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E.A. Diddle

Career Record: 42 Years, 759-302, .715 W-L%
School: Western Kentucky (759-302)

Conference Champion: 10 Times (Reg. Seas.), 4 Times (Tourn.)

NCAA Tournament: 3 Years (3-4), 0 Final Fours, 0 Championships

Record does not reflect forfeits or vacated games.

Coaching Record

SRS back to 1979-80
Season School Conf G W L W-L% SRS SOS AP Pre AP High AP Final Notes
1922-23 Western Kentucky  Ind 14 12 2 .857
1923-24 Western Kentucky  Ind 18 9 9 .500
1924-25 Western Kentucky  Ind 14 8 6 .571
1925-26 Western Kentucky  Ind 14 10 4 .714
1926-27 Western Kentucky  Ind 19 12 7 .632
1927-28 Western Kentucky  Ind 17 10 7 .588
1928-29 Western Kentucky  Ind 18 8 10 .444
1929-30 Western Kentucky  Ind 16 4 12 .250
1930-31 Western Kentucky  Ind 14 11 3 .786
1931-32 Western Kentucky  Ind 23 15 8 .652
1932-33 Western Kentucky  Ind 22 16 6 .727
1933-34 Western Kentucky  Ind 36 28 8 .778
1934-35 Western Kentucky  Ind 27 24 3 .889
1935-36 Western Kentucky  Ind 30 26 4 .867
1936-37 Western Kentucky  Ind 23 21 2 .913
1937-38 Western Kentucky  Ind 33 30 3 .909
1938-39 Western Kentucky  Ind 25 22 3 .880
1939-40 Western Kentucky*  Ind 30 24 6 .800
1940-41 Western Kentucky  Ind 26 22 4 .846
1941-42 Western Kentucky  Ind 34 29 5 .853
1942-43 Western Kentucky  Ind 27 24 3 .889
1943-44 Western Kentucky  Ind 22 13 9 .591
1944-45 Western Kentucky  Ind 27 17 10 .630
1945-46 Western Kentucky  Ind 34 15 19 .441
1946-47 Western Kentucky  Ind 29 25 4 .862
1947-48 Western Kentucky  Ind 30 28 2 .933
1948-49 Western Kentucky RT OVC 29 25 4 .862 3 5
1949-50 Western Kentucky R OVC 31 25 6 .806 7 8
1950-51 Western Kentucky  OVC 29 19 10 .655
1951-52 Western Kentucky RT OVC 31 26 5 .839 11
1952-53 Western Kentucky T OVC 31 25 6 .806 8 17
1953-54 Western Kentucky RT OVC 32 29 3 .906 3 8
1954-55 Western Kentucky R OVC 28 18 10 .643 20
1955-56 Western Kentucky R OVC 28 16 12 .571
1956-57 Western Kentucky R OVC 26 17 9 .654 12
1957-58 Western Kentucky  OVC 25 14 11 .560 16
1958-59 Western Kentucky  OVC 26 16 10 .615
1959-60 Western Kentucky* R OVC 28 21 7 .750 18
1960-61 Western Kentucky R OVC 26 18 8 .692
1961-62 Western Kentucky* R OVC 27 17 10 .630
1962-63 Western Kentucky  OVC 21 5 16 .238
1963-64 Western Kentucky  OVC 21 5 16 .238
Career Western Kentucky 1061 759 302 .715

Appearances on Leaderboards, Awards, and Honors

Consensus All-Americans
Tom Marshall (1954)
Games
1933-34 Western Kentucky 36 (#1)
 1934-35 Western Kentucky 27 (#5)
1935-36 Western Kentucky 30 (#3)
1937-38 Western Kentucky 33 (#3)
1939-40 Western Kentucky 30 (#5)
1940-41 Western Kentucky 26 (#9)
1941-42 Western Kentucky 34 (#1)
 1942-43 Western Kentucky 27 (#9)
1945-46 Western Kentucky 34 (#3)
1951-52 Western Kentucky 31 (#9)
1952-53 Western Kentucky 31 (#5)
1953-54 Western Kentucky 32 (#3)
1959-60 Western Kentucky 28 (#10)
Career 1061 (#15)
Wins
1933-34 Western Kentucky 28 (#1)
 1934-35 Western Kentucky 24 (#1)
 1935-36 Western Kentucky 26 (#1)
 1936-37 Western Kentucky 21 (#6)
1937-38 Western Kentucky 30 (#1)
 1938-39 Western Kentucky 22 (#5)
1939-40 Western Kentucky 24 (#5)
1940-41 Western Kentucky 22 (#3)
1941-42 Western Kentucky 29 (#1)
 1942-43 Western Kentucky 24 (#2)
1946-47 Western Kentucky 25 (#8)
1947-48 Western Kentucky 28 (#4)
1948-49 Western Kentucky 25 (#3)
1949-50 Western Kentucky 25 (#4)
1951-52 Western Kentucky 26 (#5)
1952-53 Western Kentucky 25 (#5)
1953-54 Western Kentucky 29 (#1)
 Career 759 (#12)
Losses
1945-46 Western Kentucky 19 (#2)
Career 302 (#83)
Win-Loss Percentage
1934-35 Western Kentucky .889 (#10)
1935-36 Western Kentucky .867 (#7)
1936-37 Western Kentucky .913 (#2)
1937-38 Western Kentucky .909 (#3)
1938-39 Western Kentucky .880 (#3)
1940-41 Western Kentucky .846 (#9)
1941-42 Western Kentucky .853 (#9)
1942-43 Western Kentucky .889 (#7)
1947-48 Western Kentucky .933 (#1)
 1948-49 Western Kentucky .862 (#2)
1949-50 Western Kentucky .806 (#10)
1953-54 Western Kentucky .906 (#4)
Career .715 (#49)