1961–62 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1961–62 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1961–62. The team was coached by Jim Snyder and played their home games at Grover Center.[1][2] The Bobcats finished with a record of 13–10 and finished second in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 8–4.[3]

1961–62 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record13–10 (8–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaGrover Center
1961–62 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
No. 8 Bowling Green111 .917214  .840
Ohio84 .6671310  .565
Toledo75 .5831410  .583
Western Michigan66 .5001311  .542
Marshall66 .5001013  .435
Miami39 .250717  .292
Kent State111 .083219  .095
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
12/2/1961*
at Canisius L 59–72  0–1
 
 
12/5/1961
at Marshall W 68–57  1–1
(1–0)
 
 
12/7/1961*
at Morehead State W 60–56  2–1
 
 
12/11/1961*
St. Francis (PA) W 80–79  3–1
 
 
12/14/1961*
at Wichita State L 55–58  3–2
 
 
12/16/1961*
at Nebraska L 64–81  3–3
 
 
12/18/1961*
at Loyola (IL) L 69–77  3–4
 
 
1/6/1962
No. 10 Bowling Green L 62–64  3–5
(1–1)
 
 
1/8/1962
Western Michigan W 82–81  4–5
(2–1)
 
 
1/13/1962
at Toledo L 67–75  4–6
(2–2)
 
 
1/17/1962
at Miami (OH) W 78–75  5–6
(3–2)
 
 
1/20/1962
at Kent State W 83–66  6–6
(4–2)
 
 
1/23/1962*
Muskingum W 83–68  7–6
 
 
1/30/1962*
Loyola (IL) L 75–93  7-7
 
 
2/3/1962*
at Youngstown State W 63–58  8-7
 
 
2/7/1962*
Morehead State W 87–73  9–7
 
 
2/10/1962
Kent State W 79–70  10–7
(5–2)
 
 
2/13/1962
Marshall L 72–77  10–8
(5–3)
 
 
2/17/1962
at No. 10 Bowling Green L 58–83  10–9
(5–4)
 
 
2/21/1962
Miami W 83–71  11–9
(6–4)
 
 
2/24/1962
Toledo W 83–72  12–9
(7–4)
 
 
2/28/1962*
Louisville L 86–95  12–10
 
 
3/3/1962*
Western Michigan W 91–85  13–10
(8–4)
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[4]

Statistics

Team Statistics

Final 1961–62 Statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring16871686
Scoring Average73.3573.30
Field goals – Att660–1581650–1516
Free throws – Att367–545386–560
Rebounds11101029
Assists
Turnovers
Steals
Blocked Shots

Source[5]

Player statistics

Minutes Scoring Total FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct FT FTA Pct Tot Avg A PF TO Stl Blk
Jerry Jackson 23 - 363 15.8 146 339 0.431 71 116 0.612 220 9.6 60
Billy Whaley 23 - 311 13.5 114 294 0.388 83 119 0.697 92 4.0 61
Dave Katz 23 - 286 12.4 119 260 0.458 48 60 0.800 69 3.0 47
Paul Storey 23 - 284 12.3 115 242 0.475 54 73 0.740 169 7.3 48
Stacy Bunton 23 - 236 10.3 89 221 0.403 58 86 0.674 191 8.3 86
Gary Bolen -
Charles Gill -
Dave Roberts -
_ Welles -
Loren Wilcox -
Total 23 - - - 1687 73.3 660 1581 0.417 367 545 0.673 1110 48.3 421
Opponents 23 - - - 1686 73.3 650 1516 0.429 386 560 0.689 1029 44.7 406
Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

Source[5]

References

  1. "James Snyder". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. "Grover Center". Ohio University. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  3. "1961-62 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  4. "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
  5. "1961-62 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
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