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2 Official Basketball Program Oldham, Sydnor Form Solid Coaching Nucleus

Head s..,sketball Coach In three seasons as head coach at Western. John Oldham has posted an impressive 66-15 record anel has guided the Hilltoppcrs to a post-season tourna­ ment berth every seaSon. Oldham, who coached nine seasonS at Tennessee Tech. has an enviable 12-year coaching record of 184-98. Now in his 13th season as a collegiate coach, Oldham is recognized as one of the nation's top basketball strtltcgists. Oldham graduated (rom Western in 1949 after a spectacular athletic career, before playing profes­ sional basketball. and coaching on the high school STAY TI INED TO level before reaching the collegiate level. Oldham succeeded E . A. Diddle following the 1963-64 seaSO n. Royal Crown

Ass istant Basketball Coach BUCK SYDNOR Diet Rite Wallace B. (Buck) Sydnor was a veteran of 15 years or high school coaching before returning to Western in the fall of 1964. Sydnor's main responsi· Sports Network bility is to develop the potential of the HiUtoppcr freshmen in addition to his usual coaching, scouting, with and recruiting duties. ~e was an outstanding guard WES STltl\DER on the fi rst two Western teams to play in the NIT in 1943 and 1944. He is a well-versed instructor in for the fundamentals of basketball. HILLTOPPER SPORTS-IN-ACTION Assistant Basketball Coach Graduate Assista nt on JERRY L. PARKER MIKE KITCHENS University of Tennessee, 1963 Western Kentucky University, 1965 WKCT For All You r Drug Needs 930 KC PLAZA

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6 Official Basketball 1'1',,!(nun W K U vs. MURRAY ~illtopp~r ~ot 1!fin~ UNIV.

'Toppers, Racers Renew Old, Hard-Fought Rivalry

Wl;'sl ern K entucky and M urray collide the 'Topper· Racer s truggles have been li ng guard·forward Tom 1\lol'a n. who again tonight in onc of Ihe most dili· tita ni c. In that span Western holdS a was a reserve last season. gently contested r ivalries in collegiate slim 5·4 edge in games over Coach basketball. Close. down-to-the-wire bat­ Cal Luther's club. with the Hilltoppers All four come into tonight's clash tles between the Hilltoppcr s and the holding a 4·2 lead in regul ar season averagin g around 15·1 6 points per Thoroughbreds have become the rule games and Murray a 2· ' margin in game. Cunningham . who led the na· r ather than the exception and there have ove Tournament play. tion's rcbounders last season. is again been several overtime games in the a mong the national leaders. series during recent Seasons. Tonight marks the second meeting of the current campaign between the two Western will try to offset Murray's Western brings an 11 -6 overall record teams. Murray eliminated the Hilltop· rebound power with its own ace of the and a 2-4 Ohio Valley Conference mark pers from last December 's OVC Tourna· backboards, 6-5 senior forward Greg into tonight's contest. Murray, mean­ ment with an 83·75 semifinal victory. Smith, and some a ccurate shooting. while, is on a streak. having won nine That win gave the Racers two in a Sm ith has averaged around 14 rebounds of its last ten games and holding a row over Western. since Murray bounc· per game all season. solid lead in the DVe with a 7-1 league ed the Hilltoppers at Murray last sea­ record and a spa rkling 13-4 overall son to sna p a 21·gamc Hilltopper vic· Wayne Cha pman continues to pace mark. tory streak. Western's scoring with a solid 21 -point­ plus average, followed closely by Butch The Western-Murray series began Murray's attack is again centered Kaufman, Rich Hendr ick and Smith. back in 1931. beginning auspiciously around its big pivotman, 6-10 Dick for the Racers as they took three Cunningham, and a gO

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I< 0,.-<_03.,n Buck Sydnor. David Hatcher, James Percell. Lowell Tarrants, , Second Row-Manager Foster. Joe Kelly Abell, Clart"nce Glover, Jim McDaniels. Jerry Walsh , Jerome Perry. Manager Ron Sanders.

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Home Games Capitalized Western Kentucky University 11 WESTERN BASKETBALL COOD Lt'C" FIELDS 49th TEAM IlILLTOI'PEllS ~ W('Stl'l'n Kentucky l'niH'I'SitY is lil'ld­ 1:3 Kl'll1llck.,· Int('n'lJlk~iillt' \lhlt'IH' llU! liS -I!lth bJskctbJII tcam this seasun Confercn('l' dWlllpionship'i ,mil l'i:..:1l1 SinC:l~ its inmH!Uration in 1!114. the II ill· ~oul hpl'll [ntp['collL'!.!.i'lt(' _\Ihh'! il' ,\SS(l­ iOPPl'l' ~tyll' of bi.l~kl·tb~lll has n'n1nin('d ciatlflll lill"s ill addItion 10 pl'It'ln!.! (I'l'l' in the national spolliL!ln and iws _~rt'It'd ;1 original "Little Red Barn". the II ill­ 25-3 record in winning the ove ('11<1l11p­ Houchens Markets loppers moved into the Physical Educa­ ionship and tournament ami I'l,.H·llin!.! tion Building (now the Man:!ie Helm the ;-';CAA Totll'lwy to fini!'ih third in till' • RI7 ColI,,!,e Libral'yJ where Western was to win 336 :\Iid-Ea~t Regional of 374 home games in 32 Seasons. Last season, We:;I('1'II ('Clj)tul't'd a

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• to:1 Main with 20-or-rnorc victories - it was the ricane Cla~sic, on til(' way 10 a 2;~-;1 first of ten straight sea~ons with 20 seaSon thai \\"as \('rmin<.l\(·d 11.,· ,Ill 0\ 1'1'­ nowiing" Green. Krntucky wins or more. Western won 30 of 33 time loss to Dayton

~ml1C.·s in 1937-38, which also was Ted So it is that W(';;\{'I'II ('(lnt inu('s In n'­ Hornback's first season to assist Diddle, tain its past prestlJ.!(' and r[('h Iwrit<.l!.!\' Under coach Diddle, Western caotured on the ('ourl in 19H7-68.

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Front Row- Butch Kaufman, Charles Selvy. Joe Mac Hill, Johnny Russell. Rich Hendrick. Mike Fawcett. Second Row­ (Co-Captain ), Greg Smith (Co-Ca!'tain), Wayne Bright. Walker Banks , Norm Weaver , Paul Haskins. Third How-Larry Williams. Manager; John Oldham, Head Coach: Ted Hornback, Athletic Director; Dr. W. n. . l\1cCorm;wk, Team Physician; Robert Walden, Manager.

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