1946–47 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball team

The 1946–47 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 1946-47 NCAA basketball season. The team was led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and leading scorer Odie Spears.[1] The Hilltoppers won the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships.[2] Spears, Don “Duck” Ray, and Dee Gibson were named to the All-KIAC team, and Gibson and John Oldham made the All-SIAA team.[3]

1946–47 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball
SIAA Champion
KAIC Champion
ConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record25–4 (6–2 KIAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachTed Hornback
Home arenaHealth & Physical Education Building
Seasons

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
1947 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament
3/3/1947
vs. Centre
KIAC First Round
W 63–23  19–4
Jefferson County Armory 
Louisville, KY
3/4/1947
at Louisville
KIAC Quarterfinal
W 76–52  20–4
Jefferson County Armory 
Louisville, KY
3/5/1947
vs. Georgetown (KY)
KIAC Semifinal
W 56–38  21–4
Jefferson County Armory 
Louisville, KY
3/5/1947
vs. Eastern Kentucky
KIAC Final
W 54–37  22–4
Jefferson County Armory 
Louisville, KY
1947 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament
3/6/1947
Northwest Louisiana
SIAA Quarterfinal
W 82–50  23–4
Health & Phys Ed Building 
Bowling Green, KY
3/7/1947
Delta State
SIAA Semifinal
W 62–47  24–4
Health & Phys Ed Building 
Bowling Green, KY
3/8/1947
Miami (FL)
SIAA Final
W 55–46  25–4
Health & Phys Ed Building 
Bowling Green, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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