The 1932–33 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 1932-33 NCAA basketball season. The team was led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and team captain Wendell Johnson.[1] The Hilltoppers won the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for the second consecutive year.[2] Harry Hardin, Thomas Hobbs, and future Louisville Cardinals men's basketball coach, Bernard “Peck” Hickman were named to the All-State team.[3]
| 1932–33 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball | |
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KIAC Champions | |
| Conference | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 16–6 (6–2 KIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Home arena | Health & Physical Education Building |
Schedule
edit| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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| 1933 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
| 2/22/1933 |
vs. Georgetown (KY) KIAC First Round |
W 31–23 | 12–5 |
Winchester, KY | |||||||
| 2/23/1933 |
vs. Transylvania KIAC Quarterfinal |
W 43–23 | 13–5 |
Winchester, KY | |||||||
| 2/24/1933 |
vs. Berea KIAC Semifinal |
W 22–15 | 14–5 |
Winchester, KY | |||||||
| 2/25/1933 |
at Murray State KIAC Final |
W 30–17 | 15–5 |
Winchester, KY | |||||||
| 1933 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/1/1933 |
vs. Erskine SIAA First Round |
W 45–35 | 16–5 |
Jackson, MS | |||||||
| 3/2/1933 |
vs. Centenary SIAA Quarterfinal |
L 31–40 | 16–6 |
Jackson, MS | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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References
edit- ^ Harrison, Lowell (1987). Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813116204.
- ^ Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co.
- ^ 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
- ^ Western Kentucky Men's Basketball Archive, retrieved 14 May 2020
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