The pandemic-affected schedule carousel in college basketball continues.
 
The Eastern Washington University men's basketball will host the College of Idaho this Friday, Dec. 11 at 2:05 p.m. at Reese Court in Cheney, Wash., in a game added to the schedule on Wednesday (Dec. 9).
 
The Eagles, now 0-3, were supposed to play UNLV on Wednesday but that game was canceled two days earlier because of a positive Covid-19 case within the Runnin' Rebels program. The Coyotes are 1-2, and had a pair of games scheduled for Dec. 10 and 11 versus Montana Western canceled.
 
The Eagles enter Friday's game looking for their first victory of the season after falling at Oregon 69-62, just two days after a heart-breaking 70-67 loss at Arizona. Eastern opened the season with a 71-68 loss at Washington State on Nov. 28.
 
College of Idaho, a member of the NAIA, is 1-2, having defeated Montana Tech 79-70 on Nov. 27 to open the season. The Coyotes then fell to a pair of NCAA Division I opponents – Boise State 86-49 on Dec. 4 and Utah State 90-64 on Dec. 8.
 
A year ago, the College of Idaho won the Cascade Collegiate Conference Tournament championship, then won its opener in the NAIA Division II National Championships before the season ended because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The Coyotes finished the season 31-3 and with a 25-game winning streak, and were a perfect 20-0 in the CCC.
 
Coached by Colby Blaine, the Coyotes finished the 2019-20 season ranked No. 1 in NAIA Division II. They were ranked eighth in this year's preseason poll, which now includes both NAIA Division I and Division II schools.
 
At this time, no spectators will be permitted to attend home basketball games due to institutional, regional, and state guidelines.
 
Live coverage will be announced, but typically the webcast of EWU home games are available via PlutoTV channel 1053 and via https://bigskyconf.com/watchbigsky. Eastern games are aired live on radio on 700-AM ESPN, 105.3-FM, via the web at tunein.com and via mobile phone app, with pre-game coverage starting a half-hour prior to tipoff. Larry Weir serves as the play-by-play broadcaster. Live statistics from all Eastern home games are available via http://ewustats.com.