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词条 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
释义

  1. Season-by-season results

  2. Postseason

     NCAA tournament results  NIT results  National Campus Basketball Tournament results 

  3. Milestones

  4. E.A. Diddle Arena

  5. Current coaching staff

  6. All-Americans

  7. Retired jerseys

  8. See also

  9. Notes

  10. References

  11. External links

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|university = Western Kentucky University
|conference = C-USA
|location = Bowling Green, Kentucky
|coach = Rick Stansbury
|tenure = 3rd
|arena = E. A. Diddle Arena
|capacity = 7,500
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|NCAAsweetsixteen = 1960, 1962, 1966, 1971*, 1978, 1993, 2008
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The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team is the men's basketball team that represents Western Kentucky University (WKU) in Bowling Green, Kentucky. The Hilltoppers currently compete in Conference USA. The team's most recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was in 2013. Rick Stansbury was announced as the team's current head coach on March 28, 2016.[2]

The men's basketball program has the 16th most victories in the history of the NCAA[3] and has attained the eighth best winning percentage in NCAA history.[3] The school made an NCAA Final Four appearance in 1971, which was later vacated, and has made four NIT Final Four appearances, including three in the early days of the NIT when it was on par with the NCAA tournament. The program has won numerous Ohio Valley Conference championships and was very competitive in its previous conference, the Sun Belt Conference, regularly finishing near the top of the conference and competing for the conference championship. In 2014, the Hilltoppers joined Conference USA following conference realignment.

Street & Smith's publication "100 Greatest Programs", ranked WKU #31. WKU has had 30 All Americans and 56 Hilltoppers have played professionally following their collegiate careers.

Season-by-season results

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|conference= Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
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| overall =11–3
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| overall =15–8
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| championship = conference tournament
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| overall =16–6
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| name =WKS
| overall =28–8
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| name =WKS
| overall =24–3
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| name =WKS
| overall =26–4
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| postseason = National Olympic Trials
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| name =WKS
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| name =WKS
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| name =WKS
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| name =WKSC
| overall =25–6
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| confstanding =1st
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| overall =19–10
| conference =4–4
| confstanding =4th
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| overall =26–5
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| postseason =NIT 4th Place
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| overall =18–10
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| season =1955–56
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| overall =16–12
| conference =7–3
| confstanding =T-1st
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| season =1956–57
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| overall =17–9
| conference =9–1
| confstanding =T-1st
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| season =1957–58
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| overall =14–11
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| confstanding =3rd
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| overall =16–10
| conference =8–4
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| season =1959–60
| name =WKSC
| overall =21–7
| conference =10–2
| confstanding =1st
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| postseason =NCAA Sweet Sixteen
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| overall =18–8
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| overall =17–10
| conference =11–1
| confstanding =1st
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| postseason =NCAA Sweet Sixteen
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| season =1962–63
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| overall =5–16
| conference =3–9
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| season =1963–64
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| overall =5–16
| conference =3–11
| confstanding =8th
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|overall =759–302 ({{Winning percentage|759|302}})
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|name=John Oldham
|startyear=1964
|conference=Ohio Valley Conference
|endyear=1971
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| season =1964–65
| name =WKSC
| overall =18–9
| conference =10–4
| confstanding =2nd
| championship =conference tournament
| postseason =NIT Quarterfinals
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| season =1965–66
| name =Western Kentucky University
| overall =25–3
| conference =14–0
| confstanding =1st
| championship =confboth
| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen
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| season =1966–67
| name =WKU
| overall =23–3
| conference =13–1
| confstanding =1st
| championship = conference
| postseason = NCAA Round of 23
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| season =1967–68
| name =WKU
| overall =18–7
| conference =9–5
| confstanding =3rd
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| season =1968–69
| name =WKU
| overall =16–10
| conference =9–5
| confstanding =3rd
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| season =1969–70
| name =WKU
| overall =22–3
| conference =14–0
| confstanding =1st
| championship = conference
| postseason = NCAA Round of 25
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| season =1970–71
| name =WKU
| overall =24–6
| conference =12–2
| confstanding = 1st
| championship = conference
| postseason = NCAA Final Four * (Vacated)
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|name =John Oldham
|overall =142–40 ({{Winning percentage|142|40}})
|confrecord = 81–17
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|name=Jim Richards
|startyear=1971
|conference=Ohio Valley Conference
|endyear=1978
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| season =1971–72
| name =WKU
| overall =15–11
| conference =9–5
| confstanding =T-1st
| championship = conference
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| season =1972–73
| name =WKU
| overall =10–16
| conference =6–8
| confstanding =6th
| championship =
| postseason = (NCAA Probation)
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| season =1973–74
| name =WKU
| overall =15–10
| conference =8–6
| confstanding =4th
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| season =1974–75
| name =WKU
| overall =16–8
| conference =11–3
| confstanding =2nd
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| postseason = (NCAA Probation)
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| season =1975–76
| name =WKU
| overall = 20–9
| conference =11–3
| confstanding =1st
| championship = confboth
| postseason =NCAA Round of 32
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| season =1976–77
| name =WKU
| overall =10–16
| conference =6–8
| confstanding =T-5th
| championship =
| postseason =
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| season =1977–78
| name =WKU
| overall =16–14
| conference =9–5
| confstanding =t-3rd
| championship = conference tournament
| postseason =NCAA Sweet Sixteen
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|name =Jim Richards
|overall = 102–84 ({{Winning percentage|102|84}})
|confrecord = 60–38
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|name=Gene Keady
|startyear=1978
|conference=Ohio Valley Conference
|endyear=1980
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| name =WKU
| overall =17–11
| conference =7–5
| confstanding =T-2nd
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| season =1978–79
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| season =1979–80
| name =WKU
| championship =confboth
| postseason =NCAA Round of 48
| overall =21–8
| conference =10–2
| confstanding =T-1st
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|name =Gene Keady
|overall =38–19 ({{Winning percentage|38|19}})
|confrecord =17–7
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|name=Clem Haskins
|startyear=1980
|conference=Ohio Valley Conference
|endyear=1982
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|name=WKU
|overall=21–8
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|confstanding=1st
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|season=1981–82
|name=WKU
|overall=19–10
|conference=13–3
|confstanding=T-1st
|postseason=NIT 1st Round
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|name=Clem Haskins
|startyear=1982
|conference=Sun Belt Conference
|endyear=1986
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|season=1982–83
|name=WKU
|overall=12–16
|conference=4–10
|confstanding=7th
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|name=WKU
|overall=12–17
|conference=5–9
|confstanding=6th
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|season=1984–85
|name=WKU
|overall=14–14
|conference=5–9
|confstanding=7th
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|season=1985–86
|name=WKU
|overall=23–8
|conference=10–4
|confstanding=2nd
|postseason=NCAA Round of 32
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|name=Clem Haskins
|overall=101–73 ({{Winning percentage|101|73}})
|confrecord=49–37
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|name=Murray Arnold
|startyear=1986
|conference=Sun Belt Conference
|endyear=1990
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| season =1986–87
|name =WKU
| overall =29–9
| conference =12–2
| confstanding = 1st
| championship = conference
| postseason =NCAA Round of 32
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| season =1987–88
|name =WKU
| overall =15–13
| conference =6–8
| confstanding =6th
| championship =
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| season =1988–89
|name =WKU
| overall =14–15
| conference = 4–10
| confstanding =7th
| championship =
| postseason =
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| season =1989–90
|name =WKU
| overall = 13–17
| conference =7–7
| confstanding =T-3rd
| championship =
| postseason =
}}{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
|name=Murray Arnold
|overall=71–54 ({{Winning percentage|71|54}})
|confrecord=29–27
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|name=Ralph Willard
|startyear=1990
|conference=Sun Belt Conference
|endyear=1994
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| season =1990–91
|name =WKU
| overall =14–14
| conference =8–6
| confstanding =T-3rd
| championship =
| postseason =
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| season =1991–92
|name =WKU
| overall =21–11
| conference =10–6
| confstanding =4th
| championship =
| postseason =NIT 1st Round
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| season =1992–93
|name =WKU
| overall =26–6
| conference =14–4
| confstanding =2nd
| championship = conference tournament
| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen
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| season =1993–94
|name =WKU
| overall =20–11
| conference =14–4
| confstanding =1st
| championship =conference
| postseason =NCAA Round of 64
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| name = Ralph Willard
| overall =81–42 ({{Winning percentage|84|42}})
| confrecord = 46–20
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|name=Matt Kilcullen
|startyear=1994
|conference=Sun Belt Conference
|endyear=1998
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| season =1994–95
|name =WKU
| overall =27–4
| conference =17–1
| confstanding = 1st
| championship =confboth
| postseason =NCAA Round of 32
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| season =1995–96
|name =WKU
| overall =13–14
| conference =10–8
| confstanding =T-3rd
| championship =
| postseason =
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| season =1996–97
|name =WKU
| overall =12–15
| conference =9–9
| confstanding =T-6th
| championship =
| postseason =
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| season =1997–98
|name =WKU
| overall =10–19
| conference =6–12
| confstanding =T-8th
| championship =
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|name=Ron Brown and Al Seibert
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|conference= Co. head coaches last 6 games in 1997–98 season
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| name = Matt Kilcullen
| overall = 59–49 ({{Winning percentage|59|49}})
| confrecord = 42–30
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| name = Ron Brown and Al Seibert
| overall = 3–3 ({{Winning percentage|3|3}})
| confrecord =
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|name=Dennis Felton
|startyear=1998
|conference=Sun Belt Conference
|endyear=2003
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| overall = 13–16
| conference = 7–7
| confstanding = T-3rd
| postseason =
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| season = 1999–00
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| overall = 11–18
| conference = 8–8
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
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| season = 2000–01
|name = WKU
| overall = 24–7
| conference = 14–2
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| postseason = NCAA Round of 64
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| season = 2001–02
|name = WKU
| overall = 28–4
| conference = 13–1
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| postseason = NCAA Round of 64
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| season = 2002–03
|name = WKU
| overall = 24–9
| conference = 12–2
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| postseason = NCAA Round of 64
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| name = Dennis Felton
| overall = 100–54 ({{Winning percentage|100|54}})
| confrecord = 54–20
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|name=Darrin Horn
|startyear=2003
|conference=Sun Belt Conference
|endyear=2008
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| overall = 15–13
| conference = 8–6
| confstanding = 5th
| postseason =
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| overall = 22–9
| conference = 9–5
| confstanding = 2nd (East)
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| season = 2005–06
|name = WKU
| overall = 23–8
| conference = 12–2
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| postseason = NIT 1st Round
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| season = 2006–07
|name = WKU
| overall = 22–11
| conference = 12–6
| confstanding = 2nd (East)
| postseason =
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| season = 2007–08
|name = WKU
| overall = 29–7
| conference = 16–2
| confstanding = T–1st (East)
| postseason = NCAA Sweet Sixteen
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| name = Darrin Horn
| overall = 111–48 ({{Winning percentage|111|48}})
| confrecord = 57–21
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| name = Ken McDonald
| conference = Sun Belt Conference
| startyear = 2008
| endyear = 2012
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|name = WKU
| overall = 25–8
| conference = 15–3
| confstanding = 1st (East)
| postseason = NCAA Round of 32
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| conference = 12–6
| confstanding = 3rd (East)
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| name = Ken McDonald
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| season = 2014–15
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}}{{CBB Yearly Record Entry
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}}{{CBB Yearly Record Subtotal
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}}[4][5][6]BOLD indicates lead the NCAA in victories.[7]

NCT – National Campus Tournament

NAIA – National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics

NIT – National Invitation Tournament

NCAA – National Collegiate Athletic Association

Postseason

WKU has appeared in 39 national postseason tournaments and in four national final fours. Additionally, the Hilltoppers were scheduled to appear in the 1938 NAIA Tournament, but the team declined to participate after winning the SIAA tournament.[8] The school currently has a policy of only accepting invitations to the NCAA or NIT tournaments, which precludes participation in other tournaments such as the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament and College Basketball Invitational.[9]

NCAA tournament results

The Hilltoppers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 23 times. Their combined record is 19–24. Their appearance in the 1971 NCAA Tournament and third place finish were later vacated by the NCAA due to a player, Jim McDaniels, having signed a professional contract and accepted money during the season.[10]

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers|Year|Seed|Round|Opponent|Result}}
1940 Elite Eight Duquesne L 29–30
1960 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game 		Miami (FL)
Ohio State
Ohio 		W 107–84
L 79–98
W 97–87
1962 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game 		Detroit
Ohio State
Butler 		W 90–81
L 73–93
L 86–87
1966 First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Regional 3rd Place Game 		Loyola (IL)
Michigan
Dayton 		W 105–86
L 79–80
W 82–62
1967 First Round Dayton L 67–69 OT
1970 First Round Jacksonville L 96–109
1971* First Round
Sweet Sixteen
Elite Eight
Final Four
National 3rd Place Game 		Jacksonville
Kentucky
Ohio State
Villanova
Kansas 		W 74–72
W 107–83
W 81–78 OT
L 89–92 2OT
W 77–75
1976 First Round Marquette L 60–79
1978 First Round
Sweet Sixteen 		Syracuse
Michigan State 		W 87–86 OT
L 69–90
1980 No. 10 First Round No. 7 Virginia Tech L 85–89 OT
1981 No. 10 First Round No. 7 UAB L 68–93
1986 No. 8 First Round
Second Round 		No. 9 Nebraska
No. 1 Kentucky 		W 67–59
L 64–71
1987 No. 10 First Round
Second Round 		No. 7 West Virginia
No. 2 Syracuse 		W 64–62
L 86–104
1993 No. 7 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen 		No. 10 Memphis
No. 2 Seton Hall
No. 3 Florida State 		W 55–52
W 72–68
L 78–81 OT
1994 No. 11 First Round No. 6 Texas L 77–91
1995 No. 8 First Round
Second Round 		No. 9 Michigan
No. 1 Kansas 		W 82–76 OT
L 70–75
2001 No. 14 First Round No. 3 Florida L 56–69
2002 No. 9 First Round No. 8 Stanford L 68–84
2003 No. 13 First Round No. 4 Illinois L 60–65
2008 No. 12 First Round
Second Round
Sweet Sixteen 		No. 5 Drake
No. 13 San Diego
No. 1 UCLA 		W 101–99 OT
W 72–63
L 78–88
2009 No. 12 First Round
Second Round 		No. 5 Illinois
No. 4 Gonzaga 		W 76–72
L 81–83
2012 No. 16 First Four
First Round 		No. 16 Mississippi Valley State
No. 1 Kentucky 		W 59–58
L 66–81
2013 No. 16 First Round No. 1 Kansas L 57–64
  • Vacated by the NCAA

NIT results

The Hilltoppers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 14 times. When the NIT first started, it was considered the premiere college basketball tournament and remained on par with the NCAA Tournament through the mid 1950s, until the NCAA began giving automatic bids to conference champions in 1956.[11] Western Kentucky's first eight appearances occurred during this early period, including their 2nd place finish in 1942, 3rd place in 1948, and 4th place in 1954. WKU made the NIT Final Four in 2018. [12] Their combined record is 12–15.

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}}
1942 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Finals		 CCNY
Creighton
West Virginia 		W 49–46
W 49–36
L 45–47
1943 Quarterfinals Fordham L 58–60
1948 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game 		La Salle
Saint Louis
DePaul 		W 68–61
L 53–60
W 61–59
1949 Quarterfinals Bradley L 86–95
1950 First Round
Quarterfinals 		Niagara
St. John's 		W 79–72
L 46–65
1952 First Round
Quarterfinals 		Louisville
St. Bonaventure 		W 62–59
L 69–70
1953 Quarterfinals Duquesne L 61–69
1954 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
3rd Place Game 		Bowling Green
Holy Cross
Niagara 		W 95–81
L 69–75
L 65-71
1965 First Round
Quarterfinals 		Fordham
Army 		W 57–53
L 54–58
1982 First Round Purdue L 65–72
1992 First Round Kansas State L 74–85
2005 Opening Round
First Round 		Kent State
Wichita State 		W 88–80
L 81–84
2006 First Round South Carolina L 55–74
2018 First Round
Second Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals 		Boston College
USC
Oklahoma State
Utah 		W 79–62
W 79–75
W 92–84
L 64–69

National Campus Basketball Tournament results

The Hilltoppers appeared in the only National Campus Basketball Tournament.[13] Their record is 0–1.

{{CollegePrimaryHeader|team=Western Kentucky Hilltoppers|Year|Round|Opponent|Result}}
1951 Quarterfinals Bradley L 71–75

Milestones

DateMilestoneOpponentResult (Won/Loss)
1914–1915 First win Bethel (Ky.) 38–21 (W)
1/28/1932 100th win Birmingham Southern 37–25 (W)
12/5/1949 500th win Kentucky Wesleyan 89–45 (W)
2/19/1977 1,000th win Murray State 82–81 (W)
2/5/2005 1,500th win Arkansas State 76–72 (W)
2/6/1943 500th game LaSalle 52–44 (W)
12/6/1960 1,000th game Lamar 74–71 (W)
1/25/1997 2,000th game New Orleans 70–66 (L)

E.A. Diddle Arena

The E.A. Diddle Arena is a 7,326-seat multi-purpose arena in Bowling Green, Kentucky, United States. The arena, built in 1963 is named after legendary WKU men's coach and Basketball Hall of Famer Edgar "E.A." Diddle.

Current coaching staff

  • Rick Stansbury - Head Coach
  • Mark Hsu - Assistant Coach
  • Nakita Johnson - Assistant Coach
  • Talvis Franklin - Director of Basketball Operations
  • Bob Hubbard - Academic Coordinator
  • Martin Cross - Associate Director of Basketball Operations
  • Erien Watson - Program Manager

All-Americans

YearNamePositionNotes
1938 Red McCrocklin Center (Chuck Taylor)
1940 Carlisle Towery Center (Chuck Taylor)
1941 Carlisle Towery Center (Chuck Taylor)
1943 Oran McKinney Center (Helms Foundation)
1948 Dee Gibson Guard (Associated Press***)
1948 Don Ray Forward (Helms Foundation*)
1948 Odie Spears Forward (Associated Press***)
1949 Bob LavoyCenter (Associated Press***)
1949 John Oldham Guard (United Press**, Associated Press***)
1950 Buddy Cate Forward (Associated Press***)
1950 Bob Lavoy Center (Chuck Taylor*, Associated Press***)
1953 Tom Marshall Forward (Look Magazine**, Associated Press***)
1953 Art SpoelstraCenter (Associated Press***)
1954 Tom Marshall Forward (Associated Press*, United Press*, Look Magazine*)
1958 Ralph Crosthwaite Center
1962 Bobby RascoeGuard
1964 Darel Carrier Guard (Helms Foundation)
1965 Clem Haskins Forward (Associated Press***, United Press***)
1966 Clem Haskins Forward (Associated Press, United Press, Converse*)
1967 Clem Haskins Forward (USBWA, Associated Press,United Press,Helms Foundation, NABC*)
1969 Jim McDaniels Center (Helms Foundation, Associated Press***, United Press***, Converse***)
1970 Jim McDaniels Center (Helms Foundation, Associated Press***, United Press***, Converse*)
1971 Jim McDaniels Center (NABC, USBWA, Associated Press, Sporting News, United Press, NBA)
1976 Johnny Britt Guard (Associated Press***)
1984 Kannard Johnson Forward (Sporting News All-Freshman)
1987 Tellis Frank Forward (Associated Press***, Sporting News***)
1989 Brett McNeal Guard (Associated Press***, Basketball Times***)
1993 Darnell Mee Guard (Associated Press***)
1996 Chris RobinsonForward-Guard (Basketball Weekly***)
2001 Chris MarcusCenter (Associated Press***)
2002 Chris MarcusCenter (Associated Press***, Basketball America***)
2004 Mike Wells Guard (Associated Press***)
2006 Anthony Winchester Guard (Associated Press***)
2008 Courtney Lee Guard (Associated Press***,The NBA Draft Report**, Basketball Times**)
2009 Orlando Mendez-Valdez Guard (Associated Press***)
*Second team – **Third team – ***Honorable mention
[14]

Retired jerseys

  • 42 – Carlisle Towery (1939–1941)
  • 42 – John Oldham (1943; 1947–1949)
  • 41 – Tom Marshall (1951–1954)
  • 45 – Bobby Rascoe (1959–1962)
  • 35 – Darel Carrier (1961–1964)
  • 22 – Clem Haskins (1965–1967)
  • 44 – Jim McDaniels (1969–1971)
  • 32 – Courtney Lee (2004–2008)
  • E. A. Diddle (1923–1964) – Coach
  • Wes Strader (1964–2000) – Radio voice

Note: The first jerseys retired in honor of Hilltopper basketball greats were hung in E.A. Diddle Arena during the 1999–2000 season. Also even though the jerseys are retired current and future players can and do use the numbers of the players whose jerseys are retired.

See also

  • List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I men's college basketball

Notes

1. ^{{cite web|title=Sun Belt All-Time Standings|url=https://admin.xosn.com/pdf8/792503.pdf?&DB_OEM_ID=4100|work=2011–12 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide|publisher=Sun Belt Conference|accessdate=2012-03-06|pages=93–95}}
2. ^http://www.wkusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032816aac.html
3. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://web1.ncaa.org/web_files/stats/m_basketball_RB/Reports/alltimewinningest.pdf |title=NCAA All Time Winningest Teams at ncaa.org |format=PDF |date= |accessdate=2012-08-12}}
4. ^http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2012/DI.pdf
5. ^{{cite web|url=http://rivals.yahoo.com/ncaa/basketball/standings |title=College Basketball - Standings - Rivals.com |publisher=Rivals.yahoo.com |date=2011-04-20 |accessdate=2012-08-12}}
6. ^https://admin.xosn.com/fls/5400//Misc%20Files/Copy%20of%202011-12%20WKU%20Men%27s%20Basketball%20Media%20Information%20Guide.pdf?DB_LANG=C&DB_OEM_ID=5400
7. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/ea-diddle-1.html|website=E.A. Diddle College Record|accessdate=October 6, 2018}}
8. ^https://sites.google.com/site/naiahistoryandrecords/basketball-championships/1938
9. ^{{Cite news|url=http://www.bgdailynews.com/blogs/hilltopper_focus/hilltopper-focus-wku-would-not-accept-bid-to-cbi-cit/article_6e54a658-c9b6-11e4-8862-738f1b0331be.html|title=HILLTOPPER FOCUS: WKU would not accept bid to CBI, CIT|work=Bowling Green Daily News|access-date=2017-08-15|language=en}}
10. ^{{Cite news|url=http://wkuherald.com/sports/standing-alone-wku-s-final-four-team-remains-in-a/article_81bea07a-baaa-11e3-8f3a-001a4bcf6878.html|title=Standing Alone: WKU's 1971 Final Four team remains in a league of its own|last=Pratt|first=Elliott|work=College Heights Herald|access-date=2017-08-15|language=en}}
11. ^Miller, Ralph (1990). "Ralph Miller: Spanning the Game." Sagamore Publishing LLC. p. 56. {{ISBN|0915611384}}. "Had the Aggies lost one, we would have been forced to have a playoff, and that was the problem. We had already accepted a bid to play in the [1954] National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The tournament picture was much different then. There was no announcement of NIT teams following the selection of the NCAA field as exists today. The reason was that the NIT was still considered a premier tournament."
12. ^https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2018-03-27/nit-bracket-2018-scores-times-printable-pdf-years-tournament
13. ^http://www.luckyshow.org/basketball/campustourney.htm
14. ^2011–12 WKU media guide

References

  • 2011–12 WKU Hilltoppers Media Guide

External links

  • {{Official website}}
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