Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball

Eastern Kentucky Colonels
Eastern Kentucky Colonels
	2015–16 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team
University	Eastern Kentucky University
Head coach	Dan McHale (1st season)
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Arena	McBrayer Arena ; (capacity: 6,500)
Nickname	Colonels
Colors	Maroon and white;
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

NOTE: Eastern Kentucky did not field a team from 1917–1919, 1943–44, and from 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	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

^ Eastern Kentucky University Brand Guide. December 5, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2024.
^ "Eastern Kentucky Colonels 2015-16 Team Player Roster - College Basketball - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-10-20.
^ "Ohio Valley Conference Standings - College Basketball - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-10-20.

Eastern Kentucky Basketball

[1] Eastern Kentucky University Brand Guide. December 5, 2023. Retrieved January 8, 2024.

[2] "Eastern Kentucky Colonels 2015-16 Team Player Roster - College Basketball - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-10-20.

[3] "Ohio Valley Conference Standings - College Basketball - ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2015-10-20.

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