BOISE – Shrinks and working stiffs agree there’s nothing as restorative as a day off. The Big Sky Conference’s new basketball tournament format hard-wires a rest day as a reward – and some protection – for the top two seeds, …
BOISE – You’ve got questions? Eastern Washington has answers. Big shots. Defensive stops. Another body off the bench. And the Eagle women had to summon all those solutions to hold off Montana 72-64 on Monday afternoon and advance to the …
BOISE – For 10 weeks this winter, the Eastern Washington Eagles couldn't lose. For the last 10 days, there's been something missing. Add to that now the one thing which mattered to them the most: an opportunity to play in …
Four teams have already been eliminated from the Big Sky women’s basketball tournament. Eastern Washington, though, is just getting started. Seeded fourth in the restructured bracket this year, the Eagles (18-10, 11-7 Big Sky) open tournament play on the event’s …
In early January, Eastern Washington hosted – and beat – the Sacramento State Hornets, who are playing this year under first-year head coach David Patrick. Patrick brought to Cheney a men’s basketball roster remade in his own image, with transfers …
The new Big Sky Tournament format means that it’s a good deal to be a top-two seed. While the old format afforded the top seeds a first-round bye, after that they had to win three games in three days to …
Following a regular season that included an 18-game winning streak and a 16-0 start to conference play, Eastern Washington redshirt sophomore Steele Venters was named Big Sky MVP and David Riley was named Big Sky Coach of the Year on Friday.
The Eastern Washington men's basketball team closes out the regular season with a game against second-place Montana State at Reese Court in Cheney on Monday
With their record winning streak over, the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team is setting its focus on closing out the regular season against a team it may well meet again nine days later.
For much of the year, Ellis Magnuson practically lives at basketball arenas. A redshirt junior at Eastern Washington University, Magnuson is a key reserve on a men’s college basketball team that leads its conference and is aiming to get to …
Cedric Coward joined his teammates in cutting down the nets after defeating Northern Colorado and securing at least a share of the regular season Big Sky men’s basketball championship on Saturday.
CHENEY – Jogging downcourt in transition, Steele Venters extended his right arm and called for the ball. Everyone at Reese Court knew what was coming. The Eastern Washington guard caught a pass at the wing, made a slight hesitation move …
Heading into this year, David Riley’s first goal for the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team wasn’t to win a Big Sky regular-season championship. That, he said, would be a byproduct of something less measurable but, in his estimation, more important. …
MOSCOW, Idaho – The winning streak really doesn’t matter. These victories – now 15 in a row for Eastern Washington after its 73-66 victory over Idaho on Saturday – are not going to win the Eagles a men’s basketball championship. …
When the men’s basketball teams from Eastern Washington and Idaho last met, each was beginning a stretch of four games in eight days. Eastern beat Idaho 95-74 and won the next three games over that span – part of the …
When Angelo Allegri decided to transfer to Eastern Washington, his primary goal was to win another conference title, something he’d done at UNC Greensboro. “I knew I wanted to win another championship,” the EWU fifth-year senior said. “I knew I …
Steele Venters finished his Ellensburg High School career with somewhere around 1,200 points. He doesn’t remember the exact number. But he does remember when he scored his 1,000th point. “It was the first play out of halftime,” Venters said. “I …
From staff reports SACRAMENTO, Calif. – After squandering a 19-point lead early, the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team settled itself after halftime and beat Sacramento State 82-63 on Thursday night at Colberg Court. Eastern’s winning streak reached 13 games, the …
Earlier in this record-long winning streak, Steele Venters was carrying Eastern Washington to victories with clutch shots late. On Saturday, it was Angelo Allegri’s turn. The fifth-year senior scored a career-high 28 points on 10-of-12 shooting from the field to …
Most of Thursday night, Idaho State was able to do what it does best: Shut down an opponent’s 3-point shooting. That’s a distance from which the Eastern Washington men’s basketball team shoots the ball better than anyone in the Big …