WKU's Cunningham Taking Over Troy
Veteran assistant Phil Cunnigham will be announced as the head coach at Troy on Tuesday.
WESTERN KENTUCKY HILLTOPPERS
Last Game
| Final - 3.22.2013 | 1 | 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | 31 | 26 | 57 |
| Kansas Jayhawks | 30 | 34 | 64 |
Stories
Kansas holds off WKU
Kansas couldn't get any distance from Western Kentucky until late in the second half as they won to advance to the third round on Friday.
Kevin Young reminds you to follow your shot
Kevin Young would like to remind all you youngsters out there to follow your shot. If you do, you get to do cool dunks like this.
Kansas joins the alley-oop party
Kansas isn't playing too well right now, trailing with 16 seed Western Kent--LOOK AWESOME ALLEY OOP.
Kansas attempts to avoid 16-seed upset vs. WKU
The Kansas Jayhawks should be through to the Round of 32 without much trouble. However, that won't stop Western Kentucky from trying to make history.
2013 NCAA Tournament Preview: WKU vs Kansas
The Hilltoppers streaked their way to the Sun Belt's conference auto-bid into the tournament, but that is about as far as their talent can take them when they draw a team of Kansas' caliber.
WKU faces FIU in Sun Belt championship
An unlikely pairing could lead to an exciting battle for the Sun Belt's automatic bid.
FRANIMAL PLANET: IOWA VS. WESTERN KENTUCKY
Basketball and margaritas!
2012 NCAA Tournament: Late Game Open Thread
2012 NCAA Tournament: Late Game Open Thread. Discuss the late games or Kentucky's victory over Western.
Western Kentucky at Kentucky: 2012 NCAA Tournament Second Half Game Thread
Western Kentucky at Kentucky: 2012 NCAA Tournament Second Half Game Thread
At CoachCal.com: 94-feet -- NCAA Tournament Edition
Over at CoachCal.com, I take a look at the Kentucky vs. WKU series history, as well as Kentucky in the NCAA tournament, along with the top Wildcat performers in the Big Dance. Here's an excerpt: ...
NCAA Tournament 2012, Kentucky Vs. Western Kentucky: Game Time, TV Schedule And More
The top-seeded Kentucky Wildcats tip off their quest for their first NCAA Tournament title in 14 years against the lowly Western Kentucky Hilltoppers on Thursday.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| November | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| @ Southern Miss. Golden Eagles | Saturday, November 10 2012 | loss 64 - 67 | coverage |
| Austin Peay Governors | Tuesday, November 13 2012 | win 74 - 54 | coverage |
| Western Carolina Catamounts | Saturday, November 17 2012 | win 92 - 81 | coverage |
| @ Iowa Hawkeyes | Tuesday, November 20 2012 | loss 55 - 63 | coverage |
| @ DePaul Blue Demons | Wednesday, November 21 2012 | win 70 - 61 | coverage |
| Brescia | Saturday, November 24 2012 | win 74 - 46 | coverage |
| @ ULM Warhawks | Thursday, November 29 2012 | win 65 - 54 | coverage |
| December | |||
| @ Troy Trojans | Saturday, December 01 2012 | win 75 - 71 | coverage |
| Southern Illinois Salukis | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | win 58 - 57 | coverage |
| IUPU-Indianapolis Jaguars | Saturday, December 08 2012 | win 77 - 57 | coverage |
| @ Murray St. Racers | Sunday, December 16 2012 | loss 70 - 75 | coverage |
| @ Va. Commonwealth Rams | Tuesday, December 18 2012 | loss 44 - 76 | coverage |
| Louisville Cardinals | Saturday, December 22 2012 | loss 55 - 78 | coverage |
| Fla. International Golden Panthers | Thursday, December 27 2012 | win 76 - 63 | coverage |
| North Texas Mean Green | Saturday, December 29 2012 | win 70 - 64 | coverage |
| January | |||
| @ Ark.-Little Rock Trojans | Thursday, January 03 2013 | loss 67 - 75 | coverage |
| @ Arkansas St. Red Wolves | Saturday, January 05 2013 | loss 61 - 75 | coverage |
| Florida Atlantic Owls | Saturday, January 12 2013 | loss 62 - 65 | coverage |
| Louisiana Ragin Cajuns | Thursday, January 17 2013 | win 72 - 49 | coverage |
| Ark.-Little Rock Trojans | Saturday, January 19 2013 | loss 54 - 59 | coverage |
| @ South Alabama Jaguars | Thursday, January 24 2013 | loss 57 - 65 | coverage |
| @ Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders | Saturday, January 26 2013 | loss 53 - 72 | coverage |
| Troy Trojans | Thursday, January 31 2013 | win 65 - 61 | coverage |
| February | |||
| @ North Texas Mean Green | Thursday, February 07 2013 | win 70 - 59 | coverage |
| Arkansas St. Red Wolves | Saturday, February 09 2013 | loss 49 - 67 | coverage |
| @ Florida Atlantic Owls | Thursday, February 14 2013 | loss 78 - 84 | coverage |
| @ Fla. International Golden Panthers | Saturday, February 16 2013 | loss 82 - 87 | coverage |
| ULM Warhawks | Thursday, February 21 2013 | win 75 - 57 | coverage |
| @ Louisiana Ragin Cajuns | Saturday, February 23 2013 | win 88 - 77 | coverage |
| South Alabama Jaguars | Thursday, February 28 2013 | win 79 - 73 | coverage |
| March | |||
| Middle Tenn. St. Blue Raiders | Saturday, March 02 2013 | loss 62 - 70 | coverage |
| ULM Warhawks | Friday, March 08 2013 | win 74 - 60 | coverage |
| @ South Alabama Jaguars | Saturday, March 09 2013 | win 62 - 59 | coverage |
| @ Arkansas St. Red Wolves | Sunday, March 10 2013 | win 58 - 56 | coverage |
| @ Fla. International Golden Panthers | Monday, March 11 2013 | win 65 - 63 | coverage |
| @ Kansas Jayhawks | Friday, March 22 2013 | loss 57 - 64 | coverage |
Roster
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Basketball Roster
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| O`Karo Akamune | 15 | FORWARD | 210 | 6-7 | junior | |
| Teeng Akol | 22 | FORWARD,CENTER | 220 | 6-11 | senior | |
| Eddie Alcantara | 2 | FORWARD | 205 | 6-5 | freshman | |
| Kene Anyigbo | 0 | FORWARD | 250 | 6-5 | junior | |
| Percy Blade | 13 | GUARD | 200 | 6-4 | freshman | |
| Jamal Crook | 14 | GUARD | 175 | 6-3 | senior | |
| Caden Dickerson | 10 | GUARD | 195 | 6-5 | junior | |
| Stephon Drane | 24 | FORWARD | 225 | 6-7 | sophomore | |
| George Fant | 44 | FORWARD | 240 | 6-6 | sophomore | |
| Brandon Harris | 12 | GUARD | 170 | 6-1 | junior | |
| Kawaun Jakes | 23 | GUARD | 195 | 6-3 | senior | |
| Kevin Kaspar | 1 | GUARD | 175 | 6-0 | sophomore | |
| T.J. Price | 52 | GUARD | 208 | 6-4 | sophomore | |
| Aleksejs Rostov | 20 | CENTER | 225 | 6-10 | freshman | |
| Spence Sheldon | 11 | GUARD | 165 | 5-11 | sophomore | |
| Nigel Snipes | 21 | FORWARD | 210 | 6-6 | sophomore | |
| Marcus Vasquez | 55 | GUARD | 200 | 6-1 | senior |
Stats
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| T.J. Price | 33 | 33.0 | 5.2 | 13.0 | 39.5 | 2.5 | 6.8 | 35.8 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 69.8 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 2.4 | 2.6 | 1.2 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 15.2 |
| George Fant | 35 | 29.0 | 4.7 | 9.7 | 48.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3.5 | 5.7 | 60.5 | 2.6 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 0.7 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 3.1 | 12.8 |
| Jamal Crook | 25 | 29.1 | 4.3 | 9.0 | 47.8 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 27.3 | 3.1 | 4.4 | 70.6 | 0.7 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 4.0 | 2.3 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.2 | 12.1 |
| Brandon Harris | 36 | 29.6 | 2.5 | 7.4 | 33.6 | 1.8 | 5.5 | 32.7 | 1.4 | 1.9 | 72.9 | 1.3 | 4.3 | 5.6 | 1.9 | 1.4 | 0.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 8.2 |
| Teeng Akol | 27 | 15.8 | 2.6 | 5.4 | 48.6 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 28.2 | 1.1 | 1.5 | 72.5 | 1.6 | 2.1 | 3.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 6.7 |
| Kevin Kaspar | 33 | 22.6 | 1.7 | 4.9 | 35.4 | 1.1 | 3.2 | 33.6 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 71.4 | 0.4 | 1.8 | 2.2 | 1.7 | 1.4 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 5.3 |
| Aleksejs Rostov | 32 | 14.2 | 1.8 | 3.1 | 56.0 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 31.3 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 83.3 | 1.2 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.1 | 2.1 | 4.9 |
| O`Karo Akamune | 36 | 13.4 | 1.1 | 2.1 | 51.9 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 64.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 2.5 | 2.9 |
| Caden Dickerson | 24 | 17.5 | 0.7 | 2.8 | 23.9 | 0.4 | 2.0 | 20.4 | 0.5 | 0.8 | 68.4 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 2.3 |
| Stephon Drane | 32 | 6.4 | 0.9 | 1.8 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 50.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 1.2 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 |
| Percy Blade | 23 | 9.6 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 38.7 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 16.7 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 73.9 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 1.9 |
| Kene Anyigbo | 29 | 8.9 | 0.7 | 1.4 | 48.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 53.8 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
| Eddie Alcantara | 10 | 5.6 | 0.5 | 1.6 | 31.3 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 75.0 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.9 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 | 1.6 |
| Marcus Vasquez | 14 | 3.5 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 50.0 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 66.7 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 50.0 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
| Spence Sheldon | 6 | 1.3 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
| Kawaun Jakes | 2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
