2015–16 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by fifth-year head coach Jim Hayford and played their home games at Reese Court. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 18–16, 10–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Northern Arizona in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Idaho. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Pepperdine to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Nevada.

2015–16 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	18–16 (10–8 Big Sky)
Head coach	Jim Hayford (5th season)
Assistant coaches	Shantay Legans David Riley Chris Victor
Home arena	Reese Court
Seasons ← 2014–15 2016–17 →

2015–16 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Weber State †	15	–	3		.833			26	–	9		.743
Montana	14	–	4		.778			21	–	12		.636
Idaho	12	–	6		.667			21	–	13		.618
Idaho State	11	–	7		.611			16	–	15		.516
Eastern Washington	10	–	8		.556			18	–	16		.529
North Dakota	10	–	8		.556			17	–	16		.515
Montana State	9	–	9		.500			14	–	17		.452
Portland State	8	–	10		.444			13	–	18		.419
Northern Colorado	7	–	11		.389			10	–	21		.323
Sacramento State	6	–	12		.333			14	–	17		.452
Northern Arizona	3	–	15		.167			5	–	25		.167
Southern Utah	3	–	15		.167			5	–	24		.172
† Conference tournament winner

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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	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
	Recruiting star ratings: 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
	Recruiting star ratings: 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
	Recruiting star ratings: 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: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown G 0 Julian 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 Ty Gibson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Issaquah HS Issaquah, Washington G 4 Sir Washington 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS So Clark HS Las Vegas, Nevada G 5 Austin 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 Michael Wearne 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Fr Box Hill HS Croydon, Australia F 11 Bear Henderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Village Christian HS Mission Hills, California G 12 Grant Gibb (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr Mark Morris HS Longview, Washington G 15 Will Ferris 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Newport HS Bellevue, Washington G 20 Cody Benzel (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Fr Ferris HS Spokane, Washington F 22 Enrico 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 Kyle 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 Jesse Hunt 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Fr Sir Francis Drake HS Geraldton, Australia F 32 Bogdan Bliznyuk 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Todd Beamer HS Lutsk, Ukraine F 40 Geremy McKay (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Caulfield Grammar School/Albany Melbourne, Australia F 44 Felix 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 Venky Jois (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Box Hill HS Boronia, Australia	Head coach Jim Hayford (Azusa Pacific) Assistant coach(es) Shantay Legans (Fresno State) David Riley (Whitworth) Chris Victor (UC Irvine) Strength and conditioning coach(es) Amir Owens (Idaho State) Athletic trainer(s) Kristin Barnett (Kansas) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: 13 July 2015

Schedule

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Date time, TV	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			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	W 95–85	14–10 (8–4)	Reese Court (1,650) Cheney, WA
02/13/2016 2:05 pm	Northern Colorado	W 97–80	15–10 (9–4)	Reese Court (1,689) Cheney, WA
02/18/2015 7:05 pm	at Sacramento State	W 93–88	16–10 (10–4)	Colberg Court (649) Sacramento, CA
02/20/2016 7:05 pm	at Portland State The Dam Cup	L 91–107	16–11 (10–5)	Peter Stott Center (633) Portland, OR
02/27/2016 1:05 pm	at Idaho	L 62–66	16–12 (10–6)	Memorial Gym (1,500) Moscow, ID
03/03/2016 6:05 pm	Idaho State	L 71–75	16–13 (10–7)	Reese Court (1,574) Cheney, WA
03/05/2016 2:05 pm	Weber State	L 77–79	16–14 (10–8)	Reese Court (1,914) Cheney, WA
Big Sky tournament
03/08/2016 8:00 pm	vs. Northern Arizona First round	W 74–52	17–14	Reno Events Center (1,723) Reno, NV
03/10/2016 8:00 pm	vs. Idaho Quarterfinals	L 73–77	17–15	Reno Events Center (2,365) Reno, NV
CBI
03/16/2016* 6:05 pm	Pepperdine First round	W 79–72	18–15	Reese Court (1,518) Cheney, WA
03/21/2016* 7:00 pm	at Nevada Quarterfinals	L 70–85	18–16	Lawlor Events Center (6,053) Reno, NV
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time.

See also

• 2015–16 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team

References

1. "2021-22 Men's BASKETBALL Schedule".