The 1946–47 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 1946-47 NCAA basketball season. The team was led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and leading scorer Odie Spears.[1] The Hilltoppers won the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships.[2] Spears, Don “Duck” Ray, and Dee Gibson were named to the All-KIAC team, and Gibson and John Oldham made the All-SIAA team.[3]
| 1946–47 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball | |
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SIAA Champion KAIC Champion | |
| Conference | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Record | 25–4 (6–2 KIAC) |
| Head coach |
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| Assistant coach | Ted Hornback |
| Home arena | Health & Physical Education Building |
Schedule
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Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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| 1947 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/3/1947 |
vs. Centre KIAC First Round |
W 63–23 | 19–4 |
Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY | |||||||
| 3/4/1947 |
at Louisville KIAC Quarterfinal |
W 76–52 | 20–4 |
Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY | |||||||
| 3/5/1947 |
vs. Georgetown (KY) KIAC Semifinal |
W 56–38 | 21–4 |
Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY | |||||||
| 3/5/1947 |
vs. Eastern Kentucky KIAC Final |
W 54–37 | 22–4 |
Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY | |||||||
| 1947 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament | |||||||||||
| 3/6/1947 |
Northwest Louisiana SIAA Quarterfinal |
W 82–50 | 23–4 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 3/7/1947 |
Delta State SIAA Semifinal |
W 62–47 | 24–4 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
| 3/8/1947 |
Miami (FL) SIAA Final |
W 55–46 | 25–4 |
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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