Western Kentucky figures to enter the 2020-21 men's basketball season as one of the favorites in Conference USA.
Coach Rick Stansbury is bringing back one of his more experienced teams, led by senior guards Taveion Hollingsworth, Josh Anderson and junior center Charles Bassey.
But when the University of Kentucky announced its latest non-conference games, two other Conference USA teams were included (Alabama-Birmingham Dec. 6 and Marshall Dec. 29). Not WKU.
Stansbury admits he was disappointed in the news but says he is not bothered by it.
"We would love to play Kentucky," Stansbury said during a Tuesday media conference.