2014–15 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team

2014–15 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
OVC East Division co–champions
CIT, Quarterfinals
Conference Ohio Valley Conference
East Division
2014–15 record 21–12 (11–5 OVC)
Head coach Jeff Neubauer (10th year)
Assistant coach Rodney Crawford
Assistant coach Austin Newton
Assistant coach Luke Strege
Home arena McBrayer Arena
2014–15 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 11 5   .688     22 11   .667
Eastern Kentucky 11 5   .688     21 12   .636
Morehead State 10 6   .625     17 17   .500
Jacksonville State 5 11   .313     12 19   .387
Tennessee Tech 4 12   .250     12 18   .400
Tennessee State 2 14   .125     5 26   .161
West
Murray State 16 0   1.000     29 6   .829
Tennessee–Martin 10 6   .625     21 13   .618
Eastern Illinois 9 7   .563     18 15   .545
SIU Edwardsville 8 8   .500     12 16   .429
Southeast Missouri St. 7 9   .438     13 17   .433
Austin Peay 3 13   .188     8 22   .267
2015 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by tenth year head coach Jeff Neubauer, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 11–5 OVC play to finish in a share for East Division championship. They lost in the semifinals of the OVC Tournament to Belmont. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Norfolk State in the first round and High Point in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to fellow OVC member UT Martin.

On March 30th, head coach Jeff Neubauer resigned to beome the head coach at Fordham.[1] He finished at EKU with a 10 year record of 188–134.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Paul Jackson Guard 6–1 178 Freshman Lithonia, Georgia
1 Robbie Stenzel Guard 6–5 195 Senior Winchester, Kentucky
2 Corey Walden Guard 6–2 189 Senior Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Denzel Richardson Guard 6–5 200 Junior Baltimore, Maryland
4 Tommy Matthews Guard 6–1 180 Junior Clinton, Maryland
5 Isaac McGlone Guard 6–2 175 Sophomore Lancaster, Ohio
11 Jaylen Babb-Harrison Guard 6–2 187 RS–Sophomore Ajax, Ontario
13 Daniel Norl Guard 6–2 185 Freshman Clarksville, Tennessee
14 Daniel Parke Guard 6–1 165 Sophomore Richmond, Kentucky
21 JaVontae Hawkins Guard 6–5 211 Junior Flint, Michigan
22 Timmy Knipp Guard 6–7 205 Senior Olive Hill, Kentucky
23 Jonathan Hood Guard 6–4 206 Junior Durham, North Carolina
24 K.J. Bluford Guard 6–1 185 Junior Minneapolis, Minnesota
32 Ja'Mill Powell Guard 6–7 180 Junior Bridgeport, Connecticut
33 Deverin Muff Forward 6–8 212 Senior Strongsville, Ohio
42 Eric Stutz Forward 6–8 225 Senior Newburgh, Indiana

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Australia summer trip
08/08/2014*
5:00 am
at Sydney Kings L 65–76 
Sutherland Basketball Association (500)
Sydney, AUS
08/10/2014*
2:00 am
at Wollongong Hawks L 99–106 OT
Snakepit (300)
Wollongong, AUS
08/11/2014*
6:30 am
at Suncoast Clippers W 125–91 
Maroochy Basketball Stadium
Brisbane, AUS
08/14/2014*
5:00 am
at Cairns Taipans L 75–77 
Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium
Cairns, AUS
Exhibition
11/07/2014*
7:00 pm
Urbana W 96–81 
McBrayer Arena (1,400)
Richmond, KY
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
Savannah State W 76–53  1–0
McBrayer Arena (3,950)
Richmond, KY
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm
Kentucky Christian W 115–35  2–0
McBrayer Arena (1,900)
Richmond, KY
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm
Cincinnati–Clermont W 115–50  3–0
McBrayer Arena (1,400)
Richmond, KY
11/26/2014*
9:00 pm
at Southern Utah W 73–64  4–0
Centrum Arena (N/A)
Cedar City, UT
11/29/2014*
9:00 pm
at BYU L 76–90  4–1
Marriott Center (16,770)
Provo, UT
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Valparaiso L 66–72  4–2
McBrayer Arena (2,600)
Richmond, KY
12/07/2014*
6:00 pm, SECN
at #1 Kentucky L 49–82  4–3
Rupp Arena (23,268)
Lexington, KY
12/13/2014*
6:00 pm
at IUPUI W 73–64  5–3
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,096)
Indianapolis, IN
12/16/2014*
7:00 pm
East Tennessee State L 60–63  5–4
McBrayer Arena (1,300)
Richmond, KY
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm
at #18 Miami (FL) W 72–44  6–4
BankUnited Center (4,467)
Coral Gables, FL
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic L 66–69  6–5
FAU Arena (805)
Boca Raton, FL
12/30/2014*
1:00 pm
at Coppin State W 66–63  7–5
Physical Education Complex (638)
Baltimore, MD
01/03/2015*
7:00 pm
South Carolina State W 63–52  8–5
McBrayer Arena (2,300)
Richmond, KY
01/08/2015
8:30 pm
at UT Martin W 66–58  9–5 (1–0)
Skyhawk Arena (3,108)
Martin, TN
01/10/2015
7:00 pm
at Southeast Missouri State W 68–55  10–5 (2–0)
Show Me Center (1,924)
Cape Girardeau, MO
01/15/2015
7:30 pm
Eastern Illinois L 65–72  10–6 (2–1)
McBrayer Arena (2,400)
Richmond, KY
01/17/2015
7:00 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 78–62  11–6 (3–1)
McBrayer Arena (2,800)
Richmond, KY
01/22/2015
8:00 pm
at Jacksonville State L 67–71  11–7 (3–2)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,801)
Jacksonville, AL
01/24/2015
8:30 pm
at Tennessee Tech L 81–83 OT 11–8 (3–3)
Eblen Center (2,519)
Cookeville, TN
01/29/2015
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Murray State L 78–85 OT 11–9 (3–4)
CFSB Center (N/A)
Murray, KY
01/31/2015
4:15 pm
at Morehead State W 66–57  12–9 (4–4)
Ellis Johnson Arena (5,785)
Morehead, KY
02/05/2015
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Belmont W 81–69  13–9 (5–4)
McBrayer Arena (4,700)
Richmond, KY
02/07/2015
7:00 pm
Tennessee State W 77–72  14–9 (6–4)
McBrayer Arena (2,300)
Richmond, KY
02/11/2015
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Morehead State W 69–57  15–9 (7–4)
McBrayer Arena (5,200)
Richmond, KY
02/14/2015
8:30 pm
at Tennessee State W 69–41  16–9 (8–4)
Gentry Complex (2,578)
Nashville, TN
02/17/2015
7:00 pm
Austin Peay  Postponed[3] 
McBrayer Arena
Richmond, KY
02/19/2015
8:00 pm
at Belmont L 61–66  16–10 (8–5)
Curb Event Center (1,904)
Nashville, TN
02/22/2015
7:00 pm
Austin Peay W 76–64  17–10 (9–5)
McBrayer Arena (1,300)
Richmond, KY
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
Jacksonville State W 63–57  18–10 (10–5)
McBrayer Arena (2,600)
Richmond, KY
02/28/2015
7:00 pm
Tennessee Tech W 70–67  19–10 (11–5)
McBrayer Arena (3,700)
Richmond, KY
Ohio Valley Tournament
03/06/2015
8:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Belmont
Semifinals
L 52–53  19–11
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,753)
Nashville, TN
CIT
03/17/2015*
7:00 pm
Norfolk State
First round
W 81–75  20–11
McBrayer Arena (2,950)
Richmond, KY
03/20/2015*
7:00 pm
High Point
Second round
W 66–65  21–11
McBrayer Arena (2,300)
Richmond, KY
03/25/2015*
7:00 pm
UT Martin
Quarterfinals
L 69–70  21–12
McBrayer Arena (3,300)
Richmond, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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