Charles Bassey will have company this season in a deep Western Kentucky frontcourt.
The five-star center joins Matthew Horton, Desean Murray, Tolu Smith and Carson Williams as forwards who are newcomers to the Hilltopper program. Williams must sit out the 2018-19 season due to NCAA transfer rules, but the rest of that cast is eligible to play this season.
2017-18 stats (Aspire Academy, Louisville): 19.4 ppg, 12.8 rpg, 3.4 bpg, 2.9 apg, 1.7 spg, 56.5 percent FG, 42.1 percent 3-point, 65.8 percent FT
Bassey, originally the No. 3 prospect in the Class of 2019, officially reclassified Wednesday to the Class of 2018, signed with WKU and enrolled in school.