2024–25 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team

2024–25 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
2024–25 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	0–0 (0–0 ASUN)
Head coach	A. W. Hamilton (7th season);
Assistant coaches	AJ Clark; Ron Jirsa; Steve Lepore; Jake Lorbach;
Home arena	Baptist Health Arena
	Seasons ← 2023–24 2025–26 →

The 2024–25 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team will represent Eastern Kentucky University during the 2024–25 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels will be 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.^[1]

2024–25 ASUN men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Austin Peay	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Bellarmine	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Central Arkansas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Eastern Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida Gulf Coast	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Jacksonville	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Lipscomb	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Alabama	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Florida	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Queens*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Stetson	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
West Georgia*	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
* ineligible for the 2025 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

† 2025 ASUN tournament winner

Previous season

The Colonels finished the 2023–24 season 17–14, 12–4 in ASUN play to finish as ASUN regular season champions.^[2] They were upset by #10 seed Jacksonville in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament.^[3] Due to new rule changes that no longer give automatic bids to conference champions who failed to win their conference championship^[4], the Colonels did not qualify for the NIT, ending their season.^[5]

Roster

2024–25 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
G	0	Turner Buttry	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Bowling Green HS	Bowling Green, Kentucky
F	1	Mayar Wol	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	196 lb (89 kg)	So	Charleston	Raleigh, North Carolina
G	2	Jordan Crawford	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	178 lb (81 kg)	RS So	Charleston	Charlotte, North Carolina
G	3	George Kimble III	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	So	Eckerd College	Tampa, Florida
G	4	Micah Davis	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	172 lb (78 kg)	Fr	Franklin Community HS	Greenwood, Indiana
G/F	5	Jayden Harris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Massanutten Military Academy	Dumfries, Virginia
G/F	10	Devontae Blanton	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Sr	St. Edward HS	Macedonia, Ohio
G	11	Jackson Holt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS So	Moravian Prep	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	12	Robby Todd	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Madison Central HS	Richmond, Kentucky
F	13	Montavious Myrick	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	Sr	Southern Union State CC	Atlanta, Georgia
G	15	Reece Holbrook	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	152 lb (69 kg)	Fr	Louisville Collegiate School	Louisville, Kentucky
F	21	Yvens Paul	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Florida SouthWestern State	Naples, Florida
C	22	Cyril Martynov	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Eastern Michigan	Barrie, Ontario
C	23	James Mayor	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Paul Blazer HS	Ashland, Kentucky
G	25	Tyler Andrews	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Kansas City	Los Angeles, California
C	42	DJ Nussbaum	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	VMI	Houston, Texas

Head coach

A. W. Hamilton (Marshall)

Assistant coach(es)

AJ Clark (Pfeiffer)
Ron Jirsa (Gettysburg)
Steve Lepore (Wake Forest)
Jake Lorbach (Ohio State)

Legend

(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: October 19, 2024

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference regular season
November 4, 2024* ESPN+	Alice Lloyd	Seabury Center Berea, KY
November 8, 2024* 7:00 pm	at East Tennessee State SoCon/ASUN Challenge	Freedom Hall Civic Center Johnson City, TN
November 12, 2024* 7:00 pm, ACCN	at Clemson	Littlejohn Coliseum Clemson, SC
November 19, 2024* 7:00 pm	at Chicago State	Jones Convocation Center Chicago, IL
December 1, 2024* ESPN+	at Troy	Trojan Arena Troy, AL
December 6, 2024* ESPN+	Campbellsville–Harrodsburg	Seabury Center Berea, KY
December 11, 2024* 7:00 pm	at Pittsburgh	Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
December 14, 2024* ESPN+	Eastern Illinois	Seabury Center Berea, KY
December 21, 2024* ESPN+	Jacksonville State	Seabury Center Berea, KY
December 28, 2024* 12:00 pm	at Louisville	KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY
ASUN regular season
January 2, 2025 7:30 pm, ESPN+	at Central Arkansas	Farris Center Conway, AR
January 4, 2025 5:30 pm, ESPN+	at North Alabama	CB&S Bank Arena Florence, AL
January 9, 2025 ESPN+	North Florida	Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY
January 11, 2025 ESPN+	Jacksonville	Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY
January 16, 2025 ESPN+	at Austin Peay	F&M Bank Arena Clarksville, TN
January 18, 2025 ESPN+	Bellarmine	Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY
January 23, 2025 ESPN+	Stetson	Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY
January 25, 2025 ESPN+	Florida Gulf Coast	Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY
January 30, 2025 8:00 pm, ESPN+	at Lipscomb	Allen Arena Nashville, TN
February 1, 2025 ESPN+	Austin Peay	Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY
February 6, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Florida Gulf Coast	Alico Arena Fort Myers, FL
February 8, 2025 4:00 pm, ESPN+	at Stetson	Insight Credit Union Arena DeLand, FL
February 13, 2025 ESPN+	West Georgia	Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY
February 15, 2025 ESPN+	Queens	Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY
February 18, 2025 ESPN+	Lipscomb	Baptist Health Arena Richmond, KY
February 20, 2025 6:30 pm, ESPN+	at Bellarmine	Knights Hall Louisville, KY
February 24, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at Jacksonville	Swisher Gymnasium Jacksonville, FL
February 26, 2025 7:00 pm, ESPN+	at North Florida	UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[6]^[7]

References

^ "EKU Men's Basketball Releases Full Non-Conference Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
^ "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
^ "Jacksonville beats top-seeded Eastern Kentucky 67-65 in Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament". USA Today. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
^ "NIT Board announces changes to NIT and use of experimental rules". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
^ "EKU basketball season ends with upset loss in ASUN tourney". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2024.
^ "Eastern Kentucky Colonels 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[1] "EKU Men's Basketball Releases Full Non-Conference Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[2] "2023-24 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[3] "Jacksonville beats top-seeded Eastern Kentucky 67-65 in Atlantic Sun Conference Tournament". USA Today. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[4] "NIT Board announces changes to NIT and use of experimental rules". NCAA.com. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[5] "EKU basketball season ends with upset loss in ASUN tourney". Lexington Herald-Leader. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[6] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

[7] "Eastern Kentucky Colonels 2024-25 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved October 19, 2024.

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