# 2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by third-year head coach David Riley, played their home games at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington as members of the Big Sky Conference.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2022–23 season 23–11, 16–2 in Big Sky play, to finish as Big Sky regular season champions. After clinching the regular season title at 16–0 in conference play with two games remaining, they dropped three straight games, including their matchup against ninth seed Northern Arizona in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament. As a regular season champion who failed to win their conference tournament, the Eagles received an automatic bid to the NIT. They defeated Washington State in the first round, before falling to Oklahoma State in the second round.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 6, 2023* 6:30 pm, P12N | | at Utah | L 66–101 | 0–1 | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,632) Salt Lake City, UT |
| November 10, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+/SECN+ | | at Ole Miss | L 64–75 | 0–2 | SJB Pavilion (6,665) Oxford, MS |
| November 12, 2023* 9:00 am, ESPN+ | | at Cincinnati | L 73–85 | 0–3 | Fifth Third Arena (3,063) Cincinnati, OH |
| November 17, 2023* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Stanford | L 70–95 | 0–4 | Maples Pavilion (2,038) Stanford, CA |
| November 22, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Walla Walla | W 97–46 | 1–4 | Reese Court (943) Cheney, WA |
| November 27, 2023* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | L 72–82 | 1–5 | Beasley Coliseum (2,208) Pullman, WA |
| November 29, 2023* 8:00 pm, P12N | | at USC | L 78–106 | 1–6 | Galen Center (3,177) Los Angeles, CA |
| December 9, 2023* 3:00 pm | | at Air Force | W 73–68 | 2–6 | Clune Arena (2,377) Colorado Springs, CO |
| December 13, 2023* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Portland Bible | W 103–34 | 3–6 | Reese Court (589) Cheney, WA |
| December 18, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Cal Poly | W 62–53 | 4–6 | Mott Athletics Center (1,387) San Luis Obispo, CA |
| December 21, 2023* 6:00 pm, P12N | | at Washington | L 66–73 | 4–7 | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,453) Seattle, WA |
| December 28, 2023 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Portland State | W 91–57 | 5–7 (1–0) | Reese Court (1,306) Cheney, WA |
| December 30, 2023 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sacramento State | W 87–61 | 6–7 (2–0) | Reese Court (1,431) Cheney, WA |
| January 3, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at South Dakota Big Sky–Summit Challenge | W 93–79 | 7–7 | Sanford Coyote Sports Center (1,424) Vermillion, SD |
| January 6, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Dakota State Big Sky–Summit Challenge | W 91–83 | 8–7 | Reese Court (1,192) Cheney, WA |
| January 13, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Idaho | W 79–58 | 9–7 (3–0) | ICCU Arena (2,256) Moscow, ID |
| January 18, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Weber State | W 80–78 | 10–7 (4–0) | Dee Events Center Ogden, UT |
| January 20, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Idaho State | W 79–67 | 11–7 (5–0) | Reed Gym (1,547) Pocatello, ID |
| January 25, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | W 77–74 | 12–7 (6–0) | Reese Court (1,519) Cheney, WA |
| January 27, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Arizona | W 85–70 | 13–7 (7–0) | Reese Court (1,675) Cheney, WA |
| February 1, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana State | L 60–70 | 13–8 (7–1) | Worthington Arena (3,012) Bozeman, MT |
| February 3, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana | W 78–65 | 14–8 (8–1) | Dahlberg Arena (3,842) Missoula, MT |
| February 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Portland State | W 90–77 | 15–8 (9–1) | Viking Pavilion (977) Portland, OR |
| February 10, 2024 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Idaho | W 87–79 | 16–8 (10–1) | Reese Court (2,174) Cheney, WA |
| February 15, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Idaho State | W 88–82 | 17–8 (11–1) | Reese Court (1,307) Cheney, WA |
| February 17, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Weber State | L 84–90 | 17–9 (11–2) | Reese Court (1,786) Cheney, WA |
| February 22, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Arizona | L 71–78 | 17–10 (11–3) | Findlay Toyota Court (1,002) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 24, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Colorado | W 85–76 | 18–10 (12–3) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,893) Greeley, CO |
| February 29, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montana | W 89–79 | 19–10 (13–3) | Reese Court (2,179) Cheney, WA |
| March 2, 2024 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montana State | W 108–104 $^{OT}$ | 20–10 (14–3) | Reese Court (2,451) Cheney, WA |
| March 4, 2024 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Sacramento State | W 91–88 | 21–10 (15–3) | Hornets Nest (771) Sacramento, CA |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| March 10, 2024 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | vs. (10) Sacramento State Quarterfinals | L 69–74 | 21–11 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific. ||||||
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