1932–33 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball team

The 1932–33 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1932-33 NCAA basketball season. The team was led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and team captain Wendell Johnson.[1] The Hilltoppers won the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference for the second consecutive year.[2] Harry Hardin, Thomas Hobbs, and future Louisville Cardinals men's basketball coach, Bernard “Peck” Hickman were named to the All-State team.[3]

1932–33 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball
KIAC Champions
ConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record16–6 (6–2 KIAC)
Head coach
Home arenaHealth & Physical Education Building
Seasons
The 1932–33 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1932-33 NCAA basketball season.

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
1933 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament
2/22/1933
vs. Georgetown (KY)
KIAC First Round
W 31–23  12–5
 
Winchester, KY
2/23/1933
vs. Transylvania
KIAC Quarterfinal
W 43–23  13–5
 
Winchester, KY
2/24/1933
vs. Berea
KIAC Semifinal
W 22–15  14–5
 
Winchester, KY
2/25/1933
at Murray State
KIAC Final
W 30–17  15–5
 
Winchester, KY
1933 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament
3/1/1933
vs. Erskine
SIAA First Round
W 45–35  16–5
 
Jackson, MS
3/2/1933
vs. Centenary
SIAA Quarterfinal
L 31–40  16–6
 
Jackson, MS
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ Harrison, Lowell (1987). Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813116204.
  2. ^ Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co.
  3. ^ 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
  4. ^ Western Kentucky Men's Basketball Archive, retrieved 14 May 2020