Английская Википедия:2016–17 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

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Шаблон:Short description Шаблон:Use mdy dates Шаблон:Infobox NCAA team season Шаблон:2016–17 Conference USA men's basketball standings The 2016–17 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Rick Stansbury in his first season. They played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky and were third-year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 15–17, 9–9 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. They lost to UTSA in the first round of the C-USA tournament.

Previous season

The Hilltoppers finished the 2015–16 season 18–16, 8–10 in C-USA play to finish in eighth place. They defeated North Texas and UAB to advance to the semifinals of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Old Dominion. Despite having 18 wins and a better they .500 record, they did not participate in a postseason tournament.

On March 17, 2016, head coach Ray Harper resigned after three players were suspended by a university disciplinary committee. He finished at WKU with a record of 90–62. On March 28, the school hired Rick Stansbury as head coach.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Chris McNeal	1	G	6'0"	195	Freshman	Jackson, Tennessee	Transferred to Indian Hills CC
Aaron Cosby	2	G	6'3"	200	RS Senior	Louisville, Kentucky	Graduated
Marlon Hunter, Jr.	3	G	6'2"	195	Freshman	Memphis, Tennessee	Transferred to Odessa College
Phabian Glasco	13	F	6'7"	230	Junior	Tulsa, Oklahoma	Left the team due to personal reasons
Dylan Sanford	15	G	6'1"	180	Freshman	Owensboro, Kentucky	Left the team due to personal reasons
Aleksej Rostov	20	C	6'10"	240	Senior	Riga, Latvia	Graduated
Nigel Snipes	21	F	6'6"	220	RS Senior	Marietta, Georgia	Graduated
Nathan Smith	22	C	7'2"	240	Freshman	London, England	Left the team due to personal reasons
Frederick Edmond	25	G	6'4"	205	Junior	Lansing, Michigan	Transferred
Keifer Dalton	32	G	5'11"	165	Freshman	Albany, Kentucky	Walk-on; left the team due to personal reasons
Chris Harrison-Docks	51	G	6'0"	175	RS Junior	Okemos, Michigan	Graduate transferred to DePaul

Incoming transfers

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Previous School
Junior Lomomba	5	G	6'5"	205	RS Junior	Montreal, QE	Transferred from Providence. Lomomba will be eligible to play immediately since Lomomba graduated from Providence.
Que Johnson	32	F	6'5"	208	RS Senior	Pontiac, Michigan	Transferred from Washington State. Johnson will be eligible to play immediately since Johnson graduated from Washington State.
Cleveland Thomas	12	G	6'3"	195	RS Senior	Baton Rouge, Louisiana	Transferred from Hartford. Thomas will be eligible to play immediately since Thomas graduated from Hartford.
Lamonte Bearden		G	6'3"	160	Junior	Milawaukee, Wisconsin	Transferred from Buffalo. Under NCAA transfer rules, Bearden will have to sit out for the 2016–17 season. Will have two years of remaining eligibility.
Moustapha Diagne		C	6'9"	245	Sophomore	Dakar, Senegal	Junior college transferred from Northwest Florida State College. He will have to sit out the 2016-17 season and will have three years of eligibility left.

Preseason

The Hilltoppers were picked to finish in third place in the preseason Conference USA poll. Justin Johnson was selected to the preseason All-Conference USA team.

Schedule and results

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Awards and honors

Following the regular season, Justin Johnson was named to the All-Conference USA Second Team based on a poll of league coaches.

See also

2016–17 WKU Lady Toppers basketball team