They finished the season 22 – 13 , 11 – 7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the West Division . They defeated Akron in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament before losing in the semifinals to Toledo . They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Niagara in the first round before losing in the second round to Sam Houston State . The Eagles were predicted to finish first in the MAC West by several college basketball preseason magazines . Those included Lindy 's Sports College BasketballLindy 's Sports , Athlon Sports College Basketball and Street & Smith 's Basketball Yearbook
MAC Tournament
2018 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament
2018–19 Eastern Michigan Eagles men's basketball team