The team's most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament was in 2024.

Hank Plona was announced as the team's current head coach on April 2, 2024.

In 1936 Western Kentucky was invited to the National Olympic Playoffs representing the South.

[11] The NAIA lists the game as a forfeit, but Western Kentucky does not recognize the contest as part of their official record.

[12] The Hilltoppers appeared in the 1951 National Campus Basketball Tournament where they were defeated by Bradley 71–75 in the first round.

The arena, built in 1963 is named after legendary WKU men's coach and Basketball Hall of Famer Edgar "E.A."