EWU men predicted mid-pack in Sky

Encouraged by a youthful team with a fast finish a year ago, the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team has been picked to finish fifth by the coaches and sixth by the media in preseason polls announced by the Big Sky Conference Oct. 17.

Eastern returns four starters and seven total letterwinners from last year’s team, which finished 10-21 overall and 7-13 in the 11-team Big Sky under head coach Jim Hayford. Now entering his third year at the helm of a squad with no seniors, EWU was picked to finish behind preseason pick Weber State, North Dakota, Montana and Northern Colorado in...