1950–51 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball team
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The 1950–51 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1950-51 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and All-Ohio Valley Conference player Rip Gish.[1] Gish also made the OVC Tournament team. The team participated in the only National Campus Basketball Tournament.[2] This was a new tournament hosted by Bradley University in response to the ongoing point shaving scandal. It was thought that hosting a tournament on a campus site would reduce the opportunity for such scandals.[3]
1950–51 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball | |
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NCBT Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 19–10 (4–4 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Ted Hornback |
Home arena | Health & Physical Education Building |
Schedule
editDate time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/30/1950* |
Southeastern Louisiana | W 73–59 | 1–0 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/5/1950* |
Georgetown (KY) | W 93–44 | 2–0 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/9/1950* |
at Cincinnati | L 45–70 | 2–1 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
12/12/1950* |
West Texas State | W 74–46 | 3–1 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/14/1950* |
Tampa | W 103–70 | 4–1 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/16/1950* |
High Point | W 77–64 | 5–1 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/18/1950 |
at Morehead State | L 63–70 | 5–2 (0-1) |
Button Auditorium Morehead, KY | |||||||
12/26/1950* |
at No. 16 La Salle | W 73–63 | 6–2 |
Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA | |||||||
12/28/1950* |
vs. No. 4 Long Island | L 70–77 | 6–3 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | |||||||
12/30/1950* |
vs. St. Bonaventure | L 57–62 | 6–4 |
Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY | |||||||
1/8/1951* |
Xavier | W 79–62 | 7–4 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/10/1951 |
vs. Evansville | W 75–63 | 8–4 (1-1) |
Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, KY | |||||||
1/13/1951 |
Murray State | W 65–56 | 9–4 (2-1) |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/16/1951* |
Miami | W 89–47 | 10–4 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/18/1951 |
at Evansville | L 46–77 | 10–5 (2-2) |
Evansville, IN | |||||||
1/20/1951* |
vs. Bowling Green State | W 69–68 | 11–5 |
Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, KY | |||||||
1/26/1951* |
at Miami | W 68–64 | 12–5 |
Miami, FL | |||||||
1/27/1951* |
at Tampa | W 67–64 | 13–5 |
Tampa, FL | |||||||
2/3/1951 |
at Eastern Kentucky | L 70–84 | 13–6 (2-3) |
Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | |||||||
2/8/1951* |
No. 11 Cincinnati | W 75–70 | 14–6 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/10/1951 |
at Murray State | L 70–77 | 14–7 (2-4) |
Carr Health Building Murray, KY | |||||||
2/14/1951* |
Kentucky Wesleyan | W 86–62 | 15–7 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/17/1951 |
Eastern Kentucky | W 84–80 | 16–7 (3-4) |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/19/1951 |
Morehead State | W 95–73 | 17–7 (4-4) |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1951 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
2/24/1951 |
vs. No. 16 Murray State OVC Tournament Semifinal |
L 77–78 | 17–8 |
Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY | |||||||
2/24/1951 |
vs. Evansville OVC Tournament Consolation |
W 72–71 | 18–8 |
Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY | |||||||
Regular Season | |||||||||||
2/28/1951* |
at Xavier | L 64–67 | 18–9 |
Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH | |||||||
3/15/1951* |
vs. Bowling Green State | W 78–77 | 19–9 |
Toledo, OH | |||||||
1951 National Campus Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
3/27/1951* |
at No. 6 Bradley NCBT Quarterfinal |
L 71–75 | 19–10 |
Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL | |||||||
*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.
- ^ 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
- ^ "National Campus Tournament 1951". www.luckyshow.org. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
- ^ "1950-51 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023.