The 2021–22 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team represented

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in the

2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season The 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season began on November 9, 2021 and concluded on March 13, 2022. The 2022 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament culminated the season and began on March 15 and concluded on April 4 with the c ...

. The Colonels, led by fourth-year head coach A. W. Hamilton, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within

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as members of the West Division of the

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Previous season

In a season limited due to the ongoing

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, the

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finished the 2020–21 season 22–7, 15–5 in OVC play to finish in third place. They lost to Morehead State in the semifinals of the OVC tournament in their 73rd and final season as members of the

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. EKU joined the

on July 1, 2021.

Roster

Schedule and results

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References

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Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball The Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team is a college basketball team at Eastern Kentucky University (EKU), located in Richmond, Kentucky, United States. The Colonels are members of the ASUN Conference, which they joined in 2021 after ha ...