1948–49_Western_Kentucky_State_Hilltoppers_basketball_team

1948–49 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball team

1948–49 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball team

American college basketball season

The 1948–49 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1948-49 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and All-American guard John Oldham.[1] This was the inaugural season for the newly established Ohio Valley Conference and Western Kentucky won the conference championships, and appeared in the 1949 National Invitation Tournament.[2] During this period, the NIT was considered by many to be the premiere college basketball tournament, with the winner being recognized as the national champion.[3][4] Oldham and Center Bob Lavoy were named to the All-Conference team as well as the OVC All-Tournament team.[5] This was the first year that a widely distributed, national poll was published by the Associated Press, and Western Kentucky was ranked 3rd in the initial poll[6] and finished the season ranked 5th.[7]

Quick Facts Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball, OVC Tournament ChampionOhio Valley Conference Champion ...

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References

  1. [1]
    Ruby, Earl (1979). Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co.
  2. [2]
    2019-2020 OVC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 4 May 2020
  3. [3]
    "NCAA Tournament History". Archived from the original on May 14, 2013. Retrieved February 12, 2013. The tournament now determines the national champion, but that wasn't always the case. Until the 1950s, the NIT was just as big a tournament as the NCAA, and teams often chose to enter the NIT and bypass the NCAA tourney
  4. [4]
    Davies, Richard O. (2007). "Sports in American Life: A History." Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated. p. 155. ISBN 9781405106474.
  5. [5]
    2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
  6. [6]
    January 17, 1949 AP Men's Basketball Poll, College Poll Archive, retrieved 17 May 2020
  7. [7]
    1949 Final AP Men's Basketball Poll, College Poll Archive, retrieved 17 May 2020
  8. [8]
    Western Kentucky Men's Basketball Archive, retrieved 14 May 2020


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