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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
2021–22 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
University	Western Kentucky University
Head coach	Rick Stansbury (5th season)
Conference	C-U.s.a.
Location	Bowling Green, Kentucky
Arena	Due east. A. Diddle Loonshit (Chapters: seven,500)
Nickname	Hilltoppers
Colors	Carmine and white[1]
Uniforms
Home Abroad
NCAA Tournament Terminal 4
1971
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight
1940, 1971
NCAA Tournament Sugariness Sixteen
1940, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1971, 1978, 1993, 2008
NCAA Tournament Round of 32
1940, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1995, 2008, 2009
NCAA Tournament Appearances
1940, 1960, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1986, 1987, 1993, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
Briefing tournament champions
1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1965, 1966, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013
Briefing regular flavor champions
1949, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1980, 1981, 1982 ,1987, 1994, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009
Conference division season champions
Dominicus Belt East: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, C-U.s. Due east: 2021

The Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men'due south basketball team is the men's basketball game team that represents Western Kentucky University (WKU) in Bowling Dark-green, Kentucky. The Hilltoppers currently compete in Conference United states of america. The team's nigh recent appearance in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament was in 2013. Rick Stansbury was appear every bit the team'south current head coach on March 28, 2016.^[two]

The men'due south basketball programme has the 16th most victories in the history of the NCAA^[3] and has attained the eighth best winning per centum in NCAA history.^[3] The school fabricated an NCAA Final Four appearance in 1971, which was later vacated, and has made four NIT Last 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 meridian 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.^[4]

Conference affiliation history [edit]

• 1914–15 to 1925–26 – Independent
• 1926–27 to 1947–48 – Kentucky Intercollegiate Able-bodied Association & Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
• 1948–49 to 1981–82 – Ohio Valley Conference
• 1982–83 to 2013–14 – Lord's day Belt Conference
• 2014–15 to nowadays – Conference Usa

Postseason [edit]

WKU has appeared in 40 national postseason tournaments and in five national concluding fours. The school currently has a policy of only accepting invitations to the NCAA or NIT tournaments, which precludes participation in other tournaments such equally the CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament and College Basketball Invitational.^[five]

NCAA tournament results [edit]

The Hilltoppers have appeared in the NCAA Tournament 23 times. Their combined tape is 19–24. Their advent in the 1971 NCAA Tournament and third identify stop were later vacated by the NCAA due to a thespian, Jim McDaniels, having signed a professional contract and accustomed money during the season.^[6]

Year	Seed	Round	Opponent	Result
1940		Elite Eight	Duquesne	50 29–30
1960		First Round Sweet 16 Regional 3rd Place Game	Miami (FL) Ohio State Ohio	W 107–84 L 79–98 W 97–87
1962		First Round Sugariness 16 Regional 3rd Identify Game	Detroit Ohio State Butler	W 90–81 50 73–93 L 86–87
1966		Outset Round Sweet Sixteen Regional tertiary Place Game	Loyola (IL) Michigan Dayton	W 105–86 50 79–lxxx W 82–62
1967		Start Circular	Dayton	L 67–69 OT
1970		First Circular	Jacksonville	Fifty 96–109
1971*		First Circular Sweet Sixteen Elite Eight Last Four National 3rd Place Game	Jacksonville Kentucky Ohio Land Villanova Kansas	West 74–72 Westward 107–83 W 81–78 OT L 89–92 2OT Due west 77–75
1976		First Circular	Marquette	L 60–79
1978		First Circular Sugariness Sixteen	Syracuse Michigan State	West 87–86 OT L 69–90
1980	No. 10	First Circular	No. seven Virginia Tech	L 85–89 OT
1981	No. 10	First Round	No. 7 UAB	L 68–93
1986	No. 8	Starting time Circular Second Round	No. nine Nebraska No. 1 Kentucky	Westward 67–59 L 64–71
1987	No. 10	First Round 2nd Round	No. 7 Westward Virginia No. 2 Syracuse	Westward 64–62 Fifty 86–104
1993	No. 7	First Circular 2d Circular Sugariness Sixteen	No. 10 Memphis No. ii Seton Hall No. 3 Florida State	Due west 55–52 W 72–68 L 78–81 OT
1994	No. 11	First Round	No. 6 Texas	50 77–91
1995	No. 8	Get-go Round 2nd Round	No. 9 Michigan No. ane Kansas	W 82–76 OT L 70–75
2001	No. 14	First Round	No. 3 Florida	L 56–69
2002	No. ix	First Round	No. 8 Stanford	L 68–84
2003	No. 13	Kickoff Circular	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	West 101–99 OT West 72–63 L 78–88
2009	No. 12	First Round 2d Round	No. 5 Illinois No. 4 Gonzaga	W 76–72 L 81–83
2012	No. sixteen	First Four Get-go Round	No. 16 Mississippi Valley Country No. ane Kentucky	Due west 59–58 Fifty 66–81
2013	No. 16	First Round	No. one Kansas	Fifty 57–64

* Vacated by the NCAA

NIT results [edit]

The Hilltoppers have appeared in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT) 15 times. When the NIT started, it was considered the premiere national 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.^[7] Western Kentucky's starting time eight appearances occurred during this early menses, including their 2d identify finish in 1942, third place in 1948, and quaternary place in 1954. WKU besides fabricated the NIT Terminal Iv in 2018.^[viii] Their combined record is xiii–16.

Year	Circular	Opponent	Result
1942	Quarterfinals Semifinals Finals	CCNY Creighton Westward Virginia	W 49–46 W 49–36 L 45–47
1943	Quarterfinals	Fordham	50 58–sixty
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	Kickoff 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 tertiary Place Game	Bowling Green Holy Cross Niagara	W 95–81 L 69–75 L 65–71
1965	Start Round Quarterfinals	Fordham Regular army	Due west 57–53 Fifty 54–58
1982	First Round	Purdue	L 65–72
1992	First Round	Kansas State	Fifty 74–85
2005	Opening Round Get-go Round	Kent Land Wichita State	W 88–fourscore L 81–84
2006	Beginning Circular	South Carolina	L 55–74
2018	First Circular Second Circular Quarterfinals Semifinals	Boston Higher USC Oklahoma State Utah	W 79–62 W 79–75 W 92–84 L 64–69
2021	First Round Quarterfinals	Saint Mary's Louisiana Tech	Westward 69–67 50 65–72

Other tournament results [edit]

In 1936 Western Kentucky was invited to the National Olympic Playoffs representing the South. They played two games against the Southwest representative, Arkansas, in Little Stone, AK, losing both games by scores of 36–43 and thirty–38.^[ix]

The Hilltoppers were scheduled to appear in the 1938 National Intercollegiate Basketball Tournament;^[10] withal, the team was unable to make the trip and withdrew from the tournament.^[11] The NAIA lists the game as a forfeit, simply Western Kentucky does not recognize the competition every bit part of their official tape.^[12]

The Hilltoppers appeared in the 1951 National Campus Basketball Tournament where they were defeated past Bradley 71–75 in the outset round.^[13]

Milestones [edit]

Appointment	Milestone	Opponent	Result (Won/Loss)
1914–1915	First win	Bethel (Ky.)	38–21 (Due west)
i/28/1932	100th win	Birmingham Southern	37–25 (W)
12/5/1949	500th win	Kentucky Wesleyan	89–45 (Westward)
2/nineteen/1977	1,000th win	Murray State	82–81 (West)
two/5/2005	1,500th win	Arkansas State	76–72 (Due west)
2/half-dozen/1943	500th game	LaSalle	52–44 (W)
12/6/1960	1,000th game	Lamar	74–71 (Due west)
one/25/1997	2,000th game	New Orleans	70–66 (L)

E.A. Diddle Arena [edit]

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

Current coaching staff [edit]

• Rick Stansbury - Caput Coach
• Nakita Johnson - Assistant Coach
• Talvis Franklin - Director of Basketball Operations
• Bob Hubbard - Academic Coordinator
• Martin Cantankerous - Associate Director of Basketball game Operations
• Erien Watson - Program Manager

All-Americans [edit]

Year	Proper name	Position	Notes
1938	Cherry-red McCrocklin	Centre	(Chuck Taylor)
1940	Carlisle Towery	Center	(Chuck Taylor)
1941	Carlisle Towery	Centre	(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 Lavoy	Center	(Associated Press***)
1949	John Oldham	Baby-sit	(United Press**, Associated Printing***)
1950	Buddy Cate	Frontwards	(Associated Press***)
1950	Bob Lavoy	Eye	(Chuck Taylor*, Associated Press***)
1953	Tom Marshall	Forward	(Look Mag**, Associated Press***)
1953	Art Spoelstra	Heart	(Associated Printing***)
1954	Tom Marshall	Forward	(Associated Press*, United Press*, Look Mag*)
1958	Ralph Crosthwaite	Eye
1962	Bobby Rascoe	Guard
1964	Darel Carrier	Guard	(Helms Foundation)
1965	Clem Haskins	Forwards	(Associated Press***, United Printing***)
1966	Clem Haskins	Frontward	(Associated Printing, United Press, Converse*)
1967	Clem Haskins	Forrad	(USBWA, Associated Press,United Press,Helms Foundation, NABC*)
1969	Jim McDaniels	Center	(Helms Foundation, Associated Printing***, 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	Baby-sit	(Associated Printing***, Basketball Times***)
1993	Darnell Mee	Guard	(Associated Printing***)
1996	Chris Robinson	Forward-Baby-sit	(Basketball Weekly***)
2001	Chris Marcus	Center	(Associated Press***, Lindy's Basketball Almanac)[14]
2002	Chris Marcus	Eye	(Associated Press***, Basketball America***)
2004	Mike Wells	Guard	(Associated Printing***)
2006	Anthony Winchester	Baby-sit	(Associated Press***)
2008	Courtney Lee	Guard	(Associated Press***,The NBA Typhoon Study**, Basketball game Times**)
2009	Orlando Mendez-Valdez	Baby-sit	(Associated Press***)
2021	Charles Bassey	Centre	(Associated Press***, Basketball Times*, USBWA**, Lute Olsen)
*Second team – **Third team – ***Honorable mention

^[15]

Retired jerseys [edit]

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

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers retired jerseys
No.	Actor	Years
22	Clem Haskins	1964–1967
32	Courtney Lee	2004–2008
35	Darel Carrier	1961–1964
41	Tom Marshall	1951–1954
42	John Oldham	1942–1943; 1947–1949
42	Carlisle Towery	1938–1941
44	Jim McDaniels	1968–1971
45	Bobby Rascoe	1959–1962
—	E. A. Diddle	Coach, 1922–1964
—	Wes Strader	Radio voice

Season-by-flavor results [edit]

See List of Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball seasons

See also [edit]

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

References [edit]

1. ^ WKU Colors (PDF). WKU Communication & Branding Transmission. August 21, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
2. ^ http://www.wkusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032816aac.html ^{[ dead link ]}
3. ^ ^{a b} "NCAA All Time Winningest Teams at ncaa.org" (PDF) . Retrieved 2012-08-12 .
4. ^ 100 Greatest Higher Basketball Programs of All Time. Smith & Street. January 25, 2005.
5. ^ "HILLTOPPER FOCUS: WKU would not accept bid to CBI, CIT". Bowling Green Daily News . Retrieved 2017-08-fifteen .
6. ^ Pratt, Elliott. "Standing Alone: WKU's 1971 Final Four team remains in a league of its ain". College Heights Herald . Retrieved 2017-08-fifteen .
7. ^ Miller, Ralph (1990). "Ralph Miller: Spanning the Game." Sagamore Publishing LLC. p. 56. ISBN 0915611384. "Had the Aggies lost ane, we would have been forced to take a playoff, and that was the problem. We had already accustomed a bid to play in the [1954] National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The tournament picture show 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."
8. ^ https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2018-03-27/nit-bracket-2018-scores-times-printable-pdf-years-tournament
9. ^ "2019-xx Hilltopper Basketball Media Guide" (PDF).
10. ^ NAIA Through the Decades, NAIA.org retrieved May 20, 2020
11. ^ The Historical NAIA Tournament VSN (admin) Published Wednesday, July 04, 2018, retrieved May 20, 2020
12. ^ Cherry, Earl (1979). Ruby Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University. American National Depository financial institution and Trust Co.
13. ^ "National Campus Tournament 1951".
14. ^ Marcus honored past publication, WKU center lands on All-America team, By Justin Willis, Bowling Green Daily News, Aug 3, 2001 retrieved 27 April 2020
15. ^ 2011–12 WKU media guide

External links [edit]

• Official website

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Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Kentucky_Hilltoppers_basketball

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