1964β65 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball | |
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NIT Tournament, Quarterfinal | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 18β9 (10β4 OVC) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coach | Gene Rhodes |
Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
The 1964β65 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1964-65 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by first year coach John Oldham and Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year Clem Haskins. [1] After two losing seasons, WKSC finished second in the OVC and were invited to the 1965 National Invitation Tournament. [2]
Haskins scored a school record 55 points against Middle Tennessee on January 30. He was joined on the all-conference team by fellow sophomore Dwight Smith; Haskins and Steve Cunningham were selected to the OVC Tournament team. [3]
Haskins and Smith broke the color barrier this season at Western Kentucky, becoming the first African Americans to play Hilltopper basketball. [4] They were recruited two years earlier by the previous, longtime coach Edgar Diddle; NCAA rules at the time prohibited freshman from playing varsity sports, so this was their first year of eligibility. [5]
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
12/1/1964* |
Belmont | L 50β52 | 0β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/5/1964* |
at Bowling Green | W 90β77 | 1β1 |
Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
12/8/1964* |
at Vanderbilt | L 79β94 | 1β2 |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | |||||||
12/12/1964* |
Chattanooga | W 94β78 | 2β2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/15/1964* |
CarsonβNewman | W 73β54 | 3β2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/17/1964* |
Texas Wesleyan | W 118β87 | 4β2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/21/1964 |
vs.
Middle Tennessee OVC Tournament |
W 100β65 | 5β2 |
Convention Center Louisville, KY | |||||||
12/22/1964 |
vs.
Eastern Kentucky OVC Tournament Semifinal |
W 82β73 | 6β2 |
Convention Center Louisville, KY | |||||||
12/23/1964 |
vs.
Murray State OVC Tournament Final |
L 68β77 | 6β3 |
Convention Center Louisville, KY | |||||||
1/5/1965 |
Murray State | W 71β70 OT | 7β3 (1-0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/9/1965 |
at Tennessee Tech | W 87β78 | 8β3 (2-0) |
Memorial Gymnasium Cookeville, TN | |||||||
1/11/1965 |
at East Tennessee | W 70β69 | 9β3 (3-0) |
Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN | |||||||
1/16/1965 |
Eastern Kentucky | L 70β95 | 9β4 (3-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/18/1965 |
Morehead State | W 93β65 | 10β4 (4-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/23/1965* |
Union (TN) | W 94β69 | 11β4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/30/1965 |
Middle Tennessee Haskins scores 55 points |
W 134β84 | 12β4 (5-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/1/1965 |
at Austin Peay | W 78β74 | 13β4 (6-1) |
Memorial Health Gymnasium Clarksville, TN | |||||||
2/6/1965 |
East Tennessee | W 96β79 | 14β4 (7-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/8/1965 |
Tennessee Tech | W 92β83 | 15β4 (8-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/13/1965 |
at Morehead State | L 55β66 | 15β5 (8-2) |
Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, KY | |||||||
2/18/1965 |
at Eastern Kentucky | L 69β80 | 15β6 (8-3) |
Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY | |||||||
2/18/1965 |
at Middle Tennessee | W 94β83 | 16β6 (9-3) |
Alumni Memorial Gym Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
2/20/1965* |
at La Salle | L 77β91 | 16β7 |
Palestra Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
2/22/1965 |
Austin Peay | W 116β77 | 17β7 (10-3) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/27/1965 |
at Murray State | L 91β103 | 17β8 (10-4) |
Racer Arena Murray, KY | |||||||
1965 National Invitation Tournament | |||||||||||
3/13/1965* |
vs.
Fordham NIT First Round |
W 57β53 | 18β8 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
3/16/1965* |
vs.
Army NIT Quarterfinal |
L 54β58 | 18β9 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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1964β65 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball | |
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NIT Tournament, Quarterfinal | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 18β9 (10β4 OVC) |
Head coach | |
Assistant coach | Gene Rhodes |
Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
The 1964β65 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1964-65 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by first year coach John Oldham and Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year Clem Haskins. [1] After two losing seasons, WKSC finished second in the OVC and were invited to the 1965 National Invitation Tournament. [2]
Haskins scored a school record 55 points against Middle Tennessee on January 30. He was joined on the all-conference team by fellow sophomore Dwight Smith; Haskins and Steve Cunningham were selected to the OVC Tournament team. [3]
Haskins and Smith broke the color barrier this season at Western Kentucky, becoming the first African Americans to play Hilltopper basketball. [4] They were recruited two years earlier by the previous, longtime coach Edgar Diddle; NCAA rules at the time prohibited freshman from playing varsity sports, so this was their first year of eligibility. [5]
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
12/1/1964* |
Belmont | L 50β52 | 0β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/5/1964* |
at Bowling Green | W 90β77 | 1β1 |
Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
12/8/1964* |
at Vanderbilt | L 79β94 | 1β2 |
Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN | |||||||
12/12/1964* |
Chattanooga | W 94β78 | 2β2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/15/1964* |
CarsonβNewman | W 73β54 | 3β2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/17/1964* |
Texas Wesleyan | W 118β87 | 4β2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/21/1964 |
vs.
Middle Tennessee OVC Tournament |
W 100β65 | 5β2 |
Convention Center Louisville, KY | |||||||
12/22/1964 |
vs.
Eastern Kentucky OVC Tournament Semifinal |
W 82β73 | 6β2 |
Convention Center Louisville, KY | |||||||
12/23/1964 |
vs.
Murray State OVC Tournament Final |
L 68β77 | 6β3 |
Convention Center Louisville, KY | |||||||
1/5/1965 |
Murray State | W 71β70 OT | 7β3 (1-0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/9/1965 |
at Tennessee Tech | W 87β78 | 8β3 (2-0) |
Memorial Gymnasium Cookeville, TN | |||||||
1/11/1965 |
at East Tennessee | W 70β69 | 9β3 (3-0) |
Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN | |||||||
1/16/1965 |
Eastern Kentucky | L 70β95 | 9β4 (3-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/18/1965 |
Morehead State | W 93β65 | 10β4 (4-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/23/1965* |
Union (TN) | W 94β69 | 11β4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/30/1965 |
Middle Tennessee Haskins scores 55 points |
W 134β84 | 12β4 (5-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/1/1965 |
at Austin Peay | W 78β74 | 13β4 (6-1) |
Memorial Health Gymnasium Clarksville, TN | |||||||
2/6/1965 |
East Tennessee | W 96β79 | 14β4 (7-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/8/1965 |
Tennessee Tech | W 92β83 | 15β4 (8-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/13/1965 |
at Morehead State | L 55β66 | 15β5 (8-2) |
Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, KY | |||||||
2/18/1965 |
at Eastern Kentucky | L 69β80 | 15β6 (8-3) |
Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY | |||||||
2/18/1965 |
at Middle Tennessee | W 94β83 | 16β6 (9-3) |
Alumni Memorial Gym Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
2/20/1965* |
at La Salle | L 77β91 | 16β7 |
Palestra Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
2/22/1965 |
Austin Peay | W 116β77 | 17β7 (10-3) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/27/1965 |
at Murray State | L 91β103 | 17β8 (10-4) |
Racer Arena Murray, KY | |||||||
1965 National Invitation Tournament | |||||||||||
3/13/1965* |
vs.
Fordham NIT First Round |
W 57β53 | 18β8 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
3/16/1965* |
vs.
Army NIT Quarterfinal |
L 54β58 | 18β9 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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