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2017–18 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

2017–18 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball

Big Sky Conference
20–15 (13–5 Big Sky)
Shantay Legans (1st season)
Nick Booker
David Riley
Bobby Suarez
Reese Court

The 2017–18 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by first-year head coach Shantay Legans and played their home games at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington as members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 20–15, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for third place. At the Big Sky tournament they defeated Portland State and Southern Utah to advance to the championship game where they lost to Montana. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Utah Valley.

The Eagles finished the 2016–17 season 22–12, 13–5 in Big Sky play to finish in second place. As the No. 2 seed in the Big Sky tournament, they defeated Sacramento State in the quarterfinals before losing to Weber State in the semifinals. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they lost in the first round to Wyoming.

On March 29, 2017, head coach Jim Hayford left Eastern Washington to take the head coaching job at in-state rival Seattle and was replaced by top assistant Shantay Legans.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Julian Harrell	0	G	6'5"	195	RS Senior	Los Angeles, CA	Graduated
Michael Wearne	5	G	6'2"	175	Freshman	Croydon, Australia	Transferred
Jacob Wiley	24	F	6'7"	220	RS Senior	Newport, WA	Graduated/Went undrafted in 2017 NBA draft
Geremy McKay	40	F	6'7"	225	RS Sophomore	Melbourne, Australia	Transferred
Mario Soto	42	G	6'6"	205	RS Sophomore	Irvine, CA	Walk-on; didn't return
Felix Von Hofe	44	F	6'5"	200	Senior	Melbourne, Australia	Graduated

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Tyler Kidd	0	G	5'11"		Junior	Seattle, WA	Junior college transferred from Skagit Valley College.
Benas Griciūnas	15	C	7'0"	244	RS Junior	Šilutė, Lithuania	Transferred from Charlotte. Was eligible to play immediately since Griciūnas graduated from Charlotte.
Steven Beo	25	G	6'3"	180	Sophomore	Richland, WA	Transferred from BYU. Under NCAA transfer rules, Beo was required to sit out the 2017–18 season. Will have three years of remaining eligibility.

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Brendan Howard SF	Great Falls, MT	Great Falls High School	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Sep 14, 2016
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Tanner Groves PF	Spokane, WA	Shadle Park High School	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	N/A	Oct 26, 2016
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (0)
Jack Perry SG	Melbourne, Australia	Camberwell Grammar School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	N/A
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (0)
Kim Aiken SF	Redlands, CA	East Valley High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	N/A
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (0)
Richard Polanco SF	San Diego, CA	Army and Navy Academy	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: (0)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, 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:

In separate preseason polls of league coaches and media, the Eagles were picked to finish in seventh place (coaches) and sixth place (media) in the Big Sky. Senior forward Bogdan Bliznyuk was named to the preseason All-Big Sky team.

Datetime, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Oct 29, 2017*5:00 pm		at Portland Hurricane Maria relief charity game	W 76–70		Chiles Center (500)Portland, OR
Nov 10, 2017*1:05 pm		Walla Walla	W 82–61	1–0	Reese Court Cheney, WA
Nov 12, 2017*5:00 pm, P12N		at Washington	L 69–79	1–1	Alaska Airlines Arena (5,609)Seattle, WA
Nov 14, 2017*8:00 pm, P12N		at Stanford	W 67–61	2–1	Maples Pavilion (2,799)Stanford, CA
Nov 17, 2017*7:00 pm		at UNLV MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game	L 76–91	2–2	Thomas & Mack Center (8,900)Paradise, NV
Nov 20, 2017*1:30 pm		vs. Georgia State MGM Resorts Main Event Middleweight semifinals	L 50–68	2–3	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
Nov 22, 2017*11:00 am		vs. Eastern Kentucky MGM Resorts Main Event Middleweight 3rd place game	W 83–62	3–3	T-Mobile Arena Paradise, NV
Nov 24, 2017*5:00 pm, P12N		at Utah MGM Resorts Main Event campus-site game	L 69–85	3–4	Jon M. Huntsman Center (13,264)Salt Lake City, UT
Dec 3, 2017*1:00 pm		at Seattle	L 65–84	3–5	KeyArena (1,487)Seattle, WA
Dec 7, 2017*7:00 pm		at San Francisco	L 71–81	3–6	War Memorial Gymnasium (1,137)San Francisco, CA
Dec 10, 2017*11:00 am, ESPN3		at South Dakota	L 73–75	3–7	Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,998)Vermillion, SD
Dec 12, 2017*6:00 pm		at Wyoming	L 88–93 OT	3–8	Arena-Auditorium (4,363)Laramie, WY
Dec 17, 2017*2:05 pm		Cal State Northridge	W 86–58	4–8	Reese Court (1,279)Cheney, WA
Dec 20, 2017*6:05 pm		Providence (MT)	W 94–66	5–8	Reese Court (1,056)Cheney, WA
Dec 29, 20176:00 pm		at Northern Colorado	L 75–88	5–9(0–1)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,047)Greeley, CO
Dec 31, 20172:00 pm		at North Dakota	W 77–64	6–9(1–1)	Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,548)Grand Forks, ND
Jan 4, 20186:05 pm, SWX		Portland State	W 81–74	7–9(2–1)	Reese Court (1,375)Cheney, WA
Jan 6, 20182:05 pm		Sacramento State	W 82–67	8–9(3–1)	Reese Court (1,464)Cheney, WA
Jan 12, 20187:30 pm, SWX		Idaho	L 51–58	8–10(3–2)	Reese Court (2,334)Cheney, WA
Jan 18, 20185:30 pm		at Northern Arizona	W 81–76	9–10(4–2)	Walkup Skydome (1,017)Flagstaff, AZ
Jan 20, 201811:30 am		at Southern Utah	L 62–66 OT	9–11(4–3)	America First Events Center (2,229)Cedar City, UT
Jan 25, 20186:05 pm		North Dakota	W 95–71	10–11(5–3)	Reese Court (1,679)Cheney, WA
Jan 27, 20182:05 pm, ELVN		Northern Colorado	W 67–65	11–11(6–3)	Reese Court (1,674)Cheney, WA
Feb 1, 20187:05 pm		at Sacrmento State	W 74–54	12–11(7–3)	Hornets Nest (568)Sacramento, CA
Feb 3, 20181:00 pm		at Portland State	L 81–94	12–12(7–4)	Pamplin Sports Center (527)Portland, OR
Feb 9, 20187:30 pm, SWX		at Idaho	L 64–66	12–13(7–5)	Cowan Spectrum (3,192)Moscow, ID
Feb 15, 20186:05 pm		Montana	W 74–65	13–13(8–5)	Reese Court (2,354)Cheney, WA
Feb 17, 20182:05 pm, ELVN		Montana State	W 84–79	14–13(9–5)	Reese Court (1,804)Cheney, WA
Feb 22, 20186:00 pm		at Weber State	W 75–70	15–13(10–5)	Dee Events Center (6,425)Ogden, UT
Feb 24, 20186:00 pm		at Idaho State	W 74–69	16–13(11–5)	Reed Gym (1,911)Pocatello, ID
Mar 1, 20186:05 pm		Southern Utah	W 74–51	17–13(12–5)	Reese Court (1,637)Cheney, WA
Mar 3, 20182:05 pm		Northern Arizona	W 85–68	18–13(13–5)	Reese Court (2,032)Cheney, WA
Mar 8, 20188:05 pm, ELVN	(3)	(6) Portland State Quarterfinals	W 78–72	19–13	Reno Events Center (1,078)Reno, NV
Mar 9, 20188:05 pm, ELVN	(3)	(10) Southern Utah Semifinals	W 82–70	20–13	Reno Events Center (1,236)Reno, NV
Mar 10, 20185:05 pm, ESPNU	(3)	(1) Montana Championship game	L 65–82	20–14	Reno Events Center (1,378)Reno, NV
Mar 13, 2018*6:00 pm		at Utah Valley First round	L 65–87	20–15	UCCU Center (997)Orem, UT
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

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