# 2015–16 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

The 2015–16 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles were led by fifth-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 18–16, 10–6 in Big Sky play to finish in a tie for fifth place. They defeated Northern Arizona in the first round of the Big Sky tournament to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Idaho. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Pepperdine to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to Nevada.

## Previous season

The Eagles 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.

## Departures

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Ognjen Miljkovic | 0 | F | 6'7" | 220 | Sophomore | Belgrade, Serbia | Transferred to Embry-Riddle |
| Tyler Harvey | 1 | G | 6'4" | 185 | RS Junior | Torrance, CA | Declare for 2015 NBA draft |
| Daniel Hill | 2 | G | 5'9" | 165 | Junior | Sydney, Australia | Went pro |
| Nate Galago | 5 | G | 5'10" | 175 | RS Sophomore | Spokane, WA | No longer on team roster |
| Parker Kelly | 10 | G | 6'4" | 195 | Senior | Spokane, WA | Graduated |
| Frederik Jörg | 21 | C | 7'1" | 295 | RS Sophomore | Korschenbroich, Germany | Transferred to Saint Martin's |
| Drew Brandon | 22 | G | 6'4" | 185 | RS Senior | Corona, CA | Graduated |
| Garrett Moon | 33 | F | 6'5" | 190 | RS Senior | San Francisco, CA | Graduated |

### Incoming Transfers

| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Julian Harrell | 0 | G | 6'5" | 195 | Junior | Los Angeles, CA | Transferred from Pennsylvania. Under NCAA transfer rules, Harrell will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
| Austin McBroom | 2 | G | 5'9" | 165 | RS Senior | North Hollywood, CA | Transferred from Saint Louis. Will be eligible to play immediately since McBroom graduated from Saint Louis. |
| Rico Nino | 22 | F | 6'8" | 250 | Sophomore | Half Moon Bay, CA | Junior college transferred from Diablo Valley College |
| Geremy McKay | 33 | F | 6'7" | 225 | RS Freshman | Melbourne, Australia | Transferred from Albany. Under NCAA transfer rules, McKay will have to sit out for the 2015–16 season. Will have four years of remaining eligibility. |

## 2015 incoming recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jesse Hunt #79 PF | San Anselmo, CA | Sir Francis Drake High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 205 lb (93 kg) | Aug 30, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 64 ||||||
| Michael Wearne PG | Melbourne, Australia | Box Hill High School | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Oct 20, 2014 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Ty Gibson SG | Issaquah, WA | Issaquah High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 190 lb (86 kg) | Mar 16, 2015 |
| Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR ||||||
| Overall recruiting rankings: ||||||
| Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 12, 2015. ||||||

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||
| 11/13/2015* 6:00 pm, SECN | at Mississippi State | L 88–106 | 0–1 | Humphrey Coliseum (9,931) Starkville, MS |
| 11/15/2015* 3:30 pm | George Fox | W 126–64 | 1–1 | Reese Court (1,214) Cheney, WA |
| 11/18/2015* 12:35 pm | Seattle | W 76–70 | 2–1 | Reese Court (2,177) Cheney, WA |
| 11/23/2015* 7:00 pm | at Seattle | L 52–58 | 2–2 | KeyArena (3,129) Seattle, WA |
| 11/28/2015* 6:30 pm | vs. Pacific Sacramento State Tournament | W 70–63 | 3–2 | Colberg Court (551) Sacramento, CA |
| 11/29/2015* 2:30 pm | vs. South Dakota Sacramento State Tournament | L 71–77 | 3–3 | Colberg Court (314) Sacramento, CA |
| 12/01/2015* 7:00 pm | at San Francisco | W 81–77 | 4–3 | War Memorial Gymnasium (1,484) San Francisco, CA |
| 12/06/2015* 2:05 pm | Great Falls | W 104–64 | 5–3 | Reese Court (1,107) Cheney, WA |
| 12/09/2015* 5:00 pm | at Davidson Gotham Classic | L 86–96 | 5–4 | John M. Belk Arena (3,714) Davidson, NC |
| 12/11/2015* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Pittsburgh Gotham Classic | L 51–84 | 5–5 | Petersen Events Center (7,614) Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/14/2015* 4:00 pm | at Western Carolina Gotham Classic | L 80–97 | 5–6 | Ramsey Center (858) Cullowhee, NC |
| 12/17/2015* 6:05 pm | Morehead State Gotham Classic | | | Reese Court Cheney, WA |
| 12/22/2015* 12:00 pm | at Denver | W 74–58 | 6–6 | Magness Arena (1,405) Denver, CO |
| Big Sky regular season |||||
| 12/31/2015 4:05 pm | at Northern Colorado | L 90–96 | 6–7 (0–1) | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,125) Greeley, CO |
| 01/02/2016 12:05 pm | at North Dakota | L 71–79 | 6–8 (0–2) | Betty Engelstad Sioux Center (1,542) Grand Forks, ND |
| 01/09/2016 12:05 pm | Idaho | W 74–60 | 7–8 (1–2) | Reese Court (3,262) Cheney, WA |
| 01/14/2016 6:05 pm | Southern Utah | W 106–80 | 8–8 (2–2) | Reese Court (1,572) Cheney, WA |
| 01/16/2016 2:05 pm | Northern Arizona | W 96–73 | 9–8 (3–2) | Reese Court (1,455) Cheney, WA |
| 01/21/2016 6:05 pm | at Montana State | L 71–85 | 9–9 (3–3) | Worthington Arena (2,362) Bozeman, MT |
| 01/23/2016 6:05 pm | at Montana | L 69–74 | 9–10 (3–4) | Dahlberg Arena (4,923) Missoula, MT |
| 01/28/2016 6:05 pm | Portland State The Dam Cup | W 112–83 | 10–10 (4–4) | Reese Court (1,671) Cheney, WA |
| 01/30/2016 12:05 pm | Sacramento State | W 74–67 | 11–10 (5–4) | Reese Court (1,914) Cheney, WA |
| 02/04/2016 5:35 pm | at Northern Arizona | W 84–73 | 12–10 (6–4) | Walkup Skydome (1,168) Flagstaff, AZ |
| 02/06/2016 6:05 pm | at Southern Utah | W 81–67 | 13–10 (7–4) | Centrum Arena (1,309) Cedar City, UT |
| 02/11/2016 6:05 pm | North Dakota | W 95–85 | 14–10 (8–4) | Reese Court (1,650) Cheney, WA |
| 02/13/2016 2:05 pm | Northern Colorado | W 97–80 | 15–10 (9–4) | Reese Court (1,689) Cheney, WA |
| 02/18/2015 7:05 pm | at Sacramento State | W 93–88 | 16–10 (10–4) | Colberg Court (649) Sacramento, CA |
| 02/20/2016 7:05 pm | at Portland State The Dam Cup | L 91–107 | 16–11 (10–5) | Peter Stott Center (633) Portland, OR |
| 02/27/2016 1:05 pm | at Idaho | L 62–66 | 16–12 (10–6) | Memorial Gym (1,500) Moscow, ID |
| 03/03/2016 6:05 pm | Idaho State | L 71–75 | 16–13 (10–7) | Reese Court (1,574) Cheney, WA |
| 03/05/2016 2:05 pm | Weber State | L 77–79 | 16–14 (10–8) | Reese Court (1,914) Cheney, WA |
| Big Sky tournament |||||
| 03/08/2016 8:00 pm | vs. Northern Arizona First round | W 74–52 | 17–14 | Reno Events Center (1,723) Reno, NV |
| 03/10/2016 8:00 pm | vs. Idaho Quarterfinals | L 73–77 | 17–15 | Reno Events Center (2,365) Reno, NV |
| CBI |||||
| 03/16/2016* 6:05 pm | Pepperdine First round | W 79–72 | 18–15 | Reese Court (1,518) Cheney, WA |
| 03/21/2016* 7:00 pm | at Nevada Quarterfinals | L 70–85 | 18–16 | Lawlor Events Center (6,053) Reno, NV |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. |||||