2018–19 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner ; As of April 9, 2018;

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball
2018–19 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball
Conference	Conference USA
2018–19 record	0–0 (0–0 C-USA)
Head coach	Rick Stansbury (3rd season)
Assistant coach	Hennssy Auriantal
Assistant coach	Marc Hsu
Assistant coach	Nikita Johnson
Home arena	E. A. Diddle Arena

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
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
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Charles Bassey #3 C	San Antonio, TX	ASPIRE Academy	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Jun 13, 2018
Charles Bassey #3 C	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
Galen Smith PF	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
Dalano Banton SG	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
Jeremiah Gambrell, Jr. SG	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: ESPN: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "2018 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 29, 2018.

Roster

2018–19 WKU Hilltoppers men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	00	Tolu Smith	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Fr	Kahuku HS	Bay St. Louis, Mississippi
G	1	Lamonte Bearden	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	RS Sr	Buffalo	Milwaukee, Wisconsin
G/F	2	Jared Savage	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	RS Jr	Austin Peay	Bowling Green, Kentucky
F	4	Josh Anderson	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Madison Prep Academy	Baton Rouge, Louisiana
F	5	Matt Horton	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Shelton State Community College	Tuscaloosa, Alabama
G	10	Jeremiah Gambrell	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	160 lb (73 kg)	Fr	Madison HS	Houston, Texas
G	11	Taveion Hollingsworth	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	So	Paul Laurence Dunbar HS	Lexington, Kentucky
F	12	Moustapha Diagne	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	RS Jr	Northwest Florida State College	Rufisque, Senegal
F	13	DeSean Murray	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	GS	Auburn	Stanley, North Carolina
F	14	Marek Nelson	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Sunrise Christian Academy (KS)	Plano, Texas
G	20	Dalano Banton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Redemption Christian Academy (NY)	Toronto, Ontario
C	23	Charles Bassey	6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	Fr	Aspire Academy	Lagos, Nigeria
G		Patrick Murphy	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Martin Methodist College	Franklin, Tennessee
F		Carson Williams	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Jr	Northern Kentucky	Owenton, Kentucky

Head coach

Rick Stansbury (Campbellsville)

Assistant coach(es)

Hennssy Auriantal (Wisconsin)
Marc Hsu (Cabrini)
Nikita Johnson (West Georgia)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Site (attendance) city, state
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.

Source^[1]

References

↑ "Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball". wkusports.com.

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[1] "Western Kentucky University Hilltoppers Official Athletic Site – Men's Basketball". wkusports.com.

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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics

2018–19 Conference USA men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Charlotte	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Florida Atlantic	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
FIU	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Louisiana Tech	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Marshall	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Middle Tennessee	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
North Texas	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Old Dominion	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Rice	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Southern Miss	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UAB	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTEP	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
UTSA	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–
Western Kentucky	0	–	0	–	0	–	0	–


† 2019 C-USA Tournament winner As of April 9, 2018;

2018–19 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

Previous season

Offseason

Departures

Incoming transfers

2018 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

See also

References