The 2019–20 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. Led by third-year head coach

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, the Eagles were members of the Big Sky Conference and played their home games on campus at

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. 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

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in the quarterfinals on Thursday, March 12, but the tournament was cancelled due to the

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, along with the rest of the NCAA postseason.

Previous season

The

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finished the 2018–19 season at 16–18 (12–8 in Big Sky, third). In the conference tournament, EWU defeated

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and

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to advance to the championship game, where they lost to

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Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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