1977–78 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 1977–78 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 150 Ohio Valley Conference OVC 16–14 9–5 Jim Richards E. A. Diddle Arena OVC Tournament Champion NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1977–78 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were members of the Ohio Valley Conference and led by coach Jim Richards, in his final year at the helm.Lowell H. Harrison Western Kentucky University https://books.google.com/books?id=zL4eBgAAQBAJ&q=gene+keady+leaves+wku+for+purdue&pg=PA276 1987 University Press of Kentucky 978-0813116204 276– WKU finished third in the OVC regular season, but won the tournament championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament, where they advanced to the sweet sixteen.2019-2020 OVC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 4 May 2020 James Johnson and Darryl Turner made the All-OVC Team and Aaron Bryant was selected to the OVC Tournament Team.2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020 Schedule 1977-78 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 6 May 2020 1977-78 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1978 |- !colspan=6| Regular season 11/26/1977 yes Michigan 13 E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 81–87 0–1 |- 11/30/1977 yes yes Evansville Roberts Municipal Stadium Evansville, IN 82–72 1–1 12/3/1977 yes yes Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH 78–65 2–1 12/5/1977 yes Memphis State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 80–86 2–2 12/7/1977 yes Butler E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 86–90 2–3 12/10/1977 yes Wisconsin-Milwaukee E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 70–73 2–4 12/17/1977 yes Cal Poly-San Lius Obispo E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 72–50 3–4 12/28/1977 yes yes Maryland 14 Cole Field House College Park, MD Maryland Invitational 78–91 3–5 12/29/1977 yes yes St. John’s (NY) Cole Field House College Park, MD Maryland Invitational 63–80 3–6 1/4/1978 yes La Salle E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 64–78 3–7 1/7/1978 yes Eastern Kentucky Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY 79–85 OT 3–8 (0-1) 1/9/1978 yes Morehead State Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, KY 97–82 4–8 (1-1) 1/11/1978 yes Jacksonville E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 96–94 OT 5–8 1/14/1978 East Tennessee E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 98–94 OT 6–8 (2-1) 1/16/1978 Tennessee Tech E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 86–75 7–8 (3-1) 1/21/1978 Murray State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 91–75 8–8 (4-1) 1/23/1978 yes Austin Peay Dunn Center Clarksville, TN 91–83 9–8 (5-1) 1/25/1978 yes Dayton E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 72–80 9–9 1/28/1978 yes Middle Tennessee Murphy Center Murfreesboro, TN 69–98 9–10 (5-2) 2/4/1978 Morehead State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 106–69 10–10 (6-2) 2/6/1978 Eastern Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 74–78 OT 10–11 (6-3) 2/11/1978 yes East Tennessee Memorial Center Johnson City, TN 77–80 3OT 10–12 (6-4) 2/13/1978 yes Tennessee Tech Eblen Center Cookeville, TN 81–69 11–12 (7-4) 2/18/1978 Austin Peay E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 64–66 11–13 (7-5) 2/20/1978 yes Murray State Racer Arena Murray, KY 100–98 OT 12–13 (8-5) 2/25/1978 Middle Tennessee E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 87–78 13–13 (9-5) |- !colspan=6| 1978 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament 3/3/1978 3 East Tennessee 2 E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY Semifinals 79–75 14–13 3/4/1978 3 Austin Peay 4 E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY Championship 77–69 OT 15–13 |- !colspan=6| 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament 3/11/1978 yes yes 4Q ME Syracuse 18 2L ME Stokely Athletic Center Knoxville, TN First Round 87–86 OT 12,700 16–13 3/7/1980 yes yes 4Q ME Michigan State 4 1Q ME UD Arena Dayton, OH Sweet Sixteen 69–90 16–14 AP Poll References Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball seasons Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Western Kentucky Basketball, Men's Western Kentucky Basketball, Men's Category:Long stubs with short prose