Head Coach Rick Stansbury, Including 13-2 Against Non- 18 (2) UCF L, 78-62 Conference Opponents
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HILLTOPPER BASKETBALL @WKUBasketball WKUBasketball @wkubasketball WKUSports 2018-19 GAME NOTES WKUSports.com MEDIA CONTACT: Zach Greenwell, Associate Director of Media Relations • [email protected] • (270) 668-4716 TENNESSEE STATE (2-4) SECONDARY CONTACT: Dana Brown, Media Relations Assistant • [email protected] • (317) 752-6161 AT WKU (3-3) THE TIP-OFF Saturday, Dec. 1 | 6 p.m. (CT) | Bowling Green, Ky. WKU Hilltopper Basketball plays its first home game in PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP E.A. Diddle Arena (7,523) three weeks against Tennessee State at 6 p.m. CT Satur- day at E.A. Diddle Arena. The game will be broadcast on LISTEN Hilltopper IMG Sports Network, TuneIn ESPN+. WKU will honor its All-Century Team during a • Randy Lee (pxp), Hal Schmitt (analysis) ceremony at halftime. WATCH ESPN+ • Graham Doty (pxp), Jay Walton (analysis) The Hilltoppers have lost two straight games, most G | Anderson G | Hollingsworth G/F | Savage recently a 63-54 defeat at Indiana State on Nov. 24. Lineup projection OCTOBER (0-0) Tennessee State is 2-4 this season and last fell 77-62 at based on 30 Campbellsville (Exh.) W, 91-66 Kentucky on Nov. 23. WKU is 8-0 all-time against the Tigers, previous game NOVEMBER (3-3) the last matchup coming in 2011. Head coach Rick Stans- F | Murray C | Bassey 3 (1) Kentucky Wesleyan (Exh.) W, 96-71 bury is 1-0 in his career against Tennessee State. 6 at #25/24 Washington L, 73-55 10 UT Martin W, 86-71 QUICK SHOTS 15 (2) Valparaiso W, 83-71 • WKU will be looking for its 600th all-time victory inside E.A. Diddle Arena, which opened in 1963. 16 (2) RV/#13 West Virginia W, 63-57 • WKU is 26-6 (.813) at E.A. Diddle Arena under head coach Rick Stansbury, including 13-2 against non- 18 (2) UCF L, 78-62 conference opponents. The Tops are 599-169 all-time at Diddle Arena for a .780 winning percentage. 24 at Indiana State L, 63-54 • WKU is coming out of a three-week stretch of four games away from Diddle Arena. The Hilltoppers went DECEMBER (0-0) from Nov. 10 to Dec. 1 without playing at home and only have two home games before Dec. 16. 1 Tennessee State 6 p.m. CT • E.A. Diddle Arena is sold out of general season tickets in the preseason for what’s believed to be the first 5 at Missouri State 7 p.m. CT time since the venue opened in 1963. A handful of premium season tickets remain. 8 at Arkansas 2:30 p.m. CT • The Hilltoppers have made a 3-pointer in 982 straight games dating back to March 15, 1987. WKU entered 16 Troy 2 p.m. CT the season tied with Arkansas for the fourth-longest streak in the nation of consecutive games with a 19 at Belmont 6:30 p.m. CT made 3. Only UNLV (1,039), Vanderbilt (1,031) and Duke (1,021) had longer streaks to start the year. 22 Saint Mary’s (CA) 2 p.m. CT • WKU ranks 20th this season in strength of schedule, according to Ken Pomeroy, and 22nd per Sagarin. 29 Wisconsin 4:30 p.m. CT • The Hilltoppers rank 29th in the country in blocked shots per game. WKU’s average of 5.3 blocks per game JANUARY (0-0) would be its highest on record since programs began consistently tracking the statistic. • Sophomore Taveion Hollingsworth has scored at least 10 points in 31 of his 44 career games. He’s scored 3 at Charlotte* 6:30 p.m. CT at least 20 points in 10 of those outings, including a 23-point showing against Valparaiso on Nov. 15. 5 at Old Dominion* 6 p.m. CT • Center Charles Bassey won two straight C-USA Freshman of the Week awards to start his college career. 12 at Marshall* 6 p.m. CT As of Thursday, he was one of just two freshmen in the nation averaging a double-double. He was also 17 FIU* 7 p.m. CT ranked second in the country among freshmen for rebounds per game (10.0). 19 Florida Atlantic* 2 p.m. CT • As of Thursday, Charles Bassey ranked in the top 25 in the country in double-doubles (24th), blocks per 21 Marshall* 8 p.m. CT game (28th), total blocks (36th), offensive rebounds per game (21st) and total rebounds per game (26th). 24 at Southern Miss* 7 p.m. CT • Not only is Charles Bassey the highest-rated recruit to play for WKU in several decades, he’s also one of 26 at LA Tech* 4 p.m. CT the top-five youngest players in college basketball this season. | More info pg. 6 31 UTSA* 7 p.m. CT FEBRUARY (0-0) 2 UTEP* 6 p.m. CT LAST MATCHUP AGAINST TENNESSEE STATE: NOVEMBER 14, 2011 Jamal Crook scored 13 points to lead WKU as the Hilltoppers overcame a halftime deficit and 25 turnovers to 7 at Rice* 8 p.m. CT pull out a 52-49 victory over Tennessee State at E.A. Diddle Arena. Derrick Gordon added 10 points. 9 at North Texas* 5 p.m. CT 14 Middle Tennessee* 7 p.m. CT 16 UAB* 2 p.m. CT 23 Potential Game* TBD WKU HILLTOPPERS TENNESSEE STATE TIGERS 28 Potential Game* TBD 2018-19 Record 3-3 2018-19 Record 2-4 MARCH (0-0) Ranking NR Ranking NR 3 Potential Game* TBD NCAA NET 156 NCAA NET 321 6 Potential Game* TBD Last Game L, 63-54 at Indiana State Last Game L, 77-62 at #10 Kentucky 9 Potential Game* TBD Head Coach Rick Stansbury Head Coach Brian Collins 13-16 (3) C-USA Tournament TBD Career Record 338-197 (17th season) Career Record 2-4 (First season) Record at School 45-31 (Third season) Record at School Same (*) Conference USA Game Leading Scorer T. Hollingsworth (15.8 ppg) Leading Scorer D. Fitzpatrick-Dorsey (15.6 ppg) (1) 36th Annual BB&T Classic (Bowling Green, Ky.) Leading Rebounder Charles Bassey (10 rpg) Leading Rebounder Stokley Chaffee Jr. (6.8 rpg) (2) Myrtle Beach Invitational (Conway, S.C.) Leader in Assists Josh Anderson (2.3 apg) Leader in Assists Kamar McKnight (3.5 apg) (3) Conference USA Tournament (Frisco, Texas) 1 44 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,778 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS WORKING CREDENTIALS: To request credentials, please contact Zach arrangements for the Hilltopper IMG Sports Network. ISDN lines will not be available Greenwell or Dana Brown, WKU Media Relations Assistant. All requests should in Diddle Arena this season. Inquiries about any other accommodations should be be made as early as possible and should be limited to working press only. made well in advance with Greenwell and WKU Telecommunications. Space on the E.A. Diddle Arena press row is limited, and a media/photo work room is available on the ground level just off the arena floor for credentialed BASELINE AREAS: Access to the baselines is reserved for photographers/ media members. videographers. Seating on the baselines is extremely limited, and several spots will be marked and reserved for season credential holders. Media must remain within Credentials will be screened and issued on a priority basis, with national the six spots on each baseline, away from the areas around the goals and stairs, and publications, daily newspapers, wire services, originating radio and television outside the team bench areas. Those who do not adhere to these policies will be networks, television tape crews and student newspapers from WKU and the asked to move or leave the building. visiting school receiving top priority. Requests from weekly newspapers, internet publications and radio stations that cover WKU and the visiting team RECRUITS: Per NCAA rule, media are not permitted to have contact with a prospect may be honored on a space-available basis. or family members of a prospect during their visit (official or unofficial) to campus, including prospects in attendance at practice or games. Contact includes in-person Spouses, dates, equipment carriers and non-working members of the media conversations, phone calls, text messages, emails, social media, etc. Media are also are restricted from press row, sidelines and interview areas. Any abuse of a asked to make every effort to keep distance from prospects on campus, including credential to a WKU athletic event will result in the immediate removal of at practice, during pregame activities and in the stands. the media member from the event as well as the agency losing credential privileges for the remainder of the season. GAMEDAY SERVICES: Members of the media covering the game will be provided with pregame notes for both teams, a media guide and a flipcard. Statistics will be MEDIA WILL CALL: Credentials may be picked up on gameday at the Media handed out at halftime and after the game, and a running play-by-play will also be Will Call located at Gate 2 of E.A. Diddle Arena. Please be mindful that parking provided following the game. WKU offers live stats for media members throughout is done by a list and parking passes will not be issued, so please request the game on StatBroadcast. Approximately 15 minutes following the completion parking at the same time. of the game, a final statistical book will be available. The first run of books will be given directly to the visiting SID to allow for easy departure. PHOTOGRAPHERS: Credentials for photographers will be issued on the basis of circulation, with priority granted to agencies covering the participating POSTGAME INTERVIEWS: For home games, head coach Rick Stansbury and schools on a regular basis.