# 2020–21 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented Eastern Washington University in the Big Sky Conference during the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. Led by fourth-year head coach Shantay Legans, the Eagles played their home games on campus at Reese Court in Cheney, Washington.
In the regular season, EWU was 13–7 overall (12–3, Big Sky, 2nd) and was seeded second in the conference tournament, which they won. Seeded fourteenth in the West regional of the NCAA tournament, they met twelfth-ranked Kansas in the round of 64. The Eagles scored the first nine points and led by eight at the half, but were overcome by the Jayhawks in the last ten minutes and lost by nine points; their season ended with an overall record of 16–8 (.667).

## Previous season

The Eagles finished the 2019–20 season 23–8 (16–4 in Big Sky, first). The top seed in the Big Sky tournament, Eastern was scheduled to take on the #9 seed Sacramento State in the quarterfinals, but the tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| November 28, 2020* 8:06 pm, P12N | | at Washington State | L 68–71 | 0–1 | Beasley Coliseum Pullman, WA |
| November 30, 2020* 6:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Montana Tech | Canceled | Canceled | Reese Court Cheney, WA |
| December 5, 2020* 11:00 am, P12N | | at Arizona | L 67–70 | 0–2 | McKale Center Tucson, AZ |
| December 7, 2020* 4:00 pm, P12N | | at No. 20 Oregon | L 52–69 | 0–3 | Matthew Knight Arena Eugene, OR |
| December 11, 2021* 2:05 pm, Pluto TV | | College of Idaho | W 80–56 | 1–3 | Reese Court Cheney, WA |
| December 15, 2020* 7:00 pm | | at Saint Mary's | L 75–80 | 1–4 | University Credit Union Pavilion Moraga, CA |
| Big Sky regular season ||||||
| December 18, 2020 6:05 pm, Pluto TV | | at Northern Arizona | Canceled | Canceled | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona |
| December 19, 2020 3:05 pm, Pluto TV | | at Northern Arizona | W 80–64 | 2–4 (1–0) | Walkup Skydome Flagstaff, Arizona |
| December 31, 2020 6:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Portland State | Canceled | Canceled | Reese Court Cheney, Washington |
| January 2, 2021 12:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Portland State | Canceled | Canceled | Reese Court Cheney, Washington |
| January 7, 2021 5:05 pm, Pluto TV | | at Weber State | Canceled | Canceled | Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah |
| January 9, 2021 11:05 am, Pluto TV | | at Weber State | Canceled | Canceled | Dee Events Center Ogden, Utah |
| January 14, 2021 6:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Southern Utah | W 75–63 | 3–4 (2–0) | Reese Court Cheney, Washington |
| January 16, 2021 12:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Southern Utah | L 94–99 | 3–5 (2–1) | Reese Court Cheney, Washington |
| January 21, 2021 5:05 pm, Pluto TV | | at Northern Colorado | L 76–78 | 3–6 (2–2) | Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, Colorado |
| January 23, 2021 11:05 am, Pluto TV | | at Northern Colorado | W 82–76 | 4–6 (3–2) | Bank of Colorado Arena Greeley, Colorado |
| January 31, 2021 11:05 am, Pluto TV | | Sacramento State | W 68–60 | 5–6 (4–2) | Reese Court Cheney, Washington |
| February 1, 2021 11:05 am, Pluto TV | | Sacramento State | W 94–79 | 6–6 (5–2) | Reese Court Cheney, Washington |
| February 4, 2021 6:05 pm, Pluto TV | | at Idaho | W 89–75 | 7–6 (6–2) | Cowan Spectrum Moscow, Idaho |
| February 6, 2021 12:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Idaho | W 90–64 | 8–6 (7–2) | Reese Court Cheney, Washington |
| February 11, 2021 5:05 pm, Pluto TV | | at Montana State | W 93-77 | 9-6 (8-2) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana |
| February 13, 2021 11:05 am, Pluto TV | | at Montana State | W 85–69 | 10–6 (9–2) | Brick Breeden Fieldhouse Bozeman, Montana |
| February 18, 2021 6:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Montana | W 90–76 | 11–6 (10–2) | Reese Court Cheney, Washington |
| February 20, 2021 11:05 am, Pluto TV | | at Montana | W 90–76 | 12–6 (11–2) | Dahlberg Arena Missoula, Montana |
| March 3, 2021 6:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Idaho State | L 63–68 | 12–7 (11–3) | Reese Court Cheney, Washington |
| March 5, 2021 12:05 pm, Pluto TV | | Idaho State | W 75–62 | 13–7 (12–3) | Reese Court Cheney, Washington |
| Big Sky tournament ||||||
| March 11, 2021 4:05 pm, Pluto TV | (2) | vs. (10) Northern Arizona Quarterfinal | W 66–60 | 14–7 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, Idaho |
| March 12, 2021 7:05 pm, Pluto TV | (2) | vs. (6) Montana Semifinal | W 78–50 | 15–7 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, Idaho |
| March 13, 2021 5:00 pm, ESPNU | (2) | vs. (5) Montana State Championship | W 65–55 | 16–7 | Idaho Central Arena Boise, Idaho |
| NCAA tournament ||||||
| March 20, 2021* 10:15 am, TBS | (14 W) | vs. (3 W) No. 12 Kansas First Round | L 84–93 | 16–8 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum Indianapolis, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. W=West. All times are in Pacific time. ||||||
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