The 1975–76 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year Jim Richards and OVC Player of the Year Johnny Britt.[1] WKU won the OVC regular season and tournament championships, as well as the conference's automatic bid to the 1976 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament.[2] Wilson James joined Britt on the All-OVC Team; they were also selected to the OVC Tournament team and Britt was tournament MVP.[3]
1975–76 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball | |
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OVC Tournament Champion Ohio Valley Conference Champion | |
NCAA Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 20–9 (11–3 OVC) |
Head coach | |
Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
Conf | Overall | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Kentucky † | 11 | – | 3 | .786 | 20 | – | 9 | .690 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Austin Peay State | 10 | – | 4 | .714 | 20 | – | 7 | .741 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Morehead State | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tennessee Tech | 7 | – | 7 | .500 | 14 | – | 10 | .583 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Middle Tennessee | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 16 | – | 12 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Kentucky | 6 | – | 8 | .429 | 10 | – | 15 | .400 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Murray State | 5 | – | 9 | .357 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
East Tennessee State | 4 | – | 10 | .286 | 6 | – | 20 | .231 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 1976 OVC tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll |
Schedule
editDate time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
11/29/1975* |
Arkansas–Little Rock | W 106–78 | 1–0 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/1/1975* |
No. 19 Memphis State | W 87–84 | 2–0 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/8/1975* |
ODU | W 84–76 | 3–0 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/20/1975* |
Troy | W 88–72 | 4–0 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/26/1975* |
at No. 9 NC State Holiday Doubleheader |
L 98–110 | 4–1 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
12/27/1975* |
vs. Duke Holiday Doubleheader |
L 90–111 | 4–2 |
Reynolds Coliseum Raleigh, NC | |||||||
12/30/1975* |
at Butler | W 76–62 | 5–2 |
Hinkle Fieldhouse Indianapolis, IN | |||||||
1/5/1976* |
No. 20 La Salle | L 100–104 OT | 5–3 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/8/1976* |
at Florida State | L 80–88 | 5–4 |
Tully Gymnasium Tallahassee, FL | |||||||
1/10/1976* |
MacMurray | W 106–52 | 6–4 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/12/1976 |
at Middle Tennessee | W 83–69 | 7–4 (1-0) |
Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
1/17/1976 |
East Tennessee | W 82–60 | 8–4 (2-0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/19/1976 |
Tennessee Tech | W 88–69 | 9–4 (3-0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/24/1976 |
Eastern Kentucky | W 78–74 | 10–4 (4-0) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/26/1976 |
at Morehead State | L 71–82 | 10–5 (4-1) |
Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, KY | |||||||
1/31/1976 |
Murray State | W 92–68 | 11–5 (5-1) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/2/1976 |
at Austin Peay | L 81–91 | 11–6 (5-2) |
Dunn Center Clarksville, TN | |||||||
2/7/1976 |
Middle Tennessee | L 65–71 | 11–7 (5-3) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/9/1976* |
Dayton | L 82–93 | 11–8 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/14/1976 |
at Tennessee Tech | W 105–97 | 12–8 (6-3) |
Memorial Gymnasium Cookeville, TN | |||||||
2/16/1976 |
at East Tennessee | W 76–67 | 13–8 (7-3) |
Memorial Center Johnson City, TN | |||||||
2/19/1976 |
at Murray State | W 70–68 | 14–8 (8-3) |
Racer Arena Murray, KY | |||||||
2/21/1976 |
Morehead State | W 100–82 | 15–8 (9-3) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/23/1976 |
Eastern Kentucky | W 89–77 | 16–8 (10-3) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/28/1976 |
Austin Peay | W 76–75 | 17–8 (11-3) |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1976 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
3/1/1976 |
(1) | (8) East Tennessee First Round |
W 91–74 | 18–8 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
3/4/1976 |
(1) | (5) Middle Tennessee Semifinals |
W 88–78 | 19–8 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
3/5/1976 |
(1) | (4) Morehead State Finals |
W 65–60 | 20–8 |
E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1976 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament | |||||||||||
3/13/1976* |
vs. No. 2 Marquette Mideast Region First Round |
L 60–79 | 20–9 |
UD Arena Dayton, OH | |||||||
*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 OVC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 4 May 2020
- ^ 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
- ^ 1975-76 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 6 May 2020