# 2020–21 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team

The 2020–21 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University in the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by third-year head coach A. W. Hamilton, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum in Richmond, Kentucky in their 73rd and final season as members of the Ohio Valley Conference (OVC). Eastern Kentucky joined the ASUN Conference on July 1, 2021.

## Previous season

The Colonels finished the 2019–20 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.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 25, 2020* 5:30 p.m. | | vs. North Florida Mako Medical Wolfpack Invitational | W 80–67 | 1–0 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| November 27, 2020* 2:00 p.m. | | vs. Charleston Southern Mako Medical Wolfpack Invitational | W 60–50 | 2–0 | Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC |
| November 30, 2020* 7:00 p.m., FS1 | | at Xavier | L 96–99 $^{OT}$ | 2–1 | Cintas Center (300) Cincinnati, OH |
| December 2, 2020* 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | W 95–78 | 3–1 | G. B. Hodge Center (142) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 7, 2020 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Morehead State | W 71–68 | 4–1 (1–0) | McBrayer Arena (643) Richmond, KY |
| December 12, 2020* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Transylvania | W 81–60 | 5–1 | McBrayer Arena (609) Richmond, KY |
| December 14, 2020 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | L 62–75 | 5–2 (1–1) | Ellis Johnson Arena (565) Morehead, KY |
| December 17, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Campbellsville–Harrodsburg | W 118–54 | 6–2 | McBrayer Arena (500) Richmond, KY |
| December 22, 2020* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | High Point | W 86–67 | 7–2 | McBrayer Arena (723) Richmond, KY |
| December 30, 2020 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 69–61 | 8–2 (2–1) | McBrayer Arena (704) Richmond, KY |
| January 2, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | W 80–75 | 9–2 (3–1) | Dunn Center (452) Clarksville, TN |
| January 7, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville State | W 69–66 $^{OT}$ | 10–2 (4–1) | McBrayer Arena (672) Richmond, KY |
| January 9, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 90–80 | 11–2 (5–1) | McBrayer Arena (733) Richmond, KY |
| January 16, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | W 93–85 $^{OT}$ | 12–2 (6–1) | Lantz Arena Charleston, IL |
| January 21, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | UT Martin | W 113–73 | 13–2 (7–1) | McBrayer Arena (759) Richmond, KY |
| February 2, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville State | W 86–82 $^{OT}$ | 14–2 (8–1) | Pete Mathews Coliseum (402) Jacksonville, AL |
| February 4, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | L 79–94 | 14–3 (8–2) | McBrayer Arena (902) Richmond, KY |
| February 6, 2021 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Murray State | L 64–76 | 14–4 (8–3) | McBrayer Arena (887) Richmond, KY |
| February 8, 2021 3:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | W 78–74 | 15–4 (9–3) | First Community Arena (22) Edwardsville, IL |
| February 11, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Belmont | L 74–92 | 15–5 (9–4) | Curb Event Center (241) Nashville, TN |
| February 13, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | W 93–73 | 16–5 (10–4) | Gentry Complex (255) Nashville, TN |
| February 15, 2021 9:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | W 83–72 | 17–5 (11–4) | Eblen Center (238) Cookeville, TN |
| February 18, 2021 5:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at UT Martin | W 89–72 | 18–5 (12–4) | Skyhawk Arena (173) Martin, TN |
| February 20, 2021 6:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | L 72–94 | 18–6 (12–5) | Show Me Center (753) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 22, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Southeast Missouri State | W 87–65 | 19–6 (13–5) | Show Me Center (289) Cape Girardeau, MO |
| February 25, 2021 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Belmont | W 81–67 | 20–6 (14–5) | McBrayer Arena (957) Richmond, KY |
| February 27, 2021 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | W 89–84 | 21–6 (15–5) | McBrayer Arena (971) Richmond, KY |
| Ohio Valley tournament ||||||
| March 4, 2021 10:30 p.m., ESPN+ | (3) | vs. (6) Austin Peay First round | W 70–67 | 22–6 | Ford Center (645) Evansville, IN |
| March 5, 2021 10:30 p.m., ESPNU | (3) | vs. (2) Morehead State Semifinals | L 64–67 | 22–7 | Ford Center (627) Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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