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@WKUBasketball WKUBasketball @wkubasketball WKUSports 2020-21 GAME NOTES WKUSports.com MEDIA CONTACT: Zach Greenwell, Associate AD of Communications/MBB • [email protected] • (270) 668-4716 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. There will be numerous changes to the media protocols inside E.A. Diddle RADIO COVERAGE: Radio broadcast permission must be obtained in advance, Arena this season due to COVID-19. Masks will be required at all times for along with press row reservations, from Zach Greenwell. WKU maintains courtesy everyone, as will temperature and symptom screenings at the point of entry. ethernet and phone lines for schools who can provide reciprocal arrangements for Media seating will be greatly altered and limited in the arena this year. Many the Hilltopper IMG Sports Network. ISDN lines will not be available in Diddle Arena or all media will not be seated on the floor level, and will likely be seated this season. Inquiries about any other accommodations should be made well in on the upper concourse of the arena. To the extent possible with severe advance with Greenwell and WKU Telecommunications. space limitations, priority will be given to media outlets based upon those which have regularly participated in WKU news conferences, with additional RECRUITS: Per NCAA rule, media are not permitted to have contact with a prospect consideration to reach of the entity and the history of coverage. Requests or family members of a prospect during their visit (official or unofficial) to campus, for credentials will be reviewed on a case-by-case, year-by-year basis. The including prospects in attendance at practice or games. Contact includes in-person Athletic Communications/Media Relations office has the final authority on conversations, phone calls, text messages, emails, social media, etc. Media are also whether any individuals from any organization will be issued media credentials. asked to make every effort to keep distance from prospects on campus, including Complimentary tickets are not provided to media. at practice, during pregame activities and in the stands. The media room will be closed this year to be used only by team personnel for GAMEDAY SERVICES: Games will be paperless, with all media guides, box scores, postgame press conferences. Media will enter the arena through Gate 4 and final books and game notes made available online instead of in printed form. WKU head directly to their seat. As a result of this new protocol, no pregame meal offers live stats for media members through StatBroadcast (wku.statbroadcast. will be provided. Drinks will be available near media seating. com), and all other printed materials can be found at WKUSports.com. Any abuse of a credential to a WKU athletic event will result in the immediate POSTGAME INTERVIEWS: All postgame press conferences with head coach removal of the media member from the event as well as the agency losing Rick Stansbury and select players will be conducted electronically on Zoom this credential privileges for the remainder of the season. season. The link to join the press conference will be sent out before each game, along with any other relevant info. WKU Athletic Communications/Media Relations MEDIA WILL CALL: Credentials may be picked up on gameday at Media Will representatives will be available to assist in postgame interviews. Interviews with Call located at Gate 4 of E.A. Diddle Arena. Please be mindful that parking the visiting team can be coordinated with the visiting SID. is granted by a list and parking passes will not be issued, so please request parking at the same time. WEEKLY PRESS CONFERENCE: Head coach Rick Stansbury will hold a press conference for credentialed media via Zoom during the week when the team PHOTOGRAPHERS: There will be no photographers or videographers schedule allows, usually on a weekly basis. Select players may also be available at the allowed to shoot at men’s and women’s basketball games this year outside of weekly press conference.