Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball

Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
	2020–21 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team
University	Eastern Kentucky University
Head coach	A.W. Hamilton (3rd season)
Conference	Ohio Valley
Location	Richmond, Kentucky
Arena	McBrayer Arena at Alumni Coliseum ; (Capacity: 6,500)
Nickname	Colonels
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
Conference Division Season Champions
	2015

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team is a men's college basketball team at Eastern Kentucky University, located in Richmond, Kentucky, United States. The basketball team has been competing in the Ohio Valley Conference since 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 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

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

References

Eastern Kentucky University Visual Identity Guide. March 20, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.

External links

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[1] Eastern Kentucky University Visual Identity Guide. March 20, 2017. Retrieved April 24, 2017.

Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Hall (1920–1922) Red Barn (1923–1931) Weaver Gymnasium (1931–1963) Alumni Coliseum (1963–present)
Culture & lore	The Colonel "Rally Maroon and White"
People	Head coaches
Seasons	1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21

Eastern Kentucky University
Facilities	Alumni Coliseum Model Laboratory School Roy Kidd Stadium Turkey Hughes Field
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