The 2024–25 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team represents Eastern Kentucky University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels are led by seventh-year head coach A. W. Hamilton as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference. The Colonels will play their four non-conference home games at the Seabury Center on the campus of Berea College in Berea, Kentucky, as their home arena, Baptist Health Arena in Richmond, Kentucky, is undergoing renovations, with the renovations expected to be completed in time for conference play.[1]
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| Conference | Atlantic Sun Conference |
| Record | 6–6 (0–0 ASUN) |
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| Home arena | Baptist Health Arena |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Alabama | 0 | – | 0 | – | 8 | – | 4 | .667 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Lipscomb | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 5 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| North Florida | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Queens* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 7 | – | 6 | .538 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Kentucky | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Jacksonville | 0 | – | 0 | – | 6 | – | 6 | .500 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Austin Peay | 0 | – | 0 | – | 4 | – | 8 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Arkansas | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 8 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Florida Gulf Coast | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 8 | .273 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bellarmine | 0 | – | 0 | – | 3 | – | 10 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| West Georgia* | 0 | – | 0 | – | 2 | – | 11 | .154 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Stetson | 0 | – | 0 | – | 1 | – | 10 | .091 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| * ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| † 2025 ASUN tournament winner As of December 21, 2024 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Previous season
editThe Colonels finished the 2023–24 season 17–14, 12–4 in ASUN play to finish as ASUN regular season champions.[2] They were upset by #10 seed Jacksonville in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament.[3] Due to new rule changes that no longer give automatic bids to conference champions who failed to win their conference championship,[4] the Colonels did not qualify for the NIT, ending their season.[5]
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Schedule and results
edit| Date time, TV |
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| November 4, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
Alice Lloyd | W 98–69 | 1–0 |
Seabury Center (702) Berea, KY | |||||||
| November 8, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
at East Tennessee State SoCon/ASUN Challenge |
W 82–78 | 2–0 |
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,435) Johnson City, TN | |||||||
| November 12, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN |
at Clemson | L 62–75 | 2–1 |
Littlejohn Coliseum (7,258) Clemson, SC | |||||||
| November 19, 2024* 7:00 p.m., NEC Front Row |
at Chicago State | W 86–66 | 3–1 |
Jones Convocation Center (101) Chicago, IL | |||||||
| November 25, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Ball State Gulf Coast Showcase |
L 61–63 | 3–2 |
Hertz Arena (542) Estero, FL | |||||||
| November 26, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FloHoops |
vs. Southern Illinois Gulf Coast Showcase |
W 77–72 | 4–2 |
Hertz Arena (377) Estero, FL | |||||||
| November 27, 2024* 12:00 p.m., FloHoops |
at Louisiana Tech Gulf Coast Showcase |
L 69–78 | 4–3 |
Hertz Arena (268) Estero, FL | |||||||
| December 1, 2024* 3:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Troy | L 74–84 | 4–4 |
Trojan Arena (2,346) Troy, AL | |||||||
| December 6, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
Campbellsville–Harrodsburg | W 98–62 | 5–4 |
Seabury Center (509) Berea, KY | |||||||
| December 11, 2024* 7:00 p.m., ACCN/ESPN |
at Pittsburgh | L 56–96 | 5–5 |
Petersen Events Center (5,948) Pittsburgh, PA | |||||||
| December 14, 2024* 8:00 p.m., ESPN |
Eastern Illinois | W 81–66 | 6–5 |
Seabury Center (457) Berea, KY | |||||||
| December 21, 2024* 2:00 p.m., ESPN |
Jacksonville State | L 80–91 | 6–6 |
Seabury Center (495) Berea, KY | |||||||
| December 28, 2024* 12:00 p.m., The CW |
at Louisville | KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY | |||||||||
| ASUN regular season | |||||||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN |
at Central Arkansas | Farris Center Conway, AR | |||||||||
| January 4, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN |
at North Alabama | CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL | |||||||||
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
North Florida | Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY | |||||||||
| January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN |
Jacksonville | Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY | |||||||||
| January 16, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Austin Peay | F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN | |||||||||
| January 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
Bellarmine | Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY | |||||||||
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
Stetson | Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY | |||||||||
| January 25, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN |
Florida Gulf Coast | Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY | |||||||||
| January 30, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Lipscomb | Allen Arena Nashville, TN | |||||||||
| February 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN |
Austin Peay | Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY | |||||||||
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Florida Gulf Coast | Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL | |||||||||
| February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Stetson | Insight Credit Union Arena DeLand, FL | |||||||||
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
West Georgia | Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY | |||||||||
| February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN |
Queens | Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY | |||||||||
| February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
Lipscomb | Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY | |||||||||
| February 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN |
at Bellarmine | Knights Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||||
| February 24, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
at Jacksonville | Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL | |||||||||
| February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN |
at North Florida | UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL | |||||||||
References
edit- ^ "EKU Men's Basketball Releases Full Non-Conference Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "Jacksonville beats top-seeded Eastern Kentucky 67-65 in Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament". USA Today. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "NIT Board announces changes to NIT and use of experimental rules". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "EKU basketball season ends with upset loss in ASUN tourney". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
- ^ "Eastern Kentucky Colonels 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 19, 2024.