Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball


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 A.W. Hamilton, who came to EKU in 2018 after previous head coach Dan McHale was fired after 3 seasons.

Season by season records

NCAA tournament results

The Colonels have appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–8.
1953First RoundNotre DameL 57–72
1959First RoundLouisvilleL 63–77
1965First RoundDePaulL 52–99
1972First RoundFlorida StateL 81–83
1979First RoundTennesseeL 81–97
2005First RoundKentuckyL 64–72
2007First RoundNorth CarolinaL 65–86
2014Second RoundKansasL 69–80

NAIA tournament results

The Colonels have appeared in two NAIA Tournaments. Their combined record is 2–3.
1945First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
National 3rd Place Game		Simpson
Central Methodist
Pepperdine
Southern Illinois		W 64–42
W 50–48 OT
L 34–52
L 45–49
1956First RoundDruryL 47–51

CBI results

The Colonels have appeared in one College Basketball Invitational. Their record is 0–1.
2010First RoundCollege of CharlestonL 79–82

CIT results

The Colonels have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Their combined record is 3–2.
2013First Round
Second Round		Gardner–Webb
Evansville		W 69–62
L 72–86
2015First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals		Norfolk State
High Point
UT Martin		W 81–75
W 66–65
L 69–70

Conference championships

The Colonels have won six conference regular season championships.
1953Ohio Valley16–99–1Paul S. McBrayer
1959Ohio Valley16–610–2Paul S. McBrayer
1961Ohio Valley15–99–3Paul S. McBrayer
1965Ohio Valley19–613–1James E. Baechtold
1972Ohio Valley15–119–5Guy R. Strong
1979Ohio Valley21–89–3Ed Byhre