| Mode: | Basketball |
| Sex: | none |
| Year: | 1947–48 |
| Team: | Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers |
| Conference: | Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
| Short Conf: | KIAC |
| Record: | 28–2 |
| Conf Record: | 10–0 |
| Hc Year: | 26th |
| Asst Coach1: | Ted Hornback |
| Stadium: | Health & Physical Education Building |
| Champion: | NCAA Annual Team Champions KAIC champion |
| Bowl: | NIT Tournament |
| Bowl Result: | Semifinals National 3rd Place |
The 1947–48 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State Teachers College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1947-48 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 championship, were NCAA Annual Team Champions,[2] and received an invitation to the 1948 National Invitation Tournament, where they advanced to the semifinals.[3] 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.[4] [5] This was one of the finest teams in Western Kentucky history, they had the best winning percentage in the NCAA,[6] all five starters were named to the All-KIAC Team (Odie Spears, John Oldham, Don “Duck” Ray, Dee Gibson, and Oran McKinney) and three players were listed on various All-American teams, Spears, Ray, and Gibson.[7]
[8] |-!colspan=6| Regular Season|-|-!colspan=6| 1948 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament|-!colspan=6| 1948 National Invitation Tournament