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

^[2]

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.

References

↑ http://nypost.com/2015/03/30/fordham-hires-jeff-neubauer-from-eastern-kentucky/
↑ http://www.ekusports.com/schedule.aspx?schedule=162&path=mbball
↑ Mike Organ (February 16, 2015). "Austin Peay at EKU game postponed because of weather". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 17, 2015.

Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball

Venues	Alumni Coliseum (1963–present)

Culture & lore	The Colonel "Rally Maroon and White"

People	Head coaches

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