1969–70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Sex:	none
Year:	1969–70
Prev Year:	1968–69
Next Year:	1970–71
Team:	Western Kentucky Hilltoppers
Conference:	Ohio Valley Conference
Coachrank:	17
Aprank:	18
Short Conf:	OVC
Record:	22–3
Conf Record:	14–0
Champion:	Ohio Valley Conference Champion
Bowl:	NCAA Tournament
Bowl Result:	First Round

The 1969–70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1969-70 NCAA basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year John Oldham and OVC Player of the Year Jim McDaniels.^[1] WKU won the OVC season championship, going undefeated in conference play, and the automatic bid to the 1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament.^[2] No conference tournament was held, so the bid was awarded to the season champion.^[3] Jerome Perry and Jim Rose joined McDaniels on the All-OVC Team.^[4]

Schedule

^[5] |-!colspan=6| Regular Season|- |-!colspan=6| 1970 NCAA University Division 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. Book: Harrison, Lowell. Western Kentucky University. University Press of Kentucky. 1987. 978-0813116204 .
3. 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
4. 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
5. https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/western-kentucky/1970-schedule.html 1969-70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Schedule and Results, Sports Reference, retrieved 6 May 2020