1969–70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

1969–70 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
Ohio Valley Conference Champion
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Ranking
CoachesNo. 17
APNo. 18
Record22–3 (14–0 OVC)
Head coach
Assistant coachJim Richards
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
1969–70 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 18 Western Kentucky 14 0   1.000 22 3   .880
Murray State 9 5   .643 17 9   .654
East Tennessee State 8 6   .571 15 11   .577
Eastern Kentucky 8 6   .571 12 10   .545
Middle Tennessee 6 8   .429 15 11   .577
Morehead State 5 9   .357 13 11   .542
Tennessee Tech 4 10   .286 10 15   .400
Austin Peay 2 12   .143 5 21   .192
Rankings from AP Poll

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.