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Men’s Basketball 2018-19 Roster NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 0 Dujuanta Weaver G 5-10 170 R-Jr. Louisville, Ky. (Doss HS) 1 JacQuess Hobbs G 6-2 180 So. Louisville, Ky. (Waggener HS) 2 Jordan Oakley G 6-5 210 Jr. La Plata, Md. (Louisburg College) 3 Peyton Broughton G 6-5 195 So. London, Ky. (North Laurel HS) 5 Darius Hicks F 6-8 235 R-So. Quitman, Miss. (North Carolina State Univ.) 10 Nick Mayo F 6-9 250 Sr. Oakland, Me. (Messalonskee HS) 11 Jomaru Brown G 6-2 185 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (Southern Durham HS) 12 Tre King F 6-8 225 Fr. Lexington, Ky. (Hargave Military Academy) 14 Houston King G 6-4 180 Fr. Toledo, Ohio (St. John’s Jesuit HS) 15 Kirkland Humphrey G 6-0 170 Sr. Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central HS) 21 Lachlan Anderson F 6-8 205 Jr. Sydney, Australia (St. Gregory’s College) 22 Kelvin Robinson G 6-2 210 Jr. Little Rock, Ark. (Northwest Florida State College) 23 Cameron Carmical G 5-10 160 So. Harlan, Ky. (Harlan County HS) 24 Chase Villers G 6-2 180 Fr. Ashland, Ky. (Paul Blazer HS) 25 Mason Cooper G 6-2 175 R-Fr. Fairfield, Me. (Lawrence HS) 32 Pedro Bradshaw W 6-7 170 R-Fr. Russellville, Ky. (Belmont Univ.) ALPHABETICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 21 Lachlan Anderson F 6-8 205 Jr. Sydney, Australia (St. Gregory’s College) 32 Pedro Bradshaw W 6-7 170 R-Fr. Russellville, Ky. (Belmont Univ.) 3 Peyton Broughton G/F 6-5 195 So. London, Ky. (North Laurel HS) 11 Jomaru Brown G 6-2 185 Fr. Raleigh, N.C. (Southern Durham HS) 23 Cameron Carmical G 5-10 160 So. Harlan, Ky. (Harlan County HS) 25 Mason Cooper G 6-2 175 R-Fr. Fairfield, Me. (Lawrence HS) 5 Darius Hicks F 6-8 235 R-So. Quitman, Miss. (North Carolina State Univ.) 1 JacQuess Hobbs G 6-2 175 So. Louisville, Ky. (Waggener HS) 15 Kirkland Humphrey G 6-0 170 Sr. Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central HS) 12 Tre King F 6-8 225 Fr. Lexington, Ky. (Hargave Military Academy) 14 Houston King G 6-4 180 Fr. Toledo, Ohio (St. John’s Jesuit HS) 10 Nick Mayo F 6-9 250 Sr. Oakland, Maine (Messalonskee HS) 2 Jordan Oakley G 6-5 210 Jr. La Plata, Md. (Louisburg College) 22 Kelvin Robinson G 6-2 210 Jr. Little Rock, Ark. (Northwest Florida State College) 24 Chase Villers G 6-2 180 Fr. Ashland, Ky. (Paul Blazer HS) 0 Dujuanta Weaver G 5-10 170 R-Jr. Louisville, Ky. (Doss HS) Head Coach: A.W. Hamilton (Marshall, 2005), First Season Assistant Coaches: Steve Lepore (Wake Forest, 2003), First Season Mike Allen (Ohio, 2009), First Season Reece Gaines (Louisville, 2003), Fourth Season EKUSports.com II Men’s Basketball 2018-19 Schedule 2018-19 Men’s Basketball Schedule Date Opponent Location Time Nov. 1 (Thurs) Kentucky Christian University (Exhibition Game) Richmond, Ky. 7:00 PM Nov. 7 (Wed) Marshall University Richmond, Ky. 7:00 PM Nov. 10 (Sat) at University of Tennessee at Chattanooga Chattanooga, Tenn. 7:00 PM Nov. 13 (Tues) Midway University (Ky.) Richmond, Ky. 7:00 PM Nov. 16 (Fri) vs. Kansas State University% St. Thomas, VI 7:30 PM Nov. 17 (Sat) TBA% St. Thomas, VI TBA Nov. 19 (Mon) TBA% St. Thomas, VI TBA Nov. 28 (Wed) at University of Tennessee Knoxville, Tenn. TBA Dec. 1 (Sat) at High Point University High Point, N.C. 2:00 PM Dec. 5 (Wed) University of South Carolina - Upstate Richmond, Ky. 7:30 PM Dec. 8 (Sat) Northern Kentucky Richmond, Ky. 6:00 PM Dec. 15 (Sat) at Xavier University Cincinnati, Ohio 8:00 PM Dec. 22 (Sat) at Duquesne University Pittsburgh, Pa. 2:00 PM Dec. 29 (Sat) Brescia University (Ky.) Richmond, Ky. 6:00 PM Jan. 3 (Thurs) at Austin Peay* Clarksville, Tenn. 9:00 PM Jan. 5 (Sat) at Murray State* Murray, Ky. 8:00 PM Jan. 10 (Thurs) at Tennessee State* Nashville, Tenn. 8:30 PM Jan. 12 (Sat) at Belmont* Nashville, Tenn. 6:00 PM Jan. 17 (Thurs) UT Martin* Richmond, Ky. 7:30 PM Jan. 19 (Sat) Southeast Missouri* Richmond, Ky. 7:00 PM Jan. 24 (Thurs) Jacksonville State* Richmond, Ky. 7:30 PM Jan. 26 (Sat) Tennessee Tech* Richmond, Ky. 7:00 PM Jan. 31 (Thurs) at Eastern Illinois* Charleston, Ill. 8:30 PM Feb. 2 (Sat) at Southern Illinois* Edwardsville, Ill. 8:00 PM Feb. 7 (Thurs) Belmont* Richmond, Ky. 7:30 PM Feb. 9 (Sat) Tennessee State* Richmond, Ky. 7:00 PM Feb. 14 (Thurs) at Morehead State* Morehead, Ky. 7:35 PM Feb. 16 (Sat) Murray State* Richmond, Ky. 7:30 PM Feb. 21 (Thurs) at Tennessee Tech* Cookeville, Tenn. 8:30 PM Feb. 23 (Sat) at Jacksonville State* Jacksonville, Ala. 5:00 PM Feb. 28 (Thurs) Austin Peay* Richmond, Ky. 7:30 PM March 2 (Sat) Morehead State* Richmond, Ky. 7:00 PM March 6 (Wed) OVC Tournament (First Round)# Evansville, Ind. TBD March 7 (Thur) OVC Tournament (Quarterfinals)# Evansville, Ind. TBA March 8 (Fri) OVC Tournament (Semifinals)# Evansville, Ind. TBA March 9 (Sat) OVC Tournament (Finals)# Evansville, Ind. TBA Home Games In Bold % Denotes U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam * Denotes Ohio Valley Conference Game # Ford Center, Evansville, Ind. Times given are Eastern Time and subject to change III EKUSports.com Men’s Basketball 2017-18 Season Stats EKUSports.com IV Men’s Basketball 2017-18 OVC Only Stats V EKUSports.com Men’s Basketball EKU Basketball History Dec. 17, 1929-30 – In coach Charles “Turkey” Games in Chicago this season. He had already Hughes’ first season as Eastern’s head coach, made world headlines earlier in his pro the Maroons defeat Louisville 26-16 en route career when he scored 56 points and pulled to a 14-8 season. down 28 rebounds for the Cleveland Pipers against Seattle in the AAU National Basketball 1939-40 – Coach Rome Rankin, in his fifth League. He later was chosen MVP of the Pip- season as Eastern’s head coach, guides the ers and MVP of the AAU tournament. Maroons to their best record in school history as Eastern finishes the year at 16-2. 1962-63 – Eastern closes competition in the Weaver Health Building gymnasium after 1945-46 – Eastern defeats Kentucky Wesley- more than three decades of basketball action. an, Morehead State and Louisville to win the Eastern teams had won 225 contests and lost Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference only 51 during this period (1931-63, no team Tournament and finish the season, 21-3. in 1943-44 due to World War II). 1946-47 – Paul McBrayer takes over the Dec. 4, 1963 – Eastern christens its brand Maroons’ reins and picks up where Rome new playing facility, Alumni Coliseum, with a Rankin left off by going 21-4 his first year with Josh Taylor (right) hit the game-winning shot in the 78-65 win over Louisville. 2007 OVC championship game. wins over Pepperdine, Baylor and Tulsa to the team’s credit. Eastern runs off 18 straight 1963-64 – Eastern closes the season with a victories over a two-year span, which includes its first regular season OVC title and makes its .755 school record free throw percentage, winning the first 11 games of this season. first NCAA tournament appearance, losing to which placed the Maroons sixth in the nation Notre Dame, 72-57. Eastern had to play the in this category at the end of the season. 1948-49 – In the Maroons’ first year in Ohio Fightin’ Irish without the services of leading Valley Conference play, Eastern was 16-3 scorer Elmer Tolson and captain and playmaker 1964-65 – Eastern wins the OVC basketball overall, 7-3 in the OVC and advanced to the Bill Bales who were ineligible because of being crown as third-year coach Jim Baechtold was semifinals of the OVC tournament, while being freshmen. named OVC Coach of the Year in guiding the ranked 24th in the nation in the final poll of Maroons to a final 13-1 league record. Eastern, major college teams. Feb. 6, 1954 – Eastern hands No. 3 Western who scored more than 100 points five times its first defeat of the season, 63-54, breaking this season, makes its third appearance in the 1949-50 – Comprised mostly of seniors who the Hilltoppers’ 21-game win streak. NCAA tournament, losing 99-52 to DePaul. had played for Paul McBrayer for four years, the Maroons won the OVC tournament with 1954-55 – Paced by junior forward Jack 1967-68 – Garfield Smith finishes second in a 62-50 decision over Western Kentucky. Adams who ended the season as the nation’s the nation in rebounding to Florida’s Neal Eastern was ranked 11th nationally in the final 28th leading scorer with his 23.2 ppg average, Walk. Although Smith averaged a school- Dunkel Index poll, missing the top 10 by just Eastern wins its second OVC tournament title record 19.7 rpg, Walk, on the strength of a half a point. with a 76-59 decision over Murray State. closing 38-rebound performance, averaged 19.8 rpg. Later that year, Smith became a 1950-51 – Eastern finishes 21st in the na- 1955-56 – Jack Adams, who played varsity first-round draft choice of the Oakland Oaks tion with a final 18-8 record which included basketball three seasons for the Maroons and of the American Basketball Association and victories over Virginia Tech, Dayton and North was a three-time All-OVC choice, has his No.