1977β78 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball | |
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OVC Tournament Champion | |
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 16β14 (9β5 OVC) |
Head coach | |
Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
The 1977β78 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1977β78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were members of the Ohio Valley Conference and led by coach Jim Richards, in his final year at the helm. [1] WKU finished third in the OVC regular season, but won the tournament championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament, where they advanced to the sweet sixteen. [2] James Johnson and Darryl Turner made the All-OVC Team and Aaron Bryant was selected to the OVC Tournament Team. [3]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/26/1977* |
No. 13 Michigan | L 81β87 | 0β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
11/30/1977* |
at Evansville | W 82β72 | 1β1 |
Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN | |||||||
12/3/1977* |
at Bowling Green | W 78β65 | 2β1 |
Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
12/5/1977* |
Memphis State | L 80β86 | 2β2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/7/1977* |
Butler | L 86β90 | 2β3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/10/1977* |
Wisconsin-Milwaukee | L 70β73 | 2β4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/17/1977* |
Cal Poly-San Lius Obispo | W 72β50 | 3β4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/28/1977* |
at No. 14
Maryland Maryland Invitational |
L 78β91 | 3β5 |
Cole Field House College Park, MD | |||||||
12/29/1977* |
vs.
St. Johnβs (NY) Maryland Invitational |
L 63β80 | 3β6 |
Cole Field House College Park, MD | |||||||
1/4/1978* |
La Salle | L 64β78 | 3β7 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/7/1978 |
at Eastern Kentucky | L 79β85 OT | 3β8 (0-1) |
Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY | |||||||
1/9/1978 |
at Morehead State | W 97β82 | 4β8 (1-1) |
Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, KY | |||||||
1/11/1978* |
Jacksonville | W 96β94 OT | 5β8 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/14/1978 |
East Tennessee | W 98β94 OT | 6β8 (2-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/16/1978 |
Tennessee Tech | W 86β75 | 7β8 (3-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/21/1978 |
Murray State | W 91β75 | 8β8 (4-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/23/1978 |
at Austin Peay | W 91β83 | 9β8 (5-1) |
Dunn Center Clarksville, TN | |||||||
1/25/1978* |
Dayton | L 72β80 | 9β9 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/28/1978 |
at Middle Tennessee | L 69β98 | 9β10 (5-2) |
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
2/4/1978 |
Morehead State | W 106β69 | 10β10 (6-2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/6/1978 |
Eastern Kentucky | L 74β78 OT | 10β11 (6-3) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/11/1978 |
at East Tennessee | L 77β80 3OT | 10β12 (6-4) |
Memorial Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||
2/13/1978 |
at Tennessee Tech | W 81β69 | 11β12 (7-4) |
Eblen Center Cookeville, TN | |||||||
2/18/1978 |
Austin Peay | L 64β66 | 11β13 (7-5) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/20/1978 |
at Murray State | W 100β98 OT | 12β13 (8-5) |
Racer Arena Murray, KY | |||||||
2/25/1978 |
Middle Tennessee | W 87β78 | 13β13 (9-5) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1978 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
3/3/1978 |
(3) | (2) East Tennessee Semifinals |
W 79β75 | 14β13 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
3/4/1978 |
(3) | (4) Austin Peay Championship |
W 77β69 OT | 15β13 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
3/11/1978* |
(4Q ME) | vs. (2L ME) No. 18
Syracuse First Round |
W 87β86 OT | 16β13 |
Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN | ||||||
3/7/1980* |
(4Q ME) | vs. (1Q ME) No. 4
Michigan State Sweet Sixteen |
L 69β90 | 16β14 |
UD Arena Dayton, OH | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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1977β78 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball | |
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OVC Tournament Champion | |
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 16β14 (9β5 OVC) |
Head coach | |
Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
The 1977β78 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1977β78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were members of the Ohio Valley Conference and led by coach Jim Richards, in his final year at the helm. [1] WKU finished third in the OVC regular season, but won the tournament championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament, where they advanced to the sweet sixteen. [2] James Johnson and Darryl Turner made the All-OVC Team and Aaron Bryant was selected to the OVC Tournament Team. [3]
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/26/1977* |
No. 13 Michigan | L 81β87 | 0β1 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
11/30/1977* |
at Evansville | W 82β72 | 1β1 |
Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN | |||||||
12/3/1977* |
at Bowling Green | W 78β65 | 2β1 |
Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
12/5/1977* |
Memphis State | L 80β86 | 2β2 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/7/1977* |
Butler | L 86β90 | 2β3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/10/1977* |
Wisconsin-Milwaukee | L 70β73 | 2β4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/17/1977* |
Cal Poly-San Lius Obispo | W 72β50 | 3β4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/28/1977* |
at No. 14
Maryland Maryland Invitational |
L 78β91 | 3β5 |
Cole Field House College Park, MD | |||||||
12/29/1977* |
vs.
St. Johnβs (NY) Maryland Invitational |
L 63β80 | 3β6 |
Cole Field House College Park, MD | |||||||
1/4/1978* |
La Salle | L 64β78 | 3β7 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/7/1978 |
at Eastern Kentucky | L 79β85 OT | 3β8 (0-1) |
Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY | |||||||
1/9/1978 |
at Morehead State | W 97β82 | 4β8 (1-1) |
Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, KY | |||||||
1/11/1978* |
Jacksonville | W 96β94 OT | 5β8 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/14/1978 |
East Tennessee | W 98β94 OT | 6β8 (2-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/16/1978 |
Tennessee Tech | W 86β75 | 7β8 (3-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/21/1978 |
Murray State | W 91β75 | 8β8 (4-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/23/1978 |
at Austin Peay | W 91β83 | 9β8 (5-1) |
Dunn Center Clarksville, TN | |||||||
1/25/1978* |
Dayton | L 72β80 | 9β9 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/28/1978 |
at Middle Tennessee | L 69β98 | 9β10 (5-2) |
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
2/4/1978 |
Morehead State | W 106β69 | 10β10 (6-2) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/6/1978 |
Eastern Kentucky | L 74β78 OT | 10β11 (6-3) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/11/1978 |
at East Tennessee | L 77β80 3OT | 10β12 (6-4) |
Memorial Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||
2/13/1978 |
at Tennessee Tech | W 81β69 | 11β12 (7-4) |
Eblen Center Cookeville, TN | |||||||
2/18/1978 |
Austin Peay | L 64β66 | 11β13 (7-5) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/20/1978 |
at Murray State | W 100β98 OT | 12β13 (8-5) |
Racer Arena Murray, KY | |||||||
2/25/1978 |
Middle Tennessee | W 87β78 | 13β13 (9-5) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1978 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
3/3/1978 |
(3) | (2) East Tennessee Semifinals |
W 79β75 | 14β13 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
3/4/1978 |
(3) | (4) Austin Peay Championship |
W 77β69 OT | 15β13 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
3/11/1978* |
(4Q ME) | vs. (2L ME) No. 18
Syracuse First Round |
W 87β86 OT | 16β13 |
Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN | ||||||
3/7/1980* |
(4Q ME) | vs. (1Q ME) No. 4
Michigan State Sweet Sixteen |
L 69β90 | 16β14 |
UD Arena Dayton, OH | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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