Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Conference USA (24-10, 14-4)
Big Wins: 11/23 vs Purdue (77-73), 1/6 at Marshall (112-87), 1/11 at Old Dominion (75-68)
Bad Losses: 11/10 Missouri State (80-85), 12/10 at Ohio (84-89), 2/3 at Texas-San Antonio (63-74)
Coach: Rick Stansbury
Probable Starters:
Lamonte Bearden, Junior, Guard, 11.6 ppg, 3.4 apg, 1.7 spg,
Taveion Hollingsworth, Freshman, Guard, 13.1 ppg, 1.8 apg,
Darius Thompson, Senior Guard, 14.0 ppg, 4.4 rpg, 4.8 apg, 1.6 spg,
Justin Johnson, Senior, Forward, 15.3 ppg, 9.6 rpg, 1.6 apg,
Dwight Coleby, Senior, Forward, 11.0 ppg, 7.9 rpg, 1.7 bpg
Key Role Players:
Jake Ohmer, Freshman, Guard, 5.8 ppg
Josh Anderson, Freshman, Guard, 7.7 ppg
Marek Nelson, Freshman, Forward, 2.9 ppg, 1.7 rpg
By the Numbers:
Scoring Offense: 78.8 (61st in nation, 2nd in conference)
Scoring Defense: 70.9 (137, 6)
Field-Goal Percentage: 49.8 (11, 1)
Field-Goal Defense: 43.3 (139, 7)
Three-Point Field Goals Per Game: 5.5 (328, 14)
Three-Point Field-Goal Percentage: 36.1 (126, 5)
Free-Throw Percentage: 70.3 (224, 8)
Rebound Margin: 1.8 (123, 6)
Assists Per Game: 13.7 (168, 8)
Turnovers Per Game: 12.1 (94, 4)
Recent Postseason Appearances:
2013 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Kansas
2012 NCAA Opening Round win over Mississippi Valley State
2012 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Kentucky
2009 NCAA Round of 64 win over Illinois
2009 NCAA Round of 32 loss to Gonzaga
2008 NCAA Round of 64 win over Drake
2008 NCAA Round of 32 win over San Diego
2008 NCAA Regional Semifinal loss to UCLA
2006 NIT First Round loss to South Carolina
2005 NIT Opening Round win over Kent State
2005 NIT First Round loss to Wichita State
2003 NCAA Round of 64 loss to Illinois
*all team stats through 3/4
