The 1938–39 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 1938-39 NCAA basketball season. The team was led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle. Former All-State player, Ted Hornback returned to his alma mater this season as assistant coach. He would remain in that position until Diddle's retirement in 1964, when he would be promoted to Athletic Director.[1] The Hilltoppers won the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships.[2] All five starters, John Hackett, Harry Saddler, Wilson Stemm, Herb Ball, and Carlisle Towery, were selected to the All-SIAA team. Hackett, Saddler, and Towery also made the All-KIAC team.[3]
| 1938–39 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball | |
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SIAA Champions KIAC Champions | |
| Conference | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 22–3 (7–0 KIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Ted Hornback |
| Home arena | Health & Physical Education Building |
Schedule
edit| Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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| 1939 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
| 2/23/1939 |
at Eastern Kentucky KIAC First Round |
W 50–26 | 16–3 |
Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | |||||||
| 2/24/1939 |
vs. Louisville KIAC Quarterfinal |
W 47–28 | 17–3 |
Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | |||||||
| 2/25/1939 |
vs. Transylvania KIAC Semifinal |
W 53–40 | 18–3 |
Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | |||||||
| 2/25/1939 |
vs. Morehead State KIAC Final |
W 37–33 | 19–3 |
Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | |||||||
| 1939 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/3/1939 |
Presbyterian SIAA Quarterfinal |
W 51–27 | 20–3 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 3/4/1939 |
Louisiana Normal SIAA Semifinal |
W 44–33 | 21–3 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 3/4/1939 |
Jacksonville State SIAA Final |
W 56–43 | 22–3 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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References
edit- ^ Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co.
- ^ Harrison, Lowell (1987). Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813116204.
- ^ 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
- ^ Western Kentucky Men's Basketball Archive, retrieved 14 May 2020
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