NCAA Basketball Tournament History
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Western Kentucky HilltoppersTournament Appearances: 22
Final Fours: 1
Championships: 0
Win-Loss: 19-23
| Western Kentucky Best Tournament Performances | ||||||
| TEAM BESTS | PLAYER BESTS | |||||
| STAT | SEASON | OPPONENT | VALUE | SEASON | PLAYER | VALUE |
| PTS | 1971 | Kentucky, 107-83 | 107 | 1971 | Jim McDaniels | 36 |
| FG | 1966 | Loyola (IL), 105-86 | 45 | 1962 | Bobby Rascoe | 14 |
| FG% | 1980 | Virginia Tech, 85-89 | .571 | 1995 | Darius Hall | .857 |
| FT | 1960 | Ohio, 97-87 | 31 | 1971 | Jim McDaniels | 11 |
| FT% | 1976 | Marquette, 60-79 | .889 | 1971 | Jim McDaniels | 1.000 |
| 3PM | 2008 | Drake, 101-99 | 14 | 2009 | Orlando Mendez-Valdez | 7 |
| 3P% | 2008 | Drake, 101-99 | .500 | 2009 | Orlando Mendez-Valdez | .700 |
| AST | 1971 | Kentucky, 107-83 | 24 | 1987 | Kurk Lee | 9 |
| REB | 2012 | Mississippi Valley State, 59-58 | 67 | 1971 | Clarence Glover | 22 |
| Western Kentucky Season By Season Results | |||
| SEASON | W-L | RESULTS | |
| 2012 | 1-1 | Defeated Mississippi Valley State in opening round, 59-58 Lost to Kentucky in first round, 81-66 | |
| 2009 | 1-1 | Defeated Illinois in first round, 76-72 Lost to Gonzaga in second round, 83-81 | |
| 2008 | 2-1 | Defeated Drake in first round, 101-99 Defeated San Diego in second round, 72-63 Lost to UCLA in regional semifinal, 88-78 | |
| 2003 | 0-1 | Lost to Illinois in first round, 65-60 | |
| 2002 | 0-1 | Lost to Stanford in first round, 84-68 | |
| 2001 | 0-1 | Lost to Florida in first round, 69-56 | |
| 1995 | 1-1 | Defeated Michigan in first round, 82-76 Lost to Kansas in second round, 75-70 | |
| 1994 | 0-1 | Lost to Texas in first round, 91-77 | |
| 1993 | 2-1 | Defeated Memphis in first round, 55-52 Defeated Seton Hall in second round, 72-68 Lost to Florida State in regional semifinal, 81-78 | |
| 1987 | 1-1 | Defeated West Virginia in first round, 64-62 Lost to Syracuse in second round, 104-86 | |
| 1986 | 1-1 | Defeated Nebraska in first round, 67-59 Lost to Kentucky in second round, 71-64 | |
| 1981 | 0-1 | Lost to UAB in first round, 93-68 | |
| 1980 | 0-1 | Lost to Virginia Tech in first round, 89-85 | |
| 1978 | 1-1 | Defeated Syracuse in second round, 87-86 Lost to Michigan State in regional semifinal, 90-69 | |
| 1976 | 0-1 | Lost to Marquette in second round, 79-60 | |
| 1971 | 4-1 | Defeated Jacksonville in second round, 74-72 Defeated Kentucky in regional semifinal, 107-83 Defeated Ohio State in regional final, 81-78 Lost to Villanova in National Semifinal, 92-89 Defeated Kansas in third place game, 77-75 | |
| 1970 | 0-1 | Lost to Jacksonville in second round, 109-96 | |
| 1967 | 0-1 | Lost to Dayton in second round, 69-67 | |
| 1966 | 2-1 | Defeated Loyola (IL) in second round, 105-86 Lost to Michigan in regional semifinal, 80-79 Defeated Dayton in third place game, 82-68 | |
| 1962 | 1-2 | Defeated Detroit in second round, 90-81 Lost to Ohio State in regional semifinal, 93-73 Lost to Butler in third place game, 87-86 | |
| 1960 | 2-1 | Defeated Miami (FL) in second round, 107-84 Lost to Ohio State in regional semifinal, 98-79 Defeated Ohio in third place game, 97-87 | |
| 1940 | 0-1 | Lost to Duquesne in regional semifinal, 30-29 | |
