Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball
Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball history
Eastern Kentucky University (Richmond, KY)
Paul S. McBrayer Arena
ASUN Conference
Current head coach: A.W. Hamilton (2018-)
- Asst: AJ Clark (2024-)
- Asst: Ron Jirsa (2024-)
- Asst: Steve Lepore (2018-)
- DBO: Matt Hurt (2024-)
- DPD: Asa Duvall (2023-)
- Video: Jake Lorbach (2023-)
Post-Season:
- National Championships: 0
- Final Four Appearances: 0
- Sweet Sixteen Appearances: 0
- NCAA Tournament Appearances: 8 (1953, 1959, 1965, 1972, 1979, 2005, 2007, 2014)
- NCAAT Overall Record: 0-8
- NIT Championships: 0
- NIT Appearances: 0
- NIT Overall Record: 0-0
- CBI Championships: 0 (Runner-up in 2023)
- CBI Appearances: 2 (2010, 2023)
- CBI Overall Record: 3-2
- CIT Appearances: 2 (2013, 2015)
- CIT Overall Record: 3-2
- NAIA Tournament Appearances: 2 (1945, 1946)
- NAIA Tournament Overall Record: 2-3
Conference Titles (Ohio Valley, ASUN):
- ASUN Regular Season Championships: 1 (2024)
- Ohio Valley Regular Season Championships: 7 (1953, 1959, 1961, 1965, 1972, 1978, 1979)
- ASUN Tournament Championships: 0
- Ohio Valley Tournament Championships: 6 (1950, 1955, 1979, 2005, 2007, 2014)
Award Winners:
- Naismith Player of the Year: 0
- John R. Wooden Award: 0
- Oscar Robertson Trophy: 0
- AP All-Americans: 0
- ASUN Player of the Year: 1 (Isaiah Cozart, 2024)
- Ohio Valley Player of the Year: 1 (James “Turk” Tillman, 1979)
Eastern Kentucky head coaches:
| Coach | Tenure | Record | Conf. Titles | NCAA Apps. | Nat. Champ |
| A.W. Hamilton | 2018-Pres | 104-88 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Dan McHale | 2015-18 | 38-55 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jeff Neubauer | 2005-15 | 188-134 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Travis Ford | 2000-05 | 61-80 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Scott Perry | 1997-2000 | 19-61 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Calhoun | 1992-97 | 58-77 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mike Pollio | 1989-92 | 51-41 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Good | 1981-89 | 96-129 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ed Byhre | 1976-81 | 69-63 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Bob Mulcahy | 1973-76 | 25-48 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Guy Strong | 1967-73 | 78-65 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Jim Baechtold | 1962-67 | 70-57 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Paul McBrayer | 1946-62 | 214-142 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Rome Rankin | 1935-46 | 135-53 | – | 2^ | 0 |
| Charles T. Hughes | 1929-35 | 68-40 | – | – | – |
| George Hembree | 1920-29 | 49-88 | – | – | – |
| C. Miller/C. McCoy | 1919-20 | 3-4 | – | – | – |
| Ben M. Barnard | 1913-17 | 14-10 | – | – | – |
| Charles A. Keith | 1912-13 | 9-3 | – | – | – |
| Clyde H. Wilson | 1909-12 | 10-11 | – | – | – |
Key: Conf. Titles= Regular Season only, NCAA Apps= NCAA Tournament Appearances, Nat. Champ= NCAA Tournament Champions
^ These tournament appearances came when the Eastern Kentucky program was at the NAIA level; EKU moved up to Division I prior to the 1951-52 season
NOTE: Overall program records on this page do not include anything later vacated by the NCAA.