2018–19 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Old Dominion † | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 14 | .588 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Southern Miss | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTSA | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UAB | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Marshall | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 14 | .622 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
FIU | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Louisiana Tech | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 20 | – | 13 | .606 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Florida Atlantic | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
North Texas | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 21 | – | 12 | .636 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rice | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 11 | – | 21 | .344 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Charlotte | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTEP | 3 | – | 15 | .167 | 8 | – | 21 | .276 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2019 C-USA tournament winner |
The 2018–19 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers are led by head coach Rick Stansbury in his third season and played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky as fifth-year members of Conference USA.
Previous season
The Hilltoppers finished the 2017–18 season with 27–11, 14–4 in C-USA play to finish in third place. They defeated UAB and Old Dominion to advance to the championship game of the C-USA Tournament where they lost to Marshall. They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Boston College, USC, and Oklahoma State to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Utah.
Offseason
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure |
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Tyler Miller | 0 | G | 6'4" | 190 | Senior | Louisville, KY | Graduated |
Darius Thompson | 15 | G | 6'4" | 190 | RS Senior | Murfreesboro, TN | Graduated |
Dwight Coleby | 22 | F | 6'9" | 245 | RS Senior | Nassau, Bahamas | Graduated |
Justin Johnson | 23 | F | 6'7" | 245 | Senior | Hazard, KY | Graduated |
Incoming transfers
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous School |
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Matthew Horton | 5 | F | 6'11" | Junior | Tuscaloosa, AL | Junior college transferred from Shelton State CC | |
Desean Murray | 13 | F | 6'3" | 225 | Graduate Student | Stanley, NC | Transferred from Auburn. Will be eligible to play immediately since Murray graduated from Auburn. |
Patrick Murphy | F | 6'6" | 170 | Junior | Franklin, TN | Junior college transferred from Martin Methodist College | |
Carson Williams | F | 6'5" | 230 | Junior | Owenton, KY | Transferred from Northern Kentucky. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
2018 recruiting class
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Charles Bassey #3 C |
San Antonio, TX | ASPIRE Academy | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Jun 13, 2018 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: ESPN grade: 92 | ||||||
Galen Smith PF |
Bay St. Louis, MO | Bay High School | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | Nov 9, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Dalano Banton SG |
Toronto, ON | Redemption Christian Academy | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Nov 14, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
Jeremiah Gambrell, Jr. SG |
Houston, TX | Madison High School | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | 170 lb (77 kg) | Nov 14, 2017 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Schedule and results
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
Oct 30, 2018* 7:00 pm |
Campbellsville | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||||
Nov 3, 2018* 2:00 pm |
Kentucky Wesleyan | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
Nov 6, 2018* 9:30 pm, ESPNU |
at Washington | Alaska Airlines Arena Seattle, WA | |||||||||
Nov 10, 2018* TBA |
UT Martin Myrtle Beach Invitational campus-site game |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||||
Nov 15, 2018* 4:00 pm, ESPNU |
vs. Valparaiso Myrtle Beach Invitational Quarterfinals |
HTC Center Conway, SC | |||||||||
Nov 16, 2018* 5:30 pm/8:00 pm, ESPN3/ESPNU |
vs. West Virginia or Monmouth Myrtle Beach Invitational |
HTC Center Conway, SC | |||||||||
Nov 18, 2018* TBA |
vs. Myrtle Beach Invitational |
HTC Center Conway, SC | |||||||||
Nov 24, 2018* 1:00 pm |
at Indiana State | Hulman Center Terre Haute, IN | |||||||||
Dec 1, 2018* |
Tennessee State | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||||
Dec 5, 2018* 7:00 pm |
at Missouri State | JQH Arena Springfield, MO | |||||||||
Dec 8, 2018* 2:30 pm, SECN |
at Arkansas | Bud Walton Arena Fayetteville, AR | |||||||||
Dec 16, 2018* TBA |
Troy | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||||
Dec 19, 2018* TBA, ESPN3 |
at Belmont | Curb Event Center Nashville, TN | |||||||||
Dec 22, 2018* 2:00 pm, Facebook |
Saint Mary's | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||||
Dec 29, 2018* 4:30 pm, CBSSN |
Wisconsin | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||||
Conference USA regular season | |||||||||||
Jan 3, 2019 TBA |
at Charlotte | Dale F. Halton Arena Charlotte, NC | |||||||||
Jan 5, 2019 TBA |
at Old Dominion | Ted Constant Convocation Center Norfolk, VA | |||||||||
Jan 12, 2019 6:00 pm, Facebook |
at Marshall | Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV | |||||||||
Jan 17, 2019 TBA |
FIU | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||||
Jan 19, 2019 TBA |
Florida Atlantic | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||||
Jan 21, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
Marshall | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||||
Jan 24, 2019 TBA |
at Southern Miss | Reed Green Coliseum Hattiesburg, MS | |||||||||
Jan 26, 2019 4:00 pm |
at Louisiana Tech | Thomas Assembly Center Ruston, LA | |||||||||
Jan 31, 2019 TBA |
UTSA | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||||
Feb 2, 2019 TBA |
UTEP | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||||
Feb 7, 2019 8:00 pm, CBSSN |
at Rice | Tudor Fieldhouse Houston, TX | |||||||||
Feb 9, 2019 4:00 pm |
at North Texas | The Super Pit Denton, TX | |||||||||
Feb 14, 2019 7:00 pm, Facebook |
Middle Tennessee | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||||
Feb 16, 2019 TBA |
UAB | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||||
Feb 23, 2019 |
TBA | | |||||||||
Feb 28, 2019 |
TBA | | |||||||||
Mar 3, 2019 |
TBA | | |||||||||
Mar 6, 2019 |
TBA | | |||||||||
Mar 9, 2019 |
TBA | | |||||||||
Conference USA Tournament | |||||||||||
Mar 13–16, 2019 |
vs. | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX | |||||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time. |
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See also
2018–19 Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball team