2021-2022 Eastern Kentucky Colonels

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2021-2022 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Roster

# Player Class Pos HT WT Birth Date Birth City Nationality High School/Prep School
13 Tariq Balogun Jr F 6-10 240 Nov 19, 1999 London England The Miller School of Albemarle
2 Iran Bennett Sr C 6-10 322 - Durham (NC) United States Hargrave Military Academy
10 Braxton Beverly Sr PG 5-10 185 Feb 18, 1997 Hazard (KY) United States Hargrave Military Academy
14 Devontae Blanton So F 6-6 214 - Lakewood (OH) United States St. Edmond Catholic School
11 Jomaru Brown Sr PG 6-2 190 Jun 7, 1999 Durham (NC) United States Southern Durham High School
0 Russhard Cruickshank Sr PG 6-0 172 - Dallas (TX) United States Cedar Hill High School
23 DaShawn Jackson Fr G 6-3 196 - Lexington (KY) United States Frederick Douglass High School
4 Curt Lewis So G 6-5 215 - Loachapoka (AL) United States ASPIRE Basketball Academy
15 Isaiah Minter Jr G 5-11 175 - Richmond (KY) United States Madison Central High School
24 Michael Moreno Jr SF 6-7 225 Dec 14, 2000 Georgetown (KY) United States / Colombia Scott County Central High School
20 Wade Pelfrey RS-Fr G 5-11 167 - Hazard (KY) United States Hazard High School
30 Jordan Reeves-Young Fr GF 6-3 170 - Brooklyn (NY) United States ASPIRE Basketball Academy
5 Cooper Robb Sr G 6-1 184 - Georgetown (KY) United States Scott County High School
1 Trevin Wade RS-Sr G 5-10 175 Feb 22, 2000 Marietta (GA) United States Montverde Academy
12 Michael Wardy Jr F 6-7 203 - Lincoln (NE) United States Norris High School
3 Jannson Williams Sr PF 6-9 221 - Newnan (GA) United States Newnan 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

2021-2022 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
Devontae Blanton Atlantic Sun Player of the Week (Jan 3, 2022)
Jannson Williams Atlantic Sun Newcomer of the Week (Nov 29, 2021)

2021-2022 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters R. Cruickshank C. Robb C. Lewis D. Blanton M. Moreno
Rotation J. Brown        
Lim PT I. Minter D. Jackson M. Wardy J. Williams I. Bennett
Lim PT B. Beverly T. Wade     T. Balogun
Lim PT   J. Reeves-Young      

2021-2022 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
Jomaru Brown 29 19.2 12.2 1.9 1.6 1.8 0.0 1.7
Michael Moreno 31 26.5 11.7 5.6 1.7 1.3 0.5 0.7
Devontae Blanton 29 28.3 11.1 6.3 2.9 1.2 0.2 1.6
Curt Lewis 29 24.9 9.7 5.2 1.4 1.2 0.1 1.7
Cooper Robb 31 31.8 9.6 4.5 2.4 1.6 0.3 1.3
Braxton Beverly 17 23.1 9.5 1.6 3.5 1.4 0.1 1.5
Jannson Williams 24 17.2 8.0 3.7 0.6 0.6 1.1 1.0
Russhard Cruickshank 31 24.5 7.1 1.6 2.9 1.1 0.0 1.2
Michael Wardy 25 10.6 4.7 2.4 0.3 0.5 0.8 0.7
Tariq Balogun 22 14.3 4.0 2.0 0.3 0.2 1.4 0.7
DaShawn Jackson 17 8.9 2.5 1.2 0.4 0.7 0.1 0.6
Iran Bennett 9 7.0 1.3 1.9 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.3
Jordan Reeves-Young 5 1.2 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2
Isaiah Minter 12 4.8 0.2 0.4 0.3 0.2 0.0 0.2

2021-2022 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)
Mason Cooper Video Coordinator 2021-2022 N/A
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)