Western Kentucky

Conference USA · Bowling Green, Bowling Green, Kentucky

1926-1013

All-time

0.655

Win %

NCAA titles

Final Fours

Tourney apps

#1 seeds

Weeks at #1

All-Americans

Greatest tournament games

Western Kentucky’s top NCAA tournament games of all time by Game Score.

#	Date	Season	Round	Match	Game Score
1	Mar 21, 2008	2008	First Round	Western Kentucky 101-99 #14 Drake (OT) Benchmark International Arena, Tampa, Florida	1.90
2	Mar 13, 1971	1971	First Round	#7 Western Kentucky 74-72 #11 Jacksonville Purcell Pavilion at the Joyce Center, South Bend, Indiana	1.87
3	Mar 20, 1993	1993	Second Round	#20 Western Kentucky 72-68 #6 Seton Hall Kia Center, Orlando, Florida	1.76
4	Mar 19, 2009	2009	First Round	Western Kentucky 76-72 Illinois Moda Center, Portland, Oregon	1.66
5	Mar 11, 1978	1978	First Round	Western Kentucky 87-86 Syracuse (OT) Stokely Athletics Center, Knoxville, Tennessee	1.66
6	Mar 11, 1967	1967	First Round	#6 Western Kentucky 67-69 Dayton Lexington Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, Kentucky	1.57
7	Mar 25, 1971	1971	Final Four	#7 Western Kentucky 89-92 #19 Villanova (2OT) Astrodome, Houston, Texas Final Four	1.54
8	Mar 20, 1971	1971	Regional Finals	#7 Western Kentucky 81-78 #10 Ohio State (OT) Stegeman Coliseum, Atlanta, Georgia Elite Eight	1.54
9	Mar 27, 1971	1971	Third Place Game	#7 Western Kentucky 77-75 #4 Kansas Astrodome, Houston, Texas	1.53
10	Mar 25, 1993	1993	Regional Semifinals	#20 Western Kentucky 78-81 #11 Florida State Bojangles Coliseum, Charlotte, North Carolina Sweet 16	1.48

Season by season

Year	School	Record	Conference	Conf	AP	SRS	Seed	Tournament
2026	Western Kentucky	18-14	Conference USA	11-9		#147
2025	Western Kentucky	17-15	Conference USA	8-10		#154
2024	Western Kentucky	22-12	Conference USA ◆	8-8		#138	15	NCAA tournament
2023	Western Kentucky	17-16	Conference USA	8-12		#173
2022	Western Kentucky	19-13	Conference USA	11-7		#118
2021	Western Kentucky	21-8	Conference USA ★	11-3		#102		NIT
2020	Western Kentucky	20-10	Conference USA	13-5		#114
2019	Western Kentucky	20-14	Conference USA	11-7		#124
2018	Western Kentucky	27-11	Conference USA	14-4		#57		NIT
2017	Western Kentucky	15-17	Conference USA	9-9		#233
2016	Western Kentucky	18-16	Conference USA	8-10		#173
2015	Western Kentucky	20-12	Conference USA	12-6		#142
2014	Western Kentucky	20-12	Sun Belt	12-6		#178
2013	Western Kentucky	20-16	Sun Belt ◆	10-10		#162	16	NCAA tournament
2012	Western Kentucky	16-19	Sun Belt ◆	7-9		#190	16	NCAA tournament
2011	Western Kentucky	16-16	Sun Belt	8-8		#209
2010	Western Kentucky	21-13	Sun Belt	12-6		#121
2009	Western Kentucky	25-9	Sun Belt ★ ◆	15-3		#100	12	NCAA tournament
2008	Western Kentucky	29-7	Sun Belt ★ ◆	16-2		#60	12	Sweet 16
2007	Western Kentucky	22-11	Sun Belt	12-6		#137
2006	Western Kentucky	23-8	Sun Belt ★	12-2		#95		NIT
2005	Western Kentucky	22-9	Sun Belt	9-5		#97		NIT
2004	Western Kentucky	15-13	Sun Belt	8-6		#127
2003	Western Kentucky	24-9	Sun Belt ★ ◆	12-2		#70	13	NCAA tournament
2002	Western Kentucky	28-4	Sun Belt ★ ◆	13-1	#19	#53	9	NCAA tournament
2001	Western Kentucky	24-7	Sun Belt ★ ◆	14-2		#72	14	NCAA tournament
2000	Western Kentucky	11-18	Sun Belt	8-8		#187
1999	Western Kentucky	13-16	Sun Belt	7-7		#153
1998	Western Kentucky	10-19	Sun Belt	6-12		#201
1997	Western Kentucky	12-15	Sun Belt	9-9		#184
1996	Western Kentucky	13-14	Sun Belt	10-8		#113
1995	Western Kentucky	27-4	Sun Belt ★ ◆	17-1	#21	#83	8	NCAA tournament
1994	Western Kentucky	20-11	Sun Belt ★	14-4		#69	11	NCAA tournament
1993	Western Kentucky	26-6	Sun Belt ◆	14-4	#20	#19	7	Sweet 16
1992	Western Kentucky	21-11	Sun Belt	10-6		#110		NIT
1991	Western Kentucky	14-14	Sun Belt	8-6		#133
1990	Western Kentucky	13-17	Sun Belt	7-7		#149
1989	Western Kentucky	14-15	Sun Belt	4-10		#131
1988	Western Kentucky	15-13	Sun Belt	6-8		#135
1987	Western Kentucky	29-9	Sun Belt ★	12-2		#27	10	NCAA tournament
1986	Western Kentucky	23-8	Sun Belt	10-4		#37	8	NCAA tournament
1985	Western Kentucky	14-14	Sun Belt	5-9		#69
1984	Western Kentucky	12-17	Sun Belt	5-9		#87
1983	Western Kentucky	12-16	Sun Belt	4-10		#114
1982	Western Kentucky	19-10	Ohio Valley ★	13-3		#108		NIT
1981	Western Kentucky	21-8	Ohio Valley ★ ◆	12-2		#123	10	NCAA tournament
1980	Western Kentucky	21-8	Ohio Valley ★ ◆	10-2		#73	10	NCAA tournament
1979	Western Kentucky	17-11	Ohio Valley	7-5		#153
1978	Western Kentucky	16-14	Ohio Valley ◆	9-5		#128		Sweet 16
1977	Western Kentucky	10-16	Ohio Valley	6-8		#200
1976	Western Kentucky	20-9	Ohio Valley ★ ◆	11-3		#93		NCAA tournament
1975	Western Kentucky	16-8	Ohio Valley	11-3		#93
1974	Western Kentucky	15-10	Ohio Valley	8-6		#131
1973	Western Kentucky	10-16	Ohio Valley	6-8		#160
1972	Western Kentucky	15-11	Ohio Valley ★	9-5		#110
1971	Western Kentucky	24-6	Ohio Valley ★	12-2	#7	#23		Final Four
1970	Western Kentucky	22-3	Ohio Valley ★	14-0	#18	#22		NCAA tournament
1969	Western Kentucky	16-10	Ohio Valley	9-5		#81
1968	Western Kentucky	18-7	Ohio Valley	9-5		#43
1967	Western Kentucky	23-3	Ohio Valley ★	13-1	#6	#11		NCAA tournament
1966	Western Kentucky	25-3	Ohio Valley ★ ◆	14-0	#10	#9		Sweet 16
1965	Western Kentucky State	18-9	Ohio Valley ◆	10-4		#92		NIT
1964	Western Kentucky State	5-16	Ohio Valley	3-11		#136
1963	Western Kentucky State	5-16	Ohio Valley	3-9		#150
1962	Western Kentucky State	17-10	Ohio Valley ★	11-1		#62		Sweet 16
1961	Western Kentucky State	18-8	Ohio Valley ★	9-3		#50
1960	Western Kentucky State	21-7	Ohio Valley ★	10-2		#41		Sweet 16
1959	Western Kentucky State	16-10	Ohio Valley	8-4		#45
1958	Western Kentucky State	14-11	Ohio Valley	5-5		#45
1957	Western Kentucky State	17-9	Ohio Valley ★	9-1		#46
1956	Western Kentucky State	16-12	Ohio Valley ★	7-3		#53
1955	Western Kentucky State	18-10	Ohio Valley ★	8-2		#37
1954	Western Kentucky State	29-3	Ohio Valley ★ ◆	9-1	#3	#7		NIT
1953	Western Kentucky State	25-6	Ohio Valley ◆	8-2	#9	#15		NIT
1952	Western Kentucky State	26-5	Ohio Valley ◆	11-1		#15		NIT
1951	Western Kentucky State	19-10	Ohio Valley	4-4		#21
1950	Western Kentucky State	25-6	Ohio Valley ★	8-0	#8	#7		NIT
1949	Western Kentucky State	25-4	Ohio Valley ★ ◆	8-2	#5			NIT
1948	Western Kentucky State	28-2	Independent					NIT
1947	Western Kentucky State	25-4	Independent
1946	Western Kentucky State	15-19	Independent
1945	Western Kentucky State	17-10	Independent
1944	Western Kentucky State	13-9	Independent
1943	Western Kentucky State	24-3	Independent					NIT
1942	Western Kentucky State	29-5	Independent					NIT
1941	Western Kentucky State	22-4	Independent
1940	Western Kentucky State	24-6	Independent					NCAA tournament
1939	Western Kentucky State	22-3	Independent
1938	Western Kentucky State	30-3	Independent
1937	Western Kentucky State	21-2	Independent
1936	Western Kentucky State	26-4	Independent
1935	Western Kentucky State	24-3	Independent
1934	Western Kentucky State	28-8	Independent
1933	Western Kentucky State	16-6	Independent
1932	Western Kentucky State	15-8	Independent
1931	Western Kentucky State	11-3	Independent
1930	Western Kentucky State	4-12	Independent
1929	Western Kentucky State	8-10	Independent
1928	Western Kentucky State	10-7	Independent
1927	Western Kentucky State	12-7	Independent
1926	Western Kentucky State	10-4	Independent
1925	Western Kentucky State	8-6	Independent
1924	Western Kentucky State	9-9	Independent
1923	Western Kentucky State	12-2	Independent
1922	Western Kentucky State	3-1	Independent

Consensus All-Americans

3 AP All-American selections.

Year	Player
1971	Jim McDaniels
1967	Clem Haskins
1954	Tom Marshall

NBA first-round picks

27 first-round NBA draft selections from this program.

Draft	Player	Last college yr
2008	Courtney Lee	2008
2008	Courtney Lee	2007
2008	Courtney Lee	2006
2008	Courtney Lee	2005
1987	Tellis Frank	1987
1987	Tellis Frank	1986
1987	Tellis Frank	1985
1987	Tellis Frank	1984
1971	Clarence Glover	1971
1971	Clarence Glover	1970
1971	Clarence Glover	1969
1967	Clem Haskins	1967
1967	Clem Haskins	1966
1967	Clem Haskins	1965
1954	Tom Marshall	1954
1954	Jack Turner	1954
1954	Tom Marshall	1953
1954	Tom Marshall	1952
1954	Jack Turner	1951
1950	Bob Lavoy	1950
1954	Jack Turner	1950
1950	Bob Lavoy	1949
1954	Jack Turner	1949
1948	Don Ray	1948
1950	Bob Lavoy	1948
1948	Don Ray	1947
1948	Don Ray	1943