1938, western, kentucky, state, teachers, hilltoppers, basketball, team, 1938, western, kentucky, state, teachers, hilltoppers, basketball, team, represented, western, kentucky, state, normal, school, teachers, college, known, western, kentucky, university, du. The 1938 39 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers men s basketball team represented Western Kentucky State Normal School and Teachers College now known as Western Kentucky University during the 1938 39 NCAA basketball season The team was led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle Former All State player Ted Hornback returned to his alma mater this season as assistant coach He would remain in that position until Diddle s retirement in 1964 when he would be promoted to Athletic Director 1 The Hilltoppers won the Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association championships 2 All five starters John Hackett Harry Saddler Wilson Stemm Herb Ball and Carlisle Towery were selected to the All SIAA team Hackett Saddler and Towery also made the All KIAC team 3 1938 39 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketballSIAA ChampionsKIAC ChampionsConferenceKentucky Intercollegiate Athletic ConferenceRecord22 3 7 0 KIAC Head coachEdgar Diddle 17th season Assistant coachTed HornbackHome arenaHealth amp Physical Education BuildingSeasons 1937 381939 40 Schedule edit 4 Datetime TV Opponent Result Record Site city state1939 Kentucky Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Tournament2 23 1939 at Eastern Kentucky KIAC First Round W 50 26 16 3 Weaver Gymnasium Richmond KY2 24 1939 vs Louisville KIAC Quarterfinal W 47 28 17 3 Weaver Gymnasium Richmond KY2 25 1939 vs Transylvania KIAC Semifinal W 53 40 18 3 Weaver Gymnasium Richmond KY2 25 1939 vs Morehead State KIAC Final W 37 33 19 3 Weaver Gymnasium Richmond KY1939 Southern Intercollegiate Athletic Association Tournament3 3 1939 Presbyterian SIAA Quarterfinal W 51 27 20 3 Health amp Phys Ed Building Bowling Green KY3 4 1939 Louisiana Normal SIAA Semifinal W 44 33 21 3 Health amp Phys Ed Building Bowling Green KY3 4 1939 Jacksonville State SIAA Final W 56 43 22 3 Health amp Phys Ed Building Bowling Green KY Non conference game Rankings from AP Poll Tournament seedings in parentheses References edit Ruby Earl 1979 Red Towel Territory A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University American National Bank and Trust Co Harrison Lowell 1987 Western Kentucky University University Press of Kentucky ISBN 978 0813116204 2019 2020 WKU Basketball Media Guide retrieved 21 April 2020 Western Kentucky Men s Basketball Archive retrieved 14 May 2020 nbsp This college basketball season article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This article about a sports team in Kentucky is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1938 39 Western Kentucky State Teachers Hilltoppers basketball team amp oldid 1170229019, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,