1955β56 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball | |
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Ohio Valley Conference Co-Champion | |
Conference | Ohio Valley Conference |
Record | 16β12 (7β3 OVC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coach | Ted Hornback |
Home arena | Health & Physical Education Building |
The 1955β56 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1955-56 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and leading scorer Forest Able. [1] [2] Western finished in a three-way tie for the Ohio Valley Conference championship. There was no conference tournament, so a playoff was held to determine which team would advance to the NCAA tournament, which was won by Morehead Sate. [3]
Date time, TV |
Opponent | Result | Record | Site city, state | |||||||
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Ohio Valley Conference Playoff | |||||||||||
3/7/1956 |
vs.
Tennessee Tech OVC Playoff |
W 84β80 | 16β11 |
Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY | |||||||
3/8/1956 |
vs.
Morehead State OVC Playoff |
L 80β84 | 16β12 |
Jefferson County Armory Louisville, KY | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from
AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
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