2015–16 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team

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2015–16 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
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Conference Ohio Valley Conference
East Division
2015–16 record 15–16 (6–10 OVC)
Head coach Dan McHale (1st year)
Assistant coach Michael Bradley
Assistant coach Reece Gaines
Assistant coach Doug Davenport
Home arena McBrayer Arena
Seasons
« 2014–15 2016–17 »
2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Belmont 12 4   .750     20 12   .625
Tennessee State 11 5   .688     20 11   .645
Tennessee Tech 11 5   .688     19 12   .613
Morehead State 11 5   .688     23 14   .622
Eastern Kentucky 6 10   .375     15 16   .484
Jacksonville State 4 12   .250     8 23   .258
West
Tennessee–Martin 10 6   .625     20 15   .571
Murray State 10 6   .625     17 14   .548
Eastern Illinois 9 7   .563     13 17   .433
Austin Peay 7 9   .438     18 18   .500
SIU Edwardsville 3 13   .188     6 22   .214
Southeast Missouri St. 2 14   .125     5 24   .172
2016 OVC tournament winner

The 2015–16 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by first year head coach Dan McHale, 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 15–16, 6–10 on OVC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They failed to qualify for the OVC Tournament.

Roster

Number Name Position Height Weight Year Hometown
0 Dujuanta WEaver Guard 5–10 170 Freshman Louisville, Kentucky
1 Greg King Forward/Center 6–7 230 Sophomore Ellenwood, Georgia
2 Paul Jackson Guard 6–1 178 Sophomore Lithonia, Georgia
3 Cam Williams Guard 6–0 177 Junior Omaha, Nebraska
4 Tommy Matthews Guard 6–1 180 Senior Clinton, Maryland
5 Isaac McGlone Guard 6–2 178 Junior Lancaster, Ohio
10 Nick Mayo Forward 6–9 220 Freshman Oakland, Maine
11 Jaylen Babb-Harrison Guard 6–2 187 RS–Junior Ajax, Ontario, Canada
14 Daniel Parke Guard 6–1 165 RS–Sophomore Richmond, Kentucky
21 JaVontae Hawkins Guard 6–5 211 RS–Junior Flint, Michigan
23 Jonathan Hood Guard 6–4 206 Senior Durham, North Carolina
24 K.J. Bluford Guard 6–1 185 RS–Junior Minneapolis, Minnesota
25 Oliver Bishop Guard 6–0 160 Freshman Chicago, Illinois
30 Jarelle Reischell Forward 6–7 210 Senior Frankfurt, Germany
32 Ja'Mill Powell Guard 6–7 180 Senior Bridgeport, Connecticut
33 Anthony Pratt, Jr. Forward 6–7 210 Freshman Nassau, Bahamas

Schedule

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Date
Time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
11/08/2015*
4:30 pm
Union (KY) W 97–66 
McBrayer Arena (1,200)
Richmond, KY
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
Coppin State W 107–80  1–0
McBrayer Arena (2,300)
Richmond, KY
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington L 59–78  1–1
Trask Coliseum (3,585)
Wilmington, NC
11/20/2015*
6:00 pm
Ball State
@EKUHoops Classic
W 89–81  2–1
McBrayer Arena (2,150)
Richmond, KY
11/21/2015*
2:00 pm
South Carolina State
@EKUHoops Classic
W 92–82  3–1
McBrayer Arena (1,700)
Richmond, KY
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm
Longwood
@EKUHoops Classic
W 110–97  4–1
McBrayer Arena (1,400)
Richmond, KY
11/25/2015*
2:00 pm
Thomas More W 101–67  5–1
McBrayer Arena (1,050)
Richmond, KY
11/28/2015*
2:00 pm
Southern Utah W 98–85  6–1
McBrayer Arena (1,300)
Richmond, KY
12/01/2015*
8:00 pm, FCS
at WKU L 84–86  6–2
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,026)
Bowling Green, KY
12/05/2015*
8:00 pm
at Savannah State W 74–71  7–2
Tiger Arena (1,020)
Savannah, GA
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at #5 Kentucky L 67–88  7–3
Rupp Arena (22,544)
Lexington, KY
12/12/2015*
7:00 pm
at Marshall L 72–96  7–4
Cam Henderson Center (4,553)
Huntington, WV
12/15/2015*
7:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 80–73  8–4
McBrayer Arena (1,250)
Richmond, KY
12/18/2015*
7:00 pm
at East Tennessee State L 81–87  8–5
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,453)
Johnson City, TN
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at #19 West Virginia L 59–84  8–6
WVU Coliseum (8,121)
Morgantown, WV
12/29/2015*
2:00 pm
Manhattan W 76–64  9–6
McBrayer Arena (1,150)
Richmond, KY
Ohio Valley Conference regular season
01/02/2016
7:00 pm
at Austin Peay W 79–70  10–6
(1–0)
Dunn Center (1,617)
Clarksville, TN
01/07/2016
8:00 pm
UT Martin L 70–78  10–7
(1–1)
McBrayer Arena (1,300)
Richmond, KY
01/09/2016
2:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 88–69  11–7
(2–1)
McBrayer Arena (1,700)
Richmond, KY
01/14/2016
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at Eastern Illinois L 85–97  11–8
(2–2)
Lantz Arena (1,277)
Charleston, IL
01/16/2016
1:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville L 65–67  11–9
(2–3)
Vadalabene Center (1,650)
Edwardsville, IL
01/21/2016
7:00 pm
Jacksonville State W 91–88  12–9
(3–3)
McBrayer Arena (2,700)
Richmond, KY
01/23/2016
2:00 pm
Tennessee Tech L 83–89  12–10
(3–4)
McBrayer Arena (1,050)
Richmond, KY
01/27/2016
8:00 pm
Murray State L 71–75  12–11
(3–5)
McBrayer Arena (2,700)
Richmond, KY
01/30/2016
7:00 pm
Morehead State L 67–70  12–12
(3–6)
McBrayer Arena (3,900)
Richmond, KY
02/04/2016
7:00 pm
at Tennessee State W 97–81  13–12
(4–6)
Gentry Complex (1,552)
Nashville, TN
02/06/2016
5:00 pm
at Belmont W 88–78  14–12
(5–6)
Curb Event Center (2,286)
Nashville, TN
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Morehead State L 50–61  14–13
(5–7)
Ellis Johnson Arena (4,214)
Morehead, KY
02/13/2016
2:00 pm
Tennessee State L 78–79  14–14
(5–8)
McBrayer Arena (2,700)
Richmond, KY
02/18/2016
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Belmont L 78–86  14–15
(5–9)
McBrayer Arena (4,200)
Richmond, KY
02/25/2016
8:00 pm
at Jacksonville State W 76–54  15–15
(6–9)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (821)
Jacksonville, AL
02/27/2016
1:00 pm
at Tennessee Tech L 82–92  15–16
(6–10)
Eblen Center (3,078)
Cookeville, TN
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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