1933–34 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
The 1933–34 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College during the 1933-34 NCAA basketball season. The team was led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle.[1] The Hilltoppers won the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships,[2] and led NCAA in wins.[3] Harry Hardin, Thomas Hobbs, and future Louisville Cardinals men's basketball coach, Bernard “Peck” Hickman were selected to the All-SIAA team, and Hardin and Hickman were named to the All-State team.[4]
1933–34 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball | |
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SIAA Champions KIAC Champions | |
Conference | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
1933–34 record | 28–8 (4–4 KIAC) |
Head coach | Edgar Diddle (12th season) |
Home arena | Health & Physical Education Building |
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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1934 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
2/22/1934 |
vs. Eastern Kentucky KIAC First Round |
W 30–19 | 21–8 |
Belknap Gymnasium Louisville, KY | |||||||
2/23/1934 |
vs. Morehead State KIAC Quarterfinal |
W 32–30 | 22–8 |
Belknap Gymnasium Louisville, KY | |||||||
2/24/1934 |
vs. Kentucky Wesleyan KIAC Semifinal |
W 46–17 | 23–8 |
Belknap Gymnasium Louisville, KY | |||||||
2/25/1934 |
at Louisville KIAC Final |
W 13–12 | 24–8 |
Belknap Gymnasium Louisville, KY | |||||||
1934 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament | |||||||||||
3/3/1934 |
vs. Louisville SIAA First Round |
W 31–27 | 25–8 |
Jackson, MS | |||||||
3/4/1934 |
vs. Louisiana Normal SIAA Quarterfinal |
W 43–41 | 26–8 |
Jackson, MS | |||||||
3/5/1934 |
vs. Erskine SIAA Semifinal |
W 32–25 | 27–8 |
Jackson, MS | |||||||
3/6/1934 |
vs. Berea SIAA Final |
W 42–40 | 28–8 |
Jackson, MS | |||||||
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References
- Harrison, Lowell (1987). Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813116204.
- Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co.
- E. A. Diddle CBB Records, Sports Reference, retrieved October 6, 2018
- 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
- Western Kentucky Men's Basketball Archive, retrieved 14 May 2020
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