# 2019–20 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

The 2019–20 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by head coach Rick Stansbury in his fourth season and played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky as fifth-year members of Conference USA. They finished the season 20–10, 13–5 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for second place. They were set to be the No. 2 seed in the C-USA tournament. However, the C-USA Tournament was canceled amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

## Previous season

The Hilltoppers finished the 2018–19 season with 20–14, 11–7 in C-USA play to finish in second place. They defeated North Texas and Southern Miss to advance to the championship game of the C-USA tournament where they lost to Old Dominion.

## Schedule and results

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state |
| Exhibition ||||||
| Nov 2, 2019* 7:30 pm | | Kentucky State | W 85–45 | | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| Dec 17, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Kentucky Wesleyan BB&T Classic | W 75–53 | | E.A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| Non-conference regular season ||||||
| Nov 5, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Tennessee Tech | W 76–64 | 1–0 | E.A. Diddle Arena (4,841) Bowling Green, KY |
| Nov 9, 2019* 3:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Austin Peay | W 97–75 | 2–0 | E.A. Diddle Arena (4,907) Bowling Green, KY |
| Nov 15, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Eastern Kentucky | W 79–71 | 3–0 | McBrayer Arena (5,826) Richmond, KY |
| Nov 18, 2019* 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Campbellsville Paradise Jam on-campus game | W 109–66 | 4–0 | E.A. Diddle Arena (4,134) Bowling Green, KY |
| Nov 22, 2019* 8:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Bowling Green Paradise Jam quarterfinal | L 75–77 | 4–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,924) St. Thomas, USVI |
| Nov 23, 2019* 5:00 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Illinois State Paradise Jam consolation 2nd round | W 83–69 | 5–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (2,024) St. Thomas, USVI |
| Nov 25, 2019* 3:15 pm, FloHoops | | vs. Fordham Paradise Jam 5th place game | W 69–64 | 6–1 | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, USVI |
| Nov 29, 2019* 4:00 pm, CBSSN Facebook | | vs. No. 2 Louisville | L 54–71 | 6–2 | Bridgestone Arena (12,863) Nashville, TN |
| Dec 3, 2019* 6:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Wright State | L 74–76 | 6–3 | Nutter Center (3,178) Dayton, OH |
| Dec 7, 2019* 6:30 pm, CBSSN | | Arkansas | W 86–79 $^{OT}$ | 7–3 | E.A. Diddle Arena (6,862) Bowling Green, KY |
| Dec 21, 2019* 1:00 pm, ESPN+ | | at Rhode Island | L 82–86 $^{OT}$ | 7–4 | Ryan Center (5,325) Kington, RI |
| Dec 28, 2019* 6:30 pm, Stadium | | Belmont | L 62–79 | 7–5 | E.A. Diddle Arena (5,102) Bowling Green, KY |
| C-USA regular season ||||||
| Jan 2, 2020 6:00 pm, ESPNU | | North Texas | W 93–84 | 8–5 (1–0) | E.A. Diddle Arena (3,716) Bowling Green, KY |
| Jan 4, 2020 4:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Rice | W 68–61 | 9–5 (2–0) | E.A. Diddle Arena (4,619) Bowling Green, KY |
| Jan 9, 2020 7:00 pm, Stadium | | at UAB | L 62–72 | 9–6 (2–1) | Bartow Arena (2,305) Birmingham, AL |
| Jan 11, 2020 5:00 pm, CBSSN | | at Middle Tennessee | W 69–53 | 10–6 (3–1) | Murphy Center (3,176) Murfreesboro, TN |
| Jan 16, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Old Dominion | W 71–69 | 11–6 (4–1) | E.A. Diddle Arena (3,816) Bowling Green, KY |
| Jan 18, 2020 5:00 pm, ESPN3 | | Charlotte | W 80–63 | 12–6 (5–1) | E.A. Diddle Arena (4,677) Bowling Green, KY |
| Jan 22, 2020 6:00 pm, Stadium Facebook | | at Marshall | W 64–60 | 13–6 (6–1) | Cam Henderson Center (5,612) Huntington, WV |
| Jan 25, 2020 6:30 pm, Stadium Facebook | | Marshall | W 91–84 | 14–6 (7–1) | E.A. Diddle Arena (6,270) Bowling Green, KY |
| Jan 30, 2020 6:00 pm, Stadium Facebook | | at Florida Atlantic | L 65–69 | 14–7 (7–2) | RoofClaim.com Arena (1,253) Boca Raton, FL |
| Feb 1, 2020 11:00 am, Stadium Facebook | | at FIU | L 76–81 | 14–8 (7–3) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (695) Miami, FL |
| Feb 6, 2020 8:00 pm, CBSSN | | Louisiana Tech | W 65–54 | 15–8 (8–3) | E.A. Diddle Arena (5,769) Bowling Green, KY |
| Feb 8, 2020 6:30 pm, Stadium Facebook | | Southern Miss | W 75–72 | 16–8 (9–3) | E.A. Diddle Arena (6,170) Bowling Green, KY |
| Feb 13, 2020 8:00 pm, Stadium Facebook | | at UTEP | W 67–62 | 17–8 (10–3) | Don Haskins Center (4,504) El Paso, TX |
| Feb 15, 2020 2:00 pm, CBSSN Facebook | | at UTSA | W 77–73 $^{OT}$ | 18–8 (11–3) | Convocation Center (1,576) San Antonio, TX |
| Feb 22, 2020 6:00 pm, CBSSN | | Charlotte | L 70–72 | 18–9 (11–4) | E.A. Diddle Arena (5,391) Bowling Green, KY |
| Feb 27, 2020 7:00 pm, CBSSN | | Louisiana Tech | W 95–91 $^{OT}$ | 19–9 (12–4) | E.A. Diddle Arena (5,030) Bowling Green, KY |
| Mar 1, 2020 1:00 pm, CBSSN | | at North Texas | L 72–78 $^{OT}$ | 19–10 (12–5) | UNT Coliseum (4,471) Denton, TX |
| Mar 7, 2020 6:00 pm, CBSSN on Facebook | | at FIU | W 91–85 | 20–10 (13–5) | Ocean Bank Convocation Center (1,014) Miami, FL |
| Conference USA Tournament ||||||
| Mar 12, 2020 8:30 pm, Stadium | (2) | vs. (7) UAB Quarterfinals | C-USA Tournament Canceled | C-USA Tournament Canceled | Ford Center at The Star Frisco, TX |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Central Time. ||||||
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