2015–16 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team

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 in OVC play to finish in fourth place in the East Division. They failed to qualify for the OVC tournament.

2015–16 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record15–16 (6–10 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Michael Bradley
  • Reece Gaines
  • Doug Davenport
Home arenaMcBrayer Arena
2015–16 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Belmont124 .7502012  .625
Tennessee State115 .6882011  .645
Tennessee Tech115 .6881912  .613
Morehead State115 .6882314  .622
Eastern Kentucky610 .3751516  .484
Jacksonville State412 .250823  .258
West
UT Martin106 .6252015  .571
Murray State106 .6251714  .548
Eastern Illinois97 .5631317  .433
Austin Peay79 .4381818  .500
SIU Edwardsville313 .188622  .214
Southeast Missouri St.214 .125524  .172
2016 OVC tournament winner

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
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, Kentucky
Regular season
11/13/2015*
7:00 pm
Coppin State W 107–80  1–0
McBrayer Arena (2,300)
Richmond, Kentucky
11/16/2015*
7:00 pm
at UNC Wilmington L 59–78  1–1
Trask Coliseum (3,585)
Wilmington, North Carolina
11/20/2015*
6:00 pm
Ball State
@EKUHoops Classic
W 89–81  2–1
McBrayer Arena (2,150)
Richmond, Kentucky
11/21/2015*
2:00 pm
South Carolina State
@EKUHoops Classic
W 92–82  3–1
McBrayer Arena (1,700)
Richmond, Kentucky
11/22/2015*
2:00 pm
Longwood
@EKUHoops Classic
W 110–97  4–1
McBrayer Arena (1,400)
Richmond, Kentucky
11/25/2015*
2:00 pm
Thomas More W 101–67  5–1
McBrayer Arena (1,050)
Richmond, Kentucky
11/28/2015*
2:00 pm
Southern Utah W 98–85  6–1
McBrayer Arena (1,300)
Richmond, Kentucky
12/01/2015*
8:00 pm, FCS
at WKU L 84–86  6–2
E. A. Diddle Arena (4,026)
Bowling Green, Kentucky
12/05/2015*
8:00 pm
at Savannah State W 74–71  7–2
Tiger Arena (1,020)
Savannah, Georgia
12/09/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at No. 5 Kentucky L 67–88  7–3
Rupp Arena (22,544)
Lexington, Kentucky
12/12/2015*
7:00 pm
at Marshall L 72–96  7–4
Cam Henderson Center (4,553)
Huntington, West Virginia
12/15/2015*
7:00 pm
Florida Atlantic W 80–73  8–4
McBrayer Arena (1,250)
Richmond, Kentucky
12/18/2015*
7:00 pm
at East Tennessee State L 81–87  8–5
Freedom Hall Civic Center (2,453)
Johnson City, Tennessee
12/21/2015*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at No. 19 West Virginia L 59–84  8–6
WVU Coliseum (8,121)
Morgantown, West Virginia
12/29/2015*
2:00 pm
Manhattan W 76–64  9–6
McBrayer Arena (1,150)
Richmond, Kentucky
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, Tennessee
01/07/2016
8:00 pm
UT Martin L 70–78  10–7
(1–1)
McBrayer Arena (1,300)
Richmond, Kentucky
01/09/2016
2:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 88–69  11–7
(2–1)
McBrayer Arena (1,700)
Richmond, Kentucky
01/14/2016
9:00 pm, CBSSN
at Eastern Illinois L 85–97  11–8
(2–2)
Lantz Arena (1,277)
Charleston, Illinois
01/16/2016
1:00 pm
at SIU Edwardsville L 65–67  11–9
(2–3)
Vadalabene Center (1,650)
Edwardsville, Illinois
01/21/2016
7:00 pm
Jacksonville State W 91–88  12–9
(3–3)
McBrayer Arena (2,700)
Richmond, Kentucky
01/23/2016
2:00 pm
Tennessee Tech L 83–89  12–10
(3–4)
McBrayer Arena (1,050)
Richmond, Kentucky
01/27/2016
8:00 pm
Murray State L 71–75  12–11
(3–5)
McBrayer Arena (2,700)
Richmond, Kentucky
01/30/2016
7:00 pm
Morehead State L 67–70  12–12
(3–6)
McBrayer Arena (3,900)
Richmond, Kentucky
02/04/2016
7:00 pm
at Tennessee State W 97–81  13–12
(4–6)
Gentry Complex (1,552)
Nashville, Tennessee
02/06/2016
5:00 pm
at Belmont W 88–78  14–12
(5–6)
Curb Event Center (2,286)
Nashville, Tennessee
02/11/2016
7:00 pm, CBSSN
at Morehead State L 50–61  14–13
(5–7)
Ellis Johnson Arena (4,214)
Morehead, Kentucky
02/13/2016
2:00 pm
Tennessee State L 78–79  14–14
(5–8)
McBrayer Arena (2,700)
Richmond, Kentucky
02/18/2016
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Belmont L 78–86  14–15
(5–9)
McBrayer Arena (4,200)
Richmond, Kentucky
02/25/2016
8:00 pm
at Jacksonville State W 76–54  15–15
(6–9)
Pete Mathews Coliseum (821)
Jacksonville, Alabama
02/27/2016
1:00 pm
at Tennessee Tech L 82–92  15–16
(6–10)
Eblen Center (3,078)
Cookeville, Tennessee
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

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