1959–60 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball team

1959–60 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball
1959–60 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball
Ohio Valley Conference Champion; Sugar Bowl Tournament Champion
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen; Mideast Region 3rd Place
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	21–7 (10–2 OVC)
Head coach	Edgar Diddle (38th season);
Assistant coach	Ted Hornback
Home arena	Health & Physical Education Building
	Seasons ← 1958–59 1960–61 →

The 1959–60 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1959-60 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle.^[1] The Hilltoppers won the Ohio Valley Conference championship, as well as the conference's automatic bid to the 1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.^[2] This team was very balanced, with four players being named to the All-Conference Team: Charlie Osborne, Bobby Rascoe, Al Ellison, and Don Parsons.^[3]

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
12/3/1959*		Union (TN)	W 123–71	1–0	Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY
12/5/1959*		Northwest Louisiana	W 89–60	2–0	Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY
12/10/1959*		vs. Seton Hall	W 78–69	3–0	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/12/1959*		at Illinois	L 80–93	3–1	Huff Hall Champaign, IL
12/15/1959		Morehead State	W 70–68	4–1 (1-0)	Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY
12/19/1959		at East Tennessee	W 103–77	5–1 (2-0)	Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN
12/29/1959*		vs. Mississippi State Sugar Bowl Tournament	W 61–50	6–1	Tulane Gym New Orleans, LA
12/30/1959*		at Tulane Sugar Bowl Tournament	W 71–67	7–1	Tulane Gym New Orleans, LA
1/6/1960*	No. 18	at DePaul	W 86–65	8–1	Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY
1/9/1960	No. 18	at Eastern Kentucky	L 73–80	8–2 (2-1)	Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY
1/12/1960	No. 18	Tennessee Tech	W 71–67	9–2 (3-1)	Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY
1/16/1960		at Murray State	L 72–87	9–3 (3-2)	Racer Arena Murray, KY
1/20/1960*		at Xavier	L 66–76	9–4	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
1/23/1960*		Bowling Green	W 85–61	10–4	Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY
1/28/1960*		at Marshall	L 97–100 ^OT	10–5	Memorial Field House Huntington, WV
1/30/1960*		at La Salle	W 76–70	11–5	Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA
2/6/1960		at Middle Tennessee	W 109–89	12–5 (4-2)	Alumni Memorial Gym Murfreesboro, TN
2/10/1960*		Xavier	L 73–82	12–6	Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY
2/13/1960		at Morehead State	W 85–72	13–6 (5-2)	Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, KY
2/16/1960		Eastern Kentucky	W 38–20	14–6 (6-2)	Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY
2/20/1960		Murray State	W 65–57	15–6 (7-2)	Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY
2/23/1960		at Tennessee Tech	W 85–81	16–6 (8-2)	Memorial Gymnasium Cookeville, TN
2/27/1960		Middle Tennessee	W 109–80	17–6 (9-2)	Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY
2/29/1960*		Kent State	W 69–60	18–6	Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY
3/2/1960		East Tennessee	W 83–69	19–6 (10-2)	Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY
1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
3/8/1960*		vs. No. 10 Miami (FL) Mideast Region First Round	W 107–84	20–6	Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY
3/11/1960*		vs. No. 3 Ohio State Sweet Sixteen	L 79–98	20–7	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
3/12/1960*		vs. Ohio Mideast Region Consolation	W 97–87	21–7	Freedom Hall Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) 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.
^ 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
^ 2019-2020 OVC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 4 May 2020
^ 1959-60 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 12 May 2020

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[Ruby-1] Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co.

[2] 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020

[3] 2019-2020 OVC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 4 May 2020

[4] 1959-60 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 12 May 2020

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