# 2019–20 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by second-year head coach A. W. Hamilton, played their home games at McBrayer Arena within Alumni Coliseum as members of the Ohio Valley Conference. They finished the 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.

## Previous season

The Colonels finished the season 2018–19 season 13–18, 6–12 in OVC play to finish in a four-way tie for sixth place. Due to tie-breaking rules, they failed to qualify to play in the OVC tournament for the fourth consecutive season.

## Schedule and Results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | High points | High rebounds | High assists | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition |||||||||
| October 31, 2019* 7:00 pm | | Berea | W 113–63 | – | 19 – Anderson/Brown | 11 – Anderson | 7 – Cruickshank | McBrayer Arena (1,834) Richmond, KY |
| Regular season |||||||||
| November 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chattanooga | W 79–68 | 1–0 | 19 – King | 12 – Hicks | 4 – Cruickshank | McBrayer Arena (2,858) Richmond, KY |
| November 8, 2019* 7:00 pm, SECN | | at No. 2 Kentucky | L 49–91 | 1–1 | 14 – Moreno | 7 – Hobbs | 5 – Hobbs | Rupp Arena (20,163) Lexington, KY |
| November 12, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Ohio–Chillicothe | W 129–43 | 2–1 | 22 – Brown | 13 – Moreno | 6 – Cruickshank | McBrayer Arena (1,464) Richmond, KY |
| November 15, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Western Kentucky | L 71–79 | 2–2 | 41 – Brown | 7 – Hicks | 2 – 3 tied | McBrayer Arena (5,826) Richmond, KY |
| November 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Alice Lloyd | W 99–63 | 3–2 | 18 – Taylor | 11 – Hicks | 5 – 3 tied | McBrayer Arena (1,783) Richmond, KY |
| November 22, 2019* 3:30 pm | | vs. FIU Battle for the Capital | L 70–89 | 3–3 | 19 – Tied | 9 – Hicks | 4 – Cruickshank | Entertainment and Sports Arena (512) Washington, D.C. |
| November 23, 2019* 3:30 pm | | vs. Cleveland State Battle for the Capital | L 51–65 | 3–4 | 15 – Brown | 15 – Hicks | 3 – Hobbs | Entertainment and Sports Arena (739) Washington, D.C. |
| December 3, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at USC Upstate | L 67–79 | 3–5 | 17 – Brown | 9 – King | 3 – Taylor | G.B. Hodge Center (568) Spartanburg, SC |
| December 8, 2019* 7:00 pm, FS Ohio | | at Northern Kentucky | L 57–76 | 3–6 | 14 – Taylor | 6 – Hicks | 5 – Hobbs | BB&T Arena (3,199) Highland Heights, KY |
| December 14, 2019* 12:00 pm, ACCN | | at Louisville | L 67–99 | 3–7 | 13 – Taylor | 5 – King | 6 – Brown | KFC Yum! Center (16,185) Louisville, KY |
| December 19, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at Marshall | L 72–90 | 3–8 | 15 – King | 10 – Brown | 3 – Brown | Cam Henderson Center (5,057) Huntington, WV |
| December 21, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Charleston Southern | L 69–76 | 3–9 | 20 – Taylor | 11 – Moreno | 3 – Hobbs | McBrayer Arena (1,707) Richmond, KY |
| December 28, 2019* 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | at East Carolina | L 74–82 | 3–10 | 25 – Brown | 12 – King | 6 – Hobbs | Williams Arena (3,481) Greenville, NC |
| Ohio Valley Conference regular season |||||||||
| January 2, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee Tech | W 74–59 | 4–10 (1–0) | 15 – King | 5 – Tied | 8 – Hobbs | McBrayer Arena (1,814) Richmond, KY |
| January 4, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville State | L 71–80 | 4–11 (1–1) | 18 – Brown | 7 – Moreno | 3 – Tied | McBrayer Arena (1,719) Richmond, KY |
| January 9, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Eastern Illinois | W 77–74 | 5–11 (2–1) | 24 – Brown | 9 – Moreno | 2 – Tied | McBrayer Arena (1,517) Richmond, KY |
| January 11, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | SIU Edwardsville | W 78–72 | 6–11 (3–1) | 20 – Brown | 9 – Anderson | 9 – Cruickshank | McBrayer Arena (1,767) Richmond, KY |
| January 16, 2020 9:00 pm, ESPNU | | at Belmont | L 56–87 | 6–12 (3–2) | 25 – Brown | 7 – Taylor | 4 – Brown | Curb Event Center (1,736) Nashville, TN |
| January 18, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee State | W 92–88 | 7–12 (4–2) | 37 – Brown | 7 – Moreno | 4 – Tied | Gentry Complex (3,982) Nashville, TN |
| January 23, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Jacksonville State | W 81–77 | 8–12 (5–2) | 24 – Brown | 9 – King | 3 – Cruickshank | Pete Mathews Coliseum (1,046) Jacksonville, AL |
| January 25, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Tennessee Tech | W 80–74 | 9–12 (6–2) | 31 – Brown | 6 – Tied | 9 – Hobbs | Eblen Center (2,051) Cookeville, TN |
| January 30, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Martin | W 99–86 | 10–12 (7–2) | 27 – Taylor | 8 – Moreno | 6 – Cruickshank | McBrayer Arena (2,373) Richmond, KY |
| February 1, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Southeast Missouri State | W 70–57 | 11–12 (8–2) | 10 – Anderson | 8 – Moreno | 5 – Brown | McBrayer Arena (2,937) Richmond, KY |
| February 6, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Illinois | W 91–84 | 12–12 (9–2) | 22 – King | 7 – Tied | 3 – 4 tied | Lantz Arena (1,400) Charleston, IL |
| February 8, 2020 4:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at SIU Edwardsville | L 75–83 | 12–13 (9–3) | 21 – Brown | 11 – Moreno | 6 – Brown | Vadalabene Center (840) Edwardsville, IL |
| February 13, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Morehead State | W 78–71 | 13–13 (10–3) | 19 – Brown | 7 – Anderson | 9 – Brown | Ellis Johnson Arena (2,933) Morehead, KY |
| February 15, 2020 5:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | L 85–93 | 13–14 (10–4) | 21 – King | 8 – Anderson | 1 – 4 tied | Dunn Center (1,851) Clarksville, TN |
| February 20, 2020 7:30 pm, ESPN+ | | Tennessee State | W 83–62 | 14–14 (11–4) | 22 – Taylor II | 7 – King | 5 – Moreno | McBrayer Arena (2,975) Richmond, KY |
| February 22, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Belmont | L 70–83 | 14–15 (11–5) | 15 – Anderson | 10 – Moreno | 4 – Moreno | McBrayer Arena (2,658) Richmond, KY |
| February 27, 2020 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Murray State | L 62–74 | 14–16 (11–6) | 24 – Brown | 10 – Anderson | 2 – Brown | CFSB Center (5,727) Murray, KY |
| February 29, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Morehead State | W 80–76 | 15–16 (12–6) | 17 – Brown | 8 – Moreno | 3 – Brown | McBrayer Arena (3,249) Richmond, KY |
| Ohio Valley tournament |||||||||
| Mar 5, 2020 6:30 pm, ESPN+ | (4) | vs. (5) Tennessee State Quarterfinals | W 58–48 | 16–16 | 12 – Brown | 8 – Moreno | 2 – Tied | Ford Center (1,005) Evansville, IN |
| Mar 6, 2020 7:00 pm, ESPNU | (4) | vs. (1) Belmont Semifinals | L 50–60 | 16–17 | 15 – Cruickshank | 9 – Brown | 2 – Brown | Ford Center (3,435) Evansville, IN |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |||||||||
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