1950–51 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball team

1950–51 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball
1950–51 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball
NCBT Tournament, First Round
Conference	Ohio Valley Conference
Record	19–10 (4–4 OVC)
Head coach	Edgar Diddle (29th season);
Assistant coach	Ted Hornback
Home arena	Health & Physical Education Building
	Seasons ← 1949–50 1951–52 →

The 1950–51 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1950-51 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and All-Ohio Valley Conference player Rip Gish.^[1] Gish also made the OVC Tournament team. The team participated in the only National Campus Basketball Tournament.^[2] This was a new tournament hosted by Bradley University in response to the ongoing point shaving scandal. It was thought that hosting a tournament on a campus site would reduce the opportunity for such scandals.^[3]

Schedule

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Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
Regular Season
11/30/1950*	Southeastern Louisiana	W 73–59	1–0	Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY
12/5/1950*	Georgetown (KY)	W 93–44	2–0	Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY
12/9/1950*	at Cincinnati	L 45–70	2–1	Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH
12/12/1950*	West Texas State	W 74–46	3–1	Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY
12/14/1950*	Tampa	W 103–70	4–1	Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY
12/16/1950*	High Point	W 77–64	5–1	Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY
12/18/1950	at Morehead State	L 63–70	5–2 (0-1)	Button Auditorium Morehead, KY
12/26/1950*	at No. 16 La Salle	W 73–63	6–2	Wister Hall Philadelphia, PA
12/28/1950*	vs. No. 4 Long Island	L 70–77	6–3	Madison Square Garden New York, NY
12/30/1950*	vs. St. Bonaventure	L 57–62	6–4	Memorial Auditorium Buffalo, NY
1/8/1951*	Xavier	W 79–62	7–4	Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY
1/10/1951	vs. Evansville	W 75–63	8–4 (1-1)	Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, KY
1/13/1951	Murray State	W 65–56	9–4 (2-1)	Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY
1/16/1951*	Miami	W 89–47	10–4	Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY
1/18/1951	at Evansville	L 46–77	10–5 (2-2)	Evansville, IN
1/20/1951*	vs. Bowling Green State	W 69–68	11–5	Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, KY
1/26/1951*	at Miami	W 68–64	12–5	Miami, FL
1/27/1951*	at Tampa	W 67–64	13–5	Tampa, FL
2/3/1951	at Eastern Kentucky	L 70–84	13–6 (2-3)	Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY
2/8/1951*	No. 11 Cincinnati	W 75–70	14–6	Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY
2/10/1951	at Murray State	L 70–77	14–7 (2-4)	Carr Health Building Murray, KY
2/14/1951*	Kentucky Wesleyan	W 86–62	15–7	Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY
2/17/1951	Eastern Kentucky	W 84–80	16–7 (3-4)	Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY
2/19/1951	Morehead State	W 95–73	17–7 (4-4)	Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY
1951 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament
2/24/1951	vs. No. 16 Murray State OVC Tournament Semifinal	L 77–78	17–8	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY
2/24/1951	vs. Evansville OVC Tournament Consolation	W 72–71	18–8	Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY
Regular Season
2/28/1951*	at Xavier	L 64–67	18–9	Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH
3/15/1951*	vs. Bowling Green State	W 78–77	19–9	Toledo, OH
1951 National Campus Basketball Tournament
3/27/1951*	at No. 6 Bradley NCBT Quarterfinal	L 71–75	19–10	Robertson Memorial Field House Peoria, IL
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) 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.
^ 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
^ "National Campus Tournament 1951". www.luckyshow.org. Retrieved November 15, 2023.
^ "1950-51 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

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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.

[2] 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020

[3] "National Campus Tournament 1951". www.luckyshow.org. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

[4] "1950-51 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men 's Schedule and Results". College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved November 15, 2023.

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