The 1959–60 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky State College (now known as Western Kentucky University) during the 1959-60 NCAA University Division Basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by future Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame coach Edgar Diddle.[1] The Hilltoppers won the Ohio Valley Conference championship, as well as the conference's automatic bid to the 1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament, where they advanced to the Sweet Sixteen.[2] This team was very balanced, with four players being named to the All-Conference Team: Charlie Osborne, Bobby Rascoe, Al Ellison, and Don Parsons.[3]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular Season
12/3/1959*
Union (TN) W 123–71  1–0
Health & Physical Education Building 
Bowling Green, KY
12/5/1959*
Northwest Louisiana W 89–60  2–0
Health & Physical Education Building 
Bowling Green, KY
12/10/1959*
vs. Seton Hall W 78–69  3–0
Madison Square Garden 
New York, NY
12/12/1959*
at Illinois L 80–93  3–1
Huff Hall 
Champaign, IL
12/15/1959
Morehead State W 70–68  4–1 (1-0)
Health & Physical Education Building 
Bowling Green, KY
12/19/1959
at East Tennessee W 103–77  5–1 (2-0)
Brooks Gymnasium 
Johnson City, TN
12/29/1959*
vs. Mississippi State
Sugar Bowl Tournament
W 61–50  6–1
Tulane Gym 
New Orleans, LA
12/30/1959*
at Tulane
Sugar Bowl Tournament
W 71–67  7–1
Tulane Gym 
New Orleans, LA
1/6/1960*
No. 18 at DePaul W 86–65  8–1
Health & Physical Education Building 
Bowling Green, KY
1/9/1960
No. 18 at Eastern Kentucky L 73–80  8–2 (2-1)
Alumni Coliseum 
Richmond, KY
1/12/1960
No. 18 Tennessee Tech W 71–67  9–2 (3-1)
Health & Physical Education Building 
Bowling Green, KY
1/16/1960
at Murray State L 72–87  9–3 (3-2)
Racer Arena 
Murray, KY
1/20/1960*
at Xavier L 66–76  9–4
Schmidt Fieldhouse 
Cincinnati, OH
1/23/1960*
Bowling Green W 85–61  10–4
Health & Physical Education Building 
Bowling Green, KY
1/28/1960*
at Marshall L 97–100 OT 10–5
Memorial Field House 
Huntington, WV
1/30/1960*
at La Salle W 76–70  11–5
Convention Hall 
Philadelphia, PA
2/6/1960
at Middle Tennessee W 109–89  12–5 (4-2)
Alumni Memorial Gym 
Murfreesboro, TN
2/10/1960*
Xavier L 73–82  12–6
Health & Physical Education Building 
Bowling Green, KY
2/13/1960
at Morehead State W 85–72  13–6 (5-2)
Wetherby Gymnasium 
Morehead, KY
2/16/1960
Eastern Kentucky W 38–20  14–6 (6-2)
Health & Physical Education Building 
Bowling Green, KY
2/20/1960
Murray State W 65–57  15–6 (7-2)
Health & Physical Education Building 
Bowling Green, KY
2/23/1960
at Tennessee Tech W 85–81  16–6 (8-2)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Cookeville, TN
2/27/1960
Middle Tennessee W 109–80  17–6 (9-2)
Health & Physical Education Building 
Bowling Green, KY
2/29/1960*
Kent State W 69–60  18–6
Health & Physical Education Building 
Bowling Green, KY
3/2/1960
East Tennessee W 83–69  19–6 (10-2)
Health & Physical Education Building 
Bowling Green, KY
1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
3/8/1960*
vs. No. 10 Miami (FL)
Mideast Region First Round
W 107–84  20–6
Memorial Coliseum 
Lexington, KY
3/11/1960*
vs. No. 3 Ohio State
Sweet Sixteen
L 79–98  20–7
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
3/12/1960*
vs. Ohio
Mideast Region Consolation
W 97–87  21–7
Freedom Hall 
Louisville, KY
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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