2022–23 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team
{{short description|American college basketball season}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|CoachRank =
|APRank =
|year = 2022–23
|team = Eastern Kentucky Colonels
|sport = basketball
|image = Eastern Kentucky Colonels logo.svg
|image_size = 150
|conference = ASUN Conference
|short_conf = ASUN
|record = 23–14
|conf_record = 12–6
|head_coach = A. W. Hamilton
|hc_year = 5th
|asst_coach1 = Mike Allen
|asst_coach2 = Patrick Blake
|asst_coach3 = Steve Lepore
|stadium = Baptist Health Arena
|champion =
|tourney = CBI
|tourney_result = Runner–up
}}
{{2022–23 ASUN men's basketball standings}}
The 2022–23 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University in the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Colonels, led by fifth-year head coach A. W. Hamilton, played their home games at Baptist Health Arena in Richmond, Kentucky as members of the ASUN Conference.
Previous season
The Colonels finished the 2021–22 season 13–18, 5–11 in ASUN play, to finish in fifth place in the West Division. In the ASUN tournament, they were defeated by Kennesaw State in the first round.{{Cite news|url=https://asunsports.org/sports/mbkb/2021-22/releases/20220221dscqxs|title=#4E KSU Defeats #5W EKU for the First Time; Advances to #ASUNMadness Quarterfinals|work=ASUN Conference|access-date=December 11, 2022|language=en}}
Roster
{{CBB roster/Header|year=2022|team=Eastern Kentucky Colonels|teamcolors=y}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Turner|last=Buttry|num=0|pos=G|ft=5|in=11|lbs=165|class=fr|rs=|home=Bowling Green, Kentucky}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Tayshawn|last=Comer|num=1|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=190|class=fr|rs=|home=Indianapolis, Indiana}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Leland|last=Walker|num=2|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=185|class=fr|rs=|home=Indianapolis, Indiana}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=DaShawn|last=Jackson|num=3|pos=G|ft=6|in=3|lbs=196|class=so|rs=|home=Lexington, Kentucky}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Cooper|last=Robb|num=5|pos=G|ft=6|in=1|lbs=184|class=sr|rs=|home=Georgetown, Kentucky}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Devontae|last=Blanton|num=10|pos=G/F|ft=6|in=6|lbs=214|class=jr|rs=|home=Macedonia, Ohio}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Jackson|last=Holt|num=11|pos=G|ft=6|in=4|lbs=185|class=fr|rs=|home=Cincinnati, Ohio}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Michael|last=Wardy|num=12|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=203|class=sr|rs=|home=Lincoln, Nebraska}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=John|last=Ukomadu|num=14|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=195|class=jr|rs=|home=Southfield, Michigan}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Dardan|last=Kapiti||link=y|num=15|pos=F|ft=6|in=10|lbs=213|class=jr|rs=|home=Prishtina, Kosovo}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Bryson|last=Perry|num=20|pos=G|ft=5|in=9|lbs=158|class=so|rs=|home=Richmond, Kentucky}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=David|last=Onanina|num=21|pos=C|ft=6|in=8|lbs=230|class=fr|rs=|home=Yaoundé, Cameroon}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Michael|last=Moreno|num=24|pos=F|ft=6|in=7|lbs=225|class=jr|rs=|home=Georgetown, Kentucky}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Isaiah|last=Cozart|link=y|num=50|pos=F|ft=6|in=8|lbs=240|class=sr|rs=|home=Richmond, Kentucky}}
{{CBB roster/Player|first=Taelon|last=Martin|num=55|pos=G|ft=6|in=5|lbs=180|class=jr|rs=|home=Springfield, Massachusetts}}
{{CBB roster/Footer
|head_coach=
- A. W. Hamilton ({{college|Marshall}})
|asst_coach=
- Mike Allen ({{college|Ohio}})
- Patrick Blake ({{college|Louisville}})
- Steve Lepore ({{college|Wake Forest}})
|roster_url=https://ekusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/roster/2022-23
|accessdate=December 11, 2022
}}
Schedule and results
{{CBB schedule start|attend=yes}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Eastern Kentucky Colonels}}| Non-conference regular season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 7, 2022
| time = 7:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Miami Middletown
| site_stadium = Baptist Health Arena
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 137–52
| attend = 3,058
| record = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 10, 2022
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Western Kentucky
| site_stadium = Baptist Health Arena
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 60–66
| attend = 6,303
| record = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 13, 2022
| time = 12:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Cincinnati
| site_stadium = Fifth Third Arena
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 69–87
| attend = 9,103
| record = 1–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 18, 2022
| time = 6:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Georgia State
| site_stadium = GSU Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename = Capitol Classic
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 62–61
| attend = 1,259
| record = 2–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 19, 2022
| time = 5:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = UNC Asheville
| site_stadium = GSU Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename = Capitol Classic
| tv =
| score = 77–75
| attend = 593
| record = 3–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 20, 2022
| time = 1:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| neutral = yes
| opponent = Texas A&M–Commerce
| site_stadium = GSU Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Atlanta, GA
| gamename = Capitol Classic
| tv =
| score = 61–75
| attend = 588
| record = 3–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = November 23, 2022
| time = 4:30 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Brescia
| site_stadium = Baptist Health Arena
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 122–84
| attend = 2,106
| record = 4–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 2, 2022
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = James Madison
| site_stadium = Atlantic Union Bank Center
| site_cityst = Harrisonburg, VA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 80–97
| attend = 4,303
| record = 4–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 7, 2022
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Tennessee
| opprank = 7
| site_stadium = Thompson–Boling Arena
| site_cityst = Knoxville, TN
| tv = SECN
| score = 49–84
| attend = 15,746
| record = 4–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 10, 2022
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Boyce
| site_stadium = Baptist Health Arena
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 140–79
| attend = 2,881
| record = 5–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 14, 2022
| time = 7:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| opponent = Northern Kentucky
| site_stadium = Truist Arena
| site_cityst = Highland Heights, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 61-64
| attend = 2,854
| record = 5–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 17, 2022
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = Radford
| site_stadium = Baptist Health Arena
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 67-65
| attend = 2,991
| record = 6–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 22, 2022
| time = 2:00 pm
| nonconf = yes
| opponent = UNC Greensboro
| site_stadium = Baptist Health Arena
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 68-64
| attend = 2,683
| record = 7–6
}}
|-
!colspan=9 style={{NCAA color cell|Eastern Kentucky Colonels}}| 2022–23 ASUN men's basketball standings
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = December 31, 2022
| time = 4:00 pm
| opponent = Queens
| site_stadium = Baptist Health Arena
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 88–83
| attend = 2,577
| record = 8–6
| conference = 1–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 2, 2023
| time = 6:30 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Kennesaw State
| site_stadium = KSU Convocation Center
| site_cityst = Kennesaw, GA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 75–79
| attend = 810
| record = 8–7
| conference = 1–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 5, 2023
| time = 8:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Central Arkansas
| site_stadium = Farris Center
| site_cityst = Conway, AR
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 77–75
| attend = 545
| record = 9–7
| conference = 2–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 8, 2023
| time = 1:00 pm
| opponent = Liberty
| site_stadium = Baptist Health Arena
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 62–59
| attend = 3,216
| record = 10–7
| conference = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 12, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Florida Gulf Coast
| site_stadium = Baptist Health Arena
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 97–76
| attend = 3,389
| record = 11–7
| conference = 4–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 14, 2023
| time = 3:00 pm
| opponent = Stetson
| site_stadium = Baptist Health Arena
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 85–70
| attend = 3,592
| record = 12–7
| conference = 5–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 19, 2023
| time = 8:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Lipscomb
| site_stadium = Allen Arena
| site_cityst = Nashville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 62–75
| attend = 1,681
| record = 12–8
| conference = 5–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 21, 2023
| time = 4:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Austin Peay
| site_stadium = Dunn Center
| site_cityst = Clarksville, TN
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 74–59
| attend = 1,636
| record = 13–8
| conference = 6–2
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 26, 2023
| time = 6:30 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Bellarmine
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 71–72
| attend = 3,842
| record = 13–9
| conference = 6–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = January 28, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Bellarmine
| site_stadium = Baptist Health Arena
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 73–63
| attend = 4,025
| record = 14–9
| conference = 7–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 2, 2023
| time = 7:30 pm
| opponent = Jacksonville State
| site_stadium = Baptist Health Arena
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 69–67
| attend = 3,486
| record = 15–9
| conference = 8–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 4, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = Kennesaw State
| site_stadium = Baptist Health Arena
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 77–74
| attend = 3,761
| record = 16–9
| conference = 9–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 9, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Queens
| site_stadium = Curry Arena
| site_cityst = Charlotte, NC
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 84–80
| attend = 423
| record = 17–9
| conference = 10–3
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 11, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Liberty
| site_stadium = Liberty Arena
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 73–83
| attend = 3,961
| record = 17–10
| conference = 10–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 16, 2023
| time = 7:30 pm
| opponent = Central Arkansas
| site_stadium = Baptist Health Arena
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 74–58
| attend = 3,412
| record = 18–10
| conference = 11–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 18, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| opponent = North Alabama
| site_stadium = Baptist Health Arena
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 93–98
| overtime = OT
| attend = 4,467
| record = 18–11
| conference = 11–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 22, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = North Florida
| site_stadium = UNF Arena
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 64–77
| attend = 1,619
| record = 18–12
| conference = 11–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 24, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| opponent = Jacksonville
| site_stadium = Swisher Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Jacksonville, FL
| tv = ESPN+
| score = 56–52
| attend = 804
| record = 19–12
| conference = 12–6
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Eastern Kentucky Colonels}}| 2023 ASUN men's basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = February 28, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| seed = 3
| opponent = North Alabama
| oppseed = 6
| site_stadium = Baptist Health Arena
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| tv = ESPN+
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| score = 73–48
| record = 20–12
| attend = 4,574
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 2, 2023
| time = 7:00 pm
| away = yes
| seed = 3
| opponent = Liberty
| oppseed = 2
| site_stadium = Liberty Arena
| site_cityst = Lynchburg, VA
| tv = ESPN+
| gamename = Semifinals
| score = 73–79
| record = 20–13
| attend = 4,043
}}
|-
!colspan=12 style={{NCAA color cell|Eastern Kentucky Colonels}}| 2023 College Basketball Invitational
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 19, 2023
| time = 11:00 a.m.
| neutral = yes
| seed = 8
| opponent = Cleveland State
| oppseed = 9
| site_stadium = Ocean Center
| site_cityst = Daytona Beach, FL
| gamename = First round
| attend =
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 91–75
| overtime = OT
| record = 21–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 20, 2023
| time = 12:00 p.m.
| neutral = yes
| seed = 8
| opponent = Indiana State
| oppseed = 1
| site_stadium = Ocean Center
| site_cityst = Daytona Beach, FL
| gamename = Quarterfinals
| attend =
| tv = FloHoops
| score = 89–88
| overtime = OT
| record = 22–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 21, 2023
| time = 7:00 p.m.
| neutral = yes
| seed = 8
| opponent = Southern Utah
| oppseed = 4
| site_stadium = Ocean Center
| site_cityst = Daytona Beach, FL
| gamename = Semifinals
| attend =
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 108–106
| overtime = 2OT
| record = 23–13
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = March 22, 2023
| time = 5:00 p.m.
| neutral = yes
| seed = 8
| opponent = Charlotte
| oppseed = 3
| site_stadium = Ocean Center
| site_cityst = Daytona Beach, FL
| gamename = Championship
| attend = 771
| tv = ESPN2
| score = 68–71
| overtime =
| record = 23–14
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=| poll=AP poll|region=|regionname=|timezone=Eastern}}
Sources{{Cite news|url=https://ekusports.com/sports/mens-basketball/schedule/2022-23|title=2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule|work=Eastern Kentucky University Athletics|access-date=December 11, 2022|language=en}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/2198/season/2023|title=2022-23 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Schedule|work=ESPN|access-date=December 11, 2022|language=en}}
References
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