The 2018–19 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team represented

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during the

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. The Colonels, led by first-year head coach

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, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within

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as members of the

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. They finished the season 13–18 overall, 6–12 in OVC play, finishing in a four-way tie for sixth place. Tiebreakers worked against them, so they failed to qualify to play in the OVC tournament for the fourth consecutive season.

Previous season

The

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finished the season 11–20, 5–13 in OVC play to finish in a three-way tie for ninth place. They failed to make the OVC tournament for the third consecutive season. On February 26, 2018, the school fired Dan McHale as head coach after three seasons. He finished at EKU with a three-year record of 38–55. On March 23,

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assistant A.W. Hamilton was hired as the new head coach of the Colonels.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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