WikiMini

2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball
ConferenceBig Sky Conference
Record10–22 (6–12 Big Sky)
Head coach
Associate head coachRyan Lundgren
Assistant coaches
  • Ben Beauchamp
  • Larry Anderson
  • Will Turgeon
  • MicGuire Monson
Home arenaReese Court
Seasons
← 2023–24
2025–26 →
2024–25 Big Sky men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Northern Colorado 15 – 3   .833 25 – 10   .714
Montana † 15 – 3   .833 25 – 10   .714
Portland State 11 – 7   .611 19 – 13   .594
Idaho State 10 – 8   .556 15 – 15   .500
Montana State 9 – 9   .500 15 – 18   .455
Idaho 8 – 10   .444 14 – 19   .424
Northern Arizona 8 – 10   .444 18 – 16   .529
Eastern Washington 6 – 12   .333 10 – 22   .313
Weber State 5 – 13   .278 12 – 22   .353
Sacramento State 3 – 15   .167 7 – 25   .219
† 2025 Big Sky tournament winner

The 2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Dan Monson, played their home games at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington as members of the Big Sky Conference.

Previous season

[edit]

The Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 21–11, 15–3 in Big Sky play to win the regular season championship.[1] They were upset by No. 10-seeded Sacramento State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament.[2]

On April 4, 2024, it was announced that head coach David Riley was leaving the school to take the head coaching position at Washington State.[3] On April 12, the school announced that they had hired former Long Beach State head coach Dan Monson to the same position.[4]

Offseason

[edit]

Departures

[edit]
Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Cedric Coward 0 G/F 6'6" 206 Junior Fresno, California Transferred to Washington State
LeJuan Watts 4 F 6'6" 233 Redshirt Freshman Fresno, California Transferred to Washington State
Andre Mulibea 5 G 6'5" 220 Junior West Valley City, Utah Transferred to Coastal Carolina
Ethan Price 10 F 6'10" 230 Junior Bury St. Edmunds, England Transferred to Washington State
Jake Kyman 13 G 6'7" 213 Senior Aliso Viejo, California Graduated
Casey Jones 31 G/F 6'6" 220 Junior Sammamish, Washington Transferred to Washington State
Dane Erikstrup 32 F 6'11" 226 Junior Beaverton, Oregon Transferred to Washington State
Ellis Magnuson 55 G 6'1" 195 Senior Boise, Idaho Graduated

[5]

Incoming transfers

[edit]
Incoming Transfers
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School
Angelo Winkel 0 G 6'8" 220 Junior Algona, Iowa Des Moines Area CC
Tyler Powell 1 G 6'5" 190 Junior Los Angeles, California Nevada
Elijah Thomas 5 G 6'6" 190 Junior Surprise, Arizona Des Moines Area CC
Andrew Cook 9 G 6'4" 205 Senior Huntington Beach, California Carroll College
Maddox Monson 10 G 6'2" 180 Junior Los Alamitos, California Long Beach State
Pavlo Dziuba 14 F 6'8" 240 Graduate Student Kyiv, Ukraine High Point
Sam Stockton 20 G 6'2" 175 Redshirt Senior Spokane, Washington Lewis–Clark State
Shaumba Ngoyi 35 F 6'9" 225 Redshirt Freshman Kinshasa, DR Congo Long Beach State

Recruiting class

[edit]
College recruiting information
Name Hometown School Height Weight Commit date
Jordy McKenzie
G 		Hercules, California Archbishop Riordan High School 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Oct 16, 2023 
Recruit ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports:    (NR)
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:

  • "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.

Roster

[edit]
2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Angelo Winkel 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Jr Des Moines Area Community College Algona, Iowa
G 1 Tyler Powell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Nevada Los Angeles, California
G 2 Mason Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So O'Dea High School Seattle, Washington
G 4 Jordy McKenzie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr Archbishop Riordan High School Hercules, California
G 5 Elijah Thomas 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Des Moines Area Community College Surprise, Arizona
F 8 Vice Zanki 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So KK Cedevita Junior Zagreb, Croatia
G 9 Andrew Cook 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Carroll College Huntington Beach, California
G 10 Maddox Monson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Long Beach State Los Alamitos, California
G 11 Nic McClain 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) RS Jr Daytona State Jennings, Florida
G 12 Sam Stockton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Lewis–Clark State Spokane, Washington
F 14 Pavlo Dziuba 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) GS High Point Kyiv, Ukraine
G 21 Sebastian Hartmann 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So MHP Riesen Munich, Germany
F 22 Jackson Seale 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr McKinney High School McKinney, Texas
F 33 Emmett Marquardt 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS Fr Garfield High School Seattle, Washington
F 35 Shaumba Ngoyi 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) RS Fr Long Beach State Kinshasa, DR Congo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 10, 2024

Schedule and results

[edit]
Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Colorado L 56–76  0–1
  16 – McClain   5 – Tied   4 – Tied  CU Events Center (5,679)
Boulder, CO
November 6, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Seattle W 93–86  1–1
  25 – Cook   5 – Marquardt   6 – Hartmann  Reese Court (1,492)
Cheney, WA
November 11, 2024*
4:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		at Missouri L 77–84  1–2
  24 – Cook   6 – Tied   5 – Williams  Mizzou Arena (8,912)
Columbia, MO
November 17, 2024*
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Cal Poly L 78–82  1–3
  28 – McClain   8 – Hartmann   5 – McClain  Reese Court (1,630)
Cheney, WA
November 21, 2024*
6:30 pm 		vs. Washington State L 81–96  1–4
  24 – McClain   7 – McClain   3 – McClain  Spokane Arena (3,854)
Spokane, WA
November 23, 2024*
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at California Baptist L 68–79  1–5
  24 – McClain   7 – Tied   6 – McClain  Fowler Events Center (2,064)
Riverside, CA
November 26, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at UC Santa Barbara L 51–67  1–6
  14 – Tied   10 – Marquardt   4 – McClain  The Thunderdome (1,541)
Santa Barbara, CA
November 30, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Utah L 80–88  1–7
  23 – Cook   7 – Marquardt   5 – McClain  Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,064)
Salt Lake City, UT
December 4, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		North Dakota
Big Sky-Summit League Challenge 		W 87–81  2–7
  20 – Cook   8 – Zanki   5 – McClain  Reese Court (1,400)
Cheney, WA
December 7, 2024*
4:00 pm 		at South Dakota State
Big Sky-Summit League Challenge 		L 53–74  2–8
  13 – Cook   6 – Cook   3 – Cook  First Bank and Trust Arena (2,768)
Brookings, SD
December 10, 2024*
8:00 pm, BTN 		at Washington L 69–87  2–9
  18 – Cook   9 – Marquardt   5 – McClain  Alaska Airlines Arena (5,655)
Seattle, WA
December 21, 2024*
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Lincoln W 107–63  3–9
  20 – Hartmann   9 – Marquardt   5 – Tied  Reese Court (1,277)
Cheney, WA
December 30, 2024*
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Eastern Oregon W 89–63  4–9
  17 – Marquardt   7 – Marquardt   5 – Cook  Reese Court (1,405)
Cheney, WA
Big Sky regular season
January 2, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montana L 81–92  4–10
(0–1) 		 28 – Williams   7 – Tied   6 – McClain  Reese Court (1,630)
Cheney, WA
January 4, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Montana State W 68–63  5–10
(1–1) 		 16 – McClain   6 – Marquardt   4 – McClain  Reese Court (1,624)
Cheney, WA
January 9, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Portland State L 59–64  5–11
(1–2) 		 12 – Tied   7 – Zanki   3 – Tied  Viking Pavilion (970)
Portland, OR
January 11, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Sacramento State W 65–54  6–11
(2–2) 		 16 – Marquardt   6 – McClain   5 – Hartmann  Hornets Nest (478)
Sacramento, CA
January 18, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho L 76–83  6–12
(2–3) 		 21 – Williams   7 – Tied   5 – McClain  ICCU Arena (2,485)
Moscow, ID
January 20, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Montana State L 64–74  6–13
(2–4) 		 21 – Cook   6 – Tied   3 – Tied  Worthington Arena (3,111)
Bozeman, MT
January 23, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Arizona L 61–70  6–14
(2–5) 		 18 – Williams   5 – Tied   5 – McClain  Reese Court (1,249)
Cheney, WA
January 25, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Colorado L 62–67  6–15
(2–6) 		 16 – McClain   8 – Williams   5 – Stockton  Reese Court (1,600)
Cheney, WA
January 30, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Idaho State L 70–78  6–16
(2–7) 		 35 – Williams   6 – Hartmann   2 – Tied  Reed Gym (1,242)
Pocatello, ID
February 1, 2025
12:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Weber State W 72–49  7–16
(3–7) 		 27 – Cook   10 – Marquardt   3 – Williams  Dee Events Center (2,428)
Ogden, UT
February 6, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Sacramento State W 83–80  8–16
(4–7) 		 29 – Williams   4 – Tied   6 – Williams  Reese Court (1,197)
Cheney, WA
February 8, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Portland State W 72–67  9–16
(5–7) 		 17 – Tied   6 – Williams   3 – Hartmann  Reese Court (1,351)
Cheney, WA
February 15, 2025
4:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Idaho W 75–73  10–16
(6–7) 		 28 – Cook   4 – Tied   8 – Williams  Reese Court (1,989)
Cheney, WA
February 20, 2025
5:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Colorado L 76–95  10–17
(6–8) 		 21 – Cook   3 – Tied   3 – Stockton  Bank of Colorado Arena (1,356)
Greeley, CO
February 22, 2025
1:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Arizona L 67–87  10–18
(6–9) 		 14 – Cook   4 – Williams   5 – McClain  Findlay Toyota Court (804)
Flagstaff, AZ
February 27, 2025
6:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Weber State L 64–66  10–19
(6–10) 		 16 – Hartmann   8 – Hartmann   6 – McClain  Reese Court (1,354)
Cheney, WA
March 1, 2025
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Idaho State L 54–78  10–20
(6–11) 		 24 – Cook   4 – Tied   8 – McClain  Reese Court (1,965)
Cheney, WA
March 3, 2025
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		at Montana L 72–83  10–21
(6–12) 		 20 – Williams   4 – Tied   5 – McClain  Dahlberg Arena (3,955)
Missoula, MT
Big Sky tournament
March 8, 2025
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(8) vs. (7) Northern Arizona
First round 		L 53–66  10–22
  20 – Williams   6 – Tied   4 – Cook  Idaho Central Arena 
Boise, ID
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Pacific.

Sources:[6][7]

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Big Sky Conference. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  2. ^ "Hamoda scores 19 as Sacramento State downs Eastern Washington 74-69 in Big Sky Conference Tournament". USA Today. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  3. ^ "Washington State hires EWU's Riley as men's hoops coach". The Everett Herald. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Dan Monson Hired by Eastern Washington After Leading Long Beach State to NCAA Tournament". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  5. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Roster". goeags.com. Retrieved November 14, 2024.
  6. ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Washington University Athletics. Retrieved October 10, 2024.
  7. ^ "Eastern Washington Eagles 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 10, 2024.