2024–25 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team

2024–25 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
2024–25 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	6–6 (0–0 ASUN)
Head coach	A. W. Hamilton (7th season);
Assistant coaches	AJ Clark; Ron Jirsa; Steve Lepore; Jake Lorbach;
Home arena	Baptist Health Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

2024–25 ASUN men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
North Alabama	0	–	0	–	8	–	5	.615
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
Florida Gulf Coast	0	–	0	–	4	–	8	.333
Central Arkansas	0	–	0	–	3	–	9	.250
Bellarmine	0	–	0	–	3	–	10	.231
Stetson	0	–	0	–	2	–	10	.167
West Georgia*	0	–	0	–	2	–	11	.154
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 ASUN tournament winner As of December 22, 2024

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]

Previous season

The 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]

Roster

2024–25 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Turner Buttry	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Bowling Green HS	Bowling Green, Kentucky
F	1	Mayar Wol	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	So	Charleston	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	2	Jordan Crawford	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	RS So	Charleston	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	3	George Kimble III	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	So	Eckerd College	Tampa, Florida
G	4	Micah Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Franklin Community HS	Greenwood, Indiana
G/F	5	Jayden Harris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Massanutten Military Academy	Dumfries, Virginia
G/F	10	Devontae Blanton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Sr	St. Edward HS	Macedonia, Ohio
G	11	Jackson Holt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Moravian Prep	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	12	Robby Todd	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Madison Central HS	Richmond, Kentucky
F	13	Montavious Myrick	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Sr	Southern Union State CC	Atlanta, Georgia
G	15	Reece Holbrook	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	152 lb (69 kg)	Fr	Louisville Collegiate School	Louisville, Kentucky
F	21	Yvens Paul	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Florida SouthWestern State	Naples, Florida
C	22	Cyril Martynov	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Eastern Michigan	Barrie, Ontario
C	23	James Mayor	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Paul Blazer HS	Ashland, Kentucky
G	25	Tyler Andrews	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Kansas City	Los Angeles, California
C	42	DJ Nussbaum	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	VMI	Houston, Texas

Head coach

A. W. Hamilton (Marshall)

Assistant coach(es)

AJ Clark (Pfeiffer)
Ron Jirsa (Gettysburg)
Steve Lepore (Wake Forest)
Jake Lorbach (Ohio State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 19, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
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
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "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.

[1] "EKU Men's Basketball Releases Full Non-Conference Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[3] "Jacksonville beats top-seeded Eastern Kentucky 67-65 in Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament". USA Today. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[4] "NIT Board announces changes to NIT and use of experimental rules". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[5] "EKU basketball season ends with upset loss in ASUN tourney". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[6] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[7] "Eastern Kentucky Colonels 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

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