1942β43 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball | |
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KAIC Champions | |
NIT Tournament, Quarterfinal | |
Conference | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 24β3 (6β1 KIAC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Ted Hornback |
Home arena | Health & Physical Education Building |
The 1942β43 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 1942-43 NCAA basketball season. The team was led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and Helms Foundation All-American center Oran McKinney. [1] The Hilltoppers won the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship and were invited to the 1943 National Invitation Tournament. [2] During this period, the NIT was considered to be the premiere college basketball tournament, with the winner being recognized as the national champion. [3] [4] Dero Downing and Wallace βBuckβ Sydnor were team captains and Don βDuckβ Ray led the team in scoring. There were several military teams on Western Kentucky's schedule, which was not uncommon during World War II. [5]
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
12/4/1942* |
Western Carolina | W 64β35 | 1β0 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/8/1942* |
at Fort Knox | W 54β46 | 2β0 |
Fort Knox, KY | |||||||
12/11/1942* |
at Southeast Missouri | W 50β33 | 3β0 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/12/1942 |
at Campbellsville | W 55β15 | 4β0 |
Campbellsville, KY | |||||||
12/12/1942 |
at Lindsey Wilson | W 74β15 | 5β0 |
Columbia, KY | |||||||
12/18/1942* |
at Southern Illinois | W 57β30 | 6β0 |
Davies Gym Carbondale, IL | |||||||
1/6/1943* |
Fort Knox | W 72β24 | 7β0 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/9/1943 |
at Eastern Kentucky | W 61β47 | 8β0 |
Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | |||||||
1/13/1943* |
Fort Knox Company E | W 86β30 | 9β0 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/15/1943* |
at Tennessee Tech | W 60β24 | 10β0 |
Memorial Gymnasium Cookeville, TN | |||||||
1/20/1943 |
Murray State | W 56β33 | 11β0 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/23/1943 |
Eastern Kentucky | W 62β38 | 12β0 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/31/1943* |
at St. Bonaventure | W 65β32 | 13β0 |
Butler Gym Allegany, NY | |||||||
2/3/1943* |
at CCNY | W 69β49 | 14β0 |
New York, NY | |||||||
2/6/1943* |
at La Salle | W 52β44 | 15β0 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
2/10/1943 |
Campbellsville | W 86β24 | 16β0 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/10/1943* |
Berry Field | W 79β23 | 17β0 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/13/1943 |
at DePaul | L 40β44 | 17β1 |
University Auditorium Chicago, IL | |||||||
2/15/1943* |
at Evansville | W 52β48 | 18β1 |
Evansville, IN | |||||||
2/17/1943 |
at Murray State | L 28β41 | 18β2 |
Lovett Auditorium Murray, KY | |||||||
2/20/1943* |
Goldman Field | W 69β19 | 20β2 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/23/1943* |
Evansville | W 62β39 | 21β2 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1943 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
2/26/1943 |
vs.
Berea KIAC Tournament Quarterfinal |
W 54β37 | 22β2 |
Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | |||||||
2/27/1943 |
vs. Murray State KIAC Tournament Semifinal |
W 42β39 | 23β2 |
Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | |||||||
2/27/1943 |
vs. Morehead State KIAC Tournament Final |
W 46β35 | 24β2 |
Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | |||||||
1943 National Invitation Tournament | |||||||||||
3/22/1943* |
vs.
Fordham NIT Quarterfinal |
L 58β60 | 24β3 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
|
The tournament now determines the national champion, but that wasn't always the case. Until the 1950s, the NIT was just as big a tournament as the NCAA, and teams often chose to enter the NIT and bypass the NCAA tourney
1942β43 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball | |
---|---|
KAIC Champions | |
NIT Tournament, Quarterfinal | |
Conference | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 24β3 (6β1 KIAC) |
Head coach |
|
Assistant coach | Ted Hornback |
Home arena | Health & Physical Education Building |
The 1942β43 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 1942-43 NCAA basketball season. The team was led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and Helms Foundation All-American center Oran McKinney. [1] The Hilltoppers won the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship and were invited to the 1943 National Invitation Tournament. [2] During this period, the NIT was considered to be the premiere college basketball tournament, with the winner being recognized as the national champion. [3] [4] Dero Downing and Wallace βBuckβ Sydnor were team captains and Don βDuckβ Ray led the team in scoring. There were several military teams on Western Kentucky's schedule, which was not uncommon during World War II. [5]
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Regular Season | |||||||||||
12/4/1942* |
Western Carolina | W 64β35 | 1β0 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/8/1942* |
at Fort Knox | W 54β46 | 2β0 |
Fort Knox, KY | |||||||
12/11/1942* |
at Southeast Missouri | W 50β33 | 3β0 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/12/1942 |
at Campbellsville | W 55β15 | 4β0 |
Campbellsville, KY | |||||||
12/12/1942 |
at Lindsey Wilson | W 74β15 | 5β0 |
Columbia, KY | |||||||
12/18/1942* |
at Southern Illinois | W 57β30 | 6β0 |
Davies Gym Carbondale, IL | |||||||
1/6/1943* |
Fort Knox | W 72β24 | 7β0 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/9/1943 |
at Eastern Kentucky | W 61β47 | 8β0 |
Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | |||||||
1/13/1943* |
Fort Knox Company E | W 86β30 | 9β0 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/15/1943* |
at Tennessee Tech | W 60β24 | 10β0 |
Memorial Gymnasium Cookeville, TN | |||||||
1/20/1943 |
Murray State | W 56β33 | 11β0 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/23/1943 |
Eastern Kentucky | W 62β38 | 12β0 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/31/1943* |
at St. Bonaventure | W 65β32 | 13β0 |
Butler Gym Allegany, NY | |||||||
2/3/1943* |
at CCNY | W 69β49 | 14β0 |
New York, NY | |||||||
2/6/1943* |
at La Salle | W 52β44 | 15β0 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
2/10/1943 |
Campbellsville | W 86β24 | 16β0 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/10/1943* |
Berry Field | W 79β23 | 17β0 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/13/1943 |
at DePaul | L 40β44 | 17β1 |
University Auditorium Chicago, IL | |||||||
2/15/1943* |
at Evansville | W 52β48 | 18β1 |
Evansville, IN | |||||||
2/17/1943 |
at Murray State | L 28β41 | 18β2 |
Lovett Auditorium Murray, KY | |||||||
2/20/1943* |
Goldman Field | W 69β19 | 20β2 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/23/1943* |
Evansville | W 62β39 | 21β2 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1943 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
2/26/1943 |
vs.
Berea KIAC Tournament Quarterfinal |
W 54β37 | 22β2 |
Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | |||||||
2/27/1943 |
vs. Murray State KIAC Tournament Semifinal |
W 42β39 | 23β2 |
Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | |||||||
2/27/1943 |
vs. Morehead State KIAC Tournament Final |
W 46β35 | 24β2 |
Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | |||||||
1943 National Invitation Tournament | |||||||||||
3/22/1943* |
vs.
Fordham NIT Quarterfinal |
L 58β60 | 24β3 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
|
The tournament now determines the national champion, but that wasn't always the case. Until the 1950s, the NIT was just as big a tournament as the NCAA, and teams often chose to enter the NIT and bypass the NCAA tourney