2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster
Biography
Career
- On track to become EWU's all-time leader in career games played, passing Bogdan Bliznyuk at 138.
- Started the majority of games as a freshman and sophomore before coming off the bench as a junior and senior, then returning to the starting lineup as a fifth-year.
- On Nov. 29, 2023, he became the 11th Eagle to reach 300 career assists.
2023-24 (Super Senior)
- Big Sky Winter All-Academic Team.
- Played in all 32 games and started 31 for the Eagles. Averaged 3.2 points per game on 44.6% (33-74) from the field.
- Scored a season high 11 points against Idaho State.
- Converted 31.3% (10-32) of his three-point attempts and shot 33.3% (5-15) from the free-throw line.
- Lead the team in assists with 145.
2022-23 (Senior)
- Appeared in 28 games off the bench.
- High of 5 points vs. Northern Arizona on Feb. 16.
2021-22 (Junior)
- Selected to the Winter Big Sky Conference All-Academic team for the third season in a row.
- Played in all 34 games, averaging 17.0 minutes per contest off of the bench.
- Scored 72 points to average 2.1 per game, scoring a season-high eight at Montana State on Jan. 27.
- Ranked 2nd on the team with 2.5 assists, totaling 84.
- Dished at least two in 24 games, including six at Weber State on Jan. 31.
- Had an assist to turnover ratio (84-39) of 2.2.
- Shot 40% from the field, drained 11 three-pointers and was 13-for-18 from the free throw line.
- Averaged 1.4 rebounds per game, pulling down five against Multnomah on Dec. 15.
2020-21 (Sophomore)
- Selected to the Winter Big Sky Conference All-Academic team for the second time.
- In 22 games in 2020-21 (13 as a starter), he averaged 15.7 minutes, 3.6 points, 1.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists.
- Made his season debut versus Oregon (12/7/21) and finished with two assists and no points in eight minutes of action.
- Had his first back-to-back double figure scoring games of the season:
- 15 at Idaho (2/4/21).
- 10 at home versus the Vandals (2/6/21)
- Had his third in four games with 11 at Montana State (2/13/21).
2019-20 (Freshman)
- Named to the Big Sky Conference All-Academic team for the first time.
- Started all 31 EWU games at point guard and averaged 4.2 assists and 5.8 points per game.
- Was 118th in the nation in assists (4.2 to rank fifth in the Big Sky) and is 112th in assist-to-turnover ratio (+1.84 per game to rank fifth in the league).
- In league only games, he ranked eighth in assists (3.4), and was the only freshman ranked in that category in the top 15.
- Was also the only freshman in the top 11 in assist-to-turnover ratio, ranking 7th (+1.5).
- Scored only four points in EWU’s first four games, but had 12 and 13 in back-to-back wins against High Point and Belmont.
- Had nine assists versus Belmont, eight versus High Point and Washington, and 11 in his collegiate debut versus Portland Bible College.
- Had 14 points versus North Dakota when he also had a team-high six assists, and had 10 points and seven dishes versus Omaha.
- Produced 12 points, seven assists, six rebounds and a pair of steals in his Big Sky Conference debut on Dec. 28 versus Weber State in a 79-77 victory.
- Had a season-high 16 with five assists versus Idaho on Jan. 16 in a 78-75 win.
- His other double figure game in league play was 14 at Southern Utah on Feb. 27.
- Hit four 3-pointers, including three in the second half, in EWU’s 69-51 win.
- That snapped a string of 11-straight games without scoring in double figures.
- Made it two-in-a-row when he equaled his career high with 16 points on 7-of-12 shooting at Northern Colorado on Feb. 29 in a showdown for first place in the Big Sky standings
High School
- Graduated from Borah HS in 2019.
- Was the USA Today Idaho 5A Player of the Year in his senior season when he led the Lions to the State 5A title and a 24-3 record.
- Averaged 15 points, six assists and two steals per game over his last two years in the program.
- Had 31 points and seven assists in the 2019 district championship game in which Borah defeated defending 5A District 3 champion Rocky Mountain 69-61.
- Scored 22 in a 62-50 victory over Madison in the state title game, giving Borah its first championship since 2013 and its state-best 12th overall.
- Selected to represent the “Metro” in the 16th annual Idaho Statewide High School All-Star Basketball Game on March 23, but was unable to play.
- Awarded first team All-State as a junior, and excelled on the AAU circuit, playing for Hoop Dreams.
- Magnuson played football for Borah as a wide receiver, and earned first team All-State honors as a junior and second team as a senior.
- Accumulated a 3.2 GPA in high school.
Personal
- Born 4/10/01.
- Volunteered his time playing sports and reading to elementary school children on a weekly basis.
- His parents are Jessica and Josh Magnuson, and he has a sister, Brenna.
- His mother is an elementary teacher at White Pine and his father is a police officer for the city of Boise and lettered as a linebacker at the University of Idaho from 1991-93.
Single Game Highs (as of March 18, 2022)
Points - 16 at Northern Colo. 02/29/20, at Idaho 01/16/20
Rebounds - 6 at Weber St. 12/28/19
Assists - 11 vs Portland Bible 11/05/19
Steals - 3 at High Point 11/23/19
Blocks - 1 at Montana 02/20/21, at Idaho St. 01/24/22
FG Made - 7 at Northern Colo. 02/29/20
FG Attempts - 13 vs North Dakota 12/08/19
3FG Made - 4 at Southern Utah 02/27/20
3FG Attempts - 6 at Idaho 01/16/20, vs Southern Utah 01/25/20
FT Made - 6 at Montana St. 02/13/21
FT Attempts - 6 at Idaho 02/04/21, at Montana St. 02/13/21
Statistics
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Historical Player Information
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2019-20Freshman
G
6'2"
190 lbs
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2020-21Sophomore
G
6'2"
189 lbs
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2021-22Junior
G
6'2"
190 lbs
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2022-23Senior
Guard
6'2"
190 lbs
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2023-24Super Senior
Guard
6'1"
195 lbs