2009–10 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2009–10 Eastern Kentucky Colonels basketball team represented Eastern Kentucky University in the 2009–10 NCAA Division I men's basketball season . The Colonels were led by head coach Jeff Neubauer in his fifth year leading the team. Eastern Kentucky played their home games at McBrayer Arena in Richmond, Kentucky , as members of the Ohio Valley Conference .
The Colonels finished conference play with an 11–7 record, earning the fifth seed in the Ohio Valley tournament . Eastern Kentucky lost in the first round of the OVC tournament to Eastern Illinois .[ 1] [ 2]
Eastern Kentucky failed to qualify for the NCAA tournament , but were invited to the 2010 College Basketball Invitational . The Colonels were eliminated by College of Charleston , 82–79.[ 3]
The Colonels finished the season with a 20–13 record.
Roster
2009–10 Eastern Kentucky Colonels men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
G 1
Willie Cruz 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg)
Fr
Rochester, New York
G 3
Robin Mestdagh 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 192 lb (87 kg)
Sr
Ieper, Belgium
G 4
Antonio Gilkey 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 168 lb (76 kg)
Jr
Louisville, Kentucky
G 5
Joshua Jones 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
So
Indianapolis, Indiana
G 10
Mike Lewis 5 ft 7 in (1.7 m) 140 lb (64 kg)
So
Upper Marlboro, Maryland
G 11
Papa Oppong 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg)
Sr
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
F 21
Cordaro Ellis 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 231 lb (105 kg)
So
Lynchburg, Virginia
G 22
Josh Daniel 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
RS Jr
Charleston, West Virginia
G 23
Dayvon Ellis 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 178 lb (81 kg)
Sr
Elgin, Illinois
F 24
Josh Taylor 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg)
Sr
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
G 31
Justin Stommes 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg)
Jr
Cold Spring, Minnesota
F 32
Spencer Perrin 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg)
Jr
Danville, Kentucky
Head coach Assistant coach(es) Legend (C) Team captain(S) Suspended(I) Ineligible(W) Walk-on Roster
Source[ 4] [ 5]
Schedule and results
Date
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance)
Regular season
November 14, 2009 *8:00 pm
West Virginia Wesleyan W 102–71 1–0
McBrayer Arena Richmond, KY
November 19, 2009 *7:00 pm, CBSSports.com
at Pittsburgh CBE Classic L 60–71 1–1
Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, PA
November 23, 2009 *6:00 pm
Fairleigh Dickinson CBE Classic W 68–39 2–1
McBrayer Arena (1,700)Richmond, KY
November 24, 2009 *6:00 pm
UC Irvine CBE Classic W 67–57 3–1
McBrayer Arena (1,350)Richmond, KY
November 25, 2009 *6:00 pm
UTSA CBE Classic W 74–72 4–1
McBrayer Arena (1,100)Richmond, KY
November 28, 2009 *7:00 pm
FIU W 81–67 5–1
McBrayer Arena (1,200)Richmond, KY
December 3, 2009 7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Murray State
L 60–62 5–2
Regional Special Events Center Murray, KY
December 5, 2009 7:00 pm
at UT Martin
W 85–74 6–2
Skyhawk Arena Martin, TN
December 9, 2009 *7:00 pm
Ohio Valley W 74–58 7–2
McBrayer Arena (2,700)Richmond, KY
December 12, 2009 *4:30 pm, Comcast SportsNet
at Maryland
L 72–83 7–3
Comcast Center College Park, MD
December 19, 2009 *2:30 pm
at Ohio
L 62–74 7–4
Convocation Center Athens, OH
December 29, 2009 *6:00 pm
vs. Morgan State Dr. Pepper Classic W 76–62 8–4
McKenzie Arena Chattanooga, TN
December 30, 2009 *8:00 pm
at Chattanooga Dr. Pepper Classic L 54–68 8–5
McKenzie Arena (3,063)Chattanooga, TN
January 2, 2010 7:00 pm
Tennessee State W 79–71 9–5
McBrayer Arena (1,150)Richmond, KY
January 4, 2010 7:30 pm
Austin Peay W 76–71 10–5
McBrayer Arena (1,450)Richmond, KY
January 7, 2010 6:30 pm
at Jacksonville State
L 65–68 10–6
Pete Mathews Coliseum Jacksonville, AL
January 9, 2010 8:30 pm
at Tennessee Tech
W 78–73 11–6
Eblen Center Cookeville, TN
January 14, 2010 7:30 pm
Eastern Illinois W 67–59 12–6
McBrayer Arena (3,100)Richmond, KY
January 16, 2010 7:00 pm
Southeast Missouri State W 79–63 13–6
McBrayer Arena (2,400)Richmond, KY
January 19, 2010 *7:00 pm
Chicago State W 74–50 14–6
McBrayer Arena (2,050)Richmond, KY
January 23, 2010 7:00 pm, Wazoo Sports
Morehead State L 53–69 14–7
McBrayer Arena (5,600)Richmond, KY
January 28, 2010 8:30 pm
at Austin Peay
L 76–80 14–8
Dunn Center Clarksville, TN
January 31, 2010 6:00 pm
at Tennessee State
W 75–58 15–8
Gentry Complex Nashville, TN
February 4, 2010 7:30 pm
Tennessee Tech W 76–58 16–8
McBrayer Arena (2,200)Richmond, KY
February 6, 2010 7:00 pm
Jacksonville State W 66–65 17–8
McBrayer Arena (1,800)Richmond, KY
February 11, 2010 8:45 pm
at Southeast Missouri State
W 59–56 18–8
Show Me Center Cape Girardeau, MO
February 13, 2010 7:00 pm
at Eastern Illinois
L 54–77 18–9
Lantz Arena Charleston, IL
February 17, 2010 7:00 pm
at Morehead State
L 64–77 18–10
Ellis Johnson Arena Morehead, KY
February 20, 2010 *7:00 pm
Winthrop ESPN BracketBusters W 77–57 19–10
McBrayer Arena (1,150)Richmond, KY
February 25, 2010 7:30 pm
UT Martin W 84–60 20–10
McBrayer Arena (1,200)Richmond, KY
February 27, 2010 7:00 pm
Murray State L 74–88 20–11
McBrayer Arena (4,800)Richmond, KY
Ohio Valley tournament
March 2, 2010 8:30 pm
(5)
at (4) Eastern Illinois OVC Quarterfinals L 61–68 20–12
Lantz Arena (1,174)Charleston, IL
CBI
March 17, 2010 7:00 pm
College of Charleston CBI First Round L 79–82 20–13
McBrayer Arena (1,750)Richmond, KY
References
^ "E. Illinois 68, E. Kentucky 61" . ESPN.com the original on February 17, 2023. Retrieved February 16, 2023 .^ Munoz, Eric (March 4, 2010). "Former Zipper making a name for himself at EIU" . Daily Review Atlas . Retrieved February 16, 2023 . ^ Braswell, Tommy (March 17, 2010). "Cougars rally for CBI win" . The Post and Courier . Retrieved February 16, 2023 . ^ "2009-10 Men's Basketball Roster" . Eastern Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved February 16, 2023 .^ "Eastern Kentucky Colonels 2009-10 Basketball Media Guide" . Eastern Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved February 16, 2023 .^ "2009-10 Men's Basketball Schedule" . Eastern Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2023 .^ "Eastern Kentucky Season Statistics" . Eastern Kentucky Athletics. Retrieved February 17, 2023 .^ "2009-10 Eastern Kentucky Schedule & Results" . Sports Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2023 .
