Official X account of Eastern Kentucky University men's basketball.
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#40Tough
We will play every other Division-I university in Kentucky this season.
First time in program history we have Kentucky, WKU, NKU, Louisville, Morehead State and Murray State all on the same schedule!
Can't wait.
#GoBigE
#NBASummerLeague
debut for
@1nmay0
:
βοΈ Got the start
βοΈ Played 26 minutes (second most on the team)
βοΈ 10 points
βοΈ 5 rebounds (tied for team high)
βοΈ 5 assists (team high)
βοΈ 2 steals (team high)
βοΈ 106-79 win over the Lakers
We need one of those Heat No. 70 jerseys!
π·:
@NBA
Let's get our guy Sameel on
@SportsCenter
!
He buried this half-court shot tonight to win a new Ford EcoSport, courtesy of
@madisoncoford
!
... And the crowd loved it.
RETWEET for
#SCTop10
!
Thrilled to announce
@CoachAWHamilton
's contract has been extended through the 2024-25 season
The best coach in America is staying in Richmond!
#GoBigE
HUGE game for
@1nmay0
tonight in the
#NBASummerLeague
!
The Maine Attraction's stat line from Las Vegas:
βοΈ 2β£0β£ points
βοΈ 8-of-10 from the field
βοΈ 2-of-2 from deep
βοΈ 3 rebounds
βοΈ 3 assists
βοΈ 2 steals
When we say
@1nmay0
does it all ... we mean it.
Nick is the ONLY player in
@OVCSports
history and the ONLY active Division-I player in the country with 2,000 points, 700 rebounds, 200 assists, 100 blocks and 100 three-pointers in a career. π
#MaineAttraction
#GoBigE
"Senior Night's a special night, but itβs a night you donβt really want to see, because you donβt want it to end. Itβs been a special four years, and Iβm so grateful for that.β -
@1nmay0
at his postgame presser
Thank you Nick, for everything.
The Hometown Kid is going on scholarship!
Senior walk-on
@kirk15land
- a Richmond native - has meant so much to this program and his teammates over the last three years.
Today,
@CoachAWHamilton
got to present him with a full scholarship ...
What a come-from-behind win on the road!
@1nmay0
becomes the first Colonel since 2001 to score 40 points in a game π
@CoachAWHamilton
picks up his first win as a Division-I head coach!
#GoBigE
#CompeteFor40
.
@KySportsRadio
is coming to EKU on Thursday.
Matt Jones,
@DrewFranklinKSR
&
@ryanlemond
will do the show live court side from 10 to noon.
Students and fans are invited to join us for the show.
The Colonels will play WKU that night at 7 pm.
.
@CBITourney
Championship Game
Closed a 20-point 2nd half deficit to 1β£
Had a chance to force OVERTIME, again.
Came up just short tonight!
See you next year
#MostExciting40MinutesInSports
Wendell Green Jr. leads all freshmen in the country in assists (146) and is second in total points (457). π
Now
@icyywen
has been named to the
@collegeinsider
Kyle Macy Freshman All-America Team! πΊπΈ
Congrats, Wen!
STORY:
Last season was fun ...
π3rd most wins ever
πtied most postseason Ws ever
πmost Ws in KY
πled conference in attendance, 1st time
πnew record for pts, blks, FGs, FGA
π3rd in
@NCAA
in off rebs, 7th rebs, 25th blks, 31st scoring, 45th stls, 53rd in 3s
BACK for more in 2023-24
πCHAMPIONSβΌοΈ
Colonels have clinched at least a share of the 2023-24
@ASUNSports
title.
It is the program's first regular season conference championship since 1979.
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The Rivalry returns to Richmond!
Itβs official: we will host the Hilltoppers on Friday night, November 15!
π£Spread the word ...
@CoachAWHamilton
wants to
#SellOutMcBrayer
!
OUR coach is ASUN Coach of the Year.
@CoachAWHamilton
led the Colonels to their first regular season conference championship since 1978-79
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No EKU coach had ever done this ...
UNTIL
@CoachAWHamilton
did itβΌοΈ
π 12-6, 2022-23
π 15-5, 2020-21
π 12-6, 2019-20
3β£ seasons of 12 or more conference dubs
The Belt tonight was a no doubter:
@Dedicated_11
!
The freshman poured in a career-high 3οΈβ£0οΈβ£ points! He also had five rebounds and four assists.