Welcome our newest graduate assistant
@trentfitz22
. Coach Fitz played 3 years of basketball at the University of Dubuque before finishing up his playing career at St. Ambrose University where he played an additional year of basketball & 2 years of soccer!
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Happy Birthday to former Head Coach and current AD
@coach_mac25
- We appreciate all you’ve done for the program and for leading our athletic department well!
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Congratulations Zubair Lee, for being named the MAC Commonwealth Rookie of the Year! Zu averaged 11.1 pts, 7.8 rebs, 54% FG and nearly 2 blocks per game!! We are proud of what you have done for this program and excited to see what the future holds for you Zu!
#ROTY
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Join us in wishing our Associate Head Coach, Kyle Stramara
@CoachK_Stram12
, a Happy Birthday!!! We appreciate everything you do for this program day in and day out Coach!! Enjoy your day!
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Please help us welcome Connor Fleet to Eastern University Men's Basketball! Connor comes from Henderson High School where he was a 1st team all-area performer and a 1,000 point scorer!
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We OWN Eagle Road!! Thank you for packing out the Nest tonight everyone!! Let’s pack it out again Thursday night at 7 against Lancaster Bible!!!!
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We got the job done! First win of the season away in Overtime!! We are only going up from here and will continue to stay humble taking one game at a time!!!
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#firstgamedub
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Furthermore, we want to also congratulate our Graduate Wing “Draig Cooley” on scoring his 1000th point tonight! The best is still yet to come for you Draig, and let’s now focus on handling business Wednesday!!
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Shoutout to the legend
@ScoopB
for swinging by the alumni game here at Eastern University.
@BallySports
finest dropping knowledge on our current players
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We are excited to announce our 2022 preseason pep rally, “Eagles flight Night” on Friday October 28th
@8
:00pm!! We invite you to come out and get a glimpse of both our Men’s and Women’s basketball teams as well as our Cheer and Dance squads. Entry is free of charge.
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We are now one day away from the start of our season! It’s a great time to be an Eagle, and we are looking forward to making you all proud this year on the court!!
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#officialpractice
#timetolockin
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NEXT MAN UP!
Despite having 44ppg missing from our lineup, the birds took care of business. Big win over Hood College leaves the Eagles alone atop the MAC Commonwealth
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#WeAllWeNeed
We ended 2022 off on the Right Foot! Thank you Students, Staff, Alumni, and Friends of Eastern for continuing to show us love and support at the Nest!! We are now looking forward to a bright 2023, and hope that you all stay with on this journey!!!
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#wearegoingplaces
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Before the day is out, we want to wish Coach Ace Grind a Happy Birthday!!
@the_AceGrind2
Thank you for all that you do and have done for this program as a player and a coach!
#LetsGoooo
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Next in line is Junior Eljay Morris. Eljay is from London, UK but is a transfer from Emmanuel College. He is majoring in Accounting, in his free time he does CryptoCurrency and listens to podcasts. Eljay brings experience as well as a winning mentality. 🦅
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#newfamily
We want to thank everyone for packing out and bringing amazing energy to the Nest tonight for our Play-in Game Win over York! The job isn’t finished yet, and we hope to see most of you on Wednesday, as we head to Alvernia to battle for a spot in the Conference Championship!! 🗣️🦅
The MAC Commonwealth Semifinals is on for 8pm tomorrow at Alvernia! We need The Nest to show up and out for us tomorrow, as we look to secure our spot in Saturday’s Championship game!! You don’t want to miss this battle in person, so get there early for a good seat!
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Congratulations to our Junior Captain, Kaeshawn Ward, on earning honorable mention for the MAC Commonwealth Conference!! Kae averaged 10.9 ppg and over 4 assists per game. We are proud of you and your development through your years Kae Money!!
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Congratulations To Sophomore Forward Zubair Lee For Earning Tournament MVP Of The MAC Commonwealth Playoffs! Zu Averaged A Double Double Over The Two Road Games With 20.5 Points and 11.5 Rebounds On 58% Shooting From The Field!
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All we can say is, “Thank you”!! Thank you everyone for supporting and showing us love this entire season! We left it all out there on the floor tonight, and now it’s time to close this chapter of Eastern Basketball.
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#thankyoueveryone
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We want to Recognize and Congratulate Kyle Stramara
@coachk_stram12
on his promotion to Associate Head Coach of our Program. Kyle has served on our staff for the past 3 years and is a pivotal piece of our team. We are looking forward to our bright future together!! 🦅
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Before the day ends, we want to present to everyone our Team Captains for the 2022-23 season. We, as a team, are confident in these young men to lead us and be extensions of Coach Pruessner and Staff on the court!
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#ourcaptains
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Tomorrow is officially GAMEDAY! If you would like to watch our game at Salisbury online, click the link in our bio tomorrow evening at 6:45pm, so you don’t miss the tip-off at 7pm!!!
#weareready
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Not only are we looking forward to our Alumni festivities tomorrow, but we are also looking forward to getting on the court together next Saturday! Our coaches and players are ready!! The question is, “Are You Ready?”
#itsalmosttime
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We are your 2022 Gettysburg Tip-Off Tournament Champions!!!🏆🥇Got the job done this weekend with great effort and contribution from top to bottom!
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Through the first half of the season we have won our games by an average of 9.7 points! That is the best win margin in the MAC Conference!! We look forward to the second half of the season and increasing that number.
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The 2022-2023 season was full of buckets!! We ranked
#1
in the MAC Commonwealth Conference in FG Percentage shooting 44% per game this season!
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Job Opportunity- Volunteer Assistant Coach
-Entry Level College Coaching
-Opportunity to grow within program
-On court coaching
-Player Development
-Recruiting and Networking
-Flexible Hours
Apply with resume and cover letter to Kyle.Stramara
@eastern
.edu
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We handled business on the road today at Messiah taking the victory with a score of 76-57!! With this win we lock up a spot in the MAC Commonwealth Playoffs. Make sure to join us at The Nest on Tuesday for senior night.
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Our next introduction belongs to Freshman Jonathan Hardy from Annapolis Area Christian School. Jon is majoring in Exercise Science and enjoys reading when he has down time. Jon will bring great shooting to the team this year and is an overall team player. 🦅
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Again, that’s what we call “Eastern Basketball”!! Now we shift our focus to our last conference and home game of 2022 this Saturday at 3pm sharp!! Let’s pack out the Nest one more time before Finals week!!!!
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Congratulations to Senior Captain, Jaron Fairweather, on being named the MVP of the Gettysburg Tip-Off Tournament!! He averaged 9 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, as well as 2 steals in the span of the two games. Congrats Boog!
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We want to wish an EUMBB Alum and Current Pro Player, William Blet, a Happy Birthday!! We hope you enjoy your day and we are all extremely proud of you!! 🦅
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Huge Congratulations to former EUMBB Assistant, Justin Dunbar-Stevens, (
@CoachJDunbar
) on his new role as the Head Men’s Basketball Coach at PSU Abington! We are so proud of you and wish you the best!
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We want to start this week off introducing you all to Nicholas Mate. Nick comes to us from the Florida Christian School in Miami, FL, and will be majoring in Business at Eastern. Nick is a sharpshooter, who will bring great energy and help to our squad this season!
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Today, we want to highlight our true Freshman Forward “Zubair Lee” on leading the MAC Commonwealth Conference in Offensive Rebounds per game! Keep crashing the boards and making us proud at the Nest Zu!!
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