EWU's Peatling is Big Sky MVP

CHENEY — The hardware haul was large for the Eastern Washington University men’s basketball team, but none bigger than the one senior Mason Peatling deservedly garnered. 

Peatling capped a dominating run through the Big Sky Conference by being selected as the Most Valuable Player by the conference’s 11 head coaches, the league announced on Tuesday, March 10. He becomes the fifth Eagle to win the award in EWU’s 33 seasons as a member of the conference.

“Mason is as deserving of the MVP as any player I’ve ever been around,” Eastern head coach Shantay Legans said of the 6-foot-8 forward from Melbourne, Australia. “I’m so thrilled he is getting recognized for all the hard work he’s put in over his years at Eastern.”

Peatling was one of three unanimous choices on the All-Big Sky first team, with Eagle junior Jacob Davison picked for the second team and sophomore Kim Aiken Jr. earning third team honors.