4. Tyrone Brazelton
33 points, 5 Rebounds, 5 Assists – (March 21, 2008) (WKU 101– Drake 99 OT)
In a wild first-round NCAA Tournament matchup versus 14th-ranked Drake that saw 70 three-point field goal attempts and 30 made three-point attempts (both NCAA records) senior Hilltopper point guard Tyrone Brazelton led all scorers with...
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“View From Behind The Bench”
Hilltopper Memories From The Glory Days
By: John Oldham, Jr.
I can still remember the first time I set foot in Diddle Arena when my father, Coach John Oldham, took over the reins from the Diddle legend back in the early 60’s. It was an awe-inspiring and cavernous building to me. Heck, I was just...
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5. Orlando Mendez-Valdez
25 points, 7 Assists, 3 Rebounds – (March 21, 2009) (WKU 81– Gonzaga 83)
Senior point guard Orlando Mendez-Valdez recorded perhaps the best game of his career in a 2009 second round NCAA Tournament matchup versus 10th-ranked and 4th-seeded Gonzaga.
The 2008-09 Sun Belt Conference Player of the Year...
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6. Clem Haskins
25 points, 9 rbs., – (March 7, 1966)
(WKU 105 – Loyola (Ill.) 86)
WKU All-American Clem Haskins teamed with fellow Hilltopper Dwight Smith to lead WKU to a 105-86 pounding of Loyola (Ill.), the nation’s 4th-ranked team in this 1966 opening round matchup in Iowa City, Ia.
Haskins and Smith used their speed...
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7. Mark Bell
20 points, 4 rbs., 4 assists – (March 20, 1993)
(WKU 72 – Seton Hall 68)
After defeating the Memphis State Tigers in the opening round of the 1993 NCAA Tournament, the 20th-ranked Hilltoppers squared off against the 6th-ranked Seton Hall Pirates in Orlando, Fla.
5’8″ point guard Mark Bell led the charge...
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8. Bobby Rascoe
27 points – (March 8, 1960 )
(WKU 107 – Miami, Fla. 84)
Hilltopper great Bobby Rascoe led WKU to one of its most impressive wins in NCAA Tournament history in this 1960 first round game versus 10th-ranked Miami (Fla.). 1,200 Hilltopper fans made the trek to Lexington on that snowy March night to see WKU...
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