# 2014–15 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team

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. He finished at EKU with a 10-year record of 188–134.

## 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

| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| 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 (1,400) 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 (N/A) Cedar City, Utah |
| 11/29/2014* 9:00 pm | at BYU | L 76–90 | 4–1 | Marriott Center (16,770) 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 (23,268) Lexington, Kentucky |
| 12/13/2014* 6:00 pm | at IUPUI | W 73–64 | 5–3 | Indiana Farmers Coliseum (1,096) 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 (4,467) Coral Gables, Florida |
| 12/22/2014* 7:00 pm | at Florida Atlantic | L 66–69 | 6–5 | FAU Arena (805) Boca Raton, Florida |
| 12/30/2014* 1:00 pm | at Coppin State | W 66–63 | 7–5 | Physical Education Complex (638) 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 (3,108) Martin, Tennessee |
| 01/10/2015 7:00 pm | at Southeast Missouri State | W 68–55 | 10–5 (2–0) | Show Me Center (1,924) 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 (1,801) Jacksonville, Alabama |
| 01/24/2015 8:30 pm | at Tennessee Tech | L 81–83 $^{OT}$ | 11–8 (3–3) | Eblen Center (2,519) Cookeville, Tennessee |
| 01/29/2015 9:00 pm, ESPNU | at Murray State | L 78–85 $^{OT}$ | 11–9 (3–4) | CFSB Center (N/A) Murray, Kentucky |
| 01/31/2015 4:15 pm | at Morehead State | W 66–57 | 12–9 (4–4) | Ellis Johnson Arena (5,785) 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 (2,578) 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 (1,904) 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 (3,753) 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. |||||