Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball

Eastern Kentucky Colonels
2015–16 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team
University Eastern Kentucky University
Conference OVC
Location Richmond, KY
Head coach Dan McHale (1st year)
Arena McBrayer Arena
(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 Dan McHale, who came to EKU after the 2014–2015 season. The coach for the previous ten seasons was Jeff Neubauer.

2015 roster

EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS
No. Name Pos. Ht Wt Class Hometown
0 Paul Jackson G 6-1 178 SO Lithonia, GA
4 Tommy Matthews G 6-1 180 SR Clinton, MD
5 Isaac McGlone G 6-2 175 JR Lancaster, OH
11 Jaylen Babb-Harrison G 6-4 187 JR Ajax, ON
14 Daniel Parke G 6-1 165 SO Richmond, KY
21 JaVontae Hawkins G 6-5 211 JR Flint, MI
23 Jonathan Hood G 6-4 206 SR Durham, NC
24 K.J. Bluford G 6-1 185 SR Minneapolis, MN
32 Ja'Mill Powell G 6-7 180 SR Bridgeport, CT
-- Greg King F 6-7 225 SO Ellenwood, GA
-- Nick Mayo F 6-8 225 FR Oakland, ME
-- Anthony Pratt F 6-6 200 FR St. Louis, MO
-- Jarelle Reischel G 6-7 210 SR Frankfurt, Germany
-- Cameron Williams G 5-11 170 JR Omaha, NE

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2014–15 Ohio Valley Conference standings

Standings Conference Overall
Ohio Valley - West W-L GB PCT W-L PCT STRK
Murray State 16-0 -- 1.000 27-5 .844 L1
Tennessee-Martin 10-6 6 .625 18-12 .600 L2
Eastern Illinois 9-7 7 .563 17-14 .548 L1
SIU-Edwardsville 8-8 8 .500 12-16 .429 L2
Southeast Missouri State 7-9 9 .438 13-17 .433 L1
Austin Peay 3-13 13 .188 8-22 .267 L1
Ohio Valley - East W-L GB PCT W-L PCT STRK
Belmont 11-5 -- .688 22-10 .688 W7
Eastern Kentucky 11-5 -- .688 19-11 .633 L1
Morehead State 10-6 1 .625 17-17 .500 L1
Jacksonville State 5-11 6 .313 12-19 .387 L2
Tennessee Tech 4-12 7 .250 12-18 .400 L5
Tennessee State 2-14 9 .125 5-26 .161 L8

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Season by season records

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 Final Score
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

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
Total 6

References

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