1934–35 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball team
American college basketball season
| 1934–35 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball | |
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KIAC Champions | |
| Conference | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 24–3 (9–0 KIAC) |
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| Home arena | Health & Physical Education Building |
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The 1934–35 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1934-35 NCAA basketball season. The team was led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle.[1] The Hilltoppers won the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship[2] and led NCAA in wins for the second consecutive season.[3] Harry Hardin, Brad Mutchler, and future Louisville Cardinals men's basketball coach, Bernard “Peck” Hickman were selected to the All-SIAA and All-KIAC teams.[4]
Schedule
| Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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| 1935 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
| 2/21/1935 | Berea KIAC First Round | W 40–19 | 18–2 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 2/22/1935 | vs. Georgetown (KY) KIAC Quarterfinal | W 37–10 | 19–2 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 2/23/1935 | vs. Morehead State KIAC Semifinal | W 12–4 | 20–2 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 2/23/1935 | vs. Murray State KIAC Final | W 23–20 | 21–2 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 1935 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/1/1935 | vs. Charleston SIAA First Round | W 48–18 | 22–2 | Jackson, MS | |||||||
| 3/2/1935 | vs. Mississippi College SIAA Quarterfinal | W 46–18 | 23–2 | Jackson, MS | |||||||
| 3/4/1935 | vs. Centenary SIAA Semifinal | W 23–17 | 24–2 | Jackson, MS | |||||||
| 3/5/1935 | at Millsaps SIAA Final | L 29–31 | 24–3 | Jackson, MS | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. | |||||||||||
References
- ^ Harrison, Lowell (1987). Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813116204.
- ^ Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co.
- ^ E. A. Diddle CBB Records, Sports Reference, retrieved October 6, 2018
- ^ 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
- ^ Western Kentucky Men's Basketball Archive, retrieved 14 May 2020
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