1934–35 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball team

1934–35 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball
1934–35 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball
KIAC Champions
Conference	Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Record	24–3 (9–0 KIAC)
Head coach	Edgar Diddle (13th season);
Home arena	Health & Physical Education Building
	Seasons ← 1933–34 1935–36 →

The 1934–35 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1934-35 NCAA basketball season. The team was led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle.^[1] The Hilltoppers won the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference championship^[2] and led NCAA in wins for the second consecutive season.^[3] Harry Hardin, Brad Mutchler, and future Louisville Cardinals men's basketball coach, Bernard “Peck” Hickman were selected to the All-SIAA and All-KIAC teams.^[4]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
1935 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament
2/21/1935	Berea KIAC First Round	W 40–19	18–2	Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY
2/22/1935	vs. Georgetown (KY) KIAC Quarterfinal	W 37–10	19–2	Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY
2/23/1935	vs. Morehead State KIAC Semifinal	W 12–4	20–2	Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY
2/23/1935	vs. Murray State KIAC Final	W 23–20	21–2	Health & Phys Ed Building Bowling Green, KY
1935 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament
3/1/1935	vs. Charleston SIAA First Round	W 48–18	22–2	Jackson, MS
3/2/1935	vs. Mississippi College SIAA Quarterfinal	W 46–18	23–2	Jackson, MS
3/4/1935	vs. Centenary SIAA Semifinal	W 23–17	24–2	Jackson, MS
3/5/1935	at Millsaps SIAA Final	L 29–31	24–3	Jackson, MS
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

^ Harrison, Lowell (1987). Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813116204.
^ Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co.
^ E. A. Diddle CBB Records, Sports Reference, retrieved October 6, 2018
^ 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
^ Western Kentucky Men's Basketball Archive, retrieved 14 May 2020

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Venues	Red Barn (1920–1931) Health & Physical Education Building (1931–1963) E. A. Diddle Arena (1963–present)
Culture & lore	Big Red
People	Head coaches Statistical leaders
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NCAA Final Four appearance in italics