Eastern Kentucky Colonels men’s basketball

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Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo.svg
University Eastern Kentucky University
Head coach A.W. Hamilton (3rd season)
Conference ASUN
Location Richmond, Kentucky
Arena McBrayer Arena at Alumni Coliseum
(Capacity: 6,500)
Nickname Colonels
Colors Maroon and white[1]
   
1953, 1959, 1965, 1972, 1979, 2005, 2007, 2014
1950, 1955, 1979, 2005, 2007, 2014
1953, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1972, 1979
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[edit]

  • 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
Totals 1172 1080 .520

Postseason[edit]

NCAA tournament results[edit]

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”).

NAIA tournament results[edit]

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

CBI results[edit]

The Colonels have appeared in two College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 3–2.

CIT results[edit]

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

Conference championships[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

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