Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball

The Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team is a college basketball team at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), located in Richmond, Kentucky, United States. The Colonels are members of the United Athletic Conference since 2026 and previously members of the Atlantic Sun Conference, which they joined in 2021 after having been members of the Ohio Valley Conference since that league's founding in 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 or 1943–44. 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 2013–14 24 10 .706 11-5 NCAA first round 2014–15 21 12 .636 11-5 CIT third round 2015–16 15 16 .484 6-10 2016–17 12 19 .387 5-11 2017–18 11 20 .355 5-13 2018–19 13 18 .419 6-12 2019–20 16 17 .485 12-6 2020–21 22 7 .759 15-5 ASUN Conference 2021–22 13 18 .419 5-11 2022–23 23 14 .622 12-6 CBI runner-up Totals 1342 1235 .520

Postseason

NCAA tournament results The Colonels have appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–8, the second worst record of most losses without a victory in the NCAA tournament (Iona had a win in the NCAA Tournament in 1980 before the NCAA stripped it away due to violation, which means they are "0-15").

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 First Round Kansas L 69–80

NAIA tournament results The Colonels have appeared in two NAIA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–3.

1945 First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsNational 3rd Place Game Simpson (IA)Central MethodistPepperdineSouthern Illinois W 64–42W 50–48 OTL 34–52L 45–49 1946 First Round Drury L 47–51

CBI results The Colonels have appeared in two College Basketball Invitational (CBI). Their record is 3–2.

2010 First Round College of Charleston L 79–82 2023 First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinals Cleveland StateIndiana StateSouthern UtahCharlotte W 91–75OT W 89–88OTW 108–106OT L 68–71

CIT results The Colonels have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament (CIT). Their combined record is 3–2.

2013 First RoundSecond Round Gardner–WebbEvansville W 69–62L 72–86 2015 First RoundSecond RoundQuarterfinals Norfolk StateHigh PointUT Martin W 81–75W 66–65L 69–70

Conference championships The Colonels have won seven conference regular season championships. 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 2024 Atlantic Sun 17–12 12–3 A.W. Hamilton

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

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