1960–61 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball none 1960–61 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png 150 Ohio Valley Conference OVC 18–8 9–3 Edgar Diddle 39th Ted Hornback Health & Physical Education Building Ohio Valley Conference Co-Champion The 1960–61 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1960-61 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and finished in a three-way tie for the Ohio Valley Conference championship. Harrison Lowell Western Kentucky University University Press of Kentucky 1987 978-0813116204 No conference tournament was held, so a playoff was scheduled to determine which team would go to the NCAA tournament.2019-2020 OVC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 4 May 2020 Western Kentucky lost in the playoff to Morehead State. Bobby Rascoe, Charlie Osborne, and Harry Todd were named to the All-Conference Team. Ruby Earl Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University American National Bank and Trust Co. 1979 Schedule 1960-61 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 6 May 2020 no 1960-61 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1961 |- !colspan=6| Ohio Valley Conference Playoff 3/8/1961 yes no Morehead State Freedom Hall Louisville, KY OVC Playoff 72–80 OT 18–8 AP Poll References Category:Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball seasons Western Kentucky State Western Kentucky State Basketball, Men's Western KentuckyState Basketball, Men's