WKU in the National Landscape

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 116 2,293 706 .765 1. Kentucky 1903 116 2,293 706 .765 2. Kansas 1899 121 2,274 859 .726 2. North Carolina 1911 109 2,261 799 .739 3. North Carolina 1911 109 2,261 799 .739 3. Kansas 1899 121 2,274 859 .726 4. Duke 1906 114 2,176 887 .710 4. Duke 1906 114 2,176 887 .710 5. Temple 1895 123 1,926 1,079 .641 5. UNLV 1959 61 1,262 557 .694 6. Syracuse 1901 118 1,904 908 .677 6. UCLA 1920 100 1,887 852 .689 7. UCLA 1920 100 1,887 852 .689 7. Syracuse 1901 118 1,904 908 .677 8. Notre Dame 1898 114 1,880 1,028 .646 8. WKU 1915 100 1,795 926 .660 9. St. John’s 1908 112 1,854 1,029 .643 9. Arizona 1905 114 1,813 946 .657 10. Indiana 1901 119 1,836 1,050 .636 10. Villanova 1921 99 1,775 934 .655 11. BYU 1903 117 1,829 1,095 .626 11. VCU 1971 48 964 517 .651 12. Utah 1909 111 1,819 1,004 .644 12. Louisville 1912 105 1,722 926 .650 13. Cincinnati 1902 118 1,816 1,015 .641 13. Murray State 1926 93 1,640 894 .647 14. Arizona 1905 114 1,813 946 .657 14. Notre Dame 1898 114 1,880 1,028 .646 15. Purdue 1897 121 1,803 1,036 .635 15. Utah 1909 111 1,819 1,004 .644 16. WKU 1915 100 1,795 926 .660 16. St. John’s 1908 112 1,854 1,029 .643 17. Illinois 1906 114 1,790 1,012 .639 17. Temple 1895 123 1,926 1,079 .641 Penn 1897 119 1,790 1,112 .617 Cincinnati 1902 118 1,816 1,015 .641 Texas 1906 113 1,790 1,085 .623 19. Illinois 1906 114 1,790 1,012 .639 20. Washington 1896 117 1,792 1,184 .602 20. Connecticut 1901 115 1,712 974 .637 NOTE: Only one school ahead of WKU on the top-20 list (UCLA) has Arkansas 1924 96 1,678 955 .637 arrived in equal or fewer seasons of . 20-WIN SEASONS REGULAR SEASON CONFERENCE TITLES NO. SCHOOL LAST NO. SCHOOL CONFERENCE(S) 1. 63 Kentucky 2018-19 1. 61 Kansas MVC, Big 8, Big 12 2. 61 North Carolina 2018-19 2. 50 Kentucky Southern, SEC 3. 54 Duke 2018-19 3. 42 WKU KIAC, OVC, Sun Belt 4. 48 UCLA 2017-18 4. 41 North Carolina Southern, ACC 48 Kansas 2018-19 5. 39 Penn EIBL, Ivy 6. 47 Louisville 2018-19 6. 37 UCLA Pac-12 7. 45 WKU 2018-19 7. 34 Connecticut Yankee, Big East, American 8. 43 Villanova 2018-19 8. 33 Princeton EIBL, Ivy 9. 41 BYU 2017-18 9. 29 Utah Rocky Mtn., Mtn. Sts., WAC, MWC, Pac-12 41 Notre Dame 2017-18 29 Cincinnati Buckeye, MAC, MVC, Metro, Great Mid, 41 St. John’s 2018-19 C-USA, Big East, American 41 North Carolina State 2018-19 11. 27 Arizona Border, WAC, Pac-12 41 Syracuse 2018-19 27 BYU Rocky Mtn., Skyline, WAC, MWC, West Coast

HILLTOPPERS IN NBA (WKU, 2005-08) 2008 Draft, Round 1, Pick #22 by Orlando Magic Dallas Mavericks (2019-Present) • (2016-19) • Houston Rockets (2010-12) • Charlotte Hornets (2016) • New Jersey Nets (2009-10) • Memphis Grizzlies (2014-16) • Orlando Magic (2008-09) • Boston Celtics (2012-14)

1 Preseason Prospectus Quick Facts 2019-20 BASKETBALL

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION BASKETBALL INFORMATION Location...... Bowling Green, Ky., 42101 2018-19 Record...... 20-14 Founded...... 1906 • Home...... 10-4 Enrollment...... 19,461 • Road...... 6-8 Nickname...... Hilltoppers • Neutral...... 4-2 Colors...... Red and White 2018-19 Conference USA Record...... 11-7 (2nd) Arena (Capacity)...... E.A. Diddle Arena (7,523) Postseason...... None National Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Final National Ranking...... None Conference Affiliation...... Conference USA Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 4/6 President...... Dr. Timothy C. Caboni Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/1 Director of Athletics...... Todd Stewart Newcomers...... 7 Faculty Athletic Representative...... Dr. Craig Martin Ticket Office...... 270-745-5222 / 1-800-5-BIG-RED Starters Returning • (So., C) - 14.6 ppg, 10.0 rpg, 81 blocks, 62.7 FG% • Taveion Hollingsworth (Jr., G) - 14.4 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 2.2 apg BASKETBALL HISTORY • (R-Sr., G/F) - 12.2 ppg, 4.8 rpg, 80 made 3s First Year of Basketball...... 1914-15 • Josh Anderson (Jr., G) - 12.1 ppg, 4.1 rpg, 57 steals All-Time Record...... 1,795-926 (.660) Seasons of ...... 100 Starters Lost NBA Draft Picks...... 35 • Lamonte Bearden (Sr., G) - 9.2 ppg, 104 assists, 31 steals 20-Win Seasons...... 45 Regular Season Conference Championships...... 42 Other Key Returners NCAA Tournament Appearances...... 23 • Matt Horton (Sr., F) - 1.1 ppg, 1.0 rpg, 3-for-3 FG • Last NCAA Tournament Appearance...... 2013 • Jeremiah Gambrell (R-Fr., G) - Medical redshirt last season NIT Appearances...... 14 • Last NIT Appearance...... 2018 Key Newcomers Postseason Record...... 27-38 (37 apps.) • Kenny Cooper (Sr., G, Lipscomb, [Nashville, Tenn.]) - transfer Last Postseason Appearance...... 2018 • Isaiah Cozart (Fr., F, Madison Central HS, [Richmond, Ky.]) • L, 69-64 vs. Utah, NIT Semifinals (Madison Square Garden) • Jackson Harlan (Fr., G, Clinton County HS, [Albany, Ky.]) • Camron Justice (Gr-Sr., G, IUPUI, [Hindman, Ky.]) - grad transfer • Jordan Rawls (Fr., G, Hamilton Heights Christian Academy, WKU ATHLETIC Communications/MEDIA RELATIONS [Chattanooga, Tenn.]) Men's Basketball SID (Primary)...... Zach Greenwell • Carson Williams (R-Jr., F, Northern Kentucky [Owenton, Ky.]) - sat • Office...... 270-745-5045 out 2018-19 as transfer • Cell...... 270-668-4716 • Email...... [email protected]

Men's Basketball SID (Secondary)...... Dana Brown • Office...... 270-745-4298 • Cell...... 317-752-6161 • Email...... [email protected]

Associate AD/Communications...... Zach Greenwell Associate Director...... Bryan Fyalkowski Associate Director...... Jessica Leifheit Assistant Director...... Matt Keenan Assistant Director...... Lillie-Anne Mulligan Media Relations Assistant...... Dana Brown SID Emeritus/Historian...... Paul Just Staff Photographer...... Steve Roberts

Mailing Address Athletic Communications/Media Relations Western Kentucky University E.A Diddle Arena Room 1454 1605 Avenue of Champions Bowling Green, KY 42101-6412 @WKUBasketball 2 Radio/TV Roster

2 | Jared Savage 3 | Jordan Rawls 4 | Josh Anderson R-Sr. | G/F | 6-5 | 205 Fr. | G | 6-1 | 165 Jr. | G | 6-6 | 195

5 | Camron Justice 10 | Jeremiah Gambrell 11 | Taveion Hollingsworth Gr.-Sr. | G | 6-3 | 185 R-Fr. | G | 6-2 | 180 Jr. | G | 6-2 | 165

12 | Jackson Harlan 14 | Matt Horton 15 | Patrick Murphy Fr. | G | 6-3 | 190 Sr. | F | 6-11 | 235 R-Jr. | G | 6-5 | 180

21 | Kenny Cooper 22 | Carson Williams 23 | Charles Bassey 50 | Isaiah Cozart Sr. | G | 6-0 | 190 R-Jr. | F | 6-5 | 230 So. | C | 6-11 | 235 Fr. | F | 6-7 | 225

3 Preseason Prospectus The Hilltoppers 2019-20 BASKETBALL

NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Prev. School) 2 Jared Savage G/F 6-5 205 R-Sr. 1L Bowling Green, Ky. (Austin Peay) 3 Jordan Rawls G 6-1 165 Fr. HS Chattanooga, Tenn. (Hamilton Heights Acad.) 4 Josh Anderson G 6-6 195 Jr. 2L Baton Rouge, La. (Madison Prep Academy) 5 Camron Justice G 6-3 185 Gr-Sr. TR Hindman, Ky. (IUPUI) 10 Jeremiah Gambrell G 6-2 180 R-Fr. RS Houston, Texas (Madison High School) 11 Taveion Hollingsworth G 6-2 165 Jr. 2L Lexington, Ky. (Paul Laurence Dunbar HS) 12 Jackson Harlan G 6-3 190 Fr. HS Albany, Ky. (Clinton County HS) 14 Matt Horton F 6-11 235 Sr. 1L Tuscaloosa, Ala. (Shelton State Comm. College) 15 Patrick Murphy G 6-5 180 R-Jr. RS Franklin, Tenn. (Martin Methodist College) 21 Kenny Cooper G 6-0 190 Sr. TR Nashville, Tenn. (Lipscomb) 22 Carson Williams F 6-5 230 R-Jr. RS Owenton, Ky. (Northern Kentucky) 23 Charles Bassey C 6-11 235 So. 1L Lagos, Nigeria (Aspire Academy) 50 Isaiah Cozart F 6-7 225 Fr. HS Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central HS)

COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF Position Name Alma Mater (Year) Year in Role Head Coach Campbellsville (1981) Fourth Season Associate Head Coach Phil Cunningham Campbellsville (1990) First Season Assistant Coach Hennssy Auriantal Wisconsin (1999) Second Season Assistant Coach Marcus Grant Mississippi State (1995) First Season Director of Basketball Operations Talvis Franklin Mississippi State (2007) Fourth Season Associate Director of Basketball Ops Martin Cross WKU (2015) Fourth Season Graduate Assistant Sam Everson Avila University (2017) First Season Graduate Assistant Ross Rix Louisiana-Lafayette (2009) Second Season Academic Coordinator Bob Hubbard Long Beach State (1973) Third Season Strength and Conditioning Coach Duane Hall WKU (1996) Sixth Season Athletic Trainer John Erwin UT-Arlington (2007) Third Season

PLAYER/COACH PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Name Pronunciation Charles Bassey “Bass” like the fish Isaiah Cozart CO-zart Jeremiah Gambrell gam-BRELL Taveion Hollingsworth TAY-vee-on Jordan Rawls Rhymes with “walls” Hennssy Auriantal HEN-see | or-ree-AN-tuhl

@WKUBasketball 4 Preseason Notebook

HEAD COACH PROGRAM NOTES • WKU is 7-3 against the Power Five in the last two seasons, RICK STANSBURY while the other 13 schools in C-USA are a combined 6-49 vs. Power Five foes. The league has seven victories vs. Power Five CAREER RECORD: 355-208 (18TH SEASON) teams that finished above .500 in the last two years – six of RECORD AT WKU: 62-42 (fourth SEASON) them by the Hilltoppers.

• The Hilltoppers' seven wins against Power Five opponents STANSBURY NOTES over the last two seasons are tied for the fourth-most by a program from outside the Power Five, trailing just Gonzaga • Rick Stansbury’s teams have been outstanding on their own (11), Seton Hall (10) and Villanova (8). turf, boasting a winning percentage at home of 78 percent overall – and 86 percent in nonconference play – during his 17 • Since the start of the 2017-18 season, WKU has gone 3-3 seasons at the helm at Mississippi State and WKU. Stansbury against top-25 teams, including a 2-1 mark in 2018-19. From has won at least 10 home games in each of his 17 seasons 2010-11 to 2016-17, the Hilltoppers went 1-12 against ranked as a head coach, and the Hilltoppers are 15-3 at home in opponents. WKU beat ranked West Virginia and Wisconsin last nonconference play under Stansbury. Stansbury is 6-3 at year, making it the first time the program had beaten multiple home in postseason play. ranked teams in the same season since 1993.

• WKU's victory over No. 15 Wisconsin on Dec. 29, 2018, was • WKU has the fifth-longest streak in the nation of consecutive the 24th win over an AP ranked opponent in Stansbury’s games with a made 3-pointer at 1,010. Only UNLV (1,071), career. Fifteen of those wins over a ranked foe came on the Vanderbilt (1,063), Duke (1,060) and Arkansas (1,011) have road or at a neutral site. longer streaks.

• Over Stansbury's tenure as head coach, WKU ranks 17th in • WKU has advanced to at least the semifinals of its league the nation in attendance percentage increase, rising 58.2 tournament in 13 of the last 15 seasons. The team is 25-8 with percent from the 2015-16 season to 2018-19. four championships in the last 12 conference tournaments overall. The Hilltoppers’ 23 NCAA Tournament appearances are • In Stansbury’s three seasons as the Hilltoppers’ head coach, six more than the next closest Conference USA school (UTEP, WKU is 53-3 when leading with five minutes to play – the only 17), and as many as the eight league schools with the fewest losses coming against Utah in the 2018 NIT Semifinals, and appearances combined. against Marshall and FIU last year. • WKU claimed its 45th 20-win season in 2018-19. Only • In Stansbury’s 33 previous seasons as a head coach or Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke, Louisville, UCLA and Kansas assistant coach, his teams have gone to the postseason 19 have more 20-win seasons in NCAA history. It was also the 12th times, with top-five seeds in the NCAA Tournament six times. 20-win season in Rick Stansbury’s 17 seasons as a head coach.

• Stansbury has signed seven top-20 recruiting classes during • Over the last two seasons, WKU has 237 total dunks against his time as a head coach, including his first two classes at WKU Division I competition, according to Ken Pomeroy. The and five in his tenure at Mississippi State. Hilltoppers have ranked 37th and 9th in the country in total dunks in the last two seasons. • During Stansbury’s final 10 years leading Mississippi State, only Kentucky won more SEC championships than his eight, • WKU finished 2018-19 non-conference play with the 19th- and over his entire 14-year run at the helm, only Kentucky and best strength of schedule in the nation, according to the Florida won more games. Sagarin Ratings, and the 33rd-best non-conference slate per Ken Pomeroy. • Stansbury’s connection to The Hill goes back well before his hiring as head coach to his great uncle, Edgar B. Stansbury, • In Rick Stansbury’s three seasons at the helm, WKU has shot a 1994 WKU Athletics Hall of Famer as a three-sport athlete 716 more total free throws than its opponents. The Hilltoppers (baseball, basketball, football), football assistant coach under shot 202 more free throws than their opponents in the 2018-19 W.L. “Gander” Terry, and Director of Athletics in 1946 after season, but they finished 2017-18 leading the country with 324 serving his country in World War II. The concourse inside E.A. more free-throw attempts than their opponents. They ranked Diddle Arena is named in E.B. Stansbury’s honor. third in the nation with 78 more made free throws than their opponents had even attempted.

5 Preseason Prospectus Preseason Notebook 2019-20 BASKETBALL

• WKU averaged 5,809 fans at E.A. Diddle Arena in 2018-19, • Last year, Charles Bassey became the only player in the which was the largest average attendance in Diddle Arena nation since 1992 to average at least 14 points, 10 rebounds since the venue’s major renovation in 2002. The Hilltoppers and two blocks, while shooting at least 60 percent from the also sold out of general season tickets in the preseason for the field, 45 percent from 3-point range and 75 percent from the first time since the building opened in 1963. free-throw line.

• WKU is 35-10 (.778) at E.A. Diddle Arena under head coach • Charles Bassey became one of just three freshmen to be Rick Stansbury. The Tops are 608-173 all-time at Diddle Arena named a Top 5 Finalist for Kareem Abdul-Jabbar of the for a .778 winning percentage. Year in the award's five-year history, joining UNLV's Brandon McCoy (2018) and Duke's (2015). • Entering the 2019-20 season, WKU ranks third in NCAA history in regular-season league titles (42), seventh in 20-win • Of all the NCAA Division I players in the country categorized seasons (45), eighth in all-time winning percentage (.660) and by their teams as centers, Charles Bassey was 1 of 9 who led 16th in all-time victories (1,795). WKU joins Kentucky, North his team in scoring in 2018-19. Carolina, Kansas and UCLA as the only programs in the top 10 for both winning percentage and conference championships. • Charles Bassey was named a Kyle Macy Freshman All- American in 2018-19, making him the first WKU player to earn • WKU finished the 2018-19 season ranked 10th in the country All-America honors at any level since Orlando Mendez-Valdez in both blocked shots per game (5.1) and total blocks (174) – was an AP Honorable Mention All-American in 2009. both program records. From 2010-18, the Hilltoppers finished no better than 76th in the nation in blocks per game. • Before 2017-18, only three Hilltopper varsity freshmen had ever scored at least 400 points in their first season with WKU. PLAYER NOTES Now a freshman has reached 400 points in each of the last two seasons in Charles Bassey and Taveion Hollingsworth. • WKU's 2019-20 roster represents five states – Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee and Texas – as well as Nigeria. • Despite being among the top-10 youngest players in the nation in 2018-19, Charles Bassey became the second player • The Hilltoppers have six players on the 2019-20 roster from in Conference USA history to win C-USA Freshman of the Year the state of Kentucky, which is the second-most in the state and Defensive Player of the Year in the same season, joining this season and is the most on a WKU roster since the 2007-08 Marshall's Hassan Whiteside in 2010. Bassey was also named season. to the All-C-USA First Team.

Number of Kentuckians on 2019-20 Roster • Taveion Hollingsworth, an All-C-USA Third Team selection Eastern Kentucky – 7 in 2019, finished his sophomore season just four points shy of WKU - 6 1,000 for his career at 996. He will likely join Courtney Lee and Kentucky – 3 Bobby Rascoe as Hilltoppers to hit 1,000 in the first game of Louisville – 3 their third season on The Hill. Northern Kentucky – 2 Morehead State – 2 • In his first two seasons, Taveion Hollingsworth has played Murray State – 1 2,563 total minutes, the most ever by a Hilltopper over his first two years. Hollingsworth needs just 776 minutes to break • The Hilltoppers have three former Kentucky Mr. Basketball onto WKU's top 10 for most minutes played in a career. winners on their roster – Camron Justice (2015), Carson Williams (2016) and Taveion Hollingsworth (2017). This is • Over the last two seasons, only two players in the entire just the second time in history that a team has featured three country have played at least 2,500 total minutes while such award winners, along with the 1993-94 Louisville squad committing fewer than 125 total fouls: WKU's Taveion (Dwayne Morton, Tick Rogers, Jason Osborne). WKU previously Hollingsworth and Old Dominion's Ahmad Caver. didn't have a Mr. Basketball since 2007. • Josh Anderson was 1 of 12 players in the entire country last • WKU returns 75.2 percent of its scoring, 64.1 percent of its year with at least 141 rebounds, 59 steals and 23 blocks. rebounding, 48.4 percent of its assists, 74.1 percent of its blocks and 69.4 percent of its steals from 2018-19. The Hilltoppers • Camron Justice will be the eighth graduate transfer to com- return their top four leading scorers in Charles Bassey, pete for the Hilltoppers since 2015. Over that time, grad trans- Taveion Hollingsworth, Jared Savage and Josh Anderson – fers have accounted for 25 percent of WKU's scoring, 19 per- all of whom averaged between 12.1 and 14.6 points per game. cent of its rebounding and 29 percent of its assists.

@WKUBasketball 6 Charles Bassey at a Glance

SOPHOMORE | 6’11” • 235 LBS | CENTER

• Top 30 nationally in double-doubles, field-goal percentage, blocks per game, total blocks, rebounds per game, defensive rebounds per game and total rebounds

• Only player in the country with 340 rebounds, 81 blocks and 27 steals during the 2018-19 season

• Averaged 17.8 points, 10.4 rebounds, 2.6 blocks and 1.4 steals in five games vs. Wisconsin’s , Arkansas’ Daniel Gafford, UCF’s Tacko Fall, West Virginia’s Sagaba Konate and Washington’s Noah Dickerson

• 19 points (7-8 FG), 6 rebounds, 4 blocks vs. fellow finalist Ethan Happ of Wisconsin (Happ 9-23 FG in 83-76 WKU win)

• Became second freshman since 1992 – along with NBA star – to average 14 points, 10 rebounds, 2 blocks and shoot 60% from the field

• 1 of 2 freshmen in the country since 1992 – along with Anthony Davis – with at least 495 points, 340 rebounds, 81 blocks and 27 steals

• 17 double-doubles as a freshman, the most in C-USA last season and most ever by a WKU freshman

• 75 teams in Division I with fewer blocks than Bassey himself

2019-20 LINDY’S AND STREET & SMITH’S • Turned 18 years old on Oct. 28, 2018 – among the top-10 PRESEASON FIRST-TEAM ALL AMERICAN youngest players in the NCAA in 2018-19

2019 C-USA FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR • 3.8 cumulative GPA in his first year of college 2019 C-USA DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR 2019 ALL-CONFERENCE USA FIRST TEAM • 10-time Conference USA Freshman of the Week, tying record 2019 C-USA ALL-FRESHMAN, ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAMS 2019 KYLE MACY FRESHMAN ALL-AMERICAN

7 Preseason Prospectus 2018-19 WKU Hilltopper Basketball 2018-19 Final OverallWKU Statistics Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 16, 2019) 2019-20 BASKETBALL All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 20-14 10-4 6-8 4-2 CONFERENCE 11-7 6-3 5-4 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 9-7 4-1 1-4 4-2

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 23 BASSEY, Charles 34-34 1067 31.4 188-300 .6 2 7 9-20 .4 5 0 110-143 .7 6 9 99 241 340 10.0 88 1 24 97 81 27 495 14.6 11 HOLLINGSWORTH, T. 34-34 1251 36.8 175-419 .4 1 8 49-154 .3 1 8 91-118 .7 7 1 35 115 150 4.4 49 0 76 72 8 41 490 14.4 02 SAVAGE, Jared 34-34 1213 35.7 127-349 .3 6 4 80-222 .3 6 0 81-99 .8 1 8 16 147 163 4.8 86 2 42 43 14 33 415 12.2 04 ANDERSON, Josh 34-28 1015 29.9 152-322 .4 7 2 15-52 .2 8 8 93-131 .7 1 0 39 102 141 4.1 93 5 59 74 23 59 412 12.1 13 x-MURRAY, Desean 8-6 163 20.4 25-57 .4 3 9 3-7 .4 2 9 23-30 .7 6 7 17 19 36 4.5 18 1 13 10 3 6 76 9.5 01 BEARDEN, Lamonte 23-15 668 29.0 68-163 .4 1 7 17-44 .3 8 6 59-85 .6 9 4 16 40 56 2.4 37 0 104 37 6 31 212 9.2 20 BANTON, Dalano 31-12 469 15.1 39-97 .4 0 2 8-37 .2 1 6 19-34 .5 5 9 16 76 92 3.0 27 0 65 52 16 14 105 3.4 00 SMITH, Tolu 34-0 344 10.1 42-72 .5 8 3 0-0 .0 0 0 28-49 .5 7 1 30 59 89 2.6 52 0 8 35 10 3 112 3.3 14 NELSON, Marek 18-7 246 13.7 16-44 .3 6 4 3-8 .3 7 5 13-20 .6 5 0 13 20 33 1.8 31 0 8 13 7 11 48 2.7 21 OHMER, Jake 28-0 305 10.9 15-61 .2 4 6 13-47 .2 7 7 2-3 .6 6 7 3 12 15 0.5 25 0 15 8 1 6 45 1.6 05 HORTON, Matt 10-0 42 4.2 3-3 1.000 0-0 .0 0 0 5-12 .4 1 7 2 8 10 1.0 12 0 0 4 3 1 11 1.1 10 GAMBRELL, Jeremiah 4-0 23 5.8 1-6 .1 6 7 1-6 .1 6 7 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 2 0 1 2 0 2 3 0.8 12 DIAGNE, Moustapha 13-0 96 7.4 2-17 .1 1 8 1-11 .0 9 1 0-0 .0 0 0 5 13 18 1.4 8 0 2 0 2 1 5 0.4 Team 54 57 111 1 19 Total...... 34 6902 853-1910 .4 4 7 199-608 .3 2 7 524-724 .7 2 4 345 910 1255 36.9 529 9 417 466 174 235 2429 71.4 Opponents...... 34 6902 855-2040 .4 1 9 287-832 .3 4 5 358-522 .6 8 6 355 821 1176 34.6 617 - 445 439 125 201 2355 69.3

x-Inactive player

TEAM STATISTICS WKU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 2429 2355 11/06/18 at Washington L 55-73 5721 Points per game 71.4 69.3 11/10/18 UT MARTIN W 86-71 5815 Scoring margin +2.2 - 11/15/18 vs Valparaiso W 83-71 3620 FIELD GOALS-ATT 853-1910 855-2040 11/16/18 vs West Virginia W 63-57 3370 pct .4 4 7 .4 1 9 11/18/18 vs UCF L 62-78 3018 3 POINT FG-ATT 199-608 287-832 11/24/18 at Indiana St. L 54-63 3032 3-point FG pct .3 2 7 .3 4 5 12/01/18 TENNESSEE STATE W 88-74 6071 3-pt FG made per game 5.9 8.4 12/05/18 at Missouri State L 78-84 4893 FREE THROWS-ATT 524-724 358-522 12/08/18 at Arkansas W 78-77 14488 pct .7 2 4 .6 8 6 12/16/18 TROY L 81-87 5285 F-Throws made per game 15.4 10.5 12/19/18 at Belmont L 74-80 4124 REBOUNDS 1255 1176 12/22/18 SAINT MARY'S W 71-68 5026 Rebounds per game 36.9 34.6 12/29/18 WISCONSIN W 83-76 7614 Rebounding margin +2.3 - * 01/03/19 at Charlotte W 68-50 3019 ASSISTS 417 445 * 1/5/19 at ODU L 66-69 6928 Assists per game 12.3 13.1 * 1/12/19 at Marshall L 69-70 7687 TURNOVERS 466 439 * 01/17/19 FIU L 76-77 5102 Turnovers per game 13.7 12.9 * 01/19/19 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W 72-66 4963 Turnover margin -0.8 - * 01/21/19 MARSHALL W 68-59 6369 /turnover ratio 0.9 1.0 * 01/24/19 at Southern Miss W 66-63 2568 STEALS 235 201 * 1/26/19 at Louisiana Tech L 50-62 3917 Steals per game 6.9 5.9 * 01/31/19 UTSA Wot 96-88 4983 BLOCKS 174 125 * 02/02/19 UTEP W 76-59 6397 Blocks per game 5.1 3.7 * 2/7/19 at Rice Wo2 92-85 1757 ATTENDANCE 81327 93723 * 02/09/19 at North Texas W 62-59 8195 Home games-Avg/Game 14-5809 14-5477 * 02/14/19 MIDDLE TENNESSEE W 71-63 6044 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 6-2842 * 02/16/19 UAB L 60-68 6839 * 2/23/19 at ODU L 63-67 7324 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT OT2 Totals * 02/28/19 at UAB W 73-67 3021 WKU 1147 1235 35 12 2429 * 03/03/19 SOUTHERN MISS W 76-71 5408 Opponents 1074 1244 32 5 2355 * 03/06/19 UTSA L o t 76-81 5411 03/14/19 vs North Texas W 67-51 4024 03/15/19 vs Southern Miss W 70-59 0 03/16/19 vs ODU L 56-62 3017

* - Conference game

@WKUBasketball 8 2019-20 Schedule WKU BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

DATE DAY OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (CT) TV

Nov. 2 SAT Kentucky State (EXH) E.A. Diddle Arena 7:30 p.m. TBD Nov. 5 TUES Tennessee Tech E.A. Diddle Arena 7 p.m. TBD Nov. 9 SAT Austin Peay E.A. Diddle Arena 3 p.m. TBD Nov. 15 FRI at Eastern Kentucky Richmond, Ky. 6 p.m. TBD Nov. 22 FRI Bowling Green# U.S. Virgin Islands 8 p.m. FloHoops.com Nov. 23/24 SAT/SUN Illinois State or Cincinnati# U.S. Virgin Islands TBD FloHoops.com Nov. 25 MON TBD# U.S. Virgin Islands TBD FloHoops.com Nov. 29 FRI Louisville% Nashville, Tenn. 4 p.m. TBD Dec. 3 TUES at Wright State Dayton, Ohio 6 p.m. TBD Dec. 7 SAT Arkansas E.A. Diddle Arena 6:30 p.m. TBD Dec. 17 TUES Ky. Wesleyan (EXH)^ E.A. Diddle Arena 7 p.m. TBD Dec. 21 SAT at Rhode Island Kingston, R.I. 1 p.m. TBD Dec. 28 SAT Belmont E.A. Diddle Arena 6:30 p.m. TBD Jan. 2 THUR North Texas* E.A. Diddle Arena 6 p.m. TBD Jan. 4 SAT Rice* E.A. Diddle Arena 4 p.m. TBD Jan. 9 THUR at UAB* Birmingham, Ala. TBD TBD Jan. 11 SAT at Middle Tennessee* Murfreesboro, Tenn. 5 p.m. TBD Jan. 16 THUR Old Dominion* E.A. Diddle Arena 7 p.m. TBD Jan. 18 SAT Charlotte* E.A. Diddle Arena 4 p.m. TBD Jan. 22 WED at Marshall* Huntington, W.Va. 6 p.m. TBD Jan. 25 SAT Marshall* E.A. Diddle Arena 6:30 p.m. TBD Jan. 30 THUR at Florida Atlantic* Boca Raton, Fla. 6 p.m. TBD Feb. 1 SAT at FIU* Miami, Fla. TBD TBD Feb. 6 THUR Louisiana Tech* E.A. Diddle Arena 8 p.m. TBD Feb. 8 SAT Southern Miss* E.A. Diddle Arena 6:30 p.m. TBD Feb. 13 THUR at UTEP* El Paso, Texas 8 p.m. TBD Feb. 15 SAT at UTSA* , Texas 3 p.m. TBD Feb. 22 SAT Potential Bonus Play* TBD TBD TBD Feb. 27 THUR Potential Bonus Play* TBD TBD TBD March 1 SUN Potential Bonus Play* TBD TBD TBD March 4 WED Potential Bonus Play* TBD TBD TBD March 7 SAT Potential Bonus Play* TBD TBD TBD March 11-14 C-USA Tournament Frisco, Texas

(*) Conference USA Game Home games in bold Dates/times subject to change (#) 2019 U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (%) Bridgestone Arena in Nashville (^) 37th Annual BB&T Classic

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