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42 CONFERENCE CHAMPIONSHIPS | 42 20-WIN SEASONS | 23 NCAA TOURNAMENTS | 7 NCAA SWEET 16s | 1971 NCAA FINAL FOUR1

SCHEDULENOVEMBER (2-3)10 Pikeville (Ky.) (Exh.) W, 105-8415 Austin Peay W, 77-7018 (1) at Minnesota (ESPN3) L, 54-7622 Belmont L, 63-6425 (1) at Stony Brook L, 61-7127 (2) vs. Saint Joseph’s (ESPNU) W, 62-59DECEMBER (5-2)3 (3) Bowling Green State (ASN) W, 62-526 at Murray State (ASN) L, 81-9313 at Ole Miss (SEC Network) W, 81-7417 Chicago State (HSSN/FCS) W, 75-6020 #4 Louisville (FS1) L, 67-7627 Brescia (Ky.) (HSSN/FCS) W, 89-4229 Alice Lloyd (Ky.) (HSSN/FCS) W, 104-62JANUARY (8-1)4 Marshall* (HSSN/FCS) W, 81-628 Charlotte* (HSSN/FCS) W, 74-6610 #25 Old Dominion* (ASN) W, 72-6515 at Florida Atlantic* W, 88-85 (OT)17 at FIU* W, 65-5822 UTEP* (FSN) W, 71-66 (OT)24 UTSA* (HSSN/FCS) W, 83-7429 at LA Tech* (CBS Sports Network) L, 56-6931 at Southern Miss* (HSSN/FCS) W, 73-62FEBRUARY (3-4)5 North Texas* (HSSN/FCS) W, 65-597 Rice* (HSSN/FCS) L, 68-7214 at Marshall* (ASN) L, 82-8719 at UAB* (HSSN/FCS) L, 66-7122 at Middle Tennessee* (FSN) L, 66-6826 Florida Atlantic* (HSSN/FCS) W, 71-6828 FIU* (HSSN/FCS) W, 77-61MARCH (1-1)5 at Charlotte* (HSSN/FCS) W, 88-84 (OT)7 at Old Dominion* (ASN) L, 52-7511 (4) vs. Marshall 6:00 PM12 (4) vs. C-USA Tourn. Quarterfinals 6:00 PM13 (4) vs. C-USA Tournament Semifinals 5:30 PM14 (4) vs. C-USA Tourn. Championship 2:30 PM (5) vs. NCAA Tournament TBD

All times (CT) and subject to change(*) Conference USA Game(1) 2014 NIT Season Tip-Off (Campus Sites)(2) 2014 NIT Season Tip-Off (Madison Square Garden)(3) 32nd Annual BB&T Classic(4) Birmingham, Ala. (Birmingham-Jefferson Civic Center)(5) Various Locations

NEED TO KNOWTHE OPENING WHISTLEWKU begins its inaugural Conference USA Tourna-ment Wednesday night at 6:00 (CT) against Marshall in Birmingham, Ala. The Hilltoppers, seeded fifth, split the season series with the 12th-seeded Thunder-ing Herd, with each winning on its home court. WKU finished in a tie for fourth place in the C-USA regular season, but tiebreakers have the Hilltoppers seeded fifth and needing to win four games in four days to advance to the NCAA Tournament, a feat which they accomplished in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in both 2012 and 2013. Should WKU win on Wednes-day, it would advance to play fourth-seeded and tour-nament host UAB on Thursday at 6:00 PM (CT). In the two regular-season meetings between WKU and Marshall, T.J. Price averaged 19.0 points per game and went 5-of-12 from three-point range (.417), and George Fant averaged 12.0 points and 9.5 rebounds per game. Trency Jackson and Chris Harrison-Docks each added 12.5 points per game in the two contests against Mar-shall. WKU went 2-4 in the regular season against the five teams on its side of the bracket and 7-2 against the six squads on the other side of the bracket.

QUICK SHOTS• WKU’s last two NCAA Tournament appearances in 2012 and 2013 also came after winning four games in

four days in the conference tournament.• WKU is 8-1 in its three conference tournaments under head coach Ray Harper and 18-3 with four champi-

onships in its last seven conference tournaments overall.• WKU has been to 10-straight conference tournament semifinals.• A win Wednesday would be WKU’s 20th of the season, marking its third-straight season hitting the mark

and 43rd time in program history, which would be tied for seventh-most in NCAA history.• Should WKU win 20 games this season, head coach Ray Harper would become the first coach in WKU’s

illustrious men’s basketball history to win 20 games in each of his first three full seasons at the helm.• WKU leads C-USA and is 45th in the nation in rebounds per game (37.3), and the Hilltoppers are tops in

C-USA and 63rd in the nation in assists per game (14.6).• Including in Thursday’s win at Charlotte and Saturday’s loss at Old Dominion, T.J. Price, George Fant,

Trency Jackson and Chris Harrison-Docks have been WKU’s four leading scorers in 13 games this season.• T.J. Price’s scoring average of 17.6 points per game would be the most by a Hilltopper at the end of the

season since Courtney Lee averaged 20.4 in 2007-08, and should he finish as C-USA’s leading scorer he would become the first Hilltopper to lead the league in scoring since Jack Jennings in 1991-92 (19.1 ppg).

• T.J. Price has scored in double figures in 13-straight games and George Fant in 19 of the last 20 games.• Ben Lawson has made 17 of his last 24 field goals (.708) spanning eight contests.• T.J. Price has 527 points this season, which is tied for the 28th highest-scoring season in program history.• T.J. Price has hit multiple three-pointers in 16 of the last 19 games.• T.J. Price has made 24 of his last 28 free throws and 40 of his last 47 overall (.851).• T.J. Price has dished out 114 assists this season, nearly double last season’s leader (T. Price, 58) and the

most by a Hilltopper in the last five seasons.• Ben Lawson’s block total of 47 is the most by a Hilltopper in the last four seasons.• T.J. Price leads C-USA and is 27th in the nation in three-point field goal percentage (.423), and George Fant

is second in the league and is 28th in the nation in offensive rebounds per game (3.4).• T.J. Price ranks ninth among active NCAA Division I players in career three-point field goals made (285),

27th in career points scored (1,763) and 75th in career scoring average (14.3), and George Fant ranks 18th in career rebounds (882) and 56th in career points scored (1,598).

WKU CAREER SCORING LEADERBOARD5. Brett McNeal, 1986-89 1,8566. Johnny Britt, 1973-76 1,7657. T.J. Price, 2012-pres. 1,7638. Kannard Johnson, 1984-87 1,7389. Anthony Winchester, 2003-06 1,73210. Bobby Rascoe, 1960-62 1,68711. Clem Haskins, 1965-67 1,68012. Chris Robinson, 1993-96 1,65613. George Fant, 2012-pres. 1,59814. A.J. Slaughter, 2007-10 1,58115. Steffphon Pettigrew, 2008-11 1,544

WKU HILLTOPPERSRECORD ............................19-11 (12-6 Conference USA) RANKING ...........................................................................NR NCAA RPI .........................................................................103 LAST GAME .......................... L, 75-52 at Old DominionHEAD COACH .................................................... Ray Harper CAREER RECORD ..................... 412-110 (16th season) RECORD AT SCHOOL .....................70-47 (4th season)LEADING SCORER .............................. T. Price (17.6 ppg)LEADING REBOUNDER ........................G. Fant (8.5 rpg)LEADING ASSISTS ................................T. Price (3.8 apg)

MARSHALL THUNDERING HERDRECORD ............................11-20 (7-11 Conference USA) RANKING ...........................................................................NR NCAA RPI .........................................................................292 LAST GAME ....................................L, 86-73 at CharlotteHEAD COACH ................................................Dan D’Antoni CAREER RECORD ............................. 11-20 (1st season) RECORD AT SCHOOL .............................................. SameLEADING SCORER ............................R. Taylor (14.3 ppg)LEADING REBOUNDER ..................... R. Taylor (8.6 rpg)LEADING ASSISTS ........................... A. Nikolic (3.6 apg)

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#5 WKU (19-11) vs. #12 MARSHALL (11-20) -- C-USA TOURNAMENT FIRST ROUNDWednesday, March 11 | 6:00 PM (CT) | Birmingham, Ala. | Legacy Arena (19,000)LISTEN: Hilltopper IMG Sports Network, TuneIn Radio (free) (Randy Lee, pxp | Hal Schmitt, analysis)WATCH: American Sports Network (Mike Gleason, pxp | Ben Braun, analysis)

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TEAM ROSTERNO NAME POS HT WT YR EXP HOMETOWN (PREVIOUS SCHOOL)2 DJ Clayton G 6-6 184 Fr. HS Oakland, Calif. (Elev8 Sports Academy)3 Trency Jackson G 6-2 188 R-Sr. 1L Jackson, Miss. (Texas Tech Univ.)5 Brandon Price G 5-9 151 So. 1L Radcliff, Ky. (John Hardin HS)14 Ben Lawson F 7-1 215 So. 1L Hitchin, England (Oaklands College)15 Avery Patterson G 6-0 190 Fr. HS Decatur, Ga. (Wheeler HS)20 Aleksej Rostov F 6-10 225 Jr. 2L Riga, Latvia (Canarias Basketball Academy)21 Nigel Snipes F 6-6 222 R-Jr. 2L Marietta, Ga. (Wheeler HS)23 Justin Johnson F 6-7 239 Fr. HS Hazard, Ky. (Perry County Central HS)33 Rob Marberry F 6-8 230 Fr. HS Nashville, Tenn. (Franklin Road Academy)44 George Fant F 6-6 250 Sr. 3L Bowling Green, Ky. (Warren Central HS)51 Chris Harrison-Docks G 6-0 168 R-So. 1L Okemos, Mich. (Butler Univ.)52 T.J. Price G 6-4 223 Sr. 3L Slidell, La. (Salmen HS)

COACHING AND SUPPORT STAFFPOSITION NAME ALMA MATER (YEAR) YEAR IN ROLEHead Coach Ray Harper Kentucky Wesleyan (1985) 4th SeasonAssistant Coach Lawrence Brenneman Geneva [Pa.] (1985) 7th SeasonAssistant Coach David Boyden WKU (2003) 5th SeasonAssistant Coach Shawn Forrest Arkansas-Pine Bluff (1998) 2nd SeasonDirector of Basketball Operations Chase Richardson WKU (2011) 2nd SeasonGraduate Assistant Ty Tipton WKU (2013) 2nd SeasonGraduate Assistant Jamal Crook WKU (2013) 1st SeasonStrength and Conditioning Coach Duane Hall WKU (1996) 1st SeasonAthletic Trainer Mike Gaddie Murray State (1992) 15th Season

PRONUNCIATION GUIDENAME PRONUNCIATIONAleksej Rostov “Alex” ROW-stove

CURRENT WKU STREAKSAll Games ....................................................... L1 Last Win: 03/05/15 at CharlotteAt E.A. Diddle Arena .....................................W2 Last Loss: 02/07/15 vs. RiceOn the Road ................................................... L1 Last Win: 03/05/15 at CharlotteNeutral Sites ..................................................W1 Last Loss: 03/15/14 vs. UL-Laf. (SBC Tourn.)vs. Ranked Opponents .................................W1 Last Win: 01/10/15 vs. #25 Old DominionNon-Conference (Home) ..............................W2 Last Loss: 12/20/14 vs. #4 LouisvilleNon-Conference (Road/Neutral) ..................W1 Last Loss: 12/06/14 at Murray StateConference USA ............................................. L1 Last Win: 03/05/15 at CharlotteConference USA (Home) ...............................W2 Last Loss: 02/07/15 vs. RiceConference USA (Road) ................................. L1 Last Win: 03/05/15 at CharlotteGames Allowing 75 or Fewer Points ............... 1 Last Miss: 03/05/15 at Charlotte (84, OT)Games with a 15-Point Scorer ....................... 12 Last Miss: 01/22/15 vs. UTEPGames with a Even/Pos. Assist-to-TO Ratio ... 0 Last: 03/05/15 at Charlotte (14/12)Games with a 3-Point FG ............................. 870 Last Miss: 03/13/87 vs. West VirginiaWins When Scoring 80+ Points ....................... 1 Last Loss: 02/14/15 at Marshall (87-82)Wins When Scoring 90+ Points ..................... 16 Last Loss: 01/15/05 at Arkansas State (94-90)Wins When Scoring 100+ Points ..................... 4 Last Loss: 01/29/04 vs. La.-Lafayette (110-102)

CONFERENCE USA STANDINGS |---C-USA---| |--Overall--| W-L PCT W-L PCT1. LA Tech 15-3 .833 24-7 .7742. Old Dominion 13-5 .722 24-6 .800 UTEP 13-5 .722 21-9 .7004. WKU 12-6 .667 19-11 .633 UAB 12-6 .667 16-15 .5166. Middle Tenn. 9-9 .500 16-15 .5167. FIU 8-10 .444 15-16 .484 UTSA 8-10 .444 14-15 .483 North Texas 8-10 .444 14-16 .467 Rice 8-10 .444 11-19 .36711. Charlotte 7-11 .389 14-17 .452 Marshall 7-11 .389 11-20 .35513. Southern Miss 4-14 .222 9-20 .31014. Florida Atlantic 2-16 .111 9-20 .310

CONFERENCE USA PRESEASONALL-CONFERENCE USA TEAMPierria Henry, Charlotte (Sr., G)Raheem Appleby, LA Tech (Sr., G)Alex Hamilton, LA Tech (Jr., G)Kenneth Smith, LA Tech (Sr., G)Aaron Bacote, Old Dominion (Jr., G)C.J. Washington, UAB (Sr., F)Vince Hunter, UTEP (So., F)Julian Washburn, UTEP (Sr., F/G)George Fant, WKU (Sr., F)T.J. Price, WKU (Sr., G)

COACHES POLL (only top four vote-getters released)1. LA Tech2. UTEP3. Charlotte4. Old Dominion

WKU IN CONFERENCE USA STATISTICSCATEGORY TEAM TOP PLAYERScoring Offense 3rd (72.5) T. Price (1st, 17.6)Scoring Defense 10th (68.4) --Scoring Margin 4th (+4.1) --Free Throw % 9th (.653) T. Price (9th, .810)Field Goal % 5th (.438) Fant (11th, .535)FG% Defense 7th (.425) --3-Point FG% 2nd (.367) T. Price (2nd, .423)3-Pt. FG% Defense 6th (.332) --Reb. Offense 1st (37.3) Fant (3rd, 8.5)Reb. Defense 9th (35.1) --Reb. Margin 4th (+2.2) --Blocked Shots 8th (3.2) Lawson (5th, 1.6)Assists 1st (14.3) T. Price (6th, 3.8)Steals 13th (5.4) None RankedTO Margin 5th (+0.3) --A/TO Ratio 4th (1.1) T. Price (8th, 1.5)Offensive Rebs. 5th (11.3) Fant (2nd, 3.4)Defensive Rebs. 2nd (25.9) Fant (4th, 5.2)Defensive Reb. % 3rd (.711) --Offensive Reb. % 5th (.316) --3-Point FG Made 3rd (7.9) T. Price (2nd, 2.7)


THE LAST TIME OUT(AP) Trey Freeman scored 27 points on 10-of-18 shooting and Old Dominion routed WKU 75-52 on Saturday, winning its 21st straight home game in the regular-season finale. Richard Ross added 12 points for the Monarchs (24-6, 13-5 Conference USA), who made 28 field goals on 17 assists in ending the Hilltoppers’ three-game winning streak. Freeman opened with a 3-pointer and the Monarchs never trailed. He scored 14 first-half points and Old Dominion finished with a 9-0 run to lead 40-21 at halftime. The Hilltoppers closed within 63-45 on a layup by George Fant with 6:55 left in the second half, but the Monarchs replied with an 11-0 run for a 25-point lead with 1:20 left. T.J. Price led WKU (19-11, 12-6) with 16 points - his 13th straight game scoring in double figures - Fant had 15 and Chris Harrison-Docks scored 11.

LAST GAME AGAINST MARSHALL: FEBRUARY 14, 2015(AP) Austin Loop scored 23 points and Marshall knocked off WKU 87-82 in Hun-tington, W.Va. WKU led 69-67 on Chris Harrison-Docks 3-pointer with 8:03 to go. Marshall (9-16, 5-7) responded by scoring 14 of the next 19 points, including Aus-tin Loop’s 3-pointer and a pair from the line by Ryan Taylor, which made it 83-74 with 1:02 left. WKU missed three consecutive 3-pointers in the last minute. Loop’s 3-pointer with 31 seconds left in the first helped Marshall lead 47-43 at the break. Justin Edmonds had 15 points and Taylor added 14 points and 11 boards for Mar-shall. DeVince Boykins and JP Kambola chipped in 10 points apiece. Harrison-Docks paced WKU with 20 points. Trency Jackson had 16 points, T.J. Price scored 13, Ben Lawson added 12 and George Fant had 10 points and seven boards.

CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT COACHING SUCCESSEach of the last eight WKU head coaches have notched at least two wins in league tournament play, beginning in the Sun Belt Conference era with Clem Haskins.

All-Time Conference Tournament Wins by WKU Head Coaches 1. 12 in 14 games - Dennis Felton (1999-2003) 2. 8 in 9 games - Ray Harper (2012-pres.) 3. 7 in 11 games - Darrin Horn (2004-08) 7 in 9 games - Ken McDonald (2009-11) 5. 6 in 9 games - Ralph Willard (1991-94) 6. 3 in 5 games - Matt Kilcullen (1995-97) 3 in 7 games - Murray Arnold (1987-90) 8. 2 in 6 games - Clem Haskins (1983-86)

SUN BELT CONFERENCE TOURNAMENT SUPREMACYRecently, WKU’s 49 wins in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament and nine cham-pionships were the most of any current or former member of the league, and the Hilltoppers appeared in the semifinals 23 times in 32 years (1983-2014), including each of the last 10 seasons. The 2012 and 2013 WKU squads joined 2011 UALR as the only teams to win four games in four days to capture the tournament crown.

HEADING WHERE THEY BELONGWKU has made 23 trips to the NCAA’s top tournament after its 2013 Sun Belt Conference Tournament championship. After a win over Mississippi Valley State in the first round of the 2012 NCAA Tournament, WKU has now won at least one game in three of its last four tournament berths (two in 2008, one in 2009, one in 2012, none in 2013), and since 1993 WKU had seven wins in the Big Dance while the rest of the Sun Belt Conference was a combined 0-16.

ONE OF THE BEST AT GRABBING THE BOARDSGeorge Fant entered the top-10 in WKU history in rebounding with his fifth re-bound at UAB on Feb. 19, tying Kannard Johnson for 10th with 840 rebounds. Upon taking sole possession of 10th place in the statistic with another rebound that same game, Fant claimed the most career rebounds by a Hilltopper since Jim McDaniels (1969-71).

Career Rebounds at WKU 1. 1,565 - Tom Marshall, 1951-54 2. 1,367 - Art Spoelstra, 1951-54 3. 1,309 - Ralph Crosthwaite, 1955, ‘57-59 4. 1,118 - Jim McDaniels, 1969-71 5. 964 - Bob Daniels, 1955-57 6. 932 - Greg Smith, 1966-68 7. 924 - Harry Todd, 1960-62 8. 888 - Dan King, 1951-54 9. 882 - George Fant, 2012-pres. 10. 856 - Dwight Smith, 1965-67 11. 840 - Kannard Johnson, 1984-87

“REIGNING” THREE-POINTERSWith his second of three three-pointers against No. 25 Old Dominion on Jan. 10, T.J. Price topped Anthony Winchester for the most three-pointers in a WKU career with 248. Price set the record in his 108th game played, and Winchester made his 247 in 123 career outings.

Career Three-Point Field Goals at WKU 1. 285 - T.J. Price, 2012-pres. - 122 games 2. 247 - Anthony Winchester, 2003-06 - 123 games 3. 245 - Courtney Lee, 2005-08 - 127 games 4. 211 - A.J. Slaughter, 2007-10 - 135 games 5. 205 - Michael Fraliex, 1993-96 - 120 games

“FROM BOWLING GREEN, KENTUCKY, GEORGE FANT”George Fant is fourth in WKU history with 120 games started. Fant has played in 127 total games for the Hilltoppers and is averaging 28.5 minutes per outing for his career.

Career Games Started at WKU 1. 130 - Jeremy Evans, 2007-10 2. 127 - Courtney Lee, 2005-08 3. 123 - David Boyden, 2000-03 4. 120 - George Fant, 2012-pres. 5. 118 - Kannard Johnson, 1984-87 6. 113 - Clarence Martin, 1983-87 7. 101 - Bobby Jones, 1981-84

T. PRICE, FANT VOTED TWO OF THE BEST IN THE LEAGUEWKU senior T.J. Price was named to the 2014-15 All-Conference USA First Team, and senior George Fant picked up All-C-USA Second Team recognition in post-season voting. Both players have now been named all-conference selections in three-straight seasons, and this year’s C-USA recognition is the highest of both of their careers. Price was a second-team all-conference selection in both his sopho-more and junior seasons while WKU competed in the Sun Belt Conference, and Fant was an All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team pick in his sophomore and junior seasons as well. Price is WKU’s first conference top-team selection since Sergio Kerusch and Steffphon Pettigrew in 2010-11.

TWO AT 1,500 CAREER POINTSWith both T.J. Price and George Fant having 1,500 career points at WKU, the Hill-toppers have two active 1,500-point scorers for the first time since Tom Marshall and Art Spoelstra in 1953-54. Price hit the 1,500-point mark at Florida Atlantic on Jan. 15, and Fant joined him on Feb. 19 at UAB. In addition, Fant became just the fifth player in WKU history to be in the top-10 in career rebounds and also have 1,500 career points (Jim McDaniels, Ralph Crosthwaite, Art Spoelstra, Tom Marshall).

SENIOR SEND-OFFWKU honored seniors George Fant, Trency Jackson and T.J. Price, along with four student managers, prior to WKU’s 77-61 win over FIU on Feb. 28. Fant and Price played four years at WKU and have been part of two NCAA Tournament teams and two conference tournament championships thus far, and the duo is already in the WKU recordbooks in numerous statistical categories and climbing the lists.

33 DAYS WITHOUT A LOSSWKU won nine-straight games from Dec. 27-Jan. 24, including seven-straight conference games, which was tied for the seventh-longest active streak in the nation at the time it was snapped at LA Tech on Jan. 29. It was WKU’s longest win-ning streak since winning 11-straight games from from Jan. 10-Feb. 16, 2008, and its fifth double-digit winning streak since 1990. The winning streak helped WKU to a 14-5 record through 19 games, which was its best 19-game record since the 2007-08 team was also 14-5 through 19 outings.

DOUBLE-DOUBLE TIMES EIGHTGeorge Fant notched eight-straight double-doubles from Dec. 29-Jan. 24, the longest streak by a Hilltopper since cousin Jim McDaniels had streaks of 14- and 12-straight games during the 1970-71 season. Fant averaged 18.0 points and 11.4 rebounds per game during his double-double stretch, and prior to these eight double-doubles he had 11 in the first 108 games of his career.


CONFERENCE STARTS OF AT LEAST 5-0In its 96 years of basketball, WKU has started at least 5-0 in conference play 12 times, including 2014-15, and just three times since 1970. WKU began the 2014-15 Conference USA season 7-0 before losing at LA Tech on Jan. 29, its best confer-ence start since 1969-70.

Best Starts to Conference Play 1. 14-0 - 1969-70 Ohio Valley Conference* 14-0 - 1965-66 Ohio Valley Conference* 3. 11-0 - 1966-67 Ohio Valley Conference 4. 8-0 - 1949-50 Ohio Valley Conference* 8-0 - 1951-52 Ohio Valley Conference 6. 7-0 - 1956-57 Ohio Valley Conference 7-0 - 1960-61 Ohio Valley Conference 7-0 - 2014-15 Conference USA 9. 6-0 - 1953-54 Ohio Valley Conference 10. 5-0 - 1952-53 Ohio Valley Conference 5-0 - 1979-80 Ohio Valley Conference 5-0 - 1992-93 Sun Belt Conference(*) finished undefeated

DOWN DOUBLE-DIGITS TO WINIncluding a 71-66 win against UTEP on Jan. 22, WKU has 14 comeback wins when trailing by at least 10 points under head coach Ray Harper and three in 2014-15.

Deficit Overcome When Trailing by Double-Digits since January 6, 2012 1. 11 (22-11) vs. Florida Atlantic - 02/16/12 - W, 64-57 2. 11 (13-2) vs. Middle Tennessee - 02/25/12 - W, 73-67 3. 13 (53-40) vs. UALR - 03/04/12 - W, 68-63 - SBC Tournament 4. 13 (55-42) vs. North Texas - 03/06/12 - W, 74-70 - SBC Tournament 5. 16 (53-37) vs. Miss. Valley St. - 03/13/12 - W, 59-58 - NCAA Tournament 6. 13 (48-35) at Troy - 12/01/12 - W, 75-71 7. 10 (24-14) at Louisiana-Lafayette - 01/25/13 - W, 79-70 8. 14 (24-10) vs. Murray State - 12/21/13 - W, 71-64 9. 15 (24-9) vs. UT Arlington - 01/30/14 - W, 77-72 10. 13 (68-55) at UALR - 02/08/14 - W, 79-78 11. 12 (36-24) at Texas State - 02/27/14 - W, 51-50 12. 17 (41-24) at Ole Miss - 12/13/14 - W, 81-74 13. 13 (52-39) at Florida Atlantic - 01/15/15 - W, 88-85 (OT) 14. 10 (35-25) vs. UTEP - 01/22/15 - W, 71-66

VETERAN LEADERSHIPThree players on the 2014-15 Hilltopper roster, George Fant, Nigel Snipes and T.J. Price, are in their fourth seasons in the WKU program. The trio has been a part of 75 wins and two NCAA Tournaments since arriving in 2011-12, and the group is 45-18 at E.A. Diddle Arena (.714).

THE “THREE” IS KEYWKU has made at least one three-pointer in 870 consecutive games, dating back to March 15, 1987. The three-point shot was instituted prior to the 1986-87 sea-son, and only five teams have a longer streak of consecutive games with at least one three-pointer than the Hilltoppers. Incidentally, WKU’s streak almost did not survive a game against Denver in 2011, when WKU went 39 minutes and nine seconds before Kahlil McDonald hit the team’s only three-pointer of the game. The two teams with the longest consecutive three-point streaks, UNLV and Vanderbilt, have made at least one three-point field goal in every game since the shot was instituted.

COURTNEY LEE’S NO. 32 RETIREDWKU legend Courtney Lee became the 10th person associated with Hilltopper Basketball to have his jersey retired, when his No. 32 is honored at the UTEP game on Jan. 22. Lee (2005-08) finished his WKU career with 2,238 career points, equal-ing Jim McDaniels for the most in Hilltopper Basketball history. Lee’s 17.6 point-per-game scoring average for his career ranks seventh in WKU history, and he was a senior All-American on WKU’s 2007-08 NCAA Tournament Sweet 16 team while playing on four 20-win teams during his career. In addition to the career scoring record and ranking seventh in scoring average, Lee ranks in the top-7 in the WKU career record book in eight other categories. Lee’s career record at WKU was 96-34 (.738), and he was 53-7 (.883) at E.A. Diddle Arena.

SWEEPING THE SUNSHINE STATEWith wins at Florida Atlantic on Jan. 15 and at FIU on Jan. 17, WKU won both con-ference games in Florida for the first time since 2010-11. WKU and Florida Atlantic and FIU were conference opponents in the Sun Belt Conference from 2006-07,

when the Owls joined the conference, to 2012-13 before becoming Conference USA foes when WKU joined in 2014-15.

TOPPING TOP 25WKU’s 72-65 win over No. 25 Old Dominion on Jan. 10 was its first win over a ranked opponent in the last nine tries, dating back to a 76-69 win over No. 24 Vanderbilt on Dec. 11, 2009. It was also WKU’s first win against a ranked team at E.A. Diddle Arena since topping No. 18 UAB 81-75 on Jan. 25, 1986. WKU contin-ued its stretch of impressive ballhanding against the Monarchs, as the squad had just seven turnovers in the game and only one in the second half. Including the Dec. 20 game against No. 4 Louisville, WKU has hosted two ranked teams in E.A. Diddle Arena in the same season for the first time since 1997-98 (L, 93-60 vs. No. 19 Xavier; L, 71-52 vs. No. 21 Clemson).

WINS AGAINST RANKED TEAMS SINCE 1985-86WKU has notched 11 wins against ranked opponents since the 1985-86 season, with three at E.A. Diddle Arena, three on the road and five at neutral sites.

WKU’s Wins Against Ranked Opponents since 1985-86 12/07/85: (W) 71-58 vs. #19 Auburn at E.A. Diddle Arena 01/16/86: (W) 75-72 (OT) at #12 UAB 01/25/86: (W) 81-75 vs. #18 UAB at E.A. Diddle Arena 02/16/93: (W) 78-77 at #22 Louisville 03/08/93: (W) 72-63 vs. #13 New Orleans in SBC Tournament in Biloxi, Miss. 03/20/93: (W) 72-68 vs. #6 Seton Hall in NCAA Tournament in Orlando, Fla. 11/15/01: (W) 64-52 at #4 Kentucky 03/21/08: (W) 101-99 (OT) vs. #14 Drake in NCAA Tournament in Tampa, Fla. 11/30/08: (W) 68-54 vs. #3 Louisville in Nashville, Tenn. 12/11/09: (W) 76-69 vs. #24 Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tenn. 01/10/15: (W) 72-65 vs. #25 Old Dominion

FANT EARNS C-USA PLAYER OF THE WEEKSenior forward George Fant was named the Conference USA Co-Player of the Week Jan. 12 for recording his third- and fourth-straight double-doubles in key C-USA wins over Charlotte and No. 25 Old Dominion. Fant started the week with 18 points and 11 rebounds against the 49ers, and he helped WKU knock off the Monarchs with a 24-point, 13-rebound performance. Fant shot 58.3 percent from the field during the week, and he was an impressive 14-for-20 (.700) from the free throw line to help the Hilltoppers move to 3-0 in C-USA play. He finished the week averaging 21.0 points and 12.0 rebounds per outing.

SUCCESSFUL HOMESTANDWKU went 6-1 on its seven-game homestand from Dec. 17-Jan. 10, its longest since 1935, with the only loss coming to No. 4 Louisville by nine points on Dec. 20. During the extended stay at home, WKU averaged 80.3 points per game, out-scored opponents by 18.4 points per outing, shot 45.1 percent from the floor and committed just 10.7 turnovers per game.

ALMOST A CLEAN SHEETWKU committed just four turnovers against Charlotte on Jan. 8 and had none in the second half, despite facing a press and zone defense in the half-court much of the game. The four turnovers were the fewest in a game for WKU since having four in a 67-59 win over against Nebraska in the 1986 NCAA Tournament.

STARTING 1-0 IN C-USAWith the 81-62 win over Marshall on Jan. 4, WKU picked up its first win as a mem-ber of Conference USA. WKU is now 2-1 in opening games in a new conference, winning 66-51 at Morehead State on Dec. 13, 1948 in its first Ohio Valley Confer-ence game and losing 75-66 at Old Dominion on Dec. 11, 1982 in its inaugural Sun Belt Conference contest.

DECEMBER SUCCESSWKU went 5-2 in the month of December to improve to 7-5 at the end of the month. In the last 11 seasons, WKU’s five wins in December were bettered only by the 2004-05 Hilltoppers’ six December victories and matched in 2012-13, 2009-10 and 2006-07.

HARPER WINS 400WKU head coach Ray Harper recorded his 400th career victory with WKU’s 104-62 win over Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College on Dec. 29. Harper earned the milestone win in just his 504th career game coached, a winning percentage of .794. During the game, WKU hit 15 three-pointers, setting a Hilltopper record at E.A. Diddle Arena.


PLUS-47 ON THE BEARCATSWKU’s 47-point win over Brescia (Ky.) on Dec. 27, 89-42, was its first 40-point vic-tory since beating Kennesaw State 96-55 on Nov. 11, 2006. WKU allowed fewer than 50 points for the first time since surrendering 49 in a 72-49 win over Loui-siana-Lafayette on Jan. 17, 2013. In the game, DJ Clayton recorded 14 points for the second-straight game, and Avery Patterson’s 11 points were his only points of the season since having two in the season opener. The Hilltoppers were led in scoring by three freshmen, those two plus rookie Justin Johnson’s 11 points.

T. PRICE, JOHNSON LAUDED FOR OLE MISS GAMEWKU senior guard T.J. Price was named Conference USA Co-Player of the Week and freshman forward Justin Johnson earned C-USA Co-Freshman of the Week honors on Dec. 15 for their performances helping the Hilltoppers take down Ole Miss in Oxford on Dec. 13. Price had a double-double with 26 points and 10 rebounds in the key road win at Ole Miss, and 21 of his 26 points came in the second half where WKU erased a 17-point deficit from late in the first half and a 13-point halftime hole to win. Johnson had eight points and seven rebounds off the bench at Ole Miss, helping key the important WKU victory. He hit 4-of-5 free throw tries while WKU went 15-for-15 from the line in the second half, and he also added two blocked shots and an assist while not recording a turnover.

“HOTTY HILLTOPPER”WKU earned the season’s first signature win on Dec. 13 with an 81-74 victory at Ole Miss in Oxford, Miss. WKU trailed by 17 with 2:02 to play in the first half and by 13 at halftime before storming back with a 49-point second half to win. WKU went 15-for-15 from the free throw line in the second half to help seal the come-back, giving the Hilltoppers their first road win against a Southeastern Confer-ence opponent since a 70-67 win at Georgia on Nov. 14, 2006. Overall, WKU had dropped five-straight games to SEC opponents.

FANT GETTING TO THE GLASSSenior George Fant’s 50 rebounds through the first seven games of the season were the most through seven contests in his WKU career and most for a Hilltop-per since Juan Pattillo had 74 through seven games in 2010-11. Fant had a career-high 15 rebounds against Saint Joseph’s on Nov. 27, which was the first 15-plus rebound game by a Hilltopper since Pattillo had 18 exactly four years prior to the date in an overtime contest against South Carolina in 2010.

BACK IN THE NIT SEASON TIP-OFFGames against Minnesota, Stony Brook and Saint Joseph’s marked WKU’s fifth appearance in the Preseason NIT, with the last coming in 2009 when WKU went 1-1 in the Baton Rouge Regional before returning to E.A. Diddle Arena and split-ting two games. WKU is now 6-7 in the preseason showcase. Prior to 2009 WKU was in the field in 1997, when the Hilltoppers fell at No. 2 Kansas 75-62. In 1993, Ralph Willard’s squad lost 101-87 to top-ranked North Carolina. In the program’s first appearance in the Preseason NIT in 1986, the Hilltoppers won at Notre Dame 80-63, ousted TCU 96-90 and then beat Memphis 68-67 in Madison Square Gar-den, setting up a showdown with UNLV for the championship, only to suffer a heartbreaking 96-95 double-overtime defeat.

WKU IN “THE WORLD’S MOST FAMOUS ARENA”The Hilltoppers have a long history in Madison Square Garden, starting with fin-ishing as postseason NIT runner-up in 1941-42. Including the win against Saint Joseph’s on Nov. 27 WKU is 19-21 all-time at “The World’s Most Famous Arena,” and this season’s game was its first at the venue since 1986-87. In addition to nine appearances at Madison Square Garden in the postseason NIT from 1942-65, the Hilltoppers regularly traveled to the city in November or December to face Seton Hall, St. Francis or Long Island, among others, during the 1940s and 1950s.

1,700 PROGRAM WINSWith a 77-70 win over Austin Peay in the season opener on Nov. 15, WKU reached the 1,700-win mark as a program in its 2,555th game (.665). Only 18 other pro-grams in NCAA history have reached that milestone, with Texas becoming the 17th just one day before the Hilltoppers. Just one program ahead of WKU on the all-time wins list, UCLA, has reached the mark in equal or fewer seasons than the Hilltoppers, who are in their 96th season of basketball in 2014-15.

TOP E.A. DIDDLE ARENA ATTENDANCES SINCE 2002-03Since the 2002-03 season, after E.A. Diddle Arena underwent its renovation to its current capacity of 7,326, the Hilltoppers have played in front of 17 home crowds of at least 7,000 people. A standing room only crowd of 7,598 was on-hand on December 20, 2014 to see WKU face No. 4 Louisville, which became the largest non-conference crowd since the renovation, and 7,119 saw Senior Night against FIU on Feb. 28.

Games of At Least 7,000 at E.A. Diddle Arena since Capacity Went to 7,326 1. 8,118 - 03/11/03 - W, 64-52 vs. Middle Tennessee - SBC Tournament 2. 7,718 - 02/21/08 - L, 69-64 vs. South Alabama 3. 7,598 - 12/20/14 - L, 76-67 vs. #4 Louisville 4. 7,523 - 12/30/13 - L, 79-74 vs. Ole Miss 5. 7,412 - 03/01/03 - W, 89-75 vs. Middle Tennessee 6. 7,336 - 11/26/05 - L, 69-65 vs. Georgia 7. 7,328 - 11/29/03 - L, 81-75 vs. Mississippi State 8. 7,326 - 01/26/06 - W, 94-81 vs. Louisiana-Lafayette 7,326 - 02/18/06 - W, 79-58 vs. Northern Arizona 7,326 - 02/25/06 - W, 80-65 vs. FIU 7,326 - 12/22/10 - L, 114-82 vs. #25 Louisville 7,326 - 02/25/12 - W, 73-67 vs. Middle Tennessee 7,326 - 03/02/13 - L, 70-62 vs. Middle Tennessee 14. 7,119 - 02/28/15 - W, 77-61 vs. FIU 15. 7,117 - 02/21/09 - W, 79-66 vs. FIU 16. 7,089 - 12/09/06 - L, 75-70 vs. Southern Illinois 17. 7,086 - 12/02/08 - W, 67-63 vs. Georgia

WELCOME TO CONFERENCE USAWKU begins its first season in Conference USA in 2014-15 after 32 years as a member of the Sun Belt Conference. The Hilltoppers went 604-388 overall (.609) and 316-192 in league play (.622) during that span, and WKU won nine regular-season Sun Belt Conference championships and nine conference tournament titles. In addition, WKU had seven NCAA Tournament wins since 1993 while the rest of the league went a combined 0-15. Now in its 20th season in 2014-15, Con-ference USA member institutions have accounted for 115 postseason berths.

PRESEASON ALL-CONFERENCE USASeniors George Fant and T.J. Price accounted for two of the 10 spots on the Pre-season All-Conference USA Team, as voted by the league coaches. Both have been postseason all-conference selections in each of the previous two seasons. Conference USA head coaches voted on a full predicted order-of-finish in the preseason but voted to release only the top four vote-getters. The top four favor-ites were LA Tech, UTEP, Charlotte and Old Dominion.

HILLTOPPERS ADD TRIO FOR 2015-16WKU signed guards Fredrick Edmond (G, 6-3, Lansing, Mich., College of Southern Idaho), Marlon Hunter (G, 6-2, Memphis, Tenn., Houston HS) and Chris McNeal (G, 5-11, Jackson, Tenn., South Side HS) to National Letters of Intent in the early signing period. All three are highly decorated, with Edmond listed as a national top-10 junior college player, McNeal named the fifth-best player in the state of Tennessee and top point guard and Hunter ranked the eighth-best player in the state. Edmond will be a junior in 2015-16 with two years of eligibility remaining, and Hunter and McNeal will both be true freshmen.

HOME IMPROVEMENTThe Hilltoppers have improved or maintained their E.A. Diddle Arena win total each season since 2010-11, winning 13 at home in 2014-15 and last year follow-ing seasons of 11, eight and seven dating back to 2010-11.

A BEGINNING, A MIDDLE AND AN ENDWKU had three key non-conference series on the 2014-15 schedule, and all three are in various stages of completion. WKU’s Nov. 22 matchup against Belmont was the start of a four-game series, which will be played at Belmont the next two sea-sons before returning to E.A. Diddle Arena in 2017-18. WKU and Louisville played for the seventh-straight season on Dec. 20, with next year’s meeting in Louisville wrapping up the second four-year series between the Bluegrass rivals. The Dec. 6 matchup between WKU and Murray State was the 152nd in the series dating back to 1931-32 and last currently on the docket.

DEFENSIVE-MINDEDWKU proved its defensive-minded attitude by finishing second in the conference in scoring defense last year and third in 2012-13. Defensive and rebounding are mainstays in Head Coach Ray Harper’s philosophy, and the squad led the confer-ence in rebounding margin a year ago after finishing second in 2012-13.


“20” IS THE MAGIC NUMBERAfter finishing last season with a 20-12 record, WKU has now secured a 20-win season in back-to-back campaigns and eight of the last 10 years overall. In the last three instances of the Hilltoppers stringing together back-to-back 20-win seasons, WKU has followed with another each time. WKU’s 42 20-win seasons rank eighth all-time in NCAA history.

FAMILIAR FACESFor the third-straight year WKU returned four starters from the year before, and the 2014-15 Hilltoppers were comprised of nine returning letterwinners entering the season. The 14-man preseason roster combined for 17 varsity letters at WKU, the most since the 2008-09 squad also had 17 combined letters of experience. In all, WKU returned 72.5 percent of its scoring and 54.3 percent of its rebounding from 2013-14 entering the 2014-15 campaign.

NEWCOMER BREAKDOWN AND PREVIOUS SUCCESSWKU welcomed five newcomers in 2014-15, and the crop was comprised of four freshmen and one junior college transfer. All four of the freshmen helped their high school squads to at least 19 wins in 2013-14, and two were finalists for their state’s Mr. Basketball award (Justin Johnson, Rob Marberry), with Marberry win-ning it for Tennessee’s Division II-A. Marberry and Avery Patterson helped their squads to state tournament championship game appearances.

HARPER AT THE HELMRay Harper is in his fourth season as head coach of the Hilltoppers in 2014-15 after taking over on an interim basis on January 6, 2012 and in a full-time role on February 19, 2012. Before taking the top seat on the bench, Harper had been an assistant on the WKU staff since 2008-09, and he brings 12 years of head coach-ing experience at Division II Kentucky Wesleyan and NAIA Division I Oklahoma City University to the head seat at WKU. Harper won two national championships at both Kentucky Wesleyan (1999, 2001) and Oklahoma City (2007, 2008) and earned runner-up finishes on five other occasions (1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2006).

SCHEDULE NEWS AND NOTESWKU’s 30-game schedule includes 12 non-conference games and an 18-game Conference USA slate in the Hilltoppers’ first season in the league, and WKU par-ticipates in the 2014 NIT Season Tip-Off culminating with a Thanksgiving night trip to Madison Square Garden in New York City. Highlights of the non-confer-ence schedule include the start of a four-year series with Belmont and Louisville’s first trip to E.A. Diddle Arena since 2010, and the Hilltoppers will travel to Murray State and Ole Miss. WKU faces all 13 Conference USA opponents at least once and will play home-and-home series with Charlotte, FIU, Florida Atlantic, Mar-shall and Old Dominion.

NON-CONFERENCE SCHEDULEEntering the 2014-15 season, WKU was a combined 211-122 (.634) against its 12 non-conference opponents. WKU had previously met four of the 12 at least 32 times (Austin Peay, 38-14; Bowling Green State, 22-10; Murray State, 98-53; Lou-isville, 39-38) but six of the other eight non-conference foes just twice or fewer. When Louisville visited on Dec. 20, it was the first visit by a current Atlantic Coast Conference team, not including Louisville’s 2010 trip to E.A. Diddle Arena, since Virginia came to Bowling Green on Jan. 2, 2006.

TURN ON THE TUBEWKU is scheduled to make 24 television appearances in 2014-15, including two games on FSN, one on CBS Sports Network, one on FS1, five on the American Sports Network, one on ESPNU, one on ESPN3 and 13 on Fox College Sports through the Hilltopper Sports Satellite Network. Barring any additions to the broadcast schedule or postseason play, by the end of the season WKU will have made 232 television appearances in the last eight seasons.

IT’S NOW “COACH” CROOKWKU’s fourth-leading assist distributor, Jamal Crook, is in his first season as a graduate assistant for the Hilltoppers in 2014-15. Crook lettered four years at WKU from 2009-10 to 2012-13, and he played on two NCAA Tournament teams in 2011-12 and 2012-13. After graduation, Crook played professionally in the Na-tional Basketball League of Canada for the Ottawa SkyHawks in 2013-14, where he averaged 11.8 points and 3.4 assists per game.

2013-14 SEASON IN REVIEWAt 20-12 overall and 12-6 in Sun Belt Conference play, WKU’s 2013-14 campaign finished with multiple milestones. WKU earned its first 20-win regular season since 2008-09, and the Hilltoppers picked up 13 home wins for the first time since 2008-09 as well. The second-place finish in the conference was WKU’s best end-

of-season standing since winning the SBC East Division in 2008-09. WKU finished its time in the Sun Belt Conference playing in 10-straight tournament semifinals and 23 in 32 years as a member of the conference. In addition, WKU started 4-0 on the road in league play for the first time since 1969-70. T.J. Price and George Fant both hit the 1,000-point scoring mark in their WKU’s careers during the season, and Chris Harrison-Docks finished the season ranked third in the nation amongst freshman in free throw percentage at .867 (52-for-60).

BOWLING GREEN A COACHING HOTBEDEach of the last 12 full-time WKU head coaches, including Ray Harper, have taken teams to the NCAA Tournament, beginning with E.A. Diddle in 1940.

PAYING HOMAGE TO “BIG JIM”Senior George Fant wears number 44, which is the same number his cousin, Jim McDaniels, wore at WKU from 1969-71. McDaniels was a three-time All-American as a Hilltopper, led the team to the 1971 Final Four and is the school’s all-time leading scorer with 2,238 career points. McDaniels’ uniform also hangs in the raf-ters at E.A. Diddle Arena.

HILLTOPPERS IN THE PROSWhen former Hilltopper Jeremy Evans made the Utah Jazz opening-day roster for the 2010-11 NBA season, he became the second former WKU star on an NBA roster. He and Courtney Lee of the Memphis Grizzlies give WKU two active NBA players at the same time for the first time since 1993-94 (Tellis Frank, Minnesota; Darnell Mee, Denver). A total of 21 former Hilltoppers were active in professional basketball in the United States or elsewhere in 2013-14.


GAME-BY-GAME HIGHLIGHTSNovember 10, 2014 | WKU 105, Pikeville (Ky.) 84 (Exh.) | Bowling Green, Ky.• WKU had 24 assists on 39 field goals and shot 58.2 percent from the field• All 11 players who played for WKU scored in the game, with four finishing in double figures, and T.J. Price and Trency Jackson combined for 45 points and 14 assists• Freshman Justin Johnson had a double-double with 18 points and 10 rebounds

November 15, 2014 | WKU 77, Austin Peay 70 | Bowling Green, Ky.• WKU won its 1,700th game as a program, becoming just the 18th program in NCAA history to do so• T.J. Price had 22 points and went 4-for-4 from three-point range• WKU won its season opener for the first time since 2010-11

November 18, 2014 | Minnesota 76, WKU 54 | Minneapolis, Minn.• Nigel Snipes scored a career-high 15 points and had eight rebounds, and Justin Johnson added 15 and seven• WKU committed 25 turnovers, its most since having 32 at VCU on Dec. 18, 2012• WKU’s starting lineup combined to score just 21 points

November 22, 2014 | Belmont 64, WKU 63 | Bowling Green, Ky.• WKU led by 15 with 17:33 to go in the game and nine with 3:07 to go, but Belmont closed on a 13-3 run to earn the win• Chris Harrison-Docks led WKU with 21 points, and T.J. Price had 15 and nine rebounds• WKU went 4-of-12 from the free throw line and committed 16 turnovers, which led to 17 Belmont points• The Bruins led for just 1:05 in the game, while the Hilltoppers led for 37:29

November 25, 2014 | Stony Brook 71, WKU 61 | Stony Brook, N.Y.• WKU led by one point with 4:41 to go in the game, but Stony Brook scored the next seven to take a lead it would not relinquish• WKU was outrebounded in the game, 40-37, for the first time this season• T.J. Price had 19 points to lead WKU, and Ben Lawson had seven rebounds

November 27, 2014 | WKU 62, Saint Joseph’s 59 | New York, N.Y.• George Fant had 17 points and 15 rebounds to lead the Hilltoppers over Saint Joseph’s in Madison Square Garden Thanksgiving Night• Chris Harrison-Docks and Trency Jackson added 12 and 11, respectively, and T.J. Price hit four free throws in the final 13 seconds to seal the win• The game was WKU’s first in Madison Square Garden since 1986 and 40th overall (19-21 record)

December 3, 2014 | WKU 62, Bowling Green State 52 | Bowling Green, Ky.• WKU scored the final eight points of the game to expand a 54-52 lead with 1:29 left into the 62-52 win, handing Bowling Green State its first loss of the season• George Fant had 14 points, six rebounds, four blocked shots and three assists, and Ben Lawson added a career-high 12 points and seven rebounds• The Hilltoppers held Bowling Green State’s Richaun Holmes to three points after entering the game averaging more than 15 points per contest

December 6, 2014 | Murray State 93, WKU 81 | Murray, Ky.• WKU shot 55.0 percent in the first half, its best-shooting first half in the last 26 games, but still trailed by 22 at one point and 17 at the break• Murray State went on a 19-0 run over 4:42 to take a 23-6 lead• The 93 points allowed by WKU were its most since giving up 114 in a 114-82 loss to 25th-ranked Louisville on Dec. 22, 2010• Four Hilltoppers were in double figures, led by T.J. Price’s 21 points and 19 from George Fant

December 13, 2014 | WKU 81, Ole Miss 74 | Oxford, Miss.• WKU trailed by 17 with 2:00 to go in the first half and 13 at halftime before storming back to win• The win was WKU’s first on the road against the Southeastern Conference since Nov. 14, 2006 at Georgia and ended a five-game losing streak overall to the SEC• T.J. Price led the Hilltoppers with 26 points and 10 rebounds, and he had 21 points in the second half alone• WKU had a positive assist-to-turnover ratio for the first time this season at 18 assists to nine turnovers

December 17, 2014 | WKU 75, Chicago State 60 | Bowling Green, Ky.• T.J. Price had 29 points and hit six three-pointers to lead WKU• The Hilltoppers were outrebounded in the game, 34-27, but had 13 assists on 23 field goals and just eight turnovers• Chicago State started hot and led by nine 7:36 into the game

December 20, 2014 | #4 Louisville 76, WKU 67 | Bowling Green, Ky.• A crowd of 7,598 was on-hand to see WKU and fourth-ranked Louisville battle in Bowling Green for the first time in four seasons• The game had six technical fouls and saw an ejection of Louisville’s Montrezl Harrell• Louisville benefitted from shooting 86.7 percent from the free throw line (26-for-30) and 90.9 percent in the second half, while WKU only hit 15-of-25 (.600)• WKU was led by T.J. Price’s 24 points and seven rebounds, and freshman DJ Clayton hit four three-pointers en route to 14 points in 22 minutes off the bench• The Louisville win notches the all-time series at 38 games apiece

HILLTOPPER IMG SPORTS NETWORKThe Hilltoppers can be heard on the radio on 15 different stations throughout the Commonwealth of Kentucky, which reaches over 1.5 million potential listeners. WKU owns the second-largest collegiate radio network in the state: • WKLX-FM (100.7) Bowling Green* • WXAM-AM (1430) Hodgenville• WANY-FM (106.3) Albany • WHOP-AM (1230) Hopkinsville• WANY-AM (1390) Albany • WXVW-AM (1450) Louisville• WTCD-AM (1450) Campbellsville • WTTL-AM (1310) Madisonville• WTHX-FM (101.5) Elizabethtown • WXLM-FM (97.1) Owensboro• WTHX-AM (1400) Elizabethtown • WPKY-AM (1580) Princeton• WFKN-AM (1220) Franklin • WTLO-AM (1480) Somerset• WCDS-AM (1230) Glasgow (*) denotes originiating station


GAME-BY-GAME HIGHLIGHTSDecember 27, 2014 | WKU 89, Brescia (Ky.) 42 | Bowling Green, Ky.• WKU picked up its first 40-point win since 2006• Three freshmen led WKU in scoring (DJ Clayton, 14; Justin Johnson 11; Avery Patterson, 11)• WKU shot 57.1 percent from the field (36-for-63) and hit 10-of-20 three-point tries

December 29, 2014 | WKU 104, Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College 62 | Bowling Green, Ky.• WKU head coach Ray Harper won his 400th career game in 504 games coached• Trency Jackson and T.J. Price combined for 37 points• WKU made its most three-pointers in E.A. Diddle Arena history with 15

January 4, 2015 | WKU 81, Marshall 62 | Bowling Green, Ky.• WKU led by 32 points with 4:16 left in the game to capture a win in its first Conference USA game• T.J. Price had 25 points, eight assists, six rebounds and four steals in one of his finest all-around games of his WKU career• George Fant recorded his second-straight double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds, and DJ Clayton added 15 points• The Hilltoppers held Marshall to eight second-half field goals and 33.3 percent shooting overall (19-for-57)

January 8, 2015 | WKU 74, Charlotte 66 | Bowling Green, Ky.• WKU came back from a seven-point deficit to pick up its fourth-straight win and move to 2-0 in Conference USA• Despite being outrebounded by 20 and missing 11 free throws in the game, the Hilltoppers won thanks in part to an astonishing four turnovers in the game• WKU committed zero second-half turnovers, and the four for the game were its fewest since having four against Nebraska in the 1986 NCAA Tournament• Four players were in double-figures for WKU, led by T.J. Price’s 21 and 18 and 11 rebounds by George Fant for his third-straight double-double

January 10, 2015 | WKU 72, #25 Old Dominion 65 | Bowling Green, Ky.• George Fant led WKU with 24 points and 13 rebounds for his fourth-straight double-double• The win snapped Old Dominion’s 10-game winning streak and was WKU’s first win over a ranked opponent since beating No. 24 Vanderbilt on Dec. 11, 2009• It was WKU’s first win over a ranked team at E.A. Diddle Arena since downing No. 18 UAB on Jan. 25, 1986• WKU had seven turnovers in the game and just one in the second half, giving the squad a total of one in the last two second halves

January 15, 2015 | WKU 88, Florida Atlantic 85 (OT) | Boca Raton, Fla.• WKU trailed by 13 with 11:54 to go in the game and came back to win for the 13th time when trailing by double-digits under head coach Ray Harper• George Fant recorded his fifth-straight double-double with 23 points and 10 rebounds, and T.J. Price added 27 points and eight rebounds• WKU had just seven turnovers in the game and only three in the second half and overtime

January 17, 2015 | WKU 65, FIU 58 | Miami, Fla.• WKU won its seventh-straight game behind 20 points and 11 rebounds from George Fant, giving him his sixth-straight double-double• WKU battled through 23.3 percent shooting in the first half (7-for-30) and hit just three three-pointers in the game• Justin Johnson had 11 points and six rebounds off the bench, and Ben Lawson added five points, six rebounds and three blocked shots in 19 reserve minutes

January 22, 2015 | WKU 71, UTEP 66 | Bowling Green, Ky.• WKU picked up its eighth-straight win and moved to 6-0 in Conference USA play with the 71-66 win, its best start to league play since 1969-70• WKU saw five players in double-figures, led by Trency Jackson’s 14 points, and George Fant had his seventh-straight double-double with 13 points and 11 boards• After 11 first-half turnovers, WKU had just six in the second half and overtime

January 24, 2015 | WKU 83, UTSA 74 | Bowling Green, Ky.• WKU hit 12-of-24 three-point tries (.500) and 48.1 percent of its shots overall (26-for-54) en route to its ninth-straight win• WKU had just nine turnovers in the game and made 19-of-25 free throws (.760)• George Fant had his eighth-straight double-double with 17 points and 13 rebounds, and Chris Harrison-Docks hit six three-pointers and finished with 20 points

January 29, 2015 | LA Tech 69, WKU 56 | Ruston, La.• WKU saw its nine-game winning streak and perfect 7-0 start to Conference USA play ended• The Hilltoppers had 16 turnovers and had just three offensive rebounds• T.J. Price had 17 points and 10 rebounds to lead WKU, and George Fant’s double-double streak ended at eight-straight after 15-point, 4-rebound performance

January 31, 2015 | WKU 73, Southern Miss 62 | Hattiesburg, Miss.• T.J. Price tied a career high with 30 points and had five assists and four steals, and Trency Jackson scored 14 second-half points• WKU led by as many as 16 points and had the lead for nearly 32:00 in the game• WKU made 24-of-32 free throw tries (.750)

February 5, 2015 | WKU 65, North Texas 59 | Bowling Green, Ky.• WKU surrendered a 17-point lead to fall down by five with 4:04 to play, but the Hilltoppers scored the final 11 points of the game to win• T.J. Price had 19 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the game, and George Fant set a career high with 16 rebounds• Ben Lawson blocked five shots and had eight points and four rebounds in 26 minutes off the bench• WKU had just one turnover in the second half and 11 for the game

February 7, 2015 | RIce 72, WKU 68 | Bowling Green, Ky.• WKU came back from 19 down in the first half and 17 at halftime to take a lead with as little as 2:12 left in the game• Rice shot 59.5 percent from the field for game (25-for-42) and 88.2 percent from the foul line (15-for-17)• WKU was outrebounded in the game, 28-27, for only the third time in the last nine games• Trency Jackson had a season-high 23 points, and three other Hilltoppers were in double figures

February 14, 2015 | Marshall 87, WKU 82 | Huntington, W.Va.• Chris Harrison-Docks scored 20 points and had seven rebounds to lead WKU, and four other players were in double figures• Marshall hit 12 three-pointers and had 20 assists on 30 field goals


GAME-BY-GAME HIGHLIGHTSFebruary 19, 2015 | UAB 71, WKU 66 | Birmingham, Ala.• WKU led at halftime but was outscored 23-7 at the end of the first half and the start of the second half• WKU cut the 16-point deficit to as little as three with 35 seconds left but got no closer• T.J. Price led WKU with 22 points, and George Fant and Aleksej Rostov had 10 points each

February 22, 2015 | Middle Tennessee 68, WKU 66 | Murfreesboro, Tenn.• Despite Middle Tennessee shooting 60.0 percent for the game (24-for-40) and hitting 11 three-pointers, WKU was in the game until the final possession• T.J. Price had 24 points, four assists and three steals, and George Fant added 19 points and 12 rebounds• WKU outrebounded Middle Tennessee 34-27 and forced 20 Blue Raider miscues, which led to 24 points

February 26, 2015 | WKU 71, Florida Atlantic 68 | Bowling Green, Ky.• WKU snapped a four-game losing streak with the win and moved to 10-5 in Conference USA play• The three WKU seniors, George Fant, Trency Jackson and T.J. Price, each scored 17 points• WKU had 15 assists on 26 field goals and committed just 10 turnovers

February 28, 2015 | WKU 77, FIU 61 | Bowling Green, Ky.• WKU sent seniors George Fant, Trency Jackson and T.J. Price out with a win in front of 7,119 fans• WKU had 21 assists on 30 field goals and shot 57.7 percent from the field, which was a season high• Justin Johnson, Ben Lawson and Aleksej Rostov combined for 27 points, 11 rebounds, three blocked shots and three steals off the bench

March 5, 2015 | WKU 88, Charlotte 84 (OT) | Charlotte, N.C.• George Fant had 28 points and 10 rebounds to lead WKU to an 88-84 overtime win, its third overtime victory of the season• WKU attempted a season-high 40 free throws in the game, and was outrebounded by three after being topped by 20 on the boards in the season’s earlier meeting• The victory was WKU’s third-straight after losing four-in-a-row before that

March 7, 2015 | Old Dominion 75, WKU 52 | Norfolk, Va.• WKU dropped its regular-season finale at Old Dominion after committing 19 turnovers that led to 24 Monarch points• T.J. Price led WKU with 16 points, and George Fant had 15 points and eight rebounds• The win was Old Dominion’s 21st-consecutive at home, which is the ninth-longest active home winning streak in the nation


MISCELLANEOUS STATS 2014-15 CAREER10+ POINT GAMEST.J. Price 26 88George Fant 25 88Chris Harrison-Docks 17 27Trency Jackson 15 25DJ Clayton 4 4Ben Lawson 3 4Justin Johnson 3 3Aleksej Rostov 1 9Nigel Snipes 1 5Avery Patterson 1 1

20+ POINT GAMEST.J. Price 11 30George Fant 4 11Chris Harrison-Docks 3 3Trency Jackson 1 3Aleksej Rostov 0 1

10+ REBOUND GAMESGeorge Fant 12 24T.J. Price 2 4

DOUBLE-DOUBLESGeorge Fant 12 22T.J. Price 2 4

GAMES LED WKU IN SCORINGT.J. Price 16 53George Fant 6 28Trency Jackson 5 8Chris Harrison-Docks 3 5DJ Clayton 1 1Justin Johnson 1 1Nigel Snipes 1 1Aleksej Rostov 0 3

GAMES LED WKU IN REBOUNDINGGeorge Fant 22 66T.J. Price 5 19Justin Johnson 3 3Nigel Snipes 2 4Aleksej Rostov 2 3Ben Lawson 1 2DJ Clayton 1 1Chris Harrison-Docks 1 1

GAMES LED WKU IN ASSISTST.J. Price 20 46Trency Jackson 11 19Chris Harrison-Docks 6 13George Fant 3 6Brandon Price 1 2DJ Clayton 1 1Justin Johnson 1 1Ben Lawson 1 1Avery Patterson 1 1Aleksej Rostov 0 1Nigel Snipes 0 1

GAMES LED WKU IN BLOCKED SHOTSBen Lawson 18 22George Fant 8 55Justin Johnson 5 5Aleksej Rostov 3 11T.J. Price 1 10DJ Clayton 1 1Nigel Snipes 0 5Trency Jackson 0 2Brandon Harris 0 1

GAMES LED WKU IN STEALST.J. Price 10 40George Fant 10 35Trency Jackson 9 18Chris Harrison-Docks 6 10DJ Clayton 3 3Justin Johnson 3 3Ben Lawson 3 3Aleksej Rostov 2 5Nigel Snipes 1 6Rob Marberry 1 1Avery Patterson 1 1Brandon Price 0 2

WKU UNDER RAY HARPERCATEGORY 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 ALLAll games 20-16 20-12 19-11 70-47Conference games 10-10 12-6 12-6 40-29Non-conference games 10-6 8-6 7-5 30-18Home 11-4 13-4 13-3 42-12Away 4-9 7-7 5-8 17-30Neutral site 5-3 0-1 1-0 11-5Televised games 15-15 16-10 16-9 58-42vs. Ranked opponents 0-2 0-2 1-1 1-6vs. Unranked opponents 20-14 20-10 18-10 69-41Winning the tip 11-8 8-3 8-6 31-19Losing the tip 9-8 12-9 11-5 39-28Scoring first 12-6 12-4 9-7 40-19Opponent scores first 8-10 8-8 10-4 30-28Leading at halftime 17-3 15-2 13-2 48-10Trailing at halftime 1-12 4-10 3-9 15-35Tied at halftime 2-1 1-0 3-0 7-2Leading with 5:00 to play 18-1 14-2 14-1 52-6Trailing with 5:00 to play 1-15 6-10 2-10 13-41Tied with 5:00 to play 1-0 0-0 3-0 5-0In overtime 0-1 1-1 3-0 4-2Games decided by ≤3 pts. 4-2 6-1 3-2 15-7Games decided by 4-10 pts. 5-9 10-6 10-5 33-23Games decided by 11+ pts. 11-5 4-5 6-4 22-17Shooting 50% or higher 5-1 4-1 2-1 15-3Shooting 40-49% 14-4 13-2 15-5 46-16Shooting less than 40% 1-11 3-9 2-5 9-28Opp. shooting 50% or higher 1-3 2-3 0-3 4-12Opp. shooting 40-49% 8-12 12-7 10-6 35-28Opp. shooting less than 40% 11-1 6-2 9-2 31-7Make more 3FG than opp. 14-8 11-9 13-4 45-27Make fewer 3FG than opp. 5-7 7-3 4-3 18-153FG made are even 1-1 2-0 2-4 7-5Attempt more FT than opp. 12-3 14-3 14-2 49-11Attempt fewer FT than opp. 6-10 6-8 3-8 17-31FT attempts are even 2-3 0-1 2-1 4-5More rebounds than opp. 16-6 16-6 14-4 54-17Fewer rebounds than opp. 4-9 2-5 4-7 13-27Rebounds are even 0-1 2-1 1-0 3-3More assists than opp. 18-2 11-4 17-3 50-11Fewer assists than opp. 2-14 7-6 2-8 17-33Assists are even 0-0 2-2 0-0 3-3Commit more TOs than opp. 7-8 7-9 6-9 27-28Commit fewer TOs than opp. 8-6 12-2 10-2 34-12Turnovers are even 5-2 1-1 3-0 9-7Scoring 100+ points 0-0 1-0 1-0 2-0Scoring 90-99 points 1-0 0-0 0-0 1-0Scoring 80-89 points 1-1 2-1 6-2 9-4Scoring 70-79 points 12-2 7-3 8-0 31-6Scoring 60-69 points 4-5 7-4 4-6 21-22Scoring fewer than 60 points 2-8 3-4 0-3 6-15Allowing 100+ points 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0Allowing 90-99 points 0-0 0-0 0-1 0-1Allowing 80-89 points 1-2 0-2 2-1 3-8Allowing 70-79 points 3-7 6-8 3-6 14-23Allowing 60-69 points 6-6 7-2 9-3 27-14Allowing fewer than 60 pts. 10-1 7-0 5-0 26-1Following a win 13-7 11-9 13-6 44-26Following a loss 7-9 9-3 6-5 26-21More bench points than opp. 13-8 14-10 10-3 46-26Fewer bench pts. than opp. 7-8 6-2 9-8 24-21Bench points are even 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0in November 5-2 4-2 2-3 11-7in December 5-3 4-3 5-2 14-8in January 2-6 6-2 8-1 18-13in February 4-3 5-2 3-4 16-12in March 4-2 1-3 1-1 11-7on Monday 1-0 0-3 1-0 3-3on Tuesday 1-2 0-2 0-2 3-6on Wednesday 2-0 1-0 2-0 5-0on Thursday 7-3 7-2 7-2 23-11on Friday 1-1 0-0 0-0 1-1on Saturday 7-9 12-5 8-6 32-23on Sunday 1-1 0-0 1-1 3-3


THE LAST TIME IT HAPPENEDA WKU TEAM... Was ranked: ....................................................................................................................2007-08 Final Associated Press Poll (No. 22)Received votes in a national poll: ......................................................................11/13/09 Associated Press Preseason Top 25Played a ranked team: .............................................................................................01/10/15 (W) 72-65 vs. #25 Old DominionBeat a ranked team: ..................................................................................................01/10/15 (W) 72-65 vs. #25 Old DominionWon 10+ straight: ....................................................................... 01/10/08 - 02/16/08 (11)Won 15+ straight: ....................................................................... 01/03/02 - 03/05/02 (15)Won 20+ straight: ....................................................................... 12/03/66 - 02/20/67 (21)Lost 5+ straight: ..............................................................................12/31/11 - 01/15/12 (5)Scored 100 pts: ............................................................................................................12/29/14 (W) 104-62 vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.) CollegeScored 100 pts on the road: ..................................................................................02/22/01 (W) 100-60 at Arkansas StateScored 100 pts and lost: ..........................................................................................01/29/04 (L) 110-102 vs. Louisiana-LafayetteAllowed 100 pts: .........................................................................................................12/22/10 (L) 114-82 vs. #25 Louisville Allowed 100 pts at home: ......................................................................................12/22/10 (L) 114-82 vs. #25 LouisvilleAllowed 100 pts and won:......................................................................................12/03/73 (W) 102-100 at ArkansasScored fewer than 50 pts: ......................................................................................11/12/13 (L) 66-49 at #16 Wichita StateAllowed fewer than 50 pts: ....................................................................................12/27/14 (W) 89-42 vs. Brescia (Ky.)Back-to-back 20-point wins: ......................................................................................... 2010 11/12/10 • (W) 98-70 at Saint Joseph’s 11/15/10 • (W) 83-61 vs. Alabama A&M30-point win: ................................................................................................................12/28/13 (W) 103-65 vs. Brescia (Ky.)Back-to-back 30-point wins: ......................................................................................... 2001 12/15/01 • (W) 103-40 vs. West Alabama 12/19/01 • (W) 95-61 vs. Creighton40-point win: ................................................................................................................12/29/14 (W) 104-62 vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.) CollegeBack-to-back 40-point wins: ......................................................................................... 2014 12/27/14 • (W) 89-42 vs. Brescia (Ky.) 12/29/14 • (W) 104-62 vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College50-point win: ................................................................................................................01/03/04 (W) 107-52 vs. Kentucky State60-point win: ................................................................................................................12/15/01 (W) 103-40 vs. West Alabama30-point loss:................................................................................................................12/18/12 (L) 76-44 at VCUPlayed in OT game: ....................................................................................................03/05/15 (W) 88-84 (OT) at CharlottePlayed in a 2OT game: .............................................................................................01/18/14 (W) 82-77 (2OT) vs. Arkansas StatePlayed in a 3OT game: .............................................................................................01/19/84 (L) 76-74 (3OT) vs. JacksonvillePlayed in back-to-back OT games: ............................................................................ 2014 01/16/14 • (L) 87-83 (OT) vs. UALR 01/18/14 • (W) 82-77 (2OT) vs. Arkansas StateWon on “last second” shot: ....................................................................................02/08/14 (W) 79-78 at UALR Trency Jackson hit a 28-footer with 0:00.0 left in regulationLost on “last second” shot: ....................................................................................03/21/09 (L) 83-81 in NCAA Tournament vs. #10 Gonzaga Demetri Goodson hit 6-footer at 0:00.9Had 5 players in double figures: .........................................................................02/14/15 (L) 87-82 at MarshallHad 6 players in double figures: .........................................................................01/29/05 (W) 77-75 at New Mexico StateHad 7 players in double figures: .........................................................................11/24/01 (W) 101-77 vs. Murray StateHad 8 players in double figures: .........................................................................12/08/93 (W) 129-91 vs. North FloridaHad 2 double-figure rebounders: ......................................................................01/17/13 Teeng Akol (10) and Percy Blade (10) vs. Louisiana-Lafayette

Had two 20-point scorers: ......................................................................................01/15/15 T.J. Price (27) and George Fant (23) at Florida AtlanticHad three 20-point scorers: ..................................................................................11/13/07 (W) 88-67 vs. Kentucky WesleyanHad 10+ 3FGs: ..............................................................................................................02/28/15 11-of-21 3FG vs. FIUHeld opponent under 35.0% shooting: ..........................................................01/04/15 33.3% (19-for-57) vs. MarshallCommitted fewer than 10 TOs: ............................................................................01/15/15 7 at Florida AtlanticCommitted fewer than 5 TOs: ...............................................................................01/08/15 4 vs. CharlotteCommitted 25+ TOs: .................................................................................................11/18/14 25 at MinnesotaForced 25+ TOs: ...........................................................................................................11/10/12 26 at Southern MissShot 60% from the field: .........................................................................................11/12/10 60.9% at St. Joseph’s Shot 70% from the field: .........................................................................................02/24/84 71.1% vs. UABShot 90% from FT line (min. 10): ........................................................................02/09/12 100.0% (14-of-14) at Middle Tennessee

A WKU INDIVIDUAL... Scored 25 pts: ..............................................................................................................03/05/15 George Fant (28) at CharlotteScored 30 pts: ..............................................................................................................01/31/15 T.J. Price (30) at Southern MissScored 40 pts: ..............................................................................................................01/29/04 Anthony Winchester (40) vs. Louisiana-LafayetteScored 50 pts: ..............................................................................................................01/30/65 Clem Haskins (55) vs. Middle TennesseeHad 15 rebounds: .......................................................................................................02/05/15 George Fant (16) vs. North TexasHad 20 rebounds: .......................................................................................................11/25/00 Chris Marcus (21) vs. Tennessee StateHad 25 rebounds: .......................................................................................................03/07/72 Granville Bunton (27) at Morehead StateHad 20 pts and 10 rebs: ...........................................................................................03/05/15 George Fant (28 pts, 10 rebs) at CharlotteHad 10 assists: .............................................................................................................02/24/11 Jamal Crook (10) vs. FIUHad 5 blocks: ................................................................................................................02/05/15 Ben Lawson (5) vs. North TexasHad 5 steals:..................................................................................................................02/14/13 O’Karo Akamune (5) at Florida AtlanticHad a double-double: ..............................................................................................03/05/15 George Fant (28 pts, 10 rebs) at CharlotteHad a triple-double: .................................................................................................01/01/09 Orlando Mendez-Valdez (18 pts, 12 asts, 10 rebs) vs. Troy

AN OPPOSING INDIVIDUAL... Scored 30 pts: ..............................................................................................................02/07/15 Seth Gearhart Rice, 31)Scored 40 pts: ..............................................................................................................12/10/11 Alex Young (IUPUI, 43)Had 15 rebounds: .......................................................................................................11/25/14 Jameel Warney (Stony Brook, 15)Had 20 rebounds: .......................................................................................................12/07/03 Cuthbert Victor (Murray State, 20)Had 20 pts and 10 rebs: ...........................................................................................01/08/15 Torin Dorn (Charlotte, 26 pts, 10 rebs)Had 10 assists: .............................................................................................................01/29/15 Kenneth Smith (LA Tech, 12)Had a double-double: ..............................................................................................02/19/15 Chris Cokley (UAB, 10 pts, 10 rebs)


CAREER WKU RECORD BY OPPONENT2014-15 OPPONENT IN BOLD

Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College ................................. 1-0Arkansas State .............................................................3-3Austin Peay .................................................... 2-0Belmont.......................................................... 0-1Bowling Green State ...................................... 1-1Brescia (Ky.).................................................... 3-0Charlotte ........................................................ 2-0Chicago State ................................................. 1-0Denver ............................................................................1-1DePaul ............................................................................1-0East Tennessee State .................................................1-0Eastern Illinois ..............................................................1-0Florida Atlantic .............................................. 3-3FIU .................................................................. 6-1Georgia State ...............................................................0-2Iowa .................................................................................0-1IUPUI ...............................................................................1-0Kansas .............................................................................0-1Kentucky ........................................................................0-1LA Tech ........................................................... 0-1Louisiana-Lafayette ...................................................4-1Louisville ........................................................ 0-3Marshall ......................................................... 1-2Middle Tennessee .......................................... 1-4Minnesota ...................................................... 0-1Mississippi Valley State .............................................1-0Murray State .................................................. 1-2North Texas .................................................... 4-1Old Dominion ................................................ 1-0Ole Miss .......................................................... 1-1Rice ................................................................. 0-1Saint Joseph’s ................................................ 1-0Samford..........................................................................1-0South Alabama ............................................................4-3Southern Illinois ..........................................................2-0Southern Miss ................................................ 2-1Stony Brook ................................................... 0-1UAB ................................................................ 0-1UALR ................................................................................3-3ULM .................................................................................5-0UNC Wilmington .........................................................1-0UT Arlington .................................................................1-1UTEP ............................................................... 1-0UTSA ............................................................... 1-0Texas State ....................................................................2-0Troy ..................................................................................4-2VCU ..................................................................................0-1Western Carolina ........................................................1-0Wichita State ................................................................0-1TOTAL 70-46

THE HARPER FILEPERSONALBorn: Oct. 11, 1961Hometown: Bremen, Ky.Wife: Shannon

COACHING CAREER1986: VCU (Graduate Assistant)1987-90: Kentucky Wesleyan (Assistant Coach)1991-96: Kentucky Wesleyan (Associate Head Coach)1997-2005: Kentucky Wesleyan (Head Coach; 1999, 2001 NCAA Division II National Championships)2006-08: Oklahoma City (Head Coach; 2007, 2008 NAIA Division I National Championships)2009-12: WKU (Assistant Coach)2012: WKU (Interim Head Coach)2012-present: WKU (Head Coach)

HEAD COACH RAY HARPER CAREER RECORD: 412-110 (16TH SEASON) RECORD AT WKU: 70-47 (4TH SEASON)

After a 20-win season and the school’s best finish in Sun Belt Conference play in five years in 2013-14 and on the heels of back-to-back Sun Belt Conference Tournament championships and NCAA Tournament appearances, Ray Harper enters his fourth season as Hilltopper head coach in 2014-15.

In three seasons under Harper, the Hilltoppers are 8-1 in conference tournament action, resulting in two championships and automatic berths to the NCAA Tournament in 2012 and 2013. WKU has secured back-to-back 20-win seasons the last two years, and by finishing second in the Sun Belt Conference in 2013-14, WKU laid claim to its best league finish since 2008-09, when Harper was an assistant coach.

In all, in 15 seasons as a collegiate head coach at Kentucky Wesleyan College, Oklahoma City University and WKU entering 2014-15, Harper has a 393-99 record (.799) and has won four national championships and five national coach of the year awards, and 13 of his 14 full-season squads won at least 20 contests.

The 2013-14 Hilltoppers went 20-12 on the season with a 12-6 mark in Sun Belt Conference play, which was good for a second-place finish in the league and the squad’s best conference result since winning the east division title in 2008-09. WKU secured a double-bye to the semifinals of the conference tournament in March, meaning the Hilltoppers advanced to the semifinals of the league tournament in each of its final 10 seasons in the Sun Belt Conference and 23 of its 32 years as a conference member overall.

Harper and staff helped T.J. Price and George Fant to All-Sun Belt Conference recognition after the season, as Price was named a second-team performer and Fant was picked to the third team, both for the second-straight season. Chris Harrison-Docks was named the Sun Belt Conference Freshman of the Year after playing half of the season after sitting out due to NCAA transfer requirements after arriving from Butler, and he became the first conference freshman of the year from WKU since Courtney Lee in 2004-05.

WKU secured key wins in 2013-14 over NIT participant Southern Miss and CIT champion Murray State to go along with its 12 conference victories, and WKU battled NCAA Tournament number-one seed Wichita State in the season opener and sixth-ranked Louisville on the road in non-conference play.

After a 2012-13 regular season plagued with injuries to multiple key players in December and January, the Hilltoppers began to hit their stride in mid-February and finished the regular season winning three of their last four games, with the only loss coming to conference champion Middle Tennessee.

Seeded sixth in the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in Hot Springs, Ark., WKU won four games in four days for the second-straight season to win the tournament championship, becoming the first team in NCAA history to achieve the feat in back-to-back seasons. From there,

the Hilltoppers advanced to the NCAA Tournament, where they put a scare into top-seeded Kansas before dropping a hard-fought, seven-point decision in Kansas City, Mo.

WKU finished the 2012-13 season with a 20-16 record, giving the program its 41st 20-win season. Harper helped George Fant and T.J. Price to All-Sun Belt Conference recognition in 2012-13, and Price was named the Sun Belt Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player, giving WKU the most outstanding player in each of the last two tournaments.

After taking the helm of the team in a tough situation midway through the 2011-12 season Harper began to put his stamp on the program, and the team responded in a big way. The Hilltoppers went 11-8 after he took over and 7-1 after he was named full-time head coach, which came after starting the season with a 5-11 record.

In winning seven of its last eight games, WKU won a game against conference rival Arkansas State on a buzzer beater, defeated conference champion Middle Tennessee two days later in front of a sell-out crowd at E.A. Diddle Arena and then stormed through the Sun Belt Conference Tournament in Hot Springs, Ark., capturing four wins in four days to earn its eighth tournament title and head to the NCAA Tournament for the 22nd time.

Seeded seventh in the conference tournament, WKU defeated FIU, second-seeded UALR, third-seeded Denver and number five North Texas to become the lowest seed to win the conference tournament in 35 years of Sun Belt Conference postseason competition.

WKU was seeded 16th in the NCAA Tournament and traveled to Dayton to play Mississippi Valley State in the first round on March 13, where it earned a thrilling 59-58 win after erasing a 16-point deficit with 4:51 to play, which set an NCAA Tournament record for the largest comeback with under 5:00 remaining.

By defeating Mississippi Valley State, WKU captured wins in three-straight NCAA Tournament appearances (2008, 2009, 2012) and became one of just 23 teams in the nation with at least one win in three of the five tournaments from 2008-12.

In all, WKU finished the season with a 16-19 record, and freshman guard Derrick Gordon was named to the All-Sun Belt Conference Third Team. His 412 points scored were the third-most by a freshman in WKU history, and fellow rookies George Fant (321) and T.J. Price (270) cemented their places on the list in seventh and ninth, respectively, thanks in part to Harper’s coaching efforts.

Harper was named WKU’s 14th full-time head coach in its illustrious men’s basketball history on February 19, 2012, after leading the Hilltoppers on an interim basis since January 6 of that year.


#2 DJ CLAYTON 6-6 | 184 | GUARD | FR. OAKLAND, CALIF. (ELEV8 SPORTS ACADEMY)

SEASON/CAREER HIGHSPOINTS Season ...........................15, vs. Marshall, 01/04/15 Career ................................................................... SameREBOUNDS Season .......................7, vs. Brescia (Ky.), 12/27/14 Career ................................................................... SameFIELD GOALS Season ...............6, 2x, last vs. Marshall, 01/04/15 Career ................................................................... SameFIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season ............... 11, 2x, last at LA Tech, 01/29/15 Career ................................................................... SameTHREE-POINT FIELD GOALS Season ......................4, vs. #4 Louisville, 12/20/14 Career ................................................................... SameTHREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season ..................6, 2x, last at LA Tech, 01/29/15 Career .................................................................. SameFREE THROWS Season ....................................... 4, at UAB, 02/19/15 Career ................................................................... SameFREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Season ....................................... 8, at UAB, 02/19/15 Career ................................................................... SameASSISTS Season ..................3, 2x, last at LA Tech, 01/29/15 Career ................................................................... SameBLOCKED SHOTS Season .2, 2x, last vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.), 12/29/14 Career ................................................................... SameSTEALS Season ......1, 10x, last vs. Florida Atlantic, 02/26 Career ................................................................... SameMINUTES PLAYED Season ......................30, 2x, last at UAB, 02/19/15 Career ................................................................... Same

QUICK-HITTERS• Made first-career start at UAB on Feb. 19 and had eight points and six rebounds in 30 minutes• Had 10 points, five rebounds and three assists at LA Tech on Jan. 29• Buried three three-pointers en route to a career-best 15 points against Marshall on Jan. 4• Had 14 points for the second-straight game to go along with seven rebounds against Brescia (Ky.) on Dec. 27• Buried four three-pointers and had a career-high 14 points and four rebounds in 22 minutes against No. 4 Louisville on Dec. 20• Played 19 minutes and hit a crucial three-pointer at Ole Miss on Dec. 13 to key a Hilltopper comeback win• Finished high school career at Elev8 Sports Academy in Orlando and averaged 18 points per game in 2013-14• Averaged 17 points per contest as a junior in 2012-13 at Castro Valley High School in California• Rated as a three-star recruit by Rivals.com and chose WKU over offers from San Francisco, San Jose State, UC Davis and Utah State

CAREER STATISTICSYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2014-15 27 2 458 17.0 45 129 .349 17 59 .288 12 27 .444 33 36 69 2.6 35 0 20 24 5 10 119 4.4TOTAL 27 2 458 17.0 45 129 .349 17 59 .288 12 27 .444 33 36 69 2.6 35 0 20 24 5 10 119 4.4

Opp. GS Min FG A Pct 3FG A Pct FT A Pct O D T PF FO A TO B S Pts

AUSTIN PEAY 2 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

at Minnesota 10 0 4 .000 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

BELMONT DNP

at Stony Brook DNP

vs. Saint Joseph’s 8 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

BOWLING GREEN ST. 10 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 0

at Murray State 15 2 6 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 1 4

at Ole Miss 19 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 3

CHICAGO STATE 15 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 1 0 0 1 2 0 4

#4 LOUISVILLE 22 4 5 .800 4 4 1.000 2 2 1.000 2 2 4 2 0 0 3 0 0 14

BRESCIA (KY.) 22 6 9 .667 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 3 4 7 1 0 2 1 0 1 14

ALICE LLOYD (KY.) 25 4 11 .364 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 3 2 5 0 0 0 0 2 1 9

MARSHALL 22 6 10 .600 3 6 .500 0 1 .000 1 2 3 2 0 0 5 0 0 15

CHARLOTTE 23 0 4 .000 0 4 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0

#25 OLD DOMINION 17 1 5 .200 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2

at Florida Atlantic 30 3 5 .600 1 1 1.000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 4 0 1 1 0 1 8

at FIU 22 2 7 .286 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 3 0 3 0 0 1 1 1 1 4

UTEP 10 0 5 .000 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 2 0 2 1 0 1 1 0 0 0

UTSA 11 1 4 .250 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 3

at LA Tech 25 4 11 .364 2 6 .333 0 0 .000 0 5 5 4 0 3 0 0 0 10

at Southern Miss 18 3 8 .375 1 4 .250 1 2 .500 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 8

NORTH TEXAS 20 1 4 .250 0 2 .000 2 6 .333 1 3 4 1 0 2 0 0 0 4

RICE 14 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 3 0 1 1 0 1 0

at Marshall 11 1 3 .333 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 3

at UAB * 30 2 5 .400 0 2 .000 4 8 .500 4 2 6 4 0 0 2 0 1 8

at Middle Tennessee * 18 0 6 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 0 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 2

FIU DNP - illness

at Charlotte 21 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 1 2 3 2 0 0 1 0 0 4

at Old Dominion 7 0 3 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


#3 TRENCY JACKSON 6-2 | 188 | GUARD | R-SR. JACKSON, MISS. (TEXAS TECH UNIV.)

SEASON/CAREER HIGHSPOINTS Season ....................................23, vs. Rice, 02/07/15 Career ....................................25, vs. ULM, 02/22/14REBOUNDS Season .....6, 2x, last at Old Dominion, 03/07/15 Career ......6, 3x, last at Old Dominion, 03/07/15FIELD GOALS Season ...................................... 8, vs. Rice, 02/07/15 Career ........................ 8, 2x, last vs. Rice, 02/07/15FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season ....................................15, vs. Rice, 02/07/15 Career ....................................17, vs. ULM, 02/22/14THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS Season ......................... 5, 2x, last vs. FIU, 02/28/15 Career ................................................................... SameTHREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season ....................... 8, 2x, last vs. Rice, 02/07/15 Career ........................ 8, 3x, last vs. Rice, 02/07/15FREE THROWS Season ................... 8, at Southern Miss, 01/31/15 Career ...................9, vs. Southern Miss, 12/18/13FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Season .................12, at Southern Miss, 01/31/15 Career ....................................13, vs. ULM, 02/22/14ASSISTS Season .............. 5, 8x, last at Charlotte, 03/05/15 Career ............... 5, 9x, last at Charlotte, 03/05/15BLOCKED SHOTS Season ............... 1, vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.), 12/29/14 Career ..1, 3x, last vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.), 12/29/14STEALS Season ....... 3, 2x, last vs. #4 Louisville, 12/20/14 Career ........ 3, 4x, last vs. #4 Louisville, 12/20/14MINUTES PLAYED Season ...........................42, at Charlotte, 03/05/15 Career ................................................................... Same

QUICK-HITTERS• Hit five three-pointers against FIU on Feb. 28• Had a season-high 23 points against Rice on Feb. 7 with four three-pointers• All 14 points came in the second half of a road win at Southern Miss on Jan. 31• Had 14 points, six rebounds and five assists in a key overtime win against UTEP on Jan. 22• Played a career-high 37 minutes and had 15 points and five assists against Charlotte on Jan. 8• Buried a career-high five three-pointers en route to 19 points against Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College on Dec. 29• Tied a career high with five assists against Chi-cago State on Dec. 17 and also had 12 points• Had 11 points, four rebounds, three assists and three steals against Saint Joseph’s on Nov. 27• Dished out five assists at Minnesota on Nov. 18• Finished third on the team in scoring as a red-shirt-junior in 2013-14• Had 10 double-digit scoring games in debut season• Became eligible midway through the 2013-14 after sitting out due to NCAA transfer require-ments after coming from Texas Tech

CAREER STATISTICSYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2013-14 24 14 598 24.9 80 199 .402 20 62 .323 65 104 .625 19 38 57 2.4 51 0 43 44 2 23 245 10.22014-15 30 30 900 30.0 100 245 .408 47 118 .398 67 96 .698 20 72 92 3.1 76 3 80 51 1 29 314 10.5TOTAL 54 44 1498 27.7 180 444 .405 67 180 .372 132 200 .660 39 110 149 2.8 127 3 123 95 3 52 559 10.4


AUSTIN PEAY * 26 5 12 .417 2 6 .333 2 2 1.000 1 0 1 5 1 1 3 0 2 14

at Minnesota * 25 3 7 .429 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 1 4 5 2 0 5 4 0 2 9

BELMONT * 34 3 6 .500 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 1 4 5 2 0 3 2 0 1 7

at Stony Brook * 30 1 8 .125 0 4 .000 3 6 .500 0 1 1 4 0 5 2 0 0 5

vs. Saint Joseph’s * 34 5 10 .500 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 1 3 4 2 0 3 2 0 3 11

BOWLING GREEN ST. * 27 2 7 .286 2 4 .500 2 2 1.000 1 3 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 8

at Murray State * 26 3 8 .375 0 1 .000 7 8 .875 2 1 3 4 0 1 1 0 0 13

at Ole Miss * 27 3 10 .300 2 5 .400 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 5 1 1 0 0 0 10

CHICAGO STATE * 28 5 9 .556 1 4 .250 1 1 1.000 0 1 1 2 0 5 1 0 0 12

#4 LOUISVILLE * 29 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 0 5 5 3 0 5 3 0 3 6

BRESCIA (KY.) * 11 2 4 .500 1 2 .500 0 2 .000 0 1 1 0 0 3 1 0 1 5

ALICE LLOYD (KY.) * 21 6 10 .600 5 8 .625 2 4 .500 1 2 3 1 0 2 0 1 2 19

MARSHALL * 20 4 6 .667 1 2 .500 0 2 .000 2 3 5 2 0 1 0 0 0 9

CHARLOTTE * 37 5 9 .556 4 6 .667 1 2 .500 1 1 2 2 0 5 1 0 0 15

#25 OLD DOMINION * 30 1 6 .167 1 2 .500 2 3 .667 0 1 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 5

at Florida Atlantic * 36 1 5 .200 1 2 .500 3 4 .750 0 3 3 3 0 2 1 0 1 6

at FIU * 31 2 8 .250 1 5 .200 1 2 .500 1 1 2 2 0 2 2 0 1 6

UTEP * 41 3 9 .333 2 6 .333 6 7 .857 1 5 6 3 0 5 3 0 1 14

UTSA * 32 4 9 .444 1 4 .250 4 4 1.000 0 5 5 3 0 2 3 0 2 13

at LA Tech * 33 1 7 .143 0 3 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 2

at Southern Miss * 32 2 5 .400 2 4 .500 8 12 .667 0 3 3 1 0 1 1 0 1 14

NORTH TEXAS * 24 2 8 .250 1 5 .200 1 3 .333 2 2 4 4 0 0 3 0 1 6

RICE * 34 8 15 .533 4 8 .500 3 4 .750 2 3 5 1 0 2 3 0 0 23

at Marshall * 35 5 11 .455 4 7 .571 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 2 0 3 0 0 0 16

at UAB * 25 2 7 .286 1 3 .333 2 2 1.000 0 4 4 5 1 2 1 0 0 7


FLORIDA ATLANTIC * 32 6 8 .750 1 2 .500 4 6 .667 1 0 1 2 0 3 0 0 1 17

FIU * 35 6 9 .667 5 7 .714 0 0 .000 0 2 2 0 0 5 4 0 2 17

at Charlotte * 42 3 11 .273 1 2 .500 6 6 1.000 0 4 4 3 0 5 1 0 2 13

at Old Dominion * 31 2 8 .250 0 3 .000 1 3 .333 1 5 6 4 0 2 2 0 1 5


#5 BRANDON PRICE 5-9 | 151 | GUARD | SO. RADCLIFF, KY. (JOHN HARDIN HS)

SEASON/CAREER HIGHSPOINTS Season ............... 7, vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.), 12/29/14 Career ......................................8, at BGSU, 12/02/13REBOUNDS Season .......................3, vs. Brescia (Ky.), 12/27/14 Career ................................................................... SameFIELD GOALS Season .2, 2x, last vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.), 12/29/14 Career ......................................3, at BGSU, 12/02/13FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season ............... 6, vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.), 12/29/14 Career ................................................................... SameTHREE-POINT FIELD GOALS Season .....................1, 3x, last vs. UTSA, 01/24/15 Career ......................1, 5x, last vs. UTSA, 01/24/15THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season .....................2, 2x, last vs. UTSA, 01/24/15 Career .......................4, at Wichita State, 11/12/13FREE THROWS Season ...............3, 2x, last vs. Marshall, 01/04/15 Career ................3, 4x, last vs. Marshall, 01/04/15FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Season ..............................6, vs. Marshall, 01/04/15 Career ................................................................... SameASSISTS Season ........ 3, 2x, last vs. North Texas, 02/05/15 Career ......... 3, 3x, last vs. North Texas, 02/05/15BLOCKED SHOTS Season ...........................................................................0 Career ............................................................................0STEALS Season ........ 1, 3x, last vs. North Texas, 02/05/15 Career ...............................2, vs. Samford, 11/23/13MINUTES PLAYED Season .....................18, vs. Brescia (Ky.), 12/27/14 Career .................... 22, at Wichita State, 11/12/13

QUICK-HITTERS• Had three assists in just six minutes against North Texas on Feb. 5• Dished out three assists as a stabilizing presence off the bench in WKU’s 83-74 win over UTSA on Jan. 24• Had five points and three rebounds in 18 min-utes of the bench against Brescia (Ky.) on Dec. 27• Started the 2013-14 season opener at national-ly-ranked Wichita State as a true freshman• Helped John Hardin HS reach the quarterfinals of the state tournament as a senior in 2012-13 and was named second-team all-state after aver-aging 17.9 points per game



AUSTIN PEAY DNP

at Minnesota DNP

BELMONT DNP

at Stony Brook DNP

vs. Saint Joseph’s DNP

BOWLING GREEN ST. 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

at Murray State 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

at Ole Miss 0+ 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CHICAGO STATE 8 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

#4 LOUISVILLE 6 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

BRESCIA (KY.) 18 2 4 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 2 1 3 3 0 2 1 0 1 5

ALICE LLOYD (KY.) 17 2 6 .333 0 1 .000 3 4 .750 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 7

MARSHALL 7 0 3 .000 0 1 .000 3 6 .500 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 3

CHARLOTTE DNP

#25 OLD DOMINION 0+ 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

at Florida Atlantic 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

at FIU 4 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 5

UTEP 0+ 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

UTSA 10 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 0 3

at LA Tech 17 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0

at Southern Miss 0+ 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NORTH TEXAS 6 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 0 1 0 3 1 0 1 0

RICE 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 0 0 0

at Marshall DNP

at UAB 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

at Middle Tennessee DNP

FLORIDA ATLANTIC 0+ 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

FIU 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

at Charlotte DNP

at Old Dominion 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


#14 BEN LAWSON 7-1 | 215 | FORWARD | SO. HITCHIN, ENGLAND (OAKLANDS COLLEGE)

SEASON/CAREER HIGHSPOINTS Season ..............12, 2x, last at Marshall, 02/14/15 Career ................................................................... SameREBOUNDS Season .....................7, 2x, last vs. BGSU, 12/03/14 Career ......................8, at Georgia State, 03/08/14FIELD GOALS Season ...............................5, at Marshall, 02/14/15 Career ................................................................... SameFIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season ......................................... 7, at FIU, 01/17/15 Career ................................................................... SameTHREE-POINT FIELD GOALS Season ...........................................................................0 Career ................................................................... SameTHREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season ...........................................................................0 Career .......................1, 2x, last at BGSU, 12/02/13FREE THROWS Season .....................4, 2x, last vs. UTSA, 01/24/15 Career ................................................................... SameFREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Season .............. 6, 2x, last at Charlotte, 03/05/15 Career ................................................................... SameASSISTS Season ........ 3, 2x, last vs. Brescia (Ky.), 12/27/14 Career ................................................................... SameBLOCKED SHOTS Season ....................................6, vs. UTSA, 01/24/15 Career ................................................................... SameSTEALS Season ...................................... 2, vs. Rice, 02/07/15 Career ................................................................... SameMINUTES PLAYED Season ....................................33, vs. Rice, 02/07/15 Career ................................................................... Same

QUICK-HITTERS• Had nine points in 17 minutes off the bench against FIU on Feb. 28• Played a career-high 33 minutes against Rice on Feb. 7• Swatted six shots against UTSA on Jan. 24, the most by a Hilltopper since Teeng Akol had seven against VCU on Nov. 20, 2011.• Scored 10 points with five rebounds against UTEP on Jan. 22• Had five points, six rebounds and three blocked shots at FIU on Jan. 17• Swatted four shots against Chicago State on Dec. 17• Set a career high with 12 points against Bowling Green State on Dec. 3• Started and played a career-high 28 minutes against Belmont on Nov. 22, scoring six points, blocking three shots and dishing out three assists• Grew to 7-1 in the offseason and played for Great Britain’s U-20 National Team in the 2014 FIBA European Basketball Championships over the summer• Also played for Great Britain in the 2013 FIBA European Basketball Championships



AUSTIN PEAY 7 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 1

at Minnesota 20 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 3 0 1 1 2 0 0

BELMONT * 28 3 3 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1 0 3 3 3 1 6

at Stony Brook * 24 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 2 5 7 2 0 0 1 3 1 6

vs. Saint Joseph’s * 25 4 6 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 3 0 1 3 1 0 8

BOWLING GREEN ST. * 21 4 4 1.000 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 2 5 7 4 0 0 0 0 1 12

at Murray State * 23 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 5

at Ole Miss 10 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 3 0 0 1 0 0 2

CHICAGO STATE 14 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 0 2 2 2 0 0 0 4 1 0

#4 LOUISVILLE 6 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0

BRESCIA (KY.) 16 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 2 2 4 2 0 3 1 2 0 0

ALICE LLOYD (KY.) 10 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 1 3 4 0 0 1 0 0 5

MARSHALL 13 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 3 0 1 0 0 1 0

CHARLOTTE 12 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2 0 0 1 1 0 0

#25 OLD DOMINION 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 3


at FIU 19 2 7 .286 0 0 .000 1 3 .333 3 3 6 3 0 1 1 3 0 5

UTEP 26 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 3 2 5 2 0 2 0 1 0 10

UTSA 27 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 4 6 .667 2 2 4 4 0 0 1 6 1 6

at LA Tech 15 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2

at Southern Miss 23 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 4 5 4 0 1 3 3 0 2

NORTH TEXAS 26 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 1 3 4 2 0 1 1 5 1 8

RICE 33 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 2 4 2 0 1 0 2 2 3

at Marshall 20 5 5 1.000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 3 1 4 2 0 0 2 0 0 12

at UAB 15 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0

at Middle Tennessee 16 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 5 5 3 0 1 1 1 0 2


FIU 17 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 1 3 4 4 0 0 1 2 1 9

at Charlotte 32 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 2 6 .333 1 5 6 4 0 0 0 2 0 6

at Old Dominion * 22 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 1 2 2 0 1 1 1 0 0


#15 AVERY PATTERSON 6-0 | 190 | GUARD | FR. DECATUR, GA. (WHEELER HS)

SEASON/CAREER HIGHSPOINTS Season .....................11, vs. Brescia (Ky.), 12/27/14 Career ................................................................... SameREBOUNDS Season ............... 3, vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.), 12/29/14 Career ................................................................... SameFIELD GOALS Season .4, 2x, last vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.), 12/29/14 Career ................................................................... SameFIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season ............... 9, vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.), 12/29/14 Career ................................................................... SameTHREE-POINT FIELD GOALS Season .......................2, vs. Brescia (Ky.), 12/27/14 Career ................................................................... SameTHREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season ............... 5, vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.), 12/29/14 Career ................................................................... SameFREE THROWS Season ........2, 2x, last vs. Florida Atlantic, 02/26 Career ................................................................... SameFREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Season ....................... 4, vs. Austin Peay, 11/15/14 Career ................................................................... SameASSISTS Season .......................3, vs. Brescia (Ky.), 12/27/14 Career ................................................................... SameBLOCKED SHOTS Season ...........................................................................0 Career ................................................................... SameSTEALS Season .......................3, vs. Brescia (Ky.), 12/27/14 Career ................................................................... SameMINUTES PLAYED Season .....................21, vs. Brescia (Ky.), 12/27/14 Career ................................................................... Same

QUICK-HITTERS• Had five points in 11 minutes off the bench against Florida Atlantic on Feb. 26• Had 11 points, three assists and three steals in 21 minutes off the bench against Brescia (Ky.) on Dec. 27• Played nine minutes in career debut against Austin Peay on Nov. 15• Helped Wheeler HS to the state championship game in 2013-14 after the squad started the sea-son ranked 10th in the nation• Named honorable mention all-state by the At-lanta Journal-Constitution after averaging 17 points and eight assists per game as a senior• Attended same high school that produced cur-rent Hilltopper Nigel Snipes



AUSTIN PEAY 9 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 2 4 .500 0 2 2 1 0 2 2 0 1 2

at Minnesota 9 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 0 0

BELMONT 0+ 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

at Stony Brook 2 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

vs. Saint Joseph’s DNP

BOWLING GREEN ST. 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

at Murray State 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

at Ole Miss DNP

CHICAGO STATE DNP

#4 LOUISVILLE 4 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0

BRESCIA (KY.) 21 4 6 .667 2 3 .667 1 2 .500 0 2 2 0 0 3 1 0 3 11

ALICE LLOYD (KY.) 14 4 9 .444 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 0 3 3 2 0 1 4 0 1 9

MARSHALL 7 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

CHARLOTTE DNP

#25 OLD DOMINION DNP

at Florida Atlantic 0+ 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

at FIU 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

UTEP 0+ 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0

UTSA 5 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

at LA Tech 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0

at Southern Miss DNP

NORTH TEXAS DNP

RICE 0+ 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

at Marshall DNP

at UAB DNP


FLORIDA ATLANTIC 11 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 5

FIU 14 2 3 .667 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 4 0 0 5

at Charlotte 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

at Old Dominion 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0


#20 ALEKSEJ ROSTOV 6-10 | 225 | FORWARD | JR. RIGA, LATVIA (CANARIAS BASKETBALL ACADEMY)

SEASON/CAREER HIGHSPOINTS Season .....................................10, at UAB, 02/19/15 Career .................................. 20, vs. UALR, 01/16/14REBOUNDS Season .........................7, 2x, last at UAB, 02/19/15 Career ........................8, vs. Brescia (Ky.), 11/24/12FIELD GOALS Season ......................... 4, 3x, last vs. FIU, 02/28/15 Career ......................6, 2x, last vs. UALR, 01/16/14FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season .........................7, 2x, last at UAB, 02/19/15 Career .................................. 13, vs. UALR, 01/16/14THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS Season ....................................... 2, at UAB, 02/19/15 Career ................... 5, at Arkansas State, 01/05/13THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season ....................................... 3, at UAB, 02/19/15 Career ......................6, 2x, last vs. UALR, 01/16/14FREE THROWS Season .....................................4, vs. UTEP, 01/22/15 Career .........................6, 3x, last at ULM, 01/23/14FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Season .....................................4, vs. UTEP, 01/22/15 Career ........................7, vs. Brescia (Ky.), 11/24/12ASSISTS Season ......................................... 2, at FIU, 01/17/15 Career ............................2, 3x, last at FIU, 01/17/15BLOCKED SHOTS Season .......................2, vs. Brescia (Ky.), 12/27/14 Career ......... 2, 2x, last vs. Brescia (Ky.), 12/27/14STEALS Season ..................1, 4x, last at LA Tech, 01/29/15 Career .....................................3, vs. UALR, 01/16/14MINUTES PLAYED Season .....................................27, at UAB, 02/19/15 Career .................................. 32, vs. UALR, 01/16/14

QUICK-HITTERS• In just 10 minutes off the bench against FIU on Feb. 28, had nine points and three rebounds on 4-of-5 shooting• Had a season-high 10 points and seven re-bounds in 27 minutes at UAB on Feb. 19• Had nine points at Stony Brook on Nov. 25, bet-tering his previous season total to-date• Missed final 12 games of 2013-14 after a health condition• Played 32 games as a freshman in 2012-13 and started the final nine games of the season• Played for Latvia in the 2011 FIBA World Cham-pionships

CAREER STATISTICSYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2012-13 32 17 455 14.2 56 100 .560 10 32 .313 35 42 .833 37 48 85 2.7 68 1 11 32 4 8 157 4.92013-14 20 9 346 17.3 30 82 .366 7 26 .269 26 38 .684 24 42 66 3.3 60 4 7 27 7 4 93 4.72014-15 30 20 317 10.6 31 77 .403 5 20 .250 15 21 .714 26 48 74 2.5 46 0 12 23 7 4 82 2.7TOTAL 82 46 1118 13.6 117 259 .452 22 78 .282 76 101 .752 87 138 225 2.7 174 5 30 82 18 16 332 4.0


AUSTIN PEAY * 15 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 2

at Minnesota * 13 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2

BELMONT 18 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 4 5 2 0 0 3 0 0 4

at Stony Brook 14 4 7 .571 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 2 3 5 3 0 1 3 1 1 9

vs. Saint Joseph’s 6 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2

BOWLING GREEN ST. 4 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 0 3 0 0 0

at Murray State 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

at Ole Miss * 7 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 2

CHICAGO STATE * 7 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 0 0 0 1 0 1 0

#4 LOUISVILLE * 20 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 3

BRESCIA (KY.) * 13 2 3 .667 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 5 7 0 0 1 1 2 0 4

ALICE LLOYD (KY.) * 12 0 3 .000 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 2 3 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 1

MARSHALL * 20 2 6 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 4 0 1 0 1 0 4

CHARLOTTE * 12 1 2 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 1 0 2

#25 OLD DOMINION * 16 0 4 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 0

at Florida Atlantic * 13 2 6 .333 0 2 .000 2 2 1.000 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 6

at FIU * 6 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0

UTEP * 15 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 4 4 1.000 1 4 5 4 0 1 1 0 0 6

UTSA * 8 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2 0 1 0 1 0 2

at LA Tech * 10 1 1 1.000 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 1 1 3

at Southern Miss * 11 1 3 .333 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 3 4 0 1 0 0 0 2

NORTH TEXAS * 9 2 4 .500 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 2 1 3 2 0 0 0 0 0 4

RICE * 6 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

at Marshall 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 0

at UAB * 27 4 7 .571 2 3 .667 0 2 .000 4 3 7 3 0 1 1 0 0 10


FLORIDA ATLANTIC 7 1 2 .500 1 1 1.000 0 2 .000 1 2 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 3

FIU 10 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 1 1 1.000 2 1 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 9

at Charlotte 4 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2

at Old Dominion 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


#21 NIGEL SNIPES 6-6 | 222 | FORWARD | R-JR. MARIETTA, GA. (WHEELER HS)

SEASON/CAREER HIGHSPOINTS Season ........................15, at Minnesota, 11/18/14 Career ................................................................... SameREBOUNDS Season .......................... 8, at Minnesota, 11/18/14 Career .............8, 4x, last at Minnesota, 11/18/14FIELD GOALS Season .......................... 5, at Minnesota, 11/18/14 Career .............5, 2x, last at Minnesota, 11/18/14FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season ........................11, at Minnesota, 11/18/14 Career ...................................13, vs. Tulsa, 11/17/11THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS Season .......................... 4, at Minnesota, 11/18/14 Career ................................................................... SameTHREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season .......................... 6, at Minnesota, 11/18/14 Career ..................................... 8, vs. Tulsa, 11/17/11FREE THROWS Season ............... 4, vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.), 12/29/14 Career ........................................6, vs. LSU, 11/18/11FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Season ............... 4, vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.), 12/29/14 Career ........................................6, vs. LSU, 11/18/11ASSISTS Season ......................... 1, 7x, last vs. FIU, 02/28/15 Career .......................3, vs. SE Louisiana, 11/26/11BLOCKED SHOTS Season .......................1, vs. Brescia (Ky.), 12/27/14 Career ............2, 2x, last at S. Alabama, 02/18/12STEALS Season .2, 2x, last vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.), 12/29/14 Career .......................3, vs. SE Louisiana, 11/26/11MINUTES PLAYED Season ........................21, at Minnesota, 11/18/14 Career ................. 35, vs. Saint Joseph’s, 11/11/11

QUICK-HITTERS• Earned first start since freshman season of 2011-12 against Florida Atlantic on Feb. 26• Had seven points and four rebounds at Marshall on Feb. 14 in second action in last eight games• Added seven points and seven rebounds against Brescia (Ky.) on Dec. 27• Had a career-high 15 points on 4-of-6 shooting from three-point range at Minnesota on Nov. 18 and also added eight rebounds• Appeared in 14 games in 2013-14 after missing the 2012-13 campaign due to an ACL injury• Played nearly 16 minutes per game as a fresh-man in 2011-12 and saw action in 32 contests

CAREER STATISTICSYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2011-12 32 5 509 15.9 42 110 .382 9 39 .231 26 31 .839 25 50 75 2.3 70 3 14 36 8 12 119 3.72012-13 DNP - Injury2013-14 14 0 102 7.3 10 30 .333 5 15 .333 4 4 1.000 2 13 15 1.1 14 0 2 9 0 1 29 2.12014-15 22 3 178 8.1 14 50 .280 7 27 .259 5 6 .833 9 37 46 2.1 17 0 7 11 1 6 40 1.8TOTAL 68 8 789 11.6 66 190 .347 21 81 .259 35 41 .854 36 100 136 2.0 101 3 23 56 9 19 188 2.8


AUSTIN PEAY 8 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 4 4 2 0 0 1 0 0 0

at Minnesota 21 5 11 .455 4 6 .667 1 2 .500 1 7 8 1 0 1 1 0 0 15

BELMONT 4 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0

at Stony Brook DNP

vs. Saint Joseph’s 12 0 3 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 0

BOWLING GREEN ST. 10 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

at Murray State 6 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0

at Ole Miss 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

CHICAGO STATE 13 1 3 .333 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 4 4 1 0 1 0 0 0 3

#4 LOUISVILLE DNP

BRESCIA (KY.) 16 3 8 .375 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 6 7 1 0 0 2 1 2 7

ALICE LLOYD (KY.) 17 1 5 .200 0 3 .000 4 4 1.000 2 2 4 2 0 0 1 0 2 6

MARSHALL 6 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 0

CHARLOTTE 4 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

#25 OLD DOMINION 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


at FIU DNP

UTEP DNP

UTSA DNP

at LA Tech 7 0 1 .000 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


NORTH TEXAS DNP

RICE DNP

at Marshall 12 3 5 .600 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 2 2 4 1 0 0 1 0 0 7

at UAB 3 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 2

at Middle Tennessee 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0


FIU * 9 0 2 .000 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0

at Charlotte * 5 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

at Old Dominion 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0


#23 JUSTIN JOHNSON 6-7 | 239 | FORWARD | FR. HAZARD, KY. (PERRY COUNTY CENTRAL HS)

SEASON/CAREER HIGHSPOINTS Season ........................15, at Minnesota, 11/18/14 Career ................................................................... SameREBOUNDS Season ........7, 4x, last vs. Florida Atlantic, 02/26 Career ................................................................... SameFIELD GOALS Season .......................... 6, at Minnesota, 11/18/14 Career ................................................................... SameFIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season .......................9, vs. Brescia (Ky.), 12/27/14 Career ................................................................... SameTHREE-POINT FIELD GOALS Season ...........................................................................0 Career ................................................................... SameTHREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season ..................1, 3x, last at LA Tech, 01/29/15 Career ................................................................... SameFREE THROWS Season ...............................4, at Ole Miss, 12/13/14 Career ................................................................... SameFREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Season .......................7, vs. Brescia (Ky.), 12/27/14 Career ................................................................... SameASSISTS Season ........................................3, vs. FIU, 02/28/15 Career ................................................................... SameBLOCKED SHOTS Season ................ 2, 3x, last at Ole Miss, 12/13/14 Career ................................................................... SameSTEALS Season ...............................2, at Marshall, 02/14/15 Career ................................................................... SameMINUTES PLAYED Season .......................... 26, vs. #25 ODU, 01/10/15 Career ................................................................... Same

QUICK-HITTERS• Dished out three assists and had nine points in 23 minutes off the bench against FIU on Feb. 28• Made first-career start on Feb. 14 at Marshall• Scored 11 points with six rebounds in 18 min-utes off the bench at FIU on Jan. 17• Named C-USA Co-Freshman of the Week on Dec. 15 after having eight points and seven re-bounds to go along with two blocked shots at Ole Miss on Dec. 13• Swatted two shots to go along with seven points and three rebounds in 20 minutes against Bowling Green State on Dec. 3• Scored 15 points to go along with seven re-bounds at Minnesota on Nov. 18• Averaged 21.9 points and 17.6 rebounds per game as a senior in 2013-14 and was named first-team all-state by multiple publications• Played for the prestigious Kentucky All-Star Team against the Indiana All-Stars during the summer of 2014• Finished high school career with the sixth-most rebounds in the history of the state• Was a finalist for Kentucky Mr. Basketball



AUSTIN PEAY 16 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 1 3 .333 3 2 5 2 0 0 0 0 0 5

at Minnesota 25 6 8 .750 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 2 5 7 2 0 1 0 0 0 15

BELMONT 12 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 2 4 6 2 0 0 2 0 0 4

at Stony Brook 17 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 2 4 0 0 0 0 1 0 1

vs. Saint Joseph’s 8 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 2 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 4

BOWLING GREEN ST. 20 3 6 .500 0 1 .000 1 3 .333 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 2 0 7

at Murray State 17 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 3 4 7 1 0 1 1 2 0 4

at Ole Miss 24 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 4 5 .800 2 5 7 1 0 1 0 2 0 8

CHICAGO STATE 17 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 2 6 .333 1 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 1 4

#4 LOUISVILLE 18 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 3 3 6 2 0 2 0 1 0 4

BRESCIA (KY.) 13 4 9 .444 0 0 .000 3 7 .429 4 2 6 2 0 1 1 1 0 11

ALICE LLOYD (KY.) DNP - injury

MARSHALL 14 1 4 .250 0 1 .000 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 2 0 0 0 1 0 4

CHARLOTTE 11 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 4 6 4 0 0 0 0 1 3

#25 OLD DOMINION 26 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 0 5 5 3 0 0 1 1 0 4


at FIU 18 5 7 .714 0 0 .000 1 4 .250 2 4 6 4 0 0 0 0 0 11

UTEP 12 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 2 .000 0 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 4

UTSA 11 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 4 4 1 0 0 0 0 1 3

at LA Tech 6 0 2 .000 0 1 .000 1 2 .500 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

at Southern Miss 14 1 2 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 1 1 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 2

NORTH TEXAS 10 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 1 .000 1 3 4 1 0 1 1 0 1 4

RICE 2 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

at Marshall * 24 0 2 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 1 3 1 0 2 2 0 2 1

at UAB 2 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2



FIU 23 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 2 4 0 0 3 1 1 2 9

at Charlotte 14 1 3 .333 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 1 2 3 2 0 1 1 0 1 4

at Old Dominion 22 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 1 3 .333 1 2 3 0 0 1 0 0 0 5


#33 ROB MARBERRY 6-8 | 230 | FORWARD | FR. NASHVILLE, TENN. (FRANKLIN ROAD ACADEMY)

SEASON/CAREER HIGHSPOINTS Season .......................8, vs. Brescia (Ky.), 12/27/14 Career ................................................................... SameREBOUNDS Season ............... 6, vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.), 12/29/14 Career ................................................................... SameFIELD GOALS Season .......................3, vs. Brescia (Ky.), 12/27/14 Career ................................................................... SameFIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season .4, 2x, last vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.), 12/29/14 Career ................................................................... SameTHREE-POINT FIELD GOALS Season ...........................................................................0 Career ................................................................... SameTHREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season ...........................................................................0 Career ................................................................... SameFREE THROWS Season ....................... 3, vs. Austin Peay, 11/15/14 Career ................................................................... SameFREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Season ....................... 8, vs. Austin Peay, 11/15/14 Career ................................................................... SameASSISTS Season ........ 1, 3x, last vs. Brescia (Ky.), 12/27/14 Career ................................................................... SameBLOCKED SHOTS Season ............... 1, vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.), 12/29/14 Career ................................................................... SameSTEALS Season .1, 2x, last vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.), 12/29/14 Career ................................................................... SameMINUTES PLAYED Season .....................18, vs. Austin Peay, 11/15/14 Career ................................................................... Same

QUICK-HITTERS• Scored a career-high eight points against Bres-cia (Ky.) on Dec. 27• Played 18 valuable minutes off the bench in first outing in the Red and White against Austin Peay on Nov. 15• Was named Tennessee Division II-A Mr. Basket-ball after averaging 16 points, eight rebounds and three blocked shots as a senior in 2013-14• Finished high school career with over 1,500 ca-reer points and more than 850 career rebounds• Chose to walk-on at WKU over scholarship offers from Middle Tennessee, Belmont, Florida Gulf Coast and Toledo



AUSTIN PEAY 18 2 2 1.000 0 0 .000 3 8 .375 1 2 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 7

at Minnesota 3 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0

BELMONT DNP

at Stony Brook 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

vs. Saint Joseph’s 8 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 2

BOWLING GREEN ST. DNP

at Murray State DNP

at Ole Miss 6 0 1 .000 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1

CHICAGO STATE 4 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0

#4 LOUISVILLE 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

BRESCIA (KY.) 10 3 4 .750 0 0 .000 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 8

ALICE LLOYD (KY.) 13 2 4 .500 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 3 3 6 1 0 0 2 1 1 4

MARSHALL 4 1 1 1.000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 1 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 2

CHARLOTTE DNP

#25 OLD DOMINION DNP

at Florida Atlantic DNP

at FIU 3 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

UTEP DNP

UTSA 1 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

at LA Tech DNP


NORTH TEXAS DNP

RICE DNP

at Marshall DNP

at UAB DNP


FLORIDA ATLANTIC DNP

FIU DNP - illness

at Charlotte DNP

at Old Dominion DNP


#44 GEORGE FANT 6-6 | 250 | FORWARD | SR. BOWLING GREEN, KY. (WARREN CENTRAL HS)

SEASON/CAREER HIGHSPOINTS Season ...........................28, at Charlotte, 03/05/15 Career ................................................................... SameREBOUNDS Season .....................16, vs. North Texas, 02/05/15 Career ................................................................... SameFIELD GOALS Season ...........................11, at Charlotte, 03/05/15 Career .............11, 2x, last at Charlotte, 03/05/15FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season ........................................................................ 20 Career ................................................................... SameTHREE-POINT FIELD GOALS Season ...........................................................................0 Career ................................................................... SameTHREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season ...........................................................................0 Career ..........1, 3x, last vs. Fla. Atlantic, 02/16/12FREE THROWS Season ...........................8, 2x, last at FIU, 01/17/15 Career .... 9, 3x, last vs. Southern Miss, 12/18/13FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Season ......................... 12, vs. Charlotte, 01/08/15 Career ................... 17, vs. UT Arlington, 01/30/14ASSISTS Season .........................3, 9x, last at UAB, 02/19/15 Career .......................3, 10x, last at UAB, 02/19/15BLOCKED SHOTS Season ................................... 4, vs. BGSU, 12/03/14 Career ......................4, 5x, last vs. BGSU, 12/03/14STEALS Season .............................3, at Charlotte, 03/05/15 Career .............3, 10x, last at Charlotte, 03/05/15MINUTES PLAYED Season .....................38, vs. North Texas, 02/05/15 Career ................45, vs. Arkansas State, 01/18/14

QUICK-HITTERS• Grabbed a career-high 16 rebounds against North Texas on Feb. 5• Had fourth-straight double-double with 24 points and 13 rebounds against No. 25 Old Do-minion on Jan. 10• Had 18 points and 11 rebounds against Char-lotte on Jan. 8 for third-straight double-double• Had second-straight double-double with 14 points and 12 rebounds against Marshall on Jan. 4• Scored 17 points with nine rebounds at Ole Miss on Dec. 13• Had a season-high 19 points with three assists at Murray State on Dec. 6• Had a career-high 15 rebounds, 11 offensive, and 17 points against Saint Joseph’s on Nov. 27• Named to the 2013 and 2014 All-Sun Belt Con-ference Third Teams• Was named the 2012 Sun Belt Conference Tour-nament Most Outstanding Player as a freshman• Finished second on the squad in scoring and first in rebounding as a junior in 2013-14 for the second-straight season• Cousin of Jim McDaniels, WKU’s all-time leading scorer

CAREER STATISTICSYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2011-12 31 24 819 26.4 110 231 .476 0 3 .000 101 152 .664 85 103 188 6.1 90 3 22 60 37 29 321 10.42012-13 35 35 1016 29.0 163 338 .482 0 0 .000 121 200 .605 90 142 232 6.6 108 3 24 95 39 26 447 12.82013-14 31 31 916 29.5 149 281 .530 0 0 .000 114 208 .548 89 117 206 6.6 97 4 27 52 27 27 412 13.32014-15 30 30 872 29.1 160 299 .535 0 0 .000 98 158 .620 101 155 256 8.5 101 3 50 63 20 29 418 13.9TOTAL 127 120 3623 28.5 582 1149 .507 0 3 .000 434 718 .604 365 517 882 6.9 396 13 123 270 123 111 1598 12.6


AUSTIN PEAY * 23 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 2 3 .667 1 4 5 4 0 2 1 0 0 6

at Minnesota * 16 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 4 5 3 0 0 3 0 1 2

BELMONT * 22 3 8 .375 0 0 .000 0 6 .000 4 5 9 4 0 2 0 0 0 6

at Stony Brook * 22 5 9 .556 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 0 3 3 5 1 1 0 0 1 10

vs. Saint Joseph’s * 33 6 11 .545 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 11 4 15 3 0 3 6 0 0 17

BOWLING GREEN ST. * 29 6 11 .545 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 2 4 6 2 0 3 3 4 1 14

at Murray State * 35 7 10 .700 0 0 .000 5 7 .714 4 3 7 3 0 3 3 1 0 19

at Ole Miss * 31 6 11 .545 0 0 .000 5 9 .556 3 6 9 3 0 3 1 1 1 17

CHICAGO STATE * 23 3 8 .375 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 4 1 5 4 0 1 2 0 1 10

#4 LOUISVILLE * 27 2 10 .200 0 0 .000 3 6 .500 4 3 7 4 0 2 1 0 1 7

BRESCIA (KY.) * 17 5 7 .714 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 1 3 4 2 0 3 1 0 0 10

ALICE LLOYD (KY.) * 21 5 11 .455 0 0 .000 5 6 .833 4 6 10 3 0 2 0 0 2 15

MARSHALL * 25 6 10 .600 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 6 6 12 2 0 1 3 0 2 14

CHARLOTTE * 34 5 10 .500 0 0 .000 8 12 .667 2 9 11 3 0 0 0 1 1 18

#25 OLD DOMINION * 35 9 14 .643 0 0 .000 6 8 .750 6 7 13 4 0 0 1 1 0 24


at FIU * 30 6 15 .400 0 0 .000 8 10 .800 5 6 11 5 1 3 1 0 2 20

UTEP * 36 6 15 .400 0 0 .000 1 4 .250 2 9 11 4 0 2 2 0 2 13

UTSA * 33 6 14 .429 0 0 .000 5 7 .714 3 10 13 0 0 3 1 1 1 17

at LA Tech * 27 6 8 .750 0 0 .000 3 5 .600 2 2 4 4 0 0 0 2 2 15

at Southern Miss * 31 4 7 .571 0 0 .000 4 4 1.000 6 3 9 2 0 3 6 0 0 12

NORTH TEXAS * 38 6 9 .667 0 0 .000 2 6 .333 5 11 16 2 0 2 2 2 0 14

RICE * 31 4 5 .800 0 0 .000 3 4 .750 1 6 7 3 0 1 2 0 2 11

at Marshall * 32 4 10 .400 0 0 .000 2 4 .500 3 4 7 4 0 2 2 0 1 10

at UAB * 36 4 9 .444 0 0 .000 2 5 .400 1 5 6 4 0 3 4 0 1 10



FIU * 22 2 5 .400 0 0 .000 1 2 .500 2 5 7 4 0 1 3 2 0 5

at Charlotte * 34 11 20 .550 0 0 .000 6 8 .750 4 6 10 4 0 1 3 0 3 28

at Old Dominion * 33 6 9 .667 0 0 .000 3 5 .600 2 6 8 4 0 0 7 1 1 15


#51 CHRIS HARRISON-DOCKS 6-0 | 168 | GUARD | R-SO. OKEMOS, MICH. (BUTLER UNIV.)

SEASON/CAREER HIGHSPOINTS Season ...........................21, vs. Belmont, 11/22/14 Career ................................................................... SameREBOUNDS Season ........................................8, at FAU, 01/15/15 Career ................................................................... SameFIELD GOALS Season ............................. 8, vs. Belmont, 11/22/14 Career ................................................................... SameFIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season ............................ 18, at Marshall, 02/14/15 Career ................................................................... SameTHREE-POINT FIELD GOALS Season ................6, 2x, last at Marshall, 02/14/15 Career ................................................................... SameTHREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season ............................ 14, at Marshall, 02/14/15 Career ................................................................... SameFREE THROWS Season .............................9, at Charlotte, 03/05/15 Career ......10, vs. Louisiana-Lafayette, 03/06/14FREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Season ...........................14, at Charlotte, 03/05/15 Career ................................................................... SameASSISTS Season ............... 8, vs. Alice Lloyd (Ky.), 12/29/14 Career ................................................................... SameBLOCKED SHOTS Season ...........................................................................0 Career ............................................................................0STEALS Season ......................................... 3, at FIU, 01/17/15 Career ................................................................... SameMINUTES PLAYED Season ............45, 2x, last at Charlotte, 03/05/15 Career ................................................................... Same

QUICK-HITTERS• Played all 45 minutes in an 88-84 overtime win at Charlotte on March 5 and had 18 points• Had 20 points and seven rebounds while mak-ing six three-pointers at Marshall on Feb. 14• Buried a career-best six three-pointers against UTSA on Jan. 24 and finished with 20 points• Snagged a career-best eight rebounds at Florida Atlantic on Jan. 15• Dished out a career-high eight assists against Alice Lloyd (Ky.) College on Dec. 29 and had just one turnover• Scored a career-high 21 points on 8-of-13 shoot-ing against Belmont on Nov. 22 Was named the 2014 Sun Belt Conference Fresh-man of the Year• Became eligible midway through the 2013-14 after sitting out due to NCAA transfer require-ments after coming from Butler• Finished fourth on the team in scoring as a freshman in 2013-14



AUSTIN PEAY * 25 4 8 .500 2 5 .400 3 3 1.000 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 0 0 13

at Minnesota * 21 1 7 .143 1 5 .200 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 0 0 1 3 0 1 5

BELMONT * 36 8 13 .615 4 7 .571 1 2 .500 0 2 2 2 0 1 3 0 0 21

at Stony Brook * 31 4 9 .444 2 7 .286 0 0 .000 0 3 3 4 0 4 1 0 0 10

vs. Saint Joseph’s * 40 5 15 .333 2 11 .182 0 0 .000 0 2 2 2 0 2 1 0 1 12

BOWLING GREEN ST. * 38 3 11 .273 0 6 .000 1 2 .500 0 2 2 0 0 3 2 0 2 7

at Murray State * 32 5 9 .556 4 8 .500 1 2 .500 0 0 0 3 0 4 1 0 0 15

at Ole Miss * 37 3 11 .273 2 6 .333 4 4 1.000 0 1 1 3 0 4 3 0 1 12

CHICAGO STATE * 36 3 7 .429 3 6 .500 4 4 1.000 0 2 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 13

#4 LOUISVILLE * 32 3 9 .333 3 6 .500 0 0 .000 0 3 3 4 0 2 3 0 0 9

BRESCIA (KY.) * 21 3 4 .750 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1 0 2 3 0 1 8

ALICE LLOYD (KY.) * 26 4 10 .400 3 9 .333 0 0 .000 1 3 4 3 0 8 1 0 0 11

MARSHALL * 26 2 7 .286 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 0 2 2 1 0 5 3 0 0 5

CHARLOTTE * 36 5 14 .357 5 13 .385 0 2 .000 0 2 2 1 0 4 2 0 2 15

#25 OLD DOMINION * 37 5 9 .556 2 5 .400 7 8 .875 0 3 3 1 0 4 1 0 0 19

at Florida Atlantic * 40- 4 11 .364 0 5 .000 4 6 .667 0 8 8 3 0 2 0 0 0 12

at FIU * 30 0 4 .000 0 4 .000 5 6 .833 1 3 4 1 0 1 5 0 3 5

UTEP * 45 4 7 .571 2 5 .400 2 3 .667 1 4 5 2 0 2 4 0 0 12

UTSA * 36 6 11 .545 6 9 .667 2 2 1.000 0 3 3 2 0 2 2 0 1 20

at LA Tech * 29 2 5 .400 1 4 .250 1 2 .500 0 2 2 0 0 3 3 0 1 6

at Southern Miss * 34 1 7 .143 1 4 .250 0 0 .000 0 1 1 2 0 1 0 0 1 3

NORTH TEXAS * 30 2 7 .286 2 7 .286 0 0 .000 0 3 3 0 0 2 2 0 0 6

RICE * 40 3 13 .231 3 8 .375 5 6 .833 0 1 1 2 0 2 2 0 1 14

at Marshall * 39 7 18 .389 6 14 .429 0 0 .000 1 6 7 2 0 2 2 0 0 20

at UAB 20 2 9 .222 1 6 .167 0 0 .000 0 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 5



FIU * 32 3 5 .600 2 3 .667 0 0 .000 0 4 4 2 0 5 1 0 0 8

at Charlotte * 45 3 6 .500 3 6 .500 9 14 .643 0 3 3 3 0 2 4 0 1 18

at Old Dominion * 37 3 6 .500 3 5 .600 2 2 1.000 0 2 2 2 0 1 4 0 2 11


#52 T.J. PRICE 6-4 | 223 | GUARD | SR. SLIDELL, LA. (SALMEN HS)

SEASON/CAREER HIGHSPOINTS Season .................30, at Southern Miss, 01/31/15 Career ...30, 2x, last at Southern Miss, 01/31/15REBOUNDS Season ............... 10, 2x, last at LA Tech, 01/29/15 Career ......................................11, at Troy, 12/01/12FIELD GOALS Season ..................................... 10, at FAU, 01/15/15 Career ........................10, 3x, last at FAU, 01/15/15FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season .....................19, 2x, last vs. Rice, 02/07/15 Career ................................... 23, at BGSU, 12/02/13THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS Season ...................6, vs. Chicago State, 12/17/14 Career ....................................... 7, at ULM, 01/23/14THREE-POINT FIELD GOALS ATTEMPTED Season ................... 11, vs. #4 Louisville, 12/20/14 Career ................................... 16, at BGSU, 12/02/13FREE THROWS Season .................11, at Southern Miss, 01/31/15 Career ................................................................... SameFREE THROWS ATTEMPTED Season .................13, at Southern Miss, 01/31/15 Career ................................................................... SameASSISTS Season ..............................8, vs. Marshall, 01/04/15 Career ................................................................... SameBLOCKED SHOTS Season ...........................1, 2x, last at FIU, 01/17/15 Career ....................... 3, 3x, last vs. ULM, 02/21/13STEALS Season .... 4, 2x, last at Southern Miss, 01/31/15 Career ..... 4, 3x, last at Southern Miss, 01/31/15MINUTES PLAYED Season ..................................... 41, at FAU, 01/15/15 Career ................................................................... Same

QUICK-HITTERS• Tied career high with 30 points at Southern Miss on Jan. 31 and also had five assists and four steals• Set a career high with eight assists to go along with 25 points, six rebounds and four steals against Marshall on Jan. 4• Had third-straight 20-point game with 24 points and seven rebounds against No. 4 Louisville on Dec. 20• Set a season high with 29 points on 6-of-9 three-point shooting against Chicago State on Dec. 17• Named C-USA Co-Player of the Week on Dec. 15 for a great outing at Ole Miss on Dec. 13, scoring 26 points - 21 in the second half - and grabbing 10 rebounds to go along with five assists • Hit four free throws in the final 13 seconds of a three-point win against Saint Joseph’s on Nov. 27 and also had four assists and four rebounds• Was named to the 2013 and 2014 All-Sun Belt Conference Second Teams• Was honored as the 2013 Sun Belt Conference Tournament Most Outstanding Player• Led WKU in scoring in 2013-14 for the second-straight season and finished ranked 10th in the conference

CAREER STATISTICSYear GP GS Min Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg PF FO Ast TO Blk Stl Pts Avg2011-12 30 20 836 27.9 83 229 .362 52 146 .356 52 72 .722 34 95 129 4.3 85 2 54 68 7 27 270 9.02012-13 33 32 1089 33.0 170 430 .395 81 226 .358 81 116 .698 30 117 147 4.5 78 3 79 87 13 38 502 15.22013-14 30 25 887 29.6 153 371 .412 72 201 .358 86 111 .775 28 104 132 4.4 83 1 58 63 3 28 464 15.52014-15 30 30 1002 33.4 168 376 .447 80 189 .423 111 137 .810 19 143 162 5.4 84 3 114 75 2 30 527 17.6TOTAL 123 107 3814 31.0 574 1406 .408 285 762 .374 330 436 .757 111 459 570 4.6 330 9 305 293 25 123 1763 14.3


AUSTIN PEAY * 30 6 11 .545 4 4 1.000 6 6 1.000 0 4 4 4 0 4 3 0 1 22

at Minnesota * 21 1 7 .143 1 5 .200 0 0 .000 0 5 5 4 0 2 7 0 0 3

BELMONT * 40 6 16 .375 2 5 .400 1 1 1.000 3 6 9 1 0 6 3 0 2 15

at Stony Brook * 38 5 12 .417 3 4 .750 6 7 .857 0 5 5 5 1 2 4 0 1 19

vs. Saint Joseph’s * 24 1 8 .125 0 5 .000 4 4 1.000 1 3 4 4 0 4 1 0 0 6

BOWLING GREEN ST. * 38 4 8 .500 1 5 .200 4 6 .667 0 8 8 2 0 5 5 0 1 13

at Murray State * 40 7 11 .636 3 4 .750 4 6 .667 1 4 5 3 0 2 5 0 2 21

at Ole Miss * 36 7 14 .500 4 9 .444 8 8 1.000 2 8 10 2 0 5 3 0 0 26

CHICAGO STATE * 35 9 14 .643 6 9 .667 5 6 .833 0 3 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 29

#4 LOUISVILLE * 35 7 19 .368 3 11 .273 7 10 .700 0 7 7 3 0 1 3 0 1 24

BRESCIA (KY.) * 22 2 4 .500 1 2 .500 1 2 .500 0 1 1 1 0 3 1 0 1 6

ALICE LLOYD (KY.) * 24 6 9 .667 5 7 .714 1 1 1.000 0 7 7 4 0 7 1 0 1 18

MARSHALL * 36 8 13 .615 4 7 .571 5 5 1.000 1 5 6 1 0 8 2 0 4 25

CHARLOTTE * 31 6 14 .429 4 9 .444 5 8 .625 0 4 4 4 0 3 0 1 0 21

#25 OLD DOMINION * 34 4 13 .308 3 8 .375 4 4 1.000 1 3 4 5 1 2 3 0 1 15


at FIU * 35 2 7 .286 1 5 .200 4 5 .800 0 8 8 1 0 4 2 1 0 9

UTEP * 40 5 12 .417 2 6 .333 0 0 .000 2 6 8 2 0 3 5 0 1 12

UTSA * 26 4 7 .571 2 5 .400 3 4 .750 0 3 3 4 0 3 1 0 0 13

at LA Tech * 30 7 14 .500 3 5 .600 0 2 .000 0 10 10 4 0 3 7 0 1 17

at Southern Miss * 37 8 15 .533 3 5 .600 11 13 .846 1 2 3 1 0 5 3 0 4 30

NORTH TEXAS * 37 6 16 .375 2 9 .222 5 6 .833 0 7 7 3 0 6 1 0 2 19

RICE * 36 7 19 .368 0 7 .000 3 3 1.000 1 4 5 4 0 3 2 0 0 17

at Marshall * 25 5 16 .313 1 5 .200 2 2 1.000 3 3 6 3 0 6 0 0 1 13

at UAB * 40 7 17 .412 3 7 .429 5 5 1.000 0 2 2 2 0 3 1 0 1 22

at Middle Tennessee * 39 7 16 .438 3 10 .300 7 7 1.000 1 0 1 1 0 4 1 0 3 24


FIU * 37 5 13 .385 3 7 .429 2 3 .667 1 4 5 3 0 6 0 0 0 15

at Charlotte * 25 4 9 .444 3 4 .750 2 2 1.000 1 3 4 5 1 5 2 0 0 13

at Old Dominion * 37 6 10 .600 4 6 .667 0 2 .000 0 5 5 2 0 1 3 0 0 16


OVERALL SEASON STATISTICS

2014-15 WKU Hilltopper BasketballWKU Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 07, 2015)

All games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 19-11 13-3 5-8 1-0CONFERENCE 12-6 8-1 4-5 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 7-5 5-2 1-3 1-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg52 PRICE, T.J. 30-30 1002 33.4 168-376 . 4 4 7 80-189 . 4 2 3 111-137 . 8 1 0 19 143 162 5.4 84 3 114 75 2 30 527 17.644 FANT, George 30-30 872 29.1 160-299 . 5 3 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 98-158 . 6 2 0 101 155 256 8.5 101 3 50 63 20 29 418 13.951 HARRISON-DOCKS, C 30-28 997 33.2 101-267 . 3 7 8 69-192 . 3 5 9 56-74 . 7 5 7 4 74 78 2.6 51 0 75 65 0 21 327 10.903 JACKSON, Trency 30-30 900 30.0 100-245 . 4 0 8 47-118 . 3 9 8 67-96 . 6 9 8 20 72 92 3.1 76 3 80 51 1 29 314 10.523 JOHNSON, Justin 29-1 448 15.4 56-112 . 5 0 0 0-3 . 0 0 0 29-67 . 4 3 3 41 75 116 4.0 42 0 20 15 13 12 141 4.902 CLAYTON, DJ 27-2 458 17.0 45-129 . 3 4 9 17-59 . 2 8 8 12-27 . 4 4 4 33 36 69 2.6 35 0 20 24 5 10 119 4.414 LAWSON, Ben 30-6 548 18.3 45-77 . 5 8 4 0-0 . 0 0 0 24-48 . 5 0 0 31 65 96 3.2 68 0 20 25 47 10 114 3.820 ROSTOV, Aleksej 30-20 317 10.6 31-77 . 4 0 3 5-20 . 2 5 0 15-21 . 7 1 4 26 48 74 2.5 46 0 12 23 7 4 82 2.733 MARBERRY, Rob 12-0 75 6.3 9-14 . 6 4 3 0-0 . 0 0 0 6-12 . 5 0 0 4 9 13 1.1 8 0 3 2 1 2 24 2.001 x-KASPAR, Kevin 4-0 40 10.0 2-9 . 2 2 2 2-7 . 2 8 6 2-2 1.000 0 2 2 0.5 3 0 3 1 0 1 8 2.021 SNIPES, Nigel 22-3 178 8.1 14-50 . 2 8 0 7-27 . 2 5 9 5-6 . 8 3 3 9 37 46 2.1 17 0 7 11 1 6 40 1.815 PATTERSON, Avery 20-0 108 5.4 12-29 . 4 1 4 6-19 . 3 1 6 5-8 . 6 2 5 0 12 12 0.6 11 0 9 20 0 5 35 1.805 PRICE, Brandon 21-0 109 5.2 6-20 . 3 0 0 3-9 . 3 3 3 9-16 . 5 6 3 3 3 6 0.3 8 0 16 9 0 3 24 1.100 x-SPREWELL, Ayinde 3-0 23 7.7 0-5 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 1-2 . 5 0 0 2 3 5 1.7 2 0 0 3 0 1 1 0.3

Team 47 44 91 1 2Total.......... 30 6075 749-1709 . 4 3 8 236-643 . 3 6 7 440-674 . 6 5 3 340 778 1118 37.3 553 9 429 389 97 163 2174 72.5Opponents...... 30 6075 726-1710 . 4 2 5 199-599 . 3 3 2 400-587 . 6 8 1 316 736 1052 35.1 577 16 368 397 100 194 2051 68.4

x-Inactive player

TEAM STATISTICS WKU OPPSCORING 2174 2051 Points per game 72.5 68.4 Scoring margin +4.1 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 749-1709 726-1710 Field goal pct . 4 3 8 . 4 2 53 POINT FG-ATT 236-643 199-599 3-point FG pct . 3 6 7 . 3 3 2 3-pt FG made per game 7.9 6.6FREE THROWS-ATT 440-674 400-587 Free throw pct . 6 5 3 . 6 8 1 F-Throws made per game 14.7 13.3REBOUNDS 1118 1052 Rebounds per game 37.3 35.1 Rebounding margin +2.2 -ASSISTS 429 368 Assists per game 14.3 12.3TURNOVERS 389 397 Turnovers per game 13.0 13.2 Turnover margin +0.3 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 0.9STEALS 163 194 Steals per game 5.4 6.5BLOCKS 97 100 Blocks per game 3.2 3.3ATTENDANCE 73993 64035 Home games-Avg/Game 16-4625 13-4828 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 1-1266

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalsWKU 1012 1119 43 2174Opponents 994 1026 31 2051

Date Opponent Score Att.11/15/14 AUSTIN PEAY W 77-70 4572

! 11/18/14 at Minnesota L 54-76 1076311/22/14 BELMONT L 63-64 5194

! 11/25/14 at Stony Brook L 61-71 2252^ 11/27/14 vs Saint Joseph's W 62-59 1266

12/03/14 BOWLING GREEN STATE W 62-52 385212/06/14 at Murray State L 81-93 531212/13/14 at Ole Miss W 81-74 669212/17/14 CHICAGO STATE W 75-60 287612/20/14 LOUISVILLE L 67-76 759812/27/14 BRESCIA (KY.) W 89-42 290312/29/14 ALICE LLOYD (KY.) COLLEGE W 104-62 2722

* 01/04/15 MARSHALL W 81-62 3597* 01/08/15 CHARLOTTE W 74-66 3606* 01/10/15 OLD DOMINION W 72-65 5123* 01/15/15 at Florida Atlantic Wot 88-85 1491* 01/17/15 at FIU W 65-58 1370* 01/22/15 UTEP Wot 71-66 6414* 01/24/15 UTSA W 83-74 5839* 01/29/15 at LA Tech L 56-69 4029* 01/31/15 at Southern Miss W 73-62 3608* 02/05/15 NORTH TEXAS W 65-59 3862* 02/07/15 RICE L 68-72 5071* 02/14/15 at Marshall L 82-87 6135* 02/19/15 at UAB L 66-71 3892* 02/22/15 at Middle Tennessee L 66-68 5227* 02/26/15 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W 71-68 3645* 02/28/15 FIU W 77-61 7119* 03/05/15 at Charlotte Wot 88-84 3526* 03/07/15 at Old Dominion L 52-75 8472

* = Conference USA game! = 2014 NIT Season Tip-Off (campus sites)^ = 2014 NIT Season Tip-Off (Madison Square Garden; New York, N.Y.)


CONFERENCE SEASON STATISTICS2014-15 WKU Hilltopper Basketball

WKU Combined Team Statistics (as of Mar 07, 2015)Conference games

RECORD: OVERALL HOME AWAY NEUTRALALL GAMES 12-6 8-1 4-5 0-0CONFERENCE 12-6 8-1 4-5 0-0NON-CONFERENCE 0-0 0-0 0-0 0-0

Total 3-Point F-Throw Rebounds## Player gp-gs min avg fg-fga fg% 3fg-fga 3fg% ft-fta ft% off def tot avg pf dq a to blk stl pts avg52 PRICE, T.J. 18-18 619 34.4 107-243 . 4 4 0 47-119 . 3 9 5 64-80 . 8 0 0 12 82 94 5.2 50 2 70 39 2 20 325 18.144 FANT, George 18-18 573 31.8 109-194 . 5 6 2 0-0 . 0 0 0 67-107 . 6 2 6 62 109 171 9.5 61 2 25 42 14 21 285 15.803 JACKSON, Trency 18-18 582 32.3 60-150 . 4 0 0 31-75 . 4 1 3 44-62 . 7 1 0 12 46 58 3.2 44 1 46 30 0 15 195 10.851 HARRISON-DOCKS, C 18-16 622 34.6 55-154 . 3 5 7 41-113 . 3 6 3 40-55 . 7 2 7 3 53 56 3.1 28 0 42 40 0 15 191 10.602 CLAYTON, DJ 17-2 310 18.2 27-88 . 3 0 7 9-39 . 2 3 1 8-21 . 3 8 1 22 18 40 2.4 27 0 13 14 1 6 71 4.223 JOHNSON, Justin 18-1 261 14.5 30-62 . 4 8 4 0-2 . 0 0 0 14-33 . 4 2 4 16 44 60 3.3 25 0 12 8 3 11 74 4.114 LAWSON, Ben 18-1 344 19.1 26-45 . 5 7 8 0-0 . 0 0 0 17-33 . 5 1 5 20 42 62 3.4 42 0 11 12 31 6 69 3.820 ROSTOV, Aleksej 18-13 186 10.3 21-53 . 3 9 6 4-14 . 2 8 6 7-11 . 6 3 6 14 25 39 2.2 28 0 9 8 4 2 53 2.915 PATTERSON, Avery 11-0 47 4.3 4-8 . 5 0 0 3-7 . 4 2 9 2-2 1.000 0 0 0 0.0 5 0 0 10 0 0 13 1.205 PRICE, Brandon 14-0 55 3.9 2-9 . 2 2 2 2-5 . 4 0 0 5-10 . 5 0 0 1 2 3 0.2 4 0 10 8 0 2 11 0.821 SNIPES, Nigel 12-3 68 5.7 4-16 . 2 5 0 1-8 . 1 2 5 0-0 . 0 0 0 5 12 17 1.4 5 0 4 5 0 1 9 0.833 MARBERRY, Rob 3-0 8 2.7 1-1 1.000 0-0 . 0 0 0 0-0 . 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.3 3 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.7

Team 30 27 57 1Total.......... 18 3675 446-1023 . 4 3 6 138-382 . 3 6 1 268-414 . 6 4 7 197 461 658 36.6 323 5 242 216 55 99 1298 72.1Opponents...... 18 3675 445-1015 . 4 3 8 118-358 . 3 3 0 244-351 . 6 9 5 172 461 633 35.2 351 10 218 235 58 110 1252 69.6

x-Inactive player

TEAM STATISTICS WKU OPPSCORING 1298 1252 Points per game 72.1 69.6 Scoring margin +2.6 -FIELD GOALS-ATT 446-1023 445-1015 Field goal pct . 4 3 6 . 4 3 83 POINT FG-ATT 138-382 118-358 3-point FG pct . 3 6 1 . 3 3 0 3-pt FG made per game 7.7 6.6FREE THROWS-ATT 268-414 244-351 Free throw pct . 6 4 7 . 6 9 5 F-Throws made per game 14.9 13.6REBOUNDS 658 633 Rebounds per game 36.6 35.2 Rebounding margin +1.4 -ASSISTS 242 218 Assists per game 13.4 12.1TURNOVERS 216 235 Turnovers per game 12.0 13.1 Turnover margin +1.1 - Assist/turnover ratio 1.1 0.9STEALS 99 110 Steals per game 5.5 6.1BLOCKS 55 58 Blocks per game 3.1 3.2ATTENDANCE 44276 37750 Home games-Avg/Game 9-4920 9-4194 Neutral site-Avg/Game - 0-0

Score by Periods 1st 2nd OT TotalsWKU 594 661 43 1298Opponents 595 626 31 1252

Date Opponent Score Att.* 01/04/15 MARSHALL W 81-62 3597* 01/08/15 CHARLOTTE W 74-66 3606* 01/10/15 OLD DOMINION W 72-65 5123* 01/15/15 at Florida Atlantic Wot 88-85 1491* 01/17/15 at FIU W 65-58 1370* 01/22/15 UTEP Wot 71-66 6414* 01/24/15 UTSA W 83-74 5839* 01/29/15 at LA Tech L 56-69 4029* 01/31/15 at Southern Miss W 73-62 3608* 02/05/15 NORTH TEXAS W 65-59 3862* 02/07/15 RICE L 68-72 5071* 02/14/15 at Marshall L 82-87 6135* 02/19/15 at UAB L 66-71 3892* 02/22/15 at Middle Tennessee L 66-68 5227* 02/26/15 FLORIDA ATLANTIC W 71-68 3645* 02/28/15 FIU W 77-61 7119* 03/05/15 at Charlotte Wot 88-84 3526* 03/07/15 at Old Dominion L 52-75 8472

* = Conference USA game! = 2014 NIT Season Tip-Off (campus sites)^ = 2014 NIT Season Tip-Off (Madison Square Garden; New York, N.Y.)

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