2023–24_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_basketball_team

2023–24 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
2023–24 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
CUSA tournament champions
NCAA tournament, First Round
Conference	Conference USA
Record	22–12 (8–8 C-USA)
Head coach	Steve Lutz (1st season);
Assistant coaches	Martin Cross; Robert Guster; Darryl Jackson; Tim MacAllister; Hank Plona;
Home arena	E. A. Diddle Arena
	Seasons ← 2022–23 2024–25 →

2023–24 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

American college basketball season

The 2023–24 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers, led by first year head coach Steve Lutz, played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky as tenth-year members of Conference USA.

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	High points	High rebounds	High assists	Site (attendance) city, state
Non-conference Regular season
November 6, 2023* 7:30 p.m., ESPN+		Kentucky Wesleyan	W 90–64	1–0	14 – Newman	10 – Faye	4 – McHenry	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,890) Bowling Green, KY
November 9, 2023* 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Wichita State	L 61–71	1–1	12 – McHenry	8 – Marshall	1 – Tied	Charles Koch Arena (6,351) Wichita, KS
November 14, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Murray State	W 86–81	2–1	22 – McHenry	7 – Newman	2 – Tied	CFSB Center (5,677) Murray, KY
November 18, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Kentucky State	W 95–75	3–1	17 – Newman	10 – Newman	6 – McHenry	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,411) Bowling Green, KY
November 24, 2023* 6:00 p.m., −		vs. Bowling Green Northern Classic	W 72–65	4–1	17 – McHenry	8 – Newman	3 – McHenry	Place Bell (−) Laval, QC
November 25, 2023* 1:00 p.m., −		vs. Canisius Northern Classic	L 77–85	4–2	16 – McHenry	10 – Faye	3 – Allen	Place Bell (−) Laval, QC
November 26, 2023* 10:00 a.m., −		vs. UNC Asheville Northern Classic	L 67–77	4–3	14 – Jackson	7 – Faye	2 – Tied	Place Bell (−) Laval, QC
November 29, 2023* 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Campbellsville	W 101–77	5–3	22 – Lander	9 – Faye	6 – Jackson	E. A. Diddle Arena (2,702) Bowling Green, KY
December 3, 2023* 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		Eastern Kentucky	W 79–69	6–3	19 – Newman	9 – Tied	5 – Newman	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,511) Bowling Green, KY
December 9, 2023* 1:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Buffalo	W 82–65	7–3	16 – McHenry	8 – Newman	5 – Lander	Alumni Arena (2,186) Amherst, NY
December 12, 2023* 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Wright State	W 91–84	8–3	30 – McHenry	7 – Marshall	4 – Howard	Nutter Center (3,138) Fairborn, OH
December 16, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Austin Peay	W 65–64	9–3	16 – McHenry	6 – Tied	3 – McHenry	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,109) Bowling Green, KY
December 19, 2023* 9:00 p.m.		at California Baptist C-USA/WAC Alliance	W 73–70	10–3	17 – Allen	12 – Newman	4 – McHenry	CBU Events Center (2,522) Riverside, CA
December 30, 2023* 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		Abilene Christian C-USA/WAC Alliance	W 86–84	11–3	20 – Marshall Jr.	8 – McHenry	3 – Lander	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,011) Bowling Green, KY
Conference USA regular season
January 6, 2024 5:00 p.m., CBSSN		Liberty	W 70–68	12–3 (1–0)	18 – McHenry	9 – Howard	5 – Lander	E. A. Diddle Arena (5,057) Bowling Green, KY
January 10, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Sam Houston	L 74–78	12–4 (1–1)	15 – McHenry	6 – Tied	6 – Lander	Bernard Johnson Coliseum (714) Huntsville, TX
January 13, 2024 4:00 p.m., CBSSN		Jacksonville State	W 80–69	13–4 (2–1)	25 – Newman	8 – Kalambay	4 – Tied	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,580) Bowling Green, KY
January 18, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at New Mexico State	L 70–72	13–5 (2–2)	19 – Lander	8 – Tied	4 – Tied	Pan American Center (5,243) Las Cruces, NM
January 20, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+		at UTEP	L 87–93	13–6 (2–3)	18 – McHenry	9 – Kalambay	5 – McHenry	Don Haskins Center (4,151) El Paso, TX
January 25, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		FIU	W 105–91	14–6 (3–3)	30 – Allen	8 – Tied	6 – McHenry	E. A. Diddle Arena (4,144) Bowling Green, KY
February 1, 2024 8:00 p.m., CBSSN		Sam Houston	L 77–79	14–7 (3–4)	21 – McHenry	10 – Allen	3 – Tied	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,757) Bowling Green, KY
February 3, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPNU		Middle Tennessee	W 88–65	15–7 (4–4)	22 – McHenry	7 – Kalambay	3 – Tied	E. A. Diddle Arena (5,527) Bowling Green, KY
February 7, 2024 6:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Louisiana Tech	W 81–76	16–7 (5–4)	20 – McHenry	8 – Faye	3 – McHenry	Thomas Assembly Center (2,221) Ruston, LA
February 10, 2024 4:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Jacksonville State	W 70–59	17–7 (6–4)	24 – McHenry	11 – Faye	5 – Newman	Pete Mathews Coliseum (2,433) Jacksonville, AL
February 15, 2024 6:00 p.m., CBSSN		UTEP	W 90–80	18–7 (7–4)	25 – McHenry	10 – Faye	5 – McHenry	E. A. Diddle Arena (3,305) Bowling Green, KY
February 17, 2024 2:00 p.m., ESPN+		New Mexico State	W 72–58	19–7 (8–4)	12 – Moore	5 – Tied	5 – Marshall	E. A. Diddle Arena (5,102) Bowling Green, KY
February 24, 2024 6:30 p.m., ESPN+		at Middle Tennessee	L 72–74	19–8 (8–5)	14 – Newman	7 – Howard	3 – Tied	Murphy Center (5,038) Murfreesboro, TN
February 28, 2024 7:00 p.m., ESPN+		Louisiana Tech	L 84–90	19–9 (8–6)	22 – Moore	6 – Faye	3 – Marshall Jr.	E. A. Diddle Arena (5,658) Bowling Green, KY
March 2, 2024 5:00 p.m., ESPN+		at FIU	L 83–85	19–10 (8–7)	14 – Faye	10 – Marshall Jr.	4 – Edelen	Ocean Bank Convocation Center (990) Miami, FL
March 9, 2024 12:00 p.m., ESPN+		at Liberty	L 79–82	19–11 (8–8)	16 – Moore	6 – Kalambay	3 – Lander	Liberty Arena (3,023) Lynchburg, VA
Conference USA Tournament
March 14, 2024 8:00 p.m., ESPN+	(3)	vs. (6) New Mexico State Quarterfinals	W 89–69	20–11	20 – Howard	8 – Kalambay	4 – Edelen	Von Braun Center (2,333) Huntsville, AL
March 15, 2024 2:00 p.m., CBSSN	(3)	vs. (7) Middle Tennessee Semifinals	W 85–54	21–11	18 – McHenry	10 – Moore	2 – Tied	Von Braun Center (3,272) Huntsville, AL
March 16, 2024 7:30 p.m., CBSSN	(3)	vs. (5) UTEP Championship	W 78–71	22–11	25 – McHenry	10 – Faye	3 – Marshall Jr.	Von Braun Center (4,541) Huntsville, AL
NCAA Tournament
March 22, 2024* 1:00 p.m., TBS	(15 S)	vs. (2 S) No. 8 Marquette First Round	L 69–87	22–12	21 – Marshall	8 – McHenry	5 – Marshall	Gainbridge Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South. All times are in Central Time.

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Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason for departure
Darrius Miles	0	C	6'10"	250	Junior	Oak Cliff, TX	Transferred to UT Arlington
Jordan Rawls	2	G	6'1"	185	Senior	Chattanooga, TN	Graduated
Jarius Hamilton	3	F	6'8"	230	RS Senior	Charlotte, NC	Graduated
Noah Stansbeury	5	G	6'0"	170	RS Sophomore	Bowling Green, KY	Walk-on; transferred to Memphis
Elijah Hughey	10	G	6'4"	200	RS Freshman	Dallas, TX	Transferred to Southeastern Oklahoma State
Emmanuel Akot	13	G	6'8"	215	RS Senior	Winnipeg, MB	Graduated/signed to play professionally in Netherlands with Heroes Den Bosch
Luke Frampton	14	G	6'5"	205	RS Senior	Poca, WV	Graduated
Dayvion McKnight	20	G	6'1"	195	Junior	Shelbyville, KY	Transferred to Xavier
Jamarion Sharp	33	C	7'5"	235	Senior	Hopkinsville, KY	Graduate transferred to Ole Miss

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Rodney Howard	0	C	6'10"	250	GS Senior	Ypsilanti, MI	Georgia Tech
Don McHenry	2	G	6'2"	175	Junior	Milwaukee, WI	Indian Hills CC
Jalen Jackson	3	G	5'11"	180	GS Senior	San Antonio, TX	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
Babacar Faye	5	F	6'8"	210	Junior	Saly, Senegal	Charleston
Brandon Newman	10	G	6'5"	200	RS Senior	Valparaiso, IN	Purdue
Terrion Murdix	12	G	6'1"	170	GS Senior	Springfield, IL	Texas A&M–Corpus Christi
BJ Marable	13	F/C	6'9"		Junior	Knoxville, TN	Triton College
Enoch Kalambay	23	G	6'6"	200	Junior	Gatineau, QC	Indian Hills CC

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Teagan Moore SG	Owenton, KY	Owen County High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jul 13, 2022
Teagan Moore 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: "2023 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 18, 2023.

2023–24_Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_basketball_team

2023–24 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

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v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Sam Houston	13	–	3	.813	21	–	12	.636
Louisiana Tech	12	–	4	.750	22	–	10	.688
Western Kentucky †	8	–	8	.500	22	–	12	.647
Liberty	7	–	9	.438	18	–	14	.563
UTEP	7	–	9	.438	18	–	16	.529
New Mexico State	7	–	9	.438	13	–	19	.406
Middle Tennessee	7	–	9	.438	14	–	19	.424
Jacksonville State	6	–	10	.375	14	–	18	.438
FIU	5	–	11	.313	11	–	22	.333

† 2024 CUSA tournament winner