BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Hilltopper Basketball enters the postseason as the No. 8 seed in the 2017 C-USA Men’s Basketball Championship presented by MetroPCS, opening play against No. 9 seed UTSA at 11:30 a.m. CT Wednesday in the first round in Birmingham, Ala.
Since WKU (15-16) moved to the Sun Belt Conference in 1983, the Hilltoppers are 11-5 in the opening round of conference tournament play. WKU has advanced to the semifinals of its league tournament in 11 of the last 12 seasons, including a run to the 2016 Conference USA Tournament semifinals. The team is 21-5 with four championships in the last nine conference tournaments overall.