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For more information, please contact [email protected]. hilltopper football 2014 media guide wkusports.com @wkufootball welcome to conference usa GENERAL HILLTOPPERS 2013-14 REVIEW HISTORY UNIVERSITY WKU joins 13 other institutions - Charlotte, FIU, Florida nizing student-athletes who excel on the field, in the Atlantic, Louisiana Tech, Marshall, Middle Tennessee, classroom and give back to the community through North Texas, Old Dominion, Rice, Southern Miss, UAB, significant service efforts and participation. UTEP and UTSA - to make up the 2014-15 membership OPPONENTS of Conference USA, which is celebrating its 20th year 2014-15 CONFERENcE USA MEmBERs of existence this year. The Conference USA footprint reaches over 10 states with a combined population of Charlotte approximately 30 million. FIU Conference USA sponsors competition in 19 sports - Florida Atlantic nine for men (baseball, basketball, cross country, foot- LA Tech ball, golf, soccer, tennis, and indoor and outdoor track Marshall and field) and 10 for women (basketball, cross country, Middle Tennessee golf, soccer, softball, swimming and diving, tennis, in- North Texas door and outdoor track and field, and volleyball). WKU Old Dominion will compete in 17 C-USA Championships, with the ex- Rice ception of only men’s soccer and men’s tennis. Southern Miss UAB Since beginning competition in 1995, Conference USA UTEP teams have combined for 83 bowl appearances in foot- UTSA ball, 100 NCAA Tournament appearances in basketball WKU including three Final Fours, 60 NCAA baseball appear- ances including six College World Series berths, 71 NCAA soccer tournament appearances including four trips to the College Cup, and 35 individual national champions in track and field and cross country. Success is not limited to athletic achievement, how- ever, as 186 Conference USA student-athletes have garnered Academic All-America honors, 651 have achieved academic all-district laurels and thousands of student-athletes have earned their college degrees. C-USA annually awards $4,000 postgraduate scholar- ships, along with the Sport Academic Awards, Scholar- Athletes of the Year and the Institutional Academic Ex- cellence Award. Additionally, Conference USA presents a Spirit of Service Award three times each year, recog- @WKUBasketball| @WKUSports 1 table of contents 1 Welcome to Conference USA 120 Year-by-Year Records 2 Table of Contents 123 All-Time Results 3 Quick Facts 158 All-Time Series Records 4 Media Information 161 Series Records by Opponent 6 Media Contact Information 183 Games Versus Ranked Opponents 7 E.A. Diddle 185 NCAA Tournament History 8 E.A. Diddle Arena 186 NIT History 10 Hilltopper IMG Sports Network 11 Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network UNIVERSITY 12 Team Roster 188 Western Kentucky University 189 Bowling Green, Kentucky 2014-15 OUTLOOK 190 University President 14 2014-15 Outlook 191 Director of Athletics 16 2014-15 Preseason Notebook 192 Senior Athletic Staff 193 Athletic Staff COACHING STAFF 194 Head Coaches 18 Head Coach Ray Harper 195 Student-Athlete Outreach 22 Lawrence Brenneman 196 Big Red 24 David Boyden 26 Shawn Forrest CONFERENCE USA 28 Support Staff 198 Conference USA 200 C-USA Basketball Championship HILLTOPPERS 201 2013-14 C-USA Statistics 32 George Fant 34 T.J. Price OPPONENTS 36 Kevin Kaspar 204 2014-15 Opponent Profiles 38 Trency Jackson 39 Nigel Snipes 40 Aleksej Rostov 41 Chris Harrison-Docks 42 Ben Lawson 43 Brandon Price 44 DJ Clayton / Justin Johnson 45 Rob Marberry / Avery Patterson Head coach Ray Harper and team bench 46 Ayinde Sprewell 47 Hilltoppers by State and Country 48 Career Game-by-Game 2013-14 REVIEW 58 2013-14 Team Statistics 59 2013-14 Player Statistics 60 2013-14 Results 61 2013-14 Game Comparison 63 2013-14 Box Scores HISTORY 80 Single-Game Records 81 Overall Records 88 E.A. Diddle Arena Records 90 Scoring Leaders 92 Annual Leaders 97 Hilltopper All-Americans 98 Hilltopper Honor Roll 102 Hilltoppers in the Pros 104 All-Time Letterwinners 110 All-Time Coaches Roster 112 1,000-Point Scorers 2 2014-15 HILLTOPPER BASKETBALL QUICK FACTS UNIVERSITY INFORMATION HILLTOPPER BASKETBALL INFORMATION GENERAL Location........................................ Bowling Green, Ky. 42101 2013-14 Record.................................................................20-12 Founded................................................................................ 1906 • Home..................................................................................... 13-4 Enrollment.........................................................................21,124 • Road..........................................................................................7-7 Nickname..................................................................Hilltoppers • Neutral.....................................................................................0-1 HILLTOPPERS Colors...................................................................Red and White 2013-14 Sun Belt Conf. Record.............12-6 (2nd place) Arena (Capacity).........................E.A. Diddle Arena (7,326) Postseason.......................................................................... None National Affiliation......................................NCAA Division I Final National Ranking.................................................. None Conference Affiliation...............................Conference USA Letterwinners Returning/Lost........................................9/6 President.......................................................Dr. Gary Ransdell Starters Returning/Lost.....................................................4/1 2013-14 Director of Athletics........................................ Todd Stewart Newcomers...................................................................................5 REVIEW Faculty Athletic Representative............Dr. Craig Martin Ticket Office.................. 270-745-5222 / 1-800-5-BIG-RED Starters Returning • George Fant (Sr., F) - 13.3 ppg, 6.6 rpg, 31 GP/GS All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team HILLTOPPER BASKETBALL HISTORY HISTORY First Year of Basketball.............................................1914-15 • Chris Harrison-Docks (R-So., G) - 9.9 ppg, .867 FT% All-Time Record.............................................1699-855 (.665) Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year Seasons of College Basketball......................................... 95 • Trency Jackson (R-Sr., G) - 24.9 mpg, 10.2 ppg Regular Season Conference Championships........... 42 • T.J. Price (Sr., G) - 15.5 ppg, 4.4 rpg, .358 3FG% UNIVERSITY 20-Win Seasons....................................................................... 42 All-Sun Belt Conference Second Team NCAA Tournament Appearances.................................... 23 • Last NCAA Tournament Appearance........................ 2013 Starters Lost NIT Appearances.................................................................... 13 • Caden Dickerson (R-Sr., G) - 26 GS, 4.7 ppg, 24.9 mpg • Last NIT Appearance....................................................... 2006 124 career games played at WKU OPPONENTS Postseason Record..................................... 28-38 (36 apps.) Last Postseason Appearance....................................... 2013 Other Key Returners • L, 64-57 vs. #1 Kansas, NCAA Second Round • Kevin Kaspar (Sr., G) - 16 GP, missed final 12 gms. • Ben Lawson (So., F) - 12 GP, grew to 7-1 in offseason HILLTOPPER BASKETBALL COACHING STAFF • Aleksej Rostov (Jr., C) - 20 GP, missed final 12 gms. Head Coach.....................................Ray Harper (4th season) • Career Record.......................................393-99 (15 seasons) Other Key Losses • Record at WKU..........................................51-36 (3 seasons) • Aaron Adeoye (Jr., F) - 32 GP, 15.2 mpg, 4.3 rpg Assistant Coach.......Lawrence Brenneman (7th season) • O’Karo Akamune (Sr., F) - 18 GP, 17.1 mpg, 5.0 rpg Assistant Coach.......................David Boyden (5th season) • Brandon Harris (Sr., G) - 29 GP, 19.0 mpg, 5.8 ppg Assistant Coach.....................Shawn Forrest (2nd season) • Payton Hulsey (Fr., G) - 31 GP, 13.5 mpg, 3.1 ppg Director of Ops...............Chase Richardson (2nd season) Graduate Assistant........................Ty Tipton (2nd season) Newcomers Graduate Assistant....................Jamal Crook (1st season) • DJ Clayton (Fr., G, Elev8 Sports Academy [Fla.]) Athletic Trainer....................................................Mike Gaddie • Justin Johnson (Fr., F, Perry County Central [Ky.] HS) Strength and Conditioning Coach................Duane Hall • Rob Marberry (Fr., F, Franklin Road Academy [Tenn.]) • Avery Patterson (Fr., G, Wheeler [Ga.] HS) • Ayinde Sprewell (Jr., G, Daytona State College [Fla.]) CREdITS Editor Michael Schroeder The 2014-15 WKU Hilltopper Basketball Media Guide is a Design/Layout Kyle Neaves, Michael Schroeder, publication of the WKU Athletic Communications/Media Hannah Krill Relations