BOWLING GREEN — In what was billed as "The Battle For Bowling Green," the guys from Western Kentucky protected their home turf — barely. In a rugged, ragged exhibition game to open the 2026-27 men's basketball season, the Hilltoppers hung on down the stretch for 65-62 victory over Bowling Green (Ohio) State University on Tuesday night in E.A. Diddle Arena. "We executed well enough to get the win ...

The return of Teagan Moore to Western Kentucky University for another men’s basketball season was something of a rarity in this age of multi-year transfers. The redshirt junior guard (6-foot-6) was recently named the Conference USA preseason Player of the Year by Chris Dortch’s Blue Ribbon College Basketball Yearbook, the publication announced in its preseason forecast. Moore was also selected ...

Like virtually every college basketball program in America, Western Kentucky will field a markedly different roster in the 2026-27 season, but the heart and soul of the Hilltoppers will be four returning players who played major roles this past season, along with a red-shirt freshman who sat out the season with an injury. Returning contributors include 6-5, 220-pound red-short junior guard ...