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1940–41 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball team

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1940–41 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball
SIAA Champions
ConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record22–4 (5–1 KIAC)
Head coach
Assistant coachTed Hornback
Home arenaHealth & Physical Education Building
Seasons

The 1940–41 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 1940-41 NCAA basketball season. The team was led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and All-American center Carlisle Towery.[1] The Hilltoppers won the Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championship.[2] Towery, Howard “Tip” Downing, and Wallace “Buck” Sydnor were selected to the All-SIAA team.[3]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Opponent Result Record Site
city, state
1941 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament
2/28/1941
vs. Berea
KIAC Quarterfinal
W 53–33  19–3
Weaver Gymnasium 
Richmond, KY
3/1/1941
vs. Murray State
KIAC Semifinal
L 32–41  19–4
Weaver Gymnasium 
Richmond, KY
1941 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament
3/6/1941
Delta State
SIAA Quarterfinal
W 49–48  20–4
Health & Phys Ed Building 
Bowling Green, KY
3/7/1941
Louisiana Normal
SIAA Semifinal
W 67–46  21–4
Health & Phys Ed Building 
Bowling Green, KY
3/8/1941
Murray State
SIAA Final
W 45–41  22–4
Health & Phys Ed Building 
Bowling Green, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

References

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  1. ^ Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co.
  2. ^ Harrison, Lowell (1987). Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813116204.
  3. ^ 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
  4. ^ Western Kentucky Men's Basketball Archive, retrieved 14 May 2020