With the Bears and the Western Kentucky Hilltoppers set to open the 2017-18 college basketball season this evening, The Standard spoke with Fletcher Keel of The Towel Rack — an online publication that covers all things Western Kentucky. He broke down the Hilltoppers and the contest here:
TS: Without having a ton of returning players, what are the realistic expectations for the Hilltoppers going into the 2017-18 season?
Fletcher: That's a question no one really has a good answer for. If Mitchell Robinson were still on the roster, then the easy copout answer would be the Tops would be the second best team in CUSA behind MTSU (who also happens to be our biggest rival).