| Exhibition Game 2 vs. Georgetown College (KY) Saturday, November 5 | 3 p.m. CT | Bowling Green, Ky. Season presented by Med Center Health |
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| Records |  WKU (2021-22: 19-13) • Georgetown (KY) (2022-23: 2-0) | ||||
| Listen | Â Lucas Panzica (play-by-play) | Hal Schmitt (analysis) Â Hilltopper Sports Network (WKLX 100.7 FM flagship); C-USA.tv Audio; Varsity Network |
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| Watch | Â No broadcast | ||||
| Live Stats | Â WKU Stats | ||||
| Tickets | Â WKU Tickets.com | ||||
| Game Notes | Â WKU Game Notes | Georgetown Stats | ||||
| Pregame Video | Â No pregame press conference | ||||
| Social Media | Â @WKUBasketball  | @WKUBasketball  | Facebook  | YouTube  |
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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — WKU Hilltopper Basketball sets its sights on the Georgetown College Tigers for its final exhibition opponent on Saturday at 3 p.m. CT in E.A. Diddle Arena. The game will be the Tops' final tune-up prior to their season opener at Eastern Kentucky next Thursday.
WKU defeated the Montevallo Falcons 93-65 in its first exhibition of the season on Wednesday evening. All 15 Hilltoppers saw action on the court with 14 of those players adding to the scoring column.
Georgetown returns six letterwinners, including three of five starters, from the 2021-22 season. The Tigers have jumped out to 2-0 to start their season in the NAIA. Â
TOP STORYLINES
• WKU is 65-4 all-time in preseason exhibition games and the Hilltoppers have won 33 straight preseason tune-ups dating back to a 2002-03 loss to the Harlem Globetrotters.
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• Three Hilltoppers were named to the Conference USA Preseason All-Conference team: Dayvion McKnight, Emmanuel Akot & Jamarion Sharp. The team was picked second in the league overall behind UAB.
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• Last week, senior center Jamarion Sharp was named to the Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Award Watch List. The award is given annual to the nation's top men's basketball center. Former Hilltopper Charles Bassey was named to the Watch List all three seasons he played for WKU, and was a finalist on two occasions. At the end of the 2021-22 season, Sharp was a semifinalist for the Naismith National Defensive Player of the Year award and a finalist for the Lefty Driesell Defensive Player of the Year honor.
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• Jamarion Sharp is the tallest player in college basketball for the second season in a row at 7 feet, 5 inches. He's also the tallest player in the history of the Hilltopper program. The average height of the Hilltopper roster is 6 feet, 5 and a half inches tall. WKU has seven players who are 6-foot-7 or taller.
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• WKU returns 59% of its scoring, 70% of its rebounding, 65% of its assists, 51% of its steals and 84% of its blocking.
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• Junior Dayvion McKnight was the only player in the entire country to average at least 16.2 points, 5.5 rebounds, 5.2 assists and 1.9 steals per game in the 2021-22 season.
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MED CENTER HEALTH
The 2022-23 WKU Basketball season is proudly presented by Med Center Health. Med Center Health has served Southcentral Kentucky for more than 90 years, and its system of care includes six acute care hospitals, a comprehensive network of physician practices and clinics, and hundreds of area physicians offering care in dozens of specialties. From emergency treatment to preventative care, Med Center Health is dedicated to improving the quality of life in the communities it serves. Learn more at medcenterhealth.org.
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