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2014–15 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team

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2014–15 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
OVC East Division co–champions
CIT, Quarterfinals
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record21–12 (11–5 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Rodney Crawford
  • Austin Newton
  • Luke Strege
Home arenaMcBrayer Arena
Seasons
2014–15 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 11 5   .688 22 11   .667
Eastern Kentucky 11 5   .688 21 12   .636
Morehead State 10 6   .625 17 17   .500
Jacksonville State 5 11   .313 12 19   .387
Tennessee Tech 4 12   .250 12 18   .400
Tennessee State 2 14   .125 5 26   .161
West
Murray State 16 0   1.000 29 6   .829
UT Martin 10 6   .625 21 13   .618
Eastern Illinois 9 7   .563 18 15   .545
SIU Edwardsville 8 8   .500 12 16   .429
Southeast Missouri St. 7 9   .438 13 17   .433
Austin Peay 3 13   .188 8 22   .267
2015 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP poll

The 2014–15 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by tenth year head coach Jeff Neubauer, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum and were members of the East Division of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the season 21–12, 11–5 OVC play to finish in a share for East Division championship. They lost in the semifinals of the OVC tournament to Belmont. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament where they defeated Norfolk State in the first round and High Point in the second round before losing in the quarterfinals to fellow OVC member UT Martin.

On March 30, head coach Jeff Neubauer resigned to become the head coach at Fordham.[1] He finished at EKU with a 10-year record of 188–134.

Roster

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Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Paul Jackson Guard 6–1 178 Freshman Lithonia, Georgia
1 Robbie Stenzel Guard 6–5 195 Senior Winchester, Kentucky
2 Corey Walden Guard 6–2 189 Senior Daytona Beach, Florida
3 Denzel Richardson Guard 6–5 200 Junior Baltimore, Maryland
4 Tommy Matthews Guard 6–1 180 Junior Clinton, Maryland
5 Isaac McGlone Guard 6–2 175 Sophomore Lancaster, Ohio
11 Jaylen Babb-Harrison Guard 6–2 187 RS–Sophomore Ajax, Ontario
13 Daniel Norl Guard 6–2 185 Freshman Clarksville, Tennessee
14 Daniel Parke Guard 6–1 165 Sophomore Richmond, Kentucky
21 JaVontae Hawkins Guard 6–5 211 Junior Flint, Michigan
22 Timmy Knipp Guard 6–7 205 Senior Olive Hill, Kentucky
23 Jonathan Hood Guard 6–4 206 Junior Durham, North Carolina
24 K.J. Bluford Guard 6–1 185 Junior Minneapolis
32 Ja'Mill Powell Guard 6–7 180 Junior Bridgeport, Connecticut
33 Deverin Muff Forward 6–8 212 Senior Strongsville, Ohio
42 Eric Stutz Forward 6–8 225 Senior Newburgh, Indiana

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Australia summer trip
08/08/2014*
5:00 am
at Sydney Kings L 65–76 
Sutherland Basketball Association (500)
Sydney, AUS
08/10/2014*
2:00 am
at Wollongong Hawks L 99–106 OT
Snakepit (300)
Wollongong, AUS
08/11/2014*
6:30 am
at Suncoast Clippers W 125–91 
Maroochy Basketball Stadium 
Brisbane, AUS
08/14/2014*
5:00 am
at Cairns Taipans L 75–77 
Bendigo Bank Basketball Stadium 
Cairns, AUS
Exhibition
11/07/2014*
7:00 pm
Urbana W 96–81 
McBrayer Arena (1,400)
Richmond, Kentucky
Regular season
11/14/2014*
7:00 pm
Savannah State W 76–53  1–0
McBrayer Arena (3,950)
Richmond, Kentucky
11/18/2014*
7:00 pm
Kentucky Christian W 115–35  2–0
McBrayer Arena (1,900)
Richmond, Kentucky
11/22/2014*
7:00 pm
Cincinnati–Clermont W 115–50  3–0
McBrayer Arena (1,400)
Richmond, Kentucky
11/26/2014*
9:00 pm
at Southern Utah W 73–64  4–0
Centrum Arena (N/A)
Cedar City, Utah
11/29/2014*
9:00 pm
at BYU L 76–90  4–1
Marriott Center (16,770)
Provo, Utah
12/03/2014*
7:00 pm
Valparaiso L 66–72  4–2
McBrayer Arena (2,600)
Richmond, Kentucky
12/07/2014*
6:00 pm, SECN
at No. 1 Kentucky L 49–82  4–3
Rupp Arena (23,268)
Lexington, Kentucky
12/13/2014*
6:00 pm
at IUPUI W 73–64  5–3
Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,096)
Indianapolis
12/16/2014*
7:00 pm
East Tennessee State L 60–63  5–4
McBrayer Arena (1,300)
Richmond, Kentucky
12/19/2014*
7:00 pm
at No. 18 Miami (FL) W 72–44  6–4
BankUnited Center (4,467)
Coral Gables, Florida
12/22/2014*
7:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic L 66–69  6–5
FAU Arena (805)
Boca Raton, Florida
12/30/2014*
1:00 pm
at Coppin State W 66–63  7–5
Physical Education Complex (638)
Baltimore
01/03/2015*
7:00 pm
South Carolina State W 63–52  8–5
McBrayer Arena (2,300)
Richmond, Kentucky
01/08/2015
8:30 pm
at UT Martin W 66–58  9–5 (1–0)
Skyhawk Arena (3,108)
Martin, Tennessee
01/10/2015
7:00 pm
at Southeast Missouri State W 68–55  10–5 (2–0)
Show Me Center (1,924)
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
01/15/2015
7:30 pm
Eastern Illinois L 65–72  10–6 (2–1)
McBrayer Arena (2,400)
Richmond, Kentucky
01/17/2015
7:00 pm
SIU Edwardsville W 78–62  11–6 (3–1)
McBrayer Arena (2,800)
Richmond, Kentucky
01/22/2015
8:00 pm
at Jacksonville State L 67–71  11–7 (3–2)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,801)
Jacksonville, Alabama
01/24/2015
8:30 pm
at Tennessee Tech L 81–83 OT 11–8 (3–3)
Eblen Center (2,519)
Cookeville, Tennessee
01/29/2015
9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Murray State L 78–85 OT 11–9 (3–4)
CFSB Center (N/A)
Murray, Kentucky
01/31/2015
4:15 pm
at Morehead State W 66–57  12–9 (4–4)
Ellis Johnson Arena (5,785)
Morehead, Kentucky
02/05/2015
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Belmont W 81–69  13–9 (5–4)
McBrayer Arena (4,700)
Richmond, Kentucky
02/07/2015
7:00 pm
Tennessee State W 77–72  14–9 (6–4)
McBrayer Arena (2,300)
Richmond, Kentucky
02/11/2015
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Morehead State W 69–57  15–9 (7–4)
McBrayer Arena (5,200)
Richmond, Kentucky
02/14/2015
8:30 pm
at Tennessee State W 69–41  16–9 (8–4)
Gentry Complex (2,578)
Nashville, Tennessee
02/17/2015
7:00 pm
Austin Peay McBrayer Arena 
Richmond, Kentucky
02/19/2015
8:00 pm
at Belmont L 61–66  16–10 (8–5)
Curb Event Center (1,904)
Nashville, Tennessee
02/22/2015
7:00 pm
Austin Peay W 76–64  17–10 (9–5)
McBrayer Arena (1,300)
Richmond, Kentucky
02/26/2015
7:00 pm
Jacksonville State W 63–57  18–10 (10–5)
McBrayer Arena (2,600)
Richmond, Kentucky
02/28/2015
7:00 pm
Tennessee Tech W 70–67  19–10 (11–5)
McBrayer Arena (3,700)
Richmond, Kentucky
Ohio Valley tournament
03/06/2015
8:30 pm, ESPNU
vs. Belmont
Semifinals
L 52–53  19–11
Nashville Municipal Auditorium (3,753)
Nashville, Tennessee
CIT
03/17/2015*
7:00 pm
Norfolk State
First round
W 81–75  20–11
McBrayer Arena (2,950)
Richmond, Kentucky
03/20/2015*
7:00 pm
High Point
Second round
W 66–65  21–11
McBrayer Arena (2,300)
Richmond, Kentucky
03/25/2015*
7:00 pm
UT Martin
Quarterfinals
L 69–70  21–12
McBrayer Arena (3,300)
Richmond, Kentucky
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

References

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  1. ^ "Fordham hires Jeff Neubauer from Eastern Kentucky". March 30, 2015.
  2. ^ "2014-15 Men's Basketball Schedule".
  3. ^ Mike Organ (February 16, 2015). "Austin Peay at EKU game postponed because of weather". The Tennessean. Retrieved February 17, 2015.