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Hilltopper seniors bid farewell after successful season

WKU Guard Darius Thompson (15) listens to head coach Rick Stansbury during the Hilltoppers 98-70 win in their first game of the Conference USA tournament against University of Alabama at Birmingham on March 8 at The Star in Frisco, Tx.

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WKU men’s basketball will have some big senior shoes to fill.

Graduate transfers Dwight Coleby and Darius Thompson joined the Hilltoppers prior to the season after stints at multiple Power 5 schools. Neither were very productive in their three previous seasons at their respective schools, so WKU fans didn’t know what they were getting.