1961–62 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 1961–62 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 150 Ohio Valley Conference OVC 17–10 11–1 Edgar Diddle 40th Ted Hornback Health & Physical Education Building Ohio Valley Conference Champion NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen The 1961–62 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1961-62 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year Edgar Diddle, in his 40th year as coach, and leading scorer Bobby Rascoe, who averaged more than 25 points per game. Ruby Earl Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University American National Bank and Trust Co. 1979 The Hilltoppers won the OVC championship, as well as the conference's automatic bid to the 1962 NCAA University Division basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.2019-2020 OVC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 4 May 2020 Rascoe, Darel Carrier, and Harry Todd were named to the all-conference team. Diddle coached his 1000th game at Western on January 6, a victory against New Mexico State.2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020 Schedule 1961-62 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 12 May 2020 no no 1961-62 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1962 |- !colspan=6| Regular Season 12/9/1961 yes yes no Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, OH 88–81 1–0 |- 12/12/1961 yes no Northwest Louisiana Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY 93–66 2–0 12/15/1961 yes yes no St. Bonaventure 9 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Bluegrass Tournament 65–66 2–1 12/16/1961 yes yes no Texas Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Bluegrass Tournament 68–78 2–2 12/19/1961 yes no Southeastern Louisiana Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY 86–62 3–2 12/29/1961 yes yes no Marshall Memorial Field House Huntington, WV 84–89 3–3 12/30/1961 yes yes no Xavier Schmidt Fieldhouse Cincinnati, OH 83–95 3–4 1/6/1962 yes no New Mexico State Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY Diddle’s 1000th Game 71–67 4–4 1/9/1962 no Tennessee Tech Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY 93–61 5–4 (1-0) 1/13/1962 yes no Murray State Racer Arena Murray, KY 72–61 6–4 (2-0) 1/18/1962 yes no Morehead State Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, KY 80–79 7–4 (3-0) 1/20/1962 no Middle Tennessee Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY 89–69 8–4 (4-0) 1/27/1962 yes no Eastern Kentucky Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY 96–62 9–4 (5-0) 1/30/1962 yes no Tennessee Tech Memorial Gymnasium Cookeville, TN 72–79 9–5 (5-1) 2/3/1962 yes yes no DePaul Alumni Hall Chicago, IL 78–86 9–6 2/6/1962 yes no East Tennessee Brooks Gymnasium Johnson City, TN 89–84 10–6 (6-1) 2/13/1962 yes no Middle Tennessee Alumni Memorial Gym Murfreesboro, TN 87–81 11–6 (7-1) 2/17/1962 no Murray State Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY 96–77 12–6 (8-1) 2/19/1962 no Morehead State Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY 77–51 13–6 (9-1) 2/21/1962 yes no Xavier Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY 88–83 14–6 2/24/1962 no Eastern Kentucky Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY 88–74 15–6 (10-1) 2/26/1962 no East Tennessee Health & Physical Education Building Bowling Green, KY 77–66 16–6 (11-1) 3/2/1962 yes yes no La Salle Convention Hall Philadelphia, PA 84–88 16–7 3/7/1962 yes yes no Louisville Freedom Hall Louisville, KY 71–88 16–8 |- !colspan=6| 1962 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 3/12/1962 yes yes no Detroit Memorial Coliseum Lexington, KY Mideast Region First Round 90–81 17–8 3/16/1962 yes yes no Ohio State 1 Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA Sweet Sixteen 73–93 17–9 3/17/1962 yes yes no Butler Iowa Field House Iowa City, IA Mideast Region Consolation 86–87 17–10 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