# 2023–24 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team

The 2023–24 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University in the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by sixth-year head coach A. W. Hamilton, played their home games at Baptist Health Arena in Richmond, Kentucky as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference (ASUN).

## Previous season

The Colonels finished the 2022–23 season 19–12, 12–6 in ASUN play to finish in a third place tie. In the ASUN tournament, they were defeated by Liberty in the second round. The Colonels were runners up in the 2023 College Basketball Invitational, losing to Charlotte in the championship game.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| October 30, 2023* 6:30 pm | | at Georgia | L 82–99 | | Stegeman Coliseum Athens, GA |
| Regular season ||||||
| November 7, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | West Virginia Tech | W 108–72 | 1–0 | Baptist Health Arena (2,692) Richmond, KY |
| November 10, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Wilberforce | W 133–75 | 2–0 | Baptist Health Arena (1,500) Richmond, KY |
| November 17, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | UT Martin Eastern Kentucky MTE | L 74–80 | 2–1 | Baptist Health Arena (2,459) Richmond, KY |
| November 21, 2023* 12:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Prairie View A&M Eastern Kentucky MTE | L 64–76 | 2–2 | Baptist Health Arena (5,631) Richmond, KY |
| November 27, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Troy | W 77–76 | 3–2 | Baptist Health Arena (1,894) Richmond, KY |
| December 3, 2023* 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Western Kentucky | L 69–79 | 3–3 | E. A. Diddle Arena (3,511) Bowling Green, KY |
| December 7, 2023* 7:00 pm | | at UNC Greensboro | L 85–87 $^{OT}$ | 3–4 | Fleming Gymnasium (697) Greensboro, NC |
| December 10, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bethany (WV) | W 121–56 | 4–4 | Baptist Health Arena (1,347) Richmond, KY |
| December 13, 2023* 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Louisiana | L 62–73 | 4–5 | Cajundome (1,417) Lafayette, LA |
| December 17, 2023* 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Northern Kentucky | L 75–85 | 4–6 | Baptist Health Arena (3,046) Richmond, KY |
| December 21, 2023* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Troy | L 81–88 | 4–7 | Trojan Arena (1,962) Troy, AL |
| December 23, 2023* 4:00 pm, SECN | | at Alabama | L 67–111 | 4–8 | Coleman Coliseum (9,950) Tuscaloosa, AL |
| December 29, 2023* 7:00 pm, BTN | | at No. 1 Purdue | L 53–80 | 4–9 | Mackey Arena (14,876) West Lafayette, IN |
| January 4, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Lipscomb | W 80–72 | 5–9 (1–0) | Baptist Health Arena (2,476) Richmond, KY |
| January 6, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Austin Peay | W 69–59 | 6–9 (2–0) | Baptist Health Arena (3,153) Richmond, KY |
| January 11, 2024 8:30 pm, ESPN+ | | at Central Arkansas | W 86–63 | 7–9 (3–0) | Farris Center (1,245) Conway, AR |
| January 13, 2024 8:15 pm, ESPN+ | | at North Alabama | W 81–72 | 8–9 (4–0) | Flowers Hall (1,738) Florence, AL |
| January 20, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Bellarmine | W 82–70 | 9–9 (5–0) | Baptist Health Arena (3,672) Richmond, KY |
| January 25, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Jacksonville | W 75–59 | 10–9 (6–0) | Baptist Health Arena (3,196) Richmond, KY |
| January 27, 2024 4:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Florida | W 89–76 | 11–9 (7–0) | Baptist Health Arena (4,278) Richmond, KY |
| February 1, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Queens | L 76–94 | 11–10 (7–1) | Curry Arena (317) Charlotte, NC |
| February 3, 2024 5:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Kennesaw State | W 86–76 | 12–10 (8–1) | KSU Convocation Center (2,357) Kennesaw, GA |
| February 7, 2024 9:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Florida Gulf Coast | W 90–82 | 13–10 (9–1) | Baptist Health Arena (4,066) Richmond, KY |
| February 10, 2024 4:45 pm, ESPN+ | | at Stetson | L 79–87 | 13–11 (9–2) | Edmunds Center (882) DeLand, FL |
| February 14, 2024* 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Chicago State | W 86–73 | 14–11 | Baptist Health Arena (2,391) Richmond, KY |
| February 17, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Bellarmine | W 75–65 | 15–11 (10–2) | Freedom Hall (2,196) Louisville, KY |
| February 22, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | | North Alabama | W 75–72 | 16–11 (11–2) | Baptist Health Arena (2,755) Richmond, KY |
| February 24, 2024 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | Central Arkansas | W 95–82 | 17–11 (12–2) | Baptist Health Arena (3,698) Richmond, KY |
| February 28, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Austin Peay | L 79–83 | 17–12 (12–3) | F&M Bank Arena (2,297) Clarksville, TN |
| March 1, 2024 8:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Lipscomb | L 67–81 | 17–13 (12–4) | Allen Arena (2,026) Nashville, TN |
| ASUN tournament ||||||
| March 5, 2024 7:00 pm, ESPN+ | (1) | (10) Jacksonville Quarterfinals | L 65–67 | 17–14 | Baptist Health Arena (4,171) Richmond, KY |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern. ||||||
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