2025–26 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team

2025–26 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
2025–26 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
Conference	Atlantic Sun Conference
Record	11–21 (7–11 ASUN)
Head coach	A. W. Hamilton (8th season);
Associate head coach	Steve Lepore
Assistant coaches	AJ Clark; Ron Jirsa; Jake Lorbach;
Home arena	Baptist Health Arena

2025–26 ASUN men's basketball standings
	Conf.				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Central Arkansas	15	–	3	.833	22	–	12	.647
Austin Peay	15	–	3	.833	22	–	9	.710
Queens †	13	–	5	.722	21	–	14	.600
Lipscomb	12	–	6	.667	19	–	13	.594
Florida Gulf Coast	8	–	10	.444	16	–	18	.471
West Georgia*	8	–	10	.444	15	–	17	.469
Eastern Kentucky	7	–	11	.389	11	–	21	.344
Bellarmine	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Jacksonville	7	–	11	.389	12	–	20	.375
Stetson	7	–	11	.389	12	–	21	.364
North Florida	5	–	13	.278	7	–	25	.219
North Alabama	4	–	14	.222	9	–	21	.300

† 2026 ASUN tournament winner * ineligible for the 2026 NCAA tournament due to transition from Division II

The 2025–26 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2025–26 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by eighth-year head coach A. W. Hamilton, played their home games at Baptist Health Arena in Richmond, Kentucky as members of the Atlantic Sun Conference.

Previous season

The Colonels finished the 2024–25 season 18–14, 12–6 in ASUN play, to finish in a tie for fourth place.^[1] They were defeated by Jacksonville in the quarterfinals of the ASUN tournament.^[2]

Preseason

On October 17, 2025, the ASUN released their preseason polls. Eastern Kentucky was picked to finish second in both coaches poll, with two first-place votes and second in the media poll, with three first-place votes.^[3]

Preseason rankings

ASUN Preseason Coaches Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	Queens	136 (6)
2	North Alabama	117
3	Eastern Kentucky	111 (2)
4	Florida Gulf Coast	98 (2)
5	Austin Peay	94 (1)
6	Jacksonville	88
7	Lipscomb	77
8	Central Arkansas	57
9	Stetson	56
10	Bellarmine	36
11	North Florida	34 (1)
12	West Georgia	32
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

ASUN Preseason Media Poll
Place	Team	Votes
1	North Alabama	519 (18)
2	Eastern Kentucky	495 (3)
3	Queens	468 (9)
4	Florida Gulf Coast	465 (12)
5	Lipscomb	408 (9)
6	Jacksonville	381
7	Austin Peay	357
8	Stetson	243
9	North Florida	192
10	Bellarmine	189
11	Central Arkansas	174
12	West Georgia	126
(#) first-place votes

Source:^[3]

Preseason All-ASUN Team

Preseason All-ASUN Team
Player	Year	Position
Montavious Myrick	Graduate Student	Forward

Source:^[3]

Roster

2025–26 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)	Sr	Bowling Green High School	Bowling Green, Kentucky
G	1	Amarr Knox	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Sr	Alabama State	Memphis, Tennessee
G	2	Tyler Jackson	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	153 lb (69 kg)	Fr	SoCal Academy	Baltimore, Maryland
G	3	MJ Williams	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)	168 lb (76 kg)	Fr	Farmville Central High School	Rocky Mount, North Carolina
G	4	Juan Cranford Jr.	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	So	Saint Francis	Dayton, Ohio
G/F	5	Jayden Harris	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	RS Fr	Massanutten Military Academy	Dumfries, Virginia
G	7	Trey Coles	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Hargrave Military Academy	Richmond, Virginia
F	8	Jalen Cooper	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Cal State Fullerton	St. Petersburg, Florida
G	11	Jackson Holt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	RS Jr	Moravian Prep	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	12	Mason Miles	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	187 lb (85 kg)	RS Fr	Lindsey Wilson	Louisville, Kentucky
F	13	Montavious Myrick	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	208 lb (94 kg)	GS	Southern Union State Community College	Atlanta, Georgia
F	14	Austin Ball	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	RS So	George Mason	Man, West Virginia
F	21	Yvens Paul	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	RS Jr	Florida SouthWestern State College	Naples, Florida
C	24	Asa White	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Jr	Johnson C. Smith	Raleigh, North Carolina

Head coach

A. W. Hamilton (Marshall)

Assistant coach(es)

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

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: December 4, 2025

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 27, 2025* 6:30 pm		at Morehead State	W 107–93	–	Ellis Johnson Arena (1,767) Morehead, KY
Non-conference regular season
November 6, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		vs. Midway	W 122–60	1–0	Seabury Center (700) Berea, KY
November 10, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Western Kentucky	L 79–87	1–1	Baptist Health Arena (4,021) Richmond, KY
November 12, 2025* 8:00 pm, SECN+		at Vanderbilt	L 62–92	1–2	Memorial Gymnasium (5,667) Nashville, TN
November 18, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Kent State	L 78–93	1–3	MAC Center (1,802) Kent, OH
November 22, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Mercer ASUN/SoCon Challenge	L 83–95	1–4	Baptist Health Arena (1,700) Richmond, KY
November 24, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Northern Kentucky	L 71–82	1–5	Truist Arena (2,346) Highland Heights, KY
November 29, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Wofford	L 77–83	1–6	Baptist Health Arena (708) Richmond, KY
December 3, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Illinois State	L 78–89	1–7	CEFCU Arena (4,197) Normal, IL
December 6, 2025* 4:00 pm, ESPN+		IU East	W 122–67	2–7	Baptist Health Arena (1,136) Richmond, KY
December 10, 2025* 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Eastern Illinois	W 68–59	3–7	Groniger Arena (1,031) Charleston, IL
December 13, 2025* 3:00 pm, ESPN+		Miami (OH)	L 69–79	3–8	Baptist Health Arena (600) Richmond, KY
December 17, 2025* 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	W 62–59	4–8	Pete Mathews Coliseum (unknown) Jacksonville, AL
December 21, 2025* 5:00 pm, ESPN+		at Wichita State	L 57–88	4–9	Charles Koch Arena (5,890) Wichita, KS
ASUN regular season
January 1, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Queens	L 89–91	4–10 (0–1)	Curry Arena (480) Charlotte, NC
January 3, 2026 2:00 pm, ESPN+		at West Georgia	L 76–88	4–11 (0–2)	The Coliseum (714) Carrollton, GA
January 8, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		North Alabama	W 88–80	5–11 (1–2)	Baptist Health Arena (791) Richmond, KY
January 10, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Central Arkansas	W 79–75	6–11 (2–2)	Baptist Health Arena (1,171) Richmond, KY
January 15, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Austin Peay	L 72–74	6–12 (2–3)	F&M Bank Arena (2,782) Clarksville, TN
January 17, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Bellarmine	W 89–69	7–12 (3–3)	Baptist Health Arena (1,511) Richmond, KY
January 22, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at North Florida	L 85–87	7–13 (3–4)	UNF Arena (1,317) Jacksonville, FL
January 24, 2026 3:00 pm, ESPN+		at Jacksonville	L 76–81 ^OT	7–14 (3–5)	Swisher Gymnasium (652) Jacksonville, FL
January 28, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Austin Peay	L 82–90	7–15 (3–6)	Baptist Health Arena (1,244) Richmond, KY
January 31, 2026 4:30 pm, ESPN+		at Central Arkansas	L 81-90	7-16 (3-7)	Farris Center (1,128) Conway, AR
February 5, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Florida Gulf Coast	W 76-74	8-16 (4-7)	Baptist Health Arena (1,608) Richmond, KY
February 7, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+		Stetson	W 100-88	9-16 (5-7)	Baptist Health Arena (1,670) Richmond, KY
February 11, 2026 8:00 pm, ESPN+		at Lipscomb	L 61-75	9-17 (5-8)	Allen Arena (1,186) Nashville, TN
February 15, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPNU		at North Alabama	L 78–84	9–18 (5–9)	CB&S Bank Arena (2,815) Florence, AL
February 18, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		West Georgia	W 81–80	10–18 (6–9)	Baptist Health Arena (1,379) Richmond, KY
February 21, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		at Bellarmine	W 95–92	11–18 (7–9)	Knights Hall (1,921) Louisville, KY
February 25, 2026 7:00 pm, ESPN+		Queens	L 79–96	11–19 (7–10)	Baptist Health Arena (1,598) Richmond, KY
February 28, 2026 4:00 pm, ESPN+		Lipscomb	L 77–80	11–20 (7–11)	Baptist Health Arena (1,673) Richmond, KY
ASUN tournament
March 4, 2026 5:00 pm, ESPN+	(7)	vs. (10) Stetson First round	L 76–92	11–21	UNF Arena Jacksonville, FL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern.

Sources:^[4]^[5]

References

^ "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
^ "Jacksonville University rallies behind guard Robert McCray V to beat EKU". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "ASUN Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
^ "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2025.
^ "Eastern Kentucky Colonels 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

[1] "2024-25 Men's Basketball Standings". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

[2] "Jacksonville University rallies behind guard Robert McCray V to beat EKU". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

[poll-3] "ASUN Announces Men's Basketball Preseason Honors". Atlantic Sun Conference. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

[4] "2025-26 Men's Basketball Schedule". Eastern Kentucky University Athletics. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

[5] "Eastern Kentucky Colonels 2025-26 Regular Season NCAAM Schedule". ESPN. Retrieved December 4, 2025.

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Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
Venues	Memorial Hall (1920–1922) Red Barn (1923–1931) Weaver Gymnasium (1931–1963) Alumni Coliseum (1963–present)
Culture & lore	The Colonel "Rally Maroon and White"
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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