2019–20 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

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 finsish 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.

2019–20 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
ConferenceConference USA
2019–20 record20–10 (13–5 C-USA)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Hennssy Auriantal
  • Phil Cunningham
  • Marcus Grant
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
2019–20 Conference USA men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
North Texas144 .778  2011  .645
Western Kentucky135 .722  2010  .667
Louisiana Tech135 .722  228  .733
Charlotte108 .556  1613  .552
FIU99 .500  1913  .594
Marshall108 .556  1715  .531
UAB99 .500  1913  .594
Old Dominion99 .500  1319  .406
Florida Atlantic810 .444  1715  .531
UTSA711 .389  1319  .406
UTEP810 .444  1715  .531
Rice711 .389  1517  .469
Southern Miss513 .278  922  .290
Middle Tennessee414 .222  823  .258
As of March 11, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 C-USA Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Previous season

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

2019–20 WKU Hilltoppers men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G/F 2 Jared Savage 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) SrWarren Central HS
Austin Peay
Bowling Green, KY
G 3 Jordan Rawls 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)165 lb (75 kg) FrHamilton Heights Christian Academy Chattanooga, TN
G 4 Josh Anderson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)195 lb (88 kg) JrMadison Preparatory Academy Baton Rouge, LA
G 5 Camron Justice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) SrKnott County Central HS
Vanderbilt
IUPUI
Hindman, KY
G 10 Jeremiah Gambrell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS FrMadison HS Houston, TX
G 11 Taveion Hollingsworth 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)165 lb (75 kg) JrPaul Laurence Dunbar HS Lexington, KY
G 12 Jackson Harlan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)190 lb (86 kg) FrClinton County HS Albany, KY
F 14 Matt Horton 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) SrPaul W. Bryant HS
Shelton State CC
Tuscaloosa, AL
G 15 Patrick Murphy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) RS JrIndependence HS
Martin Methodist
Franklin, TN
G 21 Kenny Cooper 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)190 lb (86 kg) SrFranklin Road Academy
Lipscomb
Nashville, TN
F 22 Carson Williams 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)230 lb (104 kg) RS JrOwen County HS
Northern Kentucky
Owenton, KY
C 23 Charles Bassey 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)230 lb (104 kg) SoSt. Anthony Catholic HS
Aspire Academy
Lagos, Nigeria
F 50 Isaiah Cozart 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) FrMadison 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

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

  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.
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