1937–38 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball team
1937–38 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball | |
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SIAA Champions KAIC Champions | |
NIBT Tournament, Withdrew / Forfeit | |
Conference | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 30–3 (9–1 KIAC) |
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Home arena | Health & Physical Education Building |
Seasons |
The 1937–38 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 1937-38 NCAA basketball season. The team was led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and the school's first player recognized as an All-American, William “Red” McCrocklin.[1] The Hilltoppers won the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships, were the first NCAA team to win 30 games in a season,[2] and received an invitation to the 1938 National Intercollegiate Basketball tournament;[3] however, the team was unable to make the trip and withdrew from the tournament.[4] The NAIA lists the game as a forfeit, but Western Kentucky does not officially recognize the contest.[5] Ralph Dudgeon, Harry Saddlerand, and McCrocklin were selected to the All-SIAA and All-KIAC teams.[6]
Schedule
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Date time, TV | Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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Regular season | |||||||||||
12/9/1937* | at McKendree | W 51–33 | 1–0 | Lebanon, IL | |||||||
12/10/1937* | at Bradley | L 33–39 | 1–1 | Peoria Armory Peoria, IL | |||||||
12/11/1937* | at Illinois College | W 38–36 | 2–1 | Jacksonville, IL | |||||||
12/15/1937* | McKendree | W 37–28 | 3–1 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/16/1937* | at New Albany CCC | W 36–19 | 4–1 | New Albany, IN | |||||||
12/17/1937* | at Edantide AC | W 34–28 | 5–1 | | |||||||
12/18/1937* | Ft. Knox Ind | W 38–32 | 6–1 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/20/1937* | Beechmont AC | W 60–48 | 7–1 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/3/1938* | at Southeast Missouri | W 27–25 | 8–1 | Houck Field House Cape Girardeau, MO | |||||||
1/8/1938* | at Vanderbilt | W 39–25 | 9–1 | Old Gymnasium Nashville, TN | |||||||
1/13/1938* | at Tennessee Tech | W 40–33 | 10–1 | Memorial Gymnasium Cookeville, TN | |||||||
1/15/1938* | Evansville | W 44–30 | 11–1 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/19/1938 | at Louisville | W 62–42 | 12–1 | Belknap Gymnasium Louisville, KY | |||||||
1/22/1938 | Murray State | W 29–26 | 13–1 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/24/1938* | Vanderbilt | W 38–18 | 14–1 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1/28/1938 | Eastern Kentucky | W 51–34 | 15–1 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/1/1938 | at Morehead State | W 38–30 | 16–1 | Button Auditorium Morehead, KY | |||||||
2/3/1938 | Louisville | W 53–32 | 17–1 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/5/1938 | at Murray State | L 18–30 | 17–2 | Lovett Auditorium Murray, KY | |||||||
2/8/1938* | Tennessee Tech | W 31–19 | 18–2 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/11/1938* | Bradley | L 24–32 | 18–3 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/12/1938 | at Eastern Kentucky | W 34–21 | 19–3 | Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | |||||||
2/14/1938 | at Berea | W 53–23 | 20–3 | Berea, KY | |||||||
2/16/1938 | Morehead State | W 42–25 | 21–3 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
2/17/1938* | at Evansville | W 52–42 | 22–3 | Evansville, IN | |||||||
2/18/1938 | Cumberland (KY) | W 49–36 | 23–3 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1938 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference tournament | |||||||||||
2/25/1938 | vs. Union (KY) KIAC Tournament | W 28–22 | 24–3 | Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | |||||||
2/26/1938 | vs. Morehead State KIAC Tournament Semifinal | W 46–25 | 25–3 | Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | |||||||
2/26/1938 | vs. Murray State KIAC Tournament Final | W 35–23 | 26–3 | Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | |||||||
1938 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament | |||||||||||
3/3/1938 | Louisiana Normal SIAA Tournament | W 45–30 | 27–3 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
3/4/1938 | Union (KY) SIAA Tournament Quarterfinal | W 49–28 | 28–3 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
3/5/1938 | Delta State SIAA Tournament Semifinal | W 59–40 | 29–3 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
3/5/1938 | Murray State SIAA Tournament Final | W 44–39 | 30–3 | Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
1938 National Intercollegiate Basketball tournament | |||||||||||
3/8/1938* | vs. Simpson First Round | L 0–2 Forfeit | * | Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, MO | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. |
- Western Kentucky does not recognize the NIBT game as part of their official records
References
- ^ Harrison, Lowell (1987). Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813116204.
- ^ E. A. Diddle CBB Records, Sports Reference, retrieved October 6, 2018
- ^ NAIA Through the Decades, NAIA.org retrieved May 20, 2020
- ^ The Historical NAIA Tournament VSN (admin) Published Wednesday, July 04, 2018, retrieved May 20, 2020
- ^ 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
- ^ Western Kentucky Men's Basketball Archive, retrieved 14 May 2020
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