A Sea Of Red

Eastern Kentucky University
Richmond, Kentucky


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A.W. Hamilton
2nd Season as EKU Head Coach


2022-2023 Schedule/Results

Overall .... 20-12
ASUN ....... 12-6

Nov 07 - Miami (OH)-Middletown ..................... W, 137-52
Nov 10 - Western Kentucky ............................... L, 60-66
Nov 13 - @ Cincinnati ........................................ L, 69-87
Nov 18 - @ Georgia State ................................... W, 62-61
Nov 19 - vs UNCA in Atlanta ............................... W, 77-75
Nov 20 - vs. Texas A&M - Commerce in Atlanta .. L, 61-75
Nov 23 - Brescia ................................................ W, 122-84
Dec 02 - @ JMU ................................................. L, 80-97
Dec 07 - @ #7 Tennessee ................................... L, 49-84
Dec 10 - Boyce College ..................................... W, 140-79
Dec 14 - @ Northern Kentucky .......................... L, 61-64
Dec 17 - Radford ................................................W, 67-65
Dec 22 - UNC Greensboro ................................. W, 68-64
Dec 31 - Queens ............................................... W, 88-83
Jan 02 - @ Kennesaw State .............................. L, 75-79
Jan 05 - @ Central Arkansas ............................. W 77-75
Jan 08 - Liberty ................................................ W 62-59
Jan 12 - FGCU .................................................. W 97-76
Jan 14 - Stetson .............................................. W 85-70
Jan 19 - @ Lipscomb ....................................... L 62-75
Jan 21 - @ Austin Peay ................................... W 74-59
Jan 26 - @ Bellarmine .................................... L 71-72
Jan 28 - Bellarmine ........................................ W 73-63
Feb 02 - Jacksonville State ............................. W 69-67
Feb 04 - Kennesaw State ................................ W 77-74
Feb 09 - @ Queens ......................................... W 84-80
Feb 11 - @ Liberty .......................................... L 73-83
Feb 16 - Central Arkansas ............................... W 74-58
Feb 18 - North Alabama ................................. L 93-98 in OT
Feb 22 - @ North Florida ................................ L 64-77
Feb 24 - @ Jacksonville ................................. W 56-52
Feb 28 - ASUN Qtr: #6 North Alabama ............ W 73-48
Mar 02 - ASUN Semi: @ Liberty ......................


Key Player


#10 Devontae Blanton
6' 6" 214 lbs Junior Wing
Thru 32 Games: Averaging 16.4 Pts, 6.3 Rebs & 2.9 Assists + 34-of-93 (36.6%) on 3-Pt Attempts + 70.8 FT%

This tourney is shaping up to be a revenge tour. It’s us and the 3 teams that beat us left.

I was hoping queens would pull off the upset so we get home court advantage the rest of the way. If we win this one I would like to think we would get an at large bid even with another loss. We don't have a good win on the resume but almost every advanced metric has us as a top 40ish team.

Queens had many opportunities to win that game. They fell apart in the last 5-ish minutes. Meanwhile, EKU eviscerated a hot UNA team. They're playing better basketball than when we last saw them at Liberty Arena.

I hope the Boys will be ready for an EKU Hack Attack tomorrow. They were bad the last time we played them. I, also am hoping for and would be surprised if Lippy does us a favor and knocks off Kenny St.

Teams have been VERY physical with Darius this year and for the most part have gotten away with it. Last night against Bellarmine was the first night I've felt like Darius was able to find some space, granted how do you lock down someone that just crossed halfcourt? But, I FULLY expect EKU to target Darius physically. If we are going to win the game, we will have to see contributions from CP0, Rode and Preston/Robinson.

A few encouraging things to me last night were that CP0 was attacking the rim with more courage. Venzant and Warfield also were getting involved in the offense and taking shots if they were wide open. Both of them have a shot - and both are extremely athletic, so we will need them to continue to progress on the offensive end to win this tourney.

Has anyone got their tickets for the game yet?

We went last night and will go Sunday if it’s in Lynchburg, but tickets for the whole family for three games is cost prohibitive for me

I reserved our season tickets for the tourney.

LUOrange wrote: ↑March 1st, 2023, 2:21 pm Has anyone got their tickets for the game yet?

No, and I'm a little surprised. I need to call the ticket office in the morning to see what the delay is.

Cider Jim wrote: ↑March 2nd, 2023, 1:22 am

LUOrange wrote: ↑March 1st, 2023, 2:21 pm Has anyone got their tickets for the game yet?

No, and I'm a little surprised. I need to call the ticket office in the morning to see what the delay is.

I had to call the Ticket Office and then they texted the tickets to me.

Texting is how I got my baseball ticket yesterday. Today, they emailed me my basketball tickets.

Gotta be happy with the momentum going into halftime. We’re doing everything better than them other than hitting shots.

We are now up to 3 commercials breaks in 3 minutes of game time for a game on espn+. Why is this a thing?

These refs are trash.

Ill flame wrote: ↑March 2nd, 2023, 9:25 pm We are now up to 3 commercials breaks in 3 minutes of game time for a game on espn+. Why is this a thing?

The mouse wants what it wants.

CP kept us in it today. The offense is in good hands next year.

Whereas McGhee and Porter will get the majority of the accolades (well deserved), I really enjoyed watching Venzant do a lot of the dirty work. I love his tenacity and fight on defense and his 7 boards were a major contribution.

Zach Cleveland is my new favorite player after the pinky incident last night.

Dalegarz1 wrote: ↑March 3rd, 2023, 4:37 am Whereas McGhee and Porter will get the majority of the accolades (well deserved), I really enjoyed watching Venzant do a lot of the dirty work. I love his tenacity and fight on defense and his 7 boards were a major contribution.

Agreed. Also, the importance of Kyle Rode's dagger late in the second half can't be overstated. also a big 3 late in the first half - clutch-time shots.

aredd33 wrote: ↑March 3rd, 2023, 6:53 am Zach Cleveland is my new favorite player after the pinky incident last night.

Cleveland also was our best defender against Blanton