2015–16 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

2015–16 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
Conference Big Sky Conference
2015–16 record 13–10 (7–4 Big Sky)
Head coach Jim Hayford (5th year)
Assistant coach Shantay Legans
Assistant coach David Riley
Assistant coach Chris Victor
Home arena Reese Court
2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
Weber State 8 2   .800     16 7   .696
Montana 8 2   .800     13 8   .619
North Dakota 7 4   .636     12 10   .545
Eastern Washington 6 4   .600     12 10   .545
Idaho State 5 4   .556     10 11   .476
Idaho 6 5   .545     14 10   .583
Northern Colorado 5 5   .500     8 14   .364
Portland State 4 5   .444     8 12   .400
Montana State 4 6   .400     9 13   .409
Sacramento State 3 6   .333     10 10   .500
Southern Utah 2 8   .200     4 16   .200
Northern Arizona 2 9   .182     4 18   .182
2016 Big Sky Tournament winner
As of February 10, 2016; 

The 2015–16 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represents Eastern Washington University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles are led by fifth-year head coach Jim Hayford and play their home games at Reese Court. They are members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous Season

The Eagles finished the season 26–9, 14–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a share for the regular season Big Sky championship. They defeated Idaho, Sacramento State, and Montana to be champions of the Big Sky Tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the second round to Georgetown.

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Ognjen Miljkovic 0 F 6'7" 220 Sophomore Belgrade, Serbia Transferred to Embry-Riddle
Tyler Harvey 1 G 6'4" 185 RS Junior Torrance, CA Declare for 2015 NBA draft
Daniel Hill 2 G 5'9" 165 Junior Sydney, Australia Went pro
Nate Galago 5 G 5'10" 175 RS Sophomore Spokane, WA No longer on team roster
Parker Kelly 10 G 6'4" 195 Senior Spokane, WA Graduated
Frederik Jörg 21 C 7'1" 295 RS Sophomore Korschenbroich, Germany Transferred to Saint Martin's
Drew Brandon 22 G 6'4" 185 RS Senior Corona, CA Graduated
Garrett Moon 33 F 6'5" 190 RS Senior San Francisco, CA Graduated

Incoming Transfers

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Julian Harrell 0 G 6'5" 195 Junior Los Angeles, CA Transferred from Pennsylvania. Under NCAA transfer rules, Harrell will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Austin McBroom 2 G 5'9" 165 RS Senior North Hollywood, CA Transferred from Saint Louis. Will be eligible to play immediately since McBroom graduated from Saint Louis.
Rico Nino 22 F 6'8" 250 Sophomore Half Moon Bay, CA Junior college transferred from Diablo Valley College
Geremy McKay 33 F 6'7" 225 RS Freshman Melbourne, Australia Transferred from Albany. Under NCAA transfer rules, McKay will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have four years of remaining eligibility.

2015 incoming recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Jesse Hunt
#79 PF
San Anselmo, CA Sir Francis Drake High School 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Aug 30, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 64
Michael Wearne
PG
Melbourne, Australia Box Hill High School 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Oct 20, 2014 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Ty Gibson
SG
Issaquah, WA Issaquah High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Mar 16, 2015 
Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2015–16 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Harrell, JulianJulian Harrell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Loyola HS/Penn/City College of San Francisco Los Angeles, California
G 2 Gibson, TyTy Gibson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Issaquah HS Issaquah, Washington
G 4 Washington, SirSir Washington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Clark HS Las Vegas, Nevada
G 5 McBroom, AustinAustin McBroom 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 165 lb (75 kg) RS Sr Campbell HS/Central Michigan/Saint Louis Los Angeles, California
G 10 Wearne, MichaelMichael Wearne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Box Hill HS Croydon, Australia
F 11 Henderson, BearBear Henderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Village Christian HS Mission Hills, California
G 12 Gibb, GrantGrant Gibb (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mark Morris HS Longview, Washington
G 15 Ferris, WillWill Ferris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Newport HS Bellevue, Washington
G 20 Benzel, CodyCody Benzel (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Ferris HS Spokane, Washington
F 22 Nuno, EnricoEnrico Nuno 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) So Half Moon Bay HS/Diablo Valley College Half Moon Bay, California
F 23 Reid, KyleKyle Reid 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Sr Bishop Montgomery HS/Los Angeles Trade Tech Cleveland, Ohio
F 30 Hunt, JesseJesse Hunt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Sir Francis Drake HS Geraldton, Australia
F 32 Bliznyuk, BogdanBogdan Bliznyuk 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Todd Beamer HS Lutsk, Ukraine
F 40 McKay, GeremyGeremy McKay (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Caulfield Grammar School/Albany Melbourne, Australia
F 44 Von Hofe, FelixFelix Von Hofe (C) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Wesley College/Australian Institute of Sport Melbourne, Australia
F 55 Jois, VenkyVenky Jois (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Box Hill HS Boronia, Australia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Strength and conditioning coach(es)
Athletic trainer(s)

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

Roster
Last update: 13 July 2015

Schedule

[1]

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Non-conference regular season
11/13/2015*
6:00 PM, SECN
at Mississippi State L 88–106  0–1
Humphrey Coliseum (9,931)
Starkville, MS
11/15/2015*
3:30 PM
George Fox W 126–64  1–1
Reese Court (1,214)
Cheney, WA
11/18/2015*
12:35 PM
Seattle W 76–70  2–1
Reese Court (2,177)
Cheney, WA
11/23/2015*
7:00 PM
at Seattle L 52–58  2–2
KeyArena (3,129)
Seattle, WA
11/28/2015*
6:30 PM
vs. Pacific
Sacramento State Tournament
W 70–63  3–2
Colberg Court (551)
Sacramento, CA
11/29/2015*
2:30 PM
vs. South Dakota
Sacramento State Tournament
L 71–77  3–3
Colberg Court (314)
Sacramento, CA
12/01/2015*
7:00 PM
at San Francisco W 81–77  4–3
War Memorial Gymnasium (1,484)
San Francisco, CA
12/06/2015*
2:05 PM
Great Falls W 104–64  5–3
Reese Court (1,107)
Cheney, WA
12/09/2015*
5:00 PM
at Davidson
Gotham Classic
L 86–96  5–4
John M. Belk Arena (3,714)
Davidson, NC
12/11/2015*
4:00 PM, ESPN3
at Pittsburgh
Gotham Classic
L 51–84  5–5
Petersen Events Center (7,614)
Pittsburgh, PA
12/14/2015*
4:00 PM
at Western Carolina
Gotham Classic
L 80–97  5–6
Ramsey Center (858)
Cullowhee, NC
12/17/2015*
6:05 PM
Morehead State
Gotham Classic
 Postponed[2] 
Reese Court
Cheney, WA
12/22/2015*
12:00 PM
at Denver W 74–58  6–6
Magness Arena (1,405)
Denver, CO
Big Sky regular season
12/31/2015
4:05 PM
at Northern Colorado L 90–96  6–7
(0–1)
Bank of Colorado Arena (1,125)
Greeley, CO
01/02/2016
12:05 PM
at North Dakota L 71–79  6–8
(0–2)
Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,542)
Grand Forks, ND
01/09/2016
12:05 PM
Idaho W 74–60  7–8
(1–2)
Reese Court (3,262)
Cheney, WA
01/14/2016
6:05 PM
Southern Utah W 106–80  8–8
(2–2)
Reese Court (1,572)
Cheney, WA
01/16/2016
2:05 PM
Northern Arizona W 96–73  9–8
(3–2)
Reese Court (1,455)
Cheney, WA
01/21/2016
6:05 PM
at Montana State L 71–85  9–9
(3–3)
Worthington Arena (2,362)
Bozeman, MT
01/23/2016
6:05 PM
at Montana L 69–74  9–10
(3–4)
Dahlberg Arena (4,923)
Missoula, MT
01/28/2016
6:05 PM
Portland State
The Dam Cup
W 112–83  10–10
(4–4)
Reese Court (1,671)
Cheney, WA
01/30/2016
12:05 PM
Sacramento State W 74–67  11–10
(5–4)
Reese Court (1,914)
Cheney, WA
02/04/2016
5:35 PM
at Northern Arizona W 84–73  12–10
(6–4)
Walkup Skydome (1,168)
Flagstaff, AZ
02/06/2016
6:05 PM
at Southern Utah W 81–67  13–10
(7–4)
Centrum Arena (1,309)
Cedar City, UT
02/11/2016
6:05 PM
North Dakota   
Reese Court
Cheney, WA
02/13/2016
2:05 PM
Northern Colorado   
Reese Court
Cheney, WA
02/18/2015
7:05 PM
at Sacramento State   
Colberg Court
Sacramento, CA
02/20/2016
7:05 PM
at Portland State
The Dam Cup
  
Peter Stott Center
Portland, OR
02/27/2016
1:05 PM
at Idaho   
Memorial Gym
Moscow, ID
03/03/2016
6:05 PM
Idaho State   
Reese Court
Cheney, WA
03/05/2016
2:05 PM
Weber State   
Reese Court
Cheney, WA
Big Sky Tournament
03/08–12/2016
TBA
vs. TBD
First Round
  
Reno Events Center
Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific Time. (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region S=South.

See also

2015–16 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team

References

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