1969–70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 1969–70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 150 Ohio Valley Conference 17 18 OVC 22–3 14–0 John Oldham Jim Richards E. A. Diddle Arena Ohio Valley Conference Champion NCAA Tournament First Round The 1969–70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1969-70 NCAA basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year John Oldham and OVC Player of the Year Jim McDaniels. Ruby Earl Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University American National Bank and Trust Co. 1979 WKU won the OVC season championship, going undefeated in conference play, and the automatic bid to the 1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament. Harrison Lowell Western Kentucky University University Press of Kentucky 1987 978-0813116204 No conference tournament was held, so the bid was awarded to the season champion.2019-2020 OVC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 4 May 2020 Jerome Perry and Jim Rose joined McDaniels on the All-OVC Team.2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020 Schedule 1969-70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 6 May 2020 1969-70 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1970 |- !colspan=6| Regular Season 12/1/1969 yes Eastern Michigan E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 95–70 1–0 |- 12/4/1969 yes VCU E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 115–73 2–0 12/8/1969 yes UC Riverside E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 92–79 3–0 12/11/1969 yes Butler E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 92–61 4–0 12/13/1969 yes yes Saint Francis (PA) Doyle Hall Loretto, PA 97–67 5–0 12/15/1969 yes Duquesne 7 Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, PA 65–87 5–1 12/19/1969 yes yes UTEP Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk Classic 78–59 6–1 12/20/1969 yes yes Kansas Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS Jayhawk Classic 81–104 6–2 1/3/1970 Tennessee Tech E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 99–70 7–2 (1-0) 1/5/1970 East Tennessee E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 95–91 OT 8–2 (2-0) 1/10/1970 yes Eastern Kentucky Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY 86–83 9–2 (3-0) 1/12/1970 yes Morehead State Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, KY 86–83 10–2 (4-0) 1/17/1970 yes La Salle E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 102–80 11–2 1/19/1970 Murray State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 85–75 12–2 (5-0) 1/26/1970 yes Austin Peay Memorial Health Gymnasium Clarksville, TN 106–79 13–2 (6-0) 1/31/1970 yes Middle Tennessee Alumni Memorial Gym Murfreesboro, TN 83–74 14–2 (7-0) 2/7/1970 Middle Tennessee E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 72–60 15–2 (8-0) 2/9/1970 Eastern Kentucky E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 88–77 16–2 (9-0) 2/14/1970 yes 17 East Tennessee Brooks Gym Johnson City, TN 92–83 17–2 (10-0) 2/16/1970 yes 17 Tennessee Tech Memorial Gymnasium Cookeville, TN 100–64 18–2 (11-0) 2/21/1970 16 Morehead State E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 98–74 19–2 (12-0) 2/23/1970 yes 16 Dayton E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 76–63 20–2 2/28/1970 yes 12 Murray State Racer Arena Murray, KY 77–75 21–2 (13-0) 3/2/1970 12 Austin Peay E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY 100–84 22–2 (14-0) |- !colspan=6| 1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament 3/7/1970 yes yes 12 Jacksonville 6 UD Arena Dayton, OH Mideast Region First Round 96–109 22–3 AP PollNCAA Tournament Games Vacated 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