# 2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

The 2024–25 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Eagles, led by first-year head coach Dan Monson, played their home games at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington as members of the Big Sky Conference.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2023–24 season 21–11, 15–3 in Big Sky play to win the regular season championship. They were upset by No. 10-seeded Sacramento State in the quarterfinals of the Big Sky tournament.
On April 4, 2024, it was announced that head coach David Riley was leaving the school to take the head coaching position at Washington State. On April 12, the school announced that they had hired former Long Beach State head coach Dan Monson to the same position.

## Offseason
### Departures

Departures :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Notes |
| Cedric Coward | 0 | G/F | 6'6" | 206 | Junior | Fresno, California | Transferred to Washington State |
| LeJuan Watts | 4 | F | 6'6" | 233 | Freshman | Fresno, California | Transferred to Washington State |
| Andre Mulibea | 5 | G | 6'5" | 220 | Junior | West Valley City, Utah | Transferred to Coastal Carolina |
| Ethan Price | 10 | F | 6'10" | 230 | Junior | Bury St. Edmunds, England | Transferred to Washington State |
| Jake Kyman | 13 | G | 6'7" | 213 | Senior | Aliso Viejo, California | Graduated |
| Casey Jones | 31 | G/F | 6'6" | 220 | Junior | Sammamish, Washington | Transferred to Washington State |
| Dane Erikstrup | 32 | F | 6'11" | 226 | Junior | Beaverton, Oregon | Transferred to Washington State |
| Ellis Magnuson | 55 | G | 6'1" | 195 | Senior | Boise, Idaho | Graduated |

### Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers :
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
| Angelo Winkel | 0 | G | 6'8" | 220 | Junior | Algona, Iowa | Des Moines Area CC |
| Tyler Powell | 1 | G | 6'5" | 190 | Junior | Los Angeles, California | Nevada |
| Elijah Thomas | 5 | G | 6'6" | 190 | Junior | Surprise, Arizona | Des Moines Area CC |
| Andrew Cook | 9 | G | 6'4" | 205 | Senior | Huntington Beach, California | Carroll College |
| Maddox Monson | 10 | G | 6'2" | 180 | Junior | Los Alamitos, California | Long Beach State |
| Pavlo Dziuba | 14 | F | 6'8" | 240 | Graduate Student | Kyiv, Ukraine | High Point |
| Sam Stockton | 20 | G | 6'2" | 175 | Senior | Spokane, Washington | Lewis–Clark State |
| Shaumba Ngoyi | 35 | F | 6'9" | 225 | Freshman | Kinshasa, DR Congo | Long Beach State |

### Recruiting class

College recruiting information :
| Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date |
| Jordy McKenzie G | Hercules, California | Archbishop Riordan High School | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Oct 16, 2023 |
| 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: "2024 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. ||||||

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season |||||||||
| November 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Colorado | L 56–76 | 0–1 | 16 – McClain | 5 – Tied | 4 – Tied | CU Events Center (5,679) Boulder, CO |
| November 6, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Seattle | W 93–86 | 1–1 | 25 – Cook | 5 – Marquardt | 6 – Hartmann | Reese Court (1,492) Cheney, WA |
| November 11, 2024* 4:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ | | at Missouri | L 77–84 | 1–2 | 24 – Cook | 6 – Tied | 5 – Williams | Mizzou Arena (8,912) Columbia, MO |
| November 17, 2024* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Cal Poly | L 78–82 | 1–3 | 28 – McClain | 8 – Hartmann | 5 – McClain | Reese Court (1,630) Cheney, WA |
| November 21, 2024* 6:30 pm | | vs. Washington State | L 81–96 | 1–4 | 24 – McClain | 7 – McClain | 3 – McClain | Spokane Arena (3,854) Spokane, WA |
| November 23, 2024* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at California Baptist | L 68–79 | 1–5 | 24 – McClain | 7 – Tied | 6 – McClain | Fowler Events Center (2,064) Riverside, CA |
| November 26, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at UC Santa Barbara | L 51–67 | 1–6 | 14 – Tied | 10 – Marquardt | 4 – McClain | The Thunderdome (1,541) Santa Barbara, CA |
| November 30, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Utah | L 80–88 | 1–7 | 23 – Cook | 7 – Marquardt | 5 – McClain | Jon M. Huntsman Center (7,064) Salt Lake City, UT |
| December 4, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Dakota Big Sky-Summit League Challenge | W 87–81 | 2–7 | 20 – Cook | 8 – Zanki | 5 – McClain | Reese Court (1,400) Cheney, WA |
| December 7, 2024* 4:00 pm | | at South Dakota State Big Sky-Summit League Challenge | L 53–74 | 2–8 | 13 – Cook | 6 – Cook | 3 – Cook | First Bank and Trust Arena (2,768) Brookings, SD |
| December 10, 2024* 8:00 pm, BTN | | at Washington | L 69–87 | 2–9 | 18 – Cook | 9 – Marquardt | 5 – McClain | Alaska Airlines Arena (5,655) Seattle, WA |
| December 21, 2024* 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lincoln | W 107–63 | 3–9 | 20 – Hartmann | 9 – Marquardt | 5 – Tied | Reese Court (1,277) Cheney, WA |
| December 30, 2024* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Oregon | W 89–63 | 4–9 | 17 – Marquardt | 7 – Marquardt | 5 – Cook | Reese Court (1,405) Cheney, WA |
| Big Sky regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montana | L 81–92 | 4–10 (0–1) | 28 – Williams | 7 – Tied | 6 – McClain | Reese Court (1,630) Cheney, WA |
| January 4, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Montana State | W 68–63 | 5–10 (1–1) | 16 – McClain | 6 – Marquardt | 4 – McClain | Reese Court (1,624) Cheney, WA |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Portland State | L 59–64 | 5–11 (1–2) | 12 – Tied | 7 – Zanki | 3 – Tied | Viking Pavilion (970) Portland, OR |
| January 11, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Sacramento State | W 65–54 | 6–11 (2–2) | 16 – Marquardt | 6 – McClain | 5 – Hartmann | Hornets Nest (478) Sacramento, CA |
| January 18, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Idaho | L 76–83 | 6–12 (2–3) | 21 – Williams | 7 – Tied | 5 – McClain | ICCU Arena (2,485) Moscow, ID |
| January 20, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Montana State | L 64–74 | 6–13 (2–4) | 21 – Cook | 6 – Tied | 3 – Tied | Worthington Arena (3,111) Bozeman, MT |
| January 23, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Arizona | L 61–70 | 6–14 (2–5) | 18 – Williams | 5 – Tied | 5 – McClain | Reese Court (1,249) Cheney, WA |
| January 25, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Colorado | L 62–67 | 6–15 (2–6) | 16 – McClain | 8 – Williams | 5 – Stockton | Reese Court (1,600) Cheney, WA |
| January 30, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Idaho State | L 70–78 | 6–16 (2–7) | 35 – Williams | 6 – Hartmann | 2 – Tied | Reed Gym (1,242) Pocatello, ID |
| February 1, 2025 12:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Weber State | W 72–49 | 7–16 (3–7) | 27 – Cook | 10 – Marquardt | 3 – Williams | Dee Events Center (2,428) Ogden, UT |
| February 6, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Sacramento State | W 83–80 | 8–16 (4–7) | 29 – Williams | 4 – Tied | 6 – Williams | Reese Court (1,197) Cheney, WA |
| February 8, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Portland State | W 72–67 | 9–16 (5–7) | 17 – Tied | 6 – Williams | 3 – Hartmann | Reese Court (1,351) Cheney, WA |
| February 15, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Idaho | W 75–73 | 10–16 (6–7) | 28 – Cook | 4 – Tied | 8 – Williams | Reese Court (1,989) Cheney, WA |
| February 20, 2025 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Colorado | L 76–95 | 10–17 (6–8) | 21 – Cook | 3 – Tied | 3 – Stockton | Bank of Colorado Arena (1,356) Greeley, CO |
| February 22, 2025 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Northern Arizona | L 67–87 | 10–18 (6–9) | 14 – Cook | 4 – Williams | 5 – McClain | Findlay Toyota Court (804) Flagstaff, AZ |
| February 27, 2025 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Weber State | L 64–66 | 10–19 (6–10) | 16 – Hartmann | 8 – Hartmann | 6 – McClain | Reese Court (1,354) Cheney, WA |
| March 1, 2025 2:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Idaho State | L 54–78 | 10–20 (6–11) | 24 – Cook | 4 – Tied | 8 – McClain | Reese Court (1,965) Cheney, WA |
| March 3, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN2 | | at Montana | L 72–83 | 10–21 (6–12) | 20 – Williams | 4 – Tied | 5 – McClain | Dahlberg Arena (3,955) Missoula, MT |
| Big Sky tournament |||||||||
| March 8, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (8) | vs. (7) Northern Arizona First round | L 53–66 | 10–22 | 20 – Williams | 6 – Tied | 4 – Cook | 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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