1969–70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
1969–70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball | |
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Ohio Valley Conference Champion | |
NCAA Tournament, First Round | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 17 |
AP | No. 18 |
Record | 22–3 (14–0 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Jim Richards |
Home arena | E. A. Diddle Arena |
Seasons ← 1968–69 1970–71 → |
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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 |
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]
Schedule
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Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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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
- ^ 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 OVC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 4 May 2020
- ^ 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
- ^ 1969-70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 6 May 2020
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