1954–55 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
1954–55 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Ohio Valley Conference Champion
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
1954–55 record	18–10 (8–2 OVC)
Head coach	Edgar Diddle (33rd season)
Assistant coach	Ted Hornback
Home arena	Health & Physical Education Building

The 1954–55 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College during the 1954-55 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle.[1] Western won the Ohio Valley Conference season championship but lost in the semifinals of the conference tournament.[2] Ralph Crosthwaite and Forest Able were named to the All-Conference and OVC Tournament teams.[3]

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
1955 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
2/24/1955	vs. Tennessee Tech OVC Tournament	W 80–65	18–9	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY
2/25/1955	vs. Murray State OVC Tournament Semifinal	L 72–77	18–10	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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References

Harrison, Lowell (1987). Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813116204.
2019-2020 OVC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 4 May 2020
Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co.
1954-55 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 6 May 2020

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[Harrison-1] Harrison, Lowell (1987). Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813116204.

[2] 2019-2020 OVC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 4 May 2020

[Ruby-3] Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co.

[4] 1954-55 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 6 May 2020

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
Seasons	1914–15 1915–16 1916–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20
NCAA and Pre-1956 NIT Final Four appearance in italics