1933–34 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball team

1933–34 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball
1933–34 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball
SIAA Champions; KIAC Champions
Conference	Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1933–34 record	28–8 (4–4 KIAC)
Head coach	Edgar Diddle (12th season);
Home arena	Health & Physical Education Building
	Seasons ← 1932–33 1934–35 →

The 1933–34 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 1933-34 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 and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships,^[2] and led NCAA in wins.^[3] Harry Hardin, Thomas Hobbs, and future Louisville Cardinals men's basketball coach, Bernard “Peck” Hickman were selected to the All-SIAA team, and Hardin and Hickman were named to the All-State team.^[4]

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Opponent	Result	Record	Site city, state
1934 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament
2/22/1934	vs. Eastern Kentucky KIAC First Round	W 30–19	21–8	Belknap Gymnasium Louisville, KY
2/23/1934	vs. Morehead State KIAC Quarterfinal	W 32–30	22–8	Belknap Gymnasium Louisville, KY
2/24/1934	vs. Kentucky Wesleyan KIAC Semifinal	W 46–17	23–8	Belknap Gymnasium Louisville, KY
2/25/1934	at Louisville KIAC Final	W 13–12	24–8	Belknap Gymnasium Louisville, KY
1934 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament
3/3/1934	vs. Louisville SIAA First Round	W 31–27	25–8	Jackson, MS
3/4/1934	vs. Louisiana Normal SIAA Quarterfinal	W 43–41	26–8	Jackson, MS
3/5/1934	vs. Erskine SIAA Semifinal	W 32–25	27–8	Jackson, MS
3/6/1934	vs. Berea SIAA Final	W 42–40	28–8	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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1933–34 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball

SIAA Champions KIAC Champions
Conference	Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
1933–34 record	28–8 (4–4 KIAC)
Head coach	Edgar Diddle (12th season)
Home arena	Health & Physical Education Building
Seasons ← 1932–33 1934–35 →