2022–23 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach David Riley, the Eagles played their home games on campus at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington.

2022–23 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
Big Sky regular season champions
NIT, Second Round
Conference	Big Sky Conference
Record	23–11 (16–2 Big Sky)
Head coach	David Riley (2nd season)
Associate head coach	Arturo Ormond
Assistant coaches	Mark Darnall Pedro Garcia Rosado
Home arena	Reese Court
Seasons ← 2021–22 2023–24 →

2022–23 Big Sky men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf.							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Eastern Washington	16	–	2		.889			23	–	11		.676
Montana State †	15	–	3		.833			25	–	10		.714
Weber State	12	–	6		.667			18	–	15		.545
Montana	10	–	7		.588			17	–	14		.548
Idaho State	8	–	10		.444			11	–	21		.344
Sacramento State	7	–	11		.389			14	–	18		.438
Portland State	6	–	11		.353			12	–	19		.387
Northern Colorado	6	–	12		.333			12	–	20		.375
Northern Arizona	5	–	13		.278			12	–	23		.343
Idaho	4	–	14		.222			10	–	22		.313
† Conference tournament winner

EWU finished the regular season at 21–10 (16–2 in Big Sky, first) to win the regular season championship. After clinching that title at 16–0 with two games remaining, they dropped three straight, including their opener of the conference tournament to ninth seed Northern Arizona in the quarterfinals. As a regular season champion who did not win their conference tournament, Eastern received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. The Eagles defeated Washington State in the first round before falling to Oklahoma State in the second round.

Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2021–22 season at 18–16 (11–9 in Big Sky, sixth). In the conference tournament, they defeated Northern Arizona in the first round,^[1] then fell to third seed Northern Colorado in the quarterfinals.^[2] EWU was invited to The Basketball Classic, where they were defeated by Fresno State in the first round.^[3]

Roster

2022–23 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 0 Cedric Coward 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) So Willamette Fresno, California G 1 Tyreese Davis 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Jacksonville Kansas City, Missouri G/F 2 Steele Venters 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS So Ellensburg HS Ellensburg, Washington F 4 LeJuan Watts 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Bullard HS Fresno, California G 5 Deon Stroud 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Sr Fresno State Fresno, California F 10 Ethan Price 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Copleston HS Bury St Edmunds, England G 11 Ty Harper 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 175 lb (79 kg) So Louisiana Norcross, Georgia F 13 Angelo Allegri 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Sr UNC Greensboro Kansas City, Missouri G 14 Amarion Savage 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr TLAP Sports Academy Aurora, Illinois F 23 Jordan Veening 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) RS Sr Western Colorado Sumas, Washington F 25 Imhotep George 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Tallahassee CC Laurel, Maryland F 31 Casey Jones 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Wasatch Academy Sammamish, Washington F 32 Dane Erikstrup 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) So Cal Poly Pomona Chandler, Arizona F 34 Sebastian Andersson 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Korrespondensgymnasiet Stockholm, Sweden G 35 Ellis Magnuson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Borah HS Boise, Idaho	Head coach David Riley (Whitworth) Assistant coach(es) Arturo Ormond (UTPA) Mark Darnall (Eureka) Pedro Garcia Rosado (Open) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster Last update: December 23, 2022

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank#	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm		at Santa Clara	L 72–84	0–1	Leavey Center (1,655) Santa Clara, CA
November 11, 2022* 6:30 pm		vs. Yale Outrigger Rainbow Classic	L 60–74	0–2	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
November 13, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Hawaii Outrigger Rainbow Classic	L 51–71	0–3	Stan Sheriff Center (4,450) Honolulu, HI
November 14, 2022* 6:30 pm		vs. Mississippi Valley State Outrigger Rainbow Classic	W 60–52	1–3	Stan Sheriff Center  Honolulu, HI
November 21, 2022* 6:00 pm, SWX/ESPN+		vs. Washington State	L 56–82	1–4	Spokane Arena (5,224) Spokane, WA
November 25, 2022* 2:30 pm		vs. Stony Brook Florida International Tournament	W 81–52	2–4	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (35) Miami, FL
November 27, 2022* 3:00 pm, CUSA.tv		at FIU Florida International Tournament	L 79–90	2–5	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (310) Miami, FL
November 30, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Northwest	Postponed due to inclement weather[4]		Reese Court  Cheney, WA
December 3, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+		North Dakota State	W 78–70	3–5	Reese Court (748) Cheney, WA
December 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, P12N		at California	W 50–48	4–5	Haas Pavilion (1,297) Berkeley, CA
December 10, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at South Dakota State	L 76–77	4–6	Frost Arena (1,647) Brookings, SD
December 13, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Texas Tech	L 70–77	4–7	United Supermarkets Arena (11,627) Lubbock, TX
December 17, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+		UC Davis	W 79–68	5–7	Reese Court (572) Cheney, WA
December 20, 2022* 3:30 pm, ESPN+		Northwest Indian	W 130–54	6–7	Reese Court (348) Cheney, WA
Big Sky regular season
December 29, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana	W 87–80	7–7 (1–0)	Dahlberg Arena (3,924) Missoula, MT
December 31, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Montana State	W 70–67	8–7 (2–0)	Worthington Arena (3,232) Bozeman, MT
January 5, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Portland State	W 92–80	9–7 (3–0)	Reese Court (587) Cheney, WA
January 7, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Sacramento State	W 78–75	10–7 (4–0)	Reese Court  Cheney, WA
January 14, 2023 3:30 pm, SWX/ESPN+		Idaho	W 95–74	11–7 (5–0)	Reese Court (1,636) Cheney, WA
January 16, 2023 6:00 pm, SWX/ESPN+		Montana	W 64–57	12–7 (6–0)	Reese Court (2,244) Cheney, WA
January 19, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Colorado	W 83–75	13–7 (7–0)	Bank of Colorado Arena (1,295) Greeley, CO
January 21, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Arizona	W 79–76	14–7 (8–0)	Findlay Toyota Court (790) Flagstaff, AZ
January 26, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Idaho State	W 81–68	15–7 (9–0)	Reese Court (1,613) Cheney, WA
January 28, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Weber State	W 75–71	16–7 (10–0)	Reese Court (2,231) Cheney, WA
February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Sacramento State	W 82–63	17–7 (11–0)	Hornets Nest (1,096) Sacramento, CA
February 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Portland State	W 98–88	18–7 (12–0)	Viking Pavilion (1,187) Portland, OR
February 11, 2023 3:30 pm, SWX/ESPN+		at Idaho	W 73–66	19–7 (13–0)	ICCU Arena (3,310) Moscow, ID
February 16, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Arizona	W 72–55	20–7 (14–0)	Reese Court (2,010) Cheney, WA
February 18, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Colorado	W 89–77	21–7 (15–0)	Reese Court (2,754) Cheney, WA
February 23, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Weber State	W 89–82	22–7 (16–0)	Dee Events Center (5,817) Ogden, UT
February 25, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		at Idaho State	L 63–71	22–8 (16–1)	Reed Gym (1,692) Pocatello, ID
February 27, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+		Montana State	L 74–79	22–9 (16–2)	Reese Court (3,353) Cheney, WA
Big Sky tournament
March 5, 2023 5:30 pm, ESPN+	(1)	vs. (9) Northern Arizona Quarterfinals	L 80–81	22–10	Idaho Central Arena  Boise, ID
NIT
March 14, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPNU		at (4) Washington State First Round – Oklahoma State Bracket	W 81–74	23–10	Beasley Coliseum (1,671) Pullman, WA
March 19, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN2		at (1) Oklahoma State Second Round – Oklahoma State Bracket	L 60–71	23–11	Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,978) Stillwater, OK
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific.

Sources^[5][6]