Men’s Basketball 2017-18 Roster Men’s Basketball 2017-18 Schedule NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) 2017-18 Men’s Basketball Schedule 0 Dujuanta Weaver G 5-10 175 R-So. Louisville, Ky. (Doss HS) 1 JacQuess Hobbs G 6-2 175 Fr. Louisville, Ky. (Waggener HS) 2 DeAndre Dishman F 6-6 215 So. Lexington, Ky. (Bryan Station HS) Date Opponent Location Time 3 Peyton Broughton G/F 6-5 195 Fr. London, Ky. (North Laurel HS) Nov. 3 (Fri) Georgetown College (Ky.) (Exhibition Game) Richmond, Ky. 7:00 PM 4 Dillon Avare G 6-0 160 R-Sr. Lexington, Ky. (University of Louisville) Nov. 10 (Fri) at Rice% Houston, Texas 8:00 PM 5 A.J. Youngman G 6-5 195 Fr. Peoria, Ill. (Manual HS) 10 Nick Mayo F 6-9 240 Jr. Oakland, Maine (Messalonskee HS) Nov. 13 (Mon) at Ole Miss% Oxford, Miss. 6:30 PM 11 Asante Gist G 5-11 185 So. East Orange, N.J. (St. Anthony HS) Nov. 16 (Thurs) Kentucky State Richmond, Ky. 7:00 PM 12 Zach Charles F 6-7 210 Sr. Mesquite, Texas (McLennan Community College) Nov. 20 (Mon) vs. Prairie View A&M% Las Vegas, Nev. 2:00 PM 13 Jackson Davis F 6-8 220 R-Jr. Lexington, Ky. (Butler University) Nov. 22 (Wed) vs. Georgia State/Eastern Washington% Las Vegas, Nev. TBD 15 Kirkland Humphrey G 6-0 170 Jr. Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central HS) 20 Dedric Boyd G 6-4 175 Fr. Brownsville, Tenn. (Haywood HS) Nov. 25 (Sat) Asbury Richmond, Ky. 5:00 PM 21 Lachlan Anderson F 6-8 200 So. Sydney, Austrlia (St. Gregory’s College) Nov. 29 (Wed) at Western Kentucky Bowling Green, Ky. 8:00 PM 23 Cameron Carmical G 5-10 160 Fr. Harlan, Ky. (Harlan County HS) 25 Mason Cooper G 6-2 175 Fr. Fairfield, Me. (Lawrence HS) Dec. 2 (Sat) Jacksonville Richmond, Ky. 6:00 PM Dec. 5 (Tues) at Oregon State Corvallis, Ore. 10:00 PM ALPHABETICAL ROSTER Dec. 10 (Sun) at Northern Kentucky Highland, Heights, Ky. 6:00 PM Dec. 15 (Fri) at Charleston Southern Charleston, S.C. 7:30 PM No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Cl. Hometown (Previous School) Dec. 18 (Mon) Norfolk State Richmond, Ky. 8:00 PM 21 Lachlan Anderson F 6-8 200 So. Sydney, Australia (St. Gregory’s College) 4 Dillon Avare G 6-0 160 R-Sr. Lexington, Ky. (University of Louisville) Dec. 22 (Fri) at Marshall Huntington, W.Va. 7:00 PM 20 Dedric Boyd G 6-4 175 Fr. Brownsville, Tenn. (Haywood HS) Dec. 28 (Thurs) at Jacksonville State* Jacksonville, Ala. 8:30 PM 3 Peyton Broughton G/F 6-5 195 Fr. London, Ky. (North Laurel HS) Dec. 30 (Sat) at Tennessee Tech* Cookeville, Tenn. 7:00 PM 23 Cameron Carmical G 5-10 160 Fr. Harlan, Ky. (Harlan County HS) 12 Zach Charles F 6-7 210 Sr. Mesquite, Texas (McLennan Community College) 25 Mason Cooper G 6-2 175 Fr. Fairfield, Me. (Lawrence HS) Jan. 4 (Thurs) SIUE* Richmond, Ky. 8:00 PM 13 Jackson Davis F 6-8 220 R-Jr. Lexington, Ky. (Butler University) Jan. 6 (Sat) Eastern Illinois* Richmond, Ky. 4:00 PM 3 DeAndre Dishman F 6-6 215 So. Lexington, Ky. (Bryan Station HS) Jan. 11 (Thurs) at UT Martin* Martin, Tenn. 8:30 PM 2 Asante Gist G 5-11 185 So. East Orange, N.J. (St. Anthony HS) Jan. 13 (Sat) at Southeast Missouri* Cape Girardeau, Mo. 5:15 PM 1 JacQuess Hobbs G 6-2 175 Fr. Louisville, Ky. (Waggener HS) 15 Kirkland Humphrey G 6-0 170 Jr. Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central HS) Jan. 18 (Thurs) Tennessee Tech* Richmond, Ky. 8:00 PM 10 Nick Mayo F 6-9 240 Jr. Oakland, Maine (Messalonskee HS) Jan. 20 (Sat) Jacksonville State* Richmond, Ky. 7:00 PM 0 Dujuanta Weaver G 5-10 175 R-So. Louisville, Ky. (Doss HS) Jan. 25 (Thurs) at Austin Peay* Clarksville, Tenn. 8:30 PM 5 A.J. Youngman G 6-5 195 Fr. Peoria, Ill. (Manual HS) Jan. 27 (Sat) at Murray State* Murray, Ky. 8:00 PM Feb. 1 (Thurs) Belmont* Richmond, Ky. 8:00 PM Head Coach: Dan McHale (Kentucky, 2001), Third Season Feb. 3 (Sat) Tennessee State* Richmond, Ky. 7:00 PM Assistant Coaches: Reece Gaines (Louisville, 2003), Third Season Feb. 8 (Thurs) UT Martin* Richmond, Ky. 8:00 PM Terrence Commodore (Eastern Kentucky, 2007), Third Season Ryan Whalen (Saint Joseph’s, 2008) Second Season Feb. 10 (Sat) Morehead State* Richmond, Ky. 7:00 PM Feb. 15 (Thurs) at Belmont* Nashville, Tenn. 8:00 PM Feb. 17 (Sat) at Tennessee State* Nashville, Tenn. 8:30 PM Feb. 22 (Thurs) Southeast Missouri* Richmond, Ky. 8:00 PM Feb. 24 (Sat) at Morehead State* Morehead, Ky. 2:00 PM Feb. 28 (Wed) OVC Tournament (First Round)# Evansville, Ind. TBA March 1 (Thur) OVC Tournament (Quarterfinals)# Evansville, Ind. TBA March 2 (Fri) OVC Tournament (Semifinals)# Evansville, Ind. TBA March 3 (Sat) OVC Tournament (Finals)# Evansville, Ind. TBA Home Games In Bold % Denotes 2017 MGM Grand Main Event * Denotes Ohio Valley Conference Game # Ford Center, Evansville, Ind. Times given are Eastern Time and subject to change EKUSports.com II III EKUSports.com Men’s Basketball 2016-17 Season Stats Men’s Basketball 2016-17 OVC Only Stats EKUSports.com IV V EKUSports.com Men’s Basketball EKU Basketball History Men’s Basketball EKU Basketball History / Postseason History Dec. 17, 1929-30 – In coach Charles “Turkey” Games in Chicago this season. He had already Feb. 15, 1979 – Eastern, en route to a 21-win Hughes’ first season as Eastern’s head coach, made world headlines earlier in his pro season, defeats West Virginia, 93-91, in the Colonels in the 2007 NCAA Tournament the Maroons defeat Louisville 26-16 en route career when he scored 56 points and pulled Charleston (W.Va.) Civic Arena. After trailing by as many as 27 points in the first to a 14-8 season. down 28 rebounds for the Cleveland Pipers half, the Eastern Kentucky men’s basketball team against Seattle in the AAU National Basketball 1978-79 – In one of the most talked about fought back to within four before falling to top- seeded North Carolina, 86-65, in the opening round 1939-40 – Coach Rome Rankin, in his fifth League. He later was chosen MVP of the Pip- games in Eastern sports history, reserve guard of the 2007 NCAA Tournament. season as Eastern’s head coach, guides the ers and MVP of the AAU tournament. Dave Tierney hit two free throws with no time Darnell Dialls led EKU with a season-high 17 Maroons to their best record in school history left on the clock to give Eastern a memo- points, 13 coming in the second half, including as Eastern finishes the year at 16-2. 1962-63 – Eastern closes competition in the rable 78-77 victory over arch-rival Western his first-ever three-point field goal. Adam Leonard Weaver Health Building gymnasium after Kentucky in the finals of the OVC tournament added 14 points and a team-best three steals. 1945-46 – Eastern defeats Kentucky Wesley- more than three decades of basketball action. in Alumni Coliseum. The win sends Eastern With 8:46 remaining in the first half, the Tar an, Morehead State and Louisville to win the Eastern teams had won 225 contests and lost to the NCAA tournament where the Colonels Heels took their largest lead of the period (27) off Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference only 51 during this period (1931-63, no team were defeated 97-81 by Tennessee. a Ty Lawson three-point field goal, but Eastern Kentucky responded with six unanswered points Tournament and finish the season, 21-3. in 1943-44 due to World War II). to ignite a 15-4 scoring run. During the six-minute 1986-87 – Austin Peay guard Richie Arm- span, the Tar Heels turned the ball over five times 1946-47 – Paul McBrayer takes over the Dec. 4, 1963 – Eastern christens its brand strong spoils coach Max Good’s Colonels and managed to get off just two shots. Maroons’ reins and picks up where Rome new playing facility, Alumni Coliseum, with a dreams of going to the NCAA tournament Eastern Kentucky scored the first seven points Josh Taylor (right) hit the game-winning shot in the Rankin left off by going 21-4 his first year with 78-65 win over Louisville. when he hits a three-point shot at the buzzer of the second half, cutting its deficit to single digits 2007 OVC championship game. wins over Pepperdine, Baylor and Tulsa to to give the Govs a 71-68 win in the finals (47-39) off a Julian Mascoll fast-break dunk, before the team’s credit. Eastern runs off 18 straight 1963-64 – Eastern closes the season with a of the OVC tournament played that year in a reverse lay-up from Mike Rose got the Colonels victories over a two-year span, which includes its first regular season OVC title and makes its .755 school record free throw percentage, Murfreesboro, Tenn. within four (48-44) just prior to the first media timeout. 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 North Carolina responded with seven straight in this category at the end of the season. Feb. 24, 2001 – Guard Lavoris Jerry ends his points to keep control of the contest.