1952–53 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball team
Appearance
1952–53 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball | |
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OVC Tournament Champion | |
NIT Tournament, Quarterfinals | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Ranking | |
Coaches | No. 16 |
AP | No. 17 |
Record | 25–6 (8–2 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Ted Hornback |
Home arena | Health & Physical Education Building |
The 1952–53 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College during the 1952-53 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and All-American player Tom Marshall.[1] The Hilltoppers won the Ohio Valley Conference tournament and were invited to the 1953 National Invitation Tournament.[2] During this period, the NIT was considered on par with the NCAA Tournament.[3][4] Art Spoelstra joined Marshall on the All-Conference and OVC Tournament teams.[5]
Schedule
Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
11/29/1952* |
at Kentucky Wesleyan | W 76–62 | 1–0 |
Owensboro Sportscenter Owensboro, KY | |||||||
12/2/1952 |
at Middle Tennessee | W 87–57 | 2–0 (1-0) |
Alumni Memorial Gym Murfreesboro, TN | |||||||
12/8/1952 |
Morehead State | W 56–33 | 3–0 (2-0) |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | |||||||
12/13/1952 |
at Morehead State | W 79–66 | 4–0 (3-0) |
Button Auditorium Morehead, KY | |||||||
12/16/1952* |
No. 11 | at Cincinnati | W 77–76 | 5–0 |
Cincinnati Gardens Cincinnati, OH | ||||||
12/18/1952* |
No. 11 | vs. No. 4 Seton Hall | L 74–77 | 5–1 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
12/20/1952* |
No. 11 | at Saint Joseph's (PA) | W 88–83 | 6–1 |
Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse Philadelphia, PA | ||||||
12/29/1952* |
No. 10 | vs. No. 20 Idaho All-College Basketball Classic |
L 60–75 | 6–2 |
Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
12/30/1952* |
No. 10 | vs. No. 8 Tulsa All-College Basketball Classic |
W 79–70 | 7–2 |
Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
12/31/1952* |
No. 10 | vs. Penn State All-College Basketball Classic |
W 91–78 | 8–2 |
Oklahoma City, OK | ||||||
1/3/1953* |
No. 10 | vs. No. 15 St. Bonaventure | W 94–63 | 9–2 |
Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY | ||||||
1/8/1953* |
No. 10 | Cincinnati | W 84–76 | 10–2 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/10/1953 |
No. 10 | Murray State | W 62–57 | 11–2 (4-0) |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/13/1953 |
No. 10 | Tennessee Tech | W 99–61 | 12–2 (5-0) |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/17/1953 |
No. 10 | at Eastern Kentucky | L 69–78 | 12–3 (5-1) |
Weaver Gymnasium Richmond, KY | ||||||
1/22/1953* |
No. 12 | at Miami | W 98–56 | 13–3 |
Miami, FL | ||||||
1/24/1953* |
No. 12 | at Loyola (LA) | W 84–75 | 14–3 |
New Orleans, LA | ||||||
1/26/1953* |
No. 12 | Tampa | W 117–58 | 15–3 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
1/31/1953* |
No. 9 | Tampa | W 104–56 | 16–3 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/2/1953* |
No. 9 | Bowling Green State | W 71–60 | 17–3 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/4/1953* |
No. 8 | Dayton | W 88–77 | 18–3 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/7/1953 |
No. 8 | No. 15 Eastern Kentucky | W 86–76 | 19–3 (6-1) |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/9/1953* |
No. 8 | Loyola (LA) | W 92–67 | 20–3 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/14/1953 |
No. 9 | at Murray State | L 67–77 | 20–4 (6-2) |
Carr Health Building Murray, KY | ||||||
2/17/1953 |
No. 9 | Middle Tennessee | W 95–57 | 21–4 (7-2) |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/19/1953 |
No. 9 | at Tennessee Tech | W 74–61 | 22–4 (8-2) |
Memorial Gymnasium Cookeville, TN | ||||||
2/21/1953* |
No. 9 | Kentucky Wesleyan | W 108–69 | 23–4 |
Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY | ||||||
2/23/1953* |
No. 8 | vs. Bowling Green State | L 82–86 | 23–5 |
Bowling Green, OH | ||||||
1953 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament | |||||||||||
2/27/1953 |
No. 8 | vs. Morehead State OVC Tournament Semifinal |
W 76–65 | 24–5 |
Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY | ||||||
2/28/1953 |
No. 8 | vs. No. 20 Eastern Kentucky OVC Tournament Final |
W 70–60 | 25–5 |
Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY | ||||||
1953 National Invitation Tournament | |||||||||||
3/10/1953* |
No. 9 | vs. No. 11 Duquesne NIT Quarterfinal |
L 61–69 | 25–6 |
Madison Square Garden New York, NY | ||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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References
- ^ Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co.
- ^ 2019-2020 OVC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 4 May 2020
- ^ "NCAA Tournament History". Retrieved 2013-02-12.
The tournament now determines the national champion, but that wasn't always the case. Until the 1950s, the NIT was just as big a tournament as the NCAA, and teams often chose to enter the NIT and bypass the NCAA tourney
- ^ Davies, Richard O. (2007). "Sports in American Life: A History." Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated. p. 155. ISBN 9781405106474.
- ^ 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
- ^ 1952-53 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 12 May 2020