1969–70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
1969–70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Ohio Valley Conference Champion
NCAA Tournament, First Round
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Ranking
Coaches	No. 17
AP	No. 18
1969–70 record	22–3 (14–0 OVC)
Head coach	John Oldham
Assistant coach	Jim Richards
Home arena	E. A. Diddle Arena

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
Regular Season
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.

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

[Harrison-2] Harrison, Lowell (1987). Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813116204.

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

[4] 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020

[5] 1969-70 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
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NCAA and Pre-1956 NIT Final Four appearance in italics