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
Big Sky Tournament
2016 Big Sky Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
2015–16 Eastern Washington Eagles men's basketball team