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1969–70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

The 1969–70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1969-70 NCAA basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year John Oldham and OVC Player of the Year Jim McDaniels.[1] WKU won the OVC season championship, going undefeated in conference play, and the automatic bid to the 1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament.[2] No conference tournament was held, so the bid was awarded to the season champion.[3] Jerome Perry and Jim Rose joined McDaniels on the All-OVC Team.[4]

1969–70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Ohio Valley Conference Champion
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 18
Record22–3 (14–0 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJim Richards
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
Seasons
1969–70 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Western Kentucky 14 – 0   1.000 22 – 3   .880
Murray State 9 – 5   .643 17 – 9   .654
East Tennessee State 8 – 6   .571 15 – 11   .577
Eastern Kentucky 8 – 6   .571 12 – 10   .545
Middle Tennessee 6 – 8   .429 15 – 11   .577
Morehead State 5 – 9   .357 13 – 11   .542
Tennessee Tech 4 – 10   .286 10 – 15   .400
Austin Peay 2 – 12   .143 5 – 21   .192
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1969*
 Eastern Michigan W 95–70  1–0
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/4/1969*
 VCU W 115–73  2–0
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/8/1969*
 UC Riverside W 92–79  3–0
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/11/1969*
 Butler W 92–61  4–0
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/13/1969*
 at Saint Francis (PA) W 97–67  5–0
 Doyle Hall 
Loretto, PA
12/15/1969*
 No. 7 Duquesne L 65–87  5–1
 Mellon Arena 
Pittsburgh, PA
12/19/1969*
 vs. UTEP
Jayhawk Classic 		W 78–59  6–1
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
12/20/1969*
 at Kansas
Jayhawk Classic 		L 81–104  6–2
 Allen Fieldhouse 
Lawrence, KS
1/3/1970
 Tennessee Tech W 99–70  7–2 (1-0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/5/1970
 East Tennessee W 95–91 OT 8–2 (2-0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/10/1970
 at Eastern Kentucky W 86–83  9–2 (3-0)
 Alumni Coliseum 
Richmond, KY
1/12/1970
 at Morehead State W 86–83  10–2 (4-0)
 Wetherby Gymnasium 
Morehead, KY
1/17/1970*
 La Salle W 102–80  11–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/19/1970
 Murray State W 85–75  12–2 (5-0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/26/1970
 at Austin Peay W 106–79  13–2 (6-0)
 Memorial Health Gymnasium 
Clarksville, TN
1/31/1970
 at Middle Tennessee W 83–74  14–2 (7-0)
 Alumni Memorial Gym 
Murfreesboro, TN
2/7/1970
 Middle Tennessee W 72–60  15–2 (8-0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/9/1970
 Eastern Kentucky W 88–77  16–2 (9-0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/14/1970
 No. 17 at East Tennessee W 92–83  17–2 (10-0)
 Brooks Gym 
Johnson City, TN
2/16/1970
 No. 17 at Tennessee Tech W 100–64  18–2 (11-0)
 Memorial Gymnasium 
Cookeville, TN
2/21/1970
 No. 16 Morehead State W 98–74  19–2 (12-0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/23/1970*
 No. 16 Dayton W 76–63  20–2
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/28/1970
 No. 12 at Murray State W 77–75  21–2 (13-0)
 Racer Arena 
Murray, KY
3/2/1970
 No. 12 Austin Peay W 100–84  22–2 (14-0)
 E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
3/7/1970*
 No. 12 vs. No. 6 Jacksonville
Mideast Region First Round 		L 96–109  22–3
 UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll
NCAA Tournament Games Vacated. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co.
  2. ^ Harrison, Lowell (1987). Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813116204.
  3. ^ 2019-2020 OVC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 4 May 2020
  4. ^ 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
  5. ^ 1969-70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 6 May 2020


 

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