# 2024–25 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team

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.

## Previous season

The Colonels finished the 2023–24 season 17–14, 12–4 in ASUN play to finish as ASUN regular season champions. They were upset by #10 seed Jacksonville in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament. Due to new rule changes that no longer give automatic bids to conference champions who failed to win their conference championship, the Colonels did not qualify for the NIT, ending their season.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | 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 | L 76–78 | 6–7 | KFC Yum! Center (13,150) Louisville, KY |
| ASUN regular season ||||||
| January 2, 2025 7:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Central Arkansas | W 89–83 $^{2OT}$ | 7–7 (1–0) | Farris Center (793) Conway, AR |
| January 4, 2025 5:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | L 67–88 | 7–8 (1–1) | CB&S Bank Arena (2,025) Florence, AL |
| January 9, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 79–74 | 8–8 (2–1) | Baptist Health Arena (1,706) Richmond, KY |
| January 11, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | L 75–82 | 8–9 (2–2) | Baptist Health Arena (1,872) Richmond, KY |
| January 16, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | L 90–97 $^{OT}$ | 8–10 (2–3) | F&M Bank Arena (1,326) Clarksville, TN |
| January 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Bellarmine | W 72–69 | 9–10 (3–3) | Baptist Health Arena (2,004) Richmond, KY |
| January 23, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Stetson | L 66–67 | 9–11 (3–4) | Baptist Health Arena (1,883) Richmond, KY |
| January 25, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 81–77 | 10–11 (4–4) | Baptist Health Arena (2,761) Richmond, KY |
| January 30, 2025 8:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | W 80–71 | 11–11 (5–4) | Allen Arena (1011) Nashville, TN |
| February 1, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 88–82 | 12–11 (6–4) | Baptist Health Arena (2,267) Richmond, KY |
| February 6, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Florida Gulf Coast | W 92–74 | 13–11 (7–4) | Alico Arena (2,632) Fort Myers, FL |
| February 8, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Stetson | W 83–58 | 14–11 (8–4) | Insight Credit Union Arena (707) DeLand, FL |
| February 13, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | West Georgia | W 95–73 | 15–11 (9–4) | Baptist Health Arena (1,891) Richmond, KY |
| February 15, 2025 4:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Queens | W 86–80 $^{OT}$ | 16–11 (10–4) | Baptist Health Arena (2,216) Richmond, KY |
| February 18, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 66–57 | 17–11 (11–4) | Baptist Health Arena (3,155) Richmond, KY |
| February 20, 2025 6:30 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | L 74–80 | 17–12 (11–5) | Knights Hall (1,582) Louisville, KY |
| February 24, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville | L 55–59 | 17–13 (11–6) | Swisher Gymnasium (763) Jacksonville, FL |
| February 26, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | | at North Florida | W 86–81 | 18–13 (12–6) | UNF Arena (1,497) Jacksonville, FL |
| ASUN tournament ||||||
| March 3, 2025 7:00 p.m., ESPN+ | (5) | at (4) Jacksonville Quarterfinals | L 67–78 | 18–14 | Swisher Gymnasium (1,000) Jacksonville, FL |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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