2014–15 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox NCAA team season
|mode=Basketball
|year=2014–15
|team=Eastern Washington Eagles
|image=Eastern Washington University wordmark.svg
|image_size=200
|conference=Big Sky Conference
|division=
|short_conf=Big Sky
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|record=26–9
|conf_record=14–4
|head_coach=Jim Hayford
|hc_year = 4th
|asst_coach1=Shantay Legans
|asst_coach2=Alex Pribble
|asst_coach3=David Riley
|asst_coach4=
|stadium=Reese Court
|champion= Big Sky regular season co–champions
Big Sky tournament champions
|bowl= NCAA tournament
|bowl_result = round of 64
}}
{{2014–15 Big Sky men's basketball standings}}
The 2014–15 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by fourth year head coach Jim Hayford and played their home games at Reese Court. They were members of the Big Sky Conference. They finished the season 26–9, 14–4 in Big Sky play to finish in a share for the regular season Big Sky championship. They defeated Idaho, Sacramento State, and Montana to be champions of the Big Sky tournament. They received an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament where they lost in the second round to Georgetown.
Roster
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{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tyler|last=Harvey|link=y|dab=basketball|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=185|class=JR|rs=yes|home=Torrance, California|high_school=Bishop Montgomery HS|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Daniel|last=Hill|num=2|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|lbs=165|class=JR|home=Sydney, Australia|high_school=Newington College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Sir|last=Washington|num=4|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=180|class=FR|rs=yes|home=Las Vegas, Nevada|high_school=Clark HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Nate|last=Galago|num=5|pos=G|ft=5|in=10|lbs=175|class=SO|rs=yes|home=Spokane, Washington|high_school=Ferris HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Parker|last=Kelly|num=10|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=195|class=SR|home=Spokane, Washington|high_school=Gonzaga Prep|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Bear|last=Henderson|num=11|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=215|class=FR|home=Mission Hills, California|high_school=Village Christian HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Will|last=Ferris|num=15|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=175|class=FR|cur_rs=yes|home=Bellevue, Washington|high_school=Newport HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Cody|last=Benzel|num=20|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=175|class=FR|cur_rs=yes|home=Spokane, Washington|high_school=Ferris HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Frederik|last=Jörg|num=21|pos=C|ft=7|in=1|lbs=295|class=SO|rs=yes|home=Korschenbroich, Germany|high_school=Gymnasium Eversten HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Drew|last=Brandon|num=22|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=185|class=SR|rs=yes|home=Corona, California|high_school=Santiago HS/Sierra College}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Kyle|last=Reid|num=23|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=215|class=JR|rs=yes|home=Cleveland, Ohio|high_school=Bishop Montgomery HS/Los Angeles Trade Tech}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Bogdan|last=Bliznyuk|link=y|num=32|pos=F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=215|class=FR|home=Lutsk, Ukraine|high_school=Todd Beamer HS}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Garrett|last=Moon|num=33|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=190|class=SR|rs=yes|home=San Francisco, California|high_school=Wallenberg HS/City College of San Francisco}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Felix|last=Von Hofe|num=44|pos=F|ft=6|in=5|lbs=200|class=SO|home=Melbourne, Australia|high_school=Wesley College/Australian Institute of Sport}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Venky|last=Jois|link=y|num=55|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=230|class=JR|home=Boronia, Australia|high_school=Box Hill HS|note=C}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
|asst_coach=
- Shantay Legans ({{college|Fresno State}})
- Alex Pribble ({{college|California}})
- David Riley (Whitworth)
|str_cond=
- Amir Owens ({{college|Idaho State}})
|ath_train=
- Kristin Barnett ({{college|Kansas}})
|roster_url=http://www.goeags.com/sports/m-baskbl/2014-15/roster
|accessdate=17 March 2015
}}
{{Clear}}
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=2014|tv=|record=yes|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#a10022; color:#FFFFFF;"| Exhibition
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/09/2014
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Puget Sound
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reese Court
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 456
| tv =
| score = 89–55
| overtime =
| record =
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#a10022; color:#FFFFFF;"| Regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/14/2014
| time = 8:00 am
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Texas Southern
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reese Court
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| gamename = Hoosiers Showcase
| attend = 1,623
| tv =
| score = 86–62
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/17/2014
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Utah Valley
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reese Court
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,155
| tv =
| score = 75–50
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/19/2014
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Walla Walla
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reese Court
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 821
| tv =
| score = 95–34
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/22/2014
| time = 4:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = SMU
| opprank = 22
| site_stadium = Moody Coliseum
| site_cityst = University Park, TX
| gamename = Hoosiers Showcase
| attend = 6,852
| tv = ESPN3
| score = 68–77
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/24/2014
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Indiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Assembly Hall
| site_cityst = Bloomington, IN
| gamename = Hoosiers Showcase
| attend = 11,636
| tv = ESPNews
| score = 88–86
| overtime =
| record = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/26/2014
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Kentucky
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reese Court
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,003
| tv =
| score = 81–60
| overtime =
| record = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 11/30/2014
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Eastern Oregon
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reese Court
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,017
| tv =
| score = 104–87
| overtime =
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/06/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Seattle
| opprank =
| site_stadium = KeyArena
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,417
| tv =
| score = 87–75
| overtime =
| record = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/11/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = San Francisco
| opprank =
| site_stadium = War Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = San Francisco, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,351
| tv =
| score = 81–76
| overtime =
| record = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/14/2014
| time = 5:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Washington
| opprank = 17
| site_stadium = Alaska Airlines Arena
| site_cityst = Seattle, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 6,184
| tv = P12N
| score = 77–81
| overtime =
| record = 8–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/16/2014
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Sam Houston State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Bernard Johnson Coliseum
| site_cityst = Huntsville, TX
| gamename =
| attend = 661
| tv =
| score = 52–76
| overtime =
| record = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/19/2014
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = California
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Haas Pavilion
| site_cityst = Berkeley, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 6,758
| tv = P12N
| score = 67–78
| overtime =
| record = 8–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/22/2014
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Lewis–Clark State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reese Court
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,367
| tv =
| score = 87–81
| overtime =
| record = 9–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/01/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Weber State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reese Court
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,832
| tv =
| score = 84–78
| overtime =
| record = 10–4 (1–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/03/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = no
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Idaho State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reese Court
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,684
| tv =
| score = 65–57
| overtime =
| record = 11–4 (2–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/10/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Idaho
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Cowan Spectrum
| site_cityst = Moscow, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 1,321
| tv =
| score = 89–86
| overtime =
| record = 12–4 (3–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/15/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Portland State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Stott Center
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
| gamename = The Dam Cup
| attend = 590
| tv =
| score = 92–85
| overtime =
| record = 13–4 (4–0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/17/2015
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Sacramento State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Colberg Court
| site_cityst = Sacramento, CA
| gamename =
| attend = 902
| tv =
| score = 77–90
| overtime =
| record = 13–5 (4–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/22/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Colorado
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reese Court
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 1,267
| tv =
| score = 95–85
| overtime =
| record = 14–5 (5–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/24/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = North Dakota
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reese Court
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,097
| tv =
| score = 102–80
| overtime =
| record = 15–5 (6–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 01/31/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Idaho
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reese Court
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,017
| tv = SWX
| score = 98–95
| overtime = OT
| record = 16–5 (7–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/05/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Montana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dahlberg Arena
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| gamename =
| attend = 3,930
| tv =
| score = 75–69
| overtime =
| record = 17–5 (8–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/07/2015
| time = 1:30 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Montana State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Worthington Arena
| site_cityst = Bozeman, MT
| gamename =
| attend = 1,667
| tv =
| score = 61–51
| overtime =
| record = 18–5 (9–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/12/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Sacramento State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reese Court
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 3,114
| tv =
| score = 64–61
| overtime =
| record = 19–5 (10–1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/14/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Portland State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reese Court
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| gamename = The Dam Cup
| attend = 2,023
| tv = SWX
| score = 66–68
| overtime =
| record = 19–6 (10–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/19/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Southern Utah
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Centrum Arena
| site_cityst = Cedar City, UT
| gamename =
| attend = 1,111
| tv =
| score = 78–75
| overtime =
| record = 20–6 (11–2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/21/2015
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northern Arizona
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Walkup Skydome
| site_cityst = Flagstaff, AZ
| gamename =
| attend = 2,261
| tv =
| score = 69–73
| overtime =
| record = 20–7 (11–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/26/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Montana State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reese Court
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 2,226
| tv =
| score = 92–68
| overtime =
| record = 21–7 (12–3)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 02/28/2015
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Montana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Reese Court
| site_cityst = Cheney, WA
| gamename =
| attend = 4,621
| tv = SWX
| score = 76–77
| overtime =
| record = 21–8 (12–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/05/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Idaho State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Holt Arena
| site_cityst = Pocatello, ID
| gamename =
| attend = 1,474
| tv =
| score = 85–81
| overtime =
| record = 22–8 (13–4)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/07/2015
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Weber State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dee Events Center
| site_cityst = Ogden, UT
| gamename =
| attend = 7,107
| tv =
| score = 79–71
| overtime = OT
| record = 23–8 (14–4)
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#a10022; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big Sky tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/12/2015
| time = 11:00 am
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Idaho
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dahlberg Arena
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend = 2,239
| tv =
| score = 91–83
| overtime =
| record = 24–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/13/2015
| time = 5:35 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Sacramento State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dahlberg Arena
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend = 5,009
| tv =
| score = 91–83
| overtime =
| record = 25–8
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/14/2015
| time = 6:05 pm
| nonconf =
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Montana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Dahlberg Arena
| site_cityst = Missoula, MT
| gamename = Championship game
| attend = 7,026
| tv = ESPNU
| score = 69–65
| overtime =
| record = 26–8
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style="background:#a10022; color:#FFFFFF;"| NCAA tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 03/19/2015
| time = 6:57 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| seed = S 13
| opponent = Georgetown
| opprank = 22
| oppseed = S 4
| site_stadium = Moda Center
| site_cityst = Portland, OR
| gamename = Second round
| attend = 14,279
| tv = truTV
| score = 74–84
| record = 26–9
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP Poll|timezone=Pacific Time|region=S|regionname=South Region}}
See also
References
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