1959β60 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball | |
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Ohio Valley Conference Champion Sugar Bowl Tournament Champion | |
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen Mideast Region 3rd Place | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 21β7 (10β2 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Ted Hornback |
Home arena | Health & Physical Education Building |
The 1959β60 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1959-60 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle. [1] The Hilltoppers won the Ohio Valley Conference championship, as well as the conference's automatic bid to the 1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. [2] This team was very balanced, with four players being named to the All-Conference Team: Charlie Osborne, Bobby Rascoe, Al Ellison, and Don Parsons. [3]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
12/3/1959* |
Union (TN) | W 123β71 | 1β0 |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/5/1959* |
Northwest Louisiana | W 89β60 | 2β0 |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/10/1959* |
vs. Seton Hall | W 78β69 | 3β0 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
12/12/1959* |
at Illinois | L 80β93 | 3β1 |
Huff Hall Champaign, IL | |||||||
12/15/1959 |
Morehead State | W 70β68 | 4β1 (1-0) |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/19/1959 |
at East Tennessee | W 103β77 | 5β1 (2-0) |
Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN | |||||||
12/29/1959* |
vs.
Mississippi State Sugar Bowl Tournament |
W 61β50 | 6β1 |
Tulane Gym New Orleans, LA | |||||||
12/30/1959* |
at
Tulane Sugar Bowl Tournament |
W 71β67 | 7β1 |
Tulane Gym New Orleans, LA | |||||||
1/6/1960* |
No. 18 | at DePaul | W 86β65 | 8β1 |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/9/1960 |
No. 18 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 73β80 | 8β2 (2-1) |
Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY | ||||||
1/12/1960 |
No. 18 | Tennessee Tech | W 71β67 | 9β2 (3-1) |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/16/1960 |
at Murray State | L 72β87 | 9β3 (3-2) |
Racer Arena Murray, KY | |||||||
1/20/1960* |
at Xavier | L 66β76 | 9β4 |
Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
1/23/1960* |
Bowling Green | W 85β61 | 10β4 |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/28/1960* |
at Marshall | L 97β100 OT | 10β5 |
Memorial Field House Huntington, WV | |||||||
1/30/1960* |
at La Salle | W 76β70 | 11β5 |
Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
2/6/1960 |
at Middle Tennessee | W 109β89 | 12β5 (4-2) |
Alumni Memorial Gym Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
2/10/1960* |
Xavier | L 73β82 | 12β6 |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/13/1960 |
at Morehead State | W 85β72 | 13β6 (5-2) |
Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, KY | |||||||
2/16/1960 |
Eastern Kentucky | W 38β20 | 14β6 (6-2) |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/20/1960 |
Murray State | W 65β57 | 15β6 (7-2) |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/23/1960 |
at Tennessee Tech | W 85β81 | 16β6 (8-2) |
Memorial Gymnasium Cookeville, TN | |||||||
2/27/1960 |
Middle Tennessee | W 109β80 | 17β6 (9-2) |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/29/1960* |
Kent State | W 69β60 | 18β6 |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
3/2/1960 |
East Tennessee | W 83β69 | 19β6 (10-2) |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament | |||||||||||
3/8/1960* |
vs. No. 10
Miami (FL) Mideast Region First Round |
W 107β84 | 20β6 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | |||||||
3/11/1960* |
vs. No. 3
Ohio State Sweet Sixteen |
L 79β98 | 20β7 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
3/12/1960* |
vs.
Ohio Mideast Region Consolation |
W 97β87 | 21β7 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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1959β60 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball | |
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Ohio Valley Conference Champion Sugar Bowl Tournament Champion | |
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen Mideast Region 3rd Place | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 21β7 (10β2 OVC) |
Head coach |
|
Assistant coach | Ted Hornback |
Home arena | Health & Physical Education Building |
The 1959β60 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1959-60 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle. [1] The Hilltoppers won the Ohio Valley Conference championship, as well as the conference's automatic bid to the 1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen. [2] This team was very balanced, with four players being named to the All-Conference Team: Charlie Osborne, Bobby Rascoe, Al Ellison, and Don Parsons. [3]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
12/3/1959* |
Union (TN) | W 123β71 | 1β0 |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/5/1959* |
Northwest Louisiana | W 89β60 | 2β0 |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/10/1959* |
vs. Seton Hall | W 78β69 | 3β0 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
12/12/1959* |
at Illinois | L 80β93 | 3β1 |
Huff Hall Champaign, IL | |||||||
12/15/1959 |
Morehead State | W 70β68 | 4β1 (1-0) |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/19/1959 |
at East Tennessee | W 103β77 | 5β1 (2-0) |
Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN | |||||||
12/29/1959* |
vs.
Mississippi State Sugar Bowl Tournament |
W 61β50 | 6β1 |
Tulane Gym New Orleans, LA | |||||||
12/30/1959* |
at
Tulane Sugar Bowl Tournament |
W 71β67 | 7β1 |
Tulane Gym New Orleans, LA | |||||||
1/6/1960* |
No. 18 | at DePaul | W 86β65 | 8β1 |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/9/1960 |
No. 18 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 73β80 | 8β2 (2-1) |
Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY | ||||||
1/12/1960 |
No. 18 | Tennessee Tech | W 71β67 | 9β2 (3-1) |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/16/1960 |
at Murray State | L 72β87 | 9β3 (3-2) |
Racer Arena Murray, KY | |||||||
1/20/1960* |
at Xavier | L 66β76 | 9β4 |
Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
1/23/1960* |
Bowling Green | W 85β61 | 10β4 |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/28/1960* |
at Marshall | L 97β100 OT | 10β5 |
Memorial Field House Huntington, WV | |||||||
1/30/1960* |
at La Salle | W 76β70 | 11β5 |
Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
2/6/1960 |
at Middle Tennessee | W 109β89 | 12β5 (4-2) |
Alumni Memorial Gym Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
2/10/1960* |
Xavier | L 73β82 | 12β6 |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/13/1960 |
at Morehead State | W 85β72 | 13β6 (5-2) |
Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, KY | |||||||
2/16/1960 |
Eastern Kentucky | W 38β20 | 14β6 (6-2) |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/20/1960 |
Murray State | W 65β57 | 15β6 (7-2) |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/23/1960 |
at Tennessee Tech | W 85β81 | 16β6 (8-2) |
Memorial Gymnasium Cookeville, TN | |||||||
2/27/1960 |
Middle Tennessee | W 109β80 | 17β6 (9-2) |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/29/1960* |
Kent State | W 69β60 | 18β6 |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
3/2/1960 |
East Tennessee | W 83β69 | 19β6 (10-2) |
Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament | |||||||||||
3/8/1960* |
vs. No. 10
Miami (FL) Mideast Region First Round |
W 107β84 | 20β6 |
Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY | |||||||
3/11/1960* |
vs. No. 3
Ohio State Sweet Sixteen |
L 79β98 | 20β7 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
3/12/1960* |
vs.
Ohio Mideast Region Consolation |
W 97β87 | 21β7 |
Freedom Hall Louisville, KY | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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