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2023–24 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team

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2023–24 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
ASUN regular season champions
ConferenceAtlantic Sun Conference
Record17–14 (12–4 ASUN)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Mike Allen
  • Steve Lepore
  • Ambrose Mosley
Home arenaBaptist Health Arena
Seasons
2023–24 ASUN men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Eastern Kentucky 12 4   .750 17 14   .548
Stetson 11 5   .688 22 13   .629
Lipscomb 11 5   .688 20 12   .625
Austin Peay 10 6   .625 19 16   .543
North Florida 9 7   .563 16 16   .500
North Alabama 8 8   .500 15 17   .469
Florida Gulf Coast 8 8   .500 14 18   .438
Queens* 7 9   .438 14 19   .424
Kennesaw State 6 10   .375 15 16   .484
Jacksonville 5 11   .313 16 17   .485
Central Arkansas 5 11   .313 9 23   .281
Bellarmine* 4 12   .250 8 23   .258
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
2024 ASUN tournament winner

The 2023–24 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by sixth-year head coach A. W. Hamilton, played their home games at Baptist Health Arena in Richmond, Kentucky as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN).

Previous season

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The Colonels finished the 2022–23 season 19–12, 12–6 in ASUN play to finish in a third place tie. In the ASUN tournament, they were defeated by Liberty in the second round.[1] The Colonels were runners up in the 2023 College Basketball Invitational, losing to Charlotte in the championship game.[2]

Roster

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2023–24 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Turner Buttry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Bowling Green, Kentucky
G 1 Tayshawn Comer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
G 2 Leland Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana
G 3 DaShawn Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr Lexington, Kentucky
G 4 Collin Cooper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Fayetteville, Arkansas
G/F 10 Devontae Blanton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Macedonia, Ohio
G 11 Jackson Holt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cincinnati, Ohio
F 12 Robby Todd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Richmond, Kentucky
F 14 John Ukomadu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Southfield, Michigan
F 15 Montavious Myrick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia
C 21 David Onanina 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Yaoundé, Cameroon
G/F 22 Pierce Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Brownsburg, Indiana
F 24 Michael Moreno 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Georgetown, Kentucky
G 25 Bryson Perry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 158 lb (72 kg) RS So Richmond, Kentucky
G 30 Jax Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Edmonton, Kentucky
F 50 Isaiah Cozart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Richmond, Kentucky
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: November 9, 2023

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023*
6:30 pm
at Georgia L 82–99 
Stegeman Coliseum 
Athens, GA
Regular season
November 7, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
West Virginia Tech W 108–72  1–0
Baptist Health Arena (2,692)
Richmond, KY
November 10, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Wilberforce W 133–75  2–0
Baptist Health Arena (1,500)
Richmond, KY
November 17, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Martin
Eastern Kentucky MTE
L 74–80  2–1
Baptist Health Arena (2,459)
Richmond, KY
November 21, 2023*
12:00 pm, ESPN+
Prairie View A&M
Eastern Kentucky MTE
L 64–76  2–2
Baptist Health Arena (5,631)
Richmond, KY
November 27, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Troy W 77–76  3–2
Baptist Health Arena (1,894)
Richmond, KY
December 3, 2023*
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Western Kentucky L 69–79  3–3
E. A. Diddle Arena (3,511)
Bowling Green, KY
December 7, 2023*
7:00 pm
at UNC Greensboro L 85–87 OT 3–4
Fleming Gymnasium (697)
Greensboro, NC
December 10, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Bethany (WV) W 121–56  4–4
Baptist Health Arena (1,347)
Richmond, KY
December 13, 2023*
8:30 pm, ESPN+
at Louisiana L 62–73  4–5
Cajundome (1,417)
Lafayette, LA
December 17, 2023*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Northern Kentucky L 75–85  4–6
Baptist Health Arena (3,046)
Richmond, KY
December 21, 2023*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Troy L 81–88  4–7
Trojan Arena (1,962)
Troy, AL
December 23, 2023*
4:00 pm, SECN
at Alabama L 67–111  4–8
Coleman Coliseum (9,950)
Tuscaloosa, AL
December 29, 2023*
7:00 pm, BTN
at No. 1 Purdue L 53–80  4–9
Mackey Arena (14,876)
West Lafayette, IN
January 4, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Lipscomb W 80–72  5–9
(1–0)
Baptist Health Arena (2,476)
Richmond, KY
January 6, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Austin Peay W 69–59  6–9
(2–0)
Baptist Health Arena (3,153)
Richmond, KY
January 11, 2024
8:30 pm, ESPN+
at Central Arkansas W 86–63  7–9
(3–0)
Farris Center (1,245)
Conway, AR
January 13, 2024
8:15 pm, ESPN+
at North Alabama W 81–72  8–9
(4–0)
Flowers Hall (1,738)
Florence, AL
January 20, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Bellarmine W 82–70  9–9
(5–0)
Baptist Health Arena (3,672)
Richmond, KY
January 25, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville W 75–59  10–9
(6–0)
Baptist Health Arena (3,196)
Richmond, KY
January 27, 2024
4:00 pm, ESPN+
North Florida W 89–76  11–9
(7–0)
Baptist Health Arena (4,278)
Richmond, KY
February 1, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Queens L 76–94  11–10
(7–1)
Curry Arena (317)
Charlotte, NC
February 3, 2024
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Kennesaw State W 86–76  12–10
(8–1)
KSU Convocation Center (2,357)
Kennesaw, GA
February 7, 2024
9:00 pm, ESPN+
Florida Gulf Coast W 90–82  13–10
(9–1)
Baptist Health Arena (4,066)
Richmond, KY
February 10, 2024
4:45 pm, ESPN+
at Stetson L 79–87  13–11
(9–2)
Edmunds Center (882)
DeLand, FL
February 14, 2024*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Chicago State W 86–73  14–11
Baptist Health Arena (2,391)
Richmond, KY
February 17, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Bellarmine W 75–65  15–11
(10–2)
Freedom Hall (2,196)
Louisville, KY
February 22, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
North Alabama W 75–72  16–11
(11–2)
Baptist Health Arena (2,755)
Richmond, KY
February 24, 2024
1:00 pm, ESPN+
Central Arkansas W 95–82  17–11
(12–2)
Baptist Health Arena (3,698)
Richmond, KY
February 28, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Austin Peay L 79–83  17–12
(12–3)
F&M Bank Arena (2,297)
Clarksville, TN
March 1, 2024
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Lipscomb L 67–81  17–13
(12–4)
Allen Arena (2,026)
Nashville, TN
ASUN tournament
March 5, 2024
7:00 pm, ESPN+
(1) (10) Jacksonville
Quarterfinals
L 65–67  17–14
Baptist Health Arena (4,171)
Richmond, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Sources[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ "EKU's ASUN Tournament Run Comes To An End At Liberty". EKU Sports. March 2, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  2. ^ "Charlotte wins CBI title, holds off Eastern Kentucky 71-68". AP News. March 22, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  3. ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
  4. ^ "2023-24 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2023.