With just 11 games left in the 2017-18 basketball season, WKU is in a prime position to make a postseason run. The Hilltoppers currently sit at 14-6 (6-1 Conference USA) which is a major step up from their 9-11 record mark through 20 games a season ago. Those 14 wins include a 77-73 victory over now No. 3 Purdue which is the best victory any C-USA team has had this year. The Hilltoppers are currently tied with Old Dominion and Middle Tennessee atop the C-USA standings.
“Across the top there’s some really good teams in our conference,” senior forward Justin Johnson said following WKU’s loss to MTSU on Saturday.