1964–65 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 1964–65 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 150 Ohio Valley Conference OVC 18–9 10–4 John Oldham Gene Rhodes E. A. Diddle Arena NIT Tournament Quarterfinal The 1964–65 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1964-65 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by first year coach John Oldham and Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year Clem Haskins. Ruby Earl Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University American National Bank and Trust Co. 1979 After two losing seasons, WKSC finished second in the OVC and were invited to the 1965 National Invitation Tournament.(PDF) - Ohio Valley Conference http://ovcsports.com/documents/2019/10/21/2019_20_OVC_Basketball_Media_Guide.pdf?id=10175 2022-10-16 ovcsports.com en Haskins scored a school record 55 points against Middle Tennessee on January 30. He was joined on the all-conference team by fellow sophomore Dwight Smith; Haskins and Steve Cunningham were selected to the OVC Tournament team.2019-20 Hilltopper Basketball Media Guide https://wkusports.com/documents/2019/10/7/2019_20_WKU_Hilltopper_Basketball_Media_Guide.pdf 2022-10-16 Western Kentucky University Athletics en Cultural Relevance Haskins and Smith broke the color barrier this season at Western Kentucky, becoming the first African Americans to play Hilltopper basketball. Harrison Lowell Western Kentucky University University Press of Kentucky 1987 978-0813116204 They were recruited two years earlier by the previous, longtime coach Edgar Diddle; NCAA rules at the time prohibited freshman from playing varsity sports, so this was their first year of eligibility.Thamel Pete Pete Thamel 2008-03-27 Recalling Forward Thinking at Western Kentucky en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/27/sports/ncaabasketball/27western.html 2022-10-16 0362-4331 Schedule 1964-65 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 11 May 2020 no 1964-65 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1965 |- !colspan=6| Regular Season 12/1/1964 yes no Belmont E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 50–52 0–1 |- 12/5/1964 yes yes no Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH 90–77 1–1 12/8/1964 yes yes no Vanderbilt Memorial Gymnasium Nashville, TN 79–94 1–2 12/12/1964 yes no Chattanooga E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 94–78 2–2 12/15/1964 yes no Carson–Newman E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 73–54 3–2 12/17/1964 yes no Texas Wesleyan E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 118–87 4–2 12/21/1964 yes no Middle Tennessee Convention Center Louisville, KY OVC Tournament 100–65 5–2 12/22/1964 yes no Eastern Kentucky Convention Center Louisville, KY OVC Tournament Semifinal 82–73 6–2 12/23/1964 yes no Murray State Convention Center Louisville, KY OVC Tournament Final 68–77 6–3 1/5/1965 no Murray State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 71–70 OT 7–3 (1-0) 1/9/1965 yes no Tennessee Tech Memorial Gymnasium Cookeville, TN 87–78 8–3 (2-0) 1/11/1965 yes no East Tennessee Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN 70–69 9–3 (3-0) 1/16/1965 no Eastern Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 70–95 9–4 (3-1) 1/18/1965 no Morehead State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 93–65 10–4 (4-1) 1/23/1965 yes no Union (TN) E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 94–69 11–4 1/30/1965 no Middle Tennessee E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY Haskins scores 55 points 134–84 12–4 (5-1) 2/1/1965 yes no Austin Peay Memorial Health Gymnasium Clarksville, TN 78–74 13–4 (6-1) 2/6/1965 no East Tennessee E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 96–79 14–4 (7-1) 2/8/1965 no Tennessee Tech E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 92–83 15–4 (8-1) 2/13/1965 yes no Morehead State Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, KY 55–66 15–5 (8-2) 2/18/1965 yes no Eastern Kentucky Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY 69–80 15–6 (8-3) 2/18/1965 yes no Middle Tennessee Alumni Memorial Gym Murfreesboro, TN 94–83 16–6 (9-3) 2/20/1965 yes yes no La Salle Palestra Philadelphia, PA 77–91 16–7 2/22/1965 no Austin Peay E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 116–77 17–7 (10-3) 2/27/1965 yes no Murray State Racer Arena Murray, KY 91–103 17–8 (10-4) |- !colspan=6| 1965 National Invitation Tournament 3/13/1965 yes yes no Fordham Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT First Round 57–53 18–8 3/16/1965 yes yes no Army Madison Square Garden New York, NY NIT Quarterfinal 54–58 18–9 AP Poll References Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball seasons Western Kentucky State Western Kentucky State Western Kentucky State Basketball, Men's Western Kentucky State Basketball, Men's Category:Long stubs with short prose