Western Kentucky C Bassey declares for draft
Charles Bassey plans to test the NBA draft waters, after a breakout freshman year at Western Kentucky.
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2nd in C-USA
Ex-WKU player, KD's childhood friend Dixon killed
Former Western Kentucky basketball player Cliff Dixon was fatally shot outside an Atlanta-area nightclub Thursday night.
Green lifts Old Dominion over WKU 62-56 for CUSA title
Xavier Green scored 14 of his game-high 16 points in the second half to lead Old Dominion to a 62-56 victory over Western Kentucky in the Conference USA Tournament championship game on Saturday night.
Anderson throws down another fast-break jam (0:34)
Anderson caps break with reverse dunk (0:25)
Bassey leads W. Kentucky over Southern Miss 70-59 in CUSA
Charles Bassey had 10 points and 14 rebounds to lift Western Kentucky to a 70-59 win over Southern Miss in the Conference USA Conference tournament semifinals on Friday.
Hollingsworth leads Hilltoppers to 67-51 quarterfinal win
Taveion Hollingsworth had 21 points as Western Kentucky beat North Texas 67-51 in the quarterfinals of the Conference USA Tournament on Thursday night.
Jackson carries UTSA past W. Kentucky 81-76 in OT
Jhivvan Jackson had 29 points as UTSA edged past Western Kentucky 81-76 in overtime on Wednesday night.
Hollingsworth carries W. Kentucky past Southern Miss 76-71
Taveion Hollingsworth had 21 points as Western Kentucky narrowly defeated Southern Miss 76-71 on Sunday.
Bassey carries W. Kentucky past UAB 73-67
Charles Bassey had 18 points and 13 rebounds to carry Western Kentucky to a 73-67 win over UAB on Thursday night.
Green lifts Old Dominion past Western Kentucky 67-63
Xavier Green had a career-high 22 points as Old Dominion narrowly beat Western Kentucky 67-63 on Saturday.
Bryant scores 24 to lift UAB over Western Kentucky 68-60
Zack Bryant had 24 points as UAB got past Wesetern Kentucky 68-60 on Saturday.
Savage leads Western Kentucky over Middle Tennessee 71-63
Jared Savage tallied 16 points and 11 rebounds to lead Western Kentucky to a 71-63 win over Middle Tennessee on Thursday night.
Bassey leads W. Kentucky past North Texas 62-59
Charles Bassey had 18 points and four blocks as W. Kentucky held off North Texas 62-59 on Saturday.
Bearden's 3 helps W. Kentucky get 92-85 2 OT win over Rice
Lamonte Bearden drilled a 3-pointer to start the scoring in the second overtime and Western Kentucky held on to beat Rice 92-85 on Thursday night.
Western Kentucky's Anderson throws down vicious poster (0:23)
Western Kentucky finishes strong to beat UTEP 76-59
Josh Anderson had 18 points and Charles Bassey recorded his fifth double-double in the last six games as Western Kentucky finished strong to beat UTEP 76-59 on Saturday night.
Western Kentucky beats UTSA in OT despite Jackson's 46
Charles Bassey and Lamonte Bearden scored 22 points each on Thursday night and Western Kentucky beat UTSA in overtime 96-88 despite Jhivvan Jackson's career-high 46 points for the Roadrunners.
Louisiana Tech rallies to turn back Western Kentucky 62-50
DaQuan Bracey scored 17 points, Anthony Duruji grabbed 11 rebounds and Amorie Archibald handed out 10 assists, matching his career high, to lead Louisiana Tech to a 62-50 victory over Western Kentucky on Saturday.
Bassey, Savage lead W. Kentucky past Southern Miss 66-63
Charles Bassey scored 14 points and hauled down 17 rebounds -- the freshman's ninth double-double of the season -- and Western Kentucky placed five in double-figure scoring to hold off Southern Miss 66-63 Thursday night.
Western Kentucky hands Marshall 1st conference loss
Josh Anderson scored 25 points with five steals, Charles Bassey had 17 points and a season-high 17 rebounds for his eighth double-double of his freshman season and Western Kentucky handed Marshall its first conference loss of the season, 68-59 on...
Hollingsworth scores 24 in Western Kentucky's victory
Taveion Hollingsworth scored 24 points and Jared Savage hit a tiebreaking 3-pointer with just over three minutes left as Western Kentucky beat Florida Atlantic 72-66 on Saturday.
Beard's winning layup caps Florida International rally
Brian Beard scored on a twisting layup with nine seconds remaining and Florida International rallied from a 16-point second-half deficit to defeat Western Kentucky 77-76 on Thursday night.
Ohmer makes his first career block memorable (0:18)
Anderson bookends 9-0 Hilltoppers run (0:31)
2018-19 C-USA Standings
| TEAM | CONF | GB | OVR |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Dominion | 13-5 | - | 26-9 |
| Marshall | 11-7 | 2 | 23-14 |
| Southern Miss | 11-7 | 2 | 20-13 |
| Western Kentucky | 11-7 | 2 | 20-14 |
| UTSA | 11-7 | 2 | 17-15 |
| Florida International | 10-8 | 3 | 20-14 |
| UAB | 10-8 | 3 | 20-15 |
| Louisiana Tech | 9-9 | 4 | 20-13 |
| North Texas | 8-10 | 5 | 21-12 |
| Florida Atlantic | 8-10 | 5 | 17-16 |
| Rice | 8-10 | 5 | 13-19 |
| Middle Tennessee | 8-10 | 5 | 11-21 |
| Charlotte | 5-13 | 8 | 8-21 |
| UTEP | 3-15 | 10 | 8-21 |
Team Stats
Points Per Game71.4
Rebounds Per Game36.9
Assists Per Game12.3
Points Allowed69.3121st
2020 Recruits
| NAME | POS | STATUS | GRADE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dayvion McKnight | SG | Committed | - |
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Tournament History
| Final Fours | 1 |
| Tournament Record | 19-24 |
| Championship Seasons | None |
| Tournament Appearances | 23 |