Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball

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.

Eastern Kentucky Colonels
2024–25 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team
University	Eastern Kentucky University
Head coach	A.W. Hamilton (7th season)
Conference	ASUN
Location	Richmond, Kentucky
Arena	McBrayer Arena at Alumni Coliseum (capacity: 6,500)
Nickname	Colonels
Student section	TBD
Colors	Maroon and white[1]
Uniforms
Home 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, 2024
Conference division season champions
2015

Season by season records

• NOTE: Eastern Kentucky did not field a team 1917–1919 or 1943–44.

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
2013–14	24	10	.706	11-5	NCAA first 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

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Colonels have appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–8, 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 due to violation, which means they are "0-15").

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	First 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 two College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 3–2.

Year	Round	Opponent	Final Score
2010	First Round	College of Charleston	L 79–82
2023	First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	Cleveland State Indiana State Southern Utah Charlotte	W 91–75OT W 89–88OT W 108–106OT L 68–71

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 seven 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
2024	Atlantic Sun	17–12	12–3	A.W. Hamilton

Notable players

• Corey Walden, professional basketball player, 2019 Israeli Basketball Premier League MVP

References

1. Eastern Kentucky University Brand Guide. December 5, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
2. "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.

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