# 1969–70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

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. WKU won the OVC season championship, going undefeated in conference play, and the automatic bid to the 1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament. No conference tournament was held, so the bid was awarded to the season champion. Jerome Perry and Jim Rose joined McDaniels on the All-OVC Team.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Rank$^#$ | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record | Site city, state |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/1/1969* | | Eastern Michigan | W 95–70 | 1–0 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/4/1969* | | VCU | W 115–73 | 2–0 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/8/1969* | | UC Riverside | W 92–79 | 3–0 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/11/1969* | | Butler | W 92–61 | 4–0 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 12/13/1969* | | at Saint Francis (PA) | W 97–67 | 5–0 | Doyle Hall Loretto, PA |
| 12/15/1969* | | No. 7 Duquesne | L 65–87 | 5–1 | Mellon Arena Pittsburgh, PA |
| 12/19/1969* | | vs. UTEP Jayhawk Classic | W 78–59 | 6–1 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 12/20/1969* | | at Kansas Jayhawk Classic | L 81–104 | 6–2 | Allen Fieldhouse Lawrence, KS |
| 1/3/1970 | | Tennessee Tech | W 99–70 | 7–2 (1-0) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 1/5/1970 | | East Tennessee | W 95–91 $^{OT}$ | 8–2 (2-0) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 1/10/1970 | | at Eastern Kentucky | W 86–83 | 9–2 (3-0) | Alumni Coliseum Richmond, KY |
| 1/12/1970 | | at Morehead State | W 86–83 | 10–2 (4-0) | Wetherby Gymnasium Morehead, KY |
| 1/17/1970* | | La Salle | W 102–80 | 11–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 1/19/1970 | | Murray State | W 85–75 | 12–2 (5-0) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 1/26/1970 | | at Austin Peay | W 106–79 | 13–2 (6-0) | Memorial Health Gymnasium Clarksville, TN |
| 1/31/1970 | | at Middle Tennessee | W 83–74 | 14–2 (7-0) | Alumni Memorial Gym Murfreesboro, TN |
| 2/7/1970 | | Middle Tennessee | W 72–60 | 15–2 (8-0) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 2/9/1970 | | Eastern Kentucky | W 88–77 | 16–2 (9-0) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 2/14/1970 | No. 17 | at East Tennessee | W 92–83 | 17–2 (10-0) | Brooks Gym Johnson City, TN |
| 2/16/1970 | No. 17 | at Tennessee Tech | W 100–64 | 18–2 (11-0) | Memorial Gymnasium Cookeville, TN |
| 2/21/1970 | No. 16 | Morehead State | W 98–74 | 19–2 (12-0) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 2/23/1970* | No. 16 | Dayton | W 76–63 | 20–2 | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 2/28/1970 | No. 12 | at Murray State | W 77–75 | 21–2 (13-0) | Racer Arena Murray, KY |
| 3/2/1970 | No. 12 | Austin Peay | W 100–84 | 22–2 (14-0) | E. A. Diddle Arena Bowling Green, KY |
| 1970 NCAA University Division basketball tournament ||||||
| 3/7/1970* | No. 12 | vs. No. 6 Jacksonville Mideast Region First Round | L 96–109 | 22–3 | UD Arena Dayton, OH |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll NCAA Tournament Games Vacated. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. ||||||