Location: Cheney, Wash.
Founded: 1882
President: Dr. Mary Cullinan
Enrollment: 12,635 (fall of ’18)
Nickname/Colors: Eagles/Red and White
Affiliation: NCAA Division I
Conference: Big Sky Conference
Arena: Reese Court (5,000)
Press Row Number: 509.359.6331
Athletic Director: Lynn Hickey
Senior Woman Administrator: Sarah Adams
Athletic Phone/Fax: 509.359.2463/2828
Sports Information Director: Dave Cook
Office/Cell: 509.359-.6334/280.2502
E-Mail: DCOOK@EWU.EDU
Web: WWW.GOEAGS.COM
Twitter: @EWUathletics/@CoachLegans
Facebook: EWU Athletics
Head Athletic Trainer: Brian Norton
Athletic Trainer (MBB): Ryan Moreau
Facilities Manager: Kerry Pease
Equipment Manager: Spenser Ybarra
TEAM INFORMATION
Head Coach: Shantay Legans (@CoachLegans)
Office: 509.359.2497
Alma Mater: Fresno State ‘04
Record at Eastern/Big Sky Record: 20-15/13-5 (Second Season in 2018-19)
Career Record: Same
Associate Head Coach: Nick Booker (Second Season in 2018-19; Davidson ’04)
Assistant Coaches: David Riley (Fifth Season in 2018-19; Whitworth ’11); Bobby Suarez (Second Season in 2018-19; Florida Gulf Coast ’12).
2017-2018 Record: 20-15
Big Sky Record (place): 13-5 (3rd)
2017-2018 Postseason: College Basketball Invitational (lost to Utah Valley 87-65/First Round); Big Sky Tournament (defeated Portland State 78-71/Quarterfinals; defeated Southern Utah 82-70/Semifinals; lost to Montana 82-65/Championship).
PERSONNEL BREAKDOWN
Letterwinners Back/Lost: 7/5
Starters Returning: 4 (G - Cody Benzel; G - Ty Gibson; F - Mason Peatling; G - Jack Perry)
Other Letterwinners Returning: 3 (F - Jesse Hunt; G - Jacob Davison; G - ***Luka Vulikic)
Transfers: 1 (F - Ralueke Orizu)
2017-18 Redshirts Returning: 5 (G – Steven Beo; G/F - Kim Aiken; F - Tanner Groves; G - Tyler Kidd; G - ***Luka Vulikic;)
2017-18 Non-Lettering Squad Members Returning: 1 (G - Joshua Thomas)
True Freshmen: 3 (G - Austin Fadal, G - Elijah Jackson, G - Mike Meadows)
Starters Lost: 1 (F - Bogdan Bliznyuk – Big Sky MVP)
Other Letterwinners Lost: 4 (G - Sir Washington, F - Benas Griciunas; F - Richard Polanco; G - Grant Gibb)
***Redshirted in 2017-18 but lettered in 2016-17.
