1934–35 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
1934–35 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
KIAC Champions
Conference	Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1934–35 record	24–3 (9–0 KIAC)
Head coach	Edgar Diddle (13th season)
Home arena	Health & Physical Education Building

The 1934–35 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College during the 1934-35 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 championship[2] and led NCAA in wins for the second consecutive season.[3] Harry Hardin, Brad Mutchler, and future Louisville Cardinals men's basketball coach, Bernard “Peck” Hickman were selected to the All-SIAA and All-KIAC teams.[4]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
1935 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament
2/21/1935	Berea KIAC First Round	W 40–19	18–2	Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY
2/22/1935	vs. Georgetown (KY) KIAC Quarterfinal	W 37–10	19–2	Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY
2/23/1935	vs. Morehead State KIAC Semifinal	W 12–4	20–2	Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY
2/23/1935	vs. Murray State KIAC Final	W 23–20	21–2	Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY
1935 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament
3/1/1935	vs. Charleston SIAA First Round	W 48–18	22–2	Jackson, MS
3/2/1935	vs. Mississippi College SIAA Quarterfinal	W 46–18	23–2	Jackson, MS
3/4/1935	vs. Centenary SIAA Semifinal	W 23–17	24–2	Jackson, MS
3/5/1935	at Millsaps SIAA Final	L 29–31	24–3	Jackson, MS
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
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Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Venues	Red Barn (1920–1931) Health & Physical Education Building (1931–1963) E. A. Diddle Arena (1963–present)
Culture & lore	Big Red
People	Head coaches
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NCAA and Pre-1956 NIT Final Four appearance in italics