WKU basketball wasn’t expected to do much in 2017-18, but after building a mountain of momentum, the Hilltoppers now have expectations to live up to this season.
Coming into the 2017-18 season, head coach Rick Stansbury looked to rebound after an abysmal year one. In his first year as head coach, the Hilltoppers finished with an 18-16 record, putting them in eighth place in the Conference USA standings.
Starting over completely with the 2017-18 group, the Hilltoppers were picked to finish sixth in C-USA heading into the season. WKU returned just one starter from the previous team, senior forward Justin Johnson.