2014–15 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team
American college basketball season
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]
Roster
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
[ 2]
Date
Opponent
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
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 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 Cedar City, Utah
11/29/2014 *9:00 pm
at BYU
L 76–90 4–1
Marriott Center 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 Lexington, Kentucky
12/13/2014 *6:00 pm
at IUPUI
W 73–64 5–3
Indiana Farmers Coliseum 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 Coral Gables, Florida
12/22/2014 *7:00 pm
at Florida Atlantic
L 66–69 6–5
FAU Arena Boca Raton, Florida
12/30/2014 *1:00 pm
at Coppin State
W 66–63 7–5
Physical Education Complex 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 Martin, Tennessee
01/10/2015 7:00 pm
at Southeast Missouri State
W 68–55 10–5 (2–0)
Show Me Center 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 Jacksonville, Alabama
01/24/2015 8:30 pm
at Tennessee Tech
L 81–83 OT
11–8 (3–3)
Eblen Center Cookeville, Tennessee
01/29/2015 9:00 pm, ESPNU
at Murray State
L 78–85 OT
11–9 (3–4)
CFSB Center Murray, Kentucky
01/31/2015 4:15 pm
at Morehead State
W 66–57 12–9 (4–4)
Ellis Johnson Arena 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 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 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 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 .
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