those practices was much the same as what …
UPDATED: Sat., Dec. 3, 2022
If Steele Venters is just warming up, then the preseason All-Big Sky Conference selection looks to be in for a big sophomore season. Venters blew past his season high and his career high in points, scoring 33 at Reese Court …
UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 27, 2022
From staff reports MIAMI – Florida International led from start to finish in a 90-79 victory over the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team on Sunday in Miami. The loss dropped the Eagles to 2-5 overall. They shot well from long …
UPDATED: Fri., Nov. 25, 2022
PORTLAND – The quartet of Shantay Legans, Tyler Robertson, Jack Perry and Mike Meadows had been on the cusp of a moment like this before. Twice, actually. In the 2021 NCAA Tournament, their 14th-seeded Eastern Washington team took third-seeded Kansas …
UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 20, 2022
Outside of the two programs, there was something a bit under-the-radar about the last time Eastern Washington and Washington State’s men’s basketball teams met on a court. The game was played in Pullman last year, two days after Thanksgiving, one …
UPDATED: Sun., Nov. 13, 2022
From staff reports HONOLULU – Hawaii controlled the second-half pace and broke away from the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team in a 71-51 victory Sunday in the Rainbow Classic in Honolulu. The Eagles never led but were behind by as …
UPDATED: Mon., Nov. 7, 2022
From staff reports Illinois transfer Brandin Podziemski scored a game-high 30 points for host Santa Clara, leading the Broncos to an 84-72 victory over visiting Eastern Washington on Monday night in the season opener for both teams in Santa Clara, …