Eastern Washington Eagles basketball
Eastern Washington Eagles basketball history
Eastern Washington University (Cheney, WA)
Reese Court
Big Sky Conference
Current head coach: Dan Monson (2024-)
- Assoc. HC: Ryan Lundgren (2024-)
- Asst: Larry Anderson (2024-)
- Asst: Ben Beauchamp (2021-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 3 (2004, 2015, 2021)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-3
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 2 (2003, 2023)
- NIT Overall Record: 1-2
- CBI Appearances: 3 (2016, 2017, 2018)
- CBI Overall Record: 1-3
- CIT/TBC Appearances: 1 (2022)
- CIT/TBC Overall Record: 0-1
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 5 (1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 6-5
Conference Titles (WIC, Evergreen, Big Sky):
- Big Sky Regular Season Championships: 6 (2000, 2004, 2015, 2020, 2023, 2024)
- Big Sky Tournament Championships: 3 (2004, 2015, 2021)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- Big Sky Player of the Year: 7 (last = Steele Venters, 2023)
Eastern Washington head coaches:
Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
Dan Monson | 2024-Pres | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
David Riley | 2021-24 | 62-38 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Shantay Legans | 2017-21 | 75-49 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Jim Hayford | 2011-17 | 106-91 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Kirk Earlywine | 2007-11 | 42-78 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Mike Burns | 2004-07 | 38-49 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Ray Giacoletti | 2000-04 | 69-50 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Steve Aggers | 1995-2000 | 51-82 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
John Wade | 1990-95 | 34-98 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Bob Hofman | 1987-90 | 32-54 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Joe Folda | 1982-83, 85-87 | 42-42 | – | 0 | 0 |
Jerry Krause | 1967-82, 83-85 | 261-197 | – | 0 | 0 |
Ernie McKie | 1964-67 | 23-52 | – | 0 | 0 |
W.B. “Red” Reese | 1930-42, 45-64 | 470-301 | – | 3^ | 0 |
Bob Brumblay | 1942-45 | 75-17 | – | 2^ | 0 |
A.C. Woodward | 1927-30 | 26-29 | – | – | – |
Vin Eustis | 1919-27 | 108-43 | – | – | – |
Albert Fertsch | 1912-16 | 11-2 | – | – | – |
unknown | 1903-05, 11-12 | 1-4 | – | – | – |
Paul Lienau | 1906-09 | 16-10 | – | – | – |
N.E. Hinch | 1905-06 | 3-6 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These tournament appearances came when the Eastern Washington program was at the NAIA level; EWU moved up to Division I prior to the 1983-84 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.