Since The Towel Rack launched in August of 2016, we have been housed right here on Medium.com. It was a service that was easy to use and customizable and for the last five-plus years, has been the home to all of our recaps, news and analysis. Starting today, that changes…

Last Thanksgiving Day, Western Kentucky erased a 10-point first half deficit and kept the Memphis Tigers at bay, holding off a late-game comeback to defeat the Tigers, 75–69, in the Bad Boy Mowers Crossover Classic. That was a different WKU team, however. Charles Bassey logged a double-double (21 points, 14…

Wednesday, we decided to have some fun in what has otherwise been a quiet week and ask a simple yet almost impossible question. The WKU quarterback litany, on the whole, has been fairly impressive with three players who could feasibly claim the throne for greatest WKU QB ever. We…

Western Kentucky fell below .500 for the first time this season on the basketball floor, dropping their second-straight game in the Third Place Game of the Asheville Championship to South Carolina, 75–64, Sunday night. Trailing 31–24 at the half, the Hilltoppers came out and started the second half with their…

After a performance that I’ll call deceptively disappointing, the Hilltoppers return to the floor Sunday afternoon to take on the South Carolina Gamecocks in the consolation game of the 2021 Charleston Championship. Game Info Time: 4 p.m. CT Location: Harrah’s Cherokee Center | Asheville, N.C. TV: ESPNU Radio: The Hilltopper IMG Sports…

Western Kentucky returns to the hardwood for their second game of the season, looking to build off a narrow 79–74 win against Alabama State on Tuesday. Game Info Time: 5:30 p.m. CT Location: Harrah’s Cherokee Center | Asheville, N.C. TV: ESPNU Radio: The Hilltopper IMG Sports Network The Hilltoppers came out slow…

It’s official. Western Kentucky will not, for the time being, be leaving Conference USA for the Mid-American Conference after the MAC announced it will not pursue expansion plans at this time. Thus put an end to two and a half weeks of hope, speculation and, ultimately, severe let down. Thanks…

After two weeks of hard speculation, near confirmation and then a quick fall-off, the Mid-American Conference has announced it will not pursue conference expansion, meaning Western Kentucky will remain in Conference USA for the foreseeable future. Tuesday’s announcement by the MAC comes hours after Middle Tennessee, who seemed set…

Cam Justice has been granted a final year of eligibility and is expected to be available to play Friday against Minnesota, sources tell The Towel Rack. In 2019–20, his only season in a WKU uniform, Justice averaged 10.1 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 27 games (18 starts) with…