Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Western Kentucky Hilltoppers | |||
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University | Western Kentucky University | ||
Head coach | Rick Stansbury (2nd season) | ||
Conference | C-USA | ||
Location | Bowling Green, Kentucky | ||
Arena |
E. A. Diddle Arena (Capacity: 7,500) | ||
Nickname | Hilltoppers | ||
Colors |
Red and White[1] | ||
Uniforms | |||
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NCAA Tournament Final Four | |||
1971* | |||
NCAA Tournament Elite Eight | |||
1940, 1971* | |||
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen | |||
1960, 1962, 1966, 1971*, 1978, 1993, 2008 | |||
NCAA Tournament Round of 32 | |||
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 *vacated by NCAA | |||
Conference tournament champions | |||
1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1965, 1966, 1976, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1993, 1995, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013 | |||
Conference regular season 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 | |||
Sun Belt East: 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2008[2] |
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.[3]
The men's basketball program has the 16th most victories in the history of the NCAA[4] and has attained the eighth best winning percentage in NCAA history.[4] 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
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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J.L. Arthur (Independent) (1914–1916) | |||||||||
1914–15 | Western Kentucky State Normal School | 5–1 | |||||||
1915–16 | WKS | 2–1 | |||||||
J.L.Arthur: | 7–2 (.875) | ||||||||
No Team (World War I) (1916–1921) | |||||||||
L.T. Smith (Independent) (1921–1922) | |||||||||
1921–22 | Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College | 3–1 | |||||||
L.T.Smith: | 3–1 (.750) | ||||||||
E. A. Diddle (Independent) (1922–1926) | |||||||||
1922–23 | WKS | 12–2 | |||||||
1923–24 | WKS | 9–9 | |||||||
1924–25 | WKS | 8–6 | |||||||
1925–26 | WKS | 10–4 | |||||||
E. A. Diddle (Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association) (1926–1948) | |||||||||
1926–27 | WKS | 12–7 | |||||||
1927–28 | WKS | 10–7 | |||||||
1928–29 | WKS | 8–10 | |||||||
1929–30 | WKS | 4–12 | |||||||
1930–31 | WKS | 11–3 | |||||||
1931–32 | WKS | 15–8 | 1st KIAC | ||||||
1932–33 | WKS | 16–6 | 1st KIAC | ||||||
1933–34 | WKS | 28–8 | 1st KIAC 1st SIAA | ||||||
1934–35 | WKS | 24–3 | 1st KIAC | ||||||
1935–36 | WKS | 26–4 | 1st KIAC | National Olympic Trials | |||||
1936–37 | WKS | 21–2 | 1st KIAC 1st SIAA | ||||||
1937–38 | WKS | 30–3 | 1st KIAC 1st SIAA | NAIA * (declined / forfeit) | |||||
1938–39 | WKS | 22–3 | 1st KIAC 1st SIAA | ||||||
1939–40 | WKS | 24–6 | 1st KIAC 1st SIAA | NCAA Elite 8 | |||||
1940–41 | WKS | 22–4 | 1st SIAA | ||||||
1941–42 | WKS | 29–5 | 1st KIAC 1st SIAA | NIT Runner Up | |||||
1942–43 | WKS | 24–3 | 1st KIAC | NIT Quarterfinals | |||||
1943–44 | WKS | 13–9 | |||||||
1944–45 | WKS | 17–10 | |||||||
1945–46 | WKS | 15–19 | |||||||
1946–47 | WKS | 25–4 | 1st KIAC 1st SIAA | ||||||
1947–48 | Western Kentucky State College | 28–2 | 1st KIAC NCAA Annual Team Champions | NIT 3rd place | |||||
E. A. Diddle (Ohio Valley Conference) (1948–1964) | |||||||||
1948–49 | WKSC | 25–4 | 8–2 | 1st | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
1949–50 | WKSC | 25–6 | 8–0 | 1st | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
1950–51 | WKSC | 19–10 | 4–4 | 4th | NCT 1st Round | ||||
1951–52 | WKSC | 26–5 | 11–1 | 1st | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
1952–53 | WKSC | 25–6 | 8–2 | 2nd | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
1953–54 | WKSC | 29–3 | 9–1 | 1st | NIT 4th Place | ||||
1954–55 | WKSC | 18–10 | 8–2 | 1st | |||||
1955–56 | WKSC | 16–12 | 7–3 | T-1st | |||||
1956–57 | WKSC | 17–9 | 9–1 | T-1st | |||||
1957–58 | WKSC | 14–11 | 5–5 | 3rd | |||||
1958–59 | WKSC | 16–10 | 8–4 | 2nd | |||||
1959–60 | WKSC | 21–7 | 10–2 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1960–61 | WKSC | 18–8 | 9–3 | T-1st | |||||
1961–62 | WKSC | 17–10 | 11–1 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1962–63 | WKSC | 5–16 | 3–9 | 7th | |||||
1963–64 | WKSC | 5–16 | 3–11 | 8th | |||||
E. A. Diddle: | 759–302 (.715) | 121–51 | |||||||
John Oldham (Ohio Valley Conference) (1964–1971) | |||||||||
1964–65 | WKSC | 18–9 | 10–4 | 2nd | NIT Quarterfinals | ||||
1965–66 | Western Kentucky University | 25–3 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1966–67 | WKU | 23–3 | 13–1 | 1st | NCAA Round of 23 | ||||
1967–68 | WKU | 18–7 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
1968–69 | WKU | 16–10 | 9–5 | 3rd | |||||
1969–70 | WKU | 22–3 | 14–0 | 1st | NCAA Round of 25 | ||||
1970–71 | WKU | 24–6 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Final Four * (3rd place Vacated) | ||||
John Oldham: | 142–40 (.780) | 81–17 | |||||||
Jim Richards (Ohio Valley Conference) (1971–1978) | |||||||||
1971–72 | WKU | 15–11 | 9–5 | T-1st | |||||
1972–73 | WKU | 10–16 | 6–8 | 6th | (NCAA Probation) | ||||
1973–74 | WKU | 15–10 | 8–6 | 4th | (NCAA Probation) | ||||
1974–75 | WKU | 16–8 | 11–3 | 2nd | (NCAA Probation) | ||||
1975–76 | WKU | 20–9 | 11–3 | 1st | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
1976–77 | WKU | 10–16 | 6–8 | T-5th | |||||
1977–78 | WKU | 16–14 | 9–5 | t-3rd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
Jim Richards: | 102–84 (.548) | 60–38 | |||||||
Gene Keady (Ohio Valley Conference) (1978–1980) | |||||||||
1978–79 | WKU | 17–11 | 7–5 | T-2nd | |||||
1979–80 | WKU | 21–8 | 10–2 | T-1st | NCAA Round of 48 | ||||
Gene Keady: | 38–19 (.667) | 17–7 | |||||||
Clem Haskins (Ohio Valley Conference) (1980–1982) | |||||||||
1980–81 | WKU | 21–8 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Round of 48 | ||||
1981–82 | WKU | 19–10 | 13–3 | T-1st | NIT 1st Round | ||||
Clem Haskins (Sun Belt Conference) (1982–1986) | |||||||||
1982–83 | WKU | 12–16 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
1983–84 | WKU | 12–17 | 5–9 | 6th | |||||
1984–85 | WKU | 14–14 | 5–9 | 7th | |||||
1985–86 | WKU | 23–8 | 10–4 | 2nd | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
Clem Haskins: | 101–73 (.580) | 49–37 | |||||||
Murray Arnold (Sun Belt Conference) (1986–1990) | |||||||||
1986–87 | WKU | 29–9 | 12–2 | 1st | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
1987–88 | WKU | 15–13 | 6–8 | 6th | |||||
1988–89 | WKU | 14–15 | 4–10 | 7th | |||||
1989–90 | WKU | 13–17 | 7–7 | T-3rd | |||||
Murray Arnold: | 71–54 (.568) | 29–27 | |||||||
Ralph Willard (Sun Belt Conference) (1990–1994) | |||||||||
1990–91 | WKU | 14–14 | 8–6 | T-3rd | |||||
1991–92 | WKU | 21–11 | 10–6 | 4th | NIT 1st Round | ||||
1992–93 | WKU | 26–6 | 14–4 | 2nd | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
1993–94 | WKU | 20–11 | 14–4 | 1st | NCAA Round of 64 | ||||
Ralph Willard: | 81–42 (.667) | 46–20 | |||||||
Matt Kilcullen (Sun Belt Conference) (1994–1998) | |||||||||
1994–95 | WKU | 27–4 | 17–1 | 1st | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
1995–96 | WKU | 13–14 | 10–8 | T-3rd | |||||
1996–97 | WKU | 12–15 | 9–9 | T-6th | |||||
1997–98 | WKU | 10–19 | 6–12 | T8th | (Ron Brown and Al Seibert named Co-head Coach after 23 games) | ||||
Ron Brown and Al Seibert (Co. head coaches last 6 games in 1997–98 season) (3–3) | |||||||||
Matt Kilcullen: | 59–49 (.546) | 42–30 | |||||||
Ron Brown and Al Seibert: | 3–3 (.500) | ||||||||
Dennis Felton (Sun Belt Conference) (1998–2003) | |||||||||
1998–99 | WKU | 13–16 | 7–7 | T-3rd | |||||
1999–00 | WKU | 11–18 | 8–8 | 5th | |||||
2000–01 | WKU | 24–7 | 14–2 | 1st (East) | NCAA Round of 64 | ||||
2001–02 | WKU | 28–4 | 13–1 | 1st (East) | NCAA Round of 64 | ||||
2002–03 | WKU | 24–9 | 12–2 | 1st (East) | NCAA Round of 64 | ||||
Dennis Felton: | 100–54 (.649) | 54–20 | |||||||
Darrin Horn (Sun Belt Conference) (2003–2008) | |||||||||
2003–04 | WKU | 15–13 | 8–6 | 5th | |||||
2004–05 | WKU | 22–9 | 9–5 | 2nd (East) | NIT 2nd Round | ||||
2005–06 | WKU | 23–8 | 12–2 | 1st (East) | NIT 1st Round | ||||
2006–07 | WKU | 22–11 | 12–6 | 2nd (East) | |||||
2007–08 | WKU | 29–7 | 16–2 | T–1st (East) | NCAA Sweet Sixteen | ||||
Darrin Horn: | 111–48 (.698) | 57–21 | |||||||
Ken McDonald (Sun Belt Conference) (2008–2012) | |||||||||
2008–09 | WKU | 25–8 | 15–3 | 1st (East) | NCAA Round of 32 | ||||
2009–10 | WKU | 21–13 | 12–6 | 3rd (East) | |||||
2010–11 | WKU | 16–16 | 8–8 | 3rd (East) | |||||
2011–12 | WKU | 5–11 | 1–2 | – | (Ray Harper promoted to Head Coach after 16 games) | ||||
Ken McDonald: | 67–48 (.583) | 36–19 | |||||||
Ray Harper (Sun Belt Conference) (2012–2014) | |||||||||
2011–12 | WKU | 11–8 | 10–7 | T-3rd (East) | NCAA Round of 64 | ||||
2012–13 | WKU | 20–16 | 10–10 | 4th (East) | NCAA Round of 64 | ||||
2013–14 | WKU | 21–11 | 12–6 | 2nd | |||||
Ray Harper (Conference USA) (2014–2016) | |||||||||
2014–15 | WKU | 20–12 | 12–6 | 4th | |||||
2015–16 | WKU | 18–16 | 8–10 | 8th | |||||
Ray Harper: | 90–63 (.588) | 42–34 | |||||||
Rick Stansbury (Conference USA) (2016–present) | |||||||||
2016–17 | WKU | 15–17 | 9–9 | 8th | |||||
2017–18 | WKU | 27–11 | 14-4 | 3rd | NIT Final Four | ||||
Rick Stansbury: | 42–28 (.600) | 23–13 | |||||||
Total: | 1778–910 (.661) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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BOLD indicates lead the NCAA in victories.[8]
KIAC – Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
SIAA – Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
OVC – Ohio Valley Conference (T) Tournament
SBC – Sun Belt Conference (E) Eastern Division (T) Tournament
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.[9] 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.[10]
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.[11]
Year | Seed | Round | Opponent | Result |
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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.[12] 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. [13] Their combined record is 12–15.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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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.[14] Their record is 0–1.
Year | Round | Opponent | Result |
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1951 | Quarterfinals | Bradley | L 71–75 |
Milestones
Date | Milestone | Opponent | Result (Won/Loss) |
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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
Year | Name | Position | Notes |
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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 Lavoy | Center | (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 Spoelstra | Center | (Associated Press***) |
1954 | Tom Marshall | Forward | (Associated Press*, United Press*, Look Magazine*) |
1958 | Ralph Crosthwaite | Center | |
1962 | Bobby Rascoe | Guard | |
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 Robinson | Forward-Guard | (Basketball Weekly***) |
2001 | Chris Marcus | Center | (Associated Press***) |
2002 | Chris Marcus | Center | (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 |
Retired jerseys
- E.A. Diddle. 1923–64. Coach.
- Carlisle Towery. 1939–41. Center.
- John Oldham. 1943; 1947–49. Guard.
- Tom Marshall. 1951–54. Forward.
- Clem Haskins. 1965–67. Forward.
- Jim McDaniels. 1969–71. Center.
- Courtney Lee. 2004–08. Guard.
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
Notes
References
- ↑ WKU Colors (PDF). WKU Communication & Branding Manual. August 21, 2018. Retrieved October 9, 2018.
- ↑ "Sun Belt All-Time Standings" (PDF). 2011–12 Sun Belt Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide. Sun Belt Conference. pp. 93–95. Retrieved 2012-03-06.
- ↑ http://www.wkusports.com/sports/m-baskbl/spec-rel/032816aac.html
- 1 2 "NCAA All Time Winningest Teams at ncaa.org" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ↑ http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_basketball_RB/2012/DI.pdf
- ↑ "College Basketball - Standings - Rivals.com". Rivals.yahoo.com. 2011-04-20. Retrieved 2012-08-12.
- ↑ 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
- ↑ E.A. Diddle College Record https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/ea-diddle-1.html. Retrieved October 6, 2018. Missing or empty
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(help) - ↑ https://sites.google.com/site/naiahistoryandrecords/basketball-championships/1938
- ↑ "HILLTOPPER FOCUS: WKU would not accept bid to CBI, CIT". Bowling Green Daily News. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ↑ Pratt, Elliott. "Standing Alone: WKU's 1971 Final Four team remains in a league of its own". College Heights Herald. Retrieved 2017-08-15.
- ↑ 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."
- ↑ https://www.ncaa.com/news/basketball-men/article/2018-03-27/nit-bracket-2018-scores-times-printable-pdf-years-tournament
- ↑ http://www.luckyshow.org/basketball/campustourney.htm
- ↑ 2011–12 WKU media guide