Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball

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Eastern Kentucky Colonels
2021–22 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team
Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo.svg
UniversityEastern Kentucky University
Head coachA.W. Hamilton (3rd season)
ConferenceASUN
LocationRichmond, Kentucky
ArenaMcBrayer Arena at Alumni Coliseum
(Capacity: 6,500)
NicknameColonels
ColorsMaroon and white[1]
   
Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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Team colours
Away


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
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 the Ohio Valley Conference since that league's founding in 1948.[2] 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 came to EKU in 2018 after previous head coach Dan McHale was fired after 3 seasons.

Season by season records[]

  • NOTE: Eastern Kentucky did not field a team 1917–1919, 1943–44 or 1948–1951.
Season W L PCT Conf. Record Postseason
Independent
1909–10 3 3 .500
1910–11 4 6 .400
1911–12 3 2 .600
1912–13 9 3 .750
1913–14 4 3 .571
1914–15 0 3 .000
1915–16 7 1 .875
1916–17 3 3 .500
1919–20 3 4 .429
1920–21 3 6 .333
1921–22 10 4 .714
1922–23 9 6 .600
1923–24 12 7 .632
1924–25 5 13 .278
1925–26 1 11 .083
1926–27 4 13 .235
1927–28 3 15 .167
1928–29 2 13 .133
1929–30 14 8 .636
1930–31 12 4 .750
1931–32 13 8 .619
1932–33 14 4 .778
1933–34 7 7 .500
1934–35 8 9 .471
1935–36 12 10 .545
1936–37 10 6 .625
1937–38 12 7 .632
1938–39 11 5 .688
1939–40 16 2 .889
1940–41 10 5 .667
1941–42 11 5 .688
1942–43 12 5 .706
1944–45 20 5 .800 NAIA National Semifinals
1945–46 21 3 .875 NAIA First Round
1946–47 21 4 .840
1947–48 17 7 .708
Ohio Valley Conference
1948–49 17 4 .810 7–3
1949–50 16 6 .728 7–3
1950–51 18 8 .692 8–3
1951–52 13 11 .542 10–2
1952–53 16 9 .640 9–1 NCAA First Round
1953–54 7 16 .304 4–6
1954–55 15 8 .652 6–4
1955–56 9 16 .360 3–7
1956–57 6 15 .286 4–6
1957–58 8 11 .421 3–7
1958–59 16 6 .727 10–2 NCAA First Round
1959–60 14 8 .636 9–3
1960–61 15 9 .625 9–3
1961–62 10 6 .625 7–5
1962–63 9 12 .429 6–6
1963–64 15 9 .625 9–5
1964–65 19 6 .760 13–1 NCAA First Round
1965–66 16 9 .640 9–5
1966–67 5 18 .217 2–12
1967–68 10 14 .417 6–8
1968–69 13 9 .591 7–7
1969–70 12 10 .545 8–6
1970–71 16 8 .667 10–4
1971–72 15 11 .577 9–5 NCAA First Round
1972–73 12 13 .480 7–7
1973–74 8 15 .348 6–8
1974–75 7 18 .280 3–11
1975–76 10 15 .400 6–8
1976–77 8 16 .333 3–11
1977–78 15 11 .577 8–6
1978–79 21 8 .724 9–3 NCAA First Round
1979–80 15 12 .556 7–5
1980–81 10 16 .385 7–7
1981–82 5 21 .192 3–13
1982–83 10 17 .370 7–7
1983–84 11 16 .407 5–9
1984–85 16 13 .552 9–5
1985–86 10 18 .357 5–9
1986–87 19 11 .633 9–5
1987–88 18 11 .621 10–4
1988–89 7 22 .341 4–8
1989–90 13 17 .433 7–5
1990–91 19 10 .655 9–3
1991–92 19 14 .576 9–5
1992–93 15 12 .556 11–5
1993–94 13 14 .481 9–7
1994–95 9 19 .321 6–10
1995–96 13 14 .481 7–9
1996–97 8 18 .308 6–12
1997–98 10 17 .370 8–10
1998–99 3 23 .115 2–16
1999–2000 6 21 .222 2–16
2000–01 7 19 .269 1–15
2001–02 7 20 .259 3–13
2002–03 11 17 .393 5–11
2003–04 14 15 .483 8–8
2004–05 22 9 .710 11–5 NCAA First Round
2005–06 14 16 .467 11–9
2006–07 21 12 .636 13–7 NCAA First Round
2007–08 14 16 .467 10–10
2008–09 18 13 .581 10–8
2009–10 20 12 .625 11–7 CBI First Round
2010–11 15 16 .484 9–9
2011–12 16 16 .500 7–9
2012–13 25 10 .714 12–4 CBI First Round
Totals 1172 1080 .520

Postseason[]

NCAA tournament results[]

The Colonels have appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–8.

Year Round Opponent Result
1953 First Round Notre Dame L 57–72
1959 First Round Louisville L 63–77
1965 First Round DePaul L 52–99
1972 First Round Florida State L 81–83
1979 First Round Tennessee L 81–97
2005 First Round Kentucky L 64–72
2007 First Round North Carolina L 65–86
2014 Second Round Kansas L 69–80

NAIA tournament results[]

The Colonels have appeared in two NAIA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–3.

Year Round Opponent Final Score
1945 First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National 3rd Place Game		 Simpson (IA)
Central Methodist
Pepperdine
Southern Illinois		 W 64–42
W 50–48 OT
L 34–52
L 45–49
1956 First Round Drury L 47–51

CBI results[]

The Colonels have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 0–1.

Year Round Opponent Final Score
2010 First Round College of Charleston L 79–82

CIT results[]

The Colonels have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their combined record is 3–2.

Year Round Opponent Final Score
2013 First Round
Second Round		 Gardner–Webb
Evansville		 W 69–62
L 72–86
2015 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		 Norfolk State
High Point
UT Martin		 W 81–75
W 66–65
L 69–70

Conference championships[]

The Colonels have won six conference regular season championships.

Year Conference Overall Record Conference Record Coach
1953 Ohio Valley 16–9 9–1 Paul S. McBrayer
1959 Ohio Valley 16–6 10–2 Paul S. McBrayer
1961 Ohio Valley 15–9 9–3 Paul S. McBrayer
1965 Ohio Valley 19–6 13–1 James E. Baechtold
1972 Ohio Valley 15–11 9–5 Guy R. Strong
1979 Ohio Valley 21–8 9–3 Ed Byhre

Notable players[]

References[]

  1. ^ Eastern Kentucky University Visual Identity Guide. March 20, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.
  2. ^ "ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport" (Press release). ASUN Conference. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.

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