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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 (2-0) SECONDARY CONTACT: Dana Brown, Media Relations Coordinator • [email protected] • (317) 752-6161 VS. #15 WEST VIRGINIA (2-0) KEY PAGES Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic Title Game Friday, Nov. 27 | 12:30 p.m. (CT) | Sioux Falls, S.D. Page 2 | Streaks/Standings Page 9 | Chasing Record Book Pgs. 14-28 | Player Bios Sanford Pentagon Page 3 | Roster/Coaching Staff Page 11 | Last Time It Happened Page 29 | 2019-20 Stats Page 4 | Last Series Meeting Page 12-13 | Rick Stansbury Page 30 | Radio/TV Roster LISTEN Hilltopper Sports Network, TuneIn • Randy Lee (pxp), Hal Schmitt (analysis) THE TIP-OFF WATCH ESPN WKU Hilltopper Basketball will face No. 15 West Virginia PROJECTED STARTING LINEUP • Rich Hollenberg (pxp), Dan Dakich (analysis) at 12:30 p.m. CT Friday in the championship of the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic in Sioux Falls, S.D. The Tops NOVEMBER (2-0) advanced Thursday with a 75-69 victory over Memphis. 25 vs. Northern Iowa (1) W, 93-87 West Virginia reached the title game with a 78-66 win over 26 vs. Memphis (1) W, 75-69 G | Cooper G | Hollingsworth G | Anderson 27 vs. #15 West Virginia (1) 12:30 p.m. CT VCU on Thursday. DECEMBER (0-0) Lineup 1 at Louisville (2) 5 p.m. CT The all-time series is tied 2-2, with every meeting on a projection 3 vs. Prairie View A&M (2) 5 p.m. CT neutral court. The most recent was a 63-57 WKU win in based on 4 vs. Little Rock (2) 6 p.m. CT the semifinals of the 2018 Myrtle Beach Invitational. WKU previous 13 Rhode Island 11 a.m. CT head coach Rick Stansbury is 2-1 in his career against the F | Williams C | Bassey games 22 Tennessee Tech 4 p.m. CT Mountaineers. 28 Mississippi Valley State 7 p.m. CT JANUARY (0-0) TOP STORYLINES 1 at Charlotte* 3 p.m. CT • WKU will be trying to win its first in-season tournament since beating No. 4 Kentucky and George Wash- 2 at Charlotte* 3 p.m. CT ington in 2001 to claim the NABC Classic title. 8 Louisiana Tech* 7 p.m. CT 9 Louisiana Tech* 6 p.m. CT • The Hilltoppers are 32-100 all-time against ranked opponents, including 12-28 on a neutral court. Since 14 Marshall* TBA the start of the 2017-18 season, WKU has gone 3-4 against top-25 teams. | More info pg. 4 17 at Marshall* TBA 23 at Middle Tennessee* 4 p.m. CT • WKU is 7-16 all-time against the current Big 12 membership, the most recent win the 2018 victory over 24 at Middle Tennessee* TBA West Virginia in Myrtle Beach. Rick Stansbury is 4-5 in his career against current Big 12 members. 29 Old Dominion* 7 p.m. CT 30 Old Dominion* 4 p.m. CT • WKU is 8-3 over the last four seasons in regular-season tournaments. The Hilltoppers have won two FEBRUARY games each in the 2017 Battle 4 Atlantis, 2018 Myrtle Beach Invitational, 2019 Paradise Jam and 2020 5 at Florida Atlantic* 6 p.m. CT Crossover Classic. 6 at Florida Atlantic* 3 p.m. CT 12 Rice* 7 p.m. CT • In the first two games of the season, WKU has made 46 of 55 free throws (83.6%), while its opponents 13 Rice* TBA have made just 15 of 22 from the stripe. The Hilltoppers have made 39 of 48 free throws in the second 19 at North Texas* 7 p.m. CT half of their two victories. 20 at North Texas* 4 p.m. CT 26 FIU* 7 p.m. CT • Charles Bassey’s seven blocks against Memphis on Thursday were the most by a Hilltopper since Teeng 27 FIU* 4 p.m. CT Akol blocked seven shots against VCU on Nov. 20, 2011. Bassey became the 19th Division I player since 2010 to have a game with at least 21 points, 14 rebounds and seven blocks. (*) Conference USA Game (1) Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic (Sioux Falls, S.D.) (2) Wade Houston Tipoff Classic (Louisville, Ky.) WKU HILLTOPPERS WEST VIRGINIA MOUNTAINEERS 2020-21 Record 2-0 2020-21 Record 2-0 2020-21 DIGITAL MEDIA GUIDE Ranking NR Ranking 15 2020-21 NCAA NET N/A 2020-21 NCAA NET N/A Last Game W, 75-69 vs. Memphis Last Game W, 78-66 vs. VCU Scan the QR Code Head Coach Rick Stansbury Head Coach Bob Huggins or visit link below Career Record 377-218 (19th season) Career Record 883-372 (39th season) to access guide Record at School 84-52 (Fifth season) Record at School 291-158 (13th season) at WKUSports.com Leading Scorer Taveion Hollingsworth (22 ppg) Leading Scorer Miles McBride (17.5 ppg) Leading Rebounds Charles Bassey (11 rpg) Leading Rebounder Derek Culver (14.5 rpg) http://goto.ps/MBBMediaGuide Leading Assists Kenny Cooper (3 apg) Leading Assists Miles McBride (3.5 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. Contact Zach Greenwell or Dana Brown for any inquiries tested personnel associated with the programs competing.