# 2022–23 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

The 2022–23 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by second-year head coach David Riley, the Eagles played their home games on campus at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington.
EWU finished the regular season at 21–10 (16–2 in Big Sky, first) to win the regular season championship. After clinching that title at 16–0 with two games remaining, they dropped three straight, including their opener of the conference tournament to ninth seed Northern Arizona in the quarterfinals. As a regular season champion who did not win their conference tournament, Eastern received an automatic bid to the National Invitation Tournament. The Eagles defeated Washington State in the first round before falling to Oklahoma State in the second round.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2021–22 season at 18–16 (11–9 in Big Sky, sixth). In the conference tournament, they defeated Northern Arizona in the first round, then fell to third seed Northern Colorado in the quarterfinals. EWU was invited to The Basketball Classic, where they were defeated by Fresno State in the first round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2022* 7:00 pm | | at Santa Clara | L 72–84 | 0–1 | Leavey Center (1,655) Santa Clara, CA |
| November 11, 2022* 6:30 pm | | vs. Yale Outrigger Rainbow Classic | L 60–74 | 0–2 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| November 13, 2022* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Hawaii Outrigger Rainbow Classic | L 51–71 | 0–3 | Stan Sheriff Center (4,450) Honolulu, HI |
| November 14, 2022* 6:30 pm | | vs. Mississippi Valley State Outrigger Rainbow Classic | W 60–52 | 1–3 | Stan Sheriff Center Honolulu, HI |
| November 21, 2022* 6:00 pm, SWX/ESPN+ | | vs. Washington State | L 56–82 | 1–4 | Spokane Arena (5,224) Spokane, WA |
| November 25, 2022* 2:30 pm | | vs. Stony Brook Florida International Tournament | W 81–52 | 2–4 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (35) Miami, FL |
| November 27, 2022* 3:00 pm, CUSA.tv | | at FIU Florida International Tournament | L 79–90 | 2–5 | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (310) Miami, FL |
| November 30, 2022* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northwest | Postponed due to inclement weather | Postponed due to inclement weather | Reese Court Cheney, WA |
| December 3, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Dakota State | W 78–70 | 3–5 | Reese Court (748) Cheney, WA |
| December 7, 2022* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at California | W 50–48 | 4–5 | Haas Pavilion (1,297) Berkeley, CA |
| December 10, 2022* 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at South Dakota State | L 76–77 | 4–6 | Frost Arena (1,647) Brookings, SD |
| December 13, 2022* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Texas Tech | L 70–77 | 4–7 | United Supermarkets Arena (11,627) Lubbock, TX |
| December 17, 2022* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UC Davis | W 79–68 | 5–7 | Reese Court (572) Cheney, WA |
| December 20, 2022* 3:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Northwest Indian | W 130–54 | 6–7 | Reese Court (348) Cheney, WA |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| December 29, 2022 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana | W 87–80 | 7–7 (1–0) | Dahlberg Arena (3,924) Missoula, MT |
| December 31, 2022 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana State | W 70–67 | 8–7 (2–0) | Worthington Arena (3,232) Bozeman, MT |
| January 5, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Portland State | W 92–80 | 9–7 (3–0) | Reese Court (587) Cheney, WA |
| January 7, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sacramento State | W 78–75 | 10–7 (4–0) | Reese Court Cheney, WA |
| January 14, 2023 3:30 pm, SWX/ESPN+ | | Idaho | W 95–74 | 11–7 (5–0) | Reese Court (1,636) Cheney, WA |
| January 16, 2023 6:00 pm, SWX/ESPN+ | | Montana | W 64–57 | 12–7 (6–0) | Reese Court (2,244) Cheney, WA |
| January 19, 2023 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Colorado | W 83–75 | 13–7 (7–0) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,295) Greeley, CO |
| January 21, 2023 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Arizona | W 79–76 | 14–7 (8–0) | Findlay Toyota Court (790) Flagstaff, AZ |
| January 26, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Idaho State | W 81–68 | 15–7 (9–0) | Reese Court (1,613) Cheney, WA |
| January 28, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Weber State | W 75–71 | 16–7 (10–0) | Reese Court (2,231) Cheney, WA |
| February 2, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Sacramento State | W 82–63 | 17–7 (11–0) | Hornets Nest (1,096) Sacramento, CA |
| February 4, 2023 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Portland State | W 98–88 | 18–7 (12–0) | Viking Pavilion (1,187) Portland, OR |
| February 11, 2023 3:30 pm, SWX/ESPN+ | | at Idaho | W 73–66 | 19–7 (13–0) | ICCU Arena (3,310) Moscow, ID |
| February 16, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Arizona | W 72–55 | 20–7 (14–0) | Reese Court (2,010) Cheney, WA |
| February 18, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | W 89–77 | 21–7 (15–0) | Reese Court (2,754) Cheney, WA |
| February 23, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Weber State | W 89–82 | 22–7 (16–0) | Dee Events Center (5,817) Ogden, UT |
| February 25, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Idaho State | L 63–71 | 22–8 (16–1) | Reed Gym (1,692) Pocatello, ID |
| February 27, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montana State | L 74–79 | 22–9 (16–2) | Reese Court (3,353) Cheney, WA |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2023 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (9) Northern Arizona Quarterfinals | L 80–81 | 22–10 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| NIT ||||||
| March 14, 2023* 8:00 pm, ESPNU | | at (4) Washington State First Round – Oklahoma State Bracket | W 81–74 | 23–10 | Beasley Coliseum (1,671) Pullman, WA |
| March 19, 2023* 11:00 am, ESPN2 | | at (1) Oklahoma State Second Round – Oklahoma State Bracket | L 60–71 | 23–11 | Gallagher-Iba Arena (4,978) Stillwater, OK |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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