1954–55 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 1954–55 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 150 Ohio Valley Conference OVC 18–10 8–2 Edgar Diddle 33rd Ted Hornback Health & Physical Education Building Ohio Valley Conference Champion The 1954–55 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1954-55 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle. Harrison Lowell Western Kentucky University University Press of Kentucky 1987 978-0813116204 Western won the Ohio Valley Conference season championship but lost in the semifinals of the conference tournament.2019-2020 OVC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 4 May 2020 Ralph Crosthwaite and Forest Able were named to the All-Conference and OVC Tournament teams. Ruby Earl Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University American National Bank and Trust Co. 1979 Schedule 1954-55 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 6 May 2020 no 1954-55 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1955 |- !colspan=6| 1955 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament 2/24/1955 yes no Tennessee Tech Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY OVC Tournament 80–65 18–9 2/25/1955 yes no Murray State Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY OVC Tournament Semifinal 72–77 18–10 |-AP Poll References Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball seasons Western Kentucky State Western Kentucky State Basketball, Men's Western Kentucky State Basketball, Men's