Eastern Kentucky

Atlantic Sun · Richmond (KY), Lexington, Kentucky

1076-1070

All-time

0.501

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

Eastern Kentucky’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

1.26

Eastern Kentucky 64-72 #7 Kentucky

RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana

Season

2005

Date

Mar 17, 2005

Round

First Round

0.98

Eastern Kentucky 81-83 #10 Florida State

Stokely Athletics Center, Knoxville, Tennessee

Season

1972

Date

Mar 11, 1972

Round

First Round

0.95

Eastern Kentucky 69-80 #10 Kansas

Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri

Season

2014

Date

Mar 21, 2014

Round

First Round

0.67

Eastern Kentucky 63-77 Louisville

Lexington Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky

Season

1959

Date

Mar 11, 1959

Round

First Round

0.49

Eastern Kentucky 81-97 Tennessee

Murphy Athletic Center, Nashville, Tennesseee

Season

1979

Date

Mar 9, 1979

Round

First Round

0.45

Eastern Kentucky 65-86 #4 North Carolina

Lawrence Joel Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina

Season

2007

Date

Mar 15, 2007

Round

First Round

0.34

Eastern Kentucky 52-99 DePaul

E.A. Diddle Arena, Bowling Green, Kentucky

Season

1965

Date

Mar 9, 1965

Round

First Round

0.25

#17 Eastern Kentucky 57-72 #13 Notre Dame

Allen County Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana

Season

1953

Date

Mar 10, 1953

Round

First Round

#	Date	Season	Round	Match	Game Score
1	Mar 17, 2005	2005	First Round	Eastern Kentucky 64-72 #7 Kentucky RCA Dome, Indianapolis, Indiana	1.26
2	Mar 11, 1972	1972	First Round	Eastern Kentucky 81-83 #10 Florida State Stokely Athletics Center, Knoxville, Tennessee	0.98
3	Mar 21, 2014	2014	First Round	Eastern Kentucky 69-80 #10 Kansas Scottrade Center, St. Louis, Missouri	0.95
4	Mar 11, 1959	1959	First Round	Eastern Kentucky 63-77 Louisville Lexington Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky	0.67
5	Mar 9, 1979	1979	First Round	Eastern Kentucky 81-97 Tennessee Murphy Athletic Center, Nashville, Tennesseee	0.49
6	Mar 15, 2007	2007	First Round	Eastern Kentucky 65-86 #4 North Carolina Lawrence Joel Coliseum, Greensboro-Winston Salem, North Carolina	0.45
7	Mar 9, 1965	1965	First Round	Eastern Kentucky 52-99 DePaul E.A. Diddle Arena, Bowling Green, Kentucky	0.34
8	Mar 10, 1953	1953	First Round	#17 Eastern Kentucky 57-72 #13 Notre Dame Allen County Coliseum, Fort Wayne, Indiana	0.25

Season by season

2026 · Eastern Kentucky

Atlantic Sun

Record

11-21

Conf record

7-11

—

SRS

#293

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2025 · Eastern Kentucky

Atlantic Sun

Record

18-14

Conf record

12-6

—

SRS

#200

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2024 · Eastern Kentucky

Atlantic Sun ★

Record

17-14

Conf record

12-4

—

SRS

#231

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2023 · Eastern Kentucky

Atlantic Sun

Record

23-14

Conf record

12-6

—

SRS

#181

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2022 · Eastern Kentucky

Atlantic Sun

Record

13-18

Conf record

5-11

—

SRS

#252

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2021 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

22-7

Conf record

15-5

—

SRS

#176

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2020 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

16-17

Conf record

12-6

—

SRS

#285

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2019 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

13-18

Conf record

6-12

—

SRS

#252

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2018 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

11-20

Conf record

5-13

—

SRS

#296

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2017 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

12-19

Conf record

5-11

—

SRS

#277

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2016 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

15-16

Conf record

6-10

—

SRS

#202

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2015 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley ★

Record

21-12

Conf record

11-5

—

SRS

#151

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2014 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley ◆

Record

24-10

Conf record

11-5

—

SRS

#155

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2013 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

25-10

Conf record

12-4

—

SRS

#136

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2012 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

16-16

Conf record

7-9

—

SRS

#273

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2011 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

15-16

Conf record

9-9

—

SRS

#251

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2010 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

20-13

Conf record

11-7

—

SRS

#175

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2009 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

18-13

Conf record

10-8

—

SRS

#180

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2008 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

14-16

Conf record

10-10

—

SRS

#266

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2007 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley ◆

Record

21-12

Conf record

13-7

—

SRS

#188

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2006 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

14-16

Conf record

11-9

—

SRS

#264

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2005 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley ◆

Record

22-9

Conf record

11-5

—

SRS

#182

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

2004 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

14-15

Conf record

8-8

—

SRS

#226

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2003 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

11-17

Conf record

5-11

—

SRS

#276

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2002 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

7-20

Conf record

3-13

—

SRS

#287

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2001 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

7-19

Conf record

1-15

—

SRS

#276

Seed

—

Tournament

—

2000 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

6-21

Conf record

2-16

—

SRS

#286

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1999 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

3-23

Conf record

2-16

—

SRS

#296

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1998 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

10-17

Conf record

8-10

—

SRS

#246

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1997 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

8-18

Conf record

6-12

—

SRS

#285

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1996 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

13-14

Conf record

7-9

—

SRS

#225

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1995 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

9-19

Conf record

6-10

—

SRS

#242

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1994 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

13-14

Conf record

9-7

—

SRS

#181

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1993 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

15-12

Conf record

11-5

—

SRS

#173

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1992 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

19-14

Conf record

9-5

—

SRS

#155

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1991 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

19-10

Conf record

9-3

—

SRS

#141

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1990 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

13-17

Conf record

7-5

—

SRS

#204

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1989 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

7-22

Conf record

4-8

—

SRS

#266

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1988 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

18-11

Conf record

10-4

—

SRS

#105

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1987 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

19-11

Conf record

9-5

—

SRS

#111

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1986 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

10-18

Conf record

5-9

—

SRS

#181

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1985 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

16-13

Conf record

9-5

—

SRS

#171

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1984 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

11-16

Conf record

5-9

—

SRS

#229

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1983 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

10-17

Conf record

7-7

—

SRS

#217

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1982 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

5-21

Conf record

3-13

—

SRS

#264

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1981 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

10-16

Conf record

7-7

—

SRS

#168

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1980 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

15-12

Conf record

7-5

—

SRS

#111

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1979 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley ★ ◆

Record

21-8

Conf record

9-3

—

SRS

#139

Seed

Tournament

NCAA tournament

1978 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley ★

Record

15-11

Conf record

8-6

—

SRS

#152

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1977 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

8-16

Conf record

3-11

—

SRS

#196

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1976 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

10-15

Conf record

6-8

—

SRS

#168

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1975 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

7-18

Conf record

3-11

—

SRS

#203

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1974 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

8-15

Conf record

6-8

—

SRS

#182

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1973 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

12-13

Conf record

7-7

—

SRS

#134

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1972 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley ★

Record

15-11

Conf record

9-5

—

SRS

#77

Seed

—

Tournament

NCAA tournament

1971 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

16-8

Conf record

10-4

—

SRS

#99

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1970 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

12-10

Conf record

8-6

—

SRS

#103

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1969 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

13-9

Conf record

7-7

—

SRS

#105

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1968 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

10-14

Conf record

6-8

—

SRS

#89

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1967 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

5-18

Conf record

2-12

—

SRS

#158

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1966 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

16-9

Conf record

9-5

—

SRS

#83

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1965 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley ★

Record

19-6

Conf record

13-1

—

SRS

#73

Seed

—

Tournament

NCAA tournament

1964 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

15-9

Conf record

9-5

—

SRS

#103

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1963 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

9-12

Conf record

6-6

—

SRS

#140

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1962 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

10-6

Conf record

7-5

—

SRS

#103

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1961 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley ★

Record

15-9

Conf record

9-3

—

SRS

#31

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1960 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

14-8

Conf record

9-3

—

SRS

#54

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1959 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley ★

Record

16-6

Conf record

10-2

—

SRS

#31

Seed

—

Tournament

NCAA tournament

1958 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

8-11

Conf record

3-7

—

SRS

#109

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1957 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

6-15

Conf record

4-6

—

SRS

#135

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1956 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

9-16

Conf record

3-7

—

SRS

#83

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1955 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley ◆

Record

15-8

Conf record

6-4

—

SRS

#38

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1954 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

7-16

Conf record

4-6

—

SRS

#110

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1953 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley ★

Record

16-9

Conf record

9-1

—

SRS

#41

Seed

—

Tournament

NCAA tournament

1952 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

13-11

Conf record

10-2

—

SRS

#34

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1951 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

18-8

Conf record

8-3

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1950 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley ◆

Record

16-6

Conf record

7-3

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1949 · Eastern Kentucky

Ohio Valley

Record

16-4

Conf record

7-3

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

1948 · Eastern Kentucky

Independent

Record

17-7

Conf record

—

SRS

—

Seed

—

Tournament

—

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2026	Eastern Kentucky	11-21	Atlantic Sun	7-11	#293
2025	Eastern Kentucky	18-14	Atlantic Sun	12-6	#200
2024	Eastern Kentucky	17-14	Atlantic Sun ★	12-4	#231
2023	Eastern Kentucky	23-14	Atlantic Sun	12-6	#181
2022	Eastern Kentucky	13-18	Atlantic Sun	5-11	#252
2021	Eastern Kentucky	22-7	Ohio Valley	15-5	#176
2020	Eastern Kentucky	16-17	Ohio Valley	12-6	#285
2019	Eastern Kentucky	13-18	Ohio Valley	6-12	#252
2018	Eastern Kentucky	11-20	Ohio Valley	5-13	#296
2017	Eastern Kentucky	12-19	Ohio Valley	5-11	#277
2016	Eastern Kentucky	15-16	Ohio Valley	6-10	#202
2015	Eastern Kentucky	21-12	Ohio Valley ★	11-5	#151
2014	Eastern Kentucky	24-10	Ohio Valley ◆	11-5	#155	15	NCAA tournament
2013	Eastern Kentucky	25-10	Ohio Valley	12-4	#136
2012	Eastern Kentucky	16-16	Ohio Valley	7-9	#273
2011	Eastern Kentucky	15-16	Ohio Valley	9-9	#251
2010	Eastern Kentucky	20-13	Ohio Valley	11-7	#175
2009	Eastern Kentucky	18-13	Ohio Valley	10-8	#180
2008	Eastern Kentucky	14-16	Ohio Valley	10-10	#266
2007	Eastern Kentucky	21-12	Ohio Valley ◆	13-7	#188	16	NCAA tournament
2006	Eastern Kentucky	14-16	Ohio Valley	11-9	#264
2005	Eastern Kentucky	22-9	Ohio Valley ◆	11-5	#182	15	NCAA tournament
2004	Eastern Kentucky	14-15	Ohio Valley	8-8	#226
2003	Eastern Kentucky	11-17	Ohio Valley	5-11	#276
2002	Eastern Kentucky	7-20	Ohio Valley	3-13	#287
2001	Eastern Kentucky	7-19	Ohio Valley	1-15	#276
2000	Eastern Kentucky	6-21	Ohio Valley	2-16	#286
1999	Eastern Kentucky	3-23	Ohio Valley	2-16	#296
1998	Eastern Kentucky	10-17	Ohio Valley	8-10	#246
1997	Eastern Kentucky	8-18	Ohio Valley	6-12	#285
1996	Eastern Kentucky	13-14	Ohio Valley	7-9	#225
1995	Eastern Kentucky	9-19	Ohio Valley	6-10	#242
1994	Eastern Kentucky	13-14	Ohio Valley	9-7	#181
1993	Eastern Kentucky	15-12	Ohio Valley	11-5	#173
1992	Eastern Kentucky	19-14	Ohio Valley	9-5	#155
1991	Eastern Kentucky	19-10	Ohio Valley	9-3	#141
1990	Eastern Kentucky	13-17	Ohio Valley	7-5	#204
1989	Eastern Kentucky	7-22	Ohio Valley	4-8	#266
1988	Eastern Kentucky	18-11	Ohio Valley	10-4	#105
1987	Eastern Kentucky	19-11	Ohio Valley	9-5	#111
1986	Eastern Kentucky	10-18	Ohio Valley	5-9	#181
1985	Eastern Kentucky	16-13	Ohio Valley	9-5	#171
1984	Eastern Kentucky	11-16	Ohio Valley	5-9	#229
1983	Eastern Kentucky	10-17	Ohio Valley	7-7	#217
1982	Eastern Kentucky	5-21	Ohio Valley	3-13	#264
1981	Eastern Kentucky	10-16	Ohio Valley	7-7	#168
1980	Eastern Kentucky	15-12	Ohio Valley	7-5	#111
1979	Eastern Kentucky	21-8	Ohio Valley ★ ◆	9-3	#139	9	NCAA tournament
1978	Eastern Kentucky	15-11	Ohio Valley ★	8-6	#152
1977	Eastern Kentucky	8-16	Ohio Valley	3-11	#196
1976	Eastern Kentucky	10-15	Ohio Valley	6-8	#168
1975	Eastern Kentucky	7-18	Ohio Valley	3-11	#203
1974	Eastern Kentucky	8-15	Ohio Valley	6-8	#182
1973	Eastern Kentucky	12-13	Ohio Valley	7-7	#134
1972	Eastern Kentucky	15-11	Ohio Valley ★	9-5	#77		NCAA tournament
1971	Eastern Kentucky	16-8	Ohio Valley	10-4	#99
1970	Eastern Kentucky	12-10	Ohio Valley	8-6	#103
1969	Eastern Kentucky	13-9	Ohio Valley	7-7	#105
1968	Eastern Kentucky	10-14	Ohio Valley	6-8	#89
1967	Eastern Kentucky	5-18	Ohio Valley	2-12	#158
1966	Eastern Kentucky	16-9	Ohio Valley	9-5	#83
1965	Eastern Kentucky	19-6	Ohio Valley ★	13-1	#73		NCAA tournament
1964	Eastern Kentucky	15-9	Ohio Valley	9-5	#103
1963	Eastern Kentucky	9-12	Ohio Valley	6-6	#140
1962	Eastern Kentucky	10-6	Ohio Valley	7-5	#103
1961	Eastern Kentucky	15-9	Ohio Valley ★	9-3	#31
1960	Eastern Kentucky	14-8	Ohio Valley	9-3	#54
1959	Eastern Kentucky	16-6	Ohio Valley ★	10-2	#31		NCAA tournament
1958	Eastern Kentucky	8-11	Ohio Valley	3-7	#109
1957	Eastern Kentucky	6-15	Ohio Valley	4-6	#135
1956	Eastern Kentucky	9-16	Ohio Valley	3-7	#83
1955	Eastern Kentucky	15-8	Ohio Valley ◆	6-4	#38
1954	Eastern Kentucky	7-16	Ohio Valley	4-6	#110
1953	Eastern Kentucky	16-9	Ohio Valley ★	9-1	#41		NCAA tournament
1952	Eastern Kentucky	13-11	Ohio Valley	10-2	#34
1951	Eastern Kentucky	18-8	Ohio Valley	8-3
1950	Eastern Kentucky	16-6	Ohio Valley ◆	7-3
1949	Eastern Kentucky	16-4	Ohio Valley	7-3
1948	Eastern Kentucky	17-7	Independent

NBA first-round picks

4 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Jim Baechtold1952

Last college yr: 1952

Jim Baechtold1952

Last college yr: 1951

Jim Baechtold1952

Last college yr: 1950

Jim Baechtold1952

Last college yr: 1949

Draft	Player	Last college yr
1952	Jim Baechtold	1952
1952	Jim Baechtold	1951
1952	Jim Baechtold	1950
1952	Jim Baechtold	1949