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THE TIP-OFF WKU (2-1) VS. Following a 67-66 win over preseason America East Conference favorite Stony Brook, WKU ventures to Es- DRAKE (1-2) -- GULF COAST SHOWCASE tero, Fla., for three games in the 2015 Gulf Coast Showcase beginning Monday at 5:00 PM (CT) against Drake. After that, WKU will play either Central Michigan or Weber State before finishing the tournament Wednesday Monday, Nov. 23 | 5:00 PM (CT) | Estero, Fla. against Murray State, Milwaukee, Pepperdine or Duquesne. WKU held on to defeat Stony Brook Saturday Germain Arena (7,181) afternoon despite going the final 2:54 without a field goal, and the Hilltoppers were led by Justin Johnson’s 22 points and 13 rebounds and 20 points from Nigel Snipes. WKU and Drake have played once previously in LISTEN Hilltopper IMG Sports Network, TuneIn one of the most memorable games in Hilltopper Basketball history, a 101-99 overtime win in the first round • Randy Lee (pxp), Hal Schmitt (analysis) of the 2008 NCAA Tournament in Tampa, Fla. The 12th-seeded Hilltoppers upset the fifth-seeded and 14th- WATCH YouTube Webstream ranked Bulldogs on a buzzer-beater by Ty Rogers and ultimately played in the Sweet Sixteen before bowing • details on WKUSports.com out with an 88-78 loss to third-ranked UCLA. After finishing play at Germain Arena this week, WKU returns to E.A. Diddle Arena on Tuesday, Dec. 1 against longtime rival Eastern Kentucky. NOVEMBER (2-1) 2 Lindsey Wilson (Ky.) College (Exh.) W, 84-71 QUICK SHOTS 6 Kentucky Wesleyan (Exh.) W, 75-68 • A win would make WKU 3-1 to start the season for the second time since 2011-12 (also 2013-14). 14 (1) Campbellsville (Ky.) W, 97-77 • The Drake game is the only game in a stretch of four out of five games, not counting two to-be-deter- 18 at Belmont L, 85-90 mined games in the Gulf Coast Showcase, against teams who competed in the 2014-15 postseason. 21 Stony Brook W, 67-66 • WKU is tied for 20th in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (.424) and is tied for 22nd in blocks 23 (2) vs. Drake 5:00 PM per game (6.7) after being tied for 189th in the NCAA in 2014-15 (3.3). 24 (2) vs. Gulf Coast Showcase TBD • WKU has seen a double-double from a player in each of the first three games this season. 25 (2) vs. Gulf Coast Showcase TBD • WKU has scored at least 85 points in two of its first three games this season, which is a figure the Hilltop- DECEMBER (0-0) pers reached four times in the entire 2014-15 season and just once in 2013-14. 1 Eastern Kentucky 7:00 PM • Justin Johnson is tied for 13th in the nation with 16 offensive rebounds. 5 at Xavier 7:30 PM • Freshman Chris McNeal leads Conference USA in assist-to-turnover ratio (6.5). 13 Indiana State 2:00 PM • Ben Lawson has blocked three shots in each of the last five games and has had at least one swat in eight- 16 Alabama A&M 8:00 PM straight contests. 19 at Louisville 11:00 AM • With 53 points this season, Nigel Snipes has already surpassed his entire 2014-15 season point total of 45 22 Detroit 7:00 PM and is 21 points away from equaling his point production for the last two seasons combined. 28 Brescia (Ky.) 7:00 PM • Justin Johnson’s nine offensive rebounds against Campbellsville (Ky.) is the third-best offensive rebound JANUARY (0-0) performance in the nation this season. 3 at Marshall* 12:00 PM • WKU’s leading returning scorer from last season, redshirt-junior Chris Harrison-Docks, is 377 points away 7 FIU* 7:00 PM from becoming the 49th player in Hilltopper Basketball history to score 1,000 career points. 9 Florida Atlantic* 2:00 PM • Aaron Cosby is 164 points away from 1,000 for his collegiate career. 14 at Rice* 8:00 PM • WKU has won 21 of its last 25 regular-season home games, and the Hilltoppers are 44-12 at E.A. Diddle 16 at North Texas* 7:00 PM Arena under head coach Ray Harper (.786) and 28-7 over the last three seasons. 21 at Old Dominion* 6:00 PM 23 at Charlotte* 6:00 PM LAST GAME AGAINST DRAKE: MARCH 21, 2008 -- NCAA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUND 28 UAB* 6:30 PM (AP) Ty Rogers’ three-pointer from 25 feet away as time expired lifted the 12th-seeded Hilltoppers to a 101-99 30 Middle Tennessee* 7:00 PM basketball victory over No. 5 seed Drake in the opening of the 2008 NCAA Tournament at the St. Pete Times FEBRUARY (0-0) Forum. Tyrone Brazelton led all players with a career-high 33 points, which included scoring seven in the 4 at UTSA* 7:00 PM extra session, adding five rebounds and five assists. Rogers posted 11 points, Courtney Lee chipped in with 6 at UTEP* 4:00 PM 15 and a season-best nine rebounds while A.J. Slaughter collected 10 points, four boards and four assists. 13 Marshall* 7:00 PM Drake, which was ranked 14th in the country entering the contest, finished the year 28-5. Jonathan Cox posted 18 Old Dominion* 7:00 PM career highs with 29 points and a game-best 16 rebounds to pace the Bulldogs, who had their five starters 20 Charlotte* 2:00 PM combine to score all but three of their points. Klayton Korver recorded 21 points, Josh Young had 18, Leonard 25 at Middle Tennessee* 6:00 PM Houston collected 17 and Adam Emmenecker was credited with 11 to go along with a career-best 14 assists. 27 at UAB* 11:00 AM MARCH (0-0) 3 Southern Miss* 8:00 PM 5 LA Tech* 7:00 PM 8-12 (3) vs. Conference USA Tournament TBD (4) vs. NCAA Tournament TBD WKU HILLTOPPERS DRAKE BULLDOGS Record 2-1 (0-0 Conference USA) Record 1-2 (0-0 Missouri Valley) Ranking NR Ranking NR All times (CT) and subject to change NCAA RPI N/A NCAA RPI N/A (*) Conference USA Game Last Game W, 67-66 vs. Stony Brook Last Game L, 79-73 vs. UMKC (1) 2015 Gulf Coast Showcase (Campus Sites) Head Coach Ray Harper Head Coach Ray Giacoletti (2) 2015 Gulf Coast Showcase (Germain Arena, Estero, Fla.) Career Record 415-112 (17th season) Career Record 196-163 (13th season) (3) Conference USA Tournament (BJCC, Birmingham, Ala.) Record at School 73-49 (5th season) Record at School 25-40 (3rd season) (4) Various Locations Leading Scorer N. Snipes (17.7 ppg) Leading Scorer R. Timmer (20.3 ppg) Leading Rebounder J. Johnson (11.3 rpg) Leading Rebounder D. Olejniczak (8.0 rpg) Leading Assists C. McNeal (4.3 apg) Leading Assists R. Timmer (3.0 apg)
1 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR WKU ONE OF THE NATION’S HISTORIC ELITES (FACTS AND FIGURES LISTED ENTERING 2015-16) In the college basketball landscape, the name “WKU Hilltoppers” has been synonymous with a winning tradition, successful coaches, All-Americans and a fan base that supports its team. WKU is prominent throughout the NCAA record book, and with seven NCAA Tournament appearances since 2000-01 and four in the last nine seasons, the Hilltoppers are poised to continue to add to their impressive resume in 2015-16. ALL-TIME TOTAL VICTORIES ALL-TIME WINNING PERCENTAGE NO TEAM 1ST YR YRS W L PCT NO TEAM 1ST YR YRS W L PCT 1. Kentucky 1903 112 2,178 673 .764 1. Kentucky 1903 112 2,178 673 .764 2. Kansas 1899 117 2,153 831 .722 2. North Carolina 1911 105 2,140 767 .736 3. North Carolina 1911 105 2,140 767 .736 3. Kansas 1899 117 2,153 831 .722 4. Duke 1906 110 2,062 853 .707 4. UNLV 1959 57 1,196 494 .708 5. Temple 1895 119 1,849 1,025 .643 5. Duke 1906 110 2,062 853 .707 6. Syracuse 1901 114 1,812 851 .680 6. UCLA 1920 96 1,803 802 .692 7. UCLA 1920 96 1,803 802 .692 7. Syracuse 1901 114 1,812 851 .680 8. St. John’s 1908 108 1,795 956 .652 8. WKU 1915 96 1,719 867 .665 Notre Dame 1898 110 1,795 972 .649 Louisville 1912 101 1,755 884 .665 10. Indiana 1901 115 1,756 995 .638 10. Arizona 1905 110 1,712 909 .653 11. Louisville 1912 101 1,755 884 .665 11. St. John’s 1908 108 1,795 956 .652 12. BYU 1903 113 1,738 1,048 .624 12. Notre Dame 1898 110 1,795 972 .649 13. Utah 1909 107 1,732 957 .644 13. Illinois 1906 110 1,729 939 .648 14. Illinois 1906 110 1,729 939 .648 14. VCU 1971 45 870 474 .647 15. Penn 1897 115 1,723 1,059 .619 15. Murray State 1926 90 1,553 852 .646 16. WKU 1915 96 1,719 867 .665 16. Utah 1909 107 1,732 957 .644 Texas 1906 109 1,719 1,019 .628 17. Temple 1895 119 1,849 1,025 .643 18. Washington 1896 113 1,716 1,125 .604 18. Connecticut 1901 112 1,641 911 .643 19. Arizona 1905 110 1,712 909 .653 19. Arkansas 1924 92 1,605 901 .640 20. Purdue 1897 117 1,694 1,002 .628 20. Indiana 1901 115 1,756 995 .638 NOTE: Only one school ahead of WKU on the top-20 list has arrived in equal or fewer seasons of basketball.
REGULAR SEASON CONFERENCE TITLES 20-WIN SEASONS NO TOTAL SCHOOL CONFERENCE(S) NO TOTAL SCHOOL LAST 1. 58 Kansas MVC, Big 8, Big 12 1. 60 Kentucky 2014-15 2. 52 Kentucky Southern, SEC 2. 57 North Carolina 2014-15 3. 42 WKU KIAC, OVC, Sun Belt 3. 50 Duke 2014-15 4. 37 Penn Ivy 4. 47 Louisville 2014-15 5. 36 North Carolina Southern, ACC 5. 46 UCLA 2014-15 6. 32 Utah Rocky Mtn., Mtn. States, WAC, MWC, Pac-12 6. 44 Kansas 2014-15 7. 31 UCLA Pac-12 7. 43 WKU 2014-15 8. 29 Princeton Ivy 8. 40 St. John’s 2014-15 9. 28 Connecticut Yankee, Big East, American 9. 39 North Carolina State 2014-15 10. 26 Arkansas Southwest, SEC 39 Villanova 2014-15 11. 25 BYU Rocky Mtn., Mtn. States, WAC, MWC, WCC 11. 38 BYU 2014-15 25 Texas Southwest, Big 12 38 Notre Dame 2014-15 25 Murray State OVC 38 Syracuse 2013-14 14. 24 Arizona Border, WAC, Pac-12 14. 36 Arizona 2014-15 15. 22 Cincinnati MAC, MVC, Great Mdw., C-USA, Big East, Amr. 15. 35 Temple 2014-15
DEFICIT OVERCOME WITH LESS THAN FIVE MINUTES ON THE CLOCK TO WIN GAME PTS TEAM (PTS.) VS. OPPONENT (OPP. PTS.) TRAILED TIME LEFT HALF DATE 18 Massachusetts (97) at West Virginia (94) (ot) 62-80 4:48 2nd Jan. 27, 1995 18 Belmont (87) at Campbell (84) 57-75 3:22 2nd Feb. 6, 2009 16 WKU (59) vs. Mississippi Valley State (58) 37-53 4:52 2nd Mar. 13, 2012 15 Illinois (90) vs. Arizona (89) (ot) 60-75 4:04 2nd Mar. 26, 2005 14 Louisville (98) vs. South Carolina (88) (2ot) 58-72 1:07 2nd Feb. 20, 1988 14 Binghamton (85) at Vermont (83) 63-77 4:36 2nd Feb. 4, 2009 13 Louisville (71) vs. Marquette (70) 52-65 4:56 2nd Jan. 15, 2011 12 George Washington (79) vs. Marshall (73) (ot) 43-55 4:32 2nd Jan. 7, 2006 12 UAB (63) at SMU (61) 47-59 4:32 2nd Jan. 16, 2010 11 Virginia Tech (70) vs. Memphis (69) 58-69 1:55 2nd Feb. 9, 1977 NOTE: With its comeback, WKU laid claim to the largest comeback victory to occur in the NCAA Tournament.
2 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR TEAM ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 Chris McNeal G 6-0 195 Fr. HS Jackson, Tenn. (South Side HS) 2 Aaron Cosby G 6-3 200 R-Sr. TR Louisville, Ky. (Univ. of Illinois) 3 Marlon Hunter G 6-2 195 Fr. HS Memphis, Tenn. (Houston HS) 13 Phabian Glasco F 6-7 230 Jr. JC Tulsa, Okla. (Connors State College) 14 Ben Lawson F 7-1 230 Jr. 2L Hitchin, England (Oaklands College) 15 Dylan Sanford G 6-1 180 Fr. HS Owensboro, Ky. (Owensboro HS) 20 Aleksej Rostov F 6-10 240 Sr. 3L Riga, Latvia (Canarias Basketball Academy) 21 Nigel Snipes F 6-6 220 R-Sr. 3L Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler HS) 22 Nathan Smith C 7-2 240 Fr. HS London, England (Barking Abbey Academy) 23 Justin Johnson F 6-7 235 So. 1L Hazard, Ky. (Perry County Central HS) *24 Willie Carmichael F 6-8 210 So. TR Apopka, Fla. (Univ. of Tennessee) 25 Fredrick Edmond G 6-4 205 Jr. JC Lansing, Mich. (College of Southern Idaho) 32 Keifer Dalton G 5-11 165 Fr. HS Albany, Ky. (Clinton County HS) 42 Anton Waters F 6-7 245 Jr. JC Baltimore, Md. (Gulf Coast State College) 51 Chris Harrison-Docks G 6-0 175 R-Jr. 2L Okemos, Mich. (Butler Univ.) (*) will sit out 2015-16 season due to NCAA transfer requirements COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF POSITION NAME ALMA MATER (YEAR) YEAR IN ROLE Head Coach Ray Harper Kentucky Wesleyan (1985) 5th Season Assistant Coach David Boyden WKU (2003) 6th Season Assistant Coach Shawn Forrest Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1998) 3rd Season Assistant Coach Chris Shumate Murray State (2004) 1st Season Director of Basketball Operations William Monts Clemson (2006) 1st Season Coordinator of Player Development Ben Hansbrough Notre Dame (2011) 1st Season Video Coordinator Martin Cross WKU (2015) 1st Season Strength and Conditioning Coach Duane Hall WKU (1996) 2nd Season Athletic Trainer Mike Gaddie Murray State (1992) 16th Season PRONUNCIATION GUIDE NAME PRONUNCIATION Phabian Glasco FAY-bee-in Aleksej Rostov “Alex” ROW-stove
CURRENT WKU STREAKS CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS CONFERENCE USA STATISTICS |---C-USA---| |--Overall--| CATEGORY TEAM TOP PLAYER All Games W1 W-L PCT W-L PCT Scoring Offense 4th (83.0) Snipes (6th, 17.7) Last Loss: 11/18/15 at Belmont 1. LA Tech 0-0 .000 3-0 1.000 Scoring Defense 10th (77.7) -- At E.A. Diddle Arena W4 2. North Texas 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 Scoring Margin 7th (+5.3) -- Last Loss: 02/07/15 vs. Rice UTEP 0-0 .000 2-0 1.000 Free Throw % 9th (.659) Snipes (15th, .857) On the Road L2 4. FIU 0-0 .000 3-1 .750 Field Goal % T-5th (.473) Snipes (1st, .720) Last Win: 03/05/15 at Charlotte Old Dominion 0-0 .000 3-1 .750 FG% Defense 8th (.405) -- Neutral Sites L1 6. WKU 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 3-Point FG% 2nd (.424) Snipes (2nd, .647) Last Win: 03/11/15 vs. Marshall (C-USA Tourn.) UAB 0-0 .000 2-1 .667 3-Pt. FG% Defense T-9th (.359) -- vs. Ranked Opponents W1 8. Middle Tenn. 0-0 .000 1-1 .500 Reb. Offense 3rd (43.7) Johnson (2nd, 11.3) Last Win: 01/10/15 vs. #25 Old Dominion 9. Charlotte 0-0 .000 1-2 .333 Reb. Defense 11th (39.3) -- Non-Conference (Home) W4 10. UTSA 0-0 .000 1-3 .250 Reb. Margin 5th (+4.3) -- Last Loss: 12/20/14 vs. #4 Louisville Florida Atlantic 0-0 .000 1-3 .250 Blocked Shots 1st (7.0) Lawson (2nd, 3.0) Non-Conference (Road/Neutral) L1 12. Marshall 0-0 .000 0-1 .000 Assists 6th (15.0) McNeal (10th, 4.3) Last Win: 03/11/15 vs. Marshall (C-USA Tourn.) 13. Southern Miss 0-0 .000 0-2 .000 Steals 14th (4.0) None Ranked Conference USA L1 14. Rice 0-0 .000 0-3 .000 TO Margin 10th (-1.3) -- Last Win: 03/05/15 at Charlotte A/TO Ratio 3rd (1.3) McNeal (1st, 6.5) Conference USA (Home) W2 Offensive Rebs. 3rd (15.7) Johnson (2nd, 5.3) Last Loss: 02/07/15 vs. Rice 2015-16 C-USA PRESEASON Defensive Rebs. T-5th (28.0) Johnson (T-8th, 6.0) Conference USA (Road) L1 ALL-CONFERENCE USA TEAM Defensive Reb. % 14th (.636) -- Last Win: 03/05/15 at Charlotte Adrian Diaz, FIU (Senior, F) Offensive Reb. % 1st (.402) -- Games Allowing 75 or Fewer Points 1 Alex Hamilton, LA Tech (Senior, G) 3-Point FG Made 1st (9.3) Snipes (1st, 3.7) Last Miss: 11/18/15 at Belmont (90) Erik McCree, LA Tech (Junior, F) Minutes Played -- None Ranked Games with a 15-Point Scorer 17 Ryan Taylor, Marshall (Junior, F) Last Miss: 01/22/15 vs. UTEP Reggie Upshaw Jr., Middle Tennessee (Junior, F) Games with a Even/Pos. Assist-to-TO Ratio 1 Trey Freeman, Old Dominion (Senior, G) Last Miss: 11/18/15 at Belmont (11/15) Marcus Jackson, Rice (Junior, G) Games with a 3-Point FG 875 Robert Brown, UAB (Senior, G) Last Miss: 03/13/87 vs. West Virginia William Lee, UAB (Sophomore, F) Wins When Scoring 80+ Points 0 Earvin Morris, UTEP (Senior, G) Last: 11/14/15 vs. Campbellsville (Ky.) (97-77) COACHES POLL (first-place votes) Wins When Scoring 90+ Points 17 1. UAB (11) 5. LA Tech 9. Marshall 13. UTSA Last Loss: 01/15/05 at Arkansas State (94-90) 2. ODU (3) 6. WKU 10. FIU 14. USM Wins When Scoring 100+ Points 4 3. MTSU 7. Rice 11. Charlotte Last Loss: 01/29/04 vs. La.-Lafayette (110-102) 4. UTEP 8. NT 12. Florida Atlantic 3 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR THE LAST TIME OUT survive a game against Denver in 2011, when WKU went 39 minutes and nine (AP) Justin Johnson scored a career-high 22 points on 9-of-18 shooting and seconds before Kahlil McDonald hit the team’s only three-pointer of the game. grabbed 13 rebounds and WKU held off Stony Brook down the stretch to win 67- The two teams with the longest consecutive three-point streaks, UNLV and 66 on Saturday. Carson Puriefoy pulled Stony Brook within 67-66 with a 3-pointer Vanderbilt, have made at least one three-point field goal in every game since the with 2:06 left, but the Sea Wolves missed all six of their shots down the stretch, shot was instituted. including two free throws, and time expired. Nigel Snipes scored 20 points, tying a career high by hitting all five of his 3-pointers, and the Hilltoppers (2-1) shot 9 of 14 from long distance (64 percent). The lead flip-flopped until Johnson scored NOTES ON THE SEASON four straight baskets for a 24-21 Hilltoppers lead, then scored 5 straight points to “STRENGTH IN NUMBERS” pull WKU ahead 31-23. Johnson ended the half with a layup and the Hilltoppers WKU’s slogan for the 2015-16 season, “Strength In Numbers,” is derived from the led 38-33 at halftime Rayshaun McGrew scored 18 for the Seawolves (1-2), Puriefoy fact that the Hilltoppers will need contributions from their entire roster through- scored 17, and Jameel Warney, 11. out the season. WKU returns five players from last year’s squad and is replacing 67 percent of its scoring and 62.4 percent of its rebounding from a season ago, NOTES ON WKU PLAYERS ON AND COACHES but WKU’s talented group of newcomers is poised to contribute from the start.
JOHNSON TURNS IN HISTORIC BLUE-COLLAR GAME SCHEDULE NEWS AND NOTES The son of a coal miner, Justin Johnson was told by head coach Ray Harper, also WKU’s 31-game schedule includes 13 non-conference games and an 18-game the son of a coal miner, that he had to have a “blue-collar work ethic” this sea- Conference USA slate in the Hilltoppers’ second season in the league, and WKU son. Johnson responded right out of the gate, putting together 16 points, 15 participates in the 2015 Gulf Coast Showcase which includes a home game and rebounds and four assists in 23 minutes in the season opener against Campbells- three games in Estero, Fla. during Thanksgiving week. WKU faces all 13 Confer- ville (Ky.). It was the first 15/15/4 game by a Hilltopper since at least 1988-89, and ence USA opponents at least once and will play home-and-home series with nine of Johnson’s rebounds came on the offensive glass and he also added three Charlotte, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, Old Dominion and UAB. Eleven of WKU’s blocked shots. There were only 83 instances of a player having nine or more of- opponents played in the postseason in 2014-15, including five of its first six foes, fensive rebounds in the 5,552 NCAA games in 2014-15. and three teams that advanced in the NCAA Tournament in Elite Eight member Louisville, Sweet Sixteen squad Xavier and Third Round team UAB. FREDRICK EDMOND DEBUTS Fredrick Edmond scored 20 points in his debut in the Red and White against NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULE Campbellsville (Ky.) on Nov. 14, which was the highest-scoring Hilltopper debut Entering the 2015-16 season, WKU is a combined 181-101 (.642) against its 11 since Derrick Gordon scored 25 against Saint Joseph’s to start the 2011-12 sea- known non-conference opponents. Back on the schedule this season for the son. Edmond recorded his first-career double-double at WKU in the next game, first time since 2007 is Eastern Kentucky, and the Hilltoppers are 111-43 all-time scoring 16 points and grabbing 10 rebounds at Belmont on Nov. 18. against the Colonels dating back to 1914-15. Also on the non-conference sched- ule is year two of a four-year series with Belmont and year four of a four-year WELCOME TO THE HILL agreement with Louisville. WKU welcomes 10 newcomers to the program in 2015-16, including one gradu- ate transfer (Aaron Cosby), one four-year college transfer (Willie Carmichael), CONFERENCE USA PRESEASON three junior college players (Fredrick Edmond, Phabian Glasco, Anton Waters) WKU was picked to finish sixth in the Conference USA Preseason Coaches Poll, and five high school players (Keifer Dalton, Marlon Hunter, Chris McNeal, Dylan and no Hilltoppers were voted to the 10-member Preseason All-Conference USA Sanford, Nathan Smith). Among the losses the group is tasked with replacing are squad. UAB was picked to finish first in the poll and earned 11 first-place votes, two of the program’s all-time great players in T.J. Price, the school’s all-time leader followed by Old Dominion with three first-place nods. in three-pointers and sixth-leading career scorer, and George Fant, who finished his time at WKU eighth in career rebounding and 13th in career scoring. HILLTOPPERS AIM TO REACH “LEVEL FIVE” The Hilltopper Basketball program spent four days in September with world- HARPER AT THE HELM renowned sports psychologist Dr. Joe Carr, working on team building, chemistry Ray Harper enters his fourth full season as head coach of the Hilltoppers after and getting to know teammates and coaches. Dr. Carr has worked with numer- taking over on an interim basis on January 6, 2012 and in a full-time role on Feb- ous programs across the nation, and he also advises Kobe Bryant, LeBron James, ruary 19, 2012. By winning 20-plus games in each of his first three full seasons Carmelo Anthony and many other professional athletes. Carr’s philosophies in- as a Division I head coach, Harper joins 21 other head coaches since 2000-01 to clude having a “Level Five” championship mentality and knowing teammates on achieve the feat. a personal level to be able to critically judge performances each and every day. Carr and the Hilltoppers spent roughly 25 hours together over the weekend, with Coaches to Win 20-Plus in Each of First Three D-I Seasons (since 2000-01) some individual sessions lasting over 10 hours. • Mike Davis, Indiana (2001-03) • Mike Rice, Robert Morris (2008-10) • Thad Matta, Butler/XU (2001-03) • Brad Stevens, Butler (2008-10) RULE CHANGES • Mike Anderson, UAB (2003-05) • Chris Mack, Xavier (2010-12) Prior to the 2015-16 season, the NCAA Men’s Basketball Rules Committee made • Jim Christian, Kent State (2003-05) • Josh Pastner, Memphis (2010-12) more than 25 rule changes, most of which increase the pace of play, reduce the • Jamie Dixon, Pittsburgh (2004-06) • Shaka Smart, VCU (2010-12) number of stoppages and provide better balance between offense and defense. • Mark Fox, Nevada (2005-07) • Tim Cluess, Iona (2011-13) • Chris Lowery, S. Ill. (2005-07) • John Becker, Vermont (2012-14) Key Rule Changes for 2015-16 • A. Kennedy, Cincy/Ole Miss (2006-08) • Steve Prohm, Murray St. (2012-14) • Shot clock reduced from 35 seconds to 30 seconds • Dave Rose, BYU (2006-08) • Dave Rice, UNLV (2012-14) • Restricted area arc expanded from three feet to four feet • Anthony Grant, VCU (2007-09) • Ray Harper, WKU (2013-15) • Reduction of 30-second timeouts from four to three; only two carry • Frank Martin, Kansas State (2008-10) • Kevin Ollie, UConn (2013-15) over to second half • A 30-second timeout called within 30 seconds of a media timeout will 7-FOOTERS DON’T GROW ON TREES become the media timeout WKU is one of just 17 programs in the nation with a pair of 7-footers on its 2015- • Coaches can only call timeout during a dead ball situation 16 roster. Two teams, Florida State and Vanderbilt, have three, and WKU and • The 10-second backcourt count resets except when a defender causes Charlotte are the only two Conference USA schools with two. Only 4.8 percent of the ball to go out of bounds, offense retains possession on a held ball the 351 NCAA Division I schools boast two 7-footers. or a technical foul is called on the offensive team • Removed the five-second closely guarded count on a dribble THE “THREE” IS KEY WKU has made at least one three-pointer in 875 consecutive games, dating back to March 15, 1987. The three-point shot was instituted prior to the 1986-87 sea- NOTES ON THE PROGRAM son, and only five teams have a longer streak of consecutive games with at least HOME IMPROVEMENT one three-pointer than the Hilltoppers. Incidentally, WKU’s streak almost did not WKU is 39-11 (.780) at E.A. Diddle Arena over the last four seasons after going 27- 4 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR 17 (.614) in the three seasons prior. The Hilltoppers have improved or maintained • 03/20/93: (W) 72-68 vs. #6 Seton Hall in NCAA Tourn. in Orlando, Fla. their E.A. Diddle Arena win total each season since 2010-11, winning 13 at home • 11/15/01: (W) 64-52 at #4 Kentucky in 2014-15 and 2013-14 following seasons of 11, eight and seven dating back to • 03/21/08: (W) 101-99 (OT) vs. #14 Drake in NCAA Tourn. in Tampa, Fla. 2010-11. • 11/30/08: (W) 68-54 vs. #3 Louisville in Nashville, Tenn. • 12/11/09: (W) 76-69 vs. #24 Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn. “20” IS THE MAGIC NUMBER • 01/10/15: (W) 72-65 vs. #25 Old Dominion at E.A. Diddle Arena After finishing last season with a 20-12 record, WKU has had a 20-win season in three-straight campaigns for the first time since 2008-10 and nine of the last 11 TOP E.A. DIDDLE ARENA ATTENDANCES SINCE 2002-03 years overall. WKU and LA Tech are the only schools in Conference USA, and WKU Since the 2002-03 season, after E.A. Diddle Arena underwent its renovation to its is one of 46 schools in the nation, with three-straight 20-win seasons. WKU’s 43 current capacity of 7,326, the Hilltoppers have played in front of 16 home crowds 20-win seasons all-time rank seventh in NCAA history. 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- TURN ON THE TUBE conference crowd since the renovation, and 7,119 were at E.A. Diddle Arena for WKU is scheduled to make 24 television appearances in 2015-16, including three Senior Night on Feb. 28, 2015. games on Fox Sports 1, six on American Sports Network, one on Fox Sports Net- work, one on ESPNU and 13 on Fox College Sports through the Hilltopper Sports Games of At Least 7,000 at E.A. Diddle Arena since Capacity Went to 7,326 Satellite Network. Barring any additions to the broadcast schedule or postseason 1. 8,118 - 03/11/03 - W, 64-52 vs. Middle Tennessee - SBC Tournament play, by the end of the season WKU will have made 256 television appearances 2. 7,718 - 02/21/08 - L, 69-64 vs. South Alabama in the last nine seasons. 3. 7,598 - 12/20/14 - L, 76-67 vs. #4 Louisville 4. 7,523 - 12/30/13 - L, 79-74 vs. Ole Miss BOWLING GREEN A COACHING HOTBED 5. 7,412 - 03/01/03 - W, 89-75 vs. Middle Tennessee Each of the last 12 full-time WKU head coaches, including Ray Harper, have taken 6. 7,336 - 11/26/05 - L, 69-65 vs. Georgia teams to the NCAA Tournament, beginning with E.A. Diddle in 1940. 7. 7,328 - 11/29/03 - L, 81-75 vs. Mississippi State 8. 7,326 - 01/26/06 - W, 94-81 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette HILLTOPPERS IN THE PROS 7,326 - 02/18/06 - W, 79-58 vs. Northern Arizona With Courtney Lee of the Memphis Grizzlies and Jeremy Evans of the Dallas Mav- 7,326 - 02/25/06 - W, 80-65 vs. FIU ericks, WKU has two active NBA players at the same time for the first time since 7,326 - 12/22/10 - L, 114-82 vs. #25 Louisville 1993-94 (Tellis Frank, Minnesota; Darnell Mee, Denver). A total of 23 former Hill- 7,326 - 02/25/12 - W, 73-67 vs. Middle Tennessee toppers were active in professional basketball in the United States or elsewhere 7,326 - 03/02/13 - L, 70-62 vs. Middle Tennessee at the end of the 2014-15 season. 14. 7,119 - 02/28/15 - W, 77-61 vs. FIU 15. 7,117 - 02/21/09 - W, 79-66 vs. FIU 16. 7,089 - 12/09/06 - L, 75-70 vs. Southern Illinois 2014-15 IN REVIEW 17. 7,086 - 12/02/08 - W, 67-63 vs. Georgia In its first season in Conference USA in 2014-15, WKU finished with a 20-12 overall record and a 12-6 mark in the league. The Hilltoppers were led by two all-time program greats in T.J. Price and George Fant, who were each three-time all-con- CONFERENCE STARTS OF AT LEAST 5-0 ference performers. WKU started hot once the calendar rolled over to conference WKU has started at least 5-0 in conference play 12 times, including 2014-15, and play, winning its first seven league games for the sixth-best start to a conference just three times since 1970. WKU began the 2014-15 Conference USA season 7-0 season in program history. The season was also highlighted by a win over 25th- before losing at LA Tech on Jan. 29, its best conference start since 1969-70. ranked Old Dominion at E.A. Diddle Arena for WKU’s first win over a ranked foe at home since 1986. Best Starts to Conference Play 1. 14-0 - 1969-70 Ohio Valley Conference* 14-0 - 1965-66 Ohio Valley Conference* CHARTS AND LISTS 3. 11-0 - 1966-67 Ohio Valley Conference 4. 8-0 - 1949-50 Ohio Valley Conference* DOWN DOUBLE-DIGITS TO WIN 8-0 - 1951-52 Ohio Valley Conference Including most recently a 71-66 win against UTEP on Jan. 22, 2015, WKU has 14 6. 7-0 - 1956-57 Ohio Valley Conference comeback wins when trailing by at least 10 points under head coach Ray Harper. 7-0 - 1960-61 Ohio Valley Conference 7-0 - 2014-15 Conference USA Deficit Overcome When Trailing by Double-Digits since January 6, 2012 9. 6-0 - 1953-54 Ohio Valley Conference 1. 11 (22-11) vs. Florida Atlantic - 02/16/12 - W, 64-57 10. 5-0 - 1952-53 Ohio Valley Conference 2. 11 (13-2) vs. Middle Tennessee - 02/25/12 - W, 73-67 5-0 - 1979-80 Ohio Valley Conference 3. 13 (53-40) vs. UALR - 03/04/12 - W, 68-63 - SBC Tournament 5-0 - 1992-93 Sun Belt Conference 4. 13 (55-42) vs. North Texas - 03/06/12 - W, 74-70 - SBC Tournament (*) finished undefeated 5. 16 (53-37) vs. Miss. Valley St. - 03/13/12 - W, 59-58 - NCAA Tournament 6. 13 (48-35) at Troy - 12/01/12 - W, 75-71 7. 10 (24-14) at Louisiana-Lafayette - 01/25/13 - W, 79-70 8. 14 (24-10) vs. Murray State - 12/21/13 - W, 71-64 9. 15 (24-9) vs. UT Arlington - 01/30/14 - W, 77-72 10. 13 (68-55) at UALR - 02/08/14 - W, 79-78 11. 12 (36-24) at Texas State - 02/27/14 - W, 51-50 12. 17 (41-24) at Ole Miss - 12/13/14 - W, 81-74 13. 13 (52-39) at Florida Atlantic - 01/15/15 - W, 88-85 (OT) 14. 10 (35-25) vs. UTEP - 01/22/15 - W, 71-66
WINS AGAINST RANKED TEAMS SINCE 1985-86 WKU has notched 11 wins against ranked opponents since the 1985-86 season, with three at E.A. Diddle Arena, three on the road and five at neutral sites.
WKU’s Wins Against Ranked Opponents since 1985-86 • 12/07/85: (W) 71-58 vs. #19 Auburn at E.A. Diddle Arena • 01/16/86: (W) 75-72 (OT) at #12 UAB • 01/25/86: (W) 81-75 vs. #18 UAB at E.A. Diddle Arena • 02/16/93: (W) 78-77 at #22 Louisville • 03/08/93: (W) 72-63 vs. #13 New Orleans in SBC Tourn. in Biloxi, Miss.
5 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR 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 • WPKY-AM (1580) Princeton • WCDS-AM (1230) Glasgow • WTLO-AM (1480) Somerset • WXAM-AM (1430) Hodgenville
(*) denotes originating station GAME-BY-GAME HIGHLIGHTS NOVEMBER 2, 2015 | WKU 84, LINDSEY WILSON (KY.) COLLEGE 71 (EXH.) | BOWLING GREEN, KY. • Aaron Cosby scored 22 points and hit four three-pointers in his debut in the Red and White • Two other Hilltoppers scored in double figures, and Chris McNeal had six points, seven rebounds and four assists • WKU shot 50.9 percent for the game (29-for-57) and had 17 assists, and the Hilltopper bench outscored the Blue Raider reserves 32-4
NOVEMBER 6, 2015 | WKU 75, KENTUCKY WESLEYAN 68 (EXH.) | BOWLING GREEN, KY. • Chris Harrison-Docks hit five three-pointers, including two crucial ones down the stretch, and finished with 21 points and four assists • Fredrick Edmond had 13 points, six assists, two blocks and two steals, and Justin Johnson went 6-for-7 from the free throw line en route to 14 points • WKU had 43 bench points, and the game was tied seven times with nine lead changes
NOVEMBER 14, 2015 | WKU 97, CAMPBELLSVILLE (KY.) 77 | BOWLING GREEN, KY. • Justin Johnson had 16 points, 15 rebounds, four assists and three blocked shots for the first 15/15/4 game by a Hilltopper since at least 1988-89 • Nigel Snipes hit five three-pointers en route to a career high 24 points • WKU grabbed 54 rebounds, the most in a game by WKU since having 54 against St. Francis (Pa.) on Dec. 20, 2002
NOVEMBER 18, 2015 | BELMONT 90, WKU 85 | NASHVILLE, TENN. • Fredrick Edmond had a double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds, and Chris Harrison-Docks hit four three-pointers en route to 19 points • WKU trailed by 13 in the second half but tied the game at 74 and 76 before Belmont pulled away • With the win, Belmont has won 52 of its last 54 home games over the last four seasons
NOVEMBER 21, 2015 | WKU 67, STONY BROOK 66 | BOWLING GREEN, KY. • Justin Johnson had 22 points and 13 rebounds, and Nigel Snipes went 7-for-8 from the field and 5-for-5 from three-point range for 20 points • WKU did not hit a field goal for the final 2:54 and held off a Stony Brook charge • The Seawolves were picked to win the America East Conference and return all five starters from a team that defeated WKU a season ago
6 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR MISCELLANEOUS STATS WKU UNDER RAY HARPER 2015-16 CAREER CATEGORY 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 ALL 10+ POINT GAMES All games 20-16 20-12 20-12 2-1 73-49 Nigel Snipes 2 7 Conference games 10-10 12-6 12-6 0-0 40-29 Justin Johnson 2 5 Non-conference games 10-6 8-6 8-6 2-1 33-20 Fredrick Edmond 2 2 Home 11-4 13-4 13-3 2-0 44-12 Chris Harrison-Docks 1 30 Away 4-9 7-7 5-8 0-1 17-31 Ben Lawson 1 5 Neutral site 5-3 0-1 2-1 0-0 12-6 Aaron Cosby 1 1 Televised games 15-15 16-10 17-10 1-1 60-44 Aleksej Rostov 0 9 vs. Ranked opponents 0-2 0-2 1-1 0-0 1-6 vs. Unranked opponents 20-14 20-10 19-11 2-1 72-43 20+ POINT GAMES Winning the tip 11-8 8-3 8-6 2-0 33-19 Losing the tip 9-8 12-9 12-6 0-1 40-30 Nigel Snipes 2 2 Scoring first 12-6 12-4 10-8 2-0 43-20 Fredrick Edmond 1 1 Opponent scores first 8-10 8-8 10-4 0-1 30-29 Justin Johnson 1 1 Leading at halftime 17-3 15-2 14-2 2-0 51-10 Chris Harrison-Docks 0 3 Trailing at halftime 1-12 4-10 3-9 0-1 15-36 Aleksej Rostov 0 1 Tied at halftime 2-1 1-0 3-1 0-0 7-3 Leading with 5:00 to play 18-1 14-2 15-2 2-0 55-7 10+ REBOUND GAMES Trailing with 5:00 to play 1-15 6-10 2-10 0-1 13-42 Fredrick Edmond 1 1 Tied with 5:00 to play 1-0 0-0 3-0 0-0 5-0 Justin Johnson 1 1 In overtime 0-1 1-1 3-0 0-0 4-2 Games decided by ≤3 pts. 4-2 6-1 3-3 1-0 16-8 DOUBLE-DOUBLES Games decided by 4-10 pts. 5-9 10-6 10-5 0-1 33-24 Justin Johnson 2 2 Games decided by 11+ pts. 11-5 4-5 7-4 1-0 24-17 Fredrick Edmond 1 1 Shooting 50% or higher 5-1 4-1 2-1 0-0 15-3 Shooting 40-49% 14-4 13-2 15-6 2-1 48-18 GAMES LED WKU IN SCORING Shooting less than 40% 1-11 3-9 3-5 0-0 10-28 Chris Harrison-Docks 1 7 Opp. shooting 50% or higher 1-3 2-3 0-3 0-0 4-12 Justin Johnson 1 2 Opp. shooting 40-49% 8-12 12-7 10-7 0-1 35-30 Nigel Snipes 1 2 Opp. shooting less than 40% 11-1 6-2 10-2 2-0 34-7 Aleksej Rostov 0 3 Make more 3FG than opp. 14-8 11-9 14-4 1-0 47-27 Make fewer 3FG than opp. 5-7 7-3 4-4 1-1 19-17 GAMES LED WKU IN REBOUNDING 3FG made are even 1-1 2-0 2-4 0-0 7-5 Justin Johnson 2 5 Attempt more FT than opp. 12-3 14-3 14-2 0-0 49-11 Fredrick Edmond 1 1 Attempt fewer FT than opp. 6-10 6-8 4-9 2-1 20-33 Nigel Snipes 0 5 FT attempts are even 2-3 0-1 2-1 0-0 4-5 Aleksej Rostov 0 3 More rebounds than opp. 16-6 16-6 14-5 1-1 55-19 Ben Lawson 0 2 Fewer rebounds than opp. 4-9 2-5 5-7 1-0 15-27 Chris Harrison-Docks 0 1 Rebounds are even 0-1 2-1 1-0 0-0 3-3 More assists than opp. 18-2 11-4 18-3 1-0 52-11 GAMES LED WKU IN ASSISTS Fewer assists than opp. 2-14 7-6 2-9 0-1 17-35 Chris McNeal 2 2 Assists are even 0-0 2-2 0-0 1-0 4-3 Fredrick Edmond 1 1 Commit more TOs than opp. 7-8 7-9 6-9 2-1 29-29 Chris Harrison-Docks 0 14 Commit fewer TOs than opp. 8-6 12-2 11-3 0-0 35-13 Justin Johnson 0 1 Turnovers are even 5-2 1-1 3-0 0-0 9-7 Ben Lawson 0 1 Scoring 100+ points 0-0 1-0 1-0 0-0 2-0 Aleksej Rostov 0 1 Scoring 90-99 points 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0 2-0 Nigel Snipes 0 1 Scoring 80-89 points 1-1 2-1 6-2 0-1 9-5 Scoring 70-79 points 12-2 7-3 8-0 0-0 31-6 GAMES LED WKU IN BLOCKED SHOTS Scoring 60-69 points 4-5 7-4 4-6 1-0 22-22 Ben Lawson 3 27 Scoring fewer than 60 points 2-8 3-4 1-4 0-0 7-16 Justin Johnson 1 6 Allowing 100+ points 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Aleksej Rostov 0 11 Allowing 90-99 points 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1 0-2 Nigel Snipes 0 5 Allowing 80-89 points 1-2 0-2 2-1 0-0 3-8 Allowing 70-79 points 3-7 6-8 3-6 1-0 15-23 Allowing 60-69 points 6-6 7-2 9-3 1-0 28-14 GAMES LED WKU IN STEALS Allowing fewer than 60 pts. 10-1 7-0 6-1 0-0 27-2 Ben Lawson 3 7 Following a win 13-7 11-9 13-7 0-1 44-28 Fredrick Edmond 2 2 Following a loss 7-9 9-3 7-5 2-0 29-21 Chris Harrison-Docks 1 11 More bench points than opp. 13-8 14-10 10-3 2-1 48-27 Nigel Snipes 1 7 Fewer bench pts. than opp. 7-8 6-2 10-9 0-0 25-22 Anton Waters 1 1 Bench points are even 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Aleksej Rostov 0 5 in November 5-2 4-2 2-3 2-1 13-8 Justin Johnson 0 3 in December 5-3 4-3 5-2 0-0 14-8 in January 2-6 6-2 8-1 0-0 18-13 in February 4-3 5-2 3-4 0-0 16-12 in March 4-2 1-3 2-2 0-0 12-8 on Monday 1-0 0-3 1-0 0-0 3-3 on Tuesday 1-2 0-2 0-2 0-0 3-6 on Wednesday 2-0 1-0 3-0 0-1 6-1 on Thursday 7-3 7-2 7-3 0-0 23-12 on Friday 1-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 1-1 on Saturday 7-9 12-5 8-6 2-0 34-23 on Sunday 1-1 0-0 1-1 0-0 3-3 7 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED A WKU TEAM: Was ranked 2007-08 Had two 20-point scorers 11/21/15 Final Associated Press Poll (No. 22) Justin Johnson (22) and Nigel Snipes (20) vs. Stony Brook Received votes in a national poll 11/13/09 Had three 20-point scorers 11/13/07 Associated Press Preseason Top 25 (W) 88-67 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan Played a ranked team 01/10/15 Had 10+ 3FGs 11/18/15 (W) 72-65 vs. #25 Old Dominion 10-of-24 3FG at Belmont Beat a ranked team 01/10/15 Held opponent under 35.0% shooting 01/04/15 (W) 72-65 vs. #25 Old Dominion 33.3% (19-for-57) vs. Marshall Won 10+ straight 01/10/08 - 02/16/08 (11) Committed fewer than 10 TOs 01/15/15 Won 15+ straight 01/03/02 - 03/05/02 (15) 7 at Florida Atlantic Won 20+ straight 12/03/66 - 02/20/67 (21) Committed fewer than 5 TOs 01/08/15 Lost 5+ straight 12/31/11 - 01/15/12 (5) 4 vs. Charlotte Scored 100 pts 12/29/14 Committed 25+ TOs 11/18/14 (W) 104-62 vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College 25 at Minnesota Scored 100 pts on the road 02/22/01 Forced 25+ TOs 11/10/12 (W) 100-60 at Arkansas State 26 at Southern Miss Scored 100 pts and lost 01/29/04 Shot 60% from the field 11/12/10 (L) 110-102 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 60.9% at St. Joseph’s Allowed 100 pts 12/22/10 Shot 70% from the field 02/24/84 (L) 114-82 vs. #25 Louisville 71.1% vs. UAB Allowed 100 pts at home 12/22/10 Shot 90% from FT line (min. 10) 02/09/12 (L) 114-82 vs. #25 Louisville 100.0% (14-of-14) at Middle Tennessee Allowed 100 pts and won 12/03/73 (W) 102-100 at Arkansas Scored fewer than 50 pts 11/12/13 A WKU INDIVIDUAL: (L) 66-49 at #16 Wichita State Scored 25 pts 03/05/15 Allowed fewer than 50 pts 12/27/14 George Fant (28) at Charlotte (W) 89-42 vs. Brescia (Ky.) Scored 30 pts 01/31/15 Back-to-back 20-point wins 2010 T.J. Price (30) at Southern Miss 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 Had 15 rebounds 11/14/15 12/15/01 • (W) 103-40 vs. West Alabama Justin Johnson (15) vs. Campbellsville (Ky.) 12/19/01 • (W) 95-61 vs. Creighton Had 20 rebounds 11/25/00 40-point win 12/29/14 Chris Marcus (21) vs. Tennessee State (W) 104-62 vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College Had 25 rebounds 03/07/72 Back-to-back 40-point wins 2014 Granville Bunton (27) at Morehead State 12/27/14 • (W) 89-42 vs. Brescia (Ky.) Had 20 pts and 10 rebs 11/21/15 12/29/14 • (W) 104-62 vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College Justin Johnson (22 pts, 13 rebs) vs. Stony Brook 50-point win 01/03/04 Had 10 assists 02/24/11 (W) 107-52 vs. Kentucky State Jamal Crook (10) vs. FIU 60-point win 12/15/01 Had 5 blocks 02/05/15 (W) 103-40 vs. West Alabama Ben Lawson (5) vs. North Texas 30-point loss 12/18/12 Had 5 steals 02/14/13 (L) 76-44 at VCU O’Karo Akamune (5) at Florida Atlantic Played in OT game 03/05/15 Had a double-double 11/21/15 (W) 88-84 (OT) at Charlotte Justin Johnson (22 pts, 13 rebs) vs. Stony Brook Played in a 2OT game 01/18/14 Had a triple-double 01/01/09 (W) 82-77 (2OT) vs. Arkansas State Orlando Mendez-Valdez (18 pts, 12 asts, 10 rebs) vs. Troy Played in a 3OT game 01/19/84 (L) 76-74 (3OT) vs. Jacksonville Played in back-to-back OT games 2014 AN OPPOSING INDIVIDUAL: 01/16/14 • (L) 87-83 (OT) vs. UALR Scored 30 pts 02/07/15 01/18/14 • (W) 82-77 (2OT) vs. Arkansas State Seth Gearhart Rice, 31) Won on “last second” shot 02/08/14 Scored 40 pts 12/10/11 (W) 79-78 at UALR Alex Young (IUPUI, 43) Trency Jackson hit a 28-footer with 0:00.0 left in regulation Had 15 rebounds 11/21/15 Lost on “last second” shot 03/21/09 Jameel Warney (Stony Brook, 16) (L) 83-81 in NCAA Tournament vs. #10 Gonzaga Had 20 rebounds 12/07/03 Demetri Goodson hit 6-footer at 0:00.9 Cuthbert Victor (Murray State, 20) Had 5 players in double figures 02/14/15 Had 20 pts and 10 rebs 01/08/15 (L) 87-82 at Marshall Torin Dorn (Charlotte, 26 pts, 10 rebs) Had 6 players in double figures 01/29/05 Had 10 assists 11/18/15 (W) 77-75 at New Mexico State Austin Luke (Belmont, 11) Had 7 players in double figures 11/24/01 Had a double-double 11/21/15 (W) 101-77 vs. Murray State Jameel Warney (Stony Brook, 11 pts, 16 rebs) Had 8 players in double figures 12/08/93 (W) 129-91 vs. North Florida Had 2 double-figure rebounders 01/17/13 Teeng Akol (10) and Percy Blade (10) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
8 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR THE HARPER FILE PERSONAL HEAD COACH RAY HARPER Born: Oct. 11, 1961 CAREER RECORD: 415-112 (17TH SEASON) Hometown: Bremen, Ky. Wife: Shannon RECORD AT WKU: 73-49 (5TH SEASON) COACHING CAREER 1986: VCU (Graduate Assistant) After a third-straight 20-win season in 2014-15, seed Wichita State in the season opener and sixth- 1987-90: Kentucky Wesleyan (Assistant Coach) becoming the first head coach in WKU’s illustrious ranked Louisville on the road in non-conference play. 1991-96: Kentucky Wesleyan (Associate H.C.) men’s basketball history to do so in each of his first 1997-2005: Kentucky Wesleyan (Head Coach) three full seasons at the helm, Ray Harper enters his As successful as the 2013-14 season was under 2006-08: Oklahoma City (Head Coach) fourth full season and fifth overall as Hilltopper head Harper, his first two years of 2011-12 and 2012-13 2009-12: WKU (Assistant Coach) coach in 2015-16. were even more remarkable. 2012: WKU (Interim Head Coach) 2012-present: WKU (Head Coach) In four seasons under Harper, the Hilltoppers are 9-2 After a 2012-13 regular season plagued with injuries in conference tournament action, resulting in two to multiple key players in December and January, the CAREER WKU RECORD BY OPPONENT championships and automatic berths to the NCAA Hilltoppers began to hit their stride in mid-February 2015-16 OPPONENT IN BOLD Tournament in 2012 and 2013. WKU has secured and finished the regular season winning three of Alabama A&M...... 0-0 20-win seasons in each of the last three seasons, their last four games, with the only loss coming to Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College...... 1-0 including in 2014-15 in its inaugural season in conference champion Middle Tennessee. Arkansas State...... 3-3 Conference USA. Austin Peay...... 2-0 Seeded sixth in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Belmont...... 0-2 In all, in 16 seasons as a collegiate head coach in Hot Springs, Ark., WKU won four games in four Bowling Green State...... 1-1 at Kentucky Wesleyan College, Oklahoma City days for the second-straight season to win the Brescia (Ky.)...... 3-0 University and WKU entering 2015-16, Harper has tournament championship, becoming the first team Campbellsville (Ky.)...... 1-0 a 413-111 record (.788) and has won four national in NCAA history to achieve the feat in back-to-back Charlotte...... 2-0 championships and five national coach of the year seasons. From there, the Hilltoppers advanced to Chicago State...... 1-0 awards, and 14 of his 15 full-season squads won at the NCAA Tournament, where they put a scare into Denver...... 1-1 least 20 contests. top-seeded Kansas before dropping a hard-fought, DePaul...... 1-0 seven-point decision in Kansas City, Mo. Detroit...... 0-0 WKU made a splash in its first season in Conference Drake...... 0-0 USA in 2014-15, finishing with a 12-6 mark in league After taking the helm of the team in a tough situation East Tennessee State...... 1-0 play and a 20-12 overall record. The Hilltoppers midway through the 2011-12 season Harper began Eastern Illinois...... 1-0 started the conference season with a 7-0 record, its to put his stamp on the program, and the team Eastern Kentucky...... 0-0 Florida Atlantic...... 3-3 best league start since 1969-70, which included a responded in a big way. The Hilltoppers went 11-8 FIU...... 6-1 win over No. 25 Old Dominion. The win was WKU’s after he took over and 7-1 after he was named full- Georgia State...... 0-2 first over a ranked opponent since 2009, and it was time head coach, which came after starting the Indiana State...... 0-0 WKU’s first over a ranked foe at E.A. Diddle Arena season with a 5-11 record. Iowa...... 0-1 since 1986. IUPUI...... 1-0 In winning seven of its last eight games, WKU won Kansas...... 0-1 Harper recorded his 400th career victory with WKU’s a game against conference rival Arkansas State on Kentucky...... 0-1 104-62 win over Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College on Dec. 29, a buzzer beater, defeated conference champion LA Tech...... 0-1 2014. Harper earned the milestone win in just his Middle Tennessee two days later in front of a sell- Louisiana-Lafayette...... 4-1 504th career game coached, a winning percentage out crowd at E.A. Diddle Arena and then stormed Louisville...... 0-3 of .794. During the game, WKU hit 15 three-pointers, through the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in Hot Marshall...... 2-2 setting a Hilltopper record at E.A. Diddle Arena. Springs, Ark., capturing four wins in four days to earn Middle Tennessee...... 1-4 its eighth tournament title and head to the NCAA Minnesota...... 0-1 Harper and his staff helped groom T.J. Price and Tournament for the 22nd time. Mississippi Valley State...... 1-0 George Fant into two of the best players to ever Murray State...... 1-2 wear the WKU uniform, as Price finished ranked Seeded seventh in the conference tournament, WKU North Texas...... 4-1 sixth in WKU history in scoring and Fant 13th. Both defeated FIU, second-seeded UALR, third-seeded Old Dominion...... 1-1 Fant and Price were All-C-USA performers in 2014- Denver and number five North Texas to become Ole Miss...... 1-1 15, with Price being a first-team selection and Fant the lowest seed to win the conference tournament Rice...... 0-1 named to the second team. Both players ended their in 35 years of Sun Belt Conference postseason Saint Joseph’s...... 1-0 careers being named all-conference in three-straight competition. Samford...... 1-0 seasons. South Alabama...... 4-3 WKU was seeded 16th in the NCAA Tournament and Southern Illinois...... 2-0 Southern Miss...... 2-1 The 2013-14 Hilltoppers went 20-12 on the season traveled to Dayton to play Mississippi Valley State Stony Brook...... 1-1 with a 12-6 mark in Sun Belt Conference play, which in the first round on March 13, where it earned a UAB...... 0-2 was good for a second-place finish in the league and thrilling 59-58 win after erasing a 16-point deficit UALR...... 3-3 the squad’s best conference result since winning the with 4:51 to play, which set an NCAA Tournament ULM...... 5-0 east division title in 2008-09. WKU secured a double- record for the largest comeback with under 5:00 UNC Wilmington...... 1-0 bye to the semifinals of the conference tournament remaining. By defeating Mississippi Valley State, WKU UT Arlington...... 1-1 in March, meaning the Hilltoppers advanced to the captured wins in three-straight NCAA Tournament UTEP...... 1-0 semifinals of the league tournament in each of its appearances (2008, 2009, 2012) and became one of UTSA...... 1-0 final 10 seasons in the Sun Belt Conference and 23 of just 23 teams in the nation with at least one win in Texas State...... 2-0 its 32 years as a conference member overall. three of the five tournaments from 2008-12. Troy...... 4-2 VCU...... 0-1 WKU secured key wins in 2013-14 over NIT Harper was named WKU’s 14th full-time head coach Western Carolina...... 1-0 participant Southern Miss and CIT champion Murray in its illustrious men’s basketball history on February Wichita State...... 0-1 State to go along with its 12 conference victories, 19, 2012, after leading the Hilltoppers on an interim Xavier...... 0-0 and WKU battled NCAA Tournament number-one basis since January 6 of that year. TOTAL 73-49
9 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR SEASON/CAREER HIGHS POINTS Season 8, at Belmont, 11/18/15 #1 CHRIS MCNEAL Career Same FRESHMAN | GUARD | 6-0 | 195 | HS REBOUNDS JACKSON, TENN. (SOUTH SIDE HS) Season 5, at Belmont, 11/18/15 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 3, at Belmont, 11/18/15 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 CAMPBELLSVILLE * 18 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 3 0 3 1 0 0 0 Season 8, at Belmont, 11/18/15 at Belmont * 32 3 8 .375 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 2 3 5 4 0 4 1 0 0 8 Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS STONY BROOK * 28 2 6 .333 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 3 3 1 0 6 0 0 0 5 Season 2, at Belmont, 11/18/15 vs. Drake Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. GCS Season 4, at Belmont, 11/18/15 vs. GCS Career Same FREE THROWS EASTERN KY. Season 0 at Xavier Career 0 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED INDIANA STATE Season 1, vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 ALABAMA A&M Career 0 at Louisville ASSISTS Season 6, vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 DETROIT Career Same BRESCIA BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 at Marshall Career 0 FIU STEALS Season 0 FLA. ATLANTIC Career 0 at Rice MINUTES PLAYED Season 32, at Belmont, 11/18/15 at North Texas Career Same at Old Dominion at Charlotte QUICK-HITTERS UAB • Finalist for Tennessee Mr. Basketball last year after averaging 23 points, nine rebounds, eight MIDDLE TENN. assists and four steals per game at UTSA • Nominated for the prestigious 2015 McDonald’s High School All-American Game at UTEP MARSHALL OLD DOMINION CHARLOTTE at Middle Tenn. at UAB SOUTHERN MISS LA TECH
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 2015-16 3 3 78 26.0 5 15 .333 3 8 .375 0 1 .000 2 9 11 3.7 8 0 13 2 0 0 13 4.3 TOTAL 3 3 78 26.0 5 15 .333 3 8 .375 0 1 .000 2 9 11 3.7 8 0 13 2 0 0 13 4.3
10 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR SEASON/CAREER HIGHS (WKU) POINTS Season 15, at Belmont, 11/18/15 #2 AARON COSBY Career Same RS-SENIOR | GUARD | 6-3 | 200 | TR REBOUNDS LOUISVILLE, KY. (UNIV. OF ILLINOIS) Season 6, at Belmont, 11/18/15 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 5, at Belmont, 11/18/15 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 CAMPBELLSVILLE * 24 3 13 .231 2 8 .250 0 0 .000 0 3 3 1 0 2 3 1 0 8 Season 18, at Belmont, 11/18/15 at Belmont * 31 5 18 .278 2 8 .250 3 4 .750 0 6 6 2 0 1 0 0 0 15 Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS STONY BROOK * 26 2 9 .222 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 1 0 6 Season 2, 3x, last vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 vs. Drake Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. GCS Season 8, 2x, last at Belmont, 11/18/15 vs. GCS Career Same FREE THROWS EASTERN KY. Season 3, at Belmont, 11/18/15 at Xavier Career Same FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED INDIANA STATE Season 4, at Belmont, 11/18/15 ALABAMA A&M Career Same at Louisville ASSISTS Season 2, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 DETROIT Career Same BRESCIA BLOCKED SHOTS Season 1, 2x, last vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 at Marshall Career Same FIU STEALS Season 0 FLA. ATLANTIC Career 0 at Rice MINUTES PLAYED Season 31, at Belmont, 11/18/15 at North Texas Career Same at Old Dominion at Charlotte QUICK-HITTERS UAB • Immediately eligible for WKU in 2015-16 as a graduate transfer from the University of Illinois MIDDLE TENN. • Played two years at Seton Hall before suiting up at UTSA for 19 games for Illinois in 2014-15 before an eye injury ended his season at UTEP MARSHALL OLD DOMINION CHARLOTTE at Middle Tenn. at UAB SOUTHERN MISS LA TECH
CAREER STATISTICS (SETON HALL, ILLINOIS, WKU) 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 2011-12 34 31 1015 29.9 89 241 .369 66 175 .377 24 42 .571 17 51 68 2.0 43 0 48 42 2 22 268 7.9 2012-13 31 27 967 31.2 123 289 .426 66 165 .400 79 105 .752 14 64 78 2.5 48 1 92 87 1 13 391 12.6 2013-14 DNP - Transfer Requirements 2014-15 19 13 480 25.3 46 157 .293 32 103 .311 24 30 .800 6 63 69 3.6 27 0 32 25 0 5 148 7.8 2015-16 3 3 81 27.0 10 40 .250 6 20 .300 3 4 .750 0 10 10 3.3 6 0 3 4 2 0 29 9.7 TOTAL 87 74 2543 29.2 268 727 .369 170 463 .367 130 181 .718 37 188 225 2.6 124 1 175 158 5 40 836 9.6
11 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR SEASON/CAREER HIGHS POINTS Season 4, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 #3 MARLON HUNTER Career Same FRESHMAN | GUARD | 6-2 | 195 | HS REBOUNDS MEMPHIS, TENN. (HOUSTON HS) Season 5, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 2, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 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 CAMPBELLSVILLE 19 2 7 .286 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 2 3 5 3 0 1 0 0 0 4 Season 7, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 at Belmont 10 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS STONY BROOK 6 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 Season 0 vs. Drake Career 0 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. GCS Season 2, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 vs. GCS Career Same FREE THROWS EASTERN KY. Season 0 at Xavier Career 0 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED INDIANA STATE Season 2, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 ALABAMA A&M Career Same at Louisville ASSISTS Season 1, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 DETROIT Career Same BRESCIA BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 at Marshall Career 0 FIU STEALS Season 0 FLA. ATLANTIC Career 0 at Rice MINUTES PLAYED Season 19, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 at North Texas Career Same at Old Dominion at Charlotte QUICK-HITTERS UAB • Finalist for Tennessee Mr. Basketball last year af- ter averaging 27.5 points, 9.8 rebounds, 4.3 steals MIDDLE TENN. and two assists per game at UTSA • Nominated for the prestigious 2015 McDonald’s High School All-American Game at UTEP MARSHALL OLD DOMINION CHARLOTTE at Middle Tenn. at UAB SOUTHERN MISS LA TECH
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 2015-16 3 0 35 11.7 3 13 .231 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 3 5 8 2.7 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 2.0 TOTAL 3 0 35 11.7 3 13 .231 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 3 5 8 2.7 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 2.0
12 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR SEASON/CAREER HIGHS POINTS Season 0 #13 PHABIAN GLASCO Career 0 JUNIOR | FORWARD | 6-7 | 230 | JC REBOUNDS TULSA, OKLA. (CONNORS STATE COLLEGE) Season 0 Career 0 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 0 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED CAMPBELLSVILLE DNP - Injury Season 0 at Belmont DNP - Injury Career 0 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS STONY BROOK DNP - Injury Season 0 vs. Drake Career 0 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. GCS Season 0 vs. GCS Career 0 FREE THROWS EASTERN KY. Season 0 at Xavier Career 0 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED INDIANA STATE Season 0 ALABAMA A&M Career 0 at Louisville ASSISTS Season 0 DETROIT Career 0 BRESCIA BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 at Marshall Career 0 FIU STEALS Season 0 FLA. ATLANTIC Career 0 at Rice MINUTES PLAYED Season 0 at North Texas Career 0 at Old Dominion at Charlotte QUICK-HITTERS UAB • Was injured in August with a ruptured left Achil- les tendon and missed all of fall practice MIDDLE TENN. • Averaged 12.5 points and 10.6 rebounds per at UTSA game last year at Connors State College • Played freshman season at Central Arkansas at UTEP and contributed 5.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per MARSHALL game OLD DOMINION CHARLOTTE at Middle Tenn. at UAB SOUTHERN MISS LA TECH
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 2015-16 TOTAL
13 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR SEASON/CAREER HIGHS POINTS Season 13, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 #14 BEN LAWSON Career Same JUNIOR | FORWARD | 7-1 | 230 | 2L REBOUNDS HITCHIN, ENGLAND (OAKLANDS COLLEGE) Season 5, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 Career 8, at Georgia State, 03/08/14 FIELD GOALS Season 5, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career 5, 2x, last vs. Camp. (Ky.), 11/14/15 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED CAMPBELLSVILLE 14 5 7 .714 0 0 .000 3 3 1.000 3 2 5 2 0 1 0 3 2 13 Season 7, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 at Belmont 8 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 2 0 2 5 1 1 1 3 1 2 Career 7, 2x, last vs. Camp. (Ky.), 11/14/15 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS STONY BROOK 14 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 1 2 4 0 1 2 3 1 3 Season 0 vs. Drake Career 0 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. GCS Season 0 vs. GCS Career 1, 2x, last at BG State, 12/02/13 FREE THROWS EASTERN KY. Season 3, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 at Xavier Career 4, 2x, last vs. UTSA, 01/24/15 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED INDIANA STATE Season 4, at Belmont, 11/18/15 ALABAMA A&M Career 6, 2x, last at Charlotte, 03/05/15 at Louisville ASSISTS Season 1, 3x, last vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 DETROIT Career 3, 2x, last vs. Brescia (Ky.), 12/27/14 BRESCIA BLOCKED SHOTS Season 3, 3x, last vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 at Marshall Career 6, vs. UTSA, 01/24/15 FIU STEALS Season 2, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 FLA. ATLANTIC Career 3, vs. Marshall, 03/11/15 at Rice MINUTES PLAYED Season 14, 2x, last vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 at North Texas Career 33, vs. Rice, 02/07/15 at Old Dominion at Charlotte QUICK-HITTERS UAB • Led Hilltopper regulars in 2014-15 in shooting at 58.3 percent (49-for-84) MIDDLE TENN. • Blocked 53 shots in 2014-15, the most by a WKU at UTSA player since Juan Pattillo blocked 56 in 2010-11, and his block rate of 1.7 per game was fourth- at UTEP best in Conference USA MARSHALL • Has played for Great Britain’s National Team three times in the FIBA European Championships, OLD DOMINION most recently in 2015 in the U20 championships CHARLOTTE at Middle Tenn. at UAB SOUTHERN MISS LA TECH
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 2013-14 12 2 95 7.9 8 17 .471 0 2 .000 8 12 .667 6 12 18 1.5 16 1 2 6 9 1 24 2.0 2014-15 32 8 602 18.8 49 84 .583 0 0 .000 25 51 .490 35 68 103 3.2 71 0 21 27 53 14 123 3.8 2015-16 3 0 36 12.0 6 11 .545 0 0 .000 6 9 .667 6 3 9 3.0 11 1 3 3 9 4 18 6.0 TOTAL 47 10 733 15.6 63 112 .563 0 2 .000 39 72 .542 47 83 130 2.8 98 2 26 36 71 19 165 3.5
14 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR SEASON/CAREER HIGHS POINTS Season 0 #15 DYLAN SANFORD Career 0 FRESHMAN | GUARD | 6-1 | 180 | HS REBOUNDS OWENSBORO, KY. (OWENSBORO HS) Season 0 Career 0 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 0 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED CAMPBELLSVILLE 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Season 0 at Belmont DNP Career 0 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS STONY BROOK DNP Season 0 vs. Drake Career 0 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. GCS Season 0 vs. GCS Career 0 FREE THROWS EASTERN KY. Season 0 at Xavier Career 0 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED INDIANA STATE Season 0 ALABAMA A&M Career 0 at Louisville ASSISTS Season 0 DETROIT Career 0 BRESCIA BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 at Marshall Career 0 FIU STEALS Season 0 FLA. ATLANTIC Career 0 at Rice MINUTES PLAYED Season 1, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 at North Texas Career Same at Old Dominion at Charlotte QUICK-HITTERS UAB • Was a member of Owensboro High School’s state championship team last season and scored MIDDLE TENN. 21 points in the title game at UTSA at UTEP MARSHALL OLD DOMINION CHARLOTTE at Middle Tenn. at UAB SOUTHERN MISS LA TECH
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 2015-16 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 1 0 1 1.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
15 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR SEASON/CAREER HIGHS POINTS Season 3, at Belmont, 11/18/15 #20 ALEKSEJ ROSTOV Career 20, vs. UALR, 01/16/14 SENIOR | FORWARD | 6-10 | 240 | 3L REBOUNDS RIGA, LATVIA (CANARIAS BASKETBALL ACADEMY) Season 3, at Belmont, 11/18/15 Career 8, vs. Brescia (Ky.), 11/24/12 FIELD GOALS Season 1, 2x, last at Belmont, 11/18/15 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career 6, 2x, last vs. UALR, 01/16/14 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED CAMPBELLSVILLE * 10 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 2 0 2 Season 3, at Belmont, 11/18/15 at Belmont * 17 1 3 .333 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 1 0 3 Career 13, vs. UALR, 01/16/14 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS STONY BROOK 0+ 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Season 1, at Belmont, 11/18/15 vs. Drake Career 5, at Arkansas State, 01/05/13 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. GCS Season 1, at Belmont, 11/18/15 vs. GCS Career 6, 2x, last vs. UALR, 01/16/14 FREE THROWS EASTERN KY. Season 0 at Xavier Career 6, 3x, last at ULM, 01/23/14 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED INDIANA STATE Season 0 ALABAMA A&M Career 7, vs. Brescia (Ky.), 11/24/12 at Louisville ASSISTS Season 1, at Belmont, 11/18/15 DETROIT Career 2, 3x, last at FIU, 01/17/15 BRESCIA BLOCKED SHOTS Season 2, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 at Marshall Career 2, 3x, last vs. Camp. (Ky.), 11/14/15 FIU STEALS Season 0 FLA. ATLANTIC Career 3, vs. UALR, 01/16/14 at Rice MINUTES PLAYED Season 17, at Belmont, 11/18/15 at North Texas Career 32, vs. UALR, 01/16/14 at Old Dominion at Charlotte QUICK-HITTERS UAB • Played in all 32 WKU games in 2014-15 and made 20 starts MIDDLE TENN. • Was set back by a health issue as a sophomore at UTSA in 2013-14, requiring the end of his season after 20 games at UTEP • Played in 32 games as a freshman on WKU’s MARSHALL 2013 NCAA Tournament team • Graduated in springn 2015 after three years OLD DOMINION with a degree in international business and is CHARLOTTE enrolled in a Master of Business Administration at Middle Tenn. program in graduate school at UAB SOUTHERN MISS LA TECH
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 2012-13 32 17 455 14.2 56 100 .560 10 32 .313 35 42 .833 37 48 85 2.7 68 1 11 32 4 8 157 4.9 2013-14 20 9 346 17.3 30 82 .366 7 26 .269 26 38 .684 24 42 66 3.3 60 4 7 27 7 4 93 4.7 2014-15 32 20 327 10.2 31 82 .378 5 21 .238 15 21 .714 29 49 78 2.4 48 0 12 25 7 4 82 2.6 2015-16 3 2 27 9.0 2 4 .500 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 4 5 1.7 2 0 1 1 3 0 5 1.7 TOTAL 87 48 1155 13.3 119 268 .444 23 80 .288 76 101 .752 91 143 234 2.7 178 5 31 85 21 16 337 3.9
16 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR SEASON/CAREER HIGHS POINTS Season 24, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 #21 NIGEL SNIPES Career Same RS-SENIOR | FORWARD | 6-6 | 220 | 3L REBOUNDS MARIETTA, GA. (WHEELER HS) Season 6, vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 Career 8, 5x, last vs. Marshall, 03/11/15 FIELD GOALS Season 8, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 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 CAMPBELLSVILLE 27 8 13 .615 5 10 .500 3 3 1.000 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 2 24 Season 13, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 at Belmont 17 3 4 .750 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 5 1 1 2 0 0 9 Career 13, 2x, last vs. Camp. (Ky.), 11/14/15 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS STONY BROOK 29 7 8 .875 5 5 1.000 1 2 .500 1 5 6 2 0 3 1 0 0 20 Season 5, 2x, last vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 vs. Drake Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. GCS Season 10, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 vs. GCS Career Same FREE THROWS EASTERN KY. Season 3, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 at Xavier Career 6, vs. LSU, 11/18/11 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED INDIANA STATE Season 3, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 ALABAMA A&M Career 6, vs. LSU, 11/18/11 at Louisville ASSISTS Season 3, vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 DETROIT Career 3, 2x, last vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 BRESCIA BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 at Marshall Career 2, 2x, last at S. Alabama, 02/18/12 FIU STEALS Season 2, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 FLA. ATLANTIC Career 3, vs. SE Louisiana, 11/26/11 at Rice MINUTES PLAYED Season 29, vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 at North Texas Career 35, vs. Saint Joseph’s, 11/11/11 at Old Dominion at Charlotte QUICK-HITTERS UAB • Had 24 points and hit five three-pointers against Campbellsville (Ky.) on Nov. 14, which was 53 per- MIDDLE TENN. cent of his entire 2014-15 point total at UTSA • Played in 24 games as a redshirt-junior in 2014- 15 at UTEP • Appeared in 14 games in 2013-14 after missing MARSHALL 2012-13 with an ACL injury suffered in preseason practice OLD DOMINION • Appeared in 32 games in rookie season of 2011- CHARLOTTE 12 and played nearly 16 minutes per game for at Middle Tenn. WKU’s 2012 NCAA Tournament team • Graduated in spring 2015 with a degree in exer- at UAB cise science and is pursuing a master’s degree in SOUTHERN MISS sport administration LA TECH
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 2011-12 32 5 509 15.9 42 110 .382 9 39 .231 26 31 .839 25 50 75 2.3 70 3 14 36 8 12 119 3.7 2012-13 DNP - Injury 2013-14 14 0 102 7.3 10 30 .333 5 15 .333 4 4 1.000 2 13 15 1.1 14 0 2 9 0 1 29 2.1 2014-15 24 3 207 8.6 16 57 .281 8 33 .242 5 6 .833 12 42 54 2.3 20 0 7 11 2 7 45 1.9 2015-16 3 0 73 24.3 18 25 .720 11 17 .647 6 7 .857 3 9 12 4.0 7 1 4 4 0 2 53 17.7 TOTAL 73 8 891 12.2 86 222 .387 33 104 .317 41 48 .854 42 114 156 2.1 111 4 27 60 10 22 246 3.4
17 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR SEASON/CAREER HIGHS POINTS Season 0 #22 NATHAN SMITH Career 0 FRESHMAN | CENTER | 7-2 | 240 | HS REBOUNDS LONDON, ENGLAND (BARKING ABBEY ACADEMY) Season 2, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 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 0 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED CAMPBELLSVILLE 3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Season 1, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 at Belmont DNP Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS STONY BROOK DNP Season 0 vs. Drake Career 0 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. GCS Season 0 vs. GCS Career 0 FREE THROWS EASTERN KY. Season 0 at Xavier Career 0 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED INDIANA STATE Season 0 ALABAMA A&M Career 0 at Louisville ASSISTS Season 0 DETROIT Career 0 BRESCIA BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 at Marshall Career 0 FIU STEALS Season 0 FLA. ATLANTIC Career 0 at Rice MINUTES PLAYED Season 3, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 at North Texas Career Same at Old Dominion at Charlotte QUICK-HITTERS UAB • Played final high school season at Barking Ab- bey Basketball Academy in London and averaged MIDDLE TENN. nine points, nine rebounds and 2.8 blocks per at UTSA game • Suited up for Great Britain in the 2015 FIBA U20 at UTEP European Championship MARSHALL OLD DOMINION CHARLOTTE at Middle Tenn. at UAB SOUTHERN MISS LA TECH
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 2015-16 1 0 3 3.0 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 1 0 3 3.0 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
18 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR SEASON/CAREER HIGHS POINTS Season 22, vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 #23 JUSTIN JOHNSON Career Same SOPHOMORE | FORWARD | 6-7 | 235 | 1L REBOUNDS HAZARD, KY. (PERRY COUNTY CENTRAL HS) Season 15, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 9, vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 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 CAMPBELLSVILLE * 23 8 10 .800 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 9 6 15 3 0 4 0 3 1 16 Season 18, vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 at Belmont * 12 4 4 1.000 0 0 .000 1 3 .333 4 2 6 5 1 0 3 0 0 9 Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS STONY BROOK * 37 9 18 .500 0 0 .000 4 5 .800 3 10 13 1 0 2 1 2 0 22 Season 0 vs. Drake Career 0 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. GCS Season 0 vs. GCS Career 1, 3x, last at LA Tech, 01/29/15 FREE THROWS EASTERN KY. Season 4, vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 at Xavier Career 4, 2x, last vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED INDIANA STATE Season 5, vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 ALABAMA A&M Career 7, vs. Brescia (Ky.), 12/27/14 at Louisville ASSISTS Season 4, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 DETROIT Career Same BRESCIA BLOCKED SHOTS Season 3, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 at Marshall Career Same FIU STEALS Season 1, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 FLA. ATLANTIC Career 2, 2x, last vs. FIU, 02/28/15 at Rice MINUTES PLAYED Season 37, vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 at North Texas Career Same at Old Dominion at Charlotte QUICK-HITTERS UAB • New career high lasted two games before be- ing betterd with 22 points against Stony Brook MIDDLE TENN. on Nov. 21 at UTSA • Set career highs in points (16), rebounds (15), field goals (8), assists (4) and blocked shots (3) at UTEP against Campbellsville (Ky.) on Nov. 14 MARSHALL • Played in 31 games as a rookie in 2014-15 and averaged 15.5 minutes per game OLD DOMINION • Finished fifth on the team in scoring at 4.8 points CHARLOTTE per game and third on the squad in rebounding at Middle Tenn. at 4.1 rebounds per game at UAB SOUTHERN MISS LA TECH
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 3 3 72 24.0 21 32 .656 0 0 .000 5 8 .625 16 18 34 11.3 9 1 6 4 5 1 47 15.7 TOTAL 34 4 554 16.3 81 151 .536 0 3 .000 34 75 .453 62 98 160 4.7 57 1 28 22 19 14 196 5.8
19 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR SEASON/CAREER HIGHS POINTS Season 20, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 #25 FREDRICK EDMOND Career Same JUNIOR | GUARD | 6-4 | 205 | JC REBOUNDS LANSING, MICH. (COLLEGE OF SOUTHERN IDAHO) Season 10, at Belmont, 11/18/15 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 8, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 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 CAMPBELLSVILLE * 29 8 14 .571 0 1 .000 4 5 .800 4 2 6 3 0 5 4 1 1 20 Season 14, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 at Belmont * 33 7 12 .583 0 0 .000 2 5 .400 3 7 10 0 0 3 5 0 1 16 Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS STONY BROOK * 26 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 1 2 0 1 4 Season 0 vs. Drake Career 0 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. GCS Season 1, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 vs. GCS Career Same FREE THROWS EASTERN KY. Season 4, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 at Xavier Career Same FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED INDIANA STATE Season 5, 2x, last at Belmont, 11/18/15 ALABAMA A&M Career Same at Louisville ASSISTS Season 5, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 DETROIT Career Same BRESCIA BLOCKED SHOTS Season 1, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 at Marshall Career Same FIU STEALS Season 1, 3x, last vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 FLA. ATLANTIC Career Same at Rice MINUTES PLAYED Season 33, at Belmont, 11/18/15 at North Texas Career Same at Old Dominion at Charlotte QUICK-HITTERS UAB • Had first-career double-double with 16 points and 10 rebounds at Belmont on Nov. 18 MIDDLE TENN. • Had 20 points, six rebounds and five assists in at UTSA WKU debut against Campbellsville (Ky.) on Nov. 14 at UTEP • Played 2013-14 and 2014-15 at the College of MARSHALL Southern Idaho and was a two-time NJCAA All- American OLD DOMINION • Was one of 10 first-team All-Americans as a CHARLOTTE sophomore in 2014-15 after leading the Eagles at Middle Tenn. and scoring at 18.8 points per game and re- bounding in 7.7 boards per game. at UAB SOUTHERN MISS LA TECH
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 2015-16 3 3 88 29.3 17 31 .548 0 1 .000 6 10 .600 7 10 17 5.7 3 0 9 11 1 3 40 13.3 TOTAL 3 3 88 29.3 17 31 .548 0 1 .000 6 10 .600 7 10 17 5.7 3 0 9 11 1 3 40 13.3
20 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR SEASON/CAREER HIGHS POINTS Season 0 #32 KEIFER DALTON Career 0 FRESHMAN | GUARD | 5-11 | 165 | HS REBOUNDS ALBANY, KY. (CLINTON COUNTY HS) Season 0 Career 0 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 0 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED CAMPBELLSVILLE 3 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Season 1, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 at Belmont DNP Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS STONY BROOK DNP Season 0 vs. Drake Career 0 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. GCS Season 1, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 vs. GCS Career Same FREE THROWS EASTERN KY. Season 0 at Xavier Career 0 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED INDIANA STATE Season 0 ALABAMA A&M Career 0 at Louisville ASSISTS Season 0 DETROIT Career 0 BRESCIA BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 at Marshall Career 0 FIU STEALS Season 0 FLA. ATLANTIC Career 0 at Rice MINUTES PLAYED Season 3, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 at North Texas Career Same at Old Dominion at Charlotte QUICK-HITTERS UAB • Averaged 17.8 points, five assists and three steals per game as a senior in 2014-15 MIDDLE TENN. • Finished career as Clinton County High School’s at UTSA all-time leading scorer with 2,158 career points and also tops recordbooks in assists (602), steals at UTEP (362), field goals and free throws MARSHALL OLD DOMINION CHARLOTTE at Middle Tenn. at UAB SOUTHERN MISS LA TECH
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 2015-16 1 0 3 3.0 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 1 0 3 3.0 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0
21 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR SEASON/CAREER HIGHS POINTS Season 4, vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 #42 ANTON WATERS Career Same JUNIOR | FORWARD | 6-7 | 245 | JC REBOUNDS BALTIMORE, MD. (GULF COAST STATE COLLEGE) Season 6, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 2, vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 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 CAMPBELLSVILLE 10 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 3 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Season 4, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 at Belmont 11 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 1 2 Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS STONY BROOK * 17 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 4 Season 0 vs. Drake Career 0 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. GCS Season 0 vs. GCS Career 0 FREE THROWS EASTERN KY. Season 0 at Xavier Career 0 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED INDIANA STATE Season 0 ALABAMA A&M Career 0 at Louisville ASSISTS Season 0 DETROIT Career 0 BRESCIA BLOCKED SHOTS Season 1, vs. Stony Brook, 11/21/15 at Marshall Career Same FIU STEALS Season 1, at Belmont, 11/18/15 FLA. ATLANTIC Career Same at Rice MINUTES PLAYED Season 11, at Belmont, 11/18/15 at North Texas Career Same at Old Dominion at Charlotte QUICK-HITTERS UAB • Made first-career start on Nov. 21 against Stony Brook MIDDLE TENN. • Averaged 11.2 points and 7.9 rebounds per at UTSA game as a sophomore at Gulf Coast State College in 2014-15 at UTEP MARSHALL OLD DOMINION CHARLOTTE at Middle Tenn. at UAB SOUTHERN MISS LA TECH
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 2015-16 3 1 38 12.7 4 8 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 5 8 13 4.3 4 0 0 1 1 1 8 2.7 TOTAL 3 1 38 12.7 4 8 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 5 8 13 4.3 4 0 0 1 1 1 8 2.7
22 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR SEASON/CAREER HIGHS POINTS Season 19, at Belmont, 11/18/15 #51 CHRIS HARRISON-DOCKS Career 21, vs. Belmont, 11/22/14 RS-JUNIOR | GUARD | 6-0 | 175 | 2L REBOUNDS OKEMOS, MICH. (BUTLER UNIV.) Season 1, 2x, last at Belmont, 11/18/15 Career 8, at Florida Atlantic, 01/15/15 FIELD GOALS Season 6, at Belmont, 11/18/15 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career 8, vs. Belmont, 11/22/14 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED CAMPBELLSVILLE 19 3 8 .375 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3 0 4 1 0 0 8 Season 10, at Belmont, 11/18/15 at Belmont 29 6 10 .600 4 8 .500 3 3 1.000 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 19 Career 18, at Marshall, 02/14/15 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS STONY BROOK 17 1 4 .250 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 3 Season 4, at Belmont, 11/18/15 vs. Drake Career 6, 2x, last at Marshall, 02/14/15 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. GCS Season 8, at Belmont, 11/18/15 vs. GCS Career 14, at Marshall, 02/14/15 FREE THROWS EASTERN KY. Season 3, at Belmont, 11/18/15 at Xavier Career 10, vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 03/06/14 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED INDIANA STATE Season 3, at Belmont, 11/18/15 ALABAMA A&M Career 14, at Charlotte, 03/05/15 at Louisville ASSISTS Season 4, vs. Campbellsville (Ky.), 11/14/15 DETROIT Career 8, vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College, 12/29/14 BRESCIA BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 at Marshall Career 0 FIU STEALS Season 1, at Belmont, 11/18/15 FLA. ATLANTIC Career 3, at FIU, 01/17/15 at Rice MINUTES PLAYED Season 29, at Belmont, 11/18/15 at North Texas Career 45, 2x, last at Charlotte, 03/05/15 at Old Dominion at Charlotte QUICK-HITTERS UAB • Averaged a team-high 33.6 minutes per game in 2014-15 and finished third on the team in scoring MIDDLE TENN. at 11.1 points per game at UTSA • Suited up for WKU for the first time on Dec. 14, 2013 at Louisville after sitting out the first half at UTEP of the 2013-14 season due to NCAA transfer re- MARSHALL quirements after coming from Butler • Was named the Sun Belt Conference Freshman OLD DOMINION of the Year in 2013-14 after averaging 9.9 points CHARLOTTE per game at Middle Tenn. at UAB SOUTHERN MISS LA TECH
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 2013-14 24 14 631 26.3 70 195 .359 46 127 .362 52 60 .867 4 42 46 1.9 39 1 52 55 0 8 238 9.9 2014-15 32 30 1076 33.6 111 296 .375 74 209 .354 59 78 .756 4 82 86 2.7 53 0 80 67 0 23 355 11.1 2015-16 3 0 65 21.7 10 22 .455 7 15 .467 3 3 1.000 0 2 2 0.7 5 0 5 4 0 1 30 10.0 TOTAL 59 44 1772 30.0 191 513 .372 127 351 .362 114 141 .809 8 126 134 2.3 97 1 137 126 0 32 623 10.6
23 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR 2015-16 RESULTS DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE WKU HIGH POINTS WKU HIGH REBOUNDS OPP HIGH POINTS 11/14 CAMPBELLSVILLE W, 97-77 3,424 Snipes (24) Johnson (15) Hagan Tyler (28) 11/18 at Belmont L, 90-85 3,253 Harrison-Docks (19) Edmond (10) Evan Bradds (16) 11/21 STONY BROOK W, 67-66 3,684 Johnson (22) Johnson (13) Rayshaun McGrew (18) 11/23 vs. Drake 11/24 vs. GCS 11/25 vs. GCS 12/01 EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/05 at Xavier 12/13 INDIANA STATE 12/16 ALABAMA A&M 12/19 at Louisville 12/22 DETROIT 12/28 BRESCIA 01/03 at Marshall 01/07 FIU 01/09 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 01/14 at Rice 01/16 at North Texas 01/21 at Old Dominion 01/23 at Charlotte 01/28 UAB 01/30 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 02/04 at UTSA 02/06 at UTEP 02/13 MARSHALL 02/18 OLD DOMINION 02/20 CHARLOTTE 02/25 at Middle Tennessee 02/27 at UAB 03/03 SOUTHERN MISS 03/05 LA TECH
24 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR 2015-16 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS DATE OPPONENT G G G/F F F RECORD* 11/14 CAMPBELLSVILLE McNeal Cosby Edmond Johnson Rostov 1-0 11/18 at Belmont McNeal Cosby Edmond Johnson Rostov 1-1 11/21 STONY BROOK McNeal Cosby Edmond Johnson Waters 1-0 11/23 vs. Drake 11/24 vs. GCS 11/25 vs. GCS 12/01 EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/05 at Xavier 12/13 INDIANA STATE 12/16 ALABAMA A&M 12/19 at Louisville 12/22 DETROIT 12/28 BRESCIA 01/03 at Marshall 01/07 FIU 01/09 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 01/14 at Rice 01/16 at North Texas 01/21 at Old Dominion 01/23 at Charlotte 01/28 UAB 01/30 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 02/04 at UTSA 02/06 at UTEP 02/13 MARSHALL 02/18 OLD DOMINION 02/20 CHARLOTTE 02/25 at Middle Tennessee 02/27 at UAB 03/03 SOUTHERN MISS 03/05 LA TECH
(*) running count of WKU’s record with listed lineup
25 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR 2015-16 GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON DATE OPPONENT FGM-A/% 3FG-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR-TOT PF AST TO BK STL PTS 11/14 WKU 39-80/.488 9-28/.321 10-13/.769 25-29-54 19 20 10 10 6 97 CAMPBELLSVILLE 25-64/.391 12-26/.462 15-21/.714 13-17-30 14 12 9 2 6 77 11/18 WKU 31-65/.477 10-24/.417 13-21/.619 16-26-42 26 11 15 4 4 85 at Belmont 29-61/.475 11-29/.379 21-31/.677 11-24-35 16 21 13 1 8 90 11/21 WKU 26-58/.448 9-14/.643 6-10/.600 6-29-35 16 14 10 7 2 67 STONY BROOK 27-75/.360 5-23/.217 7-14/.500 24-29-53 14 14 9 3 5 66 11/23 WKU vs. Drake 11/24 WKU vs. GCS 11/25 WKU vs. GCS 12/01 WKU EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/05 WKU at Xavier 12/13 WKU INDIANA STATE 12/16 WKU ALABAMA A&M 12/19 WKU at Louisville 12/22 WKU DETROIT 12/28 WKU BRESCIA 01/03 WKU at Marshall 01/07 WKU FIU 01/09 WKU FLORIDA ATLANTIC 01/14 WKU at Rice 01/16 WKU at North Texas 01/21 WKU at Old Dominion 01/23 WKU at Charlotte 01/28 WKU UAB 01/30 WKU MIDDLE TENNESSEE 02/04 WKU at UTSA 02/06 WKU at UTEP 02/13 WKU MARSHALL 02/18 WKU OLD DOMINION 02/20 WKU CHARLOTTE 02/25 WKU at Middle Tennessee 02/27 WKU at UAB 03/03 WKU SOUTHERN MISS 03/05 WKU LA TECH
26 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR 2015-16 SPECIALTY STATS (LISTED: WKU-OPPONENT) SECOND FAST LARGEST LARGEST LEAD DATE OPPONENT IN PAINT OFF TO CHANCE BREAK BENCH LEAD DEFICIT CHANGES TIES 11/14 CAMPBELLSVILLE 58-20 11-12 31-10 10-5 51-8 28 3 4 3 11/18 at Belmont 34-36 16-17 18-7 0-7 34-29 8 13 8 6 11/21 STONY BROOK 26-34 9-6 8-18 0-6 26-13 8 4 8 4 11/23 vs. Drake 11/24 vs. GCS 11/25 vs. GCS 12/01 EASTERN KENTUCKY 12/05 at Xavier 12/13 INDIANA STATE 12/16 ALABAMA A&M 12/19 at Louisville 12/22 DETROIT 12/28 BRESCIA 01/03 at Marshall 01/07 FIU 01/09 FLORIDA ATLANTIC 01/14 at Rice 01/16 at North Texas 01/21 at Old Dominion 01/23 at Charlotte 01/28 UAB 01/30 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 02/04 at UTSA 02/06 at UTEP 02/13 MARSHALL 02/18 OLD DOMINION 02/20 CHARLOTTE 02/25 at Middle Tennessee 02/27 at UAB 03/03 SOUTHERN MISS 03/05 LA TECH
27 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR 2015-16 TEAM SUPERLATIVES WKU HIGHS LOWS Points 97 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) 67 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) First-half points 49 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) 38 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) Second-half points 48 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) 29 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) Overtime points Winning margin 20 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) 1 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) Field goals 39 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) 26 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) Field goals attempted 80 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) 58 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) Field goal percentage .488 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) .448 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) 3-point field goals 10 (at Belmont, 11/18) 9 (2 times) 3-point field goals attempted 28 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) 14 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) 3-point field goal percentage .643 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) .321 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) Free throws 13 (at Belmont, 11/18) 6 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) Free throws attempted 21 (at Belmont, 11/18) 10 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) Free throw percentage .769 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) .600 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) Rebounds 54 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) 35 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) Offensive rebounds 25 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) 6 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) Defensive rebounds 29 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) 26 (at Belmont, 11/18) Personal fouls 26 (at Belmont, 11/18) 16 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) Assists 20 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) 11 (at Belmont, 11/18) Turnovers 15 (at Belmont, 11/18) 10 (2 times) Blocked shots 10 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) 4 (at Belmont, 11/18) Steals 6 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) 2 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21)
OPPONENTS HIGHS LOWS Points 90 (at Belmont, 11/18) 66 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) First-half points 52 (at Belmont, 11/18) 33 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) Second-half points 38 (2 times) 33 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) Overtime points Winning margin 5 (at Belmont, 11/18) Field goals 29 (at Belmont, 11/18) 25 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) Field goals attempted 75 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) 61 (at Belmont, 11/18) Field goal percentage .475 (at Belmont, 11/18) .360 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) 3-point field goals 12 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) 5 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) 3-point field goals attempted 29 (at Belmont, 11/18) 23 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) 3-point field goal percentage .462 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) .217 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) Free throws 21 (at Belmont, 11/18) 7 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) Free throws attempted 31 (at Belmont, 11/18) 14 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) Free throw percentage .714 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) .500 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) Rebounds 53 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) 30 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) Offensive rebounds 24 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) 11 (at Belmont, 11/18) Defensive rebounds 29 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) 17 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) Personal fouls 16 (at Belmont, 11/18) 14 (2 times) Assists 21 (at Belmont, 11/18) 12 (vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) Turnovers 13 (at Belmont, 11/18) 9 (2 times) Blocked shots 3 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) 1 (at Belmont, 11/18) Steals 8 (at Belmont, 11/18) 5 (vs. Stony Brook, 11/21)
28 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR 2015-16 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES WKU’S TOP INDIVIDUAL GAMES WKU HIGHS Points 24 (Snipes vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) Points 1. Nigel Snipes vs. Campbellsville...... 24 Field goals 9 (Johnson vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) 2. Justin Johnson vs. Stony Brook...... 22 Field goals attempted 18 (2 instances) 3. Fredrick Edmond vs. Campbellsville...... 20 Field goal percentage (min. 6 att.) .875 [7-8] (Snipes vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) Nigel Snipes vs. Stony Brook ...... 20 3-point field goals 5 (2 instances) 5. C. Harrison-Docks at Belmont...... 19 6. Justin Johnson vs. Campbellsville...... 16 3-point field goals attempted 10 (Snipes vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) Fredrick Edmond at Belmont...... 16 3-point field goal percentage (min. 4 att.) 1.000 [5-5] (Snipes vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) 8. Aaron Cosby at Belmont...... 15 Free throws 4 (2 instances) 9. Ben Lawson vs. Campbellsville...... 13 Free throws attempted 5 (2 instances) 10. .Justin...... Johnson at Belmont9 Nigel Snipes at Belmont...... 9 Free throw percentage (min. 6 att.) Rebounds 15 (Johnson vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) Rebounds Assists 6 (McNeal vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) 1. Justin Johnson vs. Campbellsville...... 15 Turnovers 5 (Edmond at Belmont, 11/18) 2. Justin Johnson vs. Stony Brook...... 13 3. Fredrick Edmond at Belmont...... 10 Blocked shots 3 (3 instances) 4. Fredrick Edmond vs. Campbellsville...... 6 Steals 2 (2 players vs. Campbellsville [Ky.], 11/14) Anton Waters vs. Campbellsville...... 6 Minutes 37 (Johnson vs. Stony Brook, 11/21) Aaron Cosby at Belmont...... 6 Justin Johnson at Belmont...... 6 Nigel Snipes vs. Stony Brook...... 6 9. Marlon Hunter vs. Campbellsville...... 5 OPPONENT HIGHS Ben Lawson vs. Campbellsville...... 5 Points 28 (Hagan Tyler [Campbellsville], 11/14) Field goals 10 (Hagan Tyler [Campbellsville], 11/14) Assists 1. Chris McNeal vs. Stony Brook...... 6 Field goals attempted 19 (Carson Puriefoy [Stony Brook], 11/21) Fredrick Edmond vs. Campbellsville...... 5 Field goal percentage (min. 6 att.) .667 [6-9] (Amanze Egekeze [Belmont], 11/18) 3. C. Harrison-Docks vs. Campbellsville...... 4 3-point field goals 8 (Hagan Tyler [Campbellsville], 11/14) Justin Johnson vs. Campbellsville...... 4 3-point field goals attempted 12 (Hagan Tyler [Campbellsville], 11/14) Chris McNeal at Belmont...... 4 6. Chris McNeal vs. Campbellsville...... 3 3-point field goal percentage (min. 4 att.) .750 [8-12] (Hagan Tyler [Campbellsville], 11/14) Fredrick Edmond at Belmont...... 3 Free throws 6 (2 instances) Nigel Snipes vs. Stony Brook...... 3 Free throws attempted 11 (Dii’jon Allen-Jordan [Campbellsville], 11/14) Free throw percentage (min. 6 att.) .750 [6-8] (Nick Smith [Belmont], 11/18) Blocked Shots 1. Justin Johnson vs. Campbellsville...... 3 Rebounds 16 (Jameel Warney [Stony Brook], 11/21) Ben Lawson vs. Campbellsville...... 3 Assists 11 (Austin Luke [Belmont], 11/18) Ben Lawson at Belmont...... 3 Turnovers 4 (Ahmad Walker [Stony Brook], 11/21) Ben Lawson vs. Stony Brook...... 3 Blocked shots 2 (Jameel Warney [Stony Brook], 11/21) 5. Aleksej Rostov vs. Campbellsville...... 2 Justin Johnson vs. Stony Brook...... 2 Steals 2 (4 instances) Minutes 37 (2 instances) Steals 1. Ben Lawson vs. Campbellsville...... 2 Nigel Snipes vs. Campbellsville...... 2
Minutes Played 1. Justin Johnson vs. Stony Brook...... 37 2. Fredrick Edmond at Belmont...... 33 3. Chris McNeal at Belmont...... 32 4. Aaron Cosby at Belmont...... 31 5. Fredrick Edmond vs. Campbellsville...... 29 C. Harrison-Docks at Belmont...... 29 Nigel Snipes vs. Stony Brook...... 29 8. Chris McNeal vs. Stony Brook...... 28 9. Nigel Snipes vs. Campbellsville...... 27
29 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR Campbellsville (Ky.) 77 WKU 85 (1-1) GAME 1 Player FG 3FG FT Reb PF TP A TO B S Min GAME 2 Player FG 3FG FT Reb PF TP A TO B S Min A.-JORDAN 2-7 0-0 6-11 5 2 10 3 1 1 1 31 ROSTOV 1-3 1-1 0-0 3 2 3 1 1 1 0 17 Nov. 14, 2015 Nov. 18, 2015 YOUNG 4-11 2-7 3-3 3 0 13 1 0 1 0 34 JOHNSON 4-4 0-0 1-3 6 5 9 0 3 0 0 12 C’ville 77 WKU 85 HARDING 0-3 0-0 3-4 0 5 3 1 1 0 1 20 MCNEAL 3-8 2-4 0-0 5 4 8 4 1 0 0 32 WKU 97 Belmont 90 HARRIS 6-14 0-3 3-3 7 1 15 6 3 0 1 33 COSBY 5-18 2-8 3-4 6 2 15 1 0 0 0 31 TYLER 10-16 8-12 0-0 3 2 28 0 1 0 2 36 EDMOND 7-12 0-0 2-5 10 0 16 3 5 0 1 33 PERRY 2-8 1-2 0-0 3 1 5 1 1 0 1 20 HUNTER 1-4 0-1 0-0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 ROBINSON 1-3 1-2 0-0 4 3 3 0 1 0 0 13 LAWSON 0-1 0-0 2-4 2 5 2 1 1 3 1 8 BARBOSA 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 SNIPES 3-4 1-2 2-2 3 5 9 1 2 0 0 17 JOHNSON 0-2 0-0 0-0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 12 WATERS 1-1 0-0 0-0 4 2 2 0 1 0 1 11 TEAM 3 1 H.-DOCKS 6-10 4-8 3-3 1 1 19 0 1 0 1 29 Totals 25-64 12-26 15-21 30 14 77 12 9 2 6 200 TEAM 2 Totals 31-65 10-24 13-21 42 26 85 11 15 4 4 200 WKU 97 (1-0) Player FG 3FG FT Reb PF TP A TO B S Min Belmont 90 (2-1) ROSTOV 1-1 0-0 0-0 2 0 2 0 0 2 0 10 Player FG 3FG FT Reb PF TP A TO B S Min JOHNSON 8-10 0-0 0-0 15 3 16 4 0 3 1 23 EGEKEZE 6-9 1-3 2-3 4 4 15 1 0 0 1 15 MCNEAL 0-1 0-1 0-0 3 3 0 3 1 0 0 18 BRADDS 7-12 1-1 1-8 9 1 16 4 2 0 0 35 COSBY 3-13 2-8 0-0 3 1 8 2 3 1 0 24 LUKE 3-8 3-6 0-0 3 0 9 11 3 0 1 34 EDMOND 8-14 0-1 4-5 6 3 20 5 4 1 1 29 BARNETTE 3-7 0-4 2-2 1 1 8 0 0 0 0 17 HUNTER 2-7 0-2 0-2 5 3 4 1 0 0 0 19 BRADSHAW 4-12 2-5 3-3 4 2 13 1 3 0 2 31 LAWSON 5-7 0-0 3-3 5 2 13 1 0 3 2 14 SMITH 1-5 1-5 6-8 5 1 9 0 2 0 2 17 SANFORD 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 WINDLER 1-3 0-1 2-2 3 3 4 1 0 0 0 14 SNIPES 8-13 5-10 3-3 3 0 24 0 1 0 2 27 LAIDIG 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 SMITH 0-1 0-0 0-0 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 SAMPSON 1-1 1-1 0-0 0 2 3 1 0 0 1 17 DALTON 0-1 0-1 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 MCCLAIN 2-3 1-2 3-3 2 1 8 2 3 1 1 13 WATERS 1-4 0-0 0-0 6 0 2 0 0 0 0 10 LESTER 1-1 1-1 2-2 2 0 5 0 0 0 0 5 H.-DOCKS 3-8 2-5 0-0 1 3 8 4 1 0 0 19 TEAM 2 TEAM 3 Totals 29-61 11-29 21-31 135 16 90 21 13 1 8 200 Totals 39-80 9-28 10-13 54 19 97 20 10 10 6 200 FG% 3FG% FT% 1st 2nd Final FG% 3FG% FT% 1st 2nd Final WKU 47.7 41.7 61.9 43 42 85 C’ville 39.1 46.2 71.4 39 38 77 Belmont 47.5 37.9 67.7 52 38 90 WKU 48.8 32.1 76.9 49 48 97 Officials: Kevin Mathis, Tim Gattis, Bret Smith Officials: Steve Olson, John Hampton, J.B. DeRosa Attendance: 3,253 Attendance: 3,424
Stony Brook 66 (1-2) GAME 3 Player FG 3FG FT Reb PF TP A TO B S Min McGrew 9-14 0-0 0-1 9 2 18 1 1 0 1 29 Nov. 21, 2015 Warney 5-14 0-0 1-6 16 2 11 1 2 2 0 37 Stony B. 66 Walker 1-5 0-2 2-3 7 4 4 5 4 0 0 32 WKU 67 Puriefoy 6-19 3-9 2-2 5 1 17 3 1 1 2 37 Nyama 1-8 1-4 0-0 3 0 3 2 0 0 1 18 Thrower 0-5 0-4 2-2 2 1 2 1 1 0 1 18 Mitchell 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 Sturdivant 3-5 0-0 0-0 6 2 6 0 0 0 0 12 Sekunda 1-4 1-4 0-0 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 13 Petras 1-1 0-0 0-0 0 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 TEAM 4 Totals 27-75 5-23 7-14 53 14 66 14 9 3 5 200
WKU 67 (2-1) Player FG 3FG FT Reb PF TP A TO B S Min JOHNSON 9-18 0-0 4-5 13 1 22 2 1 2 0 37 WATERS 2-3 0-0 0-0 3 2 4 0 0 1 0 17 MCNEAL 2-6 1-3 0-1 3 1 5 6 0 0 0 28 COSBY 2-9 2-4 0-0 1 3 6 0 1 1 0 26 EDMOND 2-5 0-0 0-0 1 0 4 1 2 0 1 26 HUNTER 0-2 0-0 0-0 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 6 LAWSON 1-3 0-0 1-2 2 4 3 1 2 3 1 14 ROSTOV 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0+ SNIPES 7-8 5-5 1-2 6 2 20 3 1 0 0 29 H.-DOCKS 1-4 1-2 0-0 0 1 3 1 2 0 0 17 TEAM 3 Totals 26-58 9-14 6-10 35 16 67 14 10 7 2 200
FG% 3FG% FT% 1st 2nd Final Stony Brook 36.0 21.7 50.0 33 33 66 WKU 44.8 64.3 60.0 38 29 67 Officials: Kerry Sitton, Todd Austin, Andy Nagy Attendance: 3,684
30 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR 2015-16 WKU Hilltopper Basketball WKU CombinedOVERALL Team SEASON Statistics STATISTICS (as of Nov 21, 2015) All games
RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 2-1 2-0 0-1 0-0 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 2-1 2-0 0-1 0-0
Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg 21 SNIPES, Nigel 3-0 73 24.3 18-25 .7 2 0 11-17 .6 4 7 6-7 .8 5 7 3 9 12 4.0 7 1 4 4 0 2 53 17.7 23 JOHNSON, Justin 3-3 72 24.0 21-32 .6 5 6 0-0 .0 0 0 5-8 .6 2 5 16 18 34 11.3 9 1 6 4 5 1 47 15.7 25 EDMOND, Fredrick 3-3 88 29.3 17-31 .5 4 8 0-1 .0 0 0 6-10 .6 0 0 7 10 17 5.7 3 0 9 11 1 3 40 13.3 51 HARRISON-DOCKS, C 3-0 65 21.7 10-22 .4 5 5 7-15 .4 6 7 3-3 1.000 0 2 2 0.7 5 0 5 4 0 1 30 10.0 02 COSBY, Aaron 3-3 81 27.0 10-40 .2 5 0 6-20 .3 0 0 3-4 .7 5 0 0 10 10 3.3 6 0 3 4 2 0 29 9.7 14 LAWSON, Ben 3-0 36 12.0 6-11 .5 4 5 0-0 .0 0 0 6-9 .6 6 7 6 3 9 3.0 11 1 3 3 9 4 18 6.0 01 MCNEAL, Chris 3-3 78 26.0 5-15 .3 3 3 3-8 .3 7 5 0-1 .0 0 0 2 9 11 3.7 8 0 13 2 0 0 13 4.3 42 WATERS, Anton 3-1 38 12.7 4-8 .5 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 5 8 13 4.3 4 0 0 1 1 1 8 2.7 03 HUNTER, Marlon 3-0 35 11.7 3-13 .2 3 1 0-3 .0 0 0 0-2 .0 0 0 3 5 8 2.7 5 0 1 1 0 0 6 2.0 20 ROSTOV, Aleksej 3-2 27 9.0 2-4 .5 0 0 1-1 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 1 4 5 1.7 2 0 1 1 3 0 5 1.7 32 DALTON, Keifer 1-0 3 3.0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 15 SANFORD, Dylan 1-0 1 1.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 22 SMITH, Nathan 1-0 3 3.0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 1 1 2 2.0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 3 5 8 Total...... 3 600 96-203 .4 7 3 28-66 .4 2 4 29-44 .6 5 9 47 84 131 43.7 61 3 45 35 21 12 249 83.0 Opponents...... 3 600 81-200 .4 0 5 28-78 .3 5 9 43-66 .6 5 2 48 70 118 39.3 44 - 47 31 6 19 233 77.7
TEAM STATISTICS WKU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 249 233 ! 11/14/15 CAMPBELLSVILLE (KY.) W 97-77 3424 Points per game 83.0 77.7 11/18/15 at Belmont L 85-90 3253 Scoring margin +5.3 - 11/21/15 STONY BROOK W 67-66 3684 FIELD GOALS-ATT 96-203 81-200 Field goal pct .4 7 3 .4 0 5 * = Conference USA game 3 POINT FG-ATT 28-66 28-78 ! = 2015 Gulf Coast Showcase (campus sites) 3-point FG pct .4 2 4 .3 5 9 3-pt FG made per game 9.3 9.3 FREE THROWS-ATT 29-44 43-66 Free throw pct .6 5 9 .6 5 2 F-Throws made per game 9.7 14.3 REBOUNDS 131 118 Rebounds per game 43.7 39.3 Rebounding margin +4.3 - ASSISTS 45 47 Assists per game 15.0 15.7 TURNOVERS 35 31 Turnovers per game 11.7 10.3 Turnover margin -1.3 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.3 1.5 STEALS 12 19 Steals per game 4.0 6.3 BLOCKS 21 6 Blocks per game 7.0 2.0 ATTENDANCE 7108 3253 Home games-Avg/Game 2-3554 1-3253 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0
Score by Periods 1st 2nd Totals WKU 130 119 249 Opponents 124 109 233
31 43 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR