@WKUBasketball WKUBasketball @wkubasketball WKUSports 2019-20 GAME NOTES WKUSports.com MEDIA CONTACT: Zach Greenwell, Associate AD of Communications • [email protected] • (270) 668-4716 LOUISIANA TECH (17-5, 8-2 C-USA) SECONDARY CONTACT: Dana Brown, Media Relations Assistant • [email protected] • (317) 752-6161 AT WKU (14-8, 7-3 C-USA) KEY PAGES Thursday, Feb. 6 | 8 p.m. (CT) | Bowling Green, Ky. E.A. Diddle Arena (7,523) Page 2 | Streaks/Standings Page 10 | Chasing Record Book Pgs. 16-27 | Player Bios Page 3 | Roster/Coaching Staff Page 13 | Last Time It Happened Page 43 | 2019-20 Stats LISTEN Hilltopper Sports Network, TuneIn Page 4 | Last Series Meeting Page 14-15 | Rick Stansbury Page 45 | Radio/TV Roster • Randy Lee (pxp), Hal Schmitt (analysis) WATCH CBS Sports Network THE TIP-OFF • Michael Grady (pxp), Chris Walker (analysis) WKU Hilltopper Basketball hosts a key game in the stand- PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP ings against Louisiana Tech at 8 p.m. CT Thursday at E.A. NOVEMBER (6-2) Diddle Arena. The game will air on CBS Sports Network. 2 Kentucky State (EXH) W, 85-45 5 Tennessee Tech W, 76-64 The Hilltoppers lost two games last week at Florida Atlan- 9 Austin Peay W, 97-75 tic and FIU. They’re 7-3 in C-USA and one game out of first G | Hollingsworth G | Rawls G | Anderson 15 at Eastern Kentucky W, 79-71 place, trailing both Louisiana Tech and North Texas at 8-2. 18 Campbellsville W, 109-66 Lineup 22 (1) vs. Bowling Green L, 77-75 Louisiana Tech has won four straight in conference play. projection 23 (1) vs. Illinois State W, 83-69 The Hilltoppers are 17-16 all-time against the Bulldogs, based on 25 (1) Fordham W, 69-64 including 9-5 at home. The teams have traded wins in previous 29 (2) vs. #2 Louisville L, 71-54 their last five meetings. WKU head coach Rick Stansbury G/F | Savage F | Williams games DECEMBER (1-3) is 4-2 in his career against Louisiana Tech. 3 at Wright State L, 76-74 7 Arkansas W, 86-79 (OT) TOP STORYLINES 17 (3) Kentucky Wesleyan (EXH) W, 75-53 • WKU will be hosting a Diddle Blackout on Thursday night and will wear new black jerseys for the first time 21 at Rhode Island L, 86-82 (OT) at home this season. The jerseys debuted last month at UAB. This is the first time WKU has had an alternate 28 Belmont L, 79-62 jersey since 2015-16, and the first time it’s worn black jerseys since 2014-15. JANUARY (7-2) 2 North Texas* W, 93-84 • In the last eight games, junior guard Taveion Hollingsworth is averaging 20.1 points per game while 4 Rice* W, 68-61 shooting 48.2 percent from the field and 87.5 (49 of 56) percent from the free-throw line. Hollingsworth now 9 at UAB* L, 72-62 has 1,335 career points and ranks 20th on WKU’s all-time scoring list. | More info pg. 10. 11 at Middle Tennessee* W, 69-53 16 Old Dominion* W, 71-69 • Since the season-ending injury to Charles Bassey, redshirt junior forward Carson Williams is averaging 18 Charlotte* W, 80-63 14.8 points and 7.7 rebounds over the last 12 outings. He’s shooting 56.5 percent from the field overall. 22 at Marshall* W, 64-60 25 Marshall* W, 91-84 • Junior guard Josh Anderson entered the starting lineup with Bassey out. After reaching double figures in 30 at Florida Atlantic* L, 69-65 two of the first nine games of the year, Anderson has scored at least 10 points in 11 of the last 13. FEBRUARY (0-1) 1 at FIU* L, 81-76 • As of Tuesday, WKU ranked 48th in the country in field-goal percentage (46.4), fifth in free-throw percentage 6 Louisiana Tech* 8 p.m. CT (78.4), 20th in free throws made (371), fifth in fouls per game (13.6) and 58th in scoring offense (76.6 ppg). 8 Southern Miss* 6:30 p.m. CT 13 at UTEP* 8 p.m. CT • WKU has made 90 more free throws (371) than its opponents have even attempted (281) through 22 games. 15 at UTSA* 3 p.m. CT 22 Potential Bonus Play* • WKU has six active players averaging between 15.4 points and 8.1 points per game. 27 Potential Bonus Play* MARCH (0-0) WKU HILLTOPPERS LOUISIANA TECH BULLDOGS 1 Potential Bonus Play* 4 Potential Bonus Play* 2019-20 Record 14-8, 7-3 C-USA 2019-20 Record 17-5, 8-2 C-USA 7 Potential Bonus Play* Ranking NR Ranking NR 11-14 (4) C-USA Tournament 2019-20 NCAA NET 119 2019-20 NCAA NET 78 Last Game L, 81-76 at FIU Last Game W, 76-73 vs. Old Dominion (*) Conference USA Game Head Coach Rick Stansbury Head Coach Eric Konkol (1) U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam (U.S. Virgin Islands) Career Record 369-216 (18th season) Career Record 100-54 (Fifth season) (2) Bridgestone Arena (Nashville, Tenn.) Record at School 76-50 (Fourth season) Record at School Same (3) 37th Annual BB&T Classic (Bowling Green, Ky.) Leading Active Scorer T. Hollingsworth (15.4 ppg) Leading Scorer DaQuan Bracey (12.9 ppg) (4) Conference USA Tournament (Frisco, Texas) Leading Active Rebounds Carson Williams (6.5 rpg) Leading Rebounder M. Muhammed (8.9 rpg) Leading Active Assists T. Hollingsworth (2.7 apg) Leading Assists DaQuan Bracey (3.0 apg) 1 45 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,809 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS WORKING CREDENTIALS: To request credentials, please contact Zach arrangements for the Hilltopper Sports Network. ISDN lines will not be available Greenwell or Dana Brown, WKU Media Relations Assistant. All requests should in Diddle Arena this season. Inquiries about any other accommodations should be be made as early as possible and should be limited to working press only. made well in advance with Greenwell and WKU Telecommunications. Space on the E.A. Diddle Arena press row is limited, and a media/photo work room is available on the ground level just off the arena floor for credentialed BASELINE AREAS: Access to the baselines is reserved for photographers/ media members. videographers. Seating on the baselines is extremely limited, and several spots will be marked and reserved for season credential holders. Media must remain within Credentials will be screened and issued on a priority basis, with national the six spots on each baseline, away from the areas around the goals and stairs, and publications, daily newspapers, wire services, originating radio and television outside the team bench areas. Those who do not adhere to these policies will be networks, television tape crews and student newspapers from WKU and the asked to move or leave the building. visiting school receiving top priority. Requests from weekly newspapers, internet publications and radio stations that cover WKU and the visiting team RECRUITS: Per NCAA rule, media are not permitted to have contact with a prospect may be honored on a space-available basis. or family members of a prospect during their visit (official or unofficial) to campus, including prospects in attendance at practice or games. Contact includes in-person Spouses, dates, equipment carriers and non-working members of the media conversations, phone calls, text messages, emails, social media, etc. Media are also are restricted from press row, sidelines and interview areas. Any abuse of a asked to make every effort to keep distance from prospects on campus, including credential to a WKU athletic event will result in the immediate removal of at practice, during pregame activities and in the stands. the media member from the event as well as the agency losing credential privileges for the remainder of the season. GAMEDAY SERVICES: Members of the media covering the game will be provided with pregame notes for both teams, a media guide and a flipcard. Statistics will be MEDIA WILL CALL: Credentials may be picked up on gameday at the Media handed out at halftime and after the game, and a running play-by-play will also be Will Call located at Gate 2 of E.A. Diddle Arena. Please be mindful that parking provided following the game. WKU offers live stats for media members throughout is done by a list and parking passes will not be issued, so please request the game on StatBroadcast. Approximately 15 minutes following the completion parking at the same time. of the game, a final statistical book will be available. The first run of books will be given directly to the visiting SID to allow for easy departure. PHOTOGRAPHERS: Credentials for photographers will be issued on the basis of circulation, with priority granted to agencies covering the participating POSTGAME INTERVIEWS: For home games, head coach Rick Stansbury and schools on a regular basis. Credentials will not be issued to freelance select players will hold a postgame news conference with the media in the Paul photographers unless they are employed by a reputable publication or the Just Media Center at E.A. Diddle Arena. WKU Athletic Communications/Media media relations office of the participating schools. Per NCAA rule, images or Relations representatives will be available to assist in postgame interviews. likeness of current student-athletes may not be sold, distributed or used for Interviews with the visiting team can be coordinated with the visiting SID, unless it commercial purposes. is predetermined that the visiting team will also come to the media room.