2023–24 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team represents Eastern Kentucky University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by sixth-year head coach A. W. Hamilton, play their home games at Baptist Health Arena in Richmond, Kentucky as members of the ASUN Conference.

2023–24 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
Conference	ASUN Conference
Record	4–4 (0–0 ASUN)
Head coach	A. W. Hamilton (6th season)
Assistant coaches	Mike Allen Steve Lepore Ambrose Mosley
Home arena	Baptist Health Arena
Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 ASUN men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Kennesaw State	0	–	0		–			7	–	3		.700
Jacksonville	0	–	0		–			7	–	4		.636
Stetson	0	–	0		–			6	–	4		.600
Lipscomb	0	–	0		–			7	–	5		.583
North Alabama	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
North Florida	0	–	0		–			6	–	5		.545
Austin Peay	0	–	0		–			6	–	6		.500
Queens*	0	–	0		–			6	–	6		.500
Eastern Kentucky	0	–	0		–			4	–	5		.444
Bellarmine*	0	–	0		–			4	–	7		.364
Florida Gulf Coast	0	–	0		–			3	–	8		.273
Central Arkansas	0	–	0		–			3	–	9		.250
* ineligible for the 2024 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II
† 2024 ASUN tournament winner As of December 15, 2023

Previous season

The Colonels finished the 2022–23 season 19–12, 12–6 in ASUN play to finish in a third place tie. In the ASUN tournament, they were defeated by Liberty in the second round.^[1] The Colonels were runners up in the 2023 College Basketball Invitational, losing to Charlotte in the championship game.^[2]

Roster

2023–24 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown G 0 Turner Buttry 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) So Bowling Green, Kentucky G 1 Tayshawn Comer 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana G 2 Leland Walker 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Indianapolis, Indiana G 3 DaShawn Jackson 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 196 lb (89 kg) Jr Lexington, Kentucky G 4 Collin Cooper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Fayetteville, Arkansas G/F 10 Devontae Blanton 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Sr Macedonia, Ohio G 11 Jackson Holt 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Cincinnati, Ohio F 12 Robby Todd 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Richmond, Kentucky F 14 John Ukomadu 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr Southfield, Michigan F 15 Montavious Myrick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 208 lb (94 kg) Jr Atlanta, Georgia C 21 David Onanina 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Fr Yaoundé, Cameroon G/F 22 Pierce Thomas 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS So Brownsburg, Indiana F 24 Michael Moreno 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Sr Georgetown, Kentucky G 25 Bryson Perry 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 158 lb (72 kg) RS So Richmond, Kentucky G 30 Jax Allen 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Edmonton, Kentucky F 50 Isaiah Cozart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Sr Richmond, Kentucky	Head coach A. W. Hamilton (Marshall) Assistant coach(es) Mike Allen (Ohio) Steve Lepore (Wake Forest) Ambrose Mosley (Old Dominion) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on   Injured   Current redshirt Roster Last update: November 9, 2023

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30, 2023* 6:30 pm		at Georgia	L 82–99		Stegeman Coliseum   Athens, GA
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		West Virginia Tech	W 108–72	1–0	Baptist Health Arena (2,692) Richmond, KY
November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Wilberforce	W 133–75	2–0	Baptist Health Arena (1,500) Richmond, KY
November 17, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		UT Martin Eastern Kentucky MTE	L 74–80	2–1	Baptist Health Arena (2,459) Richmond, KY
November 21, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+		Prairie View A&M Eastern Kentucky MTE	L 64–76	2–2	Baptist Health Arena (5,631) Richmond, KY
November 27, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Troy	W 77–76	3–2	Baptist Health Arena (1,894) Richmond, KY
December 3, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Western Kentucky	L 69–79	3–3	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,511) Bowling Green, KY
December 7, 2023* 7:00 pm		at UNC Greensboro	L 85–87 ^OT	3–4	Fleming Gymnasium (697) Greensboro, NC
December 10, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Bethany (WV)	W 121–56	4–4	Baptist Health Arena (1,347) Richmond, KY
December 13, 2023* 8:30 pm, ESPN+		at Louisiana			Cajundome  Lafayette, LA
December 17, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Northern Kentucky			Baptist Health Arena  Richmond, KY
December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Troy			Trojan Arena  Troy, AL
December 23, 2023* 4:00 pm, SECN		at Alabama			Coleman Coliseum  Tuscaloosa, AL
December 29, 2023* TBA, BTN		at Purdue			Mackey Arena  West Lafayette, IN
ASUN regular season
January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Lipscomb			Baptist Health Arena  Richmond, KY
January 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Austin Peay			Baptist Health Arena  Richmond, KY
January 11, 2024 8:30 pm, ESPN+		at Central Arkansas			Farris Center  Conway, AR
January 13, 2024 8:15 pm, ESPN+		at North Alabama			Flowers Hall  Florence, AL
January 20, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bellarmine			Baptist Health Arena  Richmond, KY
January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Jacksonville			Baptist Health Arena  Richmond, KY
January 27, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+		North Florida			Baptist Health Arena  Richmond, KY
February 1, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Queens			Curry Arena  Charlotte, NC
February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kennesaw State			KSU Convocation Center  Kennesaw, GA
February 7, 2024 9:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast			Baptist Health Arena  Richmond, KY
February 10, 2024 4:45 pm, ESPN+		at Stetson			Edmunds Center  DeLand, FL
February 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Chicago State			Baptist Health Arena  Richmond, KY
February 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bellarmine			Freedom Hall  Louisville, KY
February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Alabama			Baptist Health Arena  Richmond, KY
February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Arkansas			Baptist Health Arena  Richmond, KY
February 28, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Austin Peay			Dunn Center  Clarksville, TN
March 1, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb			Allen Arena  Nashville, TN
ASUN tournament
March 2024  ESPN+
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources^[3][4]

References

1. "EKU's ASUN Tournament Run Comes To An End At Liberty". EKU Sports. March 2, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
2. "Charlotte wins CBI title, holds off Eastern Kentucky 71-68". AP News. March 22, 2023. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
3. "2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved November 9, 2023.
4. "2023-24 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved November 9, 2023.