1959–60 Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers basketball team
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{{Use mdy dates|date=August 2023}}
{{Infobox college sports team season
|sport=Basketball
|sex=none
|year=1959–60
|team=Western Kentucky State Hilltoppers
|image=WKU Hilltoppers wordmark.png
|image_size=150
|conference=Ohio Valley Conference
|CoachRank=
|APRank=
|division=
|short_conf=OVC
|record=21–7
|conf_record=10–2
|head_coach=Edgar Diddle
|hc_year = 38th
|asst_coach1= Ted Hornback
|stadium=Health & Physical Education Building
|champion=Ohio Valley Conference Champion
Sugar Bowl Tournament Champion
|tourney=NCAA Tournament
|tourney_result= Sweet Sixteen
Mideast Region 3rd Place
}}
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.{{cite book| last = Ruby| first = Earl| title = Red Towel Territory : A History of Athletics at Western Kentucky University| publisher = American National Bank and Trust Co.| year = 1979}} 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.[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]
This team was very balanced, with four players being named to the All-Conference Team: Charlie Osborne, Bobby Rascoe, Al Ellison, and Don Parsons.[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]
Schedule
{{CBB schedule start|time=|rank=|ranklink=1959-60 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings|rankyear=1960}}
|-
!colspan=6| Regular Season
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/3/1959
| nonconf =yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Union (TN)
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Health & Physical Education Building
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| gamename =
| score = 123–71
| overtime =
| record = 1–0
}}
|-
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/5/1959
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Northwest Louisiana
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Health & Physical Education Building
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| gamename =
| score = 89–60
| overtime =
| record = 2–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/10/1959
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Seton Hall
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Madison Square Garden
| site_cityst = New York, NY
| gamename =
| score = 78–69
| overtime =
| record = 3–0
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/12/1959
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Illinois
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Huff Hall
| site_cityst = Champaign, IL
| gamename =
| score = 80–93
| overtime =
| record = 3–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/15/1959
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Morehead State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Health & Physical Education Building
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| gamename =
| score = 70–68
| overtime =
| record = 4–1 (1-0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/19/1959
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = East Tennessee
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Brooks Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Johnson City, TN
| gamename =
| score = 103–77
| overtime =
| record = 5–1 (2-0)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/29/1959
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Mississippi State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tulane Gym
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename = Sugar Bowl Tournament
| score = 61–50
| overtime =
| record = 6–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 12/30/1959
| nonconf = yes
| homecoming =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tulane
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Tulane Gym
| site_cityst = New Orleans, LA
| gamename = Sugar Bowl Tournament
| score = 71–67
| overtime =
| record = 7–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/6/1960
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank = 18
| opponent = DePaul
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Health & Physical Education Building
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| gamename =
| score = 86–65
| overtime =
| record = 8–1
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/9/1960
| nonconf =
| away =yes
| neutral =
| rank = 18
| opponent = Eastern Kentucky
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Coliseum
| site_cityst = Richmond, KY
| gamename =
| score = 73–80
| overtime =
| record = 8–2 (2-1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/12/1960
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank = 18
| opponent = Tennessee Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Health & Physical Education Building
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| gamename =
| score = 71–67
| overtime =
| record = 9–2 (3-1)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/16/1960
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Murray State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Racer Arena
| site_cityst = Murray, KY
| gamename =
| score = 72–87
| overtime =
| record = 9–3 (3-2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/20/1960
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Xavier
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Schmidt Fieldhouse
| site_cityst = Cincinnati, OH
| gamename =
| score = 66–76
| overtime =
| record = 9–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/23/1960
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Bowling Green
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Health & Physical Education Building
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| gamename =
| score = 85–61
| overtime =
| record = 10–4
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/28/1960
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Marshall
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Field House
| site_cityst = Huntington, WV
| gamename =
| score = 97–100
| overtime =OT
| record = 10–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 1/30/1960
| nonconf = yes
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = La Salle
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Convention Hall
| site_cityst = Philadelphia, PA
| gamename =
| score = 76–70
| overtime =
| record = 11–5
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/6/1960
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Alumni Memorial Gym
| site_cityst = Murfreesboro, TN
| gamename =
| score = 109–89
| overtime =
| record = 12–5 (4-2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/10/1960
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Xavier
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Health & Physical Education Building
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| gamename =
| score = 73–82
| overtime =
| record = 12–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/13/1960
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Morehead State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Wetherby Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Morehead, KY
| gamename =
| score = 85–72
| overtime =
| record = 13–6 (5-2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/16/1960
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Eastern Kentucky
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Health & Physical Education Building
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| gamename =
| score = 38–20
| overtime =
| record = 14–6 (6-2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/20/1960
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Murray State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Health & Physical Education Building
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| gamename =
| score = 65–57
| overtime =
| record = 15–6 (7-2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/23/1960
| nonconf =
| away = yes
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Tennessee Tech
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Memorial Gymnasium
| site_cityst = Cookeville, TN
| gamename =
| score = 85–81
| overtime =
| record = 16–6 (8-2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/27/1960
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Middle Tennessee
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Health & Physical Education Building
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| gamename =
| score = 109–80
| overtime =
| record = 17–6 (9-2)
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 2/29/1960
| nonconf =yes
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = Kent State
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Health & Physical Education Building
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| gamename =
| score = 69–60
| overtime =
| record = 18–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/2/1960
| nonconf =
| away =
| neutral =
| rank =
| opponent = East Tennessee
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Health & Physical Education Building
| site_cityst = Bowling Green, KY
| gamename =
| score = 83–69
| overtime =
| record = 19–6 (10-2)
}}
|-
!colspan=6| 1960 NCAA University Division basketball tournament
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/8/1960
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Miami (FL)
| opprank = 10
| site_stadium = Memorial Coliseum
| site_cityst = Lexington, KY
| gamename = Mideast Region First Round
| score = 107–84
| overtime =
| record = 20–6
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/11/1960
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio State
| opprank = 3
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename = Sweet Sixteen
| score = 79–98
| overtime =
| record = 20–7
}}
{{CBB schedule entry
| date = 3/12/1960
| nonconf = yes
| away =
| neutral = yes
| rank =
| opponent = Ohio
| opprank =
| site_stadium = Freedom Hall
| site_cityst = Louisville, KY
| gamename = Mideast Region Consolation
| score = 97–87
| overtime =
| record = 21–7
}}
{{CBB schedule end|rank=|poll=AP Poll}}
References
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