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@WKUBasketball WKUBasketball @wkubasketball WKUSports 2020-21 GAME NOTES WKUSports.com MEDIA CONTACT: Zach Greenwell, Associate AD of Communications/MBB • [email protected] • (270) 668-4716 (RV) WKU (8-2, 1-0 C-USA) SECONDARY CONTACT: Dana Brown, Media Relations Coordinator • [email protected] • (317) 752-6161 AT CHARLOTTE (4-4, 0-1 C-USA) KEY PAGES Saturday, Jan. 2 | 3 p.m. (CT) | Charlotte, N.C. Halton Arena Page 2 | Streaks/Standings Page 10-11 | Chasing Record Book Pgs. 16-30 | Player Bios Page 3 | Roster/Coaching Staff Page 13 | Last Time It Happened Page 42 | 2020-21 Stats LISTEN Hilltopper Sports Network, TuneIn Page 4 | Last Series Meeting Page 14-15 | Rick Stansbury Page 43 | Radio/TV Roster • Randy Lee (pxp) THE TIP-OFF WATCH Stadium; WKU PBS WKU Hilltopper Basketball will play its second straight PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP • Chris Hassel (pxp), John Giannini (analysis) game at Charlotte at 3 p.m. CT Saturday. The game will air on Stadium and WKU PBS, and stream online on Watch- NOVEMBER (2-1) Stadium.com. 25 vs. Northern Iowa (1) W, 93-87 The Hilltoppers rallied from an 11-point deficit Friday to 26 vs. Memphis (1) W, 75-69 G | Cooper G | Hollingsworth G | Anderson 27 vs. #15 West Virginia (1) L, 70-64 defeat Charlotte 67-63 in the first game of the Conference DECEMBER (5-1) USA-opening series. Lineup 1 at Louisville (2) L, 75-54 projection 6 Mississippi Valley State W, 96-69 WKU is 22-11 all-time against Charlotte. Hilltopper head based on 10 Gardner-Webb W, 86-84 coach Rick Stansbury is 8-3 in his career against the 49ers. previous 13 Rhode Island W, 68-65 WKU has won 12 of its last 14 conference openers, includ- F | Williams C | Bassey games 19 at Alabama W, 73-71 ing all five under Stansbury. 22 Tennessee Tech W, 88-68 JANUARY (1-0) TOP STORYLINES 1 at Charlotte* W, 67-63 • The Hilltoppers are looking for their best start through 11 games since beginning 10-1 in 2004-05. 2 at Charlotte* 3 p.m. CT 8 Louisiana Tech* 7 p.m. CT • WKU has three top-100 KenPom wins so far this season over Memphis (61), Rhode Island (75) and Ala- 9 Louisiana Tech* 6 p.m. CT bama (45). Its losses came vs. West Virginia (13) on a neutral court and at Louisville (29). 14 Marshall* 1 p.m. CT 17 at Marshall* 1 p.m. CT • After making 8 of 29 3-pointers (27.6%) in WKU’s first five games, Luke Frampton has made 15 of 24 23 at Middle Tennessee* 4 p.m. CT long-range shots (62.5%) in the Hilltoppers’ last five games - all wins. Frampton was named Conference 24 at Middle Tennessee* 1 p.m. CT USA Player of the Week on Monday after scoring 22 points and making 6 of 9 3-pointers against Tennes- 29 Old Dominion* 7 p.m. CT see Tech on Dec. 22. 30 Old Dominion* 4 p.m. CT FEBRUARY • In WKU’s six-game winning streak, Jordan Rawls has averaged 10.7 points and 25 minutes per game. In 5 at Florida Atlantic* 6 p.m. CT the first four games, Rawls averaged 3.8 points and 12.8 minutes per contest. 6 at Florida Atlantic* 3 p.m. CT 12 Rice* 7 p.m. CT • In WKU’s six-game winning streak, Kenny Cooper and Dayvion McKnight have combined for 46 assists 13 Rice* TBA and 18 turnovers. Cooper has 19 assists against just five turnovers in that stretch. 19 at North Texas* 7 p.m. CT 20 at North Texas* 4 p.m. CT • As of Tuesday, Charles Bassey led the nation in dunks (25) and ranks second nationally in blocked shots 26 FIU* 7 p.m. CT per game (3.6), fourth in total blocks (29), fifth in total rebounds (91), fifth in double-doubles (5), eighth 27 FIU* 4 p.m. CT in total rebounds per game (11.4) and 10th in defensive rebounds per game (8.1). Only 84 programs in the nation had more blocks as a team than Bassey by himself. (*) Conference USA Game (1) Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic (Sioux Falls, S.D.) (2) Wade Houston Tipoff Classic (Louisville, Ky.) WKU HILLTOPPERS CHARLOTTE 49ERS 2020-21 Record 8-2, 1-0 C-USA 2020-21 Record 4-4, 0-1 C-USA 2020-21 DIGITAL MEDIA GUIDE Ranking RV Ranking NR 2020-21 NCAA NET N/A 2020-21 NCAA NET N/A Last Game W, 67-63 at Charlotte Last Game L, 67-63 vs. WKU Scan the QR Code Head Coach Rick Stansbury Head Coach Ron Sanchez or visit link below Career Record 383-220 (19th season) Career Record 28-48 (Third season) to access guide Record at School 90-54 (Fifth season) Record at School Same at WKUSports.com Leading Scorer Charles Bassey (16.9 ppg) Leading Scorer Jahmir Young (19.4 ppg) Leading Rebounds Charles Bassey (11.4 rpg) Leading Rebounder Milos Supica (6.4 rpg) http://goto.ps/MBBMediaGuide Leading Assists Dayvion McKnight (3.6 apg) Leading Assists Young/Shepherd (2.9 apg) 1 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,823 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS WORKING CREDENTIALS: To request credentials, please contact this change, but it’s necessary because of a lack of space due to physical distancing, Zach Greenwell or Dana Brown, WKU Media Relations Coordinator and our requirement to comply with the guidelines set by Conference USA and ([email protected]). All requests should be made as early as the Governor’s office. Pool photography and video will be made available for your possible and should be limited to working press only. outlet’s use from WKU Athletics for each home game. There will be numerous changes to the media protocols inside E.A. Diddle RADIO COVERAGE: Radio broadcast permission must be obtained in advance, Arena this season due to COVID-19. Masks will be required at all times for along with press row reservations, from Zach Greenwell. WKU maintains courtesy everyone, as will temperature and symptom screenings at the point of entry. ethernet and phone lines for schools who can provide reciprocal arrangements for Media seating will be greatly altered and limited in the arena this year. Many the Hilltopper IMG Sports Network. ISDN lines will not be available in Diddle Arena or all media will not be seated on the floor level, and will likely be seated this season. Inquiries about any other accommodations should be made well in on the upper concourse of the arena. To the extent possible with severe advance with Greenwell and WKU Telecommunications. space limitations, priority will be given to media outlets based upon those which have regularly participated in WKU news conferences, with additional RECRUITS: Per NCAA rule, media are not permitted to have contact with a prospect consideration to reach of the entity and the history of coverage. Requests or family members of a prospect during their visit (official or unofficial) to campus, for credentials will be reviewed on a case-by-case, year-by-year basis. The including prospects in attendance at practice or games. Contact includes in-person Athletic Communications/Media Relations office has the final authority on conversations, phone calls, text messages, emails, social media, etc. Media are also whether any individuals from any organization will be issued media credentials. asked to make every effort to keep distance from prospects on campus, including Complimentary tickets are not provided to media. at practice, during pregame activities and in the stands. The media room will be closed this year to be used only by team personnel for GAMEDAY SERVICES: Games will be paperless, with all media guides, box scores, postgame press conferences. Media will enter the arena through Gate 4 and final books and game notes made available online instead of in printed form. WKU head directly to their seat. As a result of this new protocol, no pregame meal offers live stats for media members through StatBroadcast (wku.statbroadcast. will be provided. Drinks will be available near media seating. com), and all other printed materials can be found at WKUSports.com. Any abuse of a credential to a WKU athletic event will result in the immediate POSTGAME INTERVIEWS: All postgame press conferences with head coach removal of the media member from the event as well as the agency losing Rick Stansbury and select players will be conducted electronically on Zoom this credential privileges for the remainder of the season. season. The link to join the press conference will be sent out before each game, along with any other relevant info. WKU Athletic Communications/Media Relations MEDIA WILL CALL: Credentials may be picked up on gameday at Media Will representatives will be available to assist in postgame interviews. Interviews with Call located at Gate 4 of E.A. Diddle Arena. Please be mindful that parking the visiting team can be coordinated with the visiting SID. is granted by a list and parking passes will not be issued, so please request parking at the same time. WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE: Head coach Rick Stansbury will hold a press conference for credentialed media via Zoom during the week when the team PHOTOGRAPHERS: There will be no photographers or videographers schedule allows, usually on a weekly basis. Select players may also be available at the allowed to shoot at men’s and women’s basketball games this year outside of weekly press conference. Contact Zach Greenwell or Dana Brown for any inquiries tested personnel associated with the programs competing.