1933–34 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball team

The 1933–34 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 1933-34 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 and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships,[2] and led NCAA in wins.[3] Harry Hardin, Thomas Hobbs, and future Louisville Cardinals men's basketball coach, Bernard “Peck” Hickman were selected to the All-SIAA team, and Hardin and Hickman were named to the All-State team.[4]

1933–34 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball
SIAA Champions
KIAC Champions
ConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record28–8 (4–4 KIAC)
Head coach
Home arenaHealth & Physical Education Building
Seasons

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
1934 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament
2/22/1934
vs. Eastern Kentucky
KIAC First Round
W 30–19  21–8
Belknap Gymnasium 
Louisville, KY
2/23/1934
vs. Morehead State
KIAC Quarterfinal
W 32–30  22–8
Belknap Gymnasium 
Louisville, KY
2/24/1934
vs. Kentucky Wesleyan
KIAC Semifinal
W 46–17  23–8
Belknap Gymnasium 
Louisville, KY
2/25/1934
at Louisville
KIAC Final
W 13–12  24–8
Belknap Gymnasium 
Louisville, KY
1934 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament
3/3/1934
vs. Louisville
SIAA First Round
W 31–27  25–8
 
Jackson, MS
3/4/1934
vs. Louisiana Normal
SIAA Quarterfinal
W 43–41  26–8
 
Jackson, MS
3/5/1934
vs. Erskine
SIAA Semifinal
W 32–25  27–8
 
Jackson, MS
3/6/1934
vs. Berea
SIAA Final
W 42–40  28–8
 
Jackson, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ Harrison, Lowell (1987). Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813116204.
  2. ^ Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co.
  3. ^ E. A. Diddle CBB Records, Sports Reference, retrieved October 6, 2018
  4. ^ 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
  5. ^ Western Kentucky Men's Basketball Archive, retrieved 14 May 2020