2019–20 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by second-year head coach A. W. Hamilton, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 16–17, 12–6 in OVC play to finish in fourth place. They defeated Tennessee State in the quarterfinals before losing to Belmont in the semifinals.

2019–20 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
2019–20 record16–17 (12–6 OVC)
Head coachA. W. Hamilton (2nd season)
Assistant coaches
Home arenaMcBrayer Arena
2019–20 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
Belmont153 .833  267  .788
Murray State153 .833  239  .719
Austin Peay144 .778  2112  .636
Eastern Kentucky126 .667  1617  .485
Tennessee State99 .500  1815  .545
Eastern Illinois99 .500  1715  .531
Jacksonville State810 .444  1319  .406
Morehead State711 .389  1319  .406
Tennessee Tech612 .333  922  .290
UT Martin513 .278  920  .310
SIU Edwardsville513 .278  823  .258
Southeast Missouri State315 .167  724  .226
2020 OVC Tournament winner
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll

Previous season

The Colonels finished the season 2018–19 season 13–18, 6–12 in OVC play to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. Due to tie-breaking rules, they failed to qualify to play in the OVC Tournament for the fourth consecutive season.

Roster

2019–20 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
G 0 Russhard Cruickshank 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)175 lb (79 kg) Jr Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G 1 JacQuess Hobbs 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Louisville, Kentucky
F 2 Tre King 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) So Lexington, Kentucky
G 3 Peyton Broughton 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)195 lb (88 kg) Jr London, Kentucky
G 4 Curt Lewis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Louisville, Kentucky
F 5 Darius Hicks 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)235 lb (107 kg) RS Jr Quitman, Mississippi
G 11 Jomaru Brown 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)185 lb (84 kg) So Raleigh, North Carolina
G 12 Ty Taylor 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS Sr Grandview, Missouri
F 13 Tariq Balogun 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Charlottesville, Virginia
G 14 Houston King 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS So Toledo, Ohio
G 20 Isaiah Minter 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)170 lb (77 kg) RS Fr Richmond, Kentucky
F 21 Lachlan Anderson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Sydney, Australia
G 23 Cameron Carmical 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)160 lb (73 kg) Jr Harlan, Kentucky
F 24 Michael Moreno 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Georgetown, Kentucky
G 25 Mason Cooper 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)175 lb (79 kg) RS So Fairfield, Maine
G 30 Jordan Reeves-Young 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)170 lb (77 kg) Fr Brooklyn, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster
Last update: August 30, 2018

Schedule and Results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
October 31, 2019*
7:00 PM
Berea W 113–63 
 19  Anderson/Brown  11  Anderson  7  Cruickshank  McBrayer Arena (1,834)
Richmond, KY
Regular Season
November 5, 2019*
7:00 PM, ESPN+
Chattanooga W 79–68  1–0
 19  King  12  Hicks  4  Cruickshank  McBrayer Arena (2,858)
Richmond, KY
November 8, 2019*
7:00 PM, SECN
at No. 2 Kentucky L 49–91  1–1
 14  Moreno  7  Hobbs  5  Hobbs  Rupp Arena (20,163)
Lexington, KY
November 12, 2019*
7:00 PM, ESPN+
Ohio–Chillicothe W 129–43  2–1
 22  Brown  13  Moreno  6  Cruickshank  McBrayer Arena (1,464)
Richmond, KY
November 15, 2019*
7:00 PM, ESPN+
Western Kentucky L 71–79  2–2
 41  Brown  7  Hicks  2  3 tied  McBrayer Arena (5,826)
Richmond, KY
November 19, 2019*
7:00 PM, ESPN+
Alice Lloyd W 99–63  3–2
 18  Taylor  11  Hicks  5  3 tied  McBrayer Arena (1,783)
Richmond, KY
November 22, 2019*
3:30 PM
vs. FIU
Battle for the Capital
L 70–89  3–3
 19  Tied  9  Hicks  4  Cruickshank  Entertainment and Sports Arena (512)
Washington, D.C.
November 23, 2019*
3:30 PM
vs. Cleveland State
Battle for the Capital
L 51–65  3–4
 15  Brown  15  Hicks  3  Hobbs  Entertainment and Sports Arena (739)
Washington, D.C.
December 3, 2019*
6:00 PM, ESPN+
at USC Upstate L 67–79  3–5
 17  Brown  9  King  3  Taylor  G.B. Hodge Center (568)
Spartanburg, SC
December 8, 2019*
7:00 PM, FS Ohio
at Northern Kentucky L 57–76  3–6
 14  Taylor  6  Hicks  5  Hobbs  BB&T Arena (3,199)
Highland Heights, KY
December 14, 2019*
12:00 PM, ACCN
at Louisville L 67–99  3–7
 13  Taylor  5  King  6  Brown  KFC Yum! Center (16,185)
Louisville, KY
December 19, 2019*
7:00 PM, ESPN3
at Marshall L 72–90  3–8
 15  King  10  Brown  3  Brown  Cam Henderson Center (5,057)
Huntington, WV
December 21, 2019*
7:00 PM, ESPN+
Charleston Southern L 69–76  3–9
 20  Taylor  11  Moreno  3  Hobbs  McBrayer Arena (1,707)
Richmond, KY
December 28, 2019*
4:00 PM, ESPN3
at East Carolina L 74–82  3–10
 25  Brown  12  King  6  Hobbs  Williams Arena (3,481)
Greenville, NC
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
January 2, 2020
7:30 PM, ESPN+
Tennessee Tech W 74–59  4–10
(1–0)
 15  King  5  Tied  8  Hobbs  McBrayer Arena (1,814)
Richmond, KY
January 4, 2020
4:00 PM, ESPN+
Jacksonville State L 71–80  4–11
(1–1)
 18  Brown  7  Moreno  3  Tied  McBrayer Arena (1,719)
Richmond, KY
January 9, 2020
7:30 PM, ESPN+
Eastern Illinois W 77–74  5–11
(2–1)
 24  Brown  9  Moreno  2  Tied  McBrayer Arena (1,517)
Richmond, KY
January 11, 2020
4:00 PM, ESPN+
SIU Edwardsville W 78–72  6–11
(3–1)
 20  Brown  9  Anderson  9  Cruickshank  McBrayer Arena (1,767)
Richmond, KY
January 16, 2020
9:00 PM, ESPNU
at Belmont L 56–87  6–12
(3–2)
 25  Brown  7  Taylor  4  Brown  Curb Event Center (1,736)
Nashville, TN
January 18, 2020
5:00 PM, ESPN+
at Tennessee State W 92–88  7–12
(4–2)
 37  Brown  7  Moreno  4  Tied  Gentry Complex (3,982)
Nashville, TN
January 23, 2020
7:30 PM, ESPN+
at Jacksonville State W 81–77  8–12
(5–2)
 24  Brown  9  King  3  Cruickshank  Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,046)
Jacksonville, AL
January 25, 2020
7:30 PM, ESPN+
at Tennessee Tech W 80–74  9–12
(6–2)
 31  Brown  6  Tied  9  Hobbs  Eblen Center (2,051)
Cookeville, TN
January 30, 2020
7:30 PM, ESPN+
UT Martin W 99–86  10–12
(7–2)
 27  Taylor  8  Moreno  6  Cruickshank  McBrayer Arena (2,373)
Richmond, KY
February 1, 2020
7:30 PM, ESPN+
Southeast Missouri State W 70–57  11–12
(8–2)
 10  Anderson  8  Moreno  5  Brown  McBrayer Arena (2,937)
Richmond, KY
February 6, 2020
4:30 PM, ESPN+
at Eastern Illinois W 91–84  12–12
(9–2)
 22  King  7  Tied  3  4 tied  Lantz Arena (1,400)
Charleston, IL
February 8, 2020
4:30 PM, ESPN+
at SIU Edwardsville L 75–83  12–13
(9–3)
 21  Brown  11  Moreno  6  Brown  Vadalabene Center (840)
Edwardsville, IL
February 13, 2020
7:00 PM, ESPN+
at Morehead State W 78–71  13–13
(10–3)
 19  Brown  7  Anderson  9  Brown  Ellis Johnson Arena (2,933)
Morehead, KY
February 15, 2020
5:30 PM, ESPN+
at Austin Peay L 85–93  13–14
(10–4)
 21  King  8  Anderson  1  4 tied  Dunn Center (1,851)
Clarksville, TN
February 20, 2020
7:30 PM, ESPN+
Tennessee State W 83–62  14–14
(11–4)
 22  Taylor II  7  King  5  Moreno  McBrayer Arena (2,975)
Richmond, KY
February 22, 2020
7:00 PM, ESPN+
Belmont L 70–83  14–15
(11–5)
 15  Anderson  10  Moreno  4  Moreno  McBrayer Arena (2,658)
Richmond, KY
February 27, 2020
8:00 PM, ESPN+
at Murray State L 62–74  14–16
(11–6)
 24  Brown  10  Anderson  2  Brown  CFSB Center (5,727)
Murray, KY
February 29, 2020
7:00 PM, ESPN+
Morehead State W 80–76  15–16
(12–6)
 17  Brown  8  Moreno  3  Brown  McBrayer Arena (3,249)
Richmond, KY
Ohio Valley Tournament
Mar 5, 2020
6:30 pm, ESPN+
(4) vs. (5) Tennessee State
Quarterfinals
W 58–48  16–16
 12  Brown  8  Moreno  2  Tied  Ford Center (1,005)
Evansville, IN
Mar 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPNU
(4) vs. (1) Belmont
Semifinals
W 60–50  16–17
 15  Cruickshank  9  Brown  2  Brown  Ford Center (3,435)
Evansville, IN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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