CIT Round 2: EKU vs Evansville Preview
EKU tries to avoid being the second straight OVC team to fall victim to the Purple Aces.
EASTERN KENTUCKY COLONELS
Last Game
| Final - 3.23.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Kentucky Colonels | 43 | 29 | 72 |
| Evansville Aces | 43 | 43 | 86 |
Stories
2013 CIT: Eastern Kentucky 69, Gardner Webb 62
Eastern Kentucky allowed a 15 point lead slip away. Cory Walden then banked in a three to give the Colonels the lead with just 1:05 left to lead EKU to their first national tournament win in 68 years.
2013 CIT Preview: EKU vs Gardner Webb
Eastern Kentucky was the second best team in the OVC. Can they end their season with a W and a tournament championship?
Valpo Absolutely Dominates Eastern Kentucky
Shooting, defense, rebounding, depth: there wasn't an aspect of the Bracket Busters matchup that Valparaiso didn't dominate as they earned a commanding victory over Eastern Kentucky. Ryan Broekhoff didn't even need to play more than 20 minutes.
WVU free-throws its way to victory over EKU
WVU concluded its non-conference slate with a foul-shot-heavy victory over Eastern Kentucky Sunday.
WVU Hangs On Against Eastern Kentucky 74-67
The West Virginia University men's basketball team closes out a win in the Oliver Garden against a hot shooting Eastern Kentucky Colonels squad, 74-67.
Kennesaw State falls to Eastern Kentucky
Kennesaw State lost its second game of the year, a 14-point defeat at the hands of Eastern Kentucky.
Sprints Celebrates Kentucky's Win and a Triple Crown, No Matter What You Think // 04.03.12
All the SEC news that's fit to make fun of.
The NC-Double-Eh Schedule - Nov. 7
The NC-Double-Eh Schedule - Nov. 7 - Only Canuck on tap tonight but it marks the start of the season.
Defense Stiffens As Gophers Cruise Against EKU
The Gophers held Eastern Kentucky scoreless for the first 10 minutes of the second half and Ralph Sampson III filled up the stat sheet as Minnesota cruised at home to a 71-58 win Saturday...
Happy New Year From The Can Ball Report
The last Canadian Content post of 2009 and a Happy New Year From The Can Ball Report and Raptors HQ.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Cincinnati Christian Univeristy | Friday, November 09 2012 | win 89 - 56 | coverage |
| Kennesaw St. Owls | Friday, November 16 2012 | win 85 - 71 | coverage |
| Towson Tigers | Saturday, November 17 2012 | win 71 - 69 | coverage |
| Radford Highlanders | Sunday, November 18 2012 | win 83 - 75 | coverage |
| Norfolk St. Spartans | Saturday, November 24 2012 | win 68 - 44 | coverage |
| Delaware St. Hornets | Wednesday, November 28 2012 | win 84 - 51 | coverage |
| December | |||
| Western Carolina Catamounts | Saturday, December 01 2012 | win 72 - 70 | coverage |
| @ N.C. Central Eagles | Tuesday, December 04 2012 | win 63 - 57 | coverage |
| @ Chattanooga Mocs | Saturday, December 08 2012 | win 63 - 52 | coverage |
| @ Illinois Fighting Illini | Sunday, December 16 2012 | loss 53 - 66 | coverage |
| @ N.C. A&T Aggies | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | loss 67 - 78 | coverage |
| @ High Point Panthers | Friday, December 21 2012 | win 73 - 70 | coverage |
| @ West Virginia Mountaineers | Sunday, December 30 2012 | loss 67 - 74 | coverage |
| January | |||
| Eastern Illinois Panthers | Thursday, January 03 2013 | win 65 - 54 | coverage |
| SIU-Edwardsville Cougars | Saturday, January 05 2013 | win 78 - 72 | coverage |
| @ Murray St. Racers | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | win 77 - 65 | coverage |
| Morehead St. Eagles | Saturday, January 12 2013 | win 59 - 52 | coverage |
| @ Belmont Bruins | Thursday, January 17 2013 | loss 76 - 83 | coverage |
| @ Jacksonville St. Gamecocks | Saturday, January 19 2013 | win 73 - 62 | coverage |
| Tennessee St. Tigers | Thursday, January 24 2013 | win 76 - 67 | coverage |
| Belmont Bruins | Saturday, January 26 2013 | loss 74 - 85 | coverage |
| @ Tennessee-Martin Skyhawks | Thursday, January 31 2013 | loss 65 - 72 | coverage |
| February | |||
| @ SE Missouri St. Indians | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 81 - 72 | coverage |
| Crowley's Ridge | Tuesday, February 05 2013 | win 97 - 31 | coverage |
| @ Morehead St. Eagles | Saturday, February 09 2013 | win 68 - 47 | coverage |
| Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | Thursday, February 14 2013 | win 80 - 69 | coverage |
| Jacksonville St. Gamecocks | Saturday, February 16 2013 | win 80 - 67 | coverage |
| Austin Peay Governors | Wednesday, February 20 2013 | win 91 - 53 | coverage |
| @ Valparaiso Crusaders | Saturday, February 23 2013 | loss 60 - 82 | coverage |
| @ Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles | Thursday, February 28 2013 | win 69 - 54 | coverage |
| March | |||
| @ Tennessee St. Tigers | Saturday, March 02 2013 | loss 81 - 85 | coverage |
| SE Missouri St. Indians | Thursday, March 07 2013 | win 84 - 69 | coverage |
| @ Murray St. Racers | Friday, March 08 2013 | loss 73 - 81 | coverage |
| @ Gardner-Webb Bulldogs | Tuesday, March 19 2013 | win 69 - 62 | coverage |
| @ Evansville Aces | Saturday, March 23 2013 | loss 72 - 86 | coverage |
Roster
Eastern Kentucky Colonels Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jaylen Babb-Harrison | 11 | GUARD | 187 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Glenn Cosey | 0 | GUARD | 182 | 6-0 | junior | |
| Willie Cruz | 1 | GUARD | 204 | 6-3 | senior | |
| Mike DiNunno | 3 | GUARD | 196 | 5-11 | senior | |
| Tarius Johnson | 34 | GUARD | 187 | 6-5 | junior | |
| Jeff Johnson | 24 | FORWARD | 251 | 6-7 | junior | |
| Timmy Knipp | 22 | GUARD | 205 | 6-7 | sophomore | |
| Marcus Lewis | 12 | GUARD | 185 | 6-4 | junior | |
| Tommy Matthews | 4 | GUARD | 180 | 6-1 | freshman | |
| Deverin Muff | 33 | FORWARD | 212 | 6-8 | sophomore | |
| Ryan Parsons | 23 | GUARD | 197 | 6-2 | junior | |
| Robbie Stenzel | 21 | GUARD | 195 | 6-5 | sophomore | |
| Eric Stutz | 42 | FORWARD | 225 | 6-8 | sophomore | |
| Corey Walden | 2 | GUARD | 206 | 6-2 | sophomore | |
| Orlando Williams | 15 | GUARD | 189 | 6-4 | junior |
Stats
Eastern Kentucky Colonels Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Mike DiNunno | 32 | 35.8 | 5.0 | 11.7 | 42.6 | 2.7 | 7.0 | 38.8 | 2.6 | 3.1 | 84.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 4.4 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.0 | 2.4 | 15.3 |
| Glenn Cosey | 27 | 35.1 | 4.8 | 11.4 | 42.0 | 2.6 | 6.7 | 38.5 | 2.7 | 3.3 | 81.8 | 0.4 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.0 | 1.7 | 14.8 |
| Corey Walden | 33 | 28.7 | 3.9 | 8.0 | 49.4 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 34.3 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 88.9 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 3.5 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 0.1 | 2.9 | 12.6 |
| Eric Stutz | 33 | 23.4 | 2.9 | 4.7 | 62.2 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 27.3 | 2.2 | 2.9 | 76.8 | 1.9 | 2.7 | 4.6 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 2.0 | 8.2 |
| Orlando Williams | 10 | 20.5 | 2.3 | 6.3 | 36.5 | 1.4 | 3.9 | 35.9 | 1.9 | 2.1 | 90.5 | 0.8 | 2.2 | 3.0 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 7.9 |
| Tarius Johnson | 33 | 22.6 | 2.6 | 5.7 | 46.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 31.4 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 53.8 | 1.6 | 2.6 | 4.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 3.0 | 6.8 |
| Marcus Lewis | 33 | 21.4 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 49.1 | 0.3 | 1.7 | 16.4 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 65.0 | 0.9 | 1.5 | 2.4 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 0.5 | 2.3 | 6.1 |
| Jeff Johnson | 33 | 15.4 | 1.6 | 3.1 | 51.5 | 0.5 | 1.5 | 36.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 92.3 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 1.0 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 2.1 | 4.1 |
| Timmy Knipp | 21 | 11.5 | 1.3 | 3.2 | 41.2 | 0.9 | 2.6 | 33.3 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 1.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.9 |
| Deverin Muff | 31 | 8.9 | 1.1 | 2.0 | 55.6 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 68.2 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 1.2 | 2.7 |
| Jaylen Babb-Harrison | 9 | 2.4 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 36.8 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 28.6 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 2.2 |
| Robbie Stenzel | 17 | 3.9 | 0.4 | 1.1 | 38.9 | 0.3 | 0.9 | 31.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 83.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 1.4 |
| Ryan Parsons | 19 | 3.2 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 37.5 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 37.5 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.4 | 1.0 |
| Tommy Matthews | 4 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 100.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 |
