2019–20 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Shantay Legans, the Eagles were members of the Big Sky Conference and played their home games on campus at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington. They finished the regular season at 23–8 (16–4 in Big Sky, first).

2019–20 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
Big Sky regular season champions
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record23–8 (16–4 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachNick Booker
Assistant coaches
  • David Riley
  • Bobby Suarez
Home arenaReese Court
2019–20 Big Sky men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Eastern Washington164 .800238  .742
Northern Colorado155 .750229  .710
Montana146 .7001813  .581
Portland State128 .6001814  .563
Northern Arizona1010 .5001614  .533
Montana State1010 .5001615  .516
Southern Utah911 .4501715  .531
Sacramento State812 .4001614  .533
Weber State812 .4001220  .375
Idaho State416 .200822  .267
Idaho416 .200824  .250
Note: The conference tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As the top seed in the conference tournament, they were slated to play ninth-seeded Sacramento State in the quarterfinals on Thursday, March 12, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the rest of the NCAA postseason.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2018–19 season at 16–18 (12–8 in Big Sky, third). In the conference tournament, EWU defeated Montana State and Southern Utah to advance to the championship game, where they lost to Montana.

Roster

2019–20 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Tyler Kidd (W) 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS SrO'Dea HS
Skagit Valley College
Seattle, Washington
G 1 Austin Fadal 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) SoHillcrest Prep San Ramon, California
G/F 2 Steele Venters 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)175 lb (79 kg) FrEllensburg HS Ellensburg, Washington
G 5 Casson Rouse (W) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrTimberline HS Lacey, Washington
G 10 Jacob Davison 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS JrCantwell-Sacred Heart HS Long Beach, California
G 11 Jack Perry 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) JrCamberwell Grammar School Melbourne, Australia
G 12 Steven Beo 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrRichland HS
BYU
Richland, Washington
F 14 Mason Peatling 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)220 lb (100 kg) SrBeaconhills College HS Melbourne, Australia
G/F 15 Tyler Robertson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) FrBox Hill Senior Secondary Melbourne, Australia
F 21 Adriel Linares 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)195 lb (88 kg) RS FrSunnybrook Christian HS San Antonio, Texas
G 22 Elijah Jackson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)190 lb (86 kg) SoChief Sealth HS West Seattle, Washington
F 23 Jordan Veening (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS FrNooksack Valley HS Sumas, Washington
G/F 24 Kim Aiken Jr. 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS FrEast Valley HS Redlands, California
G 25 Michael Meadows 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS FrCampbell Hall HS Hollywood, California
G/F 33 Jacob Groves 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrShadle Park HS Spokane, Washington
F 35 Tanner Groves 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS SoShadle Park HS Spokane, Washington
F 44 Abdullahi Mohamed 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrWest Seattle HS Seattle, Washington
G 55 Ellis Magnuson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrBorah HS Boise, Idaho
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: January 9, 2020

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
6:00 pm
at Portland Bible W 107–25  1–0
Reese Court (1,050)
Cheney, WA
Nov 9, 2019*
7:00 pm, RTNW
at Seattle W 74–66  2–0
Redhawk Center (999)
Seattle, WA
Nov 13, 2019*
5:00 pm, FSMW
at Green Bay
Gotham Classic
L 60–82  2–1
Chaifetz Arena (5,023)
St. Louis, MO
Nov 20, 2019*
4:00 pm, ACCN
at Boston College
Gotham Classic
L 68–72  2–2
Conte Forum (4,133)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Nov 23, 2019*
11:00 am, ESPN+
at High Point
Gotham Classic
W 83–59  3–2
Millis Center (874)
High Point, NC
Nov 26, 2019*
6:00 pm
Belmont
Gotham Classic
W 87–82  4–2
Reese Court (1,305)
Cheney, WA
Dec 4, 2019*
7:00 pm, P12N
at No. 22 Washington L 80–90  4–3
Alaska Airlines Arena (7,419)
Seattle, WA
Dec 8, 2019*
3:30 pm
North Dakota
Big Sky/Summit Challenge
W 98–82  5–3
Reese Court (1,353)
Cheney, WA
Dec 13, 2019*
6:00 pm
Multnomah W 146–89  6–3
Reese Court (1,200)
Cheney, WA
Dec 17, 2019*
6:00 pm
Omaha
Big Sky/Summit Challenge
W 97–56  7–3
Reese Court (1,054)
Cheney, WA
Dec 21, 2019*
2:00 pm, RTNW
at No. 2 Gonzaga L 77–112  7–4
McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000)
Spokane, WA
Big Sky regular season
Dec 28, 2019
1:00 pm
at Weber State W 79–77  8–4
(1–0)
Dee Events Center (4,423)
Ogden, UT
Dec 30, 2019
6:00 pm
at Idaho State L 69–75  8–5
(1–1)
Reed Gym (1,437)
Pocatello, ID
Jan 4, 2020
2:00 pm
Portland State W 71–69  9–5
(2–1)
Reese Court (1,321)
Cheney, WA
Jan 9, 2020
6:00 pm, SWX
Montana L 63–90  9–6
(2–2)
Reese Court (1,837)
Cheney, WA
Jan 16, 2020
7:30 pm
at Idaho W 78–75  10–6
(3–2)
Cowan Spectrum (1,110)
Moscow, ID
Jan 18, 2020
3:00 pm
at Montana State W 71–58  11–6
(4–2)
Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,713)
Bozeman, MT
Jan 25, 2020
2:00 pm
Southern Utah W 81–78 OT 12–6
(5–2)
Reese Court (1,561)
Cheney, WA
Jan 27, 2020
6:00 pm, SWX
Northern Colorado W 89–84 OT 13–6
(6–2)
Reese Court (1,481)
Cheney, WA
Feb 1, 2020
7:00 pm
at Sacramento State W 59–54  14–6
(7–2)
Hornets Nest (828)
Sacramento, CA
Feb 3, 2020
5:00 pm
at Northern Arizona W 77–66  15–6
(8–2)
Walkup Skydome (498)
Flagstaff, AZ
Feb 6, 2020
6:00 pm
at Montana L 82–92  15–7
(8–3)
Dahlberg Arena (3,879)
Missoula, MT
Feb 8, 2020
2:00 pm, SWX
Montana State W 74–49  16–7
(9–3)
Reese Court (1,529)
Cheney, WA
Feb 13, 2020
7:45 pm, SWX
Idaho L 71–74  16–8
(9–4)
Reese Court (1,576)
Cheney, WA
Feb 15, 2020
7:00 pm, Eleven
at Portland State W 89–81  17–8
(10–4)
Viking Pavilion (1,424)
Portland, OR
Feb 20, 2020
6:00 pm
Sacramento State W 77–76  18–8
(11–4)
Reese Court (1,823)
Cheney, WA
Feb 22, 2020
2:00 pm, SWX
Northern Arizona W 80–70  19–8
(12–4)
Reese Court (1,577)
Cheney, WA
Feb 27, 2020
6:00 pm
at Southern Utah W 69–51  20–8
(13–4)
America First Event Center (2,368)
Cedar City, UT
Feb 29, 2020
6:00 pm
at Northern Colorado W 68–64  21–8
(14–4)
Bank of Colorado Arena (2,582)
Greeley, CO
Mar 5, 2020
6:00 pm
Idaho State W 100–75  22–8
(15–4)
Reese Court (1,531)
Cheney, WA
Mar 7, 2020
2:00 pm, Eleven
Weber State W 78–69  23–8
(16–4)
Reese Court (1,922)
Cheney, WA
Big Sky tournament
Mar 12, 2020
11:00 am, 
Pluto TV/Eleven
(1) vs. (9) Sacramento State
Quarterfinals
Canceled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic
CenturyLink Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time.
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