2023–24 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team
Appearance
2023–24 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball | |
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ASUN regular season champions | |
Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
Record | 17–14 (12–4 ASUN) |
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Home arena | Baptist Health Arena |
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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
[edit]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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Schedule and results
[edit]Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
References
[edit]- ^ "EKU's ASUN Tournament Run Comes To An End At Liberty". EKU Sports. March 2, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "Charlotte wins CBI title, holds off Eastern Kentucky 71-68". AP News. March 22, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
- ^ "2023-24 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2023.