2018-2019 Eastern Washington Eagles

2018-2019 Eastern Washington Eagles Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
24 Kim Aiken, Jr. Fr GF 6-7 215 Jun 1, 1999 Redlands (CA) United States East Valley High School
20 Cody Benzel Sr G 6-4 175 Oct 29, 1995 Spokane (WA) United States Ferris High School
12 Steven Beo So SG 6-3 180 Oct 4, 1997 Richland (WA) United States Richland High School
10 Jacob Davison So SG 6-4 175 - Montebello (CA) United States Cantwell-Sacred Heart of Mary High School
1 Austin Fadal Fr SG 6-4 180 Oct 27, 1999 San Ramon (CA) United States Dougherty Valley High School
2 Ty Gibson Sr SG 6-3 190 Jul 17, 1996 Issaquah (WA) United States Issaquah High School
35 Tanner Groves Fr F 6-10 235 May 22, 1999 Spokane (WA) United States Shadle Park High School
34 Jesse Hunt Sr PF 6-7 210 Jul 30, 1997 Geraldton Australia Sir Francis Drake High School
22 Elijah Jackson Fr G 6-4 185 May 17, 2000 Seattle (WA) United States Chief Sealth High School
0 Tyler Kidd Jr G 5-9 180 - Seattle (WA) United States O'Dea High School
25 Mike Meadows RS-Fr G 6-2 175 Oct 20, 1998 Studio City (CA) United States Campbell Hall School
14 Mason Peatling Jr PF 6-8 220 Mar 31, 1997 Melbourne Australia Beaconhills College
11 Jack Perry So G 6-3 190 Jan 1, 1999 Melbourne Australia Camberwell Grammar School
5 Casson Rouse RS-Fr G 6-1 180 Jan 2, 2000 Lacey (WA) United States Timberline High School
42 Joshua Thomas So G 6-3 185 Feb 23, 1998 Spokane (WA) United States Central Valley High School
23 Jordan Veening RS-Fr F 6-8 215 Jun 2, 2000 Sumas (WA) United States Nooksack Valley High School
13 Luka Vulikic So G 6-5 190 Jul 18, 1997 Belgrade Serbia Gimnazija Svetozar Markovic

Recent Eastern Washington Eagles History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 21-11 (15-3) 1st (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 23-11 (16-2) 1st (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd NIT 2nd Rnd
2021-2022 18-16 (11-9) 5th (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd The Basketball Classic 1st Rnd
2020-2021 16-8 (12-3) 2nd (Big Sky) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2019-2020 23-8 (16-4) 1st (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 16-18 (12-8) 3rd (Big Sky) Runner Up N/A
2017-2018 20-15 (13-5) 3rd (Big Sky) Runner Up CBI 1st Rnd
2016-2017 22-12 (13-5) 2nd (Big Sky) 3rd Rnd CBI 1st Rnd
2015-2016 18-16 (10-8) 5th (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd CBI 2nd Rnd
2014-2015 26-9 (14-4) 1st (Big Sky) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2013-2014 15-16 (10-10) 7th (Big Sky) N/A N/A
2012-2013 10-21 (7-13) 9th (Big Sky) N/A N/A
2011-2012 15-17 (8-8) 4th (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd N/A
2010-2011 10-20 (7-9) 5th (Big Sky) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 9-21 (5-11) 7th (Big Sky) N/A N/A
2008-2009 12-18 (6-10) 6th (Big Sky) N/A N/A
2007-2008 11-19 (6-10) 7th (Big Sky) N/A N/A
2006-2007 15-14 (8-8) 5th (Big Sky) N/A N/A
2005-2006 15-15 (9-5) 3rd (Big Sky) 2nd Rnd N/A
2004-2005 8-20 (5-9) 6th (Big Sky) 1st Rnd N/A
2003-2004 17-13 (11-3) 1st (Big Sky) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2002-2003 18-13 (9-5) 2nd (Big Sky) Runner Up NIT 2nd Rnd

2018-2019 Eastern Washington Eagles Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Jesse Hunt All-Big Sky Second Team
Mason Peatling All-Big Sky Second Team
Jacob Davison All-Big Sky Third Team
Kim Aiken, Jr. Big Sky All-Tournament Team
Mason Peatling Big Sky All-Tournament Team
Jacob Davison Big Sky Player of the Week (Feb 5, 2019)
Jesse Hunt Big Sky Player of the Week (Mar 12, 2019)

2018-2019 Eastern Washington Eagles Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters T. Kidd C. Benzel J. Hunt K. Aiken, Jr. M. Peatling
Rotation J. Perry T. Gibson      
Lim PT   A. Fadal L. Vulikic T. Groves  
Lim PT   E. Jackson J. Veening    
Lim PT   J. Thomas      
Lim PT   J. Davison      

2018-2019 Eastern Washington Eagles Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Mason Peatling 22 27.6 15.4 7.5 1.5 1.0 0.7 1.8
Jesse Hunt 34 32.4 14.6 8.7 3.3 0.6 0.6 2.0
Jacob Davison 23 27.7 14.6 3.0 1.8 1.1 0.6 2.1
Tyler Kidd 31 25.5 9.9 1.7 3.1 1.1 0.1 2.3
Kim Aiken, Jr. 29 17.3 6.7 5.0 0.5 0.6 0.7 0.9
Cody Benzel 34 20.9 6.0 1.4 0.7 0.8 0.1 0.4
Luka Vulikic 21 22.2 5.3 3.0 2.2 0.4 0.1 1.9
Ty Gibson 33 19.7 4.2 2.2 0.7 0.5 0.0 0.5
Jack Perry 32 21.5 4.1 1.7 1.7 0.4 0.1 0.7
Austin Fadal 21 13.2 3.8 1.7 0.5 0.3 0.0 0.8
Tanner Groves 28 8.6 2.8 2.1 0.2 0.1 0.6 0.8
Elijah Jackson 25 8.1 1.7 1.7 0.2 0.3 0.1 0.4
Joshua Thomas 3 1.7 1.3 0.3 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0
Steven Beo 3 6.7 1.0 1.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Jordan Veening 1 2.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Mike Meadows 1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0

2018-2019 Eastern Washington Eagles Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Shantay Legans Head Coach 2017-2018 Associate Head Coach (Eastern Washington, 2015 to 2017)
Nick Booker Associate Head Coach 2017-2018 Director of Operations (Davidson, 2016 to 2017)
David Riley Assistant Coach 2014-2015 N/A
Bobby Suarez Assistant Coach 2017-2018 Assistant Video Coordinator (Florida State, 2016 to 2017)
Lynn Hickey Athletic Director 2018-2019 Athletic Director (Texas-San Antonio, 2000 to 2017)
Dave Cook Director of Sports Information 2012-2013 N/A
Zach Byrne Director of Basketball Operations 2018-2019 N/A
T.J. Lipold Video Coordinator, Assistant Director of Basketball Operations 2018-2019 N/A
Monica Jaenicke Assistant Director of Sports Information 2017-2018 Communications Assistant (Western Illinois, 2016 to 2017)
Brian Norton Head Athletic Trainer 2003-2004 N/A