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2020–21 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team

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2020–21 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record22–7 (15–5 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Steve Lepore
  • Mike Allen
  • Patrick Blake
Home arenaMcBrayer Arena
Seasons
2020–21 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Belmont 18 2   .900 26 4   .867
Morehead State 17 3   .850 23 8   .742
Eastern Kentucky 15 5   .750 22 7   .759
Jacksonville State 13 6   .684 18 9   .667
Austin Peay 10 10   .500 14 13   .519
Murray State 10 10   .500 13 13   .500
Southeast Missouri State 9 11   .450 11 16   .407
SIU Edwardsville 7 12   .368 9 17   .346
Eastern Illinois 6 14   .300 9 18   .333
UT Martin 6 14   .300 8 16   .333
Tennessee Tech 5 15   .250 5 22   .185
Tennessee State 3 17   .150 4 19   .174
2021 OVC tournament winner

The 2020–21 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by third-year head coach A. W. Hamilton, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum in their 73rd and final season as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. EKU joined the ASUN Conference on July 1, 2021.[1]

Previous season

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The Colonels finished the 2019–20 season 16–17, 12–6 in OVC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Tennessee State in the quarterfinals,[2] before losing to Belmont in the semifinals.[3]

Roster

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2020–21 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Russhard Cruickshank 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Garden City CC Milwaukee, WI
G 1 JacQuess Hobbs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Waggener HS Louisville, KY
F 2 Tre King 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Hargrave Military Academy Lexington, KY
G 3 Peyton Broughton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr North Laurel HS London, KY
G 4 Curt Lewis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) RS Fr Aspire Academy Louisville, KY
G 5 Cooper Robb 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr UNC Charlotte Georgetown, KY
G 10 Brandon Knapper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr West Virginia Ontario, CA
G 11 Jomaru Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Southern Durham HS Raleigh, NC
G 12 Wendell Green Jr. 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Fr La Lumiere School Detroit, MI
F 13 Tariq Balogun 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) So Miller School of Albemarle London, England
G/F 14 Devontae Blanton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr St. Edward HS Macedonia, OH
G 15 Isaiah Minter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 170 lb (77 kg) RS So Union College Richmond, KY
G 20 Caleb Mitchell 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 160 lb (73 kg) Fr South Warren HS Louisville, KY
G 22 Matt Cromer 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Fr North Laurel HS London, KY
G 23 Cameron Carmical 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sr Harlan County HS Harlan, KY
F 24 Michael Moreno 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Scott County HS Georgetown, KY
G 30 Jordan Reeves-Young 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Uncommon Charter HS Brooklyn, NY
G/F 34 Cheikh Faye 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Jr Chipola College Fatick, Senegal
F 35 Rabby Kamona 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Paul Laurence Dunbar HS Kinshasa, DR Congo
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: December 18, 2020

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular season
November 25, 2020*
5:30 pm
vs. North Florida
Mako Medical Wolfpack Invitational
W 80–67  1–0
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
November 27, 2020*
2:00 pm
vs. Charleston Southern
Mako Medical Wolfpack Invitational
W 60–50  2–0
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
November 30, 2020*
7:00 pm, FS1
at Xavier L 96–99 OT 2–1
Cintas Center (300)
Cincinnati, OH
December 2, 2020*
5:30 pm, ESPN+
at USC Upstate W 95–78  3–1
G. B. Hodge Center (142)
Spartanburg, SC
December 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Morehead State W 71–68  4–1
(1–0)
McBrayer Arena (643)
Richmond, KY
December 12, 2020*
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Transylvania W 81–60  5–1
McBrayer Arena (609)
Richmond, KY
December 14, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Morehead State L 62–75  5–2
(1–1)
Ellis Johnson Arena (565)
Morehead, KY
December 17, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
CU–Harrodsburg W 118–54  6–2
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, KY
December 22, 2020*
7:00 pm, ESPN+
High Point W 86–67  7–2
McBrayer Arena (723)
Richmond, KY
December 30, 2020
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Eastern Illinois W 69–61  8–2
(2–1)
McBrayer Arena (704)
Richmond, KY
January 2, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Austin Peay W 80–75  9–2
(3–1)
Dunn Center (452)
Clarksville, TN
January 7, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Jacksonville State W 69–66 OT 10–2
(4–1)
McBrayer Arena (672)
Richmond, KY
January 9, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee Tech W 90–80  11–2
(5–1)
McBrayer Arena (733)
Richmond, KY
January 16, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Eastern Illinois W 93–85 OT 12–2
(6–1)
Lantz Arena 
Charleston, IL
January 21, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
UT Martin W 113–73  13–2
(7–1)
McBrayer Arena (759)
Richmond, KY
February 2, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Jacksonville State W 86–82 OT 14–2
(8–1)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (402)
Jacksonville, AL
February 4, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Austin Peay L 79–94  14–3
(8–2)
McBrayer Arena (902)
Richmond, KY
February 6, 2021
4:00 pm, ESPN+
Murray State L 64–76  14–4
(8–3)
McBrayer Arena (887)
Richmond, KY
February 8, 2021
3:00 pm, ESPN+
at SIU Edwardsville W 78–74  15–4
(9–3)
First Community Arena (22)
Edwardsville, IL
February 11, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
at Belmont L 74–92  15–5
(9–4)
Curb Event Center (241)
Nashville, TN
February 13, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee State W 93–73  16–5
(10–4)
Gentry Complex (255)
Nashville, TN
February 15, 2021
9:00 pm, ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech W 83–72  17–5
(11–4)
Eblen Center (238)
Cookeville, TN
February 18, 2021
5:00 pm, ESPN+
at UT Martin W 89–72  18–5
(12–4)
Skyhawk Arena (173)
Martin, TN
February 20, 2021
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southeast Missouri State L 72–94  18–6
(12–5)
Show Me Center (753)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 22, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
at Southeast Missouri State W 87–65  19–6
(13–5)
Show Me Center (289)
Cape Girardeau, MO
February 25, 2021
8:00 pm, ESPN+
Belmont W 81–67  20–6
(14–5)
McBrayer Arena (957)
Richmond, KY
February 27, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN+
Tennessee State W 89–84  21–6
(15–5)
McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, KY
Ohio Valley tournament
March 4, 2021
10:30 pm, ESPN+
(3) vs. (6) Austin Peay
First Round
W 70–67  22–6
Ford Center (645)
Evansville, IN
March 5, 2021
10:30 pm, ESPNU
(3) vs. (2) Morehead State
Semifinals
L 64–67  22–7
Ford Center 
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Source[4]

References

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  1. ^ "ASUN Conference Announces Three New Institutions; Adds Football as 20th Sport" (Press release). ASUN Conference. January 29, 2021. Retrieved January 29, 2021.
  2. ^ "Freshman Michael Moreno Fuels EKU's Second Half Comeback, Colonels Advance To OVC Tournament semifinals". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. March 5, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  3. ^ "2020 OVC Men's Basketball Championship – semifinals". Ohio Valley Conference. March 6, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  4. ^ "2020-21 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved December 18, 2020.