@WKUBasketball WKUBasketball @wkubasketball WKUSports 2020-21 GAME NOTES WKUSports.com MEDIA CONTACT: Zach Greenwell, Associate AD of Communications/MBB • [email protected] • (270) 668-4716 WKU (RV) (2-1) SECONDARY CONTACT: Dana Brown, Media Relations Coordinator • [email protected] • (317) 752-6161 AT LOUISVILLE (RV) (3-0) KEY PAGES Tuesday, Dec. 1 | 5 p.m. (CT) | Louisville, Ky. KFC Yum! Center Page 2 | Streaks/Standings Page 9 | Chasing Record Book Pgs. 14-28 | Player Bios Page 3 | Roster/Coaching Staff Page 11 | Last Time It Happened Page 29 | 2019-20 Stats LISTEN Hilltopper Sports Network, TuneIn Page 4 | Last Series Meeting Page 12-13 | Rick Stansbury Page 30 | Radio/TV Roster • Randy Lee (pxp), Hal Schmitt (analysis) THE TIP-OFF WATCH ACC Network WKU Hilltopper Basketball will play its first true road game PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP • Mike Couzens (pxp), Jimmy Dykes (analysis) of the season at Louisville at 5 p.m. CT Tuesday. The Hill- toppers are 2-1 after three games in the Crossover Clas- NOVEMBER (2-1) sic in South Dakota, where they beat Northern Iowa and 25 vs. Northern Iowa (1) W, 93-87 Memphis and lost to No. 15 West Virginia. 26 vs. Memphis (1) W, 75-69 G | Cooper G | Hollingsworth G | Anderson 27 vs. #15 West Virginia (1) L, 70-64 Louisville has opened the season with home victories DECEMBER (0-0) over Evansville, Seton Hall and Prairie View A&M. Lineup 1 at Louisville (2) 5 p.m. CT projection 3 vs. Prairie View A&M (2) 5 p.m. CT The Cardinals lead the all-time series 41-39 and have based on 4 vs. Little Rock (2) 6 p.m. CT won the last eight, including a 71-54 victory last season previous 13 Rhode Island 11 a.m. CT in Nashville. WKU head coach Rick Stansbury is 0-1 in his F | Williams C | Bassey games 22 Tennessee Tech 4 p.m. CT career against Louisville. 28 Mississippi Valley State 7 p.m. CT JANUARY (0-0) TOP STORYLINES 1 at Charlotte* 3 p.m. CT • Since the start of the 2017-18 season, WKU is 8-5 against Power Five teams. The Hilltoppers had seven 2 at Charlotte* 3 p.m. CT total wins against Power Five teams from 2007-08 to 2016-17. 8 Louisiana Tech* 7 p.m. CT 9 Louisiana Tech* 6 p.m. CT • WKU is 58-62 all-time against the current ACC membership. The Hilltoppers’ last win over an ACC foe was 14 Marshall* TBA against Boston College in the 2018 NIT. Rick Stansbury is 5-9 in his career against ACC opponents. 17 at Marshall* TBA 23 at Middle Tennessee* 4 p.m. CT • In the first three games of the season, WKU has made 52 of 63 free throws (82.5%), while its opponents 24 at Middle Tennessee* TBA have made just 30 of 41 from the stripe. The Hilltoppers have made 41 of 53 free throws in the second 29 Old Dominion* 7 p.m. CT half of their three games. 30 Old Dominion* 4 p.m. CT FEBRUARY • Depth has been a strength for the Hilltoppers early this season. They have nine players averaging 5 at Florida Atlantic* 6 p.m. CT double-digit minutes and are averaging 20.7 bench points per game. Last season, WKU averaged 11.8 6 at Florida Atlantic* 3 p.m. CT bench points per game. Its 42 bench points in the season-opening win over Northern Iowa were the 12 Rice* 7 p.m. CT program’s most since getting 47 points from the reserves against UAB on Feb. 27, 2016. 13 Rice* TBA 19 at North Texas* 7 p.m. CT • Charles Bassey’s seven blocks against Memphis on Thursday were the most by a Hilltopper since Teeng 20 at North Texas* 4 p.m. CT Akol blocked seven shots against VCU on Nov. 20, 2011. Bassey became the 19th Division I player since 26 FIU* 7 p.m. CT 2010 to have a game with at least 21 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocks. As of Sunday, his 11 total 27 FIU* 4 p.m. CT blocks were the most of any player in the country.
(*) Conference USA Game (1) Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic (Sioux Falls, S.D.) (2) Wade Houston Tipoff Classic (Louisville, Ky.) WKU HILLTOPPERS LOUISVILLE CARDINALS 2020-21 Record 2-1 2020-21 Record 3-0 2020-21 DIGITAL MEDIA GUIDE Ranking RV Ranking RV 2020-21 NCAA NET N/A 2020-21 NCAA NET N/A Last Game L, 70-64 vs. #15 West Virginia Last Game W, 86-64 vs. Prairie View A&M Scan the QR Code Head Coach Rick Stansbury Head Coach Chris Mack or visit link below Career Record 377-219 (19th season) Career Record 259-118 (12th season) to access guide Record at School 84-53 (Fifth season) Record at School 47-21 (Third season) at WKUSports.com Leading Scorer Taveion Hollingsworth (19 ppg) Leading Scorer Carlik Jones (19 ppg) Leading Rebounds Charles Bassey (10 rpg) Leading Rebounder Carlik Jones (7.3 rpg) http://goto.ps/MBBMediaGuide Leading Assists Kenny Cooper (2.7 apg) Leading Assists Carlik Jones (5.7 apg)
1 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 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.
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CURRENT WKU STREAKS 2019-20 C-USA STANDINGS WKU IN 2019-20 C-USA STATISTICS |---C-USA---| |--Overall--| CATEGORY TEAM PLAYERS All Games L1 W-L PCT W-L PCT Scoring Offense 3rd (76.6) Hollingsworth (4th, 16.6) Last Win: 11/26/20 vs. Memphis 1. North Texas 14-4 .778 20-11 .645 Scoring Defense 8th (72.0) -- At E.A. Diddle Arena W1 2. WKU 13-5 .722 20-10 .667 Scoring Margin 3rd (+4.6) -- Last Loss: 02/22/20 vs. Charlotte Louisiana Tech 13-5 .722 22-8 .733 Free Throw % 1st (.789) Hollingsworth (6th, .843) On the Road W1 4. Charlotte 10-8 .556 16-13 .552 Field Goal % 3rd (.458) Williams (6th, .557) Last Loss: 03/01/20 at North Texas 5. FIU 9-9 .500 19-13 .594 FG% Defense t-11th (.441) -- Neutral Sites L1 6. Marshall 10-8 .556 17-15 .531 3-Point FG% 7th (.338) Savage (5th, .396) Last Win: 11/26/20 vs. Memphis 7. UAB 9-9 .500 19-13 .594 3-Point FG Made 9th (7.1) Savage (t-10th, 2.2) vs. Ranked Opponents L2 Old Dominion 9-9 .500 13-19 .406 3-Pt. FG% Def. 2nd (.300) -- Last Win: 12/29/19 vs. #15/16 Wisconsin 9. Florida Atlantic 8-10 .444 17-15 .531 Reb. Offense 12th (34.0) Savage (6th, 7.1) Nonconference (Home) L1 10. UTSA 7-11 .389 13-19 .406 Reb. Defense 9th (36.1) -- Last Win: 12/07/19 vs. Arkansas 11. UTEP 8-10 .444 17-15 .531 Reb. Margin 12th (-2.2) -- Nonconference (Road/Neutral) L1 12. Rice 7-11 .389 15-17 .469 Offensive Rebs. 12th (8.4) Williams (6th, 2.3) Last Win: 11/26/20 vs. Memphis 13. Southern Miss 5-13 .278 9-22 .290 Defensive Rebs. 10th (25.6) Savage (3rd, 5.7) Conference USA W1 14. Middle Tenn. 4-14 .222 8-23 .258 Blocked Shots 3rd (4.0) Savage (t-5th, 1.1) Last Loss: 03/01/20 at North Texas Anderson (t-5th, 1.1) Conference USA (Home) W1 Assists 12th (11.1) Hollingsworth (15th, 2.7) Last Loss: 02/22/20 vs. Charlotte WKU’S 2020-21 C-USA PRESEASON Steals 8th (6.7) Hollingsworth (t-13th, 1.3) Conference USA (Road) W1 TO Margin 4th (1.2) -- Last Loss: 03/01/20 at North Texas PRESEASON TEAM COACHES POLL A/TO Ratio t-6th (0.9) N/A Games Allowing 75 or Fewer Points 2 Jordan Shepherd, Charlotte 1. WKU (11) Minutes Played -- Hollingsworth (5th, 35.0) Jahmir Young, Charlotte 2. North Texas (3) Last Miss: 11/25/20 vs. Northern Iowa Attendance 4th (5,093) Taevion Kinsey, Marshall 3. Marshall Games with a 15-Point Scorer 21 Jarrod West, Marshall 4. UAB Last Miss: 12/28/19 vs. Belmont Javion Hamlet, North Texas 5. Old Dominion 2020-21 C-USA WEEKLY AWARDS Games with an Even/Pos. Assist-to-TO Ratio 1 Bryson Williams, UTEP 6. Charlotte Last Miss: 11/26/20 vs. Memphis Jhivvan Jackson, UTSA 7. Louisiana Tech Games with a 3-Point FG 1,043 Keaton Wallace, UTSA 8. UTEP Last Miss: 03/13/87 vs. West Virginia T. Hollingsworth, WKU 9. UTSA When Scoring 80+ Points W6 Charles Bassey, WKU 10. Florida Atlantic Last Loss: 12/21/19 at Rhode Island (82) 11. FIU When Scoring 90+ Points W17 12. Middle Tennessee Last Loss: 02/13/16 vs. Marshall (93, OT) 13. Southern Miss When Scoring 100+ Points W8 14. Rice Last Loss: 01/29/04 vs. La.-Lafayette (110-102)
2 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS TEAM ROSTER NO NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL) 1 Kylen Milton G 6-4 190 Fr. HS Monticello, Ark. (CORE4 Academy) 2 Kevin Osawe F 6-6 205 Jr. TR Brampton, Ontario, Canada (Vincennes Univ.) 3 Jordan Rawls G 6-1 180 So. 1L Chattanooga, Tenn. (Hamilton Heights Acad.) 4 Josh Anderson G 6-6 190 Sr. 3L Baton Rouge, La. (Madison Prep Academy) 5 Noah Stansbury G 6-0 160 Fr. HS Bowling Green, Ky. (Greenwood HS) 11 Taveion Hollingsworth G 6-2 165 Sr. 3L Lexington, Ky. (Paul Laurence Dunbar HS) 12 Jackson Harlan G 6-3 190 So. 1L Albany, Ky. (Clinton County HS) 14 Luke Frampton G 6-5 200 R-Jr. TR Poca, W.Va. (Davidson) 15 Patrick Murphy G 6-5 180 R-Sr. 1L Franklin, Tenn. (Martin Methodist College) 20 Dayvion McKnight G 6-1 190 Fr. HS Shelbyville, Ky. (Collins HS) 21 Kenny Cooper G 6-0 190 R-Sr. RS Nashville, Tenn. (Lipscomb) 22 Carson Williams F 6-5 240 R-Sr. 1L Owenton, Ky. (Northern Kentucky) 23 Charles Bassey C 6-11 235 Jr. 2L Lagos, Nigeria (Aspire Academy) 32 Bailey Conrad F 6-7 220 Fr. HS New Albany, Ind. (Christian Academy of Indiana) 50 Isaiah Cozart F 6-7 235 So. 1L Richmond, Ky. (Madison Central HS) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE PLAYER NAME PRONUNCIATION Charles Bassey “Bass” like the fish Isaiah Cozart CO-zart Taveion Hollingsworth TAY-vee-on Dayvion McKnight DAY-vee-on Kylen Milton KIE-linn (first syllable like “tie”) Kevin Osawe oh-SAW-way Jordan Rawls Rhymes with “walls” Hennssy Auriantal HEN-see | or-ree-AN-tuhl
COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF POSITION NAME ALMA MATER (YEAR) YEAR IN ROLE Head Coach Rick Stansbury Campbellsville (1981) Fifth Season Associate Head Coach Phil Cunningham Campbellsville (1990) Second Season Assistant Coach Hennssy Auriantal Wisconsin (1999) Third Season Assistant Coach Marcus Grant Mississippi State (1995) Second Season Director of Basketball Operations Talvis Franklin Mississippi State (2007) Fifth Season Associate Director of Basketball Ops Martin Cross WKU (2015) Fifth Season Strength and Conditioning Coach Duane Hall WKU (1996) Seventh Season Athletic Trainer John Erwin UT-Arlington (2007) Fourth Season Graduate Assistant Jacob Haylsip WKU (2020) First Season Graduate Assistant Evan Stack WKU (2020) First Season Academic Coordinator Allyson Taylor WKU (2020) First Season
COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF
Head Coach Associate Head Coach Assistant Coach Assistant Coach Director of Ops Assoc. Dir. of Ops Rick Stansbury Phil Cunningham Hennssy Auriantal Marcus Grant Talvis Franklin Martin Cross
Graduate Assistant Graduate Assistant Academic Coordinator Strength Coach Athletic Trainer Jacob Hayslip Evan Stack Allyson Taylor Duane Hall John Erwin
3 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS THE LAST TIME OUT NOTES ON THE PROGRAM CONSISTENT WINNERS WKU is one of 44 programs in the nation to have won at least 20 games in each of November 27, 2020 the last three seasons. The Hilltoppers’ 67 total wins across the last three seasons WKU vs. #15 West Virginia are the most of any school in Conference USA. Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic 20-WIN SEASONS WKU claimed the 46th 20-win season in program history with a win at FIU in the Sanford Pentagon 2019-20 regular-season finale. Only Kentucky, North Carolina, Duke, Louisville, Sioux Falls, S.D. UCLA and Kansas have more 20-win seasons in NCAA history. It was also the 13th 64 70 20-win season in Rick Stansbury’s 18 seasons as a head coach. WKU led 15th-ranked West Virginia by 10 in the second half Friday, but couldn’t hold off a game-changing Mountaineer run in a 70-64 loss in the championship Most 20-Win Seasons in NCAA History game of the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic. Team 20-Win Seasons Last Time 1. Kentucky 64 2019-20 WKU went up 48-38 with 15:40 left on a fast-break dunk by junior center Charles 2. North Carolina 61 2018-19 Bassey and still led by 10 after a three-point play by Bassey a minute later, but 3. Duke 55 2019-20 West Virginia responded with a 26-7 run to go from down 10 to up nine in about 4. UCLA 51 2017-18 10 minutes. 5. Kansas 49 2019-20 6. Louisville 48 2019-20 Bassey led WKU with 15 points, eight rebounds and two blocks in just 18 minutes. 7. WKU 46 2019-20 He was named to the All-Tournament Team. OVERPOWERING THE POWER FIVE LAST MEETING VS. LOUISVILLE Since the start of the 2017-18 season, WKU is 8-5 against Power Five teams and 3-3 vs. ranked Power Five teams. The Hilltoppers had seven total wins against #2 LOUISVILLE 71, WKU 54 teams from the Power Five conferences from 2007-08 to 2016-17. Among that NOVEMBER 29, 2019 8-5 mark vs. the Power Five, 10 of 13 games have been away from Diddle Arena: NASHVILLE, TENN. three home games, five true road games and five neutral-site games. A slow start with missed shots in the paint and several turnovers put WKU behind WKU’s Power Five Wins in Last Three Seasons the eight-ball in a 71-54 loss to No. 2 Louisville at Bridgestone Arena. WKU 86, Arkansas 79 (OT) - Dec. 7, 2019 (Bowling Green, Ky.) WKU started the game 0-for-7 from the field and committed 10 first-half turnovers, while Louisville – set to take over the nation’s top ranking – got 25 points from WKU 83, #15/16 Wisconsin 76 - Dec. 29, 2018 (Bowling Green, Ky.) Preseason First Team All-American Jordan Nwora. WKU 78, Arkansas 77 - Dec. 8, 2018 (Fayetteville, Ark.) Junior guard Taveion Hollingsworth led WKU with 16 points, while Charles Bassey added 14 points and nine rebounds. WKU 63, RV/#13 West Virginia 57 - Nov. 16, 2018 (Myrtle Beach Invitational)
WKU 92, Oklahoma State 84 - March 21, 2018 (NIT, Stillwater, Okla.) Official Basketball Box Score - Final Game Time: 4:00 PM Louisville at Western Ky. Game Duration: 1:58 Attendance: 12,863 11/29/19 Bridgestone Arena, Nashville, Tenn.
2019-20 Men's Basketball WKU 79, USC 75 - March 19, 2018 (NIT, Los Angeles) Officials: Michael Stephens, Tony Henderson, A.J. Desai Louisville - 71 Record: 7-0 FG 3P FT Rebounds Fouls Blocks Shooting By Period TP AS TO ST +/- WKU 79, Boston College 62 - March 13, 2018 (NIT, Bowling Green, Ky.) NO. Name Min M-A M-A M-A OR DR TOT PF FD BS BA 1st FG% 13-30 43.3% 24 Dwayne Sutton F 32:41 6-10 2-4 1-2 4 3 7 1 1 15 0 0 0 0 2 14 3PT% 5-13 38.5% 33 Jordan Nwora F 33:31 8-15 4-9 5-5 2 3 5 2 4 25 0 6 0 0 0 22 FT% 6-6 100% WKU 77, #18/16 Purdue 73 - Nov. 23, 2017 (Battle 4 Atlantis, Bahamas) 23 Steven Enoch C 18:52 2-5 0-0 2-3 1 2 3 2 3 6 1 0 1 0 0 7 2nd FG% 10-22 45.5% 2 Darius Perry G 17:55 3-5 0-2 0-0 0 2 2 2 0 6 2 3 2 0 0 7 3PT% 2-9 22.2% 30 Ryan McMahon G 30:01 1-5 1-4 0-0 0 2 2 1 1 3 1 0 1 0 0 23 FT% 12-14 85.7% 0 Lamarr Kimble 18:56 0-1 0-0 4-4 0 2 2 0 2 4 4 2 0 0 0 13 GMFG% 23-52 44.2% 5 Malik Williams 17:59 2-5 0-2 4-4 2 7 9 2 3 8 1 0 1 0 0 13 3PT% 7-22 31.8% FT% 18-20 90.0% UPSET-MINDED 10 Samuell Williamson 09:45 1-3 0-0 0-0 2 2 4 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 13 David Johnson 08:36 0-1 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 -2 Dead Ball Rebounds: 1, 0 Since the start of the 2017-18 season, WKU has gone 3-5 against top-25 teams. 20 Josh Nickelberry 05:26 0-2 0-1 2-2 1 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 -5 11 Quinn Slazinski 03:09 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -3 From 2010-11 to 2016-17, the Hilltoppers went 1-12 against ranked opponents. 22 Aidan Igiehon 03:09 0-0 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 -3 Team 0 2 2 0 1 Totals 23-52 7-22 18-20 12 27 39 15 15 71 10 14 6 1 5 17 WKU vs. Ranked Opponents Since the Start of the 2017-18 Season Technical Fouls: NONE Western Ky. - 54 Record: 6-2 Date Opponent and Result FG 3P FT Rebounds Fouls Blocks Shooting By Period TP AS TO ST +/- 11/22/17 L, 66-58 vs. #5/3 Villanova (eventual national champion) NO. Name Min M-A M-A M-A OR DR TOT PF FD BS BA 1st FG% 11-29 37.9% 2 Jared Savage F 34:13 0-7 0-4 4-4 1 3 4 4 2 4 0 1 0 1 0 -15 3PT% 1-10 10.0% 11/23/17 W, 77-73 vs. #18/16 Purdue 22 Carson Williams F 22:07 1-2 0-0 0-0 0 1 1 4 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 -5 FT% 0-0 0% 23 Charles Bassey C 35:57 6-15 0-1 2-2 3 6 9 2 1 14 1 1 2 1 0 -11 2nd FG% 9-25 36.0% 03/01/18 L, 82-64 at #24/23 Middle Tennessee 5 Camron Justice G 32:23 2-7 1-5 1-2 0 1 1 0 2 6 1 4 1 1 1 -9 3PT% 0-7 0.0% 11 Taveion Hollingsworth G 36:59 6-13 0-5 4-4 1 3 4 0 7 16 0 3 2 0 0 -9 FT% 13-14 92.9% 11/06/18 L, 73-55 at #25/24 Washington 3 Jordan Rawls 17:56 3-7 0-2 0-0 0 0 0 2 0 6 0 1 0 0 0 -17 GMFG% 20-54 37.0% 11/16/18 W, 63-57 vs. RV/#13 West Virginia 4 Josh Anderson 18:15 2-2 0-0 2-2 1 2 3 1 2 6 1 0 0 2 0 -12 3PT% 1-17 5.9% FT% 13-14 92.9% 14 Matt Horton 02:10 0-1 0-0 0-0 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 -7 12/29/18 W, 83-75 vs. #15/16 Wisconsin Dead Ball Rebounds: 0, 1 Team 1 1 2 0 0 Totals 20-54 1-17 13-14 8 17 25 15 15 54 6 11 5 5 1 -17 11/29/19 L, 71-54 vs. #2 Louisville Technical Fouls: NONE 11/27/20 L, 70-64 vs. #15 West Virginia LOU WKU Points from LOU WKU Period by Period Scoring Biggest lead nd st 21 (2 3:58) 0 (1 20:00) Turnovers 11 18 1st 2nd TOT Best Scoring Run 9 (1st 16:36) 6 (1st 7:09) Paint 26 26 DOMINATING THE FREE-THROW LINE Lead Changes 0 Second Chance 16 6 LOU 37 34 71 Times Tied 0 Fast Breaks 6 9 In Rick Stansbury’s four-plus seasons at the helm, WKU has shot 1,015 more total WKU 23 31 54 Time with Lead 39:05 00:00 Bench 16 12 free throws than its opponents. The Hilltoppers made 136 more free throws in 2019-20 than their opponents even attempted, which led the country. Gonzaga and Hofstra were tied for second with 101 more made than opponent attempts.
STANSBURY’S CALLING CARD Winning the free-throw war has been a staple of Rick Stansbury’s coaching phi- losophy for his entire career. During his 18-plus seasons as a head coach, his teams have shot 2,825 more total free throws than their opponents and attempted more than their opponents in every single season. 4 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS CBS SPORTS RANKS WKU NO. 21 ALL-TIME COLLEGE HOOPS TEAM COMEBACK KIDS CBS Sports recently released its list of the Greatest College Basketball Programs WKU trailed by 19 in the first half of its 64-60 comeback win at Marshall on Ever, ranking the Hilltoppers 21st. CBS Sports relied on a formula that helped Jan. 22, 2020, marking the program’s second-largest deficit overcome since 2002. quantify wins and losses, NCAA Tournament success, conference dominance, NIT The Hilltoppers also had two more games on the list last season – a 17-point titles (because of early significance), and the cultivation of NBA talent. comeback in the second half against Louisiana Tech on Feb. 27 and a 15-point deficit overcome in the second half against North Texas on Jan. 2. TOPS NAMED LEAGUE FAVORITE AGAIN For the third straight year, WKU has been picked by the C-USA coaches to win Largest Deficits Overcome by WKU since 2002 the league. The Hilltoppers were selected as the C-USA favorite in the annual Date Team Outcome Deficit, half – time preseason poll, while WKU senior guard Taveion Hollingsworth and junior center 02/12/05 at North Texas W, 93-92 25, 1st – 11:54 Charles Bassey were named to the Preseason All-Conference Team. WKU received 01/22/20 at Marshall W, 64-60 19, 1st – 1:17 11 of 14 possible first-place votes, while North Texas earned the other top votes. 02/20/16 Charlotte W, 59-54 18, 1st – 5:13 02/27/20 Louisiana Tech W, 95-91 OT 17, 2nd – 5:51 GUESS WHO’S BACK 12/21/16 Ohio W, 67-66 17, 1st – 10:50 WKU returns 70.8 percent of its scoring, 59.2 percent of its rebounding, 75.7 per- 12/13/15 at Ole Miss W, 81-74 17, 1st – 2:02 cent of its assists, 66.4 percent of its blocks and 70.1 percent of its steals from 03/13/12 vs. MVSU W, 59-58 16, 2nd – 5:07 2019-20. The Hilltoppers return four players – Taveion Hollingsworth, Charles 11/26/02 VCU W, 80-73 OT 16, 2nd – 13:18 Bassey, Carson Williams and Josh Anderson – who averaged double figures in 01/02/20 North Texas W, 93-84 15, 2nd – 18:18 scoring last season. 01/30/14 UT Arlington W, 77-72 15, 1st – 11:19 12/21/13 Murray State W, 71-64 14, 1st – 9:23 11/19/10 vs. Hofstra W, 62-60 14, 2nd – 5:18 PROGRAM PRESTIGE 01/05/06 at Arkansas State W, 72-70 14, 2nd – 15:28 Entering the 2020-21 season, WKU ranks third in NCAA history in regular-season 02/15/03 Arkansas State W, 69-63 14, 1st – 6:48 league titles (42), seventh in 20-win seasons (46), eighth in all-time winning per- centage (.660) and 15th in all-time victories (1,815). WKU joins Kentucky, North NOT OVER UNTIL IT’S OVER Carolina, Kansas and UCLA as the only programs in the top 10 for both winning Marshall, Louisiana Tech and North Texas weren’t the only memorable rallies for percentage and conference championships. WKU last season. The Tops trailed in the second half of eight of their 12 confer- ence wins. They beat Southern Miss 75-72 after trailing by 10 at halftime on Feb. FRIENDLY CONFINES 8, and defeated Old Dominion 71-69 at home on Jan. 16 after trailing by 12 with WKU recorded the 600th all-time victory in Diddle Arena against Tennessee State 3:28 to go and by eight with 1:20 to play. They also trailed Arkansas by five with on Dec. 1, 2018. WKU is 47-12 (.797) at Diddle Arena under head coach Rick Stans- 36 seconds left in regulation before winning 86-79 in overtime on Dec. 7. bury. The Tops are 620-175 all-time at Diddle Arena for a .780 winning percentage. EXTRA BOOST IN EXTRA TIME DRAWING NBA EYES After an overtime loss at North Texas on March 1, WKU is now 6-3 in overtime The Hilltoppers hosted their second straight Pro Day on Oct. 9, 2019, at E.A. Diddle games under Rick Stansbury. The Hilltoppers have dominated the overtime peri- Arena, bringing more than a dozen scouts to Bowling Green. WKU’s first Pro Day ods in their victories, recording four of the six wins by at least seven points. in 2018 drew 20-plus NBA scouts from nearly as many teams. The Hilltoppers had 350-plus scout visits home and away in 2018-19, including as many as 40 at once. TOURNAMENT TESTED WKU has advanced to at least the semifinals of its league tournament in 13 of the PIPELINE TO THE PROS last 15 tournaments played. The team is 25-8 with four championships in the last The Hilltoppers have had 35 NBA Draft picks in program history, most recently for- 12 conference tournaments overall. The Hilltoppers’ 23 NCAA Tournament ap- ward Jeremy Evans to the Utah Jazz in 2010. WKU is currently represented in the pearances are six more than the next closest Conference USA school (UTEP, 17), NBA by Dallas Mavericks guard Courtney Lee, in his 13th season in the league. The and as many as the eight league schools with the fewest appearances combined. Hilltoppers also have upwards of 20 former players currently competing in pro ball overseas. 2020 senior Jared Savage was the 10th outgoing WKU Basketball TOP E.A. DIDDLE ARENA ATTENDANCES SINCE 2002-03 senior to sign a pro contract under Stansbury. In Stansbury’s first three seasons, Since the 2002-03 season, after E.A. Diddle Arena underwent its renovation to its all nine outgoing seniors went on to play professionally. current capacity of 7,523, the Hilltoppers have played in front of 21 home crowds of at least 7,000 people, including four such crowds since 2017-18. TOPS SIGN HARMON, HUGHEY IN EARLY PERIOD WKU announced this month the signing of in-state prospect Zion Harmon (5-11, Games of At Least 7,000 at E.A. Diddle Arena since 2002 Renovation Guard) and Texas recruit Elijah Hughey (6-5, Guard) in the 2021 class. Harmon 1. 8,118 - 03/11/03 - W, 64-52 vs. Middle Tennessee - SBC Tournament is ranked as the 20th-best recruit in the country by ESPN, and the All-American 2. 7,759 - 01/20/18 - L, 66-62 vs. Middle Tennessee candidate is a top contender for 2021 Kentucky Mr. Basketball. He averaged 25.4 3. 7,718 - 02/21/08 - L, 69-64 vs. South Alabama points, 5.2 assists, 3.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals as a junior at Marshall County High 4. 7,614 - 12/29/18 - W, 83-76 vs. #15/16 Wisconsin School. Hughey averaged 17 points and five rebounds last year and has trans- 5. 7,598 - 12/20/14 - L, 76-67 vs. #4 Louisville ferred to one of the top high schools in Texas, Lancaster, for his senior season. 6. 7,523 - 12/30/13 - L, 79-74 vs. Ole Miss 7. 7,412 - 03/01/03 - W, 89-75 vs. Middle Tennessee BASSEY, HARMON MAKE RARE NAISMITH TROPHY DUO 8. 7,387 - 02/24/18 - W, 88-66 vs. Old Dominion WKU is one of 12 schools in the nation with a player/signee on the preseason 9. 7,362 - 01/27/18 - W, 85-74 vs. Marshall watch lists for both the Naismith Trophy College National Player of the Year 10. 7,336 - 11/26/05 - L, 69-65 vs. Georgia (Charles Bassey) and the High School National Player of the Year (Zion Harmon). 11. 7,328 - 11/29/03 - L, 81-75 vs. Mississippi State 12. 7,326 - 01/26/06 - W, 94-81 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Schools with Representatives on Both 7,326 - 02/18/06 - W, 79-58 vs. Northern Arizona College/High School Naismith Trophy Watch Lists 7,326 - 02/25/06 - W, 80-65 vs. FIU 7,326 - 12/22/10 - L, 114-82 vs. #25 Louisville WKU Baylor 7,326 - 02/25/12 - W, 73-67 vs. Middle Tennessee Duke Florida St. 7,326 - 03/02/13 - L, 70-62 vs. Middle Tennessee Kansas Kentucky 18. 7,119 - 02/28/15 - W, 77-61 vs. FIU Michigan Michigan St. 19. 7,117 - 02/21/09 - W, 79-66 vs. FIU Stanford Tennessee 20. 7,089 - 12/09/06 - L, 75-70 vs. Southern Illinois UCLA Villanova 21. 7,086 - 12/02/08 - W, 67-63 vs. Georgia
5 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS HOLLINGSWORTH AMONG NATION’S ELITE SCORERS NOTES ON THE HILLTOPPERS With 1,494 career points, WKU senior guard Taveion Hollingsworth projected as the 12th-leading returning scorer in the nation for the 2020-21 season. WHERE ARE THEY FROM? WKU’s 2020-21 roster represents six states – Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisi- Top Career Scorers in College Basketball in 2020-21 Entering Season ana, Tennessee and West Virginia – as well as Nigeria and Canada. The Hilltoppers Name School Points have six players on the 2020-21 roster from the state of Kentucky, which is the 1. Jhivvan Jackson UTSA 2,053 second-most among Division I teams in the state this season. WKU’s 2019-20 ros- 2. Terry Taylor Austin Peay 1,929 ter featured seven Kentuckians, the program’s most since 1980-81. 3. Colbey Ross Pepperdine 1,763 4. Keaton Wallace UTSA 1,644 5. Terrell Gomez San Diego State 1,637 THE HOME OF MR. BASKETBALL 6. Kellan Grady Davidson 1,626 The Hilltoppers have three former Kentucky Mr. Basketball winners on their 7. Justin Turner Bowling Green 1,595 roster for the second straight year – Carson Williams (2016), Taveion Holling- 8. Matt Lewis James Madison 1,574 sworth (2017) and Dayvion McKnight (2020). Four of the last six winners have 9. Luka Garza Iowa 1,559 played for WKU, including 2015 honoree Camron Justice. Before WKU the last 10. Carlik Jones Louisville 1,552 two years, the only time in history that a team featured three Kentucky Mr. Bas- 11. Antoine Davis Detroit Mercy 1,513 ketball winners was the 1993-94 Louisville squad (Dwayne Morton, Tick Rogers, 12. Taveion Hollingsworth WKU 1,494 Jason Osborne). WKU previously didn’t have a Mr. Basketball since 2007. ALWAYS ON THE COURT THE 1,000-POINT CLUB Through his junior year, Taveion Hollingsworth had played 3,614 total minutes, WKU could reach five active 1,000-point scorers during the 2020-21 season. The the most ever by a Hilltopper over his first three years. Hollingsworth is now Hilltoppers had eight returning players who had scored a combined 5,756 career ranked sixth on WKU’s all-time list for most minutes in a career with 3,712. He Division I points entering the season. needs just 246 minutes played for the most in Hilltopper history.
Top Career Point Totals Among Active Hilltoppers PHENOMENAL FRESHMEN Name Points In each of the last three years, WKU has placed a player on the Conference USA Taveion Hollingsworth 1,551 All-Freshman Team - Taveion Hollingsworth (2018), Charles Bassey (2019) Carson Williams 1,214 and Jordan Rawls (2020). They combined for 1,238 points and 13 C-USA Fresh- Kenny Cooper 906 man of the Week awards in their first seasons, and Bassey also won C-USA Fresh- Josh Anderson 908 man of the Year. Charles Bassey 695 THE HUMAN HIGHLIGHT REEL BASSEY IS BACK Senior Josh Anderson is no stranger to SportsCenter. His highlight-reel dunks Junior center Charles Bassey is returning from a season-ending Leg injury suf- have been featured on the SC Top 10 at least six times in his first three seasons. fered Dec. 7 of last season against Arkansas. The 2019-20 Preseason First Team The Tops as a whole have been featured at least nine times in the last three years. All-American suffered a tibial plateau fracture in his left leg that required season- ending surgery on Dec. 10 in Houston, Texas, with the team physicians for the TAVEION TURNS IN ALL-TIMER NFL’s Houston Texans and NBA’s Houston Rockets – the same physicians who Taveion Hollingsworth scored a career-high 43 points in a 95-91 overtime win performed surgery on Texans star JJ Watt when he suffered a similar injury in over Louisiana Tech on Feb. 27, 2020, the eighth-most points ever by a Hilltopper 2017. Bassey’s rehab began immediately after surgery, and he was cleared to and the most since Jim McDaniels scored 49 at Tennessee Tech on Jan. 4, 1971. It resume full contact activities in September. was also the ninth-most points ever by a Conference USA player.
CLEANING THE GLASS Most All-Time Points in a Single Game by a Hilltopper To start the 2020-21 season, Charles Bassey was the national leader in career Player Points (Game) rebounding average at 9.8 boards per game. He also ranks in the top 10 in career Clem Haskins 55 (vs. Middle Tennessee, 01/30/65) blocks average at 2.2 per game and in the top 15 in career field goal percentage Art Spoelstra 52 (vs. Morehead State, 12/12/53) (60.2 percent). Darel Carrier 50 (at Morehead State, 02/11/64) Jim McDaniels 49 (at Tennessee Tech, 01/04/71) Top Career Rebounders in College Basketball in 2020-21 Jim McDaniels 46 (at Austin Peay, 01/26/70) Name School Reb. Average Jim McDaniels 46 (vs. Jacksonville, 12/23/70) 1. Charles Bassey WKU 9.8 Tom Marshall 44 (vs. Eastern Kentucky, 01/16/54) Ruot Monyyong Little Rock 9.8 Taveion Hollingsworth 43 (vs. Louisiana Tech, 02/27/20) 3. Terry Taylor Austin Peay 9.5 James Butler Drexel 9.5 HITTING THE 30 MARK 5. J Robinson-Earl Villanova 9.4 Taveion Hollingsworth’s 43-point effort against Louisiana Tech on Feb. 27, 2020, was the fourth game of at least 30 points in his career, following a 30-point BASSEY RACKS UP PRESEASON HONORS effort against Charlotte on Jan. 18, 2020, and two 30-point games in his fresh- Charles Bassey was named a Preseason Second Team All-American by Lindy’s man season. Since 1986, he’s tied with Anthony Winchester, Brett McNeal and Sports Magzine. Last year, Bassey was named a Preseason First Team All-Amer- Courtney Lee for the most games with at least 30 points in a Hilltopper career. ican by Lindy’s and Street & Smith’s. He was also named this preseason to the watch list for the Naismith Trophy Player of the Year Award and Kareem Abdul- Games by a Hilltopper with 30+ Points since the 1986-87 season Jabbar Center of the Year Award. Bassey was a top-five finalist for the Kareem Player Games Award in 2019, and the only freshman finalist. Anthony Winchester 4 Brett McNeal 4 CHASING 2,000 Courtney Lee 4 Taveion Hollingsworth ranks 16th in WKU history with 1,551 career points. If Taveion Hollingsworth 4 he reached 2,000 points, he would join Jim McDaniels, Courtney Lee and Ralph Darnell Mee 3 Crosthwaite as the only Hilltoppers to accomplish the feat. Chris Robinson 3
MR. RELIABLE FRAMPTON HAS RANGE Taveion Hollingsworth has started 105 consecutive games – the most of any Davidson transfer Luke Frampton led the Atlantic 10 in 3-pointers made (100) active player in the nation. Hollingsworth has started every game of his WKU and 3-pointers per game (2.9) in 2018-19. He was just the second player in Da- career and has never missed a game for the Hilltoppers. vidson history to hit 100 3-pointers in a season, joining NBA star Stephen Curry.
6 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS LIKE FATHER, LIKE SON NOTES ON THE COACHING STAFF Stansbury’s son, Noah Stansbury, will be a freshman guard on this year’s team. The Stansburys are one of 17 father-son/coach-player combos in Division I this season. HOME-COURT ADVANTAGE Rick Stansbury’s teams have been outstanding on their own turf, boasting a Father-Son Coach-Player Combos in Division I This Season winning percentage at home of 78 percent overall – and 86 percent in noncon- School Head Coach Son ference play – during his 18 seasons at the helm at Mississippi State and WKU. Boise State Leon Rice Max Rice Stansbury has won at least 10 home games in each of his 18 seasons as a head UConn Dan Hurley Andrew Hurley coach, and the Hilltoppers are 19-4 at home against nonconference opponents Detroit Mercy Mike Davis Antoine Davis under Stansbury. Stansbury is 6-3 at home in postseason play. Illinois Brad Underwood Tyler Underwood Illinois-Chicago Luke Yaklich Griffin Yaklich STANSBURY’S HOME RECORD AS HEAD COACH Iowa Fran McCaffery Connor/Patrick McCaffery Season Nonconference League Postseason Overall Liberty Ritchie McCay Luke McCay WKU (Four seasons) Memphis Penny Hardaway Jayden Hardaway 2019-20 4-1 8-1 0-0 12-2 Michigan State Tom Izzo Stephen Izzo 2018-19 4-1 6-3 0-0 10-4 USC Upstate Dave Dickerson Dave Dickerson III 2017-18 5-2 8-1 1-0 14-3 Southern Sean Woods DeSean Woods 2016-17 5-0 6-3 0-0 11-3 Syracuse Jim Boeheim Buddy Boeheim Mississippi State (14 seasons) Texas Southern Johnny Jones John Jones 2011-12 9-1 6-2 0-1 15-4 Utah Larry Krystkowiak Luc Krystkowiak 2010-11 7-2 5-3 0-0 12-5 Western Illinois Rob Jeter III Rob Jeter IV 2009-10 6-1 6-2 1-1 13-4 WKU Rick Stansbury Noah Stansbury 2008-09 8-2 5-3 0-0 13-5 Wright State Scott Nagy TJ Nagy 2007-08 5-2 7-1 0-0 12-3 2006-07 7-1 6-2 3-0 16-3 TOURNAMENT TIME 2005-06 6-2 5-3 0-0 11-5 In Stansbury’s 34 previous seasons as a head coach or assistant coach, his teams 2004-05 5-0 6-2 0-0 11-2 have gone to the postseason 19 times, with top-five seeds in the NCAA Tourna- 2003-04 6-0 6-2 0-0 12-2 ment six times. The Bulldogs reached the postseason 11 times in Stansbury’s 14 2002-03 5-1 7-1 0-0 12-2 seasons as a head coach at Mississippi State. 2001-02 6-0 7-1 0-0 13-1 2000-01 6-1 6-2 1-1 13-4 CHAMPIONSHIP MINDSET 1999-00 6-0 4-4 0-0 10-4 During Stansbury’s final 10 years leading Mississippi State, only Kentucky won 1998-99 6-0 6-2 0-0 12-2 more SEC championships than his eight, and over his entire 14-year run at the Overall 106-17 (.862) 110-38 (.743) 6-3 (.667) 222-62 (.782) helm, only Kentucky and Florida won more games. His 293 career victories in the league were the 10th-most in SEC history at the time of his hire at WKU. BEATING THE BEST WKU’s victory over No. 15 Wisconsin on Dec. 29, 2018, was the 24th win over an TOP-LEVEL TALENT AP ranked opponent in head coach Rick Stansbury’s career. Fifteen of those wins Stansbury has signed seven top-20 recruiting classes during his time as a head came over a ranked foe on the road or at a neutral site. coach, including his first two classes at WKU and five at Mississippi State.
STANSBURY’S WINS OVER AP RANKED OPPONENTS THE BAND IS BACK TOGETHER WKU 2005-06 WKU associate head coach Phil Cunningham was an assistant for Rick Stans- 2019-20 None bury for 12 years at Mississippi State from 2000-12. He was previously an assis- None 2004-05 tant coach for WKU from 2012-13. WKU assistant coach Marcus Grant was on 2018-19 None Stansbury’s staff at MSU for eight years. After that, he was associate head coach No. 15 Wisconsin - 12/29-18 - H 2003-04 on Cunningham’s staff at Troy from 2013-19. WKU director of operationsTalvis 2017-18 No. 17 – Florida – 1/21/04 – A Franklin spent 10 years under Stansbury at Mississippi State in several roles, as No. 18 Purdue – 11/23/17 – N No. 25 – South Carolina – 2/11/04 – A well as a support staffer at Troy under Cunningham. 2016-17 2002-03 None No. 13 – Xavier – 12/14/02 – N FAMILY TRADITION MISSISSIPPI STATE No. 5 – Oklahoma – 12/28/02 – N Stansbury’s connection to The Hill goes back well before his hiring as head coach 2011-12 2001-02 to his great uncle, Edgar B. Stansbury, a 1994 WKU Athletics Hall of Famer as a No. 19 Texas A&M – 11/17/11 - N No. 6 Kentucky – 1/5/02 – H three-sport athlete (baseball, basketball, football), football assistant coach under No. 15 Arizona – 11/18/11 - N No. 5 Alabama – 2/9/02 – H W.L. “Gander” Terry, and Director of Athletics in 1946 after serving his country in 2010-11 No. 11 Florida – 3/8/02 – N World War II. The concourse inside E.A. Diddle Arena is named in E.B. Stansbury’s No. 24 Florida – 1/29/11 - H No. 8 Alabama – 3/10/02 – N honor. 2009-10 2000-01 No. 14 Ole Miss – 1/9/10 - A No. 12 Arizona – 12/30/00 – A No. 20 Vanderbilt – 3/13/10 – N No. 19 Ole Miss – 1/27/01 – H 2008-09 No. 18 Alabama – 2/7/01 – H No. 19 Kentucky – 2/3/09 – A 1999-00 No. 20 – LSU – 3/14/09 – N None 2007-08 1998-99 No. 17 – Ole Miss – 1/26/08 – H No. 25 Florida – 1/30/99 – H 2006-07 No. 18 Tennessee – 3/5/99 – N No. 17 – Vanderbilt – 2/21/07 – H
CLOSING OUT WINS In Rick Stansbury’s four-plus seasons as the Hilltoppers’ head coach, WKU is 70-5 when leading with five minutes to play. The first such loss was against Utah in the 2018 NIT Semifinals, and the most recent was vs. Memphis on Nov. 26, 2020.
7 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS THE STREAK WKU SURPASSES 1,000 STRAIGHT GAMES WITH A MADE 3-POINTER
ELITE COMPANY HOW IT ALL STARTED WKU became just the fifth team in NCAA history to reach 1,000 straight games WKU’s streak of consecutive games with a 3-pointer began on March 15, 1987, in with a made 3-pointer at Rice on Feb. 7, 2019. Kentucky was the first program a second-round NCAA Tournament game against Syracuse. After failing to make to hit the benchmark on Feb. 11, 2017. The Wildcats’ streak eventually ended at a 3-pointer in an opening-round victory over West Virginia, the Hilltoppers’ Kurk 1,047 games and has since been passed by UNLV. Lee sank three 3s against the Orange to start a streak that has lasted nearly 32 years. CURRENT ACTIVE STREAKS WKU is fourth in the nation among active streaks of consecutive games with a HOW IT REACHED 1,000 3-pointer at 1,043 straight contests. UNLV has the longest streak in history, fol- Jared Savage hit WKU’s first 3-pointer at the 16:38 mark at Rice on Feb. 7, 2019, lowed by Duke. Vanderbilt fell out of second place on the list after failing to make the first of 10 3s for the Hilltoppers in the double-overtime victory. a 3-pointer against Tennessee on Jan. 18, 2020. Arkansas reached the milestone one game behind the Hilltoppers. CLOSE CALLS Getting at least one 3-pointer in every game since 1987 hasn’t always come Longest Active Streaks of Consecutive Games with a Made 3-pointer (thru 11/29) easy for the Hilltoppers. In fact, they’ve had 20 games during the streak in which Team Current Streak they’ve only hit one 3-pointer, including the Louisville game last season. Two of 1. UNLV 1,104 games those games came in 2017-18, with both going to the second half before WKU 2. Duke 1,092 games hit its first 3-pointer. The most close calls came in 1987-88 and 1992-93, in which 3. Arkansas 1,045 games the Hilltoppers netted just one long-range shot in four games both years. 4. WKU 1,043 games DOWN TO THE FINAL MINUTE TOP MARKSMEN WKU had to wait until the final minute to make its first 3-pointer against Denver Most Career 3-Pointers in WKU History on Jan. 6, 2011. The Hilltoppers played 39 minutes and 9 seconds before Kahlil 1. T.J. Price, 2012-15 286 McDonald sank the team’s only 3 of the game. 2. Anthony Winchester, 2003-06 247 3. Courtney Lee, 2005-08 245 THE BIGGEST 3-POINTER IN SCHOOL HISTORY 4. A.J. Slaughter, 2007-10 211 There’s no doubt about the most significant 3-pointer in WKU history. In the first 5. Michael Fraliex, 1993-96 205 round of the 2008 NCAA Tournament, the 12th-seeded Hilltoppers went to over- 6. Orlando Mendez-Valdez, 2006-09 197 time with fifth-seeded Drake. With WKU trailing by one, Rogers knocked down a 7. Ty Rogers, 2005-08 193 26-footer for the win in what has become one of the most iconic shots in NCAA 8. Mike Wells, 2001-04 179 Tournament history. The Hilltoppers went on to advance to the Sweet 16 after 9. Chris Harrison-Docks, 2013-16 158 defeating San Diego in the second round. Rogers’ shot won the ESPY Award that 10. Patrick Sparks, 2002-03 (two seasons) 155 year for Best Finish.
8 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS CHASING THE WKU RECORD BOOKS
CAREER MINUTES PLAYED INDIVIDUAL 1. Courtney Lee, 2005-08 3,957 2. T.J. Price, 2012-15 3,881 CAREER 1,000-POINT SCORERS 3. Kannard Johnson, 1984-87 3,801 1. Jim McDaniels, 1969-71 2,238 4. Justin Johnson, 2014-18 3,785 Courtney Lee, 2005-08 2,238 5. Brett McNeal, 1986-89 3,714 3. Ralph Crosthwaite, 1955, ’57-59 2,076 6. Taveion Hollingsworth, 2018-present 3,712 4. Tom Marshall, 1951-54 1,909 7. George Fant, 2012-15 3,671 5. Brett McNeal, 1986-89 1,856 8. Steffphon Pettigrew, 2008-11 3,621 6. T.J. Price, 2012-15 1,782 9. Anthony Winchester, 2003-06 3,581 7. Johnny Britt, 1973-76 1,765 10. A.J. Slaughter, 2007-10 3,550 8. Kannard Johnson, 1984-87 1,738 11. Chris Robinson, 1993-96 3,339 9. Anthony Winchester, 2003-06 1,732 10. Justin Johnson, 2014-present 1,715 CAREER FREE THROW PERCENTAGE 11. Bobby Rascoe, 1960-62 1,687 1. Orlando Mendez-Valdez, 2006-09 .8173 (170-208) 12. Clem Haskins, 1965-67 1,680 2. Courtney Lee, 2005-08 .8172 (389-476) 13. Chris Robinson, 1993-96 1,656 3. Anthony Winchester, 2003-06 .8103 (299-369) 14. George Fant, 2012-15 1,621 4. Eric Back, 1956-58 .8098 (166-205) 15. A.J. Slaughter, 2007-10 1,581 5. Darrin Horn, 1992-95 .808 (235-291) 16. Taveion Hollingsworth, 2018-present 1,551 6. Taveion Hollingsworth, 2018-present .806 (377-468) 16. Steffphon Pettigrew, 2008-11 1,544 7. Charlie Osborne, 1959-61 .801 (511-638) 18. Art Spoelstra, 1952-54 1,510 8. Michael Fraliex, 1993-96 .800 (216-270) 19. Charlie Osborne, 1959-61 1,359 9. Mike Wells, 2001-04 .797 (224-281) 20. Craig McCormick, 1979-82 1,354 10. A.J .Slaughter, 2007-10 .784 (315-402) 21. Tellis Frank, 1984-87 1,323 11. James McNary, 1985-87 .782 (161-206) 22. Darel Carrier, 1962-64 1,318 23. Chuck Rawlings, 1973-76 1,314 CAREER BLOCKED SHOTS 24. Tony Wilson, 1980-83 1,305 1. Jeremy Evans, 2007-10 224 25. Wayne Chapman, 1966-68 1,292 2. Chris Marcus, 2000-03 214 26. Roland Shelton, 1987-90 1,269 3. Clarence Martin, 1983-87 198 27. Darnell Mee, 1991-93 1,253 4. Ben Lawson, 2013-17 185 28. Mike Wells, 2001-04 1,245 5. Elgrace Wilborn, 2005-06 161 29. Forest “Frosty” Able, 1953-55 1,221 6. Darius Hall, 1992-95 125 30. Bobby Jones, 1981-84 1,211 7. George Fant, 2012-15 124 31. Owen Lawson, 1956-58 1,206 8. Darnell Mee, 1991-93 110 32. Michael Fraliex, 1993-96 1,205 9. Charles Bassey, 2019-present 108 33. David Boyden, 2000-03 1,167 10. Teeng Akol, 2011-13 95 34. Sergio Kerusch, 2009-11 1,164 11. Mike Wells, 2001-04 92 35. Dwight Smith, 1965-67 1,142 36. Jim Rose, 1969-71 1,133 CAREER STEALS 37. Jack Turner, 1949-51, ’54 1,123 1. Darnell Mee, 1991-93 259 38. Mike Prince, 1977-80 1,120 2. Courtney Lee, 2005-08 242 39. Darrin Horn, 1992-95 1,115 3. Chris Robinson, 1993-96 203 40. Chris Marcus, 2000-03 1,113 4. A.J. Slaughter, 2007-10 169 41. Bob Lavoy, 1948-50 1,071 5. Brett McNeal, 1986-89 148 42. Orlando Mendez-Valdez, 2006-09 1,067 6. Darius Hall, 1992-95 146 43. Jeremy Evans, 2007-10 1,065 7. Darrin Horn, 1992-95 139 44. Bobby Jackson, 1961-63 1,060 8. Mark Bell, 1992-93 135 45. Derek Robinson, 1999-02 1,038 9. Bobby Jones, 1981-84 134 46. Gene Rhodes, 1949-52 1,029 10. Derek Robinson, 1999-2002 124 47. Carlisle Towery, 1938-40* 1,010 Jamal Crook, 2010-13 124 Bob Daniels, 1954-57 1,010 49. Don “Duck” Ray, 1942-43, ’47-48 1,006 Taveion Hollingsworth, 2018-present 123 John Oldham, 1943, ’47-49 1,006 Josh Anderson, 2018-present 123
CAREER GAMES STARTED CAREER MADE FREE THROWS 1. Jeremy Evans, 2007-08 130 1. Ralph Crosthwaite, 1955, ‘57-59 608 2. Courtney Lee, 2005-08 127 2. Tom Marshall, 1951-54 545 3. David Boyden, 2000-03 123 3. Charlie Osborne, 1959-61 511 4. George Fant, 2012-15 122 4. Art Spoelstra, 1951-54 497 5. Kannard Johnson, 1984-87 118 5. Bobby Rascoe, 1960-62 471 6. Clarence Martin, 1983-87 113 6. George Fant, 2012-15 437 7. T.J. Price, 2012-15 109 7. Clem Haskins, 1965-67 410 8. Taveion Hollingsworth, 2018-present 105 8. Courtney Lee, 2005-08 389 9. Bobby Jones, 1981-84 101 9. Taveion Hollingsworth, 2018-present 377 10. Steffphon Pettigrew, 2008-11 97 10. Jim McDaniels, 1969-71 368 11. Brett McNeal, 1986-89 96 Justin Johnson, 2015-18 96
9 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS MISCELLANEOUS STATS CAREER UNDER 2020-21 WKU BY SITUATION IN RECENT YEARS 10+ POINT GAMES (WKU) CATEGORY 2017-18 2018-19 2019-2020 2020-21 STANSBURY All games 27-11 20-14 20-10 2-1 84-53 Taveion Hollingsworth 3 77 Conference games 14-4 11-7 13-5 0-0 47-25 Charles Bassey 3 40 Non-con/postseason games 13-7 9-6 7-5 2-1 37-27 Carson Williams 2 26 Home 14-3 10-4 12-2 0-0 47-12 Josh Anderson 1 51 Away 9-5 6-8 6-6 0-0 25-31 Luke Frampton 1 1 Neutral site 4-3 4-2 2-2 2-1 12-10 Dayvion McKnight 1 1 Televised games 27-11 20-14 20-10 2-1 83-49 Jordan Rawls 0 12 vs. Ranked opponents 1-2 2-1 0-1 0-1 3-6 vs. Unranked opponents 26-8 18-13 20-9 2-0 81-46 20+ POINT GAMES Winning the tip 20-8 13-7 8-3 1-0 55-28 Taveion Hollingsworth 1 26 Losing the tip 7-3 7-7 12-7 1-1 29-25 Charles Bassey 1 7 Scoring first 18-7 15-6 8-5 2-1 53-27 Dayvion McKnight 1 1 Opponent scores first 9-4 5-8 12-5 0-0 31-26 Carson Williams 0 4 Leading at halftime 22-1 11-7 13-3 1-1 60-15 Josh Anderson 0 3 Trailing at halftime 5-9 9-6 6-7 1-0 22-36 Tied at halftime 0-1 0-1 1-0 0-0 2-2 30+ POINT GAMES Leading with 5:00 to play 23-1 17-2 15-2 2-0 70-5 Taveion Hollingsworth 0 4 Trailing with 5:00 to play 3-10 3-12 4-7 0-1 12-47 Tied with 5:00 to play 1-0 0-0 1-1 0-0 2-1 40+ POINT GAMES In overtime 1-0 2-1 3-2 0-0 6-3 Taveion Hollingsworth 0 1 Games decided by ≤3 pts. 2-3 4-3 2-3 0-0 12-10 Games decided by 4-10 pts. 9-5 9-8 11-5 2-1 34-25 10+ REBOUND GAMES Games decided by 11+ pts. 16-3 7-3 7-2 0-0 38-18 Charles Bassey 1 22 Shooting 50% or higher 18-1 7-2 9-0 0-0 40-5 Carson Williams 0 3 Shooting 40-49% 6-6 11-7 10-7 2-1 36-29 Josh Anderson 0 1 Shooting less than 40% 3-4 2-5 1-3 0-0 8-19 Taveion Hollingsworth 0 1 Opp. shooting 50% or higher 0-4 1-3 1-3 0-0 4-16 Opp. shooting 40-49% 15-5 9-9 16-6 2-1 49-28 DOUBLE-DOUBLES Opp. shooting less than 40% 12-2 10-2 3-1 0-0 31-9 Charles Bassey 1 22 Make more 3FG than opp. 8-2 4-1 10-3 0-0 29-10 Carson Williams 0 3 Make fewer 3FG than opp. 17-8 11-12 8-6 2-1 45-39 Josh Anderson 0 1 3FG made are even 2-1 5-1 2-1 0-0 10-4 Taveion Hollingsworth 0 1 Attempt more FT than opp. 24-6 17-7 19-6 2-0 76-30 Attempt fewer FT than opp. 3-5 3-7 1-4 0-1 8-23 GAMES LED WKU IN SCORING FT attempts are even 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Charles Bassey 2 21 More rebounds than opp. 18-3 14-5 12-1 2-0 59-14 Taveion Hollingsworth 1 33 Fewer rebounds than opp. 8-7 4-9 8-9 0-1 22-37 Josh Anderson 0 10 Rebounds are even 1-1 2-0 0-0 0-0 3-2 Carson Williams 0 7 More assists than opp. 13-1 9-4 8-1 0-1 39-11 Jordan Rawls 0 1 Fewer assists than opp. 11-8 10-10 10-9 2-0 37-40 Assists are even 3-2 1-0 2-0 0-0 8-2 GAMES LED WKU IN REBOUNDING Commit more TOs than opp. 11-4 9-10 6-1 1-0 37-29 Charles Bassey 3 34 Commit fewer TOs than opp. 15-6 10-3 14-7 1-0 44-18 Carson Williams 0 11 Turnovers are even 1-1 1-1 0-2 0-1 2-6 Taveion Hollingsworth 0 6 Scoring 100+ points 3-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 4-0 Josh Anderson 0 3 Scoring 90-99 points 3-0 2-0 5-0 1-0 12-0 Scoring 80-89 points 8-3 4-1 3-2 0-0 17-7 GAMES LED WKU IN ASSISTS Scoring 70-79 points 10-2 8-4 5-4 1-0 31-15 Dayvion McKnight 2 2 Scoring 60-69 points 2-5 6-5 6-3 0-1 19-17 Taveion Hollingsworth 1 24 Scoring fewer than 60 points 1-1 0-4 0-1 0-0 1-14 Kenny Cooper 1 1 Allowing 100+ points 0-1 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-1 Jordan Rawls 0 10 Allowing 90-99 points 1-0 0-0 1-0 0-0 3-3 Carson Williams 0 8 Allowing 80-89 points 3-4 2-4 3-1 1-0 10-13 Josh Anderson 0 9 Allowing 70-79 points 5-2 6-4 5-8 0-1 17-20 Charles Bassey 0 3 Allowing 60-69 points 13-4 5-6 9-1 1-0 36-13 Allowing fewer than 60 pts. 5-0 7-0 2-0 0-0 18-2 GAMES LED WKU IN BLOCKED SHOTS Following a win 19-8 12-8 12-7 2-1 53-32 Charles Bassey 3 38 Following a loss 8-3 8-6 8-3 0-0 31-21 Josh Anderson 0 19 More bench points than opp. 14-2 6-2 6-0 1-0 36-9 Carson Williams 0 11 Fewer bench pts. than opp. 12-9 14-12 12-10 1-1 45-44 Taveion Hollingsworth 0 3 Bench points are even 1-0 0-0 2-0 0-0 3-0 Isaiah Cozart 0 2 in November 5-2 3-3 6-2 2-1 19-12 Jordan Rawls 0 1 in December 5-3 4-3 1-3 0-0 14-12 in January 5-1 5-4 7-2 0-0 21-11 GAMES LED WKU IN STEALS in February 7-1 5-2 5-2 0-0 19-10 Josh Anderson 2 32 in March 5-4 3-2 1-1 0-0 11-8 Taveion Hollingsworth 1 29 on Monday 1-0 1-0 2-0 0-0 5-0 Kenny Cooper 1 1 on Tuesday 1-2 0-1 1-1 0-0 3-4 Dayvion McKnight 1 1 on Wednesday 3-2 0-3 1-0 1-0 9-8 Charles Bassey 0 9 on Thursday 9-1 8-1 5-2 1-0 26-8 Carson Williams 0 7 on Friday 3-1 2-0 1-2 0-1 6-5 Jordan Rawls 0 3 on Saturday 9-4 8-7 10-4 0-0 32-24 Isaiah Cozart 0 1 on Sunday 1-1 1-2 0-1 0-0 3-4 10 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENED A WKU TEAM: Was ranked 2007-08 Had two 20-point scorers 11/25/20 Final Associated Press Poll (No. 22) Taveion Hollingsworth (26) and Dayvion McKnight (21) vs. Northern Iowa Received votes in a national poll 11/12/20 Had three 20-point scorers 11/13/07 USA TODAY Coaches Poll (RV) (W) 88-67 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan Played a ranked team 11/27/20 Had two 25-point scorers 02/15/18 (L) 70-64 vs. No. 15 West Virginia Taveion Hollingsworth (30) and Darius Thompson (28) at North Texas Beat a ranked team 12/29/18 Had 10+ 3FGs 02/27/20 (W) 83-76 vs. No. 15/16 Wisconsin 11-of-31 vs. Louisiana Tech Won 5+ straight 01/11/20 - 01/25/20 (5) Held opponent under 35.0% shooting 11/18/19 Won 10+ straight 01/10/08 - 02/16/08 (11) 34.7% (25-of-72) vs. Campbellsville Won 15+ straight 01/03/02 - 03/05/02 (15) Committed fewer than 10 TOs 11/25/20 Won 20+ straight 12/03/66 - 02/20/67 (21) 9 vs. Northern Iowa Lost 5+ straight 12/31/11 - 01/15/12 (5) Committed fewer than 5 TOs 02/08/20 Scored 100 pts 11/18/19 3 vs. Southern Miss (W) 109-66 vs. Campbellsville Committed 25+ TOs 11/18/14 Scored 100 pts on the road 02/15/18 25 at Minnesota (W) 102-94 at North Texas (OT) Forced 25+ TOs 11/10/12 Scored 100 pts and lost 01/29/04 26 at Southern Miss (L) 110-102 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette Shot 60% from the field 11/18/19 Allowed 100 pts 03/03/18 61.5% vs. Campbellsville (L) 101-73 at UAB Shot 70% from the field 02/24/84 Allowed 100 pts at home 12/22/10 71.1% vs. UAB (L) 114-82 vs. #25 Louisville Shot 90% from FT line (min. 10) 12/19/17 Allowed 100 pts and won 12/03/73 100% (11-of-11) vs. Belmont (W) 102-100 at Arkansas Scored fewer than 50 pts 11/25/16 A WKU INDIVIDUAL: (L) 86-47 vs. Washington Scored 25 pts 11/25/20 Allowed fewer than 50 pts 03/09/18 Taveion Hollingsworth (26) vs. Northern Iowa (W) 57-49 vs. Old Dominion Scored 30 pts 02/27/20 Back-to-back 20-point wins 2018 Taveion Hollingsworth (43) vs. Louisiana Tech 02/22/18 • (W) 93-55 vs. Charlotte Scored 40 pts 02/27/20 02/24/18 • (W) 88-66 vs. Old Dominion Taveion Hollingsworth (43) vs. Louisiana Tech 30-point win 11/18/19 Scored 50 pts 01/30/65 (W) 109-66 vs. Campbellsville Clem Haskins (55) vs. Middle Tennessee Back-to-back 30-point wins 2014 Scored 15+ pts in a half 11/26/20 12/27/14 • (W) 89-42 vs. Brescia (Ky.) Taveion Hollingsworth (15, second half) vs. Memphis 12/29/14 • (W) 104-62 vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College Had 15 rebounds 02/15/20 40-point win 11/18/19 Jared Savage (16) at UTSA (W) 109-66 vs. Campbellsville Had 20 rebounds 11/25/00 Back-to-back 40-point wins 2014 Chris Marcus (21) vs. Tennessee State 12/27/14 • (W) 89-42 vs. Brescia (Ky.) Had 25 rebounds 03/07/72 12/29/14 • (W) 104-62 vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College Granville Bunton (27) at Morehead State 50-point win 01/03/04 Had 20 pts and 10 rebs 11/26/20 (W) 107-52 vs. Kentucky State Charles Bassey (21 pts, 14 rebs) vs. Memphis 60-point win 12/15/01 Had 10 assists 02/07/19 (W) 103-40 vs. West Alabama Lamonte Bearden (11) at Rice 30-point loss 11/25/16 Had 5 blocks 11/26/20 (L) 86-47 vs. Washington Charles Bassey (7) vs. Memphis Played in OT game 03/01/20 Had 5 steals 11/15/19 (W) 78-72 (OT) at North Texas Josh Anderson (5) at Eastern Kentucky Played in a 2OT game 02/07/19 Had a double-double 11/26/20 (W) 92-85 (2OT) at Rice Charles Bassey (21 pts, 14 rebs) vs. Memphis Played in a 3OT game 01/19/84 Two players had a double-double 02/07/19 (L) 76-74 (3OT) vs. Jacksonville Lamonte Bearden (16 pts, 11 asts) and Charles Bassey (10 pts, 14 rebs) at Rice Played in back-to-back OT games 2020 Had a triple-double 01/06/18 02/27/20 • (W) 95-91 (OT) vs. Louisiana Tech Darius Thompson (33 pts, 10 rebs, 10 asts) at Marshall 03/01/20 • (L) 78-72 (OT) at North Texas Won on “last second” shot 02/08/14 (W) 79-78 at UALR AN OPPOSING INDIVIDUAL: Trency Jackson hit a 28-footer with 0:00.0 left in regulation Scored 30 pts 11/15/19 Lost on “last second” shot 03/21/09 Jomaru Brown, Eastern Kentucky (41) (L) 83-81 in NCAA Tournament vs. #10 Gonzaga Scored 40 pts 11/15/19 Demetri Goodson hit 6-footer at 0:00.9 Jomaru Brown, Eastern Kentucky (41) Had 5 players in double figures 03/07/20 Had 15 rebounds 01/24/19 (W) 91-85 at FIU Leonard Harper-Baker, Southern Miss (15) Had 6 players in double figures 03/07/20 Had 20 rebounds 12/07/03 (W) 91-85 at FIU Cuthbert Victor, Murray State (20) Had 7 players in double figures 11/18/19 Had 20 pts and 10 rebs 02/08/20 (W) 109-66 vs. Campbellsville LaDavius Draine, Southern Miss (21 pts and 10 rebs) Had 8 players in double figures 12/08/93 Had 10 assists 02/22/20 (W) 129-91 vs. North Florida Jordan Shepherd, Charlotte (10) Had 2 double-figure rebounders 12/21/19 Had a double-double 02/22/20 Carson Williams (14) and Jared Savage (11) at Rhode Island Jordan Shepherd, Charlotte (13 pts and 10 assists) 11 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS CAREER RECORD BY OPPONENT HEAD COACH 2020-21 OPPONENTS IN BOLD RICK STANSBURY TEAM W-L PCT AKRON 0-2 .000 ALABAMA 16-14 .533 CAREER RECORD: 377-219 (19TH SEASON) ALABAMA A&M 4-0 1.000 UAB 6-4 .600 RECORD AT WKU: 84-53 (FIFTH SEASON) ALABAMA STATE 4-0 1.000 APPALACHIAN STATE 1-0 1.000 With 377 career wins and 12 postseason trips as a head ARIZONA 2-1 .667 coach to his credit, Rick Stansbury is the 15th head THE STANSBURY FILE ARKANSAS 18-14 .563 ARKANSAS-PINE BLUFF 2-0 1.000 men’s basketball coach at Western Kentucky University. ARKANSAS STATE 2-0 1.000 Stansbury was hired to lead the WKU program on March PERSONAL AUBURN 16-12 .571 28, 2016. Born: Dec. 23, 1959 Hometown: Battletown, Ky. AUSTIN PEAY 3-0 1.000 BAYLOR 0-1 .000 Wife: Meo Children: Isaac, Noah, Luke Stansbury has led the Hilltoppers to three straight 20- BELMONT 1-4 .200 win seasons and appearances in the last two Conference BETHUNE-COOKMAN 1-0 1.000 USA Tournament title games played. Over the last three COACHING CAREER BIRMINGHAM-SOUTHERN 1-0 1.000 seasons, WKU has 10 wins against opponents from the top 1981-82: Campbellsville (student assistant) BOSTON COLLEGE 1-0 1.000 seven leagues, an 8-4 record against Power Five programs 1983-84: Cumberland (graduate assistant) BOWLING GREEN 0-1 .000 and three wins against top-25 foes. 1985-90: Austin Peay (assistant coach) BRADLEY 1-0 1.000 1990-94: Mississippi State (assistant coach) BUTLER 0-1 .000 The Hilltoppers went 20-10 under Stansbury’s guidance in 1994-98: Mississippi State (assoc. head coach) CALIFORNIA 0-1 .000 2019-20, becoming one of 44 teams in the nation to win at 1998-2012: Mississippi State (head coach) CAMPBELLSVILLE 1-0 1.000 least 20 games in each of the last three seasons. WKU’s 67 2014-15: Texas A&M (assistant coach) CENTENARY 4-0 1.000 wins over the last three seasons are the most of any team CHARLOTTE 7-3 .700 2015-16: Texas A&M (associate head coach) CHATTANOOGA 1-0 1.000 in Conference USA. 2016-Present: WKU (head coach) CINCINNATI 0-2 .000 CLEMSON 0-2 .000 WKU was set to be the No. 2 seed in the 2020 Conference COLORADO STATE 0-1 .000 USA Tournament before it was canceled due to the (1999-2012), where he compiled a career record of 293- DEPAUL 1-0 1.000 COVID-19 pandemic. 166 (.638), led the Bulldogs to the postseason 11 times DETROIT MERCY 2-1 .667 – with six NCAA appearances – and became Mississippi DUKE 0-1 .000 In the 2018-19 season, the Hilltoppers finished 20-14 and State’s all-time wins leader in the process. EAST TENNESSEE STATE 0-1 .000 earned the No. 2 seed in C-USA, the program’s highest EASTERN KENTUCKY 4-1 .800 league finish at the time since 2014. WKU sold out of In his two seasons in College Station, working for head FAIRFIELD 1-0 1.000 general season tickets for the first time since E.A. Diddle coach Billy Kennedy, Stansbury helped the Aggie coaching FAIRLEIGH DICKINSON 1-0 1.000 Arena opened in 1963 and averaged 5,809 fans per staff sign a consensus top-10 recruiting class, a class FLORIDA 8-9 .471 FLORIDA A&M 2-0 1.000 game, the highest average attendance since the venue’s regarded as one of the best in school history, in 2015. In FLORIDA ATLANTIC 4-2 .667 the 2015-16 campaign, with Stansbury serving as associate renovation in 2002. FIU 3-2 .600 head coach, the Aggies set a school record for wins with FLORIDA STATE 1-1 .500 In Stansbury’s second season in 2017-18, the Hilltoppers 28 after a 21-12 campaign and third-place SEC finish in FORDHAM 1-0 1.000 finished 27-11 – their most wins since the 2007-08 season his first season. Texas A&M’s run to the Sweet 16 was the GEORGE MASON 1-1 .500 and the most wins in the state of Kentucky that year – and deepest the Aggies have advanced in the tournament in GEORGIA 9-9 .500 advanced to the semifinals of the NIT for the first time program history. GEORGIA STATE 2-0 1.000 since 1954. WKU finished the season 4-2 against Power 5 HAWAII 0-1 .000 conference teams and was one of four teams in the nation During Stansbury’s final 10 years leading Mississippi State, HOLY CROSS 1-0 1.000 – including the only non-Power 5 – to register wins over only Kentucky won more SEC championships than his HOUSTON 2-0 1.000 opponents from each of the ACC, SEC, Pac-12 and Big Ten eight, and over his entire 14-year run at the helm, only IDAHO 1-0 1.000 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO 1-0 1.000 conferences. Kentucky and Florida won more games. His 293 career ILLINOIS STATE 1-0 1.000 victories were the 10th-most in SEC history. The Bulldogs INDIANA STATE 2-1 .667 The season was the 10th in WKU history with at least 27 won the SEC tournament in 2002 and 2009, the overall JACKSON STATE 2-0 1.000 wins, and the 27 victories tied for the most in a season SEC championship in 2004 and dominated the league’s JACKSONVILLE 1-0 1.000 for Stansbury, who also won 27 games in 2001-02 at Western Division during Stansbury’s tenure, winning the JACKSONVILLE STATE 5-0 1.000 Mississippi State. side in 2003, 2004, 2007, 2008 and 2010. KENTUCKY 4-13 .235 KENTUCKY WESLEYAN 1-0 1.000 In Stansbury’s four seasons at the helm, the Hilltoppers His teams were also postseason regulars, appearing in the LAFAYETTE 1-0 1.000 are a combined 47-12 inside E.A. Diddle Arena. Stansbury NCAA Tournament or NIT in 11 of his 14 seasons as MSU’s LIBERTY 1-0 1.000 has never registered less than 10 home wins in a season as head coach, including trips to the NCAA Tournament in LITTLE ROCK 3-0 1.000 a head coach. He has a 78.2 percent winning percentage four consecutive seasons (2002-2005) and consecutive LOUISIANA-LAFAYETTE 3-2 .600 LOUISIANA-MONROE 4-0 1.000 overall in home games at the helm, including an 86.2 appearances in 2008 and 2009 with NIT trips in 1999, 2001, LSU 18-13 .581 2007, 2010 and 2012. Including his time as an assistant, percent clip in nonconference contests. LOUISIANA TECH 6-2 .750 Mississippi State went to the postseason 15 times in 22 LOUISVILLE 0-1 .000 Stansbury, a Battletown, Ky., native and Campbellsville seasons. LOYOLA MARYMOUNT 2-0 1.000 University Class of 2003 Hall of Famer, came to The Hill MARSHALL 5-4 .556 following two years at 2015-16 Southeastern Conference Seven Bulldogs earned All-America honors, 23 were MASSACHUSETTS 0-1 .000 regular season champion Texas A&M, which included a run named All-SEC (11 first teamers), and he posted 20 or more MCNEESE STATE 5-0 1.000 to the 2016 NCAA Sweet 16. wins in 10 seasons during his 14-year run as head coach. MEMPHIS 1-1 .500 Prior to Stansbury taking over as head coach, MSU had just MIAMI (FLA.) 1-1 .500 In his 34 seasons as a head coach or an assistant coach, seven postseason tournament appearances and won at MIAMI-OHIO 0-1 .000 Stansbury’s teams have gone to the postseason 19 times, least 20 games just seven times in the school’s previous 86 MIDDLE TENNESSEE 2-4 .333 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 3-0 1.000 with Top 5 seeds in the NCAA Tournament in 2016 (3), 2004 years of basketball competition. MISSOURI 1-2 .333 (2), 2003 (5), 2002 (3), 1996 (5) and 1995 (5) and in the NIT MISSOURI-KANSAS CITY 1-0 1.000 in 2018 (4), 2012 (4), 2010 (1), and 2007 (1). Stansbury has been a winner in every capacity. MISSOURI STATE 0-2 .000 MONMOUTH 1-0 1.000 The veteran head coach made his name over a 22-year run Off the court, Stansbury’s program graduated players at a MONTANA STATE 1-1 .500 at Mississippi State, including the final 14 as head coach rate never before seen at Mississippi State. Over his time
12 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS as head coach, only Vanderbilt had a higher graduation CAREER RECORD BY OPPONENT rate in the SEC, and the Bulldogs were third in the SEC 2020-21 OPPONENTS IN BOLD with 41 academic honorees in 14 years. Fans also came HEAD COACHING RECORD out in droves in Starkville to watch Stansbury’s Bulldogs TEAM W-L PCT play. Of the Top 30 most attended games in MSU history, 1998-99: Mississippi State...... 20-13^ MURRAY STATE 1-0 1.000 26 came during Stansbury’s run as head coach including 1999-00: Mississippi State...... 14-16 NEW ORLEANS 4-0 1.000 all of the Top 10. He was the only coach in MSU history 2000-01: Mississippi State...... 18-13^ NICHOLLS 6-0 1.000 to average more than 10,000 fans per game in SEC play 2001-02: Mississippi State...... 27-8*# NORTH ALABAMA 1-0 1.000 (2003-04/10,209), and his Bulldogs played in front of an 2002-03: Mississippi State...... 21-10*% NORTH CAROLINA 0-1 .000 average of over 7,000 fans per night in six of his 14 seasons 2003-04: Mississippi State...... 26-4*% NORTH CAROLINA A&T 2-0 1.000 as head coach. NORTHERN IOWA 1-0 1.000 2004-05: Mississippi State...... 23-11* 2005-06: Mississippi State...... 15-15 NORTH TEXAS 6-1 .857 Stansbury also brings to The Hill a national reputation of NORTHWESTERN 1-0 1.000 success as evidenced by his 2004 SEC Associated Press 2006-07: Mississippi State...... 21-14^% NORTHWESTERN STATE 2-1 .667 Coach of the Year, finalist for National Coach of the Year, 2007-08: Mississippi State...... 23-11*% OHIO 1-1 .500 and District 17 NABC Coach of the Year awards. During the 2008-09: Mississippi State...... 23-13*# OKLAHOMA 1-0 1.000 2003-04 season, Stansbury’s Bulldogs ranked as high as 2009-10: Mississippi State...... 24-12^% OKLAHOMA STATE 1-0 1.000 2010-11: Mississippi State...... 17-14 OLD DOMINION 5-5 .500 No. 4 in the AP poll and finished No. 8 that year, their third 2011-12: Mississippi State...... 21-12^ OLE MISS 21-8 .724 consecutive Top 25 finish in the final AP poll. OREGON 1-0 1.000 2016-17: WKU...... 15-17 PITTSBURGH 1-0 1.000 As a recruiter, Stansbury is no stranger to sending players 2017-18: WKU...... 27-11^ PRAIRIE VIEW A&M 0-0 0.00 to the NBA ranks. Since 1996, Stansbury has helped guide 2018-19: WKU...... 20-14 PURDUE 1-0 1.000 nine players to the NBA, including Erick Dampier, the 2019-20: WKU...... 20-10 RHODE ISLAND 0-1 .000 10th overall pick in the 1996 Draft. Other pros under his 2020-21: WKU...... 2-1 RICE 4-0 1.000 tutelage include Mario Austin, Derrick Zimmerman, Jarvis 377-219 (.633) RICHMOND 2-2 .500 Varnado and Rodney Hood. (*) NCAA Tournament appearance RIDER 0-1 .000 (^) NIT appearance RUTGERS 0-1 .000 Through his first three seasons at WKU, all nine outgoing (#) SEC Tournament champions SAINT MARY’S (CALIF.) 2-2 .500 seniors signed contracts to play professional basketball. SAM HOUSTON STATE 1-0 1.000 SAN DIEGO 2-1 .667 Stansbury’s WKU recruiting class for 2018-19 was ranked Ohio Valley Conference tournament championship and SANTA CLARA 2-0 1.000 No. 19 in the country by Rivals and No. 27 by 247Sports. His NCAA Tournament second-round berth in 1986-87. SMU 1-0 1.000 2017-18 class was ranked in the top 10 nationally by every SOUTH ALABAMA 7-1 .875 major recruiting outlet and was the program’s first top-25 His 16-year career as an assistant prior to the MSU head SOUTH CAROLINA 12-5 .706 class in the modern recruiting era. SOUTH CAROLINA STATE 1-0 1.000 coaching post began at his alma mater, Campbellsville, SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA 5-1 .833 WKU was one of nine programs with back-to-back top-20 during the 1981-82 season as he worked toward earning SOUTHERN ILLINOIS 0-1 .000 recruiting classes as ranked by Rivals in 2017 and 2018, a double major in business and physical education. He SOUTHERN MISS 7-0 1.000 along with Duke, Kentucky, UCLA, Oregon, Kansas, North then moved on to work for Randy Vernon at Cumberland STANFORD 1-1 .500 Carolina, Texas and Michigan State. in Williamsburg, where he earned his master’s in Business ST. BONAVENTURE 2-0 1.000 Education. In 1983-84, the team went 31-5 and earned SYRACUSE 0-1 .000 TENNESSEE 7-9 .438 NBA scouts have always had their eyes on his programs. WKU a second-round appearance in the NAIA Tournament. TENNESSEE-MARTIN 5-0 1.000 hosted the first two preseason Pro Days in program history In October 1999, Stansbury was honored by the TENNESSEE STATE 2-0 1.000 over the last two seasons, with more than 20 NBA scouts in Campbellsville Alumni Association as a proud recipient of TENNESSEE TECH 1-0 1.000 attendance and double-digit scouts at most games. the school’s Distinguished Alumni Award. TEXAS 0-2 .000 TEXAS A&M 1-0 1.000 Over a nine-year period in Starkville (2003-11), Stansbury Stansbury’s connection to The Hill goes back well before his TEXAS A&M-CORPUS CHRISTI 2-0 1.000 signed five different top-20 recruiting classes. His 2005 hiring as head coach to his great uncle, Edgar B. Stansbury, TEXAS-PAN AMERICAN 1-0 1.000 class was rated the sixth-best nationally by Rivals.com a 1994 WKU Athletics Hall of Famer as a three-sport athlete TEXAS TECH 0-1 .000 while his final class in the spring of 2011 was No. 12 (baseball, basketball, football), football assistant coach TROY 3-1 .750 nationally by the outlet. The Class of 2015 at Texas A&M TULANE 3-0 1.000 was rated No. 8 nationally by Rivals.com. under W.L. “Gander” Terry, and Director of Athletics in 1946 TULSA 0-1 .000 after serving his country in World War II. The concourse UCF 0-1 .000 Before going to Starkville, Stansbury spent six seasons as inside E.A. Diddle Arena is named in E.B. Stansbury’s honor. UC IRVINE 1-0 1.000 an assistant at Austin Peay State University in Clarksville, UCLA 1-0 1.000 Tenn. Working alongside the late Lake Kelly, APSU Stansbury is married to the former Meo Mellen of Roanoke, UNLV 0-1 .000 recorded three consecutive winning seasons including an Va. The couple has three sons, Isaac, Noah and Luke. USC 1-0 1.000 UTAH 0-1 .000 UTAH STATE 1-0 1.000 UTEP 4-0 1.000 STANSBURY’S COACHING ACCOLADES UTSA 3-3 .500 VALPARAISO 1-1 .500 CHAMPIONSHIPS VANDERBILT 11-8 .579 • SEC WESTERN CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS (2003, 2004, 2007, 2008, 2010) VILLANOVA 0-1 .000 VIRGINIA TECH 1-1 .500 • SEC TOURNAMENT CHAMPIONS (2002, 2009) • OVERALL SEC CHAMPION (2004) WASHINGTON 0-3 .000 WASHINGTON STATE 0-2 .000 POSTSEASON EXPERIENCE WEST VIRGINIA 2-2 .500 WESTERN KENTUCKY 3-1 .750 AS HEAD COACH WISCONSIN 1-1 .500 • NCAA (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008, 2009) • NIT (1999, 2001, 2007, 2010, 2012, 2018) WINTHROP 0-1 .000 WRIGHT STATE 2-1 .667 AS ASSISTANT XAVIER 3-1 .750 TOTALS 377-219 .633 • NCAA (1987, 1991, 1995 - SWEET 16, 1996 - FINAL FOUR, 2016 - SWEET 16) • NIT (1990, 1994)
AWARDS • SEC COACH OF THE YEAR (2004) • DISTRICT 17 NABC COACH OF THE YEAR (2004)
13 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 0 #1 KYLEN MILTON Career Same FRESHMAN | G | 6-4 | 190 | HS REBOUNDS MONTICELLO, ARK. (CORE4 ACADEMY) Season 0 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 0 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career Same FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Northern Iowa DNP Season 0 vs. Memphis DNP Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS vs. West Virginia DNP Season 0 at Louisville Career Same vs. Prairie View THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season 0 vs. Little Rock Career Same RHODE ISLAND FREE THROWS Season 0 TENNESSEE TECH Career Same MISS. VALLEY STATE FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Season 0 at Charlotte* Career Same at Charlotte* ASSISTS Season 0 LOUISIANA TECH* Career Same LOUISIANA TECH* BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 MARSHALL* Career Same at Marshall* STEALS at Middle Tennessee* Season 0 Career Same at Middle Tennessee* MINUTES PLAYED OLD DOMINION Season 0 Career Same OLD DOMINION at Florida Atlantic* QUICK-HITTERS at Florida Atlantic* • Averaged 23 points per game during 2019-20 RICE* post-grad season at CORE4 Academy in Atlanta • Season included game with 38 points, six re- RICE* bounds and five assists at North Texas* • Previously a standout at Conway High School in Arkansas, where he averaged 13 points, six re- at North Texas* bounds and two steals as a junior in 2018-19 FIU* • Shot 54 percent from the field and 75 percent from the free-throw line FIU* • Named a Class 7A All-Conference selection and an All-State Tournament team pick • Was a dual-sport athlete at Conway while also competing in football • Majoring in Sport Management
CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WKU 2020-21 TOTAL
14 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 2, 2x, last vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 #2 KEVIN OSAWE Career Same JUNIOR | FORWARD | 6-6 | 205 | TR REBOUNDS TORONTO, CANADA. (VINCENNES UNIVERSITY) Season 5, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 1, 2x, last vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 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 vs. Northern Iowa 14 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 1 2 Season 2, 2x, last vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 vs. Memphis 6 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS vs. West Virginia 12 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 Season 0 at Louisville Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Prairie View Season 1, 2x, last vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 vs. Little Rock Career Same FREE THROWS RHODE ISLAND Season 0 TENNESSEE TECH Career Same FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED MISS. VALLEY STATE Season 0 at Charlotte* Career Same at Charlotte* ASSISTS Season 0 LOUISIANA TECH* Career Same LOUISIANA TECH* BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 MARSHALL* Career Same at Marshall* STEALS Season 1, 2x, last vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 at Middle Tennessee* Career Same at Middle Tennessee* MINUTES PLAYED Season 14, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 OLD DOMINION Career Same OLD DOMINION at Florida Atlantic* QUICK-HITTERS at Florida Atlantic* • Scored two points with five rebounds in WKU debut vs. Northern Iowa on Nov. 25, 2020 RICE* • Named NJCAA Division I Third-Team All-Ameri- RICE* can following his sophomore season • Averaged 17.2 points, 9.8 rebounds and 1.6 as- at North Texas* sists as Vincennes compiled 28-5 record, No. 9 at North Texas* final national ranking and No. 10 overall seed in NJCAA National Tournament FIU* • Made 66 3-pointers as sophomore, ranked sixth FIU* nationally in defensive rebounds and 25th in to- tal rebounds • Averaged 11.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.3 as- sists as a freshman on team that won the NJCAA national championship with 34-2 record • Named MVP of the National Tournament with 22 points and 10 rebounds in the championship game • Rated No. 10 overall junior-college prospect in the nation by JUCORecruiting.com • Was a standout prep player at Central Technical School in Canada • Majoring in Sport Management
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 VINCENNES UNIVERSITY 2018-19 25 17 N/A N/A 102 223 .457 52 131 .397 32 46 .696 25 137 162 6.5 35 0 33 28 10 5 288 11.5 2019-20 33 32 N/A N/A 210 484 .434 66 197 .335 83 112 .680 68 255 323 9.8 48 0 53 61 13 21 569 17.2 WKU 2020-21 3 0 32 10.7 2 5 .400 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 2 6 8 2.7 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 1.3 WKU TOTAL 3 0 32 10.7 2 5 .400 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 2 6 8 2.7 0 0 0 1 0 2 4 1.3
15 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 5, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 #3 JORDAN RAWLS Career 19, vs. Louisiana Tech, 02/06/20 SOPHOMORE | GUARD | 6-1 | 180 | 1L REBOUNDS CHATTANOOGA, TENN. (HAMILTON HEIGHTS ACAD.) Season 2, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 Career 4, vs. Southern Miss, 02/08/20 FIELD GOALS Season 1, 3x, last vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 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. Louisiana Tech, 02/06/20 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Northern Iowa 10 1 3 .333 0 2 .000 3 3 1.000 0 2 2 3 0 1 1 0 0 5 Season 3, 2x, last vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 vs. Memphis 9 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 3 Career 12, 5x, last at FIU, 03/07/20 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS vs. West Virginia 14 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 Season 1, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 at Louisville Career 4, vs. Illinois State, 11/23/19 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Prairie View Season 2, 2x, last vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 vs. Little Rock Career 8, at FIU, 03/07/20 FREE THROWS RHODE ISLAND Season 3, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 TENNESSEE TECH Career 5, vs. North Texas, 01/02/20 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED MISS. VALLEY STATE Season 3, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 at Charlotte* Career 8, vs. North Texas, 01/02/20 at Charlotte* ASSISTS Season 1, 2x, last vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 LOUISIANA TECH* Career 7, at FIU, 02/01/20 LOUISIANA TECH* BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 MARSHALL* Career 1, at UTSA, 02/15/20 at Marshall* STEALS Season 0 at Middle Tennessee* Career 3, 2x, last at Florida Atlantic, 01/30/20 at Middle Tennessee* MINUTES PLAYED Season 14, vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 OLD DOMINION Career 40, at UAB, 01/09/20 OLD DOMINION at Florida Atlantic* QUICK-HITTERS at Florida Atlantic* • Started 16 games and played in all 30 for the Hilltoppers as a freshman in 2019-20 RICE* • Averaged 7.9 points and 27.7 minutes per game, RICE* adding 1.4 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game • Shot 38.5 percent from the field including at North Texas* shooting 34 of 105 (32.4 percent) from 3-point at North Texas* range and 99 of 129 at the free-throw line • Named to the C-USA All-Freshman Team FIU* • Scored career-high 19 points with three made FIU* 3-pointers against Louisiana Tech on 2/6/20 • Handed out career-high seven assists with just one turnover at FIU on 2/1/20 • Made first career start and played 40 minutes at UAB on 1/9/20, scoring 10 points with five assists • Named C-USA Freshman of the Week on 11/25/20 • Averaged 23 points and seven assists per game in 2018-19 for Hamilton Heights Christian Acad- emy in Chattanooga, Tenn • Rated four-star prospect by 247Sports and Ri- vals in the 2020 class before reclassifying, and ranked as No. 80 player in the country • Father, Keith, was a standout for Austin Peay in the late 80s when WKU head coach Rick Stans- bury was an assistant for the Governors • Majoring in sport management
CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WKU 2019-20 30 16 831 27.7 87 226 .385 34 105 .324 30 41 .732 7 36 43 1.4 41 0 67 48 1 21 238 7.9 2020-21 3 0 33 11.0 3 8 .375 1 5 .200 3 3 1.000 0 4 4 1.3 4 0 2 2 0 0 10 3.3 TOTAL 33 16 864 26.2 90 234 .385 35 110 .318 33 44 .750 7 40 47 1.4 45 0 69 50 1 21 248 7.5
16 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 10, vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 #4 JOSH ANDERSON Career 25, vs. Marshall, 01/21/19 SENIOR | GUARD | 6-6 | 190 | 3L REBOUNDS BATON ROUGE, LA. (MADISON PREP ACADEMY) Season 4, 2x, last vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 Career 10, at FIU, 02/01/20 FIELD GOALS Season 5, vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career 10, 2x, last at Rice, 02/07/19 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Northern Iowa * 23 3 6 .500 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 1 3 4 1 0 1 0 1 1 7 Season 7, vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 vs. Memphis * 27 2 6 .333 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 1 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 6 Career 21, at Rice, 02/07/19 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS vs. West Virginia * 26 5 7 .714 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 2 0 2 1 0 2 10 Season 0 at Louisville Career 3, vs. UTSA, 01/31/19 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Prairie View Season 1, 3x, last vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 vs. Little Rock Career 5, 2x, last vs. UAB, 02/16/19 FREE THROWS RHODE ISLAND Season 2, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 TENNESSEE TECH Career 9, at Eastern Kentucky, 11/15/19 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED MISS. VALLEY STATE Season 2, 2x, last vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 at Charlotte* Career 12, 2x, last at Eastern Kentucky, 11/15/19 at Charlotte* ASSISTS Season 2, vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 LOUISIANA TECH* Career 5, vs, UCF, 11/18/18 LOUISIANA TECH* BLOCKED SHOTS Season 1, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 MARSHALL* Career 3, vs. Louisiana Tech, 02/27/20 at Marshall* STEALS Season 2, vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 at Middle Tennessee* Career 5, 2x, last at Eastern Kentucky, 11/15/19 at Middle Tennessee* MINUTES PLAYED Season 27, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 OLD DOMINION Career 43, at Rice, 02/07/19 OLD DOMINION at Florida Atlantic* QUICK-HITTERS at Florida Atlantic* • Appeared in all 30 games with 16 starts for WKU in 2019-20 while averaging 28.2 minutes per game RICE* • Averaged 10.1 points and 4.2 rebounds per RICE* game; shot 44.8 percent from the field and made 99 of 129 (76.7 percent) free throws at North Texas* • Sits just outside WKU’s top-10 list for career at North Texas* steals with 119 total • Ranked ninth in C-USA in free-throw percentage FIU* and sixth in blocks FIU* • Finished the season with 886 career points, just 114 away from 1,000 • Notched first career double-double with 14 points and 10 rebounds at FIU on Feb. 1 • Has appeared on SportsCenter Top 10 plays at least six times in three seasons for his dunks • Led Madison Prep to its third straight state title and its fourth championship game appearance • Ranked a consensus four-star prospect across all outlets and ranked in the top 60 nationally • Majoring in interdisciplinary studies, with em- phasis in health and a minor in athletic coaching
CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2017-18 23 3 390 17.0 63 114 .553 1 7 .143 43 73 .589 19 39 58 2.5 50 1 17 19 8 23 170 7.4 2018-19 34 28 1,015 29.9 152 322 .472 15 52 .288 93 131 .710 39 102 141 4.1 93 5 59 74 23 59 412 12.1 2019-20 30 16 847 28.2 96 207 .464 12 46 .261 99 129 .767 27 100 127 4.2 83 0 39 52 32 37 303 10.1 2020-21 3 3 76 25.3 10 19 .526 0 3 .000 3 4 .750 2 9 11 3.7 4 0 4 2 1 4 23 7.7 TOTAL 90 50 2,328 25.9 321 662 .485 28 108 .259 238 337 .706 87 250 337 3.7 230 6 119 147 64 123 908 10.1
17 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 0 #5 NOAH STANSBURY Career Same FRESHMAN | GUARD | 6-0 | 160 | HS REBOUNDS BOWLING GREEN, KY. (GREENWOOD HS) Season 0 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 0 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career Same FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Northern Iowa DNP Season 0 vs. Memphis DNP Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS vs. West Virginia DNP Season 0 at Louisville Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Prairie View Season 0 vs. Little Rock Career Same FREE THROWS RHODE ISLAND Season 0 TENNESSEE TECH Career Same FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED MISS. VALLEY STATE Season 0 at Charlotte* Career Same at Charlotte* ASSISTS Season 0 LOUISIANA TECH* Career Same LOUISIANA TECH* BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 MARSHALL* Career Same at Marshall* STEALS Season 0 at Middle Tennessee* Career Same at Middle Tennessee* MINUTES PLAYED Season 0 OLD DOMINION Career Same OLD DOMINION at Florida Atlantic* QUICK-HITTERS at Florida Atlantic* • Previously in 2021 class but reclassified into 2020 RICE* • Averaged 12.2 points and 3.9 rebounds per RICE* game as a junior in 2019-20 at Greenwood High School in Bowling Green, Ky. at North Texas* • Made 78 of 207 3-point attempts (37.7 percent) at North Texas* and 58 of 68 free throws (85.3 percent) • Had season high of 28 points in district game FIU* against South Warren with seven made 3s FIU* • Previously named All-District 14 performer • Son of WKU head coach Rick Stansbury • Major is currently undeclared
CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WKU 2020-21 TOTAL
18 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 26, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 #11 TAVEION HOLLINGSWORTH Career 43, vs. Louisiana Tech, 02/27/20 SENIOR | GUARD | 6-2 | 165 | 3L REBOUNDS LEXINGTON, KY. (PAUL LAURENCE DUNBAR HS) Season 3, 2x, last vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 Career 12, vs. Troy, 12/16/18 FIELD GOALS Season 8, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career 11, vs. Louisiana Tech, 02/27/20 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Northern Iowa * 32 8 18 .444 0 4 .000 10 13 .769 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 0 2 26 Season 18, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 vs. Memphis * 35 6 11 .545 2 4 .500 4 4 1.000 1 2 3 1 0 2 2 0 1 18 Career 21, at UTSA, 02/15/20 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS vs. West Virginia * 31 5 13 .385 2 4 .500 1 2 .500 1 0 1 0 0 3 1 0 0 13 Season 2, 2x, last vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 at Louisville Career 5, at UTEP, 02/01/18 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Prairie View Season 4, 3x, last vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 vs. Little Rock Career 9, at UTEP, 02/01/18 FREE THROWS RHODE ISLAND Season 10, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 TENNESSEE TECH Career 17, vs. Louisiana Tech, 02/27/20 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED MISS. VALLEY STATE Season 13, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 at Charlotte* Career 19, vs. Louisiana Tech, 02/27/20 at Charlotte* ASSISTS Season 3, vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 LOUISIANA TECH* Career 6, 5x, last vs. Marshall, 01/25/20 LOUISIANA TECH* BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 MARSHALL* Career 2, at Marshall, 01/06/18 at Marshall* STEALS Season 2, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 at Middle Tennessee* Career 4, 3x, last at North Texas, 03/01/20 at Middle Tennessee* MINUTES PLAYED Season 35, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 OLD DOMINION Career 47, at Rice, 02/07/19 OLD DOMINION at Florida Atlantic* QUICK-HITTERS at Florida Atlantic* • Scored 26 points with 10 of 13 made free throws vs. Northern Iowa in season opener on 11/25/20 RICE* • Started in all 30 games for WKU, averaging 35.0 RICE* minutes per game; led WKU in scoring at 16.6 points per game at North Texas* • Shot 47.1 percent from the field, going 20 of 65 at North Texas* (30.8 percent) from long range and 150 of 178 (84.3 percent) from the charity stripe FIU* • Ranked on multiple WKU all-time lists included FIU* 18th in career points (1,494), eighth in career minutes played (3,614), sixth in career free throw percentage (80.6 percent) and 10th in career made free throws (362) • Named to 2020 Preseason All-C-USA Team and First Team All-C-USA last year • Was 1 of 33 players in the country with at least 498 points, 126 rebounds, 81 assists and 40 steals • Scored career-high 43 points and forced over- time with a game-tying 3 against Louisiana Tech on 2/27/20, recording the most points scored by a Hilltopper in a game since 1/4/71 • Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Health
CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg 2017-18 38 38 1,312 34.5 170 354 .480 45 119 .378 121 153 .791 31 98 129 3.4 75 0 71 67 5 39 506 13.3 2018-19 34 34 1,251 36.8 175 419 .418 49 154 .318 91 118 .771 35 115 159 4.4 49 0 76 72 8 41 490 14.4 2019-20 30 30 1,051 35.0 164 348 .471 20 65 .308 150 178 .843 28 98 126 4.2 53 0 81 82 2 40 498 16.6 2020-21 3 3 98 32.7 19 42 .452 4 12 .333 15 19 .789 3 4 7 2.3 2 0 7 3 0 3 57 19.0 TOTAL 105 105 3,712 35.4 528 1,163 .454 118 350 .337 377 468 .806 97 315 412 3.9 179 0 235 224 15 123 1,551 14.8
19 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 0 #12 JACKSON HARLAN Career Same SOPHOMORE | GUARD | 6-3 | 190 | 1L REBOUNDS ALBANY, KY. (CLINTON COUNTY HS) Season 0 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 0 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career Same FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Northern Iowa DNP Season 0 vs. Memphis DNP Career 1, vs. Campbellsville, 11/18/19 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS vs. West Virginia DNP Season 0 at Louisville Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Prairie View Season 0 vs. Little Rock Career 1, vs. Campbellsville, 11/18/19 FREE THROWS RHODE ISLAND Season 0 TENNESSEE TECH Career Same FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED MISS. VALLEY STATE Season 0 at Charlotte* Career Same at Charlotte* ASSISTS Season 0 LOUISIANA TECH* Career 1, vs. Campbellsville, 11/18/19 LOUISIANA TECH* BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 MARSHALL* Career Same at Marshall* STEALS Season 0 at Middle Tennessee* Career Same at Middle Tennessee* MINUTES PLAYED Season 0 OLD DOMINION Career 4, vs. Campbellsville, 11/18/19 OLD DOMINION at Florida Atlantic* QUICK-HITTERS at Florida Atlantic* • Appeared in four games for the Hilltoppers last season, averaging 1.3 minutes per game RICE* • Took his first shot and handed out his first assist RICE* against Campbellsville on 11/18/19 • Averaged 23.9 points and 4.5 rebounds per at North Texas* game as a senior at Clinton County High School at North Texas* in Albany, Ky., leading the Bulldogs to a 24-8 re- cord and the Fourth Region semifinals FIU* • Shot 43.1 percent from the field, 32.3 percent FIU* from 3-point range and netted 169 of 225 free throws • Finished his career with 2,128 points (second all-time at Clinton County) and scored 30-plus points in 18 games, including a career high of 45 • Named Fourth Region Player of the Year and a finalist for Kentucky Mr. Basketball, as well as First Team All-State • Majoring in Exercise Science, pre-Physical Ther- apy
CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WKU 2019-20 4 0 5 1.3 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 2020-21 TOTAL 4 0 5 1.3 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0
20 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 14, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 #14 LUKE FRAMPTON Career Same RS JUNIOR | GUARD | 6-5 | 200 | TR REBOUNDS POCA, W.VA. (DAVIDSON) Season 4, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 3, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 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 vs. Northern Iowa 28 3 5 .600 3 4 .750 5 5 1.000 0 4 4 1 0 2 2 0 0 14 Season 6, 2x, last vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 vs. Memphis 25 1 6 .167 1 6 .167 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3 0 2 1 0 0 3 Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS vs. West Virginia 24 2 6 .333 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 3 3 3 0 1 1 0 0 6 Season 3, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 at Louisville Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Prairie View Season 6, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 vs. Little Rock Career Same FREE THROWS RHODE ISLAND Season 5, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 TENNESSEE TECH Career Same FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED MISS. VALLEY STATE Season 5, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 at Charlotte* Career Same at Charlotte* ASSISTS Season 2, 2x, last vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 LOUISIANA TECH* Career Same LOUISIANA TECH* BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 MARSHALL* Career Same at Marshall* STEALS Season 0 at Middle Tennessee* Career Same at Middle Tennessee* MINUTES PLAYED Season 28, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 OLD DOMINION Career Same OLD DOMINION at Florida Atlantic* QUICK-HITTERS at Florida Atlantic* • Scored 14 points and made 3 of 4 3-pointers in WKU debut vs. Northern Iowa on Nov. 25, 2020 RICE* • Transferred to WKU in the summer of 2020 and RICE* was granted immediate eligibility by the NCAA • Started all 39 games played for Davidson, in- at North Texas* cluding all 34 as a redshirt freshman at North Texas* • Played in just five games in 2019-20 before taking personal leave of absence, averaging 9.8 FIU* points and shooting better than 48 percent from FIU* 3-point range • Averaged 10.3 points as redshirt freshman in 2018-19 while netting 100 of 266 3-point at- tempts • Led Atlantic 10 in both 3-pointers made and 3-pointers per game (2.9) • Just the second player in Davidson history to hit 100 3-pointers in a season, joining NBA star Stephen Curry • Averaged 3.2 rebounds and tallied 76 total as- sists against just 38 turnovers during time with Wildcats • Majoring in Interdisciplinary Studies with an emphasis in Social and Behavioral Science
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 DAVIDSON 2017-18 Sat out due to injury 2018-19 34 34 1,049 30.9 113 298 .379 100 266 .376 25 38 .658 14 94 108 3.2 87 1 69 34 11 29 351 10.3 2019-20 5 5 134 26.8 16 37 .432 14 29 .483 3 3 1.000 0 15 15 3.0 7 0 7 4 1 4 49 9.8 WKU 2020-21 3 0 76 25.3 6 17 .353 6 15 .400 5 5 1.000 0 8 8 2.7 7 0 5 4 0 0 23 7.7 TOTAL 42 39 1,259 30.0 135 352 .384 120 310 .387 33 46 .717 14 117 131 3.1 101 1 81 42 12 33 423 10.1
21 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 0 #15 PATRICK MURPHY Career Same RS SENIOR | GUARD | 6-5 | 180 | 1L REBOUNDS FRANKLIN, TENN. (MARTIN METHODIST) Season 0 Career 1, at Eastern Kentucky, 11/15/19 FIELD GOALS Season 0 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career Same FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Northern Iowa DNP Season 0 vs. Memphis DNP Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS vs. West Virginia DNP Season 0 at Louisville Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Prairie View Season 0 vs. Little Rock Career Same FREE THROWS RHODE ISLAND Season 0 TENNESSEE TECH Career Same FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED MISS. VALLEY STATE Season 0 at Charlotte* Career Same at Charlotte* ASSISTS Season 0 LOUISIANA TECH* Career Same LOUISIANA TECH* BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 MARSHALL* Career Same at Marshall* STEALS Season 0 at Middle Tennessee* Career Same at Middle Tennessee* MINUTES PLAYED Season 0 OLD DOMINION Career 1, 7x, last vs. Marshall, 01/25/20 OLD DOMINION at Florida Atlantic* QUICK-HITTERS at Florida Atlantic* • Appeared in eight games for WKU, averaging 0.5 minutes per contest in 2019-20 RICE* • Grabbed his first rebound at Eastern Kentucky RICE* on Nov. 15, 2019 • Made his first appearance at WKU in one minute at North Texas* of action against Austin Peay on Nov. 9, 2019 at North Texas* • Transferred to WKU in fall 2018 and sat out the 2018-19 season per NCAA transfer rules FIU* • Averaged 4.3 points and 3.2 rebounds as a soph- FIU* omore in 2017-18 at Martin Methodist, starting 8 of 28 contests • Helped lead Independence (Tenn.) High School to a program-best 27 wins and a Class AAA sec- tional appearance as a senior • Father, Scott, played basketball at Austin Peay while WKU head coach Rick Stansbury was an as- sistant for the Governors • Brother, Grayson, plays guard for Belmont • Completed his degree in Sport Management and is now working towards his master’s in Rec- reation and Sport Administration
CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg MARTIN METHODIST 2016-17 10 0 N/A N/A 3 7 .429 0 1 .000 0 2 .000 2 5 7 0.7 2 0 1 1 1 1 6 0.6 2017-18 28 8 N/A N/A 55 96 .573 1 2 .500 10 19 .526 27 63 90 3.2 39 0 13 29 8 10 121 4.3 WKU 2018-19 Sat out per NCAA transfer rules 2019-20 8 0 4 0.5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 2020-21 WKU TOTAL 8 0 4 0.5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0.1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.0
22 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 21, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 #20 DAYVION MCKNIGHT Career Same FRESHMAN | GUARD | 6-1 | 190 | HS REBOUNDS SHELBYVILLE, KY. (COLLINS HS) Season 4, 2x, last vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 7, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 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 vs. Northern Iowa 28 7 10 .700 1 1 1.000 6 6 1.000 1 3 4 2 0 3 1 0 3 21 Season 10, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 vs. Memphis 16 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 4 4 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS vs. West Virginia 14 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 0 3 2 0 1 2 Season 1, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 at Louisville Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Prairie View Season 1, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 vs. Little Rock Career Same FREE THROWS RHODE ISLAND Season 6, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 TENNESSEE TECH Career Same FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED MISS. VALLEY STATE Season 6, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 at Charlotte* Career Same at Charlotte* ASSISTS Season 3, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 LOUISIANA TECH* Career Same LOUISIANA TECH* BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 MARSHALL* Career Same at Marshall* STEALS Season 3, 3x, last vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 at Middle Tennessee* Career Same at Middle Tennessee* MINUTES PLAYED Season 28, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 OLD DOMINION Career Same OLD DOMINION at Florida Atlantic* QUICK-HITTERS at Florida Atlantic* • Scored 21 points with four rebounds, three steals and three assists in college debut against RICE* Northern Iowa on Nov. 25. 2020; named ESPNU’s RICE* Player of the Game • His 21 points vs. UNI were the second-most ever at North Texas* by a Hilltopper freshman in his college debut at North Texas* • Named 2020 Kentucky Mr. Basketball after standout senior season at Collins High School FIU* • Averaged 20 points and 8.1 rebounds per game FIU* while leading the Titans to 27-7 record and 8th Region championship • Shot 57.6 percent from the field and made 172 free throws • Named 8th Region Player of the Year and First Team All-State by Louisville Courier Journal • Finished high school career as Collins’ all-time leader in points (1,897), rebounds (1,040), assists (600) and steals (329) • Averaged 17 points and 10.4 rebounds as a ju- nior and chosen as second team all-state pick • Majoring in Sport Management
CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WKU 2020-21 3 0 55 18.3 8 16 .500 1 1 1.000 8 8 1.000 1 7 8 2.7 7 0 6 4 0 4 25 8.3 TOTAL 3 0 55 18.3 8 16 .500 1 1 1.000 8 8 1.000 1 7 8 2.7 7 0 6 4 0 4 25 8.3
23 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 8, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 #21 KENNY COOPER Career Same RS SENIOR | GUARD | 6-1 | 190 | TR REBOUNDS NASHVILLE, TENN. (LIPSCOMB) Season 5, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 1, 2x, last vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 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 vs. Northern Iowa * 16 0 3 .000 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 2 0 2 1 0 1 2 Season 8, vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 vs. Memphis * 26 1 4 .250 1 3 .333 5 7 .714 0 5 5 2 0 4 3 0 1 8 Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS vs. West Virginia * 26 1 8 .125 0 2 .000 2 3 .667 1 2 3 2 0 2 0 0 0 4 Season 1, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 at Louisville Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Prairie View Season 3, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 vs. Little Rock Career Same FREE THROWS RHODE ISLAND Season 5, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 TENNESSEE TECH Career Same FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED MISS. VALLEY STATE Season 7, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 at Charlotte* Career Same at Charlotte* ASSISTS Season 4, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 LOUISIANA TECH* Career Same LOUISIANA TECH* BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 MARSHALL* Career Same at Marshall* STEALS Season 1, 2x, last vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 at Middle Tennessee* Career Same at Middle Tennessee* MINUTES PLAYED Season 26, 2x, last vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 OLD DOMINION Career Same OLD DOMINION at Florida Atlantic* QUICK-HITTERS at Florida Atlantic* • Started and scored two points in 16 minutes in his WKU debut vs. Northern Iowa on 11/25/20 RICE* • Transferred to WKU from Lipscomb in summer RICE* 2019 and sat out the 2019-20 season per NCAA transfer rules at North Texas* • Appeared in 100 games for the Bisons with 67 at North Texas* starts over three seasons, including all but one game over the last two seasons FIU* • Helped Lipscomb win 72 total games during FIU* his tenure, claim the 2019 Atlantic Sun regular- season championship and advance to the 2019 NIT championship game • Averaged 8.9 points during his time at Lipscomb with 381 career assists against just 238 turnovers • Averaged 17.8 points, 6.6 rebounds and 5.5 as- sists per game as a senior at Franklin Road Acad- emy in Nashville • Earned his degree in interdisciplinary studies and is now working towards his master’s in Rec- reation and Sport Administration
CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg LIPSCOMB 2016-17 33 1 710 21.5 75 176 .426 19 70 .271 58 88 .659 11 63 74 2.2 90 3 99 62 17 49 227 6.9 2017-18 31 31 845 27.3 110 264 .417 14 59 .237 78 117 .667 16 62 78 2.5 85 2 121 94 9 64 312 10.1 2018-19 36 34 956 26.6 132 297 .444 31 86 .360 58 94 .617 21 105 126 3.5 86 1 161 82 7 71 353 9.8 WKU 2019-20 Sat out per NCAA transfer rules 2020-21 3 3 68 22.7 2 15 .133 1 6 .167 9 12 .750 1 8 9 3.0 6 0 8 4 0 2 14 4.7 TOTAL 103 69 2,579 25.0 319 752 .424 65 221 .294 203 311 .653 49 238 287 2.8 267 6 389 242 33 186 906 8.8
24 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 14, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 #22 CARSON WILLIAMS Career 27, vs. Campbellsville, 11/18/19 RS SENIOR | FORWARD | 6-5 | 240 | 1L REBOUNDS OWENTON, KY. (NORTHERN KENTUCKY) Season 9, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 Career 14, at Rhode Island, 12/21/19 FIELD GOALS Season 5, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career 11, vs. Campbellsville, 11/18/19 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Northern Iowa * 26 2 5 .400 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 2 4 6 3 0 1 2 0 0 5 Season 9, vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 vs. Memphis * 26 5 8 .625 2 3 .667 2 3 .667 4 5 9 0 0 2 0 0 0 14 Career 14, 3x, last vs. Marshall, 01/25/20 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS vs. West Virginia * 31 4 9 .444 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 2 3 5 3 0 1 0 1 0 10 Season 2, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 at Louisville Career 4, at Rhode Island, 12/21/19 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Prairie View Season 3, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 vs. Little Rock Career 5, 2x, last at North Texas, 03/01/20 FREE THROWS RHODE ISLAND Season 2, 2x, last vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 TENNESSEE TECH Career 6, 4x, last vs. Louisiana Tech, 02/27/20 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED MISS. VALLEY STATE Season 3, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 at Charlotte* Career 9, vs. Charlotte, 02/22/20 at Charlotte* ASSISTS Season 2, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 LOUISIANA TECH* Career 6, at North Texas, 03/01/20 LOUISIANA TECH* BLOCKED SHOTS Season 1, last vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 MARSHALL* Career 3, at Rhode Island, 12/21/19 at Marshall* STEALS Season 0 at Middle Tennessee* Career 4, at Marshall, 01/22/20 at Middle Tennessee* MINUTES PLAYED Season 31, vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 OLD DOMINION Career 43, at North Texas, 03/01/20 OLD DOMINION at Florida Atlantic* QUICK-HITTERS at Florida Atlantic* • Appeared in all 30 games for the Hilltoppers last year, starting in 29 contests and averaging RICE* 34.0 minutes per game RICE* • Averaged 14.0 points and 6.6 rebounds per game; led WKU in field-goal percentage at 55.5 at North Texas* percent, making 23 of 59 (39.0 percent) shots at North Texas* from long range and 96 of 128 (75.0 percent) at the free-throw line FIU* • Ranked 11th in scoring in C-USA along with FIU* eighth in rebounding, third in field-goal percent- age and 10th in free-throw percentage • Named to C-USA All-Conference Third Team • Named to C-USA All-Academic Team and CoSIDA Academic All-District Team • Scored 26 points with 14 rebounds at Rhode Island on 12/21/19, making 4-of-4 3-pointers • Scored career-high 27 points on 11-of-13 shooting against Campbellsville on Nov. 18 • Graduated in fall 2019 with a degree in criminology and now pursuing a master’s in organizational leadership
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 NORTHERN KENTUCKY 2016-17 35 34 867 24.8 139 231 .602 0 2 .000 101 144 .701 88 118 206 5.9 49 0 42 51 15 18 379 10.8 2017-18 32 27 861 26.9 152 250 .608 7 19 .368 74 114 .649 61 119 180 5.6 51 0 38 44 14 29 385 12.0 WKU 2018-19 Sat out per NCAA transfer rules 2019-20 30 29 1,021 34.0 151 272 .555 23 59 .390 96 128 .750 70 128 198 6.6 53 0 52 45 23 33 421 14.0 2020-21 3 3 83 27.7 11 22 .500 3 6 .500 4 5 .800 8 12 20 6.7 6 0 4 2 1 0 29 9.7 TOTAL 100 93 2,845 28.5 453 775 .585 33 86 .384 275 391 .703 227 377 604 6.0 159 0 136 142 53 80 1,214 12.1
25 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 21, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 #23 CHARLES BASSEY Career 25, vs. UCF, 11/18/18 JUNIOR | CENTER | 6-11 | 235 | 1L REBOUNDS LAGOS, NIGERIA (ASPIRE ACADEMY) Season 14, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 Career 18, vs. UTSA, 01/31/19 FIELD GOALS Season 8, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career 10, 2x, last vs. UAB, 02/16/19 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Northern Iowa * 26 5 13 .385 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 3 5 8 3 0 2 2 2 2 11 Season 13, 2x, last vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 vs. Memphis * 32 8 13 .615 1 2 .500 4 6 .667 4 10 14 4 0 1 5 7 0 21 Career 18, vs. UCF, 11/18/18 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS vs. West Virginia * 18 7 11 .636 0 1 .000 1 1 1.000 2 6 8 3 0 0 2 2 0 15 Season 1, 2x, last vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 at Louisville Career 2, at Old Dominion, 01/05/19 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Prairie View Season 5, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 vs. Little Rock Career 4, vs. Bowling Green, 11/22/19 FREE THROWS RHODE ISLAND Season 4, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 TENNESSEE TECH Career 10, vs. Fordham, 11/25/19 FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED MISS. VALLEY STATE Season 6, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 at Charlotte* Career 12, vs. Bowling Green, 11/22/19 at Charlotte* ASSISTS Season 2, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 LOUISIANA TECH* Career 4, vs. Bowling Green, 11/22/19 LOUISIANA TECH* BLOCKED SHOTS Season 7, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 MARSHALL* Career Same at Marshall* STEALS Season 2, vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25/20 at Middle Tennessee* Career 3, 2x, last vs. Bowling Green, 11/22/19 at Middle Tennessee* MINUTES PLAYED Season 32, vs. Memphis, 11/26/20 OLD DOMINION Career 39, at Rice, 02/07/19 OLD DOMINION at Florida Atlantic* QUICK-HITTERS at Florida Atlantic* • Named to Crossover Classic All-Tournament Team after averaging 15.7 points and 10 rebounds RICE* • Had 21 points, 14 rebounds and career-high RICE* seven blocks vs. Memphis on Nov. 26, 2020 • Scored 11 points with eight rebounds in return at North Texas* from injury vs. Northern Iowa on Nov. 25, 2020 at North Texas* • Started and appeared in the first 10 games of the season prior to suffering a tibial plateau fracture FIU* in his left leg against Arkansas on Dec. 7, 2019 FIU* • Had season-ending surgery in Houston on Dec. 10 and was cleared to resume full contact activi- ties in September • Named 2020 Lindy’s Preseason Second-Team All-American, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Center of the Year watch list member and Preseason All-C-USA Team honoree • Won C-USA Freshman and Defensive Player of the Year in 2019, becoming second C-USA player to ever win both awards in the same year • Was a top-five finalist for the Kareem Abdul-Jab- bar Award in 2019, and the only freshman • Ranked as the No. 6 player in the nation in the 2018 class coming out of high school
CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WKU 2018-19 34 34 1,067 31.4 188 300 .627 9 20 .450 110 143 .769 99 241 340 10.0 88 1 24 97 81 27 495 14.6 2019-20 10 10 281 28.1 57 107 .533 2 12 .167 37 47 .787 28 64 92 9.2 27 0 13 23 16 8 153 15.3 2020-21 3 3 76 25.3 20 37 .541 2 8 .250 5 7 .714 9 21 30 10.0 10 0 3 9 11 2 47 15.7 TOTAL 47 47 1,424 30.3 265 444 .597 13 40 .325 152 197 .772 136 326 462 9.8 125 1 40 129 108 37 695 14.8
26 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 0 #32 BAILEY CONRAD Career Same FRESHMAN | FORWARD | 6-7 | 220 | FR REBOUNDS CORYDON, IND. (CHRISTIAN ACADEMY OF INDIANA) Season 0 Career Same FIELD GOALS Season 0 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career Same FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Northern Iowa DNP Season 0 vs. Memphis DNP Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS vs. West Virginia DNP Season 0 at Louisville Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Prairie View Season 0 vs. Little Rock Career Same FREE THROWS RHODE ISLAND Season 0 TENNESSEE TECH Career Same FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED MISS. VALLEY STATE Season 0 at Charlotte* Career Same at Charlotte* ASSISTS Season 0 LOUISIANA TECH* Career Same LOUISIANA TECH* BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 MARSHALL* Career Same at Marshall* STEALS Season 0 at Middle Tennessee* Career Same at Middle Tennessee* MINUTES PLAYED Season 0 OLD DOMINION Career Same OLD DOMINION at Florida Atlantic* QUICK-HITTERS at Florida Atlantic* • Averaged 18.3 points, 9.6 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 2.2 blocks as a senior at Christian Academy RICE* of Indiana RICE* • Shot 50.4 percent from the field, 47 percent from 3 and 70 percent from the free-throw line at North Texas* • Competed in two regionals and was a two-time at North Texas* All-Sectional Team member • Named Courier Journal Player of the Year final- FIU* ist, IBCA Small School All-State and IBCA Aca- FIU* demic All-State Honorable Mention • Scored more than 1,000 points in his career • Named to the IBCA Top 100 as a junior and re- ceived invite to the NCAA Basketball Academy • Major is currently undeclared
CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WKU 2020-21 TOTAL
27 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS SEASON/CAREER HIGHS AT WKU POINTS Season 0 #50 ISAIAH COZART Career 2, 7x, last at FIU, 03/07/20 SOPHOMORE | FORWARD | 6-7 | 235 | 1L REBOUNDS RICHMOND, KY. (MADISON CENTRAL HS) Season 0 Career 5, vs. Campbellsville, 11/18/19 FIELD GOALS Season 0 Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts Career 1, 7x, last at FIU, 03/07/20 FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Northern Iowa DNP Season 0 vs. Memphis DNP Career 4, vs. Campbellsville, 11/18/19 THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS vs. West Virginia 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Season 0 at Louisville Career Same THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED vs. Prairie View Season 0 vs. Little Rock Career Same FREE THROWS RHODE ISLAND Season 0 TENNESSEE TECH Career Same FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED MISS. VALLEY STATE Season 0 at Charlotte* Career Same at Charlotte* ASSISTS Season 0 LOUISIANA TECH* Career Same LOUISIANA TECH* BLOCKED SHOTS Season 0 MARSHALL* Career 1, 5x, last at UTSA, 02/15/20 at Marshall* STEALS Season 0 at Middle Tennessee* Career 1, 2x, last at FIU, 02/01/20 at Middle Tennessee* MINUTES PLAYED Season 3, vs. West Virginia, 11/27/20 OLD DOMINION Career 13, at FIU, 03/07/20 OLD DOMINION at Florida Atlantic* QUICK-HITTERS at Florida Atlantic* • Made appearances in 19 games for WKU in 2019-20 and averaged 4.7 minutes per contest RICE* • Averaged 0.7 points and 0.9 rebounds per RICE* game; had five blocks and two steals • Set a career high with 13 minutes played at FIU at North Texas* on March 7, 2020 at North Texas* • Scored his first college basket on a jump hook against Tennessee Tech on Nov. 5, 2019 FIU* • Averaged 20 points, 12.2 rebounds, 5.8 blocks FIU* and one assist per game as senior for Madison Central High School in Richmond, Ky. • Named Gatorade Kentucky Boys Basketball Player of the Year and a finalist for Kentucky Mr. Basketball • Finished his prep career with 1,575 points, 1,268 rebounds and a state-record 716 blocked shots • Majoring in Computer Science
CAREER STATISTICS Year GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg WKU 2019-20 19 0 89 4.7 7 13 .538 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 5 12 17 0.9 16 0 0 3 5 2 14 0.7 2020-21 1 0 3 3.0 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 TOTAL 20 0 92 4.6 7 13 .538 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 5 12 17 0.9 16 0 0 3 5 2 14 0.7
28 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS 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-AM (1230) Hopkinsville • WIEL-FM (106.1) Elizabethtown • WXVW-FM (96.1) Louisville • WIEL-AM (1400) Elizabethtown • WXVW-AM (1450) Louisville • WFKN-AM (1220) Franklin • WTTL-FM (1310) Madisonville • WCDS-AM (1230) Glasgow • WPKY-AM (1580) Princeton • WXAM-AM (1430) Hodgenville • WTLO-AM (1480) Somerset • WHOP-FM (95.3) Hopkinsville * denotes flagship station
GAME-BY-GAME HIGHLIGHTS NOVEMBER 25, 2020 | WKU 93, NORTHERN IOWA 87 | SIOUX FALLS, S.D. • WKU got 26 points from Taveion Hollingsworth and 21 points from Dayvion McKnight in his college debut • Northern Iowa made 20 of 39 3-pointers and got 28 points apiece from Noah Carter and AJ Green • WKU outscored UNI 44-12 in points in the paint and 42-8 on bench points • Charles Bassey had 11 points and eight rebounds in his return from last year’s season-ending leg injury
NOVEMBER 26, 2020 | WKU 75, MEMPHIS 69 | SIOUX FALLS, S.D. • Charles Bassey had 21 points, 14 rebounds and a career-high seven blocks • Taveion Hollingsworth and Carson Williams scored 18 and 14 points, respectively, while Williams added nine rebounds • The Hilltoppers outrebounded Memphis 44-32 with 11 offensive rebounds • WKU made 19 of 24 free throws, including 15 of 20 in the second half
NOVEMBER 27, 2020 | #15 WEST VIRGINIA 70, WKU 64 | SIOUX FALLS, S.D. • The Hilltoppers led by 10 in the second half, but West Virginia went on a 26-7 run to pull away • Charles Bassey led WKU with 15 points and eight rebounds despite being limited to 18 minutes by foul trouble • West Virginia made 15 of 19 free throws, while WKU made just 6 of 8 • Taveion Hollingsworth added 13 points and three assists for the Tops
29 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS 2020-21 RESULTS DATE OPPONENT SCORE ATTENDANCE WKU HIGH POINTS WKU HIGH REBOUNDS OPP HIGH POINTS 11/25 vs. Northern Iowa W, 93-87 N/A T. Hollingsworth (26) C. Bassey (8) N. Carter/A. Green (28) 11/26 vs. Memphis W, 75-69 N/A C. Bassey (21) C. Bassey (14) Landers Nolley II (25) 11/27 vs. #15 West Virginia L, 70-64 N/A C. Bassey (15) C. Bassey (8) Derek Culver (15) 12/1 at Louisville 12/3 vs. Prairie View A&M 12/4 vs. Little Rock 12/13 RHODE ISLAND 12/22 TENNESSEE TECH 12/28 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 1/1 at Charlotte* 1/2 at Charlotte* 1/8 LOUISIANA TECH* 1/9 LOUISIANA TECH* 1/14 MARSHALL* 1/17 at Marshall* 1/23 at Middle Tennessee* 1/24 at Middle Tennessee* 1/29 OLD DOMINION* 1/30 OLD DOMINION* 2/5 at Florida Atlantic* 2/6 at Florida Atlantic* 2/12 RICE* 2/13 RICE* 2/19 at North Texas* 2/20 at North Texas* 2/26 FIU* 2/27 FIU*
30 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME STARTING LINEUPS DATE OPPONENT G G G F C RECORD* 11/25 Northern Iowa Cooper Hollingsworth Anderson Williams Bassey 1-0 11/26 Memphis Cooper Hollingsworth Anderson Williams Bassey 2-0 11/27 #15 West Virginia Cooper Hollingsworth Anderson Williams Bassey 2-1 12/1 at Louisville 12/3 vs. Prairie View A&M 12/4 vs. Little Rock 12/13 RHODE ISLAND 12/22 TENNESSEE TECH 12/28 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 1/1 at Charlotte* 1/2 at Charlotte* 1/8 LOUISIANA TECH* 1/9 LOUISIANA TECH* 1/14 MARSHALL* 1/17 at Marshall* 1/23 at Middle Tennessee* 1/24 at Middle Tennessee* 1/29 OLD DOMINION* 1/30 OLD DOMINION* 2/5 at Florida Atlantic* 2/6 at Florida Atlantic* 2/12 RICE* 2/13 RICE* 2/19 at North Texas* 2/20 at North Texas* 2/26 FIU* 2/27 FIU* (*) running count of WKU’s record with listed lineup
31 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS 2020-21 GAME-BY-GAME COMPARISON DATE OPPONENT FGM-A/% 3FG-A/% FTM-A/% OR-DR-TOT PF AST TO BK STL PTS 11/25 WKU 30-65/.462 6-20/.300 27-31/.871 10-29-39 16 14 9 3 10 93 vs. Northern Iowa 29-63/.460 20-39/.513 9-11/.818 6-24-30 21 16 17 1 4 87 11/26 WKU 24-54/.444 8-21/.381 19-24/.792 11-33-44 15 12 15 7 3 75 vs. Memphis 27-66/.409 9-20/.450 6-11/.545 9-23-32 23 15 10 5 5 69 11/27 WKU 27-62/.435 4-17/.235 6-8/.750 10-20-30 16 13 10 3 4 64 vs. #15 West Virginia 25-57/.439 5-12/.417 15-19/.789 11-25-36 11 12 10 3 3 70 12/1 WKU at Louisville 12/3 WKU vs. Prairie View A&M 12/4 WKU vs. Little Rock 12/13 WKU RHODE ISLAND 12/22 WKU TENNESSEE TECH 12/28 WKU MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 1/1 WKU at Charlotte 1/2 WKU at Charlotte 1/8 WKU LOUISIANA TECH 1/9 WKU LOUISIANA TECH 1/14 WKU MARSHALL 1/17 WKU at Marshall 1/23 WKU at Middle Tennessee 1/24 WKU at Middle Tennessee 1/29 WKU OLD DOMINION 1/30 WKU OLD DOMINION 2/5 WKU at Florida Atlantic 2/6 WKU at Florida Atlantic 2/12 WKU RICE 2/13 WKU RICE 2/19 WKU at North Texas 2/20 WKU at North Texas 2/26 WKU FIU 2/27 WKU FIU
32 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS 2020-21 SPECIALTY STATS (LISTED: WKU-OPPONENT) SECOND FAST LARGEST LARGEST LEAD DATE OPPONENT IN PAINT OFF TO CHANCE BREAK BENCH LEAD DEFICIT CHANGES TIES 11/25 vs. Northern Iowa 44-12 19-7 6-11 19-8 42-8 11 5 6 6 11/26 vs. Memphis 26-28 13-15 12-10 13-10 8-22 9 10 10 3 11/27 vs. #15 West Virginia 44-24 11-7 14-13 9-5 12-20 10 9 13 7 12/1 at Louisville 12/3 vs. Prairie View A&M 12/4 vs. Little Rock 12/13 RHODE ISLAND 12/22 TENNESSEE TECH 12/28 MISSISSIPPI VALLEY STATE 1/1 at Charlotte* 1/2 at Charlotte* 1/8 LOUISIANA TECH* 1/9 LOUISIANA TECH* 1/14 MARSHALL* 1/17 at Marshall* 1/23 at Middle Tennessee* 1/24 at Middle Tennessee* 1/29 OLD DOMINION* 1/30 OLD DOMINION* 2/5 at Florida Atlantic* 2/6 at Florida Atlantic* 2/12 RICE* 2/13 RICE* 2/19 at North Texas* 2/20 at North Texas* 2/26 FIU* 2/27 FIU*
33 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS 2020-21 TEAM SUPERLATIVES WKU HIGHS LOWS Points 93 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) 64 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) First-half points 39 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) 34 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) Second-half points 54 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) 28 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) Overtime points Winning margin 6 (2 times) Field goals 29 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) 25 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) Field goals attempted 66 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) 57 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) Field goal percentage .462 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) .435 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) 3-point field goals 8 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) 4 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) 3-point field goals attempted 21 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) 17 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) 3-point field goal percentage .381 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) .235 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) Free throws 27 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) 6 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) Free throws attempted 31 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) 8 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) Free throw percentage .871 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) .750 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) Rebounds 44 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) 30 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) Offensive rebounds 11 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) 10 (2 times) Defensive rebounds 33 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) 20 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) Personal fouls 16 (2 times) 15 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) Assists 14 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) 12 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) Turnovers 15 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) 9 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) Blocked shots 7 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) 3 (2 times) Steals 10 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) 3 (vs. Memphis, 11/26)
OPPONENTS HIGHS LOWS Points 87 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) 70 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) First-half points 35 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) 31 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) Second-half points 56 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) 34 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) Overtime points Winning margin 6 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) Field goals 29 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) 25 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) Field goals attempted 66 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) 57 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) Field goal percentage .460 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) .409 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) 3-point field goals 20 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) 5 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) 3-point field goals attempted 39 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) 12 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) 3-point field goal percentage .513 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) .409 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) Free throws 15 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) 6 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) Free throws attempted 19 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) 11 (2 times) Free throw percentage .818 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) .545 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) Rebounds 36 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) 30 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) Offensive rebounds 11 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) 6 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) Defensive rebounds 25 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) 23 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) Personal fouls 23 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) 11 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) Assists 16 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) 12 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27) Turnovers 17 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) 10 (2 times) Blocked shots 5 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) 1 (vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) Steals 5 (vs. Memphis, 11/26) 3 (vs. West Virginia, 11/27)
34 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS 2019-20 INDIVIDUAL SUPERLATIVES WKU’S TOP INDIVIDUAL GAMES WKU HIGHS Points 26 (Hollingsworth vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) Points 1. Taveion Hollingsworth vs. Northern Iowa..... 26 Field goals 8 (2 times) 2. Dayvion McKnight vs. Northern Iowa...... 21 Field goals attempted 18 (Hollingsworth vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) Charles Bassey vs. Memphis...... 21 Field goal percentage (min. 6 att.) .714 [5-7] (Anderson vs. West Virginia, 11/27) 4. Taveion Hollingsworth vs. Memphis...... 18 3-point field goals 3 (Frampton vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) 5. Charles Bassey vs. West Virginia...... 15 6. Carson Williams vs. Memphis...... 14 3-point field goals attempted 6 (Frampton vs. West Virginia, 11/27) Luke Frampton vs. Northern Iowa...... 14 3-point field goal percentage (min. 4 att.) .750 [3-4] (Frampton vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) 8. Charles Bassey vs. Northern Iowa...... 11 Free throws 10 (Hollingsworth vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) 9. Carson Williams vs. West Virginia...... 10 Free throws attempted 13 (Hollingsworth vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) Josh Anderson vs. West Virginia...... 10 Free throw percentage (min. 6 att.) 1.000 [6-6] (McKnight vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) Rebounds Rebounds 14 (Bassey vs. Memphis, 11/26) 1. Charles Bassey vs. Memphis...... 14 Assists 4 (Cooper vs. Memphis, 11/26) 2. Carson Williams vs. Memphis...... 9 Turnovers 5 (Bassey vs. Memphis, 11/26) 3. Charles Bassey vs. West Virginia...... 8 Charles Bassey vs. Northern Iowa...... 8 Blocked shots 7 (Bassey vs. Memphis, 11/26) 5. Carson Williams vs. Northern Iowa...... 6 Steals 3 (McKnight vs. Northern Iowa, 11/25) 6. Kevin Osawe vs. Northern Iowa...... 5 Minutes 35 (Hollingsworth vs. Memphis, 11/26) Kenny Cooper vs. Memphis...... 5 Carson Williams vs. West Virginia...... 5 9. Josh Anderson vs. Northern Iowa...... 4 Luke Frampton vs. Northern Iowa...... 4 OPPONENT HIGHS Josh Anderson vs. Memphis...... 4 Points 28 (2 times) Dayvion McKnight vs. Memphis...... 4 Field goals 10 (AJ Green, [Northern Iowa], 11/25) Assists Field goals attempted 20 (AJ Green, [Northern Iowa], 11/25) 1. Kenny Cooper vs. Memphis...... 4 Field goal percentage (min. 6 att.) .625 [5-8] (Taz Sherman, [West Virginia], 11/27) 2. Taveion Hollingsworth vs. West Virginia...... 3 3-point field goals 9 (Noah Carter, [Northern Iowa], 11/25) Dayvion McKnight vs. West Virginia...... 3 3-point field goals attempted 13 (Noah Carter, [Northern Iowa], 11/25) Dayvion McKnight vs. Northern Iowa...... 3 3. 9 times...... 2 3-point field goal percentage (min. 4 att.) .692 [9-13] (Noah Carter, [Northern Iowa], 11/25) Free throws 5 (Miles McBride, [West Virginia], 11/27) Blocked Shots Free throws attempted 6 (Miles McBride, [West Virginia], 11/27) 1. Charles Bassey vs. Memphis...... 7 Free throw percentage (min. 6 att.) .833 [5-6] (Miles McBride, [West Virginia], 11/27) 2. Charles Bassey. West Virginia...... 2 Charles Bassey vs. Northern Iowa...... 2 Rebounds 10 (D.J. Jeffries, [Memphis], 11/26) 4. Josh Anderson vs. Northern Iowa...... 1 Assists 5 (2 times) Carson Williams vs. West Virginia...... 1 Turnovers 6 (Tywhon Pickford, [Northern Iowa], 11/25) Blocked shots 2 (Moussa Cisse, [Memphis], 11/26) Steals 1. Dayvion McKnight vs. Northern Iowa...... 3 Steals 2 (4 times) 2. Charles Bassey vs. Northern Iowa...... 2 Minutes 38 (AJ Green, [Northern Iowa], 11/25) Taveion Hollingsworth vs. Northern Iowa...... 2 Josh Anderson vs. West Virginia...... 2
Minutes Played 1. Taveion Hollingsworth vs. Memphis...... 35 2. Charles Bassey vs. Memphis...... 32 Taveion Hollingsworth vs. Northern Iowa..... 32 4. Carson Williams vs. West Virginia...... 31 Taveion Hollingsworth vs. West Virginia...... 31 6. Luke Frampton vs. Northern Iowa...... 28 7. Josh Anderson vs. Memphis...... 27 8. Carson Williams vs. Memphis...... 26 Kenny Cooper vs. Memphis...... 26 Josh Anderson vs. West Virginia...... 26 Kenny Cooper vs. West Virginia...... 26 Carson Williams vs. Northern Iowa...... 26 Charles Bassey vs. Northern Iowa...... 26
35 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS GAME 1 GAME 2 Nov. 25, 2020 • WKU 93, Northern Iowa 87 Nov. 26, 2020 • WKU 75, Memphis 69 Sanford Pentagon • Sioux Falls, S.D. Sanford Pentagon • Sioux Falls, S.D.
GAME 3 Nov. 27, 2020 • No. 15 West Virginia 70, WKU 64 Sanford Pentagon • Sioux Falls, S.D.
36 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS 2020-21 Western Ky. Men's Basketball Page 1/1 Combined Team Statistics as of Nov 27, 2020 2020-21 OVERALLAll games SEASON STATISTICS
Game Records Score by Periods Record Overall Home Away Neutral Team 1st 2nd OT TOT ALL GAMES 2-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0 Western Ky. 109 123 0 232 NON-CONFERENCE 2-1 0-0 0-0 2-1 Opponents 99 127 0 226
Team Box Score Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds No. 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 11 HOLLINGSWORTH, Taveion 3-3 96:56 32.3 19-42 .452 4-12 .333 15-19 .789 3 4 7 2.3 2 0 7 3 0 3 57 19.0 23 BASSEY, Charles 3-3 76:20 25.4 20-37 .541 2-8 .250 5-7 .714 9 21 30 10.0 10 0 3 9 11 2 47 15.7 22 WILLIAMS, Carson 3-3 82:46 27.6 11-22 .500 3-6 .500 4-5 .800 8 12 20 6.7 6 0 4 2 1 0 29 9.7 20 MCKNIGHT, Dayvion 3-0 54:46 18.3 8-16 .500 1-1 1.000 8-8 1.000 1 7 8 2.7 7 0 6 4 0 4 25 8.3 4 ANDERSON, Josh 3-3 76:42 25.6 10-19 .526 0-3 .000 3-4 .750 2 9 11 3.7 4 0 4 2 1 4 23 7.7 14 FRAMPTON, Luke 3-0 77:22 25.8 6-17 .353 6-15 .400 5-5 1.000 0 8 8 2.7 7 0 5 4 0 0 23 7.7 21 COOPER, Kenny 3-3 67:43 22.6 2-15 .133 1-6 .167 9-12 .750 1 8 9 3.0 6 0 8 4 0 2 14 4.7 3 RAWLS, Jordan 3-0 33:11 11.1 3-8 .375 1-5 .200 3-3 1.000 0 4 4 1.3 4 0 2 2 0 0 10 3.3 2 OSAWE, Kevin 3-0 31:19 10.4 2-5 .400 0-2 .000 0-0 .000 2 6 8 2.7 1 0 0 1 0 2 4 1.3 50 COZART, Isaiah 1-0 02:55 2.9 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0-0 .000 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 5 3 8 3 Total 3 600 81-181 .448 18-58 .310 52-63 .825 31 82 113 37.7 47 0 39 34 13 17 232 77.3 Opponents 3 600 81-186 .435 34-71 .479 30-41 .732 26 72 98 32.7 55 3 43 37 9 12 226 75.3
Team Statistics Team Results WESTKY OPP Date Opponent Score Att. Scoring 232 226 11/25/2020 vs UNI W 93-87 0 Points per game 77.3 75.3 11/26/2020 vs Memphis W 75-69 0 Scoring margin +2.0 - 11/27/2020 vs West Virginia L 64-70 0 Field goals-att 81-181 81-186 Field goal pct .448 .435 3 point fg-att 18-58 34-71 3-point FG pct .310 .479 3-pt FG made per game 6.0 11.3 Free throws-att 52-63 30-41 Free throw pct .825 .732 F-Throws made per game 17.3 10.0 Rebounds 113 98 Rebounds per game 37.7 32.7 Rebounding margin +5.0 - Assists 39 43 Assists per game 13.0 14.3 Turnovers 34 37 Turnovers per game 11.3 12.3 Turnover margin +1.0 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 1.2 Steals 17 12 Steals per game 5.7 4.0 Blocks 13 9 Blocks per game 4.3 3.0 Winning streak 0 - Home win streak 0 - Attendance 0 0 Home games-Avg/Game 0-0 0-0 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 3-0
37 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS RADIO/ TV GUIDE
1 | Kylen Milton 2 | Kevin Osawe 3 | Jordan Rawls 4 | Josh Anderson Fr. | G | 6-4 | 190 Jr. | F | 6-6 | 205 So. | G | 6-1 | 180 Sr. | G | 6-6 | 190
5 | Noah Stansbury 11 | Taveion Hollingsworth 12 | Jackson Harlan 14 | Luke Frampton Fr. | G | 6-0 | 160 Sr. | G | 6-2 | 165 So. | G | 6-3 | 190 R-Jr. | G | 6-5 | 200
15 | Patrick Murphy 20 | Dayvion McKnight 21 | Kenny Cooper 22 | Carson Williams R-Sr. | G | 6-5 | 180 Fr. | G | 6-1 | 190 R-Sr. | G | 6-0 | 190 R-Sr. | F | 6-5 | 240
23 | Charles Bassey 32 | Bailey Conrad 50 | Isaiah Cozart Jr. | C | 6-11 | 235 Fr. | F | 6-7 | 220 So. | F | 6-7 | 235
38 46 20-WIN SEASONS | 42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 1,817 ALL-TIME WINS | 35 NBA DRAFT PICKS