| Sport: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 2018–19 |
| Team: | Western Kentucky Hilltoppers |
| Conference: | Conference USA |
| Short Conf: | C-USA |
| Record: | 20–14 |
| Conf Record: | 11–7 |
| Hc Year: | 3rd |
| Asst Coach1: | Hennssy Auriantal |
| Asst Coach2: | Marc Hsu |
| Asst Coach3: | Nikita Johnson |
The 2018–19 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers, led by third-year head coach Rick Stansbury, played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky as fifth-year members of Conference USA (C-USA). The team finished the season tied for second place in the conference and were defeated in the championship game of the conference tournament.[1]
The Hilltoppers finished the 2017–18 season with 27–11, 14–4 in C-USA play, to finish in third place. They defeated UAB[2] and Old Dominion[3] to advance to the championship game of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Marshall.[4] They received an at-large bid to the National Invitation Tournament where they defeated Boston College,[5] USC[6] and Oklahoma State[7] to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Utah.[8] [9]
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason for departure | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyler Miller | 0 | G | 6' 4" | 190 | Senior | Graduated | ||
| 15 | G | 6' 4" | 190 | RS Senior | Graduated | |||
| Dwight Coleby | 22 | F | 6' 9" | 245 | RS Senior | Graduated | ||
| 23 | F | 6' 7" | 245 | Senior | Graduated |
| Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Previous school | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Horton | 5 | F | 6' 11" | Junior | Junior college transferred from Shelton State CC | |||
| Desean Murray | 13 | F | 6' 3" | 225 | Graduate student | Transferred from Auburn. Will be eligible to play immediately since Murray graduated from Auburn. | ||
| Patrick Murphy | F | 6' 6" | 170 | Junior | Junior college transferred from Martin Methodist College | |||
| Carson Williams | F | 6' 5" | 230 | Junior | Transferred from Northern Kentucky. Under NCAA transfer rules, Williams will have to sit out for the 2018–19 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility. |
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