2020–21 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

2020–21 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
2020–21 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
Big Sky tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	16–8 (12–3 Big Sky)
Head coach	Shantay Legans (4th season);
Associate head coach	David Riley
Assistant coaches	Bobby Suarez; T.J. Lipold;
Home arena	Reese Court
	Seasons ← 2019–20 2021–22 →

2020–21 Big Sky men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Southern Utah	12	–	2	.857	20	–	4	.833
Weber State	12	–	3	.800	17	–	6	.739
Eastern Washington†	12	–	3	.800	16	–	8	.667
Montana State	8	–	6	.571	13	–	10	.565
Idaho State	8	–	6	.571	13	–	11	.542
Montana	7	–	9	.438	15	–	13	.536
Northern Colorado	6	–	8	.429	11	–	11	.500
Portland State	6	–	8	.429	9	–	13	.409
Sacramento State	5	–	9	.357	8	–	12	.400
Northern Arizona	4	–	10	.286	6	–	16	.273
Idaho	1	–	17	.056	1	–	21	.045

† Conference tournament winner

The 2020–21 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Shantay Legans, the Eagles played their home games on campus at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington.

In the regular season, EWU was 13–7 overall (12–3, Big Sky, 2nd) and was seeded second in the conference tournament, which they won. Seeded fourteenth in the West regional of the NCAA tournament, they met twelfth-ranked Kansas in the round of 64. The Eagles scored the first nine points and led by eight at the half, but were overcome by the Jayhawks in the last ten minutes and lost by nine points; their season ended with an overall record of 16–8 (.667).

Previous season[edit]

The Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 23–8 (16–4 in Big Sky, first). The top seed in the Big Sky tournament, Eastern was scheduled to take on the #9 seed Sacramento State in the quarterfinals, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1]

Roster[edit]

2020–21 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Mutdung Bol	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	145 lb (66 kg)	Fr	Edmonds Woodway High School	North Seattle, Washington
G	1	Austin Fadal	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Hillcrest Prep	San Ramon, California
G/F	2	Steele Venters	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Fr	Ellensburg High School	Ellensburg, Washington
G	4	Isaiah Amato	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Fr	Central Catholic High School	Portland, Oregon
G	5	Casson Rouse	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	RS So	Timberline High School	Lacey, Washington
G	10	Jacob Davison	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS Sr	Cantwell-Sacred Heart High School	Long Beach, California
G	11	Jack Perry	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Camberwell Grammar School	Melbourne, Australia
G/F	15	Tyler Robertson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	So	Box Hill Senior Secondary College	Melbourne, Australia
F	21	Victor Radocaj	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	RISE Centre Academy	Richmond, British Columbia
G/F	22	Kaelan O'Neil	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Churchill High School	Eugene, Oregon
F	23	Jordan Veening	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	RS So	Nooksack Valley High School	Sumas, Washington
G/F	24	Kim Aiken Jr.	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	RS Jr	East Valley High School	Redlands, California
G	25	Michael Meadows	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	RS So	Campbell Hall School	Hollywood, California
G/F	33	Jacob Groves	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Shadle Park High School	Spokane, Washington
F	35	Tanner Groves	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	RS Jr	Shadle Park High School	Spokane, Washington
G	55	Ellis Magnuson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Borah High School	Boise, Idaho

Head coach

Shantay Legans (Fresno State)

Assistant coach(es)

David Riley (Whitworth)
Bobby Suarez (Florida Gulf Coast)
T.J. Lipold (Westmont College)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 2, 2020

Schedule and results[edit]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 28, 2020* 8:06 pm, P12N		at Washington State	L 68–71	0–1	Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA
November 30, 2020* 6:05 pm, Pluto TV		Montana Tech	Canceled^[2]		Reese Court Cheney, WA
December 5, 2020* 11:00 am, P12N		at Arizona	L 67–70	0–2	McKale Center Tucson, AZ
December 7, 2020* 4:00 pm, P12N		at No. 20 Oregon	L 52–69	0–3	Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR
December 11, 2021* 2:05 pm, Pluto TV		College of Idaho	W 80–56	1–3	Reese Court Cheney, WA
December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm		at Saint Mary's	L 75–80	1–4	University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA
Big Sky regular season
December 18, 2020 6:05 pm, Pluto TV		at Northern Arizona	Canceled		Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona
December 19, 2020 3:05 pm, Pluto TV		at Northern Arizona	W 80–64	2–4 (1–0)	Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona
December 31, 2020 6:05 pm, Pluto TV		Portland State	Canceled		Reese Court Cheney, Washington
January 2, 2021 12:05 pm, Pluto TV		Portland State	Canceled		Reese Court Cheney, Washington
January 7, 2021 5:05 pm, Pluto TV		at Weber State	Canceled		Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
January 9, 2021 11:05 am, Pluto TV		at Weber State	Canceled		Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah
January 14, 2021 6:05 pm, Pluto TV		Southern Utah	W 75–63	3–4 (2–0)	Reese Court Cheney, Washington
January 16, 2021 12:05 pm, Pluto TV		Southern Utah	L 94–99	3–5 (2–1)	Reese Court Cheney, Washington
January 21, 2021 5:05 pm, Pluto TV		at Northern Colorado	L 76–78	3–6 (2–2)	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, Colorado
January 23, 2021 11:05 am, Pluto TV		at Northern Colorado	W 82–76	4–6 (3–2)	Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, Colorado
January 31, 2021 11:05 am, Pluto TV		Sacramento State	W 68–60	5–6 (4–2)	Reese Court Cheney, Washington
February 1, 2021 11:05 am, Pluto TV		Sacramento State	W 94–79	6–6 (5–2)	Reese Court Cheney, Washington
February 4, 2021 6:05 pm, Pluto TV		at Idaho	W 89–75	7–6 (6–2)	Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho
February 6, 2021 12:05 pm, Pluto TV		Idaho	W 90–64	8–6 (7–2)	Reese Court Cheney, Washington
February 11, 2021 5:05 pm, Pluto TV		at Montana State	W 93-77	9-6 (8-2)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana
February 13, 2021 11:05 am, Pluto TV		at Montana State	W 85–69	10–6 (9–2)	Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana
February 18, 2021 6:05 pm, Pluto TV		Montana	W 90–76	11–6 (10–2)	Reese Court Cheney, Washington
February 20, 2021 11:05 am, Pluto TV		at Montana	W 90–76	12–6 (11–2)	Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana
March 3, 2021 6:05 pm, Pluto TV		Idaho State	L 63–68	12–7 (11–3)	Reese Court Cheney, Washington
March 5, 2021 12:05 pm, Pluto TV		Idaho State	W 75–62	13–7 (12–3)	Reese Court Cheney, Washington
Big Sky tournament
March 11, 2021 4:05 pm, Pluto TV	(2)	vs. (10) Northern Arizona Quarterfinal	W 66–60	14–7	Idaho Central Arena Boise, Idaho
March 12, 2021 7:05 pm, Pluto TV	(2)	vs. (6) Montana Semifinal	W 78–50	15–7	Idaho Central Arena Boise, Idaho
March 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPNU	(2)	vs. (5) Montana State Championship	W 65–55	16–7	Idaho Central Arena Boise, Idaho
NCAA tournament
March 20, 2021* 10:15 am, TBS	(14 W)	vs. (3 W) No. 12 Kansas First Round	L 84–93	16–8	Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific time.

Source:^[3]

References[edit]

^ "Big Sky Conference Cancels Remainder of 2020 Basketball Championships". Big Sky Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
^ "Monday's Home Opener Canceled". Eastern Washington University Athletics. November 28, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.
^ "2020-21 MEN'S BASKETBALL Schedule". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

[1] "Big Sky Conference Cancels Remainder of 2020 Basketball Championships". Big Sky Conference. March 12, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.

[2] "Monday's Home Opener Canceled". Eastern Washington University Athletics. November 28, 2020. Retrieved December 2, 2020.

[3] "2020-21 MEN'S BASKETBALL Schedule". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved February 2, 2021.

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