1950–51 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Sex:	none
Year:	1950–51
Team:	Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers
Conference:	Ohio Valley Conference
Short Conf:	OVC
Record:	19–10
Conf Record:	4–4
Hc Year:	29th
Asst Coach1:	Ted Hornback
Stadium:	Health & Physical Education Building
Bowl:	NCBT Tournament
Bowl Result:	First Round

The 1950–51 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1950-51 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle and All-Ohio Valley Conference player Rip Gish.^[1] Gish also made the OVC Tournament team. The team participated in the only National Campus Basketball Tournament.^[2] This was a new tournament hosted by Bradley University in response to the ongoing point shaving scandal. It was thought that hosting a tournament on a campus site would reduce the opportunity for such scandals.^[3]

Schedule

^[4] |-!colspan=6| Regular Season|- |-!colspan=6| 1951 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament|-!colspan=6| Regular Season|-!colspan=6| 1951 National Campus Basketball Tournament

Notes and References

1. Book: Ruby, Earl. Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co.. 1979.
2. https://wkusports.com/documents/2019/10/7/2019_20_WKU_Hilltopper_Basketball_Media_Guide.pdf 2019-2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020
3. Web site: National Campus Tournament 1951 . 2023-11-15 . www.luckyshow.org.
4. Web site: 1950-51 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men 's Schedule and Results . 2023-11-15 . College Basketball at Sports-Reference.com . en.