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1931–32 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball team

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1931–32 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball
KIAC Champions
ConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record15–8 (6–5 KIAC)
Head coach
Home arenaHealth & Physical Education Building
Seasons

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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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
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.

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