2020-2021 Eastern Kentucky Colonels

2020-2021 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
13 Tariq Balogun So F 6-10 240 Nov 19, 1999 London England The Miller School of Albemarle
14 Devontae Blanton Fr F 6-6 214 - Lakewood (OH) United States St. Edmond Catholic School
3 Peyton Broughton Jr GF 6-5 195 - London (KY) United States North Laurel High School
11 Jomaru Brown Jr PG 6-2 190 Jun 7, 1999 Durham (NC) United States Southern Durham High School
23 Cameron Carmical Sr G 5-10 165 - Baxter (KY) United States Harlan County High School
22 Matt Cromer RS-Fr G 6-2 185 - London (KY) United States South Laurel High School
0 Russhard Cruickshank Sr PG 6-0 172 - Dallas (TX) United States Cedar Hill High School
34 Cheikh Faye RS-Jr G 6-8 216 Dec 27, 2001 Fatick Senegal SEED Academy
12 Wendell Green, Jr. Fr G 5-11 175 Aug 7, 2002 Detroit (MI) United States La Lumiere School
1 JacQuess Hobbs Sr G 6-2 185 - Louisville (KY) United States Waggoner High School
33 Rabby Kamona RS-Fr F 6-9 235 - Kinshasa Democratic Republic of the Congo Paul Laurence Dunbar High School
2 Tre King Jr PF 6-7 230 Oct 1, 1999 Lexington (KY) United States Hargrave Military Academy
10 Brandon Knapper RS-Jr PG 6-0 190 Oct 25, 1998 Charleston (WV) United States South Charleston High School
4 Curt Lewis Fr G 6-5 215 - Loachapoka (AL) United States ASPIRE Basketball Academy
15 Isaiah Minter So G 5-11 175 - Richmond (KY) United States Madison Central High School
20 Caleb Mitchell Fr G 6-0 160 - Louisville (KY) United States South Warren High School
24 Michael Moreno So SF 6-7 225 Dec 14, 2000 Georgetown (KY) United States / Colombia Scott County Central High School
30 Jordan Reeves-Young RS-Fr GF 6-3 170 - Brooklyn (NY) United States ASPIRE Basketball Academy
5 Cooper Robb Jr G 6-1 184 - Georgetown (KY) United States Scott County High School

Recent Eastern Kentucky Colonels History

Season Record Conference Rank Conference Tournament Post-Season Tournament
2023-2024 17-14 (12-4) 1st (A-Sun) 2nd Rnd N/A
2022-2023 23-14 (12-6) 3rd (A-Sun) 3rd Rnd CBI Runner Up
2021-2022 13-18 (5-11) 10th (A-Sun) 1st Rnd N/A
2020-2021 22-7 (15-5) 3rd (OVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2019-2020 16-17 (12-6) 4th (OVC) 3rd Rnd N/A
2018-2019 13-18 (6-12) 7th (OVC) N/A N/A
2017-2018 11-20 (5-13) 9th (OVC) N/A N/A
2016-2017 12-19 (5-11) 11th (OVC) N/A N/A
2015-2016 15-16 (6-10) 9th (OVC) N/A N/A
2014-2015 21-12 (11-5) 2nd (OVC) 3rd Rnd CIT 3rd Rnd
2013-2014 24-10 (11-5) 3rd (OVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2012-2013 25-10 (12-4) 2nd (OVC) 3rd Rnd CIT 2nd Rnd
2011-2012 16-16 (7-9) 8th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2010-2011 15-16 (9-9) 6th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2009-2010 20-13 (11-7) 3rd (OVC) 1st Rnd CBI 1st Rnd
2008-2009 18-13 (10-8) 5th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2007-2008 14-16 (10-10) 5th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2006-2007 21-12 (13-7) 2nd (OVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2005-2006 13-16 (11-9) 5th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A
2004-2005 22-9 (11-5) 2nd (OVC) Champion NCAA 1st Rnd
2003-2004 14-15 (8-8) 4th (OVC) 2nd Rnd N/A
2002-2003 11-17 (5-11) 7th (OVC) 1st Rnd N/A

2020-2021 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Wendell Green, Jr. NABC All-District (18) Second Team
Tre King NABC All-District (18) Second Team
Wendell Green, Jr. All-OVC First Team
Tre King All-OVC First Team
Wendell Green, Jr. OVC All-Tournament Team
Wendell Green, Jr. OVC All-Newcomer Team
Tre King OVC Player of the Week (Jan 18, 2021)
Tre King OVC Player of the Week (Dec 21, 2020)
Tre King OVC Player of the Week (Dec 7, 2020)
Wendell Green, Jr. OVC Freshman of the Week (Jan 25, 2021)
Wendell Green, Jr. OVC Freshman of the Week (Jan 11, 2021)
Wendell Green, Jr. OVC Freshman of the Week (Mar 1, 2021)
Wendell Green, Jr. OVC Freshman of the Week (Jan 4, 2021)
Wendell Green, Jr. OVC Freshman of the Week (Feb 8, 2021)
Curt Lewis OVC Freshman of the Week (Feb 22, 2021)
Curt Lewis OVC Freshman of the Week (Dec 7, 2020)

2020-2021 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters W. Green, Jr. C. Robb C. Lewis M. Moreno T. King
Rotation R. Cruickshank   D. Blanton    
Lim PT J. Hobbs   C. Faye T. Balogun  
Lim PT I. Minter   P. Broughton    
Lim PT J. Brown        
Lim PT B. Knapper        

2020-2021 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Brandon Knapper 4 23.2 18.2 3.0 1.2 1.0 0.0 3.8
Wendell Green, Jr. 29 30.5 15.8 3.4 5.0 1.6 0.1 2.8
Tre King 28 27.8 14.9 6.2 1.0 1.5 1.2 2.0
Jomaru Brown 4 18.5 11.8 2.2 2.2 2.2 0.0 2.2
Curt Lewis 27 25.3 11.1 5.1 1.7 1.4 0.1 1.7
Michael Moreno 29 26.9 10.2 4.9 1.6 1.2 0.3 1.1
Cooper Robb 29 27.0 7.1 3.1 2.0 1.8 0.1 1.1
Devontae Blanton 24 14.3 6.0 3.0 0.8 0.8 0.1 0.8
Cheikh Faye 19 11.0 5.4 2.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3
Russhard Cruickshank 27 20.7 4.5 1.5 1.7 0.7 0.0 1.0
Tariq Balogun 28 11.2 3.5 2.6 0.0 0.0 1.2 0.7
JacQuess Hobbs 21 9.8 3.1 1.5 1.5 0.6 0.1 0.6
Peyton Broughton 18 7.7 2.1 0.8 0.6 0.6 0.3 0.4
Isaiah Minter 11 2.0 1.1 0.3 0.1 0.1 0.0 0.3
Cameron Carmical 7 3.4 0.0 0.1 0.7 0.1 0.0 0.3

2020-2021 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
A.W. Hamilton Head Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (NC State, 2017 to 2018)
Mike Allen Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Bryant, 2017 to 2018)
Steve Lepore Assistant Coach 2018-2019 Assistant Coach (Virginia Military, 2015 to 2018)
Patrick Blake Assistant Coach 2019-2020 Assistant Coach (Coastal Carolina, 2015 to 2019)
Matt Roan Athletic Director 2020-2021 Athletic Director (Nicholls State, 2017 to 2020)
Corbin Maynard Director of Basketball Operations 2020-2021 Video Coordinator (Eastern Kentucky, 2018 to 2020)
Kirkland Humphrey Assistant Director of Basketball Operations 2020-2021 N/A
Jon-Michael Davis Head Strength and Conditioning Coach 2004-2005 N/A
Jeff Carrico Director of Sports Medicine 2020-2021 Associate Athletic Trainer (Central Michigan, 2017 to 2020)