The 2023–24 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers, led by first year head coach Steve Lutz, played their home games at E. A. Diddle Arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky as tenth-year members of Conference USA.

Previous season The Hilltoppers finished the 2022–23 season 17–16, 8–12 in C-USA play to finish in a tie for seventh place. As the No. 8 seed in the C-USA tournament, they defeated UTEP in the first round before losing to Florida Atlantic in the quarterfinals.

On March 11, 2023, the school announced that head coach Rick Stansbury had decided to resign. On March 18, the school named Texas A&M–Corpus Christi head coach Steve Lutz the team's new head coach.

Offseason

Departures Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure Darrius Miles 0 C 6'10" 250 Junior Oak Cliff, TX Transferred to UT Arlington Jordan Rawls 2 G 6'1" 185 Senior Chattanooga, TN Graduated Jarius Hamilton 3 F 6'8" 230 RS Senior Charlotte, NC Graduated Noah Stansbeury 5 G 6'0" 170 RS Sophomore Bowling Green, KY Walk-on; transferred to Memphis Elijah Hughey 10 G 6'4" 200 RS Freshman Dallas, TX Transferred to Southeastern Oklahoma State Emmanuel Akot 13 G 6'8" 215 RS Senior Winnipeg, MB Graduated/signed to play professionally in Netherlands with Heroes Den Bosch Luke Frampton 14 G 6'5" 205 RS Senior Poca, WV Graduated Dayvion McKnight 20 G 6'1" 195 Junior Shelbyville, KY Transferred to Xavier Jamarion Sharp 33 C 7'5" 235 Senior Hopkinsville, KY Graduate transferred to Ole Miss

Incoming transfers Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Previous School Rodney Howard 0 C 6'10" 250 GS Senior Ypsilanti, MI Georgia Tech Don McHenry 2 G 6'2" 175 Junior Milwaukee, WI Indian Hills CC Jalen Jackson 3 G 5'11" 180 GS Senior San Antonio, TX Texas A&M–Corpus Christi Babacar Faye 5 F 6'8" 210 Junior Saly, Senegal Charleston Brandon Newman 10 G 6'5" 200 RS Senior Valparaiso, IN Purdue Terrion Murdix 12 G 6'1" 170 GS Senior Springfield, IL Texas A&M–Corpus Christi BJ Marable 13 F/C 6'9" Junior Knoxville, TN Triton College Enoch Kalambay 23 G 6'6" 200 Junior Gatineau, QC Indian Hills CC

Recruiting classes 2023 recruiting class

Roster

Schedule and results

!colspan=12 style=| Non-conference Regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA regular season

!colspan=12 style=| Conference USA Tournament

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