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WKU Hilltopper Basketball opens play in the Myrtle Beach Invitational against Valparaiso at 4 p.m. CT Thursday on the campus of Coastal Carolina in Conway, S.C. The game will be broadcast on ESPNU.
The Hilltoppers most recently defeated UT Martin 86-71 on Saturday in their home opener at E.A. Diddle Arena.
WKU went 4-3 last season in neutral-site games, including two regular-season victories over top-25 Purdue and SMU at the 2017 Battle 4 Atlantis in the Bahamas.
Sophomore Taveion Hollingsworth has scored at least 10 points in 28 of his 40 career games. He’s scored at least 20 points in nine of those outings, including a 22-point showing against UT Martin on Nov. 10.
After just two college games, Charles Bassey needs just seven blocks to reach WKU’s all-time top 10 list for most blocks in a season by a freshman.
Valparaiso opened its season with a 121-65 victory over Concordia Chicago on Nov. 6. The Crusaders will have been off for nine days between games. WKU and Valpo have never met before, while head coach Rick Stansbury is 0-1 in his career against the Crusaders.
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