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WKU in the National Landscape

ALL-TIME TOTAL VICTORIES ALL-TIME WINNING PERCENTAGE NO. TEAM 1ST YR. YRS. W L PCT. NO. TEAM 1ST YR. YRS. W L PCT. 1. Kentucky 1903 117 2,318 712 .765 1. Kentucky 1903 117 2,318 712 .765 2. Kansas 1899 122 2,302 862 .728 2. North Carolina 1911 110 2,275 818 .736 3. North Carolina 1911 110 2,275 818 .736 3. Kansas 1899 122 2,302 862 .728 4. Duke 1906 115 2,201 893 .711 4. Duke 1906 115 2,201 893 .711 5. Temple 1895 124 1,940 1,096 .639 5. UNLV 1959 62 1,279 572 .691 6. Syracuse 1901 119 1,922 922 .676 6. UCLA 1920 101 1,906 864 .688 7. UCLA 1920 101 1,906 864 .688 7. Syracuse 1901 119 1,922 922 .676 8. Notre Dame 1898 115 1,900 1,040 .646 8. WKU 1915 101 1,815 936 .660 9. St. John’s 1908 113 1,871 1,044 .642 9. Arizona 1905 115 1,834 957 .657 10. 1901 120 1,856 1,062 .636 10. Villanova 1921 100 1,799 941 .657 11. Utah 1909 112 1,835 1,019 .643 11. Louisville 1912 106 1,746 933 .652 12. Cincinnati 1902 119 1,836 1,025 .642 12. VCU 1971 49 982 530 .649 13. Arizona 1905 115 1,834 957 .657 13. Murray State 1926 94 1,663 903 .648 14. Purdue 1897 122 1,819 1,051 .634 14. Notre Dame 1898 115 1,900 1,040 .646 15. WKU 1915 101 1,815 936 .660 15. Utah 1909 112 1,835 1,019 .643 16. Illinois 1906 115 1,811 1,022 .639 16. St. John’s 1908 113 1,871 1,044 .642 17. Texas 1906 114 1,809 1,097 .623 17. Cincinnati 1902 119 1,836 1,025 .642 18. Washington 1896 118 1,807 1,201 .601 18. Norfolk State 1954 67 1,239 692 .642 19. Penn 1897 120 1,806 1,123 .617 19. Connecticut 1901 116 1,701 952 .641 BYU 1903 118 1,806 1,101 .621 20. Temple 1895 124 1,940 1,096 .639 NOTE: Only one school ahead of WKU on the top-20 list (UCLA) has Illinois 1906 115 1,811 1,022 .639 arrived in equal or fewer seasons of basketball.

REGULAR SEASON CONFERENCE TITLES 20-WIN SEASONS NO. SCHOOL CONFERENCE(S) NO. SCHOOL LAST 1. 62 Kansas MVC, Big 8, Big 12 1. 64 Kentucky 2019-20 2. 51 Kentucky Southern, SEC 2. 61 North Carolina 2018-19 3. 42 WKU KIAC, OVC, Sun Belt 3. 55 Duke 2019-20 4. 41 North Carolina Southern, ACC 4. 49 Kansas 2019-20 5. 39 Penn EIBL, Ivy 5. 48 UCLA 2017-18 6. 37 UCLA Pac-12 6. 48 Louisville 2019-20 7. 34 Connecticut Yankee, Big East, American 7. 46 WKU 2019-20 8. 33 Princeton EIBL, Ivy 8. 44 Villanova 2019-20 9. 30 Cincinnati Buckeye, MAC, MVC, Metro, Great Mid, 9. 42 BYU 2019-20 10. 29 Utah Rocky Mtn., Mtn. Sts., WAC, MWC, Pac-12 42 Notre Dame 2019-20 C-USA, Big East, American 42 North Carolina State 2019-20 11. 27 Arizona Border, WAC, Pac-12 12. 41 St. John’s 2018-19 27 BYU Rocky Mtn., Skyline, WAC, MWC, West Coast 41 Syracuse 2018-19

HILLTOPPERS IN NBA (WKU, 2005-08) 2008 Draft, Round 1, Pick #22 by Mavericks (2019-Present) • (2016-19) • (2010-12) • (2016) • New Jersey Nets (2009-10) • (2014-16) • Orlando Magic (2008-09) • (2012-14)

1 Preseason Prospectus Quick Facts 2020-21 BASKETBALL

UNIVERSITY INFORMATION BASKETBALL INFORMATION Location...... Bowling Green, Ky., 42101 2019-20 Record...... 20-10 Founded...... 1906 • Home...... 12-2 Enrollment...... 19,461 • Road...... 6-6 Nickname...... Hilltoppers • Neutral...... 2-2 Colors...... Red and White 2019-20 Conference USA Record...... 13-5 (2nd) Arena (Capacity)...... E.A. Diddle Arena (7,523) Postseason...... None National Affiliation...... NCAA Division I Final National Ranking...... None Conference Affiliation...... Conference USA Letterwinners Returning/Lost...... 6/4 President...... Dr. Timothy C. Caboni Starters Returning/Lost...... 4/1 Director of Athletics...... Todd Stewart Newcomers...... 6 Faculty Athletic Representative...... Dr. Craig Martin Ticket Office...... 270-745-5222 / 1-800-5-BIG-RED Starters Returning • Charles Bassey (Jr., C) - 15.3 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 1.6 bpg, 53.3% FG • (Sr., G) - 16.6 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 2.7 apg BASKETBALL HISTORY • Carson Williams (R-Sr., F) - 14 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 55.5% FG First Year of Basketball...... 1914-15 • Josh Anderson (Sr., G) - 10.1 ppg, 4.2 rpg, 1.2 spg All-Time Record...... 1,815-936 (.660) Seasons of ...... 101 Starters Lost NBA Draft Picks...... 35 • (Sr., G/F) - 11.7 ppg, 7.1 rpg, 67 made 3s 20-Win Seasons...... 46 Regular Season Conference Championships...... 42 Other Key Returners NCAA Tournament Appearances...... 23 • Jordan Rawls (So., G) - 7.9 ppg, 2.2 apg, 16 starts • Last NCAA Tournament Appearance...... 2013 • Isaiah Cozart (So., F) - 14 points, 17 rebounds, 19 appearances NIT Appearances...... 14 • Last NIT Appearance...... 2018 Key Newcomers Postseason Record...... 27-38 (37 apps.) • Kenny Cooper (R-Sr., G, Lipscomb, [Nashville, Tenn.]) - sat out Last Postseason Appearance...... 2018 2019-20 as transfer • L, 69-64 vs. Utah, NIT Semifinals () • Luke Frampton (R-Jr., G, Davidson, [Poca, W.Va.]) - transfer • Dayvion McKnight (Fr., G, Collins HS, [Shelbyville, Ky.]) • Kylen Milton (Fr., G, Core4 Academy, [Monticello, Ark.]) WKU ATHLETIC Communications/MEDIA RELATIONS • Kevin Osawe (Jr., F, Vincennes University, [Brampton, Ontario, Men's Basketball SID (Primary)...... Zach Greenwell Canada]) • Office...... 270-745-5045 • Cell...... 270-668-4716 • Email...... [email protected]

Men's Basketball SID (Secondary)...... Dana Brown • Office...... 270-745-4298 • Cell...... 317-752-6161 • Email...... [email protected]

Associate AD/Communications & MBB...... Zach Greenwell Associate Director...... Bryan Fyalkowski Associate Director...... Jessica Leifheit Assistant Director...... Matt Keenan Assistant Director...... Lillie-Anne Mulligan Media Relations Coordinator...... Dana Brown SID Emeritus/Historian...... Paul Just Staff Photographer...... Steve Roberts

Mailing Address Athletic Communications/Media Relations Western Kentucky University E.A Diddle Arena Room 1454 1605 Avenue of Champions Bowling Green, KY 42101-6412 WKU senior guard Josh Anderson @WKUBasketball 2 Radio/TV Roster

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

3 Preseason Prospectus The Hilltoppers 2020-21 BASKETBALL

NUMERICAL ROSTER No. Name Pos. Ht. Wt. Yr. Exp. Hometown (Prev. 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)

COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFF Position Name Alma Mater (Year) Year in Role Head Coach 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 Graduate Assistant Jacob Hayslip WKU (2020) First Season Graduate Assistant Evan Stack WKU (2020) First Season Academic Coordinator Allyson Taylor WKU (2020) First Season Strength and Conditioning Coach Duane Hall WKU (1996) Seventh Season Athletic Trainer John Erwin UT-Arlington (2007) Fourth Season

PLAYER/COACH PRONUNCIATION GUIDE 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

@WKUBasketball 4 Preseason Notebook

HEAD COACH PROGRAM NOTES • Since the start of the 2017-18 season, WKU is 8-4 against Pow- RICK STANSBURY er Five teams and 3-2 vs. ranked Power Five teams. The Hilltop- pers had seven total wins against teams from the Power Five CAREER RECORD: 375-218 (19TH SEASON) conferences from 2007-08 to 2016-17. Among that 8-4 mark RECORD AT WKU: 82-52 (fIFTH SEASON) vs. the Power Five, 9 of 12 games have been away from Diddle Arena: three home games, five true road games and four neu- tral-site games. STANSBURY NOTES • Since the start of the 2017-18 season, WKU has gone 3-4 • Rick Stansbury’s teams have been outstanding on their own against top-25 teams, including a 2-2 mark in the last two turf, boasting a winning percentage at home of 78 percent seasons. From 2010-11 to 2016-17, the Hilltoppers went 1-12 overall – and 86 percent in nonconference play – during his 18 against ranked opponents. seasons at the helm at Mississippi State and WKU. Stansbury has won at least 10 home games in each of his 18 seasons as • WKU claimed the 46th 20-win season in program history with a head coach, and the Hilltoppers are 19-4 at home against a win at FIU in last year's season finale. Only Kentucky, North nonconference opponents under Stansbury. Stansbury is 6-3 Carolina, Duke, Louisville, UCLA and Kansas have more 20-win at home in postseason play. seasons in NCAA history. It was also the 13th 20-win season in Rick Stansbury’s 18 seasons as a head coach. • In Stansbury’s four seasons as the Hilltoppers’ head coach, WKU is 68-5 when leading with five minutes to play. The first • WKU is one of 44 programs in the nation to have won at least such loss was against Utah in the 2018 NIT Semifinals, and the 20 games in each of the last three seasons. The Hilltoppers' most recent was at North Texas on March 1 of last season. 67 total wins across the last three seasons are the most of any school in Conference USA. • Winning the free-throw war has been a staple of Stansbury’s coaching philosophy for his entire career. During his 18 seasons • WKU has the fourth-longest streak in the nation of consecu- as a head coach, his teams have shot 2,803 more total free tive games with a made 3-pointer at 1,040. Only UNLV (1,103), throws than their opponents and attempted more than their Duke (1,091) and Arkansas (1,043) have longer streaks. opponents in every single season. • WKU has advanced to at least the semifinals of its league tour- • Jared Savage is the 10th outgoing WKU Basketball senior to nament in 13 of the last 15 tournaments played. The team is sign a pro contract under Stansbury. In Stansbury's first three 25-8 with four championships in the last 12 conference tour- seasons, all nine outgoing seniors went on to play professionally. naments overall. The Hilltoppers’ 23 NCAA Tournament ap- pearances are six more than the next closest Conference USA • Stansbury's son, Noah, will be a freshman guard on this year's school (UTEP, 17), and as many as the eight league schools with team. The Stansburys are one of 18 father-son/coach-player the fewest appearances combined. combos in Division I this season. Other notable fathers coaching their sons this year include Michigan State's , Syracuse's • In Rick Stansbury’s four seasons at the helm, WKU has shot , Illinois' Brad Underwood, Iowa's Frank McCaffery, 993 more total free throws than its opponents. The Hilltoppers UConn's Dan Hurley and Memphis' . made 136 more free throws in 2019-20 than their opponents even attempted, which led the country. Gonzaga and Hofstra • WKU's victory over No. 15 Wisconsin on Dec. 29, 2018, was were tied for second with 101 more made than opponent at- the 24th win over an AP ranked opponent in Stansbury’s ca- tempts. reer. Fifteen of those wins over a ranked foe came on the road or at a neutral site. • WKU is 47-12 (.797) at Diddle Arena under head coach Rick Stansbury. The Tops are 620-175 all-time at Diddle Arena for a • In Stansbury’s 34 previous seasons as a head coach or assis- .780 winning percentage. tant coach, his teams have gone to the postseason 19 times, with top-five seeds in the NCAA Tournament six times. • Entering the 2020-21 season, WKU ranks third in NCAA his- tory in regular-season league titles (42), seventh in 20-win • Stansbury has signed seven top-20 recruiting classes during seasons (46), eighth in all-time winning percentage (.660) and his time as a head coach, including his first two classes at WKU 15th in all-time victories (1,815). WKU joins Kentucky, North and five in his tenure at Mississippi State. Carolina, Kansas and UCLA as the only programs in the top 10 for both winning percentage and conference championships.

5 Preseason Prospectus Preseason Notebook 2020-21 BASKETBALL

PLAYER NOTES Top Career Rebounders in College Basketball in 2020-21 Name School Reb. Average 1. Charles Bassey WKU 9.8 • WKU's 2020-21 roster represents six states – Arkansas, Ruot Monyyong Little Rock 9.8 Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Tennessee and West Virginia – as 3. Terry Taylor Austin Peay 9.5 well as Nigeria and Canada. James Butler Drexel 9.5 5. J Robinson-Earl Villanova 9.4 • The Hilltoppers have six players on the 2020-21 roster from the state of Kentucky, which is the second-most among Divi- • With 1,494 career points, WKU senior guard Taveion Hol- sion I teams in the state this season. WKU's 2019-20 roster fea- lingsworth projects as the 12th-leading returning scorer in tured seven Kentuckians, the program's most since 1980-81. the nation for the 2020-21 season.

• The Hilltoppers have three former Kentucky Mr. Basketball Top Career Scorers in College Basketball in 2020-21* winners on their roster for the second straight year – Carson Name School Points Williams (2016), Taveion Hollingsworth (2017) and Dayvion 1. Jhivvan Jackson UTSA 2,053 McKnight (2020). Four of the last six winners have played for 2. Terry Taylor Austin Peay 1,929 WKU, including 2015 honoree Camron Justice. Before WKU the 3. Colbey Ross Pepperdine 1,763 last two years, the only time in history that a team featured 4. Keaton Wallace UTSA 1,644 5. Terrell Gomez San Diego State 1,637 three Kentucky Mr. Basketball winners was the 1993-94 Lou- 6. Kellan Grady Davidson 1,626 isville squad (Dwayne Morton, Tick Rogers, Jason Osborne). 7. Justin Turner Bowling Green 1,595 WKU previously didn't have a Mr. Basketball since 2007. 8. Matt Lewis James Madison 1,574 9. Iowa 1,559 • WKU could reach five active 1,000- scorers during the 10. Carlik Jones Louisville 1,552 2020-21 season. The Hilltoppers have eight returning players 11. Antoine Davis Detroit Mercy 1,513 who have scored a combined 5,756 career Division I points, 12. T. Hollingsworth WKU 1,494 including five players with at least 648 points each. * Based on returning players not listed as seniors

Top Career Point Totals Among Active Hilltoppers • Taveion Hollingsworth ranks 18th in WKU history with Name Points 1,494 career points. If he reached 2,000 points, he would join Taveion Hollingsworth 1,494 Jim McDaniels, Courtney Lee and Ralph Crosthwaite as the Carson Williams 1,185 only Hilltoppers to accomplish the feat. Kenny Cooper 892 Josh Anderson 885 • Taveion Hollingsworth has started 102 consecutive games – Charles Bassey 648 the most of any active player in the nation. Hollingsworth has started every game of his WKU career and has never missed a • WKU returns 70.8 percent of its scoring, 59.2 percent of its re- game for the Hilltoppers. bounding, 75.7 percent of its assists, 66.4 percent of its blocks and 70.1 percent of its steals from 2019-20. The Hilltoppers re- • Through his junior year, Taveion Hollingsworth has played turn four players – Taveion Hollingsworth, Charles Bassey, 3,614 total minutes, the most ever by a Hilltopper over his first Carson Williams and Josh Anderson – who averaged double three years. Hollingsworth is now ranked eighth on WKU’s figures in scoring last season. all-time list for most minutes in a career. He needs just 344 minutes played for the most in Hilltopper history. • Junior Charles Bassey is set to return from a season- ending leg injury suffered Dec. 7 of last season against Arkan- • In each of the last three years, WKU has placed a player on the sas. The 2019-20 Preseason First-Team All-American suffered a Conference USA All-Freshman Team - Taveion Hollingsworth tibial plateau fracture in his left leg that required season-end- (2018), Charles Bassey (2019) and Jordan Rawls (2020). They ing surgery on Dec. 10 in Houston, Texas, with the team physi- combined for 1,238 points and 13 C-USA Freshman of the cians for the NFL’s Houston Texans and NBA’s Houston Rockets Week awards in their first seasons, and Bassey also won C-USA – the same physicians who performed surgery on Texans star Freshman of the Year. JJ Watt when he suffered a similar injury in 2017. Bassey's re- hab began immediately after surgery, and he was cleared to resume full contact activities in September. • Senior Josh Anderson is no stranger to SportsCenter. His highlight-reel dunks have been featured on the SC Top 10 at • When the 2020-21 season begins, Charles Bassey will be the least six times in his first three seasons. The Tops as a whole national leader in career rebounding average at 9.8 boards per have been featured at least nine times in the last three years. game. He also ranks in the top 10 in career blocks average at 2.2 per game and in the top 15 in career percentage (60.2 percent).

@WKUBasketball 6 Chasing the 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. George Fant, 2012-15 3,671 4. Tom Marshall, 1951-54 1,909 7. Steffphon Pettigrew, 2008-11 3,621 5. Brett McNeal, 1986-89 1,856 8. Taveion Hollingsworth, 2018-present 3,614 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 9. Anthony Winchester, 2003-06 1,732 CAREER MADE FREE THROWS 10. Justin Johnson, 2014-present 1,715 1. Ralph Crosthwaite, 1955, ‘57-59 608 11. Bobby Rascoe, 1960-62 1,687 2. Tom Marshall, 1951-54 545 12. , 1965-67 1,680 3. Charlie Osborne, 1959-61 511 13. Chris Robinson, 1993-96 1,656 4. Art Spoelstra, 1951-54 497 14. George Fant, 2012-15 1,621 5. Bobby Rascoe, 1960-62 471 15. A.J. Slaughter, 2007-10 1,581 6. George Fant, 2012-15 437 16. Steffphon Pettigrew, 2008-11 1,544 7. Clem Haskins, 1965-67 410 17. Art Spoelstra, 1952-54 1,510 8. Courtney Lee, 2005-08 389 18. Taveion Hollingsworth, 2018-present 1,494 9. Jim McDaniels, 1969-71 368 19. Charlie Osborne, 1959-61 1,359 10. Taveion Hollingsworth, 2018-present 362 20. Craig McCormick, 1979-82 1,354 21. , 1984-87 1,323 CAREER PERCENTAGE 22. Darel Carrier, 1962-64 1,318 1. Orlando Mendez-Valdez, 2006-09 .8173 (170-208) 23. Chuck Rawlings, 1973-76 1,314 2. Courtney Lee, 2005-08 .8172 (389-476) 24. Tony Wilson, 1980-83 1,305 3. Anthony Winchester, 2003-06 .8103 (299-369) 25. , 1966-68 1,292 4. Eric Back, 1956-58 .8098 (166-205) 26. Roland Shelton, 1987-90 1,269 5. , 1992-95 .808 (235-291) 27. Darnell Mee, 1991-93 1,253 6. Taveion Hollingsworth, 2018-present .806 (362-449) 28. Mike Wells, 2001-04 1,245 7. Charlie Osborne, 1959-61 .801 (511-638) 29. Forest “Frosty” Able, 1953-55 1,221 8. Michael Fraliex, 1993-96 .800 (216-270) 30. Bobby Jones, 1981-84 1,211 9. Mike Wells, 2001-04 .797 (224-281) 31. Owen Lawson, 1956-58 1,206 10. A.J .Slaughter, 2007-10 .784 (315-402) 32. Michael Fraliex, 1993-96 1,205 33. David Boyden, 2000-03 1,167 CAREER BLOCKED SHOTS 34. Sergio Kerusch, 2009-11 1,164 1. Jeremy Evans, 2007-10 224 35. Dwight Smith, 1965-67 1,142 2. , 2000-03 214 36. Jim Rose, 1969-71 1,133 3. Clarence Martin, 1983-87 198 37. Jack Turner, 1949-51, ’54 1,123 4. Ben Lawson, 2013-17 185 38. Mike Prince, 1977-80 1,120 5. Elgrace Wilborn, 2005-06 161 39. Darrin Horn, 1992-95 1,115 6. Darius Hall, 1992-95 125 40. Chris Marcus, 2000-03 1,113 7. George Fant, 2012-15 124 41. Bob Lavoy, 1948-50 1,071 8. Darnell Mee, 1991-93 110 42. Orlando Mendez-Valdez, 2006-09 1,067 9. Charles Bassey, 2019-present 97 43. Jeremy Evans, 2007-10 1,065 10. Teeng Akol, 2011-13 95 44. , 1961-63 1,060 45. Derek Robinson, 1999-02 1,038 CAREER STEALS 46. Gene Rhodes, 1949-52 1,029 1. Darnell Mee, 1991-93 259 47. Carlisle Towery, 1938-40* 1,010 2. Courtney Lee, 2005-08 242 Bob Daniels, 1954-57 1,010 3. Chris Robinson, 1993-96 203 49. Don “Duck” Ray, 1942-43, ’47-48 1,006 4. A.J. Slaughter, 2007-10 169 , 1943, ’47-49 1,006 5. Brett McNeal, 1986-89 148 6. Darius Hall, 1992-95 146 CAREER GAMES STARTED 7. Darrin Horn, 1992-95 139 1. Jeremy Evans, 2007-08 130 8. Mark Bell, 1992-93 135 2. Courtney Lee, 2005-08 127 9. Bobby Jones, 1981-84 134 3. David Boyden, 2000-03 123 10. Derek Robinson, 1999-2002 124 4. George Fant, 2012-15 122 Jamal Crook, 2010-13 124 5. Kannard Johnson, 1984-87 118 6. Clarence Martin, 1983-87 113 Taveion Hollingsworth, 2018-present 120 7. T.J. Price, 2012-15 109 Josh Anderson, 2018-present 119 8. Taveion Hollingsworth, 2018-present 102 9. Bobby Jones, 1981-84 101 10. Steffphon Pettigrew, 2008-11 97

7 Preseason Prospectus 2019-20 WKU Hilltopper Basketball 2019-20 Final OverallWKU StatisticsCombined Team Statistics (as of Mar 07, 2020)2020-21 BASKETBALL All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRAL ALL GAMES 20-10 12-2 6-6 2-2 CONFERENCE 13-5 8-1 5-4 0-0 NON-CONFERENCE 7-5 4-1 1-2 2-2

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds ## 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, T. 30-30 1051 35.0 164-348 .4 7 1 20-65 .3 0 8 150-178 .8 4 3 28 98 126 4.2 53 0 81 82 2 40 498 16.6 23 x-BASSEY, Charles 10-10 281 28.1 57-107 .5 3 3 2-12 .1 6 7 37-47 .7 8 7 28 64 92 9.2 27 0 13 23 16 8 153 15.3 22 WILLIAMS, Carson 30-29 1021 34.0 151-272 .5 5 5 23-59 .3 9 0 96-128 .7 5 0 70 128 198 6.6 53 0 52 45 23 33 421 14.0 02 SAVAGE, Jared 30-30 1039 34.6 111-248 .4 4 8 67-169 .3 9 6 61-73 .8 3 6 40 173 213 7.1 81 2 41 36 33 37 350 11.7 04 ANDERSON, Josh 30-16 847 28.2 96-207 .4 6 4 12-46 .2 6 1 99-129 .7 6 7 27 100 127 4.2 83 0 39 52 32 37 303 10.1 05 JUSTICE, Camron 27-18 744 27.6 87-233 .3 7 3 48-146 .3 2 9 50-64 .7 8 1 4 64 68 2.5 45 1 37 53 1 19 272 10.1 03 RAWLS, Jordan 30-16 831 27.7 87-226 .3 8 5 34-105 .3 2 4 30-41 .7 3 2 7 36 43 1.4 41 0 67 48 1 21 238 7.9 10 GAMBRELL, Jeremiah 23-0 144 6.3 11-33 .3 3 3 6-24 .2 5 0 3-5 .6 0 0 2 20 22 1.0 1 0 1 6 0 2 31 1.3 14 HORTON, Matt 16-1 69 4.3 8-15 .5 3 3 0-0 .0 0 0 1-3 .3 3 3 7 13 20 1.3 12 0 2 2 6 2 17 1.1 50 COZART, Isaiah 19-0 89 4.7 7-13 .5 3 8 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 5 12 17 0.9 16 0 0 3 5 2 14 0.7 15 MURPHY, Patrick 8-0 4 0.5 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0.0 12 HARLAN, Jackson 4-0 5 1.3 0-1 .0 0 0 0-1 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0.0 20 STACK, Evan 2-0 0 0.0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0-0 .0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.0 Team 35 58 93 22 Total...... 30 6125 779-1703 .4 5 7 212-627 .3 3 8 527-668 .7 8 9 253 767 1020 34.0 413 3 334 375 119 201 2297 76.6 Opponents...... 30 6125 828-1879 .4 4 1 216-720 .3 0 0 288-391 .7 3 7 337 748 1085 36.2 555 - 394 410 90 166 2160 72.0

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TEAM STATISTICS WKU OPP Date Opponent Score Att. SCORING 2297 2160 11/05/19 TENNESSEE TECH W 76-64 4841 Points per game 76.6 72.0 11/09/19 AUSTIN PEAY W 97-75 4907 Scoring margin +4.6 - 11/15/19 at Eastern Kentucky W 79-71 5826 FIELD GOALS-ATT 779-1703 828-1879 11/18/19 CAMPBELLSVILLE W 109-66 4134 Field goal pct .4 5 7 .4 4 1 11/22/19 vs Bowling Green L 75-77 1924 3 POINT FG-ATT 212-627 216-720 11/23/19 vs Illinois State W 83-69 2024 3-point FG pct .3 3 8 .3 0 0 11/25/19 vs Fordham W 69-64 924 3-pt FG made per game 7.1 7.2 11/29/19 vs Louisville L 54-71 12863 FREE THROWS-ATT 527-668 288-391 12/3/19 at Wright State L 74-76 3178 Free throw pct .7 8 9 .7 3 7 12/07/19 ARKANSAS Wot 86-79 6862 F-Throws made per game 17.6 9.6 12/21/19 at Rhode Island L o t 82-86 5325 REBOUNDS 1020 1085 12/28/19 BELMONT L 62-79 5102 Rebounds per game 34.0 36.2 * 01/02/20 NORTH TEXAS W 93-84 3716 Rebounding margin -2.2 - * 01/04/20 RICE W 68-61 4619 ASSISTS 334 394 * 01/09/20 at UAB L 62-72 2385 Assists per game 11.1 13.1 * 01/11/20 at Middle Tenn. W 69-53 3167 TURNOVERS 375 410 * 01/16/20 OLD DOMINION W 71-69 3816 Turnovers per game 12.5 13.7 * 01/18/20 CHARLOTTE W 80-63 4677 Turnover margin +1.2 - * 1/22/20 at MARSHALL W 64-60 5612 /turnover ratio 0.9 1.0 * 01/25/20 MARSHALL W 91-84 6270 STEALS 201 166 *N 1/30/20 at Florida Atlantic L 65-69 1253 Steals per game 6.7 5.5 * 2/1/20 at FIU L 76-81 695 BLOCKS 119 90 * 02/06/20 LOUISIANA TECH W 65-54 5769 Blocks per game 4.0 3.0 * 02/08/20 SOUTHERN MISS. W 75-72 6170 ATTENDANCE 71304 56741 * 02/13/20 at UTEP W 67-62 4504 Home games-Avg/Game 14-5093 12-3250 * 02/15/20 at UTSA Wot 77-73 1576 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 4-4434 * 02/22/20 CHARLOTTE L 70-72 5391 * 02/27/20 LOUISIANA TECH Wot 95-91 5030 Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT Totals * 03/01/20 at North Texas L o t 72-78 4471 WKU 1067 1172 58 2297 * 3/7/2020 at FIU W 91-85 1014 Opponents 1014 1093 53 2160 * - Conference game

@WKUBasketball 8 Currently Released 2020-21 Schedule WKU BASKETBALL SCHEDULE

DATE DAY OPPONENT LOCATION TIME (CT) TV

Nov. 28 SAT vs. Little Rock^ Louisville, Ky. TBD TBD Dec. 1 TUES vs. Louisville^ Louisville, Ky. TBD TBD Dec. 3 THUR vs. Prairie View A&M^ Louisville, Ky. TBD TBD Jan. 1 FRI at Charlotte* Charlotte, N.C. TBD TBD Jan. 2 SAT at Charlotte* Charlotte, N.C. TBD TBD Jan. 8 FRI Louisiana Tech* E.A. Diddle Arena TBD TBD Jan. 9 SAT Louisiana Tech* E.A. Diddle Arena TBD TBD Jan. 14 THUR Marshall* E.A. Diddle Arena TBD TBD Jan. 17 SUN at Marshall* Huntington, W.Va. TBD TBD Jan. 23 SAT at Middle Tennessee* Murfreesboro, Tenn. TBD TBD Jan. 24 SUN at Middle Tennessee* Murfreesboro, Tenn. TBD TBD Jan. 29 FRI Old Dominion* E.A. Diddle Arena TBD TBD Jan. 30 SAT Old Dominion* E.A. Diddle Arena TBD TBD Feb. 5 FRI at Florida Atlantic* Boca Raton, Fla. TBD TBD Feb. 6 SAT at Florida Atlantic* Boca Raton, Fla. TBD TBD Feb. 12 FRI Rice* E.A. Diddle Arena TBD TBD Feb. 13 SAT Rice* E.A. Diddle Arena TBD TBD Feb. 19 FRI at North Texas* Denton, Texas TBD TBD Feb. 20 SAT at North Texas* Denton, Texas TBD TBD Feb. 26 FRI FIU* E.A. Diddle Arena TBD TBD Feb. 27 SAT FIU* E.A. Diddle Arena TBD TBD March 10-13 Conference USA Tournament Frisco, Texas TBD TBD

(*) Conference USA Game Home games in bold Dates/times subject to change (^) Wade Houston Tipoff Classic (Louisville, Ky.)

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