1931–32 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball team
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1931–32 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball | |
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KIAC Champions | |
Conference | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
Record | 15–8 (6–5 KIAC) |
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Home arena | Health & Physical Education Building |
The 1931–32 Western Kentucky State Teachers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1931-32 NCAA basketball season. The team was led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and team captain Orlie Lawrence.[1] The Hilltoppers won the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, the school's first conference championship.[2] Thomas Hobbs and James O. Lawrence were named to the All-State team.[3]
Schedule
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Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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1932 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
2/25/1932 |
vs. Transylvania KIAC Quarterfinal |
W 37–25 | 12–7 |
Winchester, KY | |||||||
2/26/1932 |
vs. Kentucky Wesleyan KIAC Semifinal |
W 29–25 | 13–7 |
Winchester, KY | |||||||
2/27/1932 |
at Eastern Kentucky KIAC Final |
W 36–27 | 14–7 |
Winchester, KY | |||||||
1932 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament | |||||||||||
3/1/1932 |
vs. Louisiana College SIAA First Round |
W 53–29 | 15–7 |
Jackson, MS | |||||||
3/2/1932 |
vs. Murray State SIAA Quarterfinal |
L 27–40 | 15–8 |
Jackson, MS | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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References
[edit]- ^ Harrison, Lowell (1987). Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813116204.
- ^ 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