1971–72 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 1971–72 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 150 Ohio Valley Conference OVC 15–11 9–5 Jim Richards E. A. Diddle Arena Ohio Valley Conference Co-Champion The 1971–72 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1971–72 NCAA University Division men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by new coach Jim Richards and All-Ohio Valley Conference player Jerry Dunn. Ruby Earl Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University American National Bank and Trust Co. 1979 WKU finished in a three-way tie for the OVC championship. No conference tournament was held, so a playoff was scheduled to determine which team would go on to the NCAA tournament.2019-2020 OVC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 4 May 2020 The Hilltoppers lost in the playoff to Morehead State. Harrison Lowell Western Kentucky University University Press of Kentucky 1987 978-0813116204 Schedule 1971-72 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 6 May 2020 no 1971-72 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1972 |- !colspan=6| OVC Playoff 3/7/1972 yes no Morehead State Frankfort, KY OVC Playoff 79–82 15–11 AP Poll References Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball seasons Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Basketball, Men's Western Kentucky Basketball, Men's