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
Roster
Schedule
!colspan=9 style="background:#a10022; color:#FFFFFF;"| Non-conference regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#a10022; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big Sky regular season
!colspan=9 style="background:#a10022; color:#FFFFFF;"| Big Sky tournament
!colspan=9 style="background:#a10022; color:#FFFFFF;"| CBI
See also 2015–16 Eastern Washington Eagles women's basketball team
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