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1952-53 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers Men's Schedule and Results

Record: 25-6 (8-2, 2nd in OVC MBB)

Rank: 17th in the Final AP Poll

Coach: E.A. Diddle

PS/G: 82.2 (10th of 173)

PA/G: 67.1 (58th of 173)

SRS: 10.51 (15th of 158)

SOS: 2.40 (49th of 158)

AP Poll Summary

AP Poll Summary Table
School	12/15	12/22	12/29	1/5	1/12	1/19	1/26	2/2	2/9	2/16	2/23	3/2	3/9	Final
Western Kentucky	11	10	10	10	10	12	9	8	9	9	8	9	9	17

Schedules prior to the 1994-95 season may be missing games vs. non-Division I opponents.

Schedule and Results Table
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
1	Tue, Dec 16, 1952	REG	@	Cincinnati	MAC	1.49	W	77	76		1	0	W 1	Cincinnati Gardens
2	Thu, Dec 18, 1952	REG	N	Seton Hall (4)	Ind	11.15	L	74	77		1	1	L 1
3	Sat, Dec 20, 1952	REG	@	Saint Joseph's	Ind	3.34	W	88	83		2	1	W 1	Alumni Memorial Fieldhouse
4	Mon, Dec 29, 1952	REG	N	Idaho	PCC	3.97	L	60	75		2	2	L 1
5	Tue, Dec 30, 1952	REG	N	Tulsa (8)	MVC	5.74	W	79	70		3	2	W 1
6	Wed, Dec 31, 1952	REG	N	Penn State	Ind	0.51	W	91	78		4	2	W 2
7	Sat, Jan 3, 1953	REG	N	St. Bonaventure (15)	WNY3	0.48	W	94	63		5	2	W 3
8	Thu, Jan 8, 1953	REG		Cincinnati	MAC	1.49	W	84	76		6	2	W 4	Physical Education Building
9	Sat, Jan 17, 1953	REG	@	Eastern Kentucky	OVC	5.75	L	69	78		6	3	L 1	Weaver Gymnasium
10	Thu, Jan 22, 1953	REG	@	Miami (FL)	Ind	-10.14	W	98	56		7	3	W 1
11	Sat, Jan 24, 1953	REG	@	Loyola (LA)	Ind	-5.17	W	84	75		8	3	W 2	The Field House
12	Mon, Feb 2, 1953	REG		Bowling Green State	Ind	-0.90	W	71	60		9	3	W 3	Physical Education Building
13	Wed, Feb 4, 1953	REG		Dayton	Ind	8.41	W	88	77		10	3	W 4	Physical Education Building
14	Sat, Feb 7, 1953	REG		Eastern Kentucky	OVC	5.75	W	86	76		11	3	W 5	Physical Education Building
15	Mon, Feb 9, 1953	REG		Loyola (LA)	Ind	-5.17	W	92	67		12	3	W 6	Physical Education Building
16	Mon, Feb 23, 1953	REG	@	Bowling Green State	Ind	-0.90	L	82	86		12	4	L 1	Men's Gym
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
17	Fri, Feb 27, 1953	CTOURN	N	Morehead State	OVC		W	76	65		13	4	W 1	Jefferson County Armory
18	Sat, Feb 28, 1953	CTOURN	N	Eastern Kentucky (20)	OVC	5.75	W	70	60		14	4	W 2	Jefferson County Armory
G	Date	Type		Opponent	Conf	SRS		Tm	Opp	OT	W	L	Streak	Arena
19	Wed, Mar 11, 1953	NIT	N	Duquesne (11)	Ind	11.68	L	61	69		14	5	L 1	Madison Square Garden (III)