@WKUBasketball /WKUBasketball @wkubasketball WKUSports 2017-18 GAME NOTES WKUSports.com MEDIA CONTACT: Zach Greenwell, Associate Director of Media Relations • [email protected] • (270) 668-4716 CAMPBELLSVILLE (0-0) SECONDARY CONTACT: Dana Brown, Media Relations Assistant • [email protected] • (317) 752-6161 AT WKU (0-0) (EXH.) THE TIP-OFF Wed., Nov. 1 | 7 p.m. (CT) | Bowling Green, Ky. WKU Hilltopper plays its second of three exhibition games at 7 p.m. CT Wednesday, as the Hilltop- E.A. Diddle Arena (7,326) pers welcome Campbellsville for their first home tune-up. WKU finished 15-17 last season in head coach Rick Stansbury’s first season at the helm, but opened that campaign with an 87-79 exhibition victory over LISTEN Hilltopper IMG Sports Network, TuneIn Campellsville. WKU opened this season with a 78-64 win at Samford in a charity exhibition for hurricane relief. • Randy Lee (pxp), Hal Schmitt (analysis) WATCH CUSA.tv ($) Stansbury was a four-year letterman at guard for Campbellsville from 1977-81 and got his coaching start • Radio Simulcast with the program as a student assistant. As a senior, Stansbury helped lead Campbellsville to the school’s first District 32 hoops title and an appearance in the 1981 NAIA Tournament. He received Campbellsville’s Distinguished Alumni Award in 1999 and was inducted into the school’s Athletic Hall of Fame in 2003. OCTOBER 29 at Samford (Exh.) W, 78-64 The Tigers’ roster includes junior Simpson Anderson, who is the brother of WKU freshman Josh Anderson. NOVEMBER (0-0) 1 Campbellsville (Exh.) 7 p.m. 7 Cumberland U. (Exh.) 7 p.m. QUICK SHOTS 10 Missouri State 7 p.m. • WKU is 56-4 all-time in preseason exhibition games, and the Hilltoppers have won 24 straight preseason 15 Wesleyan 7 p.m. tune-ups dating back to a 2002-03 loss to the Harlem Globetrotters. 19 Nicholls State 5 p.m. • WKU has made at least one 3-pointer in 938 consecutive games, dating back to March 15, 1987. The 22 (1) Villanova 1:30 p.m. 3-point shot was instituted prior to the 1986-87 season. 23 (1) Purdue/Tennessee TBD • With eight newcomers on the roster, WKU returns just two players who competed for the program last 24 (1) TBD TBD season in seniors Justin Johnson and Tyler Miller. They represent 21.1 percent of the program’s scoring 29 Eastern Kentucky 7 p.m. from the 2016-17 campaign, 27.3 percent of the rebounding and 17.4 percent of the assists. DECEMBER (0-0) • WKU’s 2017-18 roster represents five states – Kentucky, Louisiana, Texas, Tennessee and Wisconsin – as 2 Wright State 4 p.m. well as two other countries – Senegal and the Bahamas. The Hilltoppers’ six players from Kentucky are 10 at Ohio 1 p.m. their most from the Bluegrass State since 2007-08. 13 at Wisconsin 7 p.m. • Justin Johnson is tied for 36th on WKU’s all-time scoring list with 1,120 career points. He needs 23 points 16 Indiana State 2 p.m. to move past Mike Prince, Jack Turner, and Dwight Smith into 33rd place. | More info pg. 7. 19 Belmont 7 p.m. • Justin Johnson currently ranks seventh on WKU’s all-time list for career field goal percentage at 55.3 22 at Austin Peay 7 p.m. percent. He’s less than a percentage point from fifth place. | More info pg. 7. 28 LA Tech* 7 p.m. • Justin Johnson needs 302 rebounds – the exact amount he grabbed as a junior – to reach 1,000 for his 30 Southern Miss* 2 p.m. career. That would make him just the fifth player in WKU history with 1,000 career points and 1,000 re- JANUARY (0-0) 6 at Marshall* 6 p.m. bounds, joining Tom Marshall, Art Spoelstra, Ralph Crosthwaite and Jim McDaniels, the last to accomplish 11 at Old Dominion* 7 p.m. the feat in 1971. 13 at Charlotte* 6 p.m. • Lamonte Bearden has 269 total assists across his first two college seasons at Buffalo. His 144 assists as a 18 UAB 8 p.m. freshman at UB would rank ninth in WKU’s record book for most assists in a single season. 20 Middle Tennessee* 6 p.m. • The Hilltoppers were picked to finish sixth in the Conference USA Preseason Coaches Poll, while Justin 27 Marshall* 6 p.m. Johnson was voted to the 10-member Preseason All-C-USA Team for the second straight season. FEBRUARY (0-0) • WKU is 60-18 (.769) at E.A. Diddle Arena over the last five seasons after going 27-17 (.614) in the three 1 at UTEP* 9 p.m. seasons prior. The Hilltoppers are 584-166 all-time at Diddle Arena for a .779 winning percentage. 3 at UTSA* 3 p.m. 8 Florida Atlantic* 7:30 p.m. LAST GAME AGAINST CAMPBELLSVILLE: NOVEMBER 1, 2016 10 FIU* 6 p.m. Justin Johnson led WKU with 22 points and 12 rebounds in an 87-79 exhibition victory over Campbellsville at 15 at North Texas* 8 p.m. E.A. Diddle Arena. Graduate senior guard Pancake Thomas added 17 points, while senior forward Ben Lawson 17 at Rice* 7 p.m. had 12 points, six rebounds and two blocks. Guard Roderick Lawrence led Campbellsville with 29 points. 22 Charlotte* 7 p.m. 24 Old Dominion* 6 p.m. MARCH (0-0) WKU HILLTOPPERS CAMPBELLSVILLE TIGERS 1 at Middle Tennessee* 7 p.m. 3 at UAB* TBD 2016-17 Record 15-17 (9-9 C-USA) 2016-17 Record 15-15 (4-10 Mid-South) 7 (2) vs. Conference USA Tournament TBD Ranking NR Ranking NR 8 (2) vs. Conference USA Tournament TBD NCAA RPI 225 NCAA RPI N/A 9 (2) vs. Conference USA Tournament TBD Last Game W, 78-64 at Samford (exhib.) Last Game L, 75-70 vs. Georgetown (Ky.) 10 (2) vs. Conference USA Tournament TBD Head Coach Rick Stansbury Head Coach Brent Vernon Career Record 308-183 (16th season) Career Record 15-15 (Second season) All times (CT) and subject to change Record at School 15-17 (Second season) Record at School Same (*) Conference USA Game 2016-17 Leading Scorer J. Johnson (14.5 ppg) 2016-17 Leading Scorer H. Tyler (13.7 ppg) (1) Battle 4 Atlantis 2016-17 Leading Rebounder J. Johnson (9.4 rpg) 2016-17 Leading Rebounder E. Kinney (10.6 rpg) (2) Conference USA Tournament (BJCC, Birmingham, Ala.) 2016-17 Leading Assists J. Lomomba (3.4 apg) 2016-17 Leading Assists J. Coates (3.5 apg)

1 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 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 will 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 MEDIA WILL CALL: Credentials may be picked up on gameday at the Media be handed out at each media timeout, and a running play-by-play will also be Will Call table located at Gate 2 of E.A. Diddle Arena. Please be mindful that provided following the game. WKU offers live stats for media members through parking is done by a list and parking passes will not be issued, so please StatBroadcast. Approximately 15 minutes following the completion of the game, a request parking at the same time. 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. Credentials will not be issued to freelance select players will hold a postgame news conference with the media in the Paul photographers unless they are employed by a reputable publication or the Just Media at E.A. Diddle Arena. WKU Athletic Communications/Media media relations office of the participating schools. Per NCAA rule, images or Relations representatives will be available to assist in postgame interviews. likeness of current student-athletes may not be sold, distributed or used for Interviews with the visiting team can be coordinated with the visiting SID, unless it commercial purposes. is predetermined that the visiting team will also come to the media room.

RADIO COVERAGE: Radio broadcast permission must be obtained in advance, WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE: Head coach Rick Stansbury will hold a press along with press row reservations, from Zach Greenwell. WKU maintains conference for credentialed media during the week when the team schedule allows, courtesy ethernet and phone lines for schools who can provide reciprocal usually on a weekly basis. Contact Zach Greenwell or Dana Brown for any inquiries.

CURRENT WKU STREAKS 2016-17 C-USA FINAL STANDINGS WKU IN 2016-17 C-USA STATISTICS |---C-USA---| |--Overall--| CATEGORY TEAM PLAYERS All Games L1 W-L PCT W-L PCT Scoring Offense 11th (69.0) J. Johnson (15th, 14.5) Last Win: 03/04/17 vs. Rice 1. Middle Tenn. 17-1 .944 31-5 .861 Scoring Defense 7th (71.9) -- At E.A. Diddle Arena W3 2. LA Tech 14-4 .778 23-10 .697 Scoring Margin 8th (-2.9) -- Last Loss: 02/16/17 vs. Middle Tennessee 3. Old Dominion 12-6 .667 19-12 .613 Free Throw % 10th (.671) Q. Johnson (13th, .738) On the Road L2 UTEP 12-6 .667 15-17 .469 Field Goal % 9th (.440) J. Johnson (5th, .523) Last Win: 02/04/17 at Southern Miss 5. Rice 11-7 .611 23-12 .657 FG% Defense 11th (.452) -- Neutral Sites L3 6. Marshall 10-8 .556 20-15 .571 3-Point FG% 6th (.354) P. Thomas (7th, .398) Last Win: 03/10/16 vs. UAB 7. UAB 9-9 .500 17-16 .515 3-Point FG Made 6th (6.7) P. Thomas (t-3rd, 2.5) vs. Ranked Opponents L3 WKU 9-9 .500 15-17 .469 3-Pt. FG% Defense 13th (.368) -- Last Win: 01/10/15 vs. #25 Old Dominion 9. UTSA 8-10 .444 13-19 .424 Reb. Offense 10th (34.9) J. Johnson (1st, 9.4) Nonconference (Home) W14 10. Charlotte 7-11 .389 13-17 .433 Reb. Defense 7th (34.5) -- Last Loss: 12/20/14 vs. #4 Louisville 11. Florida Atlantic 6-12 .333 10-20 .333 Reb. Margin 8th (0.4) -- Nonconference (Road/Neutral) L3 Southern Miss 6-12 .333 9-22 .290 Offensive Rebs. 10th (9.4) J. Johnson (3rd, 2.6) Last Win: 12/11/16 at Indiana State 13. FIU 3-15 .167 7-24 .226 Defensive Rebs. 10th (25.5) J. Johnson (3rd, 6.8) Conference USA W2 14. North Texas 2-16 .111 8-22 .267 Blocked Shots 6th (3.3) Lawson (3rd, 1.8)

Last Loss: 02/25/17 at Old Dominion Assists 8th (12.4) Lomomba (10th, 3.4) Conference USA (Home) W3 2017-18 C-USA PRESEASON Steals 14th (4.5) Thomas (33rd, 0.9) Last Loss: 02/16/17 vs. Middle Tennessee ALL-CONFERENCE USA TEAM TO Margin 10th (-1.4) -- Conference USA (Road) L2 Jon Davis, Charlotte, Jr., G A/TO Ratio 8th (1.02) Lomomba (14th, 1.2) Last Win: 02/04/17 at Southern Miss Daquan Bracey, Louisiana Tech, So., G Minutes Played -- Thomas (6th, 34.8) Games Allowing 75 or Fewer Points 4 Jacobi Boykins, Louisiana Tech, Sr., G Last Miss: 02/23/17 at Charlotte (83) Jon Elmore, Marshall, Jr., G Games with a 15-Point Scorer 6 Giddy Potts, Middle Tennessee, Sr., G Last Miss: 02/16/17 vs. Middle Tennessee Ahmad Caver, Old Dominion, Jr., G Games with an Even/Pos. Assist-to-TO Ratio 0 William Lee, UAB, Sr., F Last Time: 03/04/17 vs. Rice Chris Cokley, UAB, Sr., F Games with a 3-Point FG 938 Omega Harris, UTEP, Sr., G Last Miss: 03/13/87 vs. West Virginia Justin Johnson, WKU, Sr., F When Scoring 80+ Points W1 Last Miss: 01/21/17 at Marshall (80) When Scoring 90+ Points W2 Last Loss: 02/13/16 vs. Marshall (93, OT) When Scoring 100+ Points W4 Last Loss: 01/29/04 vs. La.-Lafayette (110-102)

2 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS TEAM ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 0 Tyler Miller G 6-4 190 Sr. 1L Louisville, Ky. (Marshalltown CC) 1 Lamonte Bearden G 6-3 170 R-Jr. TR Milwaukee, Wis. (University at Buffalo) 2 Jared Savage G/F 6-5 195 Jr. TR Bowling Green, Ky. (Austin Peay) 4 Josh Anderson G 6-6 180 Fr. HS Baton Rouge, La. (Madison Prep Academy) 10 Jalen Baker G 6-1 R-Jr. TR Louisville, Ky. (Simmons College) 12 Moustapha Diagne F 6-9 230 R-So. TR Rufisque, Senegal (Northwest Florida State) 13 Taveion Hollingsworth G 6-2 165 Fr. HS Lexington, Ky. (Paul Laurence Dunbar HS) 14 Marek Nelson F 6-7 185 Fr. HS Plano, Texas (Sunrise Christian Academy) 15 Darius Thompson G 6-4 190 Gr-Sr. TR Murfreesboro, Tenn. (University of Virginia) 21 Jake Ohmer G 6-1 170 Fr. HS Taylor Mill, Ky. (Scott HS) 22 Dwight Coleby F 6-9 245 Gr-Sr. TR Nassau, Bahamas (University of Kansas) 23 Justin Johnson F 6-7 245 Sr. 3L Hazard, Ky. (Perry County Central HS) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE NAME PRONUNCIATION Lamonte Bearden luh-MAHN-tay Moustapha Diagne moo-STAH-fuh | jun (rhymes with sun) Taveion Hollingsworth TAY-vee-on Marek Nelson MARE-ick Jake Ohmer OH-mer Marc Hsu SHOE Nikita Johnson nuh-KEY-tuh COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF POSITION NAME ALMA MATER (YEAR) YEAR IN ROLE Head Coach Rick Stansbury Campbellsville (1981) Second Season Assistant Coach Marc Hsu Cabrini College (2004) First Season Assistant Coach Nikita Johnson West Georgia (1989) First Season Director of Basketball Operations Talvis Franklin Mississippi State (2007) Second Season Associate Director of Basketball Ops Martin Cross WKU (2015) Second Season Academic Coordinator Bob Hubbard Long Beach State (1973) First Season Strength and Conditioning Coach Duane Hall WKU (1996) Fourth Season Athletic Trainer John Erwin UT-Arlington (2007) First Season

COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF

Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Ops Assoc. Dir. of Ops Rick Stansbury Marc Hsu Nikita Johnson Talvis Franklin Martin Cross

Academic Coord. Strength Coach Athletic Trainer Program Manager Bob Hubbard Duane Hall John Erwin Erien Watson

3 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS PIPELINE TO THE PROS THE LAST TIME OUT The Hilltoppers have had 35 NBA Draft picks in program history, most recently BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — With just seven active players, WKU used a dominant forward Jeremy Evans to the Utah Jazz in 2010. WKU is currently represented in second half Sunday and notched a 78-64 exhibition victory at Samford to open the NBA by New York Knicks guard Courtney Lee, who enters his 10th season in the season at the Pete Hanna Center. Freshman guard Taveion Hollingsworth led the league. five WKU players in double figures with 19 points. Senior forward Justin Johnson added 15 points and 10 rebounds, and graduate senior forward Dwight Coleby FRIENDLY CONFINES tallied 10 points and 15 boards. Freshman guard Jake Ohmer had 12 points, four WKU is 60-18 (.769) at E.A. Diddle Arena over the last five seasons after going assists and three steals, and graduate senior guard Darius Thompson had 11 points, 27-17 (.614) in the three seasons prior. The Hilltoppers are 584-166 all-time at 10 assists, seven rebounds and four steals. Diddle Arena for a .779 winning percentage. After two years of declining atten- dance, crowd numbers increased by nearly 250 fans per game in head coach NOTES ON THE PROGRAM Rick Stansbury’s first season at the helm in 2016-17. HILLTOPPERS WITH HEART PLAYING FOR CHARITY Like all athletic programs on The Hill, WKU Hilltopper Basketball takes time each The Hilltoppers opened their season with a game for a great cause, winning a year to serve its community. The Hilltoppers were active in several service proj- 78-64 charity exhibition at Samford on Oct. 29. The game was labeled the “Pack ects during the offseason, most of which centered around their love of children. The Pete For Hurricane Relief” game, with proceeds donated to the Red Cross WKU donated school supplies to the annual Stuff the Bus campaign, visited with Hurricane Irma Relief Fund for Florida. The NCAA granted numerous programs special needs children from Bowling Green’s Camp Happy Days and played foot- waivers to add an exhibition game with the proceeds going to relief efforts fol- ball with kids from the Boys & Girls Club on the United Way’s Day of Caring during lowing a series of devastating hurricanes in the United States, Puerto Rico and the summer. The Tops also spent time at a local orphanage during their foreign the U.S. Virgin Islands. Admission was free but Samford requested $10 donations. tour to Costa Rica. PURA VIDA NOTES ON THE HILLTOPPERS The Hilltoppers had the chance to bond and gain valuable experience with a week-long foreign tour trip to Costa Rica in August. It was WKU’s first such trip JOHNSON NAMED TO PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE TEAM since traveling to Spain prior to the 2005-06 season. NCAA rules permit pro- Senior forward Justin Johnson was named to the Preseason All-Conference USA grams to take one foreign tour trip every four years, and the Hilltoppers were Team for the second straight year after leading WKU with 14.5 points and 9.4 also granted 10 valuable practices before leaving Bowling Green. WKU went 3-0 rebounds per game in 2016-17, becoming the first Hilltopper to lead the team on the trip with two victories over Laurentian University from Canada and one in both categories in consecutive years since Chris Marcus in 2000-02. He’s tied win over the Costa Rica National Team. The Hilltoppers averaged 107 points per for 36th on WKU’s all-time scoring list with 1,120 career points. Johnson was the game and won their three contests by an average of 30.3 points. They also had first Hilltopper to average at least 14 points, nine reboundsand two assists since the opportunity to participate in team activities such as ziplining and 4-wheeler Mike Odemns in 1974-75. He was just one of 17 players in the nation with those rides through the rainforest. averages in 2016-17.

HONORING BIG MAC MR. DOUBLE-DOUBLE The Hilltoppers will wear a “44” patch on their jerseys this season to honor the Johnson led Conference USA last season in both rebounding and double-dou- memory of WKU legend Jim McDaniels. McDaniels, one of the finest players to bles. He ranked in the top 40 nationally in both categories. He was the first Hill- ever compete for the program, passed away in September. The 7-foot center topper with at least five games of 14-plus rebounds in a season since Nigel Dixon from Scottsville, Ky., finished his WKU career with 2,238 points, which ties for the in 2003-04. Johnson’s 14 double-doubles last season were tied for the 10th-most all-time program record. He also ranks first in WKU history in career field goals by a Hilltopper since 1960, and they were the most since Dixon’s 15 in 2003-04. (935), career scoring average (27.6 points per game) and double-doubles (74), His 24 career double-doubles are tied for the ninth-most at WKU since 1960, second in rebounding average (13.1 per game) and field goals attempted (1,763), and they’re the most since Sergio Kerusch’s 24 in from 2008-11. Johnson’s 302 fourth in total rebounds (1,118) and ninth in made free throws (368). McDan- rebounds last season were the third-most by a WKU player in the last 30 years. iels was one of just two WKU All-Americans who were honored as such in each His 219 defensive rebounds were the second-most. Johnson led the Hilltoppers year of their Hilltopper careers. The Hilltoppers went a combined 62-19 during in rebounding in 27 of 32 games, including the final 17 contests. McDaniels’ time with the program under head coach , advancing to the NCAA Tournament in each of his last two years, including a run to a third- place finish in the Final Four in 1971. McDaniels is one of eight former WKU play- TESTING THE GRIDIRON ers to have their jersey retired and hung in the rafters at E.A. Diddle Arena. Johnson opted to spend spring practice, summer workouts and the beginning of fall camp with the WKU football program this year as a tight end. The 6-7, 245-pound senior added about 20 pounds to bulk up for the transition, but ulti- MY OLD KENTUCKY HOME mately decided to return to basketball shortly before the team’s foreign tour to This year’s WKU roster features six players from the state of Kentucky – Justin Costa Rica after dealing with a knee injury. He’s since shed the majority of the Johnson (Hazard), Tyler Miller (Louisville), Jalen Baker (Louisville), Jared Savage weight he added for football. (Bowling Green), Jake Ohmer (Taylor Mill) and Taveion Hollingsworth (Lexing- ton). That’s the most Kentucky players on a WKU roster since the 2007-08 squad that advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

POSTSEASON PLAY WKU has advanced to the semifinals of its league tournament in 11 of the last 13 seasons. The team is 21-6 with four championships in the last 10 conference tournaments overall. The Hilltoppers’ 22 NCAA Tournament appearances are five more than the next closest Conference USA school (UTEP, 17), and as many as the eight league schools with the fewest appearances combined (LA Tech, 5; Mar- shall, 5; Rice, 4; North Texas, 3; Southern Miss, 3; FIU, 1; Florida Atlantic, 1; UTSA, 0).

PROGRAM PRESTIGE Entering the 2017-18 campaign, WKU ranks third in NCAA history in regular- season league titles (42), seventh in 20-win seasons, ninth in all-time winning percentage (.660) and 18th in all-time victories (1,748).

WKU forward Justin Johnson led Conference USA in rebounding and double-doubles in 2016-17

4 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS TICKETS TO THE BIG DANCE WKU’s four Division I transfers – Dwight Coleby (2) , Darius Thompson (3), Lamon- te Bearden (2) and Jared Savage (1) – have competed in a combined eight NCAA Tournaments at their previous schools. Thompson and Coleby have been active team members in a combined 11 NCAA Tournament wins.

HEADED HOME TO ATLANTIS WKU graduate senior Dwight Coleby – a native of Nassau, Bahamas – will get the chance to play in his home country when the Hilltoppers compete in the Battle 4 Atlantis tournament in November. WKU will be at the Atlantis resort in Paradise Island, Bahamas, for nearly a week and will play three games over Thanksgiving.

BROTHER VS. BROTHER WKU freshman guard Josh Anderson’s Hilltoppers will face off against his older brother, Simpson Anderson, when WKU faces Campbellsville in their first exhibi- tion. Josh Anderson is a four-star prospect who won three state championships at Madison Prep Academy in Baton Rouge, La. Simpson Anderson enters his first season playing for Campbellsville after two years at Hill College in Texas.

FATHER VS. SON WKU coach Rick Stansbury (left) was honored in January of last season for WKU graduate senior guard Darius Thompson will square off against his father, recording his 300th career win against Florida Atlantic on Dec. 31, 2016. Cumberland University head coach Lonnie Thompson, when the Hilltoppers host the Phoenix in their second exhibition of the year. Lonnie Thompson enters his 16th season at the helm and has taken Cumberland to the NAIA National Tourna- MAKING A MARK IN THE MAGNOLIA STATE ment three times. Rick Stansbury returned to the sidelines as a head coach in Mississippi at Southern Miss on Feb. 4, 2017, for the first time since he retired following a BEST IN THE BLUEGRASS 14-year run at Mississippi State in 2012. After beating the Golden Eagles, Stans- Freshman guard Taveion Hollingsworth was named 2017 Kentucky Mr. Basket- bury is now 196-52 (79 percent) as a head coach in games played in Mississippi. ball and is the sixth winner of the award in WKU history. He’s the first since Eliza- bethtown’s Steffphon Pettigrew in 2007. TOURNAMENT TIME In Stansbury’s 31 previous seasons as a head coach or assistant coach, his teams HEAD OF STATE have gone to the postseason 18 times, with top-five seeds in the NCAA Tourna- Freshman guard Jake Ohmer was the star of the 2017 Kentucky high school state ment six times. The Bulldogs reached the postseason 11 times in Stansbury’s 14 tournament. He scored 106 points across three games – the 13th-most ever seasons as a head coach at Mississippi State. scored in a single Kentucky state tourney – and led his squad to the semifinals before falling by one to the eventual state champion. Ohmer caught the eye of CHAMPIONSHIP MINDSET Stansbury at the tournament and was offered a scholarship upon its conclusion. During Stansbury’s final 10 years leading Mississippi State, only Kentucky won more SEC championships than his eight, and over his entire 14-year run at the NOTES ON THE COACHING STAFF helm, only Kentucky and Florida won more games. His 293 career victories are the 10th-most in SEC history. HOME-COURT ADVANTAGE Stansbury’s teams have been outstanding on their own turf, boasting a winning RECRUITING CLASSES percentage at home of nearly 80 percent overall – and 88 percent in nonconfer- Stansbury has signed six top-20 recruiting classes during his time as a head ence play – during his 15 seasons at the helm at Mississippi State and WKU. coach, including five in his tenure at Mississippi State. His recruiting class for 2017-18 was ranked in the top 10 nationally by every major recruiting outlet and STANSBURY’S HOME RECORD AS HEAD COACH was WKU’s first top-25 class in the modern recruiting era. Season Nonconference League Postseason Overall FAMILY TRADITION WKU (One season) Stansbury’s connection to The Hill goes back well before his hiring as head coach to 2016-17 5-0 6-3 0-0 11-3 his great uncle, Edgar B. Stansbury, a 1994 WKU Athletics Hall of Famer as a three- Mississippi State (14 season) sport athlete (baseball, basketball, football), football assistant coach under W.L. 2011-12 9-1 6-2 0-1 15-4 “Gander” Terry, and Director of Athletics in 1946 after serving his country in World 2010-11 7-2 5-3 0-0 12-5 War II. The concourse inside E.A. Diddle Arena is named in E.B. Stansbury’s honor. 2009-10 6-1 6-2 1-1 13-4 2008-09 8-2 5-3 0-0 13-5 2007-08 5-2 7-1 0-0 12-3 NOTES ON THE SCHEDULE 2006-07 7-1 6-2 3-0 16-3 2005-06 6-2 5-3 0-0 11-5 2004-05 5-0 6-2 0-0 11-2 CONFERENCE USA SLATE 2003-04 6-0 6-2 0-0 12-2 Home games against five of the top seven finishers in C-USA last season highlight 2002-03 5-1 7-1 0-0 12-2 the conference play portion of the schedule. The Hilltoppers will play home-and- 2001-02 6-0 7-1 0-0 13-1 home series with 2017 C-USA regular-season and tournament champion Middle 2000-01 6-1 6-2 1-1 13-4 Tennessee and third-place Old Dominion, in addition to hosting second-place 1999-00 6-0 4-4 0-0 10-4 LA Tech. The C-USA Tournament will take place March 7-10 at Ford Center at The 1998-99 6-0 6-2 0-0 12-2 Star in Frisco, Texas. Overall 93-13 (.877) 88-33 (.727) 5-3 (.625) 186-49 (.791) NONCONFERENCE SCHEDULE STANSBURY GETS WIN NO. 300 Nine home games and at least five contests against 20-win programs from a year With WKU’s 69-54 win at Florida Atlantic on Dec. 31, 2016, Rick Stansbury notched ago highlight WKU’s nonconference schedule. The Hilltoppers will play seven his 300th career victory. He had 293 wins over 14 years at Mississippi State. regular-season home games and two exhibitions in nonconference action, and they won’t travel for a true road game until Dec. 10. Including the Conference USA portion of the schedule, WKU will play 18 total home games this season.

5 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS Villanova, Wright State, Ohio, Wisconsin and Belmont all finished with at least 20 Games of At Least 7,000 at E.A. Diddle Arena since Capacity Went to 7,326 wins and in the top 150 of the RPI last season. WKU has a chance to add to the 1. 8,118 - 03/11/03 - W, 64-52 vs. Middle Tennessee - SBC Tournament strength of its schedule with the tough Battle 4 Atlantis field. 2. 7,718 - 02/21/08 - L, 69-64 vs. South Alabama 3. 7,598 - 12/20/14 - L, 76-67 vs. #4 Louisville BOUND FOR THE BAHAMAS 4. 7,523 - 12/30/13 - L, 79-74 vs. Ole Miss The Hilltoppers will be part of the eight-team field for the 2017 Bad Boy Mow- 5. 7,412 - 03/01/03 - W, 89-75 vs. Middle Tennessee ers Battle 4 Atlantis in Paradise Island, Bahamas. They open the event against 6. 7,336 - 11/26/05 - L, 69-65 vs. Georgia 2016 national champion Villanova, which finished last season with a 32-4 record 7. 7,328 - 11/29/03 - L, 81-75 vs. Mississippi State and third in the RPI. The Hilltoppers are guaranteed to play two more games 8. 7,326 - 01/26/06 - W, 94-81 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette in the Bahamas after Villanova and will face either Purdue or Tennessee in their 7,326 - 02/18/06 - W, 79-58 vs. Northern Arizona second game. Arizona, Northern Iowa, SMU and North Carolina State are also in 7,326 - 02/25/06 - W, 80-65 vs. FIU the field. The eight teams in the tournament have won a combined five national 7,326 - 12/22/10 - L, 114-82 vs. #25 Louisville championships and reached a combined 16 Final Fours, as well as a combined 7,326 - 02/25/12 - W, 73-67 vs. Middle Tennessee 78 Sweet Sixteen berths. 7,326 - 03/02/13 - L, 70-62 vs. Middle Tennessee 14. 7,119 - 02/28/15 - W, 77-61 vs. FIU NUMBERS OF NOTE 15. 7,117 - 02/21/09 - W, 79-66 vs. FIU 16. 7,089 - 12/09/06 - L, 75-70 vs. Southern Illinois 17. 7,086 - 12/02/08 - W, 67-63 vs. Georgia WINS AGAINST RANKED TEAMS SINCE 1985-86 WKU has notched 11 wins against ranked opponents since the 1985-86 season, CONFERENCE STARTS OF AT LEAST 5-0 with three at E.A. Diddle Arena, three on the road and five at neutral sites. WKU has started at least 5-0 in conference play 12 times, including 2014-15, and just three times since 1970. WKU began the 2014-15 Conference USA season 7-0 WKU’s Wins Against Ranked Opponents since 1985-86 before losing at LA Tech on Jan. 29, its best conference start since 1969-70. • 12/07/85: (W) 71-58 vs. #19 Auburn at E.A. Diddle Arena • 01/16/86: (W) 75-72 (OT) at #12 UAB Best Starts to Conference Play • 01/25/86: (W) 81-75 vs. #18 UAB at E.A. Diddle Arena 1. 14-0 - 1969-70 Ohio Valley Conference* • 02/16/93: (W) 78-77 at #22 Louisville 14-0 - 1965-66 Ohio Valley Conference* • 03/08/93: (W) 72-63 vs. #13 New Orleans in SBC Tourn. in Biloxi, Miss. 3. 11-0 - 1966-67 Ohio Valley Conference • 03/20/93: (W) 72-68 vs. #6 Seton Hall in NCAA Tourn. in Orlando, Fla. 4. 8-0 - 1949-50 Ohio Valley Conference* • 11/15/01: (W) 64-52 at #4 Kentucky 8-0 - 1951-52 Ohio Valley Conference • 03/21/08: (W) 101-99 (OT) vs. #14 Drake in NCAA Tourn. in Tampa, Fla. 6. 7-0 - 1956-57 Ohio Valley Conference • 11/30/08: (W) 68-54 vs. #3 Louisville in Nashville, Tenn. 7-0 - 1960-61 Ohio Valley Conference • 12/11/09: (W) 76-69 vs. #24 Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn. 7-0 - 2014-15 Conference USA • 01/10/15: (W) 72-65 vs. #25 Old Dominion at E.A. Diddle Arena 9. 6-0 - 1953-54 Ohio Valley Conference 10. 5-0 - 1952-53 Ohio Valley Conference TOP E.A. DIDDLE ARENA ATTENDANCES SINCE 2002-03 5-0 - 1979-80 Ohio Valley Conference Since the 2002-03 season, after E.A. Diddle Arena underwent its renovation to its 5-0 - 1992-93 Sun Belt Conference current capacity of 7,326, the Hilltoppers have played in front of 17 home crowds (*) finished undefeated of at least 7,000 people. A standing room only crowd of 7,598 was on-hand on Dec. 20, 2014, to see WKU face No. 4 Louisville, which became the largest non- conference crowd since the renovation, and 7,119 were at E.A. Diddle Arena for Senior Night on Feb. 28, 2015.

HILLTOPPER IMG SPORTS NETWORK The Hilltoppers can be heard on the radio on 13 different stations throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky, which reaches over 1.5 million potential listeners.

• WKLX-FM (100.7) Bowling Green* • WHOP-FM (95.3) Hopkinsville • WTCO-AM (1450) Campbellsville • WHOP-AM (1230) Hopkinsville • WTHX-FM (101.5) Elizabethtown • WXVW-AM (1450) Louisville • WIEL-AM (1400) Elizabethtown • WTTL-AM (1310) Madisonville • WFKN-AM (1220) Franklin • WTLO-AM (1480) Somerset • WCDS-AM (1230) Glasgow • WTLO-FM (97.7) Somerset • WXAM-AM (1430) Hodgenville (*) denotes originating station

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CAREER 1,000-POINT SCORERS CAREER GAMES PLAYED 1. Jim McDaniels, 1969-71 2,238 1. Lynn Cole, 1951-55 141 Courtney Lee, 2005-08 2,238 2. Steffphon Pettigrew, 2008-11 136 3. Ralph Crosthwaite, 1955, ’57-59 2,076 3. A.J. Slaughter, 2007-10 135 4. Tom Marshall, 1951-54 1,909 4. Jeremy Evans, 2007-10 134 5. Brett McNeal, 1986-89 1,856 5. Ty Rogers, 2005-08 131 6. T.J. Price, 2012-15 1,782 6. George Fant, 2012-15 129 7. Johnny Britt, 1973-76 1,765 7. Courtney Lee, 2005-08 127 8. Kannard Johnson, 1984-87 1,738 Boris Siakam, 2005-08 127 9. Anthony Winchester, 2003-06 1,732 Orlando Mendez-Valdez, 2006-09 127 10. Bobby Rascoe, 1960-62 1,687 10. Clarence Martin, 1983-87 126 11. , 1965-67 1,680 Kannard Johnson, 1984-87 126 12. Chris Robinson, 1993-96 1,656 13. George Fant, 2012-15 1,621 Justin Johnson, 2014-present 97 14. A.J. Slaughter, 2007-10 1,581 15. Steffphon Pettigrew, 2008-11 1,544 CAREER MINUTES PLAYED 16. Art Spoelstra, 1952-54 1,510 1. Courtney Lee, 2005-08 3,957 17. Charlie Osborne, 1959-61 1,359 2. T.J. Price, 2012-15 3,881 18. Craig McCormick, 1979-82 1,354 3. Kannard Johnson, 1984-87 3,801 19. Tellis Frank, 1984-87 1,323 4. Brett McNeal, 1986-89 3,714 20. Darel Carrier, 1962-64 1,318 5. George Fant, 2012-15 3,671 21. Chuck Rawlings, 1973-76 1,314 6. Steffphon Pettigrew, 2008-11 3,621 22. Tony Wilson, 1980-83 1,305 7. Anthony Winchester, 2003-06 3,581 23. , 1966-68 1,292 8. A.J. Slaughter, 2007-10 3,550 24. Roland Shelton, 1987-90 1,269 9. Chris Robinson, 1993-96 3,339 25. Darnell Mee, 1991-93 1,253 10. Craig McCormick, 1979-82 3,290 26. Mike Wells, 2001-04 1,245 27. Forest “Frosty” Able, 1953-55 1,221 Justin Johnson, 2014-present 2,471 28. Bobby Jones, 1981-84 1,211 29. Owen Lawson, 1956-58 1,206 CAREER FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED 30. Michael Fraliex, 1993-96 1,205 1. Ralph Crosthwaite, 1955, ‘57-59 930 31. David Boyden, 2000-03 1,167 2. Tom Marshall, 1951-54 759 32. Sergio Kerusch, 2009-11 1,164 3. George Fant, 2012-15 723 33. Dwight Smith, 1965-67 1,142 4. Art Spoelstra, 1951-54 698 34. Jim Rose, 1969-71 1,133 5. Charlie Osborne, 1959-61 638 35. Jack Turner, 1949-51, ’54 1,123 6. Bobby Rascoe, 1960-62 616 36. Mike Prince, 1977-80 1,120 7. Clem Haskins, 1965-67 546 Justin Johnson, 2014-present 1,120 8. Jim McDaniels, 1969-71 514 38. Darrin Horn, 1992-95 1,115 9. Bob Daniels, 1955-57 480 39. Chris Marcus, 2000-03 1,113 10. Courtney Lee, 2005-08 476 40. Bob Lavoy, 1948-50 1,071 41. Orlando Mendez-Valdez, 2006-09 1,067 Justin Johnson, 2014-present 399 42. Jeremy Evans, 2007-10 1,065 43. Bobby Jackson, 1961-63 1,060 CAREER REBOUNDS 44. Derek Robinson, 1999-02 1,038 1. Tom Marshall, 1951-54 1,565 45. Gene Rhodes, 1949-52 1,029 2. Art Spoelstra, 1951-54 1,367 46. Carlisle Towery, 1938-40* 1,010 3. Ralph Crosthwaite, 1955, ‘57-59 1,309 Bob Daniels, 1954-57 1,010 4. Jim McDaniels, 1969-71 1,118 48. Don “Duck” Ray, 1942-43, ’47-48 1,006 5. Bob Daniels, 1955-57 964 John Oldham, 1943, ’47-49 1,006 6. Greg Smith, 1966-68 932 7. Harry Todd, 1960-62 924 CAREER FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE (min. 300 made) 8. George Fant, 2012-15 894 1. Jeremy Evans, 2007-10 .639 (427-668) 9. Dan King, 1951-54 888 2. Darius Hall, 1992-95 .621 (336-589) 10. Dwight Smith, 1965-67 856 3. Ralph Crosthwaite, 1955, ‘57-59 .582 (734-1261) 4. Craig McCormick, 1979-82 .570 (524-920) Justin Johnson, 2014-present 698 5. Wilson James, 1975-76 .5583 (373-668) 6. Chris Marcus, 2000-03 .5580 (418-749) CAREER DOUBLE-DOUBLES (since 1960) 7. Justin Johnson, 2014-present .5534 (430-777) 1. Jim McDaniels, 1968-71 74 8. Greg Jackson, 1978-79 .550 (341-620) 2. Clem Haskins, 1964-67 42 9. Clarence Martin, 1983-87 .543 (306-564) 3. Dwight Smith, 1964-67 40 10. Kannard Johnson, 1984-87 .536 (693-1294) 4. Chris Marcus, 1999-02 38 11. Tony Wilson, 1980-83 .533 (516-968) 5. Greg Smith, 1965-68 34 6. Jerry Dunn, 1970-72 27 7. Harry Todd, 1960-62 26 8. James Johnson, 1975-78 25 9. Sergio Kerusch, 2008-11 24 Justin Johnson, 2014-present 24

7 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS MISCELLANEOUS STATS WKU BY SITUATION 2016-17 CAREER (WKU) CATEGORY 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 ALL 10+ POINT GAMES All games 20-12 20-12 18-16 15-17 73-57 Justin Johnson 28 58 Conference games 12-6 12-6 8-10 9-9 41-31 Nonconference games 8-6 8-6 10-6 6-8 32-26 20+ POINT GAMES Home 13-4 13-3 12-4 11-3 49-14 Justin Johnson 5 12 Away 7-7 5-8 3-9 4-12 19-36 Neutral site 0-1 2-1 3-3 0-2 5-7 10+ GAMES Televised games 16-10 17-10 13-14 14-13 60-47 Justin Johnson 16 26 vs. Ranked opponents 0-2 1-1 0-2 0-1 1-6 vs. Unranked opponents 20-10 19-11 18-14 15-16 72-51 DOUBLE-DOUBLES Winning the tip 8-3 8-6 12-7 13-10 41-26 Justin Johnson 14 24 Losing the tip 12-9 12-6 6-9 2-7 32-31 Scoring first 12-4 10-8 15-10 10-8 47-30 GAMES LED WKU IN SCORING Opponent scores first 8-8 10-4 3-6 5-9 26-27 Justin Johnson 11 25 Leading at halftime 15-2 14-2 14-5 13-3 56-12 Trailing at halftime 4-10 3-9 4-10 1-14 12-43 GAMES LED WKU IN REBOUNDING Tied at halftime 1-0 3-1 0-1 1-0 5-2 Justin Johnson 27 51 Leading with 5:00 to play 14-2 15-2 17-6 13-0 59-10 Trailing with 5:00 to play 6-10 2-10 1-10 2-17 11-47 GAMES LED WKU IN ASSISTS Tied with 5:00 to play 0-0 3-0 0-0 0-0 3-0 Justin Johnson 7 10 In overtime 1-1 3-0 2-3 0-0 6-4 Games decided by ≤3 pts. 6-1 3-3 2-5 4-1 15-10 GAMES LED WKU IN BLOCKED SHOTS Games decided by 4-10 pts. 10-6 10-5 9-6 3-6 32-23 Justin Johnson 7 19 Games decided by 11+ pts. 4-5 7-4 7-5 8-10 26-24 Shooting 50% or higher 4-1 2-1 10-1 6-2 22-5 GAMES LED WKU IN STEALS Shooting 40-49% 13-2 15-6 7-11 7-8 42-26 Justin Johnson 4 15 Shooting less than 40% 3-9 3-5 1-4 2-7 9-25 Tyler Miller 1 1 Opp. shooting 50% or higher 2-3 0-3 2-9 2-6 6-21 Opp. shooting 40-49% 12-7 10-7 9-6 7-7 38-27 Opp. shooting less than 40% 6-2 10-2 7-1 6-4 29-9 Make more 3FG than opp. 11-9 14-4 4-4 7-4 36-21 Make fewer 3FG than opp. 7-3 4-4 8-12 7-12 26-31 3FG made are even 2-0 2-4 6-0 1-1 11-5 Attempt more FT than opp. 14-3 14-2 13-11 14-11 76-33 Attempt fewer FT than opp. 6-8 4-9 5-5 1-6 24-42 FT attempts are even 0-1 2-1 0-0 0-0 4-5 More rebounds than opp. 16-6 14-5 16-11 13-5 54-27 Fewer rebounds than opp. 2-5 5-7 2-5 2-11 11-28 Rebounds are even 2-1 1-0 0-0 0-1 3-2 More assists than opp. 11-4 18-3 13-1 9-4 51-12 Fewer assists than opp. 7-6 2-9 3-14 4-13 16-42 Assists are even 2-2 0-0 2-1 2-0 6-3 Commit more TOs than opp. 7-9 6-9 14-12 10-14 37-44 Commit fewer TOs than opp. 12-2 11-3 3-2 5-2 31-9 Turnovers are even 1-1 3-0 1-2 0-1 5-4 Scoring 100+ points 1-0 1-0 0-0 0-0 2-0 Scoring 90-99 points 0-0 0-0 3-1 1-0 4-1 Scoring 80-89 points 2-1 6-2 7-2 2-1 17-6 Scoring 70-79 points 7-3 8-0 5-7 7-5 27-15 Scoring 60-69 points 7-4 4-6 2-4 5-3 18-17 Scoring fewer than 60 points 3-4 1-4 1-2 0-8 5-18 Allowing 100+ points 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Allowing 90-99 points 0-0 0-1 1-5 1-3 2-9 Allowing 80-89 points 0-2 2-1 2-5 1-4 5-12 Allowing 70-79 points 6-8 3-6 8-3 1-6 18-23 Allowing 60-69 points 7-2 9-3 6-2 8-2 30-9 Allowing fewer than 60 pts. 7-0 6-1 1-1 4-2 18-4 Following a win 11-9 13-7 6-12 8-8 38-34 Following a loss 9-3 7-5 12-4 7-9 35-21 More bench points than opp. 14-10 10-3 15-12 9-5 48-30 Fewer bench pts. than opp. 6-2 10-9 3-4 6-12 25-27 Bench points are even 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 in November 4-2 2-3 3-3 3-4 12-11 in December 4-3 5-2 5-2 4-3 18-10 in January 6-2 8-1 3-6 4-4 21-13 in February 5-2 3-4 3-4 2-5 13-15 in March 1-3 2-2 4-1 2-1 9-7 on Monday 0-3 1-0 1-1 1-0 3-4 on Tuesday 0-2 0-2 3-0 1-0 4-4 on Wednesday 1-0 3-0 2-2 4-3 10-5 on Thursday 7-2 7-3 5-4 3-4 22-13 on Friday 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-2 on Saturday 12-5 8-6 6-7 5-9 31-27 on Sunday 0-0 1-1 1-1 1-0 3-2 8 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED A WKU TEAM: Was ranked 2007-08 Had 2 double-figure rebounders 02/11/17 Final Associated Press Poll (No. 22) Justin Johnson (11) and Jabari McGhee (10) vs. Marshall Received votes in a national poll 11/13/09 Had two 20-point scorers 02/19/17 Associated Press Preseason Top 25 Justin Johnson (26) and Que Johnson (22) vs. UAB Played a ranked team 12/14/16 Had three 20-point scorers 11/13/07 (L) 73-51 at No. 20 Saint Mary’s (W) 88-67 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan Beat a ranked team 01/10/15 Had 10+ 3FGs 01/28/17 (W) 72-65 vs. No. 25 Old Dominion 10-of-20 3FG vs. UTSA Won 5+ straight 12/21/16 - 01/05/17 (5) Held opponent under 35.0% shooting 02/04/17 Won 10+ straight 01/10/08 - 02/16/08 (11) 32.8% (20-for-61) at Southern Miss Won 15+ straight 01/03/02 - 03/05/02 (15) Committed fewer than 10 TOs 03/08/17 Won 20+ straight 12/03/66 - 02/20/67 (21) 9 vs. UTSA Lost 5+ straight 12/31/11 - 01/15/12 (5) Committed fewer than 5 TOs 03/11/16 Scored 100 pts 12/29/14 4 vs. Old Dominion (W) 104-62 vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College Committed 25+ TOs 11/18/14 Scored 100 pts on the road 02/22/01 25 at Minnesota (W) 100-60 at Arkansas State Forced 25+ TOs 11/10/12 Scored 100 pts and lost 01/29/04 26 at Southern Miss (L) 110-102 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Shot 60% from the field 01/14/17 Allowed 100 pts 12/22/10 60.4% at Middle Tennessee (L) 114-82 vs. #25 Louisville Shot 70% from the field 02/24/84 Allowed 100 pts at home 12/22/10 71.1% vs. UAB (L) 114-82 vs. #25 Louisville Shot 90% from FT line (min. 10) 01/23/16 Allowed 100 pts and won 12/03/73 93.3% (14-of-15) at Charlotte (W) 102-100 at Arkansas Scored fewer than 50 pts 11/25/16 A WKU INDIVIDUAL: (L) 86-47 vs. Washington Scored 25 pts 02/19/17 Allowed fewer than 50 pts 02/04/17 Justin Johnson (26) vs. UAB (W) 64-47 at Southern Miss Scored 30 pts 03/05/16 Back-to-back 20-point wins 2010 Aaron Cosby (34) vs. LA Tech 11/12/10 • (W) 98-70 at Saint Joseph’s Scored 40 pts 01/29/04 11/15/10 • (W) 83-61 vs. Alabama A&M Anthony Winchester (40) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 30-point win 12/28/13 Scored 50 pts 01/30/65 (W) 103-65 vs. Brescia (Ky.) Clem Haskins (55) vs. Middle Tennessee Back-to-back 30-point wins 2001 Scored 15+ pts in a half 03/02/17 12/15/01 • (W) 103-40 vs. West Alabama Pancake Thomas (16, first half) vs. North Texas 12/19/01 • (W) 95-61 vs. Creighton Had 15 rebounds 03/08/17 40-point win 12/29/14 Justin Johnson (16) vs. UTSA (W) 104-62 vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College Had 20 rebounds 11/25/00 Back-to-back 40-point wins 2014 Chris Marcus (21) vs. Tennessee State 12/27/14 • (W) 89-42 vs. Brescia (Ky.) Had 25 rebounds 03/07/72 12/29/14 • (W) 104-62 vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College Granville Bunton (27) at Morehead State 50-point win 01/03/04 Had 20 pts and 10 rebs 03/06/17 (W) 107-52 vs. Kentucky State Justin Johnson (24 pts, 13 rebs) vs. Rice 60-point win 12/15/01 Had 10 assists 02/24/11 (W) 103-40 vs. West Alabama Jamal Crook (10) vs. FIU 30-point loss 11/25/16 Had 5 blocks 11/25/16 (L) 86-47 vs. Washington Ben Lawson (5) vs. Washington Played in OT game 03/05/16 Had 5 steals 12/28/15 (W) 96-90 (OT) vs. LA Tech Marlon Hunter (6) vs. Brescia (Ky.) Played in a 2OT game 01/18/14 Had a double-double 03/08/17 (W) 82-77 (2OT) vs. Arkansas State Justin Johnson (15 pts, 16 rebs) vs. UTSA Played in a 3OT game 01/19/84 Two players had a double-double 02/06/16 (L) 76-74 (3OT) vs. Jacksonville Fredrick Edmond (24 pts, 14 rebs) and Justin Johnson (15 pts, 12 rebs) at UTEP Played in back-to-back OT games 2016 Had a triple-double 01/01/09 02/06/16 • (L) 93-89 (OT) at UTEP Orlando Mendez-Valdez (18 pts, 12 asts, 10 rebs) vs. Troy 02/13/16 • (L) 96-93 (OT) vs. Marshall Won on “last second” shot 02/08/14 AN OPPOSING INDIVIDUAL: (W) 79-78 at UALR Scored 30 pts 02/11/17 Trency Jackson hit a 28-footer with 0:00.0 left in regulation Jon Elmore, Marshall (32) Lost on “last second” shot 03/21/09 Scored 40 pts 03/13/16 (L) 83-81 in NCAA Tournament vs. #10 Gonzaga Trey Freeman, Old Dominion (42) Demetri Goodson hit 6-footer at 0:00.9 Had 15 rebounds 11/21/15 Had 5 players in double figures 01/21/17 Jameel Warney, Stony Brook (16) (L) 94-80 at Marshall Had 20 rebounds 12/07/03 Had 6 players in double figures 01/21/17 , Murray State (20) (L) 94-80 at Marshall Had 20 pts and 10 rebs 02/16/17 Had 7 players in double figures 11/24/01 JaCorey Williams, Middle Tennessee (20 pts, 10 rebs) (W) 101-77 vs. Murray State Had 10 assists 12/21/16 Had 8 players in double figures 12/08/93 Jaaron Simmons, Ohio (11) (W) 129-91 vs. North Florida Had a double-double 03/08/17 Byron Frohnen (11 pts, 13 rebs), UTSA

9 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS CAREER RECORD BY OPPONENT HEAD COACH 2017-18 OPPONENTS IN BOLD RICK STANSBURY TEAM W-L PCT AKRON 0-2 .000 ALABAMA 16-14 .533 CAREER RECORD: 308-183 (16TH SEASON) ALABAMA A&M 4-0 1.000 UAB 3-1 .750 RECORD AT WKU: 15-17 (SECOND SEASON) ALABAMA STATE 4-0 1.000 APPALACHIAN STATE 1-0 1.000 With 308 career wins and 11 postseason trips as a head ARIZONA 2-1 .667 ARKANSAS 16-14 .533 coach to his credit, Rick Stansbury is the 15th head THE STANSBURY FILE ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK 3-0 1.000 men’s basketball coach at Western Kentucky University. PERSONAL ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 2-0 1.000 Stansbury was hired to lead the WKU program on Born: Dec. 23, 1959 ARKANSAS STATE 2-0 1.000 March 28, 2016. Hometown: Battletown, Ky. AUBURN 16-12 .571 AUSTIN PEAY 1-0 1.000 Wife: Meo Children: Isaac, Noah, Luke In his first season with the Hilltoppers, Stansbury BAYLOR 0-1 .000 BELMONT 1-1 .500 inherited a program with no returning guards and kept COACHING CAREER it competitive by adding several new faces, including BETHUNE-COOKMAN 1-0 1.000 1981-82: Campbellsville (student assistant) BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN 1-0 1.000 three experienced graduate transfer guards with NCAA 1983-84: Cumberland (graduate assistant) BRADLEY 1-0 1.000 Tournament experience. 1985-90: Austin Peay (assistant coach) BUTLER 0-1 .000 1990-94: Mississippi State (assistant coach) CALIFORNIA 0-1 .000 The veteran coach recorded his 300th career win at 1994-98: Mississippi State (assoc. head coach) CENTENARY 4-0 1.000 Florida Atlantic on Dec. 31, 2016. He also notched an 1998-2012: Mississippi State (head coach) CHARLOTTE 3-2 .600 CHATTANOOGA 1-0 1.000 11-3 record at home, including a perfect 5-0 mark in 2014-15: Texas A&M (assistant coach) nonconference play. CINCINNATI 0-2 .000 2015-16: Texas A&M (associate head coach) CLEMSON 0-2 .000 2016-Present: WKU (head coach) COLORADO STATE 0-1 .000 Stansbury has never registered less than 10 home wins DEPAUL 1-0 1.000 in a season as a head coach. He has a 79.1 percent DETROIT MERCY 2-1 .667 winning percentage overall in home games at the history. The Bulldogs won the SEC tournament in DUKE 0-1 .000 helm, including an 87.7 percent clip in nonconference 2002 and 2009, the overall SEC championship in 2004 EAST TENNESSEE STATE 0-1 .000 contests. and dominated the league’s Western Division during EASTERN KENTUCKY 2-1 .667 Stansbury’s tenure, winning the side in 2003, 2004, FAIRFIELD 1-0 1.000 2007, 2008 and 2010. FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 1-0 1.000 Stansbury’s recruiting class for 2017-18 was ranked FLORIDA 8-9 .471 in the top 10 nationally by every major recruiting FLORIDA A&M 2-0 1.000 outlet and was WKU’s first top-25 class in the modern His teams were also postseason regulars, appearing in FLORIDA ATLANTIC 2-1 .667 recruiting era. the NCAA Tournament or NIT in 11 of his 14 seasons FIU 1-0 1.000 as MSU’s head coach, including trips to the NCAA FLORIDA STATE 1-1 .500 GEORGE MASON 1-1 .500 Stansbury, a Battletown, Ky., native and Campbellsville Tournament in four consecutive seasons (2002-2005) and consecutive appearances in 2008 and 2009 with GEORGIA 9-9 .500 University Class of 2003 Hall of Famer, came to The GEORGIA STATE 2-0 1.000 Hill following two years at 2015-16 Southeastern NIT trips in 1999, 2001, 2007, 2010 and 2012. Including HAWAII 0-1 .000 Conference regular season champion Texas A&M, his time as an assistant, Mississippi State went to the HOLY CROSS 1-0 1.000 which included a run to the 2016 NCAA Sweet 16. postseason 15 times in 22 seasons. HOUSTON 2-0 1.000 IDAHO 1-0 1.000 In his 31 seasons as a head coach or an assistant coach, Seven Bulldogs earned All-America honors, 23 were ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 1-0 1.000 named All-SEC (11 first teamers), and he posted 20 INDIANA STATE 1-0 1.000 Stansbury’s teams have gone to the postseason 18 JACKSON STATE 2-0 1.000 times, with Top 5 seeds in the NCAA Tournament in or more wins in 10 seasons during his 14-year run as JACKSONVILLE 1-0 1.000 2016 (3), 2004 (2), 2003 (5), 2002 (3), 1996 (5) and 1995 head coach. Prior to Stansbury taking over as head JACKSONVILLE STATE 5-0 1.000 (5) and in the NIT in 2012 (4), 2010 (1), and 2007 (1). coach, MSU had just seven postseason tournament KENTUCKY 4-13 .235 appearances and won at least 20 games just seven LAFAYETTE 1-0 1.000 The veteran head coach made his name over a 22-year times in the school’s previous 86 years of basketball LIBERTY 1-0 1.000 competition. LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 3-2 .600 run at Mississippi State, including the final 14 as head LOUISIANA-MONROE 4-0 1.000 coach (1999-2012), where he compiled a career record LSU 18-13 .581 of 293-166 (.638), led the Bulldogs to the postseason Stansbury has been a winner in every capacity. LOUISIANA TECH 3-1 .750 11 times – with six NCAA appearances – and became LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 2-0 1.000 Mississippi State’s all-time wins leader in the process. Off the court, Stansbury’s program graduated players MARSHALL 0-2 .000 at a rate never before seen at Mississippi State. Over MASSACHUSETTS 0-1 .000 his time as head coach, only Vanderbilt had a higher MCNEESE STATE 5-0 1.000 In his two seasons in College Station, working for MEMPHIS 0-1 .000 head coach Billy Kennedy, Stansbury helped the Aggie graduation rate in the SEC, and the Bulldogs were third MIAMI (FLA.) 1-1 .500 coaching staff sign a consensus top-10 recruiting class, in the SEC with 41 academic honorees in 14 years. MIAMI-OHIO 0-1 .000 a class regarded as one of the best in school history, in Fans also came out in droves in Starkville to watch MIDDLE TENNESSEE 0-2 .000 2015. In the 2015-16 campaign, with Stansbury serving Stansbury’s Bulldogs play. Of the Top 30 most attended MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 3-0 1.000 as associate head coach, the Aggies set a school record games in MSU history, 26 came during Stansbury’s run MISSOURI 1-2 .333 as head coach including all of the Top 10. He was the MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY 1-0 1.000 for wins with 28 after a 21-12 campaign and third-place MONMOUTH 1-0 1.000 SEC finish in his first season. Texas A&M’s run to the only coach in MSU history to average more than 10,000 MONTANA STATE 1-1 .500 Sweet 16 was the deepest the Aggies have advanced fans per game in SEC play (2003-04/10,209), and his MURRAY STATE 1-0 1.000 in the tournament in program history. Bulldogs played in front of an average of over 7,000 NEW ORLEANS 4-0 1.000 fans per night in six of his 14 seasons as head coach. NICHOLLS STATE 5-0 1.000 During Stansbury’s final 10 years leading Mississippi NORTHWESTERN 1-0 1.000 NORTHWESTERN STATE 2-1 .667 State, only Kentucky won more SEC championships Stansbury also brings to The Hill a national reputation NORTH ALABAMA 1-0 1.000 than his eight, and over his entire 14-year run at the of success as evidenced by his 2004 SEC Associated NORTH CAROLINA 0-1 .000 helm, only Kentucky and Florida won more games. Press Coach of the Year, finalist for National Coach NORTH CAROLINA A&T 2-0 1.000 His 293 career victories are the 10th-most in SEC of the Year, and District 17 NABC Coach of the Year

10 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS ranked as high as No. 4 in the AP poll and finished No. CAREER RECORD BY OPPONENT 8 that year, their third consecutive Top 25 finish in the HEAD COACHING RECORD 2017-18 OPPONENTS IN BOLD final AP poll.

TEAM W-L PCT As a recruiter, Stansbury is no stranger to sending 1998-99: Mississippi State...... 20-13^ NORTH TEXAS 2-0 1.000 players to the NBA ranks. Since 1996, Stansbury has 1999-00: Mississippi State...... 14-16 OHIO 1-0 1.000 helped guide eight players to the NBA, including Erick 2000-01: Mississippi State...... 18-13^ OKLAHOMA 1-0 1.000 Dampier, the 10th overall pick in the 1996 Draft. Other 2001-02: Mississippi State...... 27-8*# OLD DOMINION 1-2 .333 pros under his tutelage include Mario Austin, Derrick 2002-03: Mississippi State...... 21-10*% OLE MISS 21-8 .724 2003-04: Mississippi State...... 26-4*% OREGON 1-0 1.000 Zimmerman and Jarvis Varnado. 2004-05: Mississippi State...... 23-11* PITTSBURGH 1-0 1.000 RICE 1-0 1.000 Over a nine-year period in Starkville (2003-11), 2005-06: Mississippi State...... 15-15 RICHMOND 2-2 .500 Stansbury signed five different top-20 recruiting 2006-07: Mississippi State...... 21-14^% RIDER 0-1 .000 classes. His 2005 class was rated the sixth-best 2007-08: Mississippi State...... 23-11*% RUTGERS 0-1 .000 nationally by Rivals.com while his final class in the 2008-09: Mississippi State...... 23-13*# SAINT MARY’S (CALIF.) 1-2 .333 spring of 2011 was No. 12 nationally by the outlet. The 2009-10: Mississippi State...... 24-12^% SAM HOUSTON STATE 1-0 1.000 Class of 2015 at Texas A&M was rated No. 8 nationally 2010-11: Mississippi State...... 17-14 SAN DIEGO 2-1 .667 by Rivals.com. 2011-12: Mississippi State...... 21-12^ SANTA CLARA 2-0 1.000 2016-17: WKU...... 15-17 SOUTH ALABAMA 7-1 .875 2017-18: WKU...... SOUTH CAROLINA 12-5 .706 Before going to Starkville, Stansbury spent six seasons SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 1-0 1.000 as an assistant at Austin Peay State University in SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 5-1 .833 Clarksville, Tenn. Working alongside the late Lake Kelly, 308-183 (.628) SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 0-1 .000 APSU recorded three consecutive winning seasons (*) NCAA Tournament appearance SOUTHERN MISS 2-0 1.000 including an Ohio Valley Conference tournament (^) NIT appearance STANFORD 1-1 .500 championship and NCAA Tournament second-round (#) SEC Tournament champions ST. BONAVENTURE 2-0 1.000 berth in 1986-87. (%) SEC Western Conference champions SYRACUSE 0-1 .000 TENNESSEE 7-9 .438 TENNESSEE-MARTIN 4-0 1.000 His 16-year career as an assistant prior to the MSU head TENNESSEE STATE 1-0 1.000 coaching post began at his alma mater, Campbellsville, TEXAS 0-2 .000 during the 1981-82 season as he worked toward TEXAS A&M 1-0 1.000 earning a double major in business and physical TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 2-0 1.000 education. He then moved on to work for Randy Vernon TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 1-0 1.000 at Cumberland in Williamsburg, where he earned his TEXAS TECH 0-1 .000 master’s in Business Education. In 1983-84, the team TROY 3-0 1.000 went 31-5 and earned a second-round appearance in TULANE 3-0 1.000 TULSA 0-1 .000 the NAIA Tournament. In October 1999, Stansbury was UC IRVINE 1-0 1.000 honored by the Campbellsville Alumni Association as UCLA 1-0 1.000 a proud recipient of the school’s Distinguished Alumni UNLV 0-1 .000 Award. UTAH STATE 1-0 1.000 UTEP 1-0 1.000 Stansbury’s connection to The Hill goes back well UTSA 1-1 .500 before his hiring as head coach to his great uncle, VALPARAISO 0-1 .000 Edgar B. Stansbury, a 1994 WKU Athletics Hall of Famer VANDERBILT 11-8 .579 as a three-sport athlete (baseball, basketball, football), VIRGINIA TECH 1-1 .500 WASHINGTON 0-2 .000 football assistant coach under W.L. “Gander” Terry, and WASHINGTON STATE 0-2 .000 Director of Athletics in 1946 after serving his country in WEST VIRGINIA 1-1 .500 World War II. The concourse inside E.A. Diddle Arena is WESTERN KENTUCKY 3-1 .750 named in E.B. Stansbury’s honor. WINTHROP 0-1 .000 WRIGHT STATE 1-0 1.000 Stansbury is married to the former Meo Mellen of XAVIER 3-1 .750 Roanoke, Va. The couple has three sons, Isaac, Noah TOTALS 308-183 .628 and Luke.

STANSBURY'S NBA DRAFT PICKS STANSBURY’S COACHING ACCOLADES CHAMPIONSHIPS Erick Dampier* - 1996 - 10th (Indiana Pacers) • SEC WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010) Dontae' Jones* - 1996 - 21st (New York Knicks) • SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS (2002, 2009) • OVERALL SEC CHAMPION (2004) Tyrone Washington - 1999 - 44th (Rockets) Mario Austin - 2003 - 36th (Chicago Bulls) POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE Derrick Zimmerman - 2003 - 40th (Golden AS HEAD COACH State) • NCAA (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009) • NIT (1999, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2012) Lawrence Roberts - 2005 - 55th (SuperSonics) AS ASSISTANT Jarvis Varnado - 2010 - 41st (Miami Heat) • NCAA (1987, 1991, 1995 - SWEET 16, 1996 - FINAL FOUR, 2016 - SWEET 16) • NIT (1990, 1994) Arnett Moultrie - 2012 - 27th (Miami Heat) AWARDS * As Mississippi State assistant • SEC COACH OF THE YEAR (2004) • DISTRICT 17 NABC COACH OF THE YEAR (2004)

11 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 0 #0 TYLER MILLER Career 2, vs. Rice, 03/04/17 SENIOR | GUARD | 6-4 | 190 | 1L REBOUNDS LOUISVILLE, KY. (MARSHALLTOWN CC) Season 0 Career 2, at UAB, 01/12/17 FIELD GOALS Season 0 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career 1, vs. Rice, 03/04/17 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED MISSOURI STATE Season 0 KY. WESLEYAN Career 1, vs. Rice, 03/04/17 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS NICHOLLS STATE Season 0 vs. Villanova Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Purdue/Tenn. Season 0 vs. TBD Career Same FREE THROWS EASTERN KENTUCKY Season 0 WRIGHT STATE Career Same FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED at Ohio Season 0 at Wisconsin Career 1, vs. North Texas, 03/02/17 INDIANA STATE ASSISTS Season 0 BELMONT Career 1, 3x, last vs. Rice, 03/04/17 at Austin Peay BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 LA TECH Career Same SOUTHERN MISS STEALS Season 0 at Marshall Career 1, 2x, last at Marshall, 01/21/17 at Old Dominion MINUTES PLAYED Season 0 at Charlotte Career 13, at Middle Tennessee, 01/14/17 UAB. MIDDLE TENN. QUICK-HITTERS MARSHALL • Scored first basket as a Hilltopper on first shot attempt against Rice on March 4, 2017 at UTEP • Registered career-high 13 minutes at Middle at UTSA Tennessee on Jan. 14, 2017 • Made Hilltopper debut on Nov. 12, 2016, against FLA. ATLANTIC Alabama State FIU • Appeared in 59 games over two seasons at Marshalltown Community College, including 53 at North Texas starts at Rice • Named Defensive Player of the Year in his final CHARLOTTE prep season at 22ft Academy • Previously played basketball, football and track OLD DOMINION at Louisville Male High School at Middle Tenn • Mother played basketball at the University of Louisville. at UAB

CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg MARSHALLTOWN COMMUNITY COLLEGE 2014-15 28 22 652 23.3 37 112 .330 1 9 .111 29 49 .592 18 45 63 2.3 50 1 49 36 14 27 104 3.7 2015-16 31 31 843 27.2 92 214 .430 8 31 .258 70 127 .551 32 95 127 4.1 62 0 126 76 6 54 262 8.5 WKU 2016-17 15 0 49 3.3 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 3 0 3 0.2 2 0 3 2 0 2 2 0.1 2017-18 WKU TOTAL 15 0 49 3.3 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 3 0 3 0.2 2 0 3 2 0 2 2 0.1

12 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 0 #1 LAMONTE BEARDEN Career Same RS-JUNIOR | GUARD | 6-3 | 170 | TR REBOUNDS MILWAUKEE, WIS. (UNIVERSITY AT BUFFALO) Season 0 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 0 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career Same FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED MISSOURI STATE Season 0 KY. WESLEYAN Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS NICHOLLS STATE Season 0 vs. Villanova Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Purdue/Tenn. Season 0 vs. TBD Career Same FREE THROWS EASTERN KENTUCKY Season 0 WRIGHT STATE Career Same FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED at Ohio Season 0 at Wisconsin Career Same INDIANA STATE ASSISTS Season 0 BELMONT Career Same at Austin Peay BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 LA TECH Career Same SOUTHERN MISS STEALS Season 0 at Marshall Career Same at Old Dominion MINUTES PLAYED Season 0 at Charlotte Career Same UAB. MIDDLE TENN. QUICK-HITTERS MARSHALL • Transferred to WKU in the summer of 2016 and sat out the 2016-17 season per NCAA transfer rules at UTEP • Averaged 13.7 points and 4.2 assists per game as at UTSA a sophomore at Buffalo • Led the Bulls to the NCAA Tournament as a start- FLA. ATLANTIC ing guard in each of his first two seasons FIU • Led the MAC in assist-to-turnover ratio in confer- ence games as a true freshman at North Texas • Won back-to-back Wisconsin state titles during at Rice his time at Germantown High School CHARLOTTE • Rated a four-star prospect out of high school OLD DOMINION at Middle Tenn at UAB

CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg BUFFALO 2014-15 33 31 974 29.5 83 216 .384 12 46 .261 95 129 .736 26 68 94 2.8 91 3 144 74 9 45 273 8.3 2015-16 30 27 897 29.9 132 312 .423 16 64 .250 132 172 .767 22 66 88 2.9 76 1 125 68 8 47 412 13.7 WKU 2016-17 Sat out per NCAA transfer rules 2017-18 TOTAL 63 58 1,871 29.7 215 528 .407 28 110 .255 227 301 .754 48 134 182 2.9 167 4 269 142 17 92 685 10.9

13 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 0 #4 JOSH ANDERSON Career Same FRESHMAN | GUARD | 6-6 | 180 | HS REBOUNDS BATON ROUGE, LA. (MADISON PREP ACADEMY) Season 0 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 0 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career Same FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED MISSOURI STATE Season 0 KY. WESLEYAN Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS NICHOLLS STATE Season 0 vs. Villanova Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Purdue/Tenn. Season 0 vs. TBD Career Same FREE THROWS EASTERN KENTUCKY Season 0 WRIGHT STATE Career Same FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED at Ohio Season 0 at Wisconsin Career Same INDIANA STATE ASSISTS Season 0 BELMONT Career Same at Austin Peay BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 LA TECH Career Same SOUTHERN MISS STEALS Season 0 at Marshall Career Same at Old Dominion MINUTES PLAYED Season 0 at Charlotte Career Same UAB. MIDDLE TENN. QUICK-HITTERS MARSHALL • Averaged 12 points, 4.2 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 2.2 steals while shooting 65 percent from the at UTEP field as a senior at Madison Prep Academy at UTSA • Led Madison Prep to its third straight state title and its fourth championship game appearance in FLA. ATLANTIC as many years FIU • Only player in Madison Prep history to start all four years at the varsity level at North Texas • Ranked a consensus four-star prospect across all at Rice outlets and ranked in the top 60 nationally CHARLOTTE • Competed in the inaugural Allen Iverson Round- ball Classic following his senior year OLD DOMINION at Middle Tenn at UAB

CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2017-18 TOTAL

14 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 0 #12 MOUSTAPHA DIAGNE Career Same RS-SOPHOMORE | FORWARD | 6-9 | 230 | TR REBOUNDS RUFISQUE, SENEGAL (NORTHWEST FLORIDA ST.) Season 0 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 0 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career Same FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED MISSOURI STATE Season 0 KY. WESLEYAN Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS NICHOLLS STATE Season 0 vs. Villanova Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Purdue/Tenn. Season 0 vs. TBD Career Same FREE THROWS EASTERN KENTUCKY Season 0 WRIGHT STATE Career Same FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED at Ohio Season 0 at Wisconsin Career Same INDIANA STATE ASSISTS Season 0 BELMONT Career Same at Austin Peay BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 LA TECH Career Same SOUTHERN MISS STEALS Season 0 at Marshall Career Same at Old Dominion MINUTES PLAYED Season 0 at Charlotte Career Same UAB. MIDDLE TENN. QUICK-HITTERS MARSHALL • Attended WKU in 2016-17 but was not a mem- ber of the basketball program at UTEP • Averaged 10.2 points and 7.3 rebounds while at UTSA starting 31 of 33 games as a freshman at North- west Florida State FLA. ATLANTIC • Ranked No. 58 player in the nation in his class by FIU ESPN coming out of Pope John XXIII High School in Sparta, N.J. at North Texas • Speaks three languages: English, French and at Rice Wolof, the native language of Senegal CHARLOTTE OLD DOMINION at Middle Tenn at UAB

CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg NORTHWEST FLORIDA STATE 2015-16 33 31 667 20.2 129 265 .487 0 2 .000 77 103 .748 104 138 242 7.3 75 1 16 63 31 21 335 10.2 WKU 2016-17 Attended WKU but was not member of the program 2017-18 WKU TOTAL

15 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 0 #13 TAVEION HOLLINGSWORTH Career Same FRESHMAN | GUARD | 6-2 | 165 | HS REBOUNDS LEXINGTON, KY. (PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR HS) Season 0 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 0 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career Same FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED MISSOURI STATE Season 0 KY. WESLEYAN Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS NICHOLLS STATE Season 0 vs. Villanova Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Purdue/Tenn. Season 0 vs. TBD Career Same FREE THROWS EASTERN KENTUCKY Season 0 WRIGHT STATE Career Same FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED at Ohio Season 0 at Wisconsin Career Same INDIANA STATE ASSISTS Season 0 BELMONT Career Same at Austin Peay BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 LA TECH Career Same SOUTHERN MISS STEALS Season 0 at Marshall Career Same at Old Dominion MINUTES PLAYED Season 0 at Charlotte Career Same UAB. MIDDLE TENN. QUICK-HITTERS MARSHALL • Named 2017 Kentucky Mr. Basketball, the first from WKU since 2007 at UTEP • Averaged 28.3 points and 6.8 rebounds per at UTSA game as a senior at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School FLA. ATLANTIC • Led Dunbar to its first state championship as a FIU junior • Finished career as all-time leading scorer in Lex- at North Texas ington boys’ basketball history with 2,498 career at Rice points CHARLOTTE • Named MVP of the Derby Festival Basketball Classic and the Ohio-Kentucky All-Star Game OLD DOMINION at Middle Tenn at UAB

CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2017-18 TOTAL

16 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 0 #14 MAREK NELSON Career Same FRESHMAN | FORWARD | 6-7 | 185 | HS REBOUNDS PLANO, TEXAS (SUNRISE CHRISTIAN ACADEMY) Season 0 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 0 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career Same FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED MISSOURI STATE Season 0 KY. WESLEYAN Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS NICHOLLS STATE Season 0 vs. Villanova Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Purdue/Tenn. Season 0 vs. TBD Career Same FREE THROWS EASTERN KENTUCKY Season 0 WRIGHT STATE Career Same FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED at Ohio Season 0 at Wisconsin Career Same INDIANA STATE ASSISTS Season 0 BELMONT Career Same at Austin Peay BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 LA TECH Career Same SOUTHERN MISS STEALS Season 0 at Marshall Career Same at Old Dominion MINUTES PLAYED Season 0 at Charlotte Career Same UAB. MIDDLE TENN. QUICK-HITTERS MARSHALL • Averaged eight points, six rebounds and two steals per game in 2016-17 at Sunrise Christan at UTEP Academy in Wichita, Kan., where he led the pro- at UTSA gram in charges taken • Played 2015-16 season at Plano East (Texas) FLA. ATLANTIC High School and was named first-team all-Dis- FIU trict 6-6A selection • Played on AAU circuit for Lone Star Elite at North Texas at Rice CHARLOTTE OLD DOMINION at Middle Tenn at UAB

CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WKU 2017-18 TOTAL

17 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 0 #15 DARIUS THOMPSON Career Same GR-SENIOR | GUARD | 6-4 | 190 | TR REBOUNDS MURFREESBORO, TENN. (UNIV. OF VIRGINIA) Season 0 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 0 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career Same FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED MISSOURI STATE Season 0 KY. WESLEYAN Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS NICHOLLS STATE Season 0 vs. Villanova Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Purdue/Tenn. Season 0 vs. TBD Career Same FREE THROWS EASTERN KENTUCKY Season 0 WRIGHT STATE Career Same FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED at Ohio Season 0 at Wisconsin Career Same INDIANA STATE ASSISTS Season 0 BELMONT Career Same at Austin Peay BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 LA TECH Career Same SOUTHERN MISS STEALS Season 0 at Marshall Career Same at Old Dominion MINUTES PLAYED Season 0 at Charlotte Career Same UAB. MIDDLE TENN. QUICK-HITTERS MARSHALL • Appeared in 70 games with 25 starts during two seasons playing for Virginia at UTEP • Team went 52-19 with two NCAA Tournament at UTSA trips during his time, including an Elite Eight trip in 2016 FLA. ATLANTIC • Averaged 6.2 points, 2.2 assists and 1.6 rebounds FIU for the Cavaliers during the 2016-17 season • Started 10 games as a freshman for Tennessee at North Texas in the Volunteers’ run to the NCAA Tournament at Rice Sweet 16 CHARLOTTE • Led Tennessee in steals and ranked second in as- sists as a freshman OLD DOMINION • Rated as nation’s No. 4 combo guard coming out at Middle Tenn of Blackman High School • Father Lonnie Thompson is the head coach at at UAB Cumberland University in Tennessee • Graduated from Virginia in 2017 and is enrolled in graduate school at WKU studying intercolle- giate athletic administration

CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg TENNESSEE 2012-13 37 10 621 16.8 32 84 .381 8 41 .195 23 31 .742 11 62 73 2.0 56 2 87 34 8 36 94 2.5 VIRGINIA 2014-15 Sat out per NCAA transfer rules 2015-16 37 10 648 17.5 58 108 .537 16 41 .390 26 36 .722 8 36 44 1.2 53 1 53 32 7 27 158 4.3 2016-17 33 15 686 20.8 77 172 .448 26 74 .351 26 43 .605 6 48 54 1.6 33 0 73 33 12 28 206 6.2 WKU 2017-18 TOTAL 107 35 1,955 18.3 167 364 .459 50 156 .321 75 110 .682 25 146 171 1.6 142 3 213 99 27 91 458 4.3

18 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 0 #21 JAKE OHMER Career Same FRESHMAN | GUARD | 6-1 | 170 | HS REBOUNDS TAYLOR MILL, KY. (SCOTT HS) Season 0 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 0 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career Same FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED MISSOURI STATE Season 0 KY. WESLEYAN Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS NICHOLLS STATE Season 0 vs. Villanova Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Purdue/Tenn. Season 0 vs. TBD Career Same FREE THROWS EASTERN KENTUCKY Season 0 WRIGHT STATE Career Same FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED at Ohio Season 0 at Wisconsin Career Same INDIANA STATE ASSISTS Season 0 BELMONT Career Same at Austin Peay BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 LA TECH Career Same SOUTHERN MISS STEALS Season 0 at Marshall Career Same at Old Dominion MINUTES PLAYED Season 0 at Charlotte Career Same UAB. MIDDLE TENN. QUICK-HITTERS MARSHALL • Averaged 27.8 points and 8.4 rebounds per game as a senior at Scott High School and broke at UTEP school record with 2,705 career points at UTSA • Shot 52.7 percent from the field as a senior, in- cluding 41.6 percent from 3-point range FLA. ATLANTIC • Shined in 2017 Kentucky state tournament, FIU scoring 106 points across three games, where he was first noticed by WKU coach Rick Stansbury at North Texas • First-team all-state selection and competed in at Rice both the Kentucky-Indiana All-Star Classic and CHARLOTTE the KABC East-West All-Star Game OLD DOMINION at Middle Tenn at UAB

CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WKU 2017-18 TOTAL

19 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 0 #22 DWIGHT COLEBY Career Same GR-SENIOR | FORWARD | 6-9 | 245 | TR REBOUNDS NASSAU, BAHAMAS (UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS) Season 0 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 0 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career Same FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED MISSOURI STATE Season 0 KY. WESLEYAN Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS NICHOLLS STATE Season 0 vs. Villanova Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Purdue/Tenn. Season 0 vs. TBD Career Same FREE THROWS EASTERN KENTUCKY Season 0 WRIGHT STATE Career Same FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED at Ohio Season 0 at Wisconsin Career Same INDIANA STATE ASSISTS Season 0 BELMONT Career Same at Austin Peay BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 LA TECH Career Same SOUTHERN MISS STEALS Season 0 at Marshall Career Same at Old Dominion MINUTES PLAYED Season 0 at Charlotte Career Same UAB. MIDDLE TENN. QUICK-HITTERS MARSHALL • Averaged 1.7 points and 1.8 rebounds during Kansas’ run to the Elite Eight in 2016-17 after at UTEP coming off a knee injury the year before at UTSA • Named to 2017 Academic All-Big 12 First Team • Appeared in all 34 games at Ole Miss as a soph- FLA. ATLANTIC omore, averaging 5.4 points and 4.8 rebounds FIU while shooting 53.2 percent from the floor • Rated No. 2 overall prospect in Mississippi in his at North Texas class by ESPN coming out of Piney Woods School at Rice • Graduated from Kansas in 2017 and is enrolled CHARLOTTE in graduate school at WKU studying organiza- tional leadership OLD DOMINION • Will play in his home country of the Bahamas at Middle Tenn when WKU competes in the Battle 4 Atlantis tour- nament in November at UAB

CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg OLE MISS 2013-14 28 4 291 10.4 24 51 .471 0 0 .000 20 38 .526 24 28 52 1.9 50 2 7 12 18 1 68 2.4 2014-15 34 3 560 16.5 67 126 .532 0 0 .000 51 64 .797 66 98 164 4.8 76 2 2 25 29 6 185 5.4 KANSAS 2015-16 Sat out per NCAA transfer rules 2016-17 24 0 134 5.6 17 30 .567 0 0 .000 7 18 .389 15 29 44 1.8 33 2 3 6 12 4 41 1.7 WKU 2017-18 TOTAL 86 7 985 11.5 108 207 .522 0 0 .000 78 120 .650 105 155 260 3.0 159 6 12 43 59 11 294 3.4

20 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 0 #23 JUSTIN JOHNSON Career 26, vs. UAB, 02/19/17 SENIOR | FORWARD | 6-7 | 245 | 3L REBOUNDS HAZARD, KY. (PERRY COUNTY CENTRAL HS) Season 0 Career 16, vs. UTSA, 03/08/17 FIELD GOALS Season 0 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career 12, vs. UAB, 02/19/17 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED MISSOURI STATE Season 0 KY. WESLEYAN Career 18, vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS NICHOLLS STATE Season 0 vs. Villanova Career 3, at Belmont, 11/19/16 vs. Purdue/Tenn. THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season 0 vs. TBD Career 5, at Old Dominion, 02/25/17 EASTERN KENTUCKY FREE THROWS Season 0 WRIGHT STATE Career 11, vs. FIU, 01/07/16 at Ohio FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Season 0 at Wisconsin Career 11, 2x, last vs. FIU, 01/07/16 INDIANA STATE ASSISTS Season 0 BELMONT Career 6, 2x, last at Charlotte, 02/23/17 at Austin Peay BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 LA TECH Career 3, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 SOUTHERN MISS STEALS at Marshall Season 0 Career 2, 8x, last at UAB, 01/12/17 at Old Dominion MINUTES PLAYED at Charlotte Season 0 Career 38, vs. LA Tech, 03/05/16 UAB. MIDDLE TENN. QUICK-HITTERS MARSHALL • Named to Preseason All-Conference USA Team at UTEP for the second straight season • Led WKU with 14.5 points and 9.4 rebounds per at UTSA game in 2016-17, becoming the first Hilltopper to FLA. ATLANTIC lead the program in both categories in back-to- back years since Chris Marcus in 2000-02 FIU • Led C-USA in rebounding and double-doubles at North Texas (14), ranking in the top 40th in both categories • Crossed 1,000-point career plateau and finished at Rice season tied for 36th on WKU’s all-time scoring list CHARLOTTE with 1,120 career points • Selected to the All-C-USA Second Team follow- OLD DOMINION ing his junior season at Middle Tenn • Graduated in three years and is enrolled in graduate school studying intercollegiate athletic at UAB administration • Spent spring practices, summer workouts and the beginning of fall camp working out with the football team as a tight end

CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2014-15 31 1 482 15.5 60 119 .504 0 3 .000 29 67 .433 46 80 126 4.1 48 0 22 18 14 13 149 4.8 2015-16 34 26 984 28.9 197 327 .602 1 9 .111 112 166 .675 102 168 270 7.9 73 3 48 58 19 16 507 14.9 2016-17 32 31 1,005 31.4 173 331 .523 26 67 .388 92 166 .554 83 219 302 9.4 45 0 66 42 18 11 464 14.5 2017-18 TOTAL 97 58 2,471 25.5 430 777 .553 27 79 .342 233 399 .584 231 467 698 7.2 166 3 136 118 51 40 1,120 11.5

21 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS GAME-BY-GAME HIGHLIGHTS OCTOBER 29, 2017 | WKU 78, SAMFORD 64 (EXH.) | BIRMINGHAM, ALA. • Five players scored in double figures for the Hilltoppers, led by Taveion Hollingsworth’s 19 points • Three players had double-doubles: Justin Johnson (15 points, 10 rebounds), Dwight Coleby (10 points, 15 rebounds) and Darius Thompson (11 points, 10 assists) • WKU pulled away in the second half with a 19-4 run, opening a 59-45 lead with 9:30 remaining • The Hilltoppers shot 56.5 percent from the field – 65.2 percent in the second half – and registered 19 assists on 23 baskets

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0 | Tyler Miller 1 | Lamonte Bearden 2 | Jared Savage 4 | Josh Anderson Sr. | G | 6-4 | 190 R-Jr. | G | 6-3 | 170 Jr. | G/F | 6-5 | 195 Fr. | G | 6-6 | 180

10 | Jalen Baker 12 | Moustapha Diagne 13 | Taveion Hollingsworth 14 | Marek Nelson R-Jr. | G | 6-1 R-So. | F | 6-9 | 230 Fr. | G | 6-2 | 165 Fr. | F | 6-7 | 185

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23 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 22 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,748 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS