# 2019–20 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by third-year head coach Shantay Legans, the Eagles were members of the Big Sky Conference and played their home games on campus at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington. They finished the regular season at 23–8 (16–4 in Big Sky, first).
As the top seed in the conference tournament, they were slated to play ninth-seeded Sacramento State in the quarterfinals on Thursday, March 12, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic, along with the rest of the NCAA postseason.

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2018–19 season at 16–18 (12–8 in Big Sky, third). In the conference tournament, EWU defeated Montana State and Southern Utah to advance to the championship game, where they lost to Montana.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 6:00 pm | | at Portland Bible | W 107–25 | 1–0 | Reese Court (1,050) Cheney, WA |
| Nov 9, 2019* 7:00 pm, RTNW | | at Seattle | W 74–66 | 2–0 | Redhawk Center (999) Seattle, WA |
| Nov 13, 2019* 5:00 pm, FSMW | | at Green Bay Gotham Classic | L 60–82 | 2–1 | Chaifetz Arena (5,023) St. Louis, MO |
| Nov 20, 2019* 4:00 pm, ACCN | | at Boston College Gotham Classic | L 68–72 | 2–2 | Conte Forum (4,133) Chestnut Hill, MA |
| Nov 23, 2019* 11:00 am, ESPN+ | | at High Point Gotham Classic | W 83–59 | 3–2 | Millis Center (874) High Point, NC |
| Nov 26, 2019* 6:00 pm | | Belmont Gotham Classic | W 87–82 | 4–2 | Reese Court (1,305) Cheney, WA |
| Dec 4, 2019* 7:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 22 Washington | L 80–90 | 4–3 | Alaska Airlines Arena (7,419) Seattle, WA |
| Dec 8, 2019* 3:30 pm | | North Dakota Big Sky/Summit Challenge | W 98–82 | 5–3 | Reese Court (1,353) Cheney, WA |
| Dec 13, 2019* 6:00 pm | | Multnomah | W 146–89 | 6–3 | Reese Court (1,200) Cheney, WA |
| Dec 17, 2019* 6:00 pm | | Omaha Big Sky/Summit Challenge | W 97–56 | 7–3 | Reese Court (1,054) Cheney, WA |
| Dec 21, 2019* 2:00 pm, RTNW | | at No. 2 Gonzaga | L 77–112 | 7–4 | McCarthey Athletic Center (6,000) Spokane, WA |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| Dec 28, 2019 1:00 pm | | at Weber State | W 79–77 | 8–4 (1–0) | Dee Events Center (4,423) Ogden, UT |
| Dec 30, 2019 6:00 pm | | at Idaho State | L 69–75 | 8–5 (1–1) | Reed Gym (1,437) Pocatello, ID |
| Jan 4, 2020 2:00 pm | | Portland State | W 71–69 | 9–5 (2–1) | Reese Court (1,321) Cheney, WA |
| Jan 9, 2020 6:00 pm, SWX | | Montana | L 63–90 | 9–6 (2–2) | Reese Court (1,837) Cheney, WA |
| Jan 16, 2020 7:30 pm | | at Idaho | W 78–75 | 10–6 (3–2) | Cowan Spectrum (1,110) Moscow, ID |
| Jan 18, 2020 3:00 pm | | at Montana State | W 71–58 | 11–6 (4–2) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse (3,713) Bozeman, MT |
| Jan 25, 2020 2:00 pm | | Southern Utah | W 81–78 $^{OT}$ | 12–6 (5–2) | Reese Court (1,561) Cheney, WA |
| Jan 27, 2020 6:00 pm, SWX | | Northern Colorado | W 89–84 $^{OT}$ | 13–6 (6–2) | Reese Court (1,481) Cheney, WA |
| Feb 1, 2020 7:00 pm | | at Sacramento State | W 59–54 | 14–6 (7–2) | Hornets Nest (828) Sacramento, CA |
| Feb 3, 2020 5:00 pm | | at Northern Arizona | W 77–66 | 15–6 (8–2) | Walkup Skydome (498) Flagstaff, AZ |
| Feb 6, 2020 6:00 pm | | at Montana | L 82–92 | 15–7 (8–3) | Dahlberg Arena (3,879) Missoula, MT |
| Feb 8, 2020 2:00 pm, SWX | | Montana State | W 74–49 | 16–7 (9–3) | Reese Court (1,529) Cheney, WA |
| Feb 13, 2020 7:45 pm, SWX | | Idaho | L 71–74 | 16–8 (9–4) | Reese Court (1,576) Cheney, WA |
| Feb 15, 2020 7:00 pm, Eleven | | at Portland State | W 89–81 | 17–8 (10–4) | Viking Pavilion (1,424) Portland, OR |
| Feb 20, 2020 6:00 pm | | Sacramento State | W 77–76 | 18–8 (11–4) | Reese Court (1,823) Cheney, WA |
| Feb 22, 2020 2:00 pm, SWX | | Northern Arizona | W 80–70 | 19–8 (12–4) | Reese Court (1,577) Cheney, WA |
| Feb 27, 2020 6:00 pm | | at Southern Utah | W 69–51 | 20–8 (13–4) | America First Event Center (2,368) Cedar City, UT |
| Feb 29, 2020 6:00 pm | | at Northern Colorado | W 68–64 | 21–8 (14–4) | Bank of Colorado Arena (2,582) Greeley, CO |
| Mar 5, 2020 6:00 pm | | Idaho State | W 100–75 | 22–8 (15–4) | Reese Court (1,531) Cheney, WA |
| Mar 7, 2020 2:00 pm, Eleven | | Weber State | W 78–69 | 23–8 (16–4) | Reese Court (1,922) Cheney, WA |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 2020 11:00 am, Pluto TV/Eleven | (1) | vs. (9) Sacramento State Quarterfinals | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic | CenturyLink Arena Boise, ID |
| *Non-conference game. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Pacific Time. ||||||
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