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71: 3289: 2623: 51: 1304:(NIT) 15 times. When the NIT started, it was considered the premiere national college basketball tournament and remained on par with the NCAA Tournament through the mid-1950s, until the NCAA began giving automatic bids to conference champions in 1956. Western Kentucky's first eight appearances occurred during this early period, including their 2nd-place finish in 1942, 3rd place in 1948, and 4th place in 1954. WKU also made the NIT Final Four in 2018. Their combined record is 13–16. 215: 176: 2632: 229: 190: 2614: 1867: 3043:. "Had the Aggies lost one, we would have been forced to have a playoff, and that was the problem. We had already accepted a bid to play in the National Invitation Tournament (NIT). The tournament picture was much different then. There was no announcement of NIT teams following the selection of the NCAA field as exists today. The reason was that the NIT was still considered a premier tournament." 2604:
The first jerseys retired in honor of Hilltopper basketball greats were hung in E.A. Diddle Arena during the 1999–2000 season. Also even though the jerseys are retired current and future players can and do use the numbers of the players whose jerseys are retired.
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24 times. Their combined record is 19–25. Their appearance in the 1971 NCAA Tournament and third-place finish were later vacated by the NCAA due to a player, Jim McDaniels, having signed a professional contract and accepted money during the season.
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WKU has appeared in 41 national postseason tournaments and in five national final fours. The school currently has a policy of only accepting invitations to the NCAA or NIT tournaments, which precludes participation in other tournaments such as the
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appearance in 1971, which was later vacated, and has made four NIT Final Four appearances, including three in the early days of the NIT when it was on par with the NCAA tournament. The program has won numerous
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Marcus honored by publication, WKU center lands on All-America team, By Justin Willis, Bowling Green Daily News, Aug 3, 2001 retrieved 27 April 2020
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was invited to the National Olympic Playoffs representing the South. They played two games against the Southwest representative,
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lists the game as a forfeit, but Western Kentucky does not recognize the contest as part of their official record.
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The Historical NAIA Tournament VSN (admin) Published Wednesday, July 04, 2018, retrieved May 20, 2020
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Fltr: Clem Haskins, Courtney Lee, and Jim McDaniels, whose jerseys were retired by Western Kentucky
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and has attained the eighth best winning percentage in NCAA history. The school made an NCAA
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Miller, Ralph (1990). "Ralph Miller: Spanning the Game." Sagamore Publishing LLC. p. 56.
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List of teams with the most victories in NCAA Division I men's college basketball
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Former Hilltopper sharpshooter Carrier to have jersey number retired at halftime
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Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University
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The men's basketball program has the 16th most victories in the history of the
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This article is about men's basketball team. For women's basketball team, see
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John Oldham, coach of WKU's 1971 Final Four basketball team, dies at age 97
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championships and was very competitive in its previous conference, the
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Carol Martin Gatton Academy of Mathematics and Science in Kentucky
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National Campus Basketball Tournament where they were defeated by
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was announced as the team's current head coach on April 2, 2024.
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Jim McDaniels, 69, Dies; Led Western Kentucky to Final Four
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by Jason Frakes at Louisville Courier Journal, 23 Nov 2020
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List of Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball seasons
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100 Greatest College Basketball Programs of All Time
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The E.A. Diddle Arena is a 7,326-seat multi-purpose
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2023–24 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team
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1938 National Intercollegiate Basketball tournament
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895:L 78–81 858:L 86–104 799:No. 7 UAB 783:L 85–89 734:Marquette 694:Villanova 664:L 96–109 646:L 67–69 502:Opponent 365:(WKU) in 4209:: 21,048 4207:Students 4065:Baseball 4050:Football 3342:Red Barn 2876:See also 1818:2/6/1943 1804:2/5/2005 1699:Arkansas 1682:L 65–72 1657:L 64–69 1614:L 55–74 1598:L 81–84 1573:L 74–85 1557:L 65–72 1541:L 54–58 1516:L 65–71 1485:L 61–69 1482:Duquesne 1469:L 69–70 1444:L 46–65 1419:L 86–95 1386:La Salle 1369:L 58–60 1353:L 45–47 1130:L 69–87 1111:L 57–64 1092:L 66–81 1064:L 81–83 1036:L 78–88 999:L 60–65 980:L 68–84 961:L 56–69 942:L 70–75 914:L 77–91 830:L 64–71 802:L 68–93 764:L 69–90 754:Syracuse 737:L 60–79 714:L 89–92 690:Kentucky 613:Michigan 592:L 86–87 523:L 29–30 520:Duquesne 155:Uniforms 131:Nickname 109:Location 4518:2023–24 4513:2022–23 4508:2021–22 4503:2020–21 4498:2019–20 4493:2018–19 4488:2017–18 4483:2016–17 4478:2015–16 4473:2014–15 4468:2013–14 4463:2012–13 4458:2011–12 4453:2010–11 4448:2009–10 4443:2008–09 4438:2007–08 4433:2006–07 4428:2005–06 4423:2004–05 4418:2003–04 4413:2002–03 4408:2001–02 4403:2000–01 4393:1998–99 4388:1997–98 4383:1996–97 4378:1995–96 4371:Seasons 4201:Founded 4162:WKYU-TV 4147:Big Red 3949:2024–25 3944:2023–24 3939:2022–23 3934:2021–22 3929:2020–21 3924:2019–20 3919:2018–19 3914:2017–18 3909:2016–17 3904:2015–16 3899:2014–15 3894:2013–14 3889:2012–13 3884:2011–12 3879:2010–11 3874:2009–10 3869:2008–09 3864:2007–08 3859:2006–07 3854:2005–06 3849:2004–05 3844:2003–04 3839:2002–03 3834:2001–02 3829:2000–01 3819:1998–99 3814:1997–98 3809:1996–97 3804:1995–96 3799:1994–95 3794:1993–94 3789:1992–93 3784:1991–92 3779:1990–91 3774:1989–90 3769:1988–89 3764:1987–88 3759:1986–87 3754:1985–86 3749:1984–85 3744:1983–84 3739:1982–83 3734:1981–82 3729:1980–81 3724:1979–80 3719:1978–79 3714:1977–78 3709:1976–77 3704:1975–76 3699:1974–75 3694:1973–74 3689:1972–73 3684:1971–72 3678:1970–71 3672:1969–70 3667:1968–69 3662:1967–68 3657:1966–67 3652:1965–66 3647:1964–65 3642:1963–64 3637:1962–63 3632:1961–62 3627:1960–61 3622:1959–60 3617:1958–59 3612:1957–58 3607:1956–57 3602:1955–56 3597:1954–55 3592:1953–54 3587:1952–53 3582:1951–52 3577:1950–51 3572:1949–50 3567:1948–49 3562:1947–48 3557:1946–47 3552:1945–46 3547:1944–45 3542:1943–44 3537:1942–43 3532:1941–42 3527:1940–41 3522:1939–40 3517:1938–39 3512:1937–38 3507:1936–37 3502:1935–36 3497:1934–35 3492:1933–34 3487:1932–33 3482:1931–32 3477:1930–31 3472:1929–30 3467:1928–29 3462:1927–28 3457:1926–27 3452:1925–26 3447:1924–25 3442:1923–24 3437:1922–23 3432:1921–22 3427:1916–21 3422:1915–16 3417:1914–15 3403:Seasons 3371:Big Red 2659:Player 2490:Lindy's 2421:Forward 2405:Forward 2329:Forward 2315:Forward 2301:Forward 2239:Forward 2209:Forward 2177:Forward 2129:Forward 2113:Forward 2109:Don Ray 1824:LaSalle 1721:Bradley 1531:Fordham 1514:L 69–75 1506:Niagara 1434:Niagara 1416:Bradley 1398:L 53–60 1366:Fordham 1319:Result 1029:101–99 623:L 79–80 590:L 73–93 578:Detroit 554:L 79–98 505:Result 377:was in 4203:: 1906 4181:People 4104:Campus 3380:People 3335:Venues 3039:  2662:Years 2583:Center 2503:Center 2485:Center 2373:Center 2359:Center 2345:Center 2255:Center 2225:Center 2193:Center 2145:Center 2081:Center 2065:Center 2051:Center 2035:Center 2022:Notes 1554:Purdue 1403:61–59 1390:DePaul 1333:Finals 1313:Round 1243:Seedsβ†’ 1161:Yearsβ†’ 1121:No. 15 1102:No. 16 1074:No. 16 1046:No. 12 1009:No. 12 990:No. 13 952:No. 14 940:82–76 905:No. 11 840:No. 10 793:No. 10 774:No. 10 762:87–86 719:77–75 712:81–78 707:107–83 696:Kansas 643:Dayton 628:82–62 621:105–86 615:Dayton 582:Butler 559:97–87 552:107–84 499:Round 435:& 149:  147:  145:  139:Colors 4152:VAMPY 3078:(PDF) 2954:(PDF) 2908:(PDF) 2668:Ref. 2567:Guard 2551:Guard 2535:Guard 2519:Guard 2453:Guard 2437:Guard 2389:Guard 2285:Guard 2270:Guard 2161:Guard 2097:Guard 2016:Name 2013:Year 1878:arena 1838:Lamar 1734:Date 1680:69–67 1655:92–84 1650:79–75 1645:79–62 1596:88–80 1539:57–53 1512:95–81 1467:62–59 1442:79–72 1396:68–61 1351:49–36 1346:49–46 1310:Year 1090:59–58 1062:76–72 1034:72–63 971:No. 9 924:No. 8 893:72–68 888:55–52 868:No. 7 856:64–62 828:67–59 812:No. 8 702:74–72 588:90–81 496:Seed 493:Year 119:Arena 103:C-USA 4172:WKUE 4167:WWHR 4140:Life 3037:ISBN 2916:2018 2805:2000 2785:2003 2765:2011 2726:2014 2706:2017 2686:2017 2656:No. 2575:2021 2559:2009 2543:2008 2527:2006 2511:2004 2497:2002 2477:2001 2461:1996 2445:1993 2429:1989 2413:1987 2397:1984 2381:1976 2367:1971 2353:1970 2337:1969 2323:1967 2309:1966 2293:1965 2277:1964 2262:1962 2247:1958 2233:1954 2217:1953 2201:1953 2185:1950 2169:1950 2153:1949 2137:1949 2121:1948 2105:1948 2089:1948 2073:1943 2059:1941 2043:1940 2027:1938 1717:1951 1710:NAIA 1663:2021 1639:Utah 1620:2018 1604:2006 1579:2005 1563:1992 1547:1982 1533:Army 1522:1965 1491:1954 1475:1953 1450:1952 1425:1950 1409:1949 1375:1948 1359:1943 1336:CCNY 1325:1942 1147:NCAA 1145:The 1117:2024 1098:2013 1070:2012 1042:2009 1005:2008 986:2003 967:2002 948:2001 920:1995 901:1994 864:1993 836:1987 808:1986 789:1981 770:1980 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Index

Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball
Western Kentucky Lady Toppers basketball
2023–24 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

Hank Plona
C-USA
Bowling Green, Kentucky
E. A. Diddle Arena
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky
Conference USA
NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament
2024
Hank Plona
NCAA
Final Four
Ohio Valley Conference
Sun Belt Conference
Conference USA
conference realignment
Street & Smith
Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association
Ohio Valley Conference
Sun Belt Conference
Conference USA
CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament
College Basketball Invitational
NCAA tournament
1940

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