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2019–20 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

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2019–20 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
ConferenceConference USA
Record20–10 (13–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
Seasons
2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
North Texas 14 4   .778 20 11   .645
Western Kentucky 13 5   .722 20 10   .667
Louisiana Tech 13 5   .722 22 8   .733
Charlotte 10 8   .556 16 13   .552
FIU 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Marshall 10 8   .556 17 15   .531
UAB 9 9   .500 19 13   .594
Old Dominion 9 9   .500 13 19   .406
Florida Atlantic 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
UTSA 7 11   .389 13 19   .406
UTEP 8 10   .444 17 15   .531
Rice 7 11   .389 15 17   .469
Southern Miss 5 13   .278 9 22   .290
Middle Tennessee 4 14   .222 8 23   .258
Note: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

The 2019–20 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Rick Stansbury in his fourth season and played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky as fifth-year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 20–10, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. They were set to be the No. 2 seed in the C-USA tournament. However, the C-USA Tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

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The Hilltoppers finished the 2018–19 season with 20–14, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They defeated North Texas and Southern Miss to advance to the championship game of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Old Dominion.

Roster

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2019–20 WKU Hilltoppers men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G/F 2 Jared Savage 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Warren Central HS
Austin Peay
Bowling Green, KY
G 3 Jordan Rawls 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Hamilton Heights Christian Academy Chattanooga, TN
G 4 Josh Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jr Madison Preparatory Academy Baton Rouge, LA
G 5 Camron Justice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Knott County Central HS
Vanderbilt
IUPUI
Hindman, KY
G 10 Jeremiah Gambrell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Fr Madison HS Houston, TX
G 11 Taveion Hollingsworth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Paul Laurence Dunbar HS Lexington, KY
G 12 Jackson Harlan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Clinton County HS Albany, KY
F 14 Matt Horton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Paul W. Bryant HS
Shelton State CC
Tuscaloosa, AL
G 15 Patrick Murphy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) RS Jr Independence HS
Martin Methodist
Franklin, TN
G 21 Kenny Cooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Sr Franklin Road Academy
Lipscomb
Nashville, TN
F 22 Carson Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 230 lb (104 kg) RS Jr Owen County HS
Northern Kentucky
Owenton, KY
C 23 Charles Bassey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So St. Anthony Catholic HS
Aspire Academy
Lagos, Nigeria
F 50 Isaiah Cozart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Madison Central HS Richmond, KY
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: October 25, 2019

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
Nov 2, 2019*
7:30 pm
Kentucky State W 85–45 
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
Dec 17, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Kentucky Wesleyan
BB&T Classic
W 75–53 
E.A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
Non-conference regular season
Nov 5, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Tennessee Tech W 76–64  1–0
E.A. Diddle Arena (4,841)
Bowling Green, KY
Nov 9, 2019*
3:00 pm, ESPN3
Austin Peay W 97–75  2–0
E.A. Diddle Arena (4,907)
Bowling Green, KY
Nov 15, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+[1]
at Eastern Kentucky W 79–71  3–0
McBrayer Arena (5,826)
Richmond, KY
Nov 18, 2019*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Campbellsville
Paradise Jam on-campus game
W 109–66  4–0
E.A. Diddle Arena (4,134)
Bowling Green, KY
Nov 22, 2019*
8:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Bowling Green
Paradise Jam quarterfinal
L 75–77  4–1
Sports and Fitness Center (1,924)
St. Thomas, USVI
Nov 23, 2019*
5:00 pm, FloHoops
vs. Illinois State
Paradise Jam consolation 2nd round
W 83–69  5–1
Sports and Fitness Center (2,024)
St. Thomas, USVI
Nov 25, 2019*
3:15 pm, FloHoops
vs. Fordham
Paradise Jam 5th place game
W 69–64  6–1
Sports and Fitness Center 
St. Thomas, USVI
Nov 29, 2019*
4:00 pm, CBSSN Facebook
vs. No. 2 Louisville L 54–71  6–2
Bridgestone Arena (12,863)
Nashville, TN
Dec 3, 2019*
6:00 pm, ESPN+
at Wright State L 74–76  6–3
Nutter Center (3,178)
Dayton, OH
Dec 7, 2019*
6:30 pm, CBSSN
Arkansas W 86–79 OT 7–3
E.A. Diddle Arena (6,862)
Bowling Green, KY
Dec 21, 2019*
1:00 pm, ESPN+
at Rhode Island L 82–86 OT 7–4
Ryan Center (5,325)
Kington, RI
Dec 28, 2019*
6:30 pm, Stadium
Belmont L 62–79  7–5
E.A. Diddle Arena (5,102)
Bowling Green, KY
C-USA regular season
Jan 2, 2020
6:00 pm, ESPNU
North Texas W 93–84  8–5
(1–0)
E.A. Diddle Arena (3,716)
Bowling Green, KY
Jan 4, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3
Rice W 68–61  9–5
(2–0)
E.A. Diddle Arena (4,619)
Bowling Green, KY
Jan 9, 2020
7:00 pm, Stadium
at UAB L 62–72  9–6
(2–1)
Bartow Arena (2,305)
Birmingham, AL
Jan 11, 2020
5:00 pm, CBSSN
at Middle Tennessee W 69–53  10–6
(3–1)
Murphy Center (3,176)
Murfreesboro, TN
Jan 16, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Old Dominion W 71–69  11–6
(4–1)
E.A. Diddle Arena (3,816)
Bowling Green, KY
Jan 18, 2020
5:00 pm, ESPN3
Charlotte W 80–63  12–6
(5–1)
E.A. Diddle Arena (4,677)
Bowling Green, KY
Jan 22, 2020
6:00 pm, Stadium Facebook
at Marshall W 64–60  13–6
(6–1)
Cam Henderson Center (5,612)
Huntington, WV
Jan 25, 2020
6:30 pm, Stadium Facebook
Marshall W 91–84  14–6
(7–1)
E.A. Diddle Arena (6,270)
Bowling Green, KY
Jan 30, 2020
6:00 pm, Stadium Facebook
at Florida Atlantic L 65–69  14–7
(7–2)
RoofClaim.com Arena (1,253)
Boca Raton, FL
Feb 1, 2020
11:00 am, Stadium Facebook
at FIU L 76–81  14–8
(7–3)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (695)
Miami, FL
Feb 6, 2020
8:00 pm, CBSSN
Louisiana Tech W 65–54  15–8
(8–3)
E.A. Diddle Arena (5,769)
Bowling Green, KY
Feb 8, 2020
6:30 pm, Stadium Facebook
Southern Miss W 75–72  16–8
(9–3)
E.A. Diddle Arena (6,170)
Bowling Green, KY
Feb 13, 2020
8:00 pm, Stadium Facebook
at UTEP W 67–62  17–8
(10–3)
Don Haskins Center (4,504)
El Paso, TX
Feb 15, 2020
2:00 pm, CBSSN Facebook
at UTSA W 77–73 OT 18–8
(11–3)
Convocation Center (1,576)
San Antonio, TX
Feb 22, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN
Charlotte L 70–72  18–9
(11–4)
E.A. Diddle Arena (5,391)
Bowling Green, KY
Feb 27, 2020
7:00 pm, CBSSN
Louisiana Tech W 95–91 OT 19–9
(12–4)
E.A. Diddle Arena (5,030)
Bowling Green, KY
Mar 1, 2020
1:00 pm, CBSSN
at North Texas L 72–78 OT 19–10
(12–5)
UNT Coliseum (4,471)
Denton, TX
Mar 7, 2020
6:00 pm, CBSSN on Facebook
at FIU W 91–85  20–10
(13–5)
Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,014)
Miami, FL
Conference USA Tournament
Mar 12, 2020
8:30 pm, Stadium
(2) vs. (7) UAB
Quarterfinals
C-USA Tournament Canceled[2] Ford Center at The Star 
Frisco, TX
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Central Time.

Source[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Composite Schedule". Ohio Valley Conference. Learfield IMG College/Sidearm Sports. Retrieved October 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "Canceled: 2020 C-USA Basketball Championships". conferenceusa.com. Conference USA. March 12, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  3. ^ "2019-20 Men's Basketball Schedule". Western Kentucky Hilltoppers and Lady Toppers. Sidearm Sports. Retrieved October 25, 2019.