1977–78 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball team

1977–78 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers basketball
OVC Tournament Champion
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceOhio Valley Conference
Record16–14 (9–5 OVC)
Head coach
Home arenaE. A. Diddle Arena
1977–78 Ohio Valley Conference men's basketball standings
Conf. Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Middle Tennessee 10 4   .714 18 8   .692
East Tennessee State 10 4   .714 18 9   .667
Western Kentucky 9 5   .643 16 14   .533
Austin Peay State 8 6   .571 15 12   .556
Eastern Kentucky 8 6   .571 15 11   .577
Tennessee Tech 7 7   .500 11 15   .423
Murray State 4 10   .286 8 17   .320
Morehead State 0 14   .000 4 19   .174
† 1978 OVC tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1977–78 Western Kentucky Hilltoppers men's basketball team represented Western Kentucky University during the 1977–78 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Hilltoppers were members of the Ohio Valley Conference and led by coach Jim Richards, in his final year at the helm. WKU finished third in the OVC regular season, but won the tournament championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 1978 NCAA Division I Basketball Tournament, where they advanced to the sweet sixteen. James Johnson and Darryl Turner made the All-OVC Team and Aaron Bryant was selected to the OVC Tournament Team.