2020–21 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

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.

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

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

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

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

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.

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