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Official X account of Eastern Kentucky University men's basketball. #π πΌππππ π°πΆππΆπ»π΄π°π¬π πΆπ»πππ²πππ»π¦π½πΌπΏππ | #40Tough
Richmond, Ky.
Joined August 2012
.@CooperRobb1 from half court for the WIN!. Send it to Bristol for a #SCTop10 πΊ.This is ONLY November!. #MostExciting40MinutesInSports. @sportscenter @espnassigndesk @JonRothstein @collegeinsider @MidMajorMadness @NCAA @MarchMadnessMBB
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π¨ Nick Mayo will play for the @warriors in the @NBASummerLeague!. His first game: Tuesday night vs. the Kings. π. Good luck, @1nmay0!. #GoBigE
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"To Mayo . at the buzzer . for the win!". Here it is. @1nmay0's glorious buzzer beater, complete with @Gstotelmyer's radio call. Let's get Nick on @SportsCenter's #SCTop10!
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.@CoachAWHamilton has been voted the 2019-20 @OVCSports Coach of the Year!. He is the first EKU coach to win the award since 1987!. #GoBigE
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Double overtime WINβΌοΈ. We're going to the @CBITourney .CHAMPIONSHIP GAME!. Wednesday, 5 pm - ESPN2. #MostExciting40MinutesInSports or more
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Third straight OVC win. And it comes against the first place team in the conference!. Time to get hype. π₯π₯
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#NBASummerLeague debut for @1nmay0:.βοΈ Got the start.βοΈ Played 26 minutes (second most on the team).βοΈ 10 points.βοΈ 5 rebounds (tied for team high).βοΈ 5 assists (team high).βοΈ 2 steals (team high).βοΈ 106-79 win over the Lakers. We need one of those Heat No. 70 jerseys!. π·: @NBA
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Let's get our guy Sameel on @SportsCenter! . He buried this half-court shot tonight to win a new Ford EcoSport, courtesy of @madisoncoford!. And the crowd loved it. RETWEET for #SCTop10!
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Nick Mayo will play in the @NBASummerLeague with the Miami Heat! π₯. We look forward to watching the big man get a whole lot of buckets. π. #GoBigE
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There it is! @1nmay0 is the new EKU Scoring King! π. 1,835 career points and counting . Congrats to the #MaineAttraction!
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Thrilled to announce @CoachAWHamilton's contract has been extended through the 2024-25 season. The best coach in America is staying in Richmond!. #GoBigE.
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OH MY GOODNESS!!!!. @bigcoz50 with TWO blocks to break the school's single-season record and @Tayshawn_Comer throws down the and-one at the other end!!!! #SCTop10 . #MostExciting40MinutesInSports
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Mr. 2,000!. @1nmay0 just became the first EKU player and only the 18th OVC player ever to score 2,000 career points!. Congrats to the #MaineAttraction!
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3β£0β£0β£ wins.Congratulations @CoachAWHamilton . Colonels do it in overtime to give coach this milestone victory
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HUGE game for @1nmay0 tonight in the #NBASummerLeague!. The Maine Attraction's stat line from Las Vegas:.βοΈ 2β£0β£ points.βοΈ 8-of-10 from the field.βοΈ 2-of-2 from deep.βοΈ 3 rebounds.βοΈ 3 assists.βοΈ 2 steals
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COLONELS WIN!!.Punched our ticket to the @CBITourney Final Four. #MostExciting40MinutesInSports
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New unis are π₯π₯. Your Colonels are hoopin' in the black threads in 2019-20!. β«οΈπ
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When we say @1nmay0 does it all . we mean it. Nick is the ONLY player in @OVCSports history and the ONLY active Division-I player in the country with 2,000 points, 700 rebounds, 200 assists, 100 blocks and 100 three-pointers in a career. π. #MaineAttraction #GoBigE
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We have a new EKU record!. πMOST. πPOINTS. πSCORED. πIN. πA. πSINGLE. πGAME. #MostExciting40MinutesInSports .#GoBigE
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Here it is! The @soon_quess1 coast-to-coast buzzer beater to knock off SEMO!. Another thrilling night at McBrayer Arena!. #GoBigE
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Jomaru has scored his 1,000th career point as a sophomore! ππ. Congrats, @Dedicated_11!. #GoBigE
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The belt goes to the guy who scored a career-high 31 and the final two with 1.1 seconds left
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It's official . your Colonels are now the NCAA leaders in steals-per-game (11.1)!
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Itβs official: we will play @KentuckyMBB at Rupp Arena on November 8. Mark those π now!. #GoBigE
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FINAL FROM EVANSVILLE. We will play No. 1 Belmont in the @OVCSports semifinals Friday night on ESPNU!. #GoBigE
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The Hometown Kid is going on scholarship!. Senior walk-on @kirk15land - a Richmond native - has meant so much to this program and his teammates over the last three years. Today, @CoachAWHamilton got to present him with a full scholarship .
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This guy. What a hooper.
Lucky fan makes a half-court shot for a brand new Ford EcoSport from @madisoncoford at the @EKUHoops home opener! @SportsCenter #SCtop10
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Sameel made it on @SportsCenter's #SCTop10!. Did anyone see 'The Shot Heard Round McBrayer' on @espn yesterday?!
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You knew it was coming . LET THERE BE WATER! π§π§ . The Belt goes to *@CoachAWHamilton voice* BIG MIIIIIIIKE!
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Celebrating like @CooperRobb1 just hit a halfcourt shot to win the game!. #MostExciting40MinutesInSports
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The pure definition of #CompeteFor40. Relive @1nmay0's incredible fade away buzzer beater to put away Northern Kentucky! #SCtop10
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What a come-from-behind win on the road!. @1nmay0 becomes the first Colonel since 2001 to score 40 points in a game π. @CoachAWHamilton picks up his first win as a Division-I head coach!. #GoBigE #CompeteFor40
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Final: In what is believed to be EKU's 1st ever win over top-25 team. Colonels stun No. 18 Miami, 72-44.
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No freshman in the country has more assists than Wendell Green Jr. ππ
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.@KySportsRadio is coming to EKU on Thursday. Matt Jones, @DrewFranklinKSR & @ryanlemond will do the show live court side from 10 to noon. Students and fans are invited to join us for the show. The Colonels will play WKU that night at 7 pm.
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.@CBITourney Championship Game.Closed a 20-point 2nd half deficit to 1β£.Had a chance to force OVERTIME, again. Came up just short tonight!. See you next year.#MostExciting40MinutesInSports
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We told you it was pure. @michaelmoreno30 drained this corner3β£ in the first half. π. The freshman is going to be special. #GoBigE
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Wendell Green Jr. leads all freshmen in the country in assists (146) and is second in total points (457). π. Now @icyywen has been named to the @collegeinsider Kyle Macy Freshman All-America Team! πΊπΈ. Congrats, Wen!. STORY:
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GIVE THE BELT TO MIKE!. @michaelmoreno30 matched his career high 18 points to go along with 6 rebounds and 5 assists. #GoBigE
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The Belt goes to MikeβΌοΈ. @michaelmoreno30 finished with 10 points and 8 boards, and he was a huge spark in the second half!. #GoBigE
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Play of the YEAR!!.@bigcoz50 2β£ blocks, including a record breaker.@Tayshawn_Comer with the DUNK!. #MostExciting40MinutesInSports
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Last season was fun . π3rd most wins ever.πtied most postseason Ws ever.πmost Ws in KY.πled conference in attendance, 1st time.πnew record for pts, blks, FGs, FGA.π3rd in @NCAA in off rebs, 7th rebs, 25th blks, 31st scoring, 45th stls, 53rd in 3s. BACK for more in 2023-24
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Only five teams in the country currently have 2οΈβ£0οΈβ£ or more wins. The Colonels are one of them. Keeping pretty good company! π
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The EKU record book has undergone MAJOR revision since @CoachAWHamilton arrived on the scene. ππ
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πCHAMPIONSβΌοΈ.Colonels have clinched at least a share of the 2023-24 @ASUNSports title. It is the program's first regular season conference championship since 1979. #π πΌππππ
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The Rivalry returns to Richmond!. Itβs official: we will host the Hilltoppers on Friday night, November 15!. π£Spread the word . @CoachAWHamilton wants to #SellOutMcBrayer!
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No EKU coach had ever done this . UNTIL @CoachAWHamilton did itβΌοΈ.π 12-6, 2022-23.π 15-5, 2020-21.π 12-6, 2019-20. 3β£ seasons of 12 or more conference dubs
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OUR coach is ASUN Coach of the Year. @CoachAWHamilton led the Colonels to their first regular season conference championship since 1978-79. #π πΌππππ
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9 points .6 rebounds .4 assists.4 steals .12 deflections . The freshman is a difference maker!
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The Belt tonight was a no doubter: @Dedicated_11!. The freshman poured in a career-high 3οΈβ£0οΈβ£ points! He also had five rebounds and four assists.
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