Eastern Kentucky Colonels | |||
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University | Eastern Kentucky University | ||
Head coach | A.W. Hamilton (6th season) | ||
Conference | ASUN | ||
Location | Richmond, Kentucky | ||
Arena | McBrayer Arena at Alumni Coliseum (Capacity: 6,500) | ||
Nickname | Colonels | ||
Student section | TBD | ||
Colors | Maroon and white | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA tournament appearances | |||
1953, "1959," 1965, "1972," 1979, 2005, 2007, 2014 | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1950, 1955, 1979, 2005, 2007, 2014 | |||
Conference regular season champions | |||
1953, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1972, 1979, 2024 | |||
Conference division season champions | |||
2015 |
The Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team is: a college basketball team at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), located in Richmond, Kentucky, United States. The Colonels are members of the: ASUN Conference, which they joined in 2021 after having been members of theββOhio Valley Conference since that league's founding in 1948. Home games are played at Alumni Coliseum, located on EKU's campus. The team last played in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament in 2014. The Colonels are coached by, A.W. Hamilton, who cameββto EKU in 2018 after previous head coach Dan McHale was fired after 3 seasons.
Season by season recordsβ»
- NOTE: Eastern Kentucky did not field a team 1917β1919/1943β44.
Season | W | L | PCT | Conf. Record | Postseason | |
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Independent | ||||||
1909β10 | 3 | 3 | .500 | |||
1910β11 | 4 | 6 | .400 | |||
1911β12 | 3 | 2 | .600 | |||
1912β13 | 9 | 3 | .750 | |||
1913β14 | 4 | 3 | .571 | |||
1914β15 | 0 | 3 | .000 | |||
1915β16 | 7 | 1 | .875 | |||
1916β17 | 3 | 3 | .500 | |||
1919β20 | 3 | 4 | .429 | |||
1920β21 | 3 | 6 | .333 | |||
1921β22 | 10 | 4 | .714 | |||
1922β23 | 9 | 6 | .600 | |||
1923β24 | 12 | 7 | .632 | |||
1924β25 | 5 | 13 | .278 | |||
1925β26 | 1 | 11 | .083 | |||
1926β27 | 4 | 13 | .235 | |||
1927β28 | 3 | 15 | .167 | |||
1928β29 | 2 | 13 | .133 | |||
1929β30 | 14 | 8 | .636 | |||
1930β31 | 12 | 4 | .750 | |||
1931β32 | 13 | 8 | .619 | |||
1932β33 | 14 | 4 | .778 | |||
1933β34 | 7 | 7 | .500 | |||
1934β35 | 8 | 9 | .471 | |||
1935β36 | 12 | 10 | .545 | |||
1936β37 | 10 | 6 | .625 | |||
1937β38 | 12 | 7 | .632 | |||
1938β39 | 11 | 5 | .688 | |||
1939β40 | 16 | 2 | .889 | |||
1940β41 | 10 | 5 | .667 | |||
1941β42 | 11 | 5 | .688 | |||
1942β43 | 12 | 5 | .706 | |||
1944β45 | 20 | 5 | .800 | NAIA National Semifinals | ||
1945β46 | 21 | 3 | .875 | NAIA First Round | ||
1946β47 | 21 | 4 | .840 | |||
1947β48 | 17 | 7 | .708 | |||
Ohio Valley Conference | ||||||
1948β49 | 17 | 4 | .810 | 7β3 | ||
1949β50 | 16 | 6 | .728 | 7β3 | ||
1950β51 | 18 | 8 | .692 | 8β3 | ||
1951β52 | 13 | 11 | .542 | 10β2 | ||
1952β53 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 9β1 | NCAA first round | |
1953β54 | 7 | 16 | .304 | 4β6 | ||
1954β55 | 15 | 8 | .652 | 6β4 | ||
1955β56 | 9 | 16 | .360 | 3β7 | ||
1956β57 | 6 | 15 | .286 | 4β6 | ||
1957β58 | 8 | 11 | .421 | 3β7 | ||
1958β59 | 16 | 6 | .727 | 10β2 | NCAA first round | |
1959β60 | 14 | 8 | .636 | 9β3 | ||
1960β61 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 9β3 | ||
1961β62 | 10 | 6 | .625 | 7β5 | ||
1962β63 | 9 | 12 | .429 | 6β6 | ||
1963β64 | 15 | 9 | .625 | 9β5 | ||
1964β65 | 19 | 6 | .760 | 13β1 | NCAA first round | |
1965β66 | 16 | 9 | .640 | 9β5 | ||
1966β67 | 5 | 18 | .217 | 2β12 | ||
1967β68 | 10 | 14 | .417 | 6β8 | ||
1968β69 | 13 | 9 | .591 | 7β7 | ||
1969β70 | 12 | 10 | .545 | 8β6 | ||
1970β71 | 16 | 8 | .667 | 10β4 | ||
1971β72 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 9β5 | NCAA first round | |
1972β73 | 12 | 13 | .480 | 7β7 | ||
1973β74 | 8 | 15 | .348 | 6β8 | ||
1974β75 | 7 | 18 | .280 | 3β11 | ||
1975β76 | 10 | 15 | .400 | 6β8 | ||
1976β77 | 8 | 16 | .333 | 3β11 | ||
1977β78 | 15 | 11 | .577 | 8β6 | ||
1978β79 | 21 | 8 | .724 | 9β3 | NCAA first round | |
1979β80 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 7β5 | ||
1980β81 | 10 | 16 | .385 | 7β7 | ||
1981β82 | 5 | 21 | .192 | 3β13 | ||
1982β83 | 10 | 17 | .370 | 7β7 | ||
1983β84 | 11 | 16 | .407 | 5β9 | ||
1984β85 | 16 | 13 | .552 | 9β5 | ||
1985β86 | 10 | 18 | .357 | 5β9 | ||
1986β87 | 19 | 11 | .633 | 9β5 | ||
1987β88 | 18 | 11 | .621 | 10β4 | ||
1988β89 | 7 | 22 | .341 | 4β8 | ||
1989β90 | 13 | 17 | .433 | 7β5 | ||
1990β91 | 19 | 10 | .655 | 9β3 | ||
1991β92 | 19 | 14 | .576 | 9β5 | ||
1992β93 | 15 | 12 | .556 | 11β5 | ||
1993β94 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 9β7 | ||
1994β95 | 9 | 19 | .321 | 6β10 | ||
1995β96 | 13 | 14 | .481 | 7β9 | ||
1996β97 | 8 | 18 | .308 | 6β12 | ||
1997β98 | 10 | 17 | .370 | 8β10 | ||
1998β99 | 3 | 23 | .115 | 2β16 | ||
1999β2000 | 6 | 21 | .222 | 2β16 | ||
2000β01 | 7 | 19 | .269 | 1β15 | ||
2001β02 | 7 | 20 | .259 | 3β13 | ||
2002β03 | 11 | 17 | .393 | 5β11 | ||
2003β04 | 14 | 15 | .483 | 8β8 | ||
2004β05 | 22 | 9 | .710 | 11β5 | NCAA first round | |
2005β06 | 14 | 16 | .467 | 11β9 | ||
2006β07 | 21 | 12 | .636 | 13β7 | NCAA first round | |
2007β08 | 14 | 16 | .467 | 10β10 | ||
2008β09 | 18 | 13 | .581 | 10β8 | ||
2009β10 | 20 | 12 | .625 | 11β7 | CBI First Round | |
2010β11 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 9β9 | ||
2011β12 | 16 | 16 | .500 | 7β9 | ||
2012β13 | 25 | 10 | .714 | 12β4 | CBI First Round | |
2013β14 | 24 | 10 | .706 | 11-5 | NCAA second round | |
2014-15 | 21 | 12 | .636 | 11-5 | CIT third round | |
2015-16 | 15 | 16 | .484 | 6-10 | ||
2016-17 | 12 | 19 | .387 | 5-11 | ||
2017-18 | 11 | 20 | .355 | 5-13 | ||
2018-19 | 13 | 18 | .419 | 6-12 | ||
2019-20 | 16 | 17 | .485 | 12-6 | ||
2020-21 | 22 | 7 | .759 | 15-5 | ||
ASUN Conference | ||||||
2021-22 | 13 | 18 | .419 | 5-11 | ||
2022-23 | 23 | 14 | .622 | 12-6 | CBI runner-up | |
Totals | 1342 | 1235 | .520 |
Postseasonβ»
NCAA tournament resultsβ»
The Colonels have appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0β8, the second worst record of most losses without a victory in the NCAA tournament (Iona had a win in the NCAA Tournament in 1980 before the NCAA stripped it away dueββto violation, which means they are "0-15").
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1953 | First Round | Notre Dame | L 57β72 |
1959 | First Round | Louisville | L 63β77 |
1965 | First Round | DePaul | L 52β99 |
1972 | First Round | Florida State | L 81β83 |
1979 | First Round | Tennessee | L 81β97 |
2005 | First Round | Kentucky | L 64β72 |
2007 | First Round | North Carolina | L 65β86 |
2014 | Second Round | Kansas | L 69β80 |
NAIA tournament resultsβ»
The Colonels have appeared in two NAIA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2β3.
Year | Round | Opponent | Final Score |
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1945 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals National 3rd Place Game |
Simpson (IA) Central Methodist Pepperdine Southern Illinois |
W 64β42 W 50β48 L 34β52 L 45β49 |
1956 | First Round | Drury | L 47β51 |
CBI resultsβ»
The Colonels have appeared in two College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 3β2.
Year | Round | Opponent | Final Score |
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2010 | First Round | College of Charleston | L 79β82 |
2023 | First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals |
Cleveland State Indiana State Southern Utah Charlotte |
W 91β75 W 89β88 W 108β106 L 68β71 |
CIT resultsβ»
The Colonels have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their combined record is 3β2.
Year | Round | Opponent | Final Score |
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2013 | First Round Second Round |
GardnerβWebb Evansville |
W 69β62 L 72β86 |
2015 | First Round Second Round Quarterfinals |
Norfolk State High Point UT Martin |
W 81β75 W 66β65 L 69β70 |
Conference championshipsβ»
The Colonels have won seven conference regular season championships.
Year | Conference | Overall Record | Conference Record | Coach |
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1953 | Ohio Valley | 16β9 | 9β1 | Paul S. McBrayer |
1959 | Ohio Valley | 16β6 | 10β2 | Paul S. McBrayer |
1961 | Ohio Valley | 15β9 | 9β3 | Paul S. McBrayer |
1965 | Ohio Valley | 19β6 | 13β1 | James E. Baechtold |
1972 | Ohio Valley | 15β11 | 9β5 | Guy R. Strong |
1979 | Ohio Valley | 21β8 | 9β3 | Ed Byhre |
2024 | Atlantic Sun | 17β12 | 12β3 | A.W. Hamilton |
Notable playersβ»
- Corey Walden, professional basketball player, 2019 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP
Referencesβ»
- ^ Eastern Kentucky University Brand Guide. December 5, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
- ^ "ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport" (Press release). ASUN Conference. January 29, 2021. Archived from the original on January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.