1969–70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

1969–70 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
Record	22–3 (14–0 OVC)
Head coach	John Oldham;
Assistant coach	Jim Richards
Home arena	E. A. Diddle Arena
	Seasons ← 1968–69 1970–71 →

1969–70 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
No. 18 Western Kentucky	14	–	0	1.000	22	–	3	.880
Murray State	9	–	5	.643	17	–	9	.654
East Tennessee State	8	–	6	.571	15	–	11	.577
Eastern Kentucky	8	–	6	.571	12	–	10	.545
Middle Tennessee	6	–	8	.429	15	–	11	.577
Morehead State	5	–	9	.357	13	–	11	.542
Tennessee Tech	4	–	10	.286	10	–	15	.400
Austin Peay	2	–	12	.143	5	–	21	.192

Rankings from AP Poll

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.

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

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