1935–36_Western_Kentucky_State_Teachers_Hilltoppers_basketball_team

1935–36 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball team

1935–36 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1935–36 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 1935-36 NCAA basketball season. The team was led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and leading scorer Brad Mutchler.[1] The Hilltoppers won the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference, led NCAA in wins for the 3rd consecutive year,[2] and received an invitation to the National Olympic Playoff representing the South.[3] Mutchler, Max Reed, Elmo Meacham, and William “Red” McCrocklin were selected to the All-SIAA team. Mutchler, Reed, and Meacham were also named to the All-State team.[4]

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References

  1. [1]
    Harrison, Lowell (1987). Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0813116204.
  2. [2]
    E. A. Diddle CBB Records, Sports Reference, retrieved October 6, 2018
  3. [3]
    2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
  4. [4]
    Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co.
  5. [5]
    Western Kentucky Men's Basketball Archive, retrieved 14 May 2020


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