The Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team is a college basketball team at

Eastern Kentucky University Eastern Kentucky University (Eastern or EKU) is a public university in Richmond, Kentucky. As a regional comprehensive institution, EKU also maintains branch campuses in Corbin, Hazard, Lancaster, and Manchester and offers over 40 online ...

(EKU), located in Richmond, Kentucky, United States. The Colonels are members of the

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, which they joined in 2021 after having been members of the

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since that league's founding in 1948. Home games are played at

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, located on EKU's campus. The team last played in the

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. The Colonels are coached by

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, who came to EKU in 2018 after previous head coach

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was fired after 3 seasons.

Season by season records

*NOTE: Eastern Kentucky did not field a team 1917–1919, 1943–44 or 1948–1951.

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Colonels have appeared in eight NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 0–8, with them and

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sharing the current record of most losses without a victory in the NCAA tournament.

NAIA tournament results

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

CBI results

The Colonels have appeared in one

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(CBI). Their record is 0–1.

CIT results

The Colonels have appeared in two

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(CIT). Their combined record is 3–2.

Conference championships

The Colonels have won six conference regular season championships.

Notable players

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, professional basketball player, 2019

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References

External links

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