1975–76 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Western Kentucky 11 3   .786 20 9   .690
Austin Peay State 10 4   .714 20 7   .741
Morehead State 7 7   .500 13 14   .481
Tennessee Tech 7 7   .500 14 10   .583
Middle Tennessee 6 8   .429 16 12   .571
Eastern Kentucky 6 8   .429 10 15   .400
Murray State 5 9   .357 9 17   .346
East Tennessee State 4 10   .286 6 20   .231
1976 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1975–76 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1975–76 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were led by Ohio Valley Conference Coach of the Year Jim Richards and OVC Player of the Year Johnny Britt.[1] WKU won the OVC regular season and tournament championships, as well as the conference's automatic bid to the 1976 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament.[2] Wilson James joined Britt on the All-OVC Team; they were also selected to the OVC Tournament team and Britt was tournament MVP.[3]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site
city, state
Regular season
11/29/1975*
Arkansas–Little Rock W 106–78  1–0
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/1/1975*
No. 19 Memphis State W 87–84  2–0
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/8/1975*
ODU W 84–76  3–0
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/20/1975*
Troy W 88–72  4–0
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
12/26/1975*
at No. 9 NC State
Holiday Doubleheader
L 98–110  4–1
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
12/27/1975*
vs. Duke
Holiday Doubleheader
L 90–111  4–2
Reynolds Coliseum 
Raleigh, NC
12/30/1975*
at Butler W 76–62  5–2
Hinkle Fieldhouse 
Indianapolis, IN
1/5/1976*
No. 20 La Salle L 100–104 OT 5–3
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/8/1976*
at Florida State L 80–88  5–4
Tully Gymnasium 
Tallahassee, FL
1/10/1976*
MacMurray W 106–52  6–4
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/12/1976
at Middle Tennessee W 83–69  7–4 (1-0)
Murphy Center 
Murfreesboro, TN
1/17/1976
East Tennessee W 82–60  8–4 (2-0)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/19/1976
Tennessee Tech W 88–69  9–4 (3-0)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/24/1976
Eastern Kentucky W 78–74  10–4 (4-0)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1/26/1976
at Morehead State L 71–82  10–5 (4-1)
Wetherby Gymnasium 
Morehead, KY
1/31/1976
Murray State W 92–68  11–5 (5-1)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/2/1976
at Austin Peay L 81–91  11–6 (5-2)
Dunn Center 
Clarksville, TN
2/7/1976
Middle Tennessee L 65–71  11–7 (5-3)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/9/1976*
Dayton L 82–93  11–8
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/14/1976
at Tennessee Tech W 105–97  12–8 (6-3)
Memorial Gymnasium 
Cookeville, TN
2/16/1976
at East Tennessee W 76–67  13–8 (7-3)
Memorial Center 
Johnson City, TN
2/19/1976
at Murray State W 70–68  14–8 (8-3)
Racer Arena 
Murray, KY
2/21/1976
Morehead State W 100–82  15–8 (9-3)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/23/1976
Eastern Kentucky W 89–77  16–8 (10-3)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
2/28/1976
Austin Peay W 76–75  17–8 (11-3)
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1976 Ohio Valley Conference Men's Basketball Tournament
3/1/1976
(1) (8) East Tennessee
First Round
W 91–74  18–8
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
3/4/1976
(1) (5) Middle Tennessee
Semifinals
W 88–78  19–8
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
3/5/1976
(1) (4) Morehead State
Finals
W 65–60  20–8
E. A. Diddle Arena 
Bowling Green, KY
1976 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament
3/13/1976*
vs. No. 2 Marquette
Mideast Region First Round
L 60–79  20–9
UD Arena 
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.

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