During the last couple of men’s basketball seasons, it was common for David Riley to talk about how competitive Eastern Washington’s practices were, and how the reserves played every bit as well as the starters.
With so many new faces joining an unproven core that remained from last year’s Big Sky Conference champions, this year’s Eastern Washington men’s basketball team entered Reese Court on Wednesday night as something of an unknown group to the 1,492 in attendance.
In the Eastern Washington men’s basketball program, it’s a fresh start for everyone. How well all those pieces come together is the question as the Eagles prepare to defend their league title.
After a couple of years coaching a veteran roster, Joddie Gleason has been enjoying the opportunity to lead a younger team heading into this women’s basketball season.
After celebrating conference championships in men’s and women’s basketball last season, both Eastern Washington squads landed in the bottom half of the Big Sky preseason polls released on Wednesday.
Those hoping to see how the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team looks under new head coach Dan Monson will have a handful of in-person opportunities to do so even before the end of the upcoming football season.
Maybe it goes back even further, but this legacy of Monson fathers passing basketballs down to their sons at least traces back to Oscar “Swede” Monson, who coached at Menahga (Minn.) High School before World War II.
PULLMAN – Cedric Coward became the fourth Eastern Washington basketball player to follow coach David Riley to Pullman, announcing on his Instagram page Thursday that he will play at Washington State next season.
Merritt’s story has a compelling arc: Medical hardships, athletic successes, some missteps and early death. But make no mistake, at its heart, this story is a requiem for a baller. Stone-cold. Unrelenting competitor. The man lived for it.
