1954–55 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Sex:	none
Year:	1954–55
Team:	Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers
Conference:	Ohio Valley Conference
Short Conf:	OVC
Record:	18–10
Conf Record:	8–2
Hc Year:	33rd
Asst Coach1:	Ted Hornback
Stadium:	Health & Physical Education Building
Champion:	Ohio Valley Conference Champion

The 1954–55 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1954-55 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle.^[1] Western won the Ohio Valley Conference season championship but lost in the semifinals of the conference tournament.^[2] Ralph Crosthwaite and Forest Able were named to the All-Conference and OVC Tournament teams.^[3]

Schedule

^[4] |-!colspan=6| 1955 Ohio Valley Conference Tournament|-

Notes and References

1. Book: Harrison, Lowell. Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. 1987. 978-0813116204 .
2. http://ovcsports.com/documents/2019/10/21//2019_20_OVC_Basketball_Media_Guide.pdf?id=10175 2019-2020 OVC Basketball Media Guide, retrieved 4 May 2020
3. Book: Ruby, Earl. Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University. American National Bank and Trust Co.. 1979.
4. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/western-kentucky/1955-schedule.html 1954-55 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 6 May 2020