1958–59 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1958–59 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1958–59. The team was coached by Jim Snyder and played their home games at the Men's Gymnasium.[1] The Bobcats finished the regular season with a record of 14–10 and finished third in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 6–6.[2]

1958–59 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record14–10 (6–6 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaMen's Gymnasium
Seasons
1958–59 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Bowling Green State 9 3   .750 18 8   .692
Miami (Ohio) 9 3   .750 14 11   .560
Ohio 6 6   .500 14 10   .583
Marshall 6 6   .500 12 12   .500
Kent State 6 6   .500 11 13   .458
Toledo 5 7   .417 11 13   .458
Western Michigan 1 11   .083 2 20   .091
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
12/4/1958*
Marietta W 86–53  1–0
 
 
12/6/1958*
Chareleston (WV) W 118–69  2–0
 
 
12/13/1958*
Southern Illinois W 101–83  3–0
 
 
12/15/1958*
at Morehead State L 73–75  3–1
 
 
12/18/1958*
at Niagara L 65–72  3–2
 
 
12/20/1958*
at Cornell W 58–54 OT 4–2
 
 
12/29/1958*
vs. Middle Tennessee Statel
All-American City Tournament
W 77–66  5–2
 
 
12/30/1958*
vs. Utah State
All-American City Tournament
W 80–72  6–2
 
 
1/3/1959*
at Wittenberg L 44–45  6–3
 
 
1/7/1959
at Marshall W 88–84  7–3
(1–0)
 
 
1/10/1959
at Kent State L 58–73  7–4
(1–1)
 
 
1/13/1959
at Miami (OH) L 54–56 OT 7–5
(1–2)
 
 
1/16/1959
Western Michigan W 83–61  8–5
(2–2)
 
 
1/24/1959*
Morehead State W 88–77  9–5
 
 
1/26/1959
Kent State W 87–68  10–-5
(3–2)
 
 
1/31/1959
at Western Michigan W 85–69  11–-5
(4–2)
 
 
2/2/1959
at Toledo L 67–79 OT 11–6
(4–3)
 
 
2/11/1959
Marshall L 73–74  11–7
(4–4)
 
 
2/14/1959
Bowling Green W 89–67  12–7
(5–4)
 
 
2/16/1959
Toledo W 67–56  13–7
(6–4)
 
 
2/21/1959
at Bowling Green L 67–80  13–8
(6–5)
 
 
2/24/1959
Miami (OH) L 71–84  13–9
(6–6)
 
 
2/28/1959*
at Louisville L 70–72  13–10
 
 
3/2/1959*
at Marietta W 112–92  14–10
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[3][2]

Statistics

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Team statistics

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Final 1958–59 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 1861 1681
Scoring Average 77.54 70.04
Field goals – Att 728–1713 655–1667
Free throws – Att 405–636 371–557
Rebounds 1385 1020
Assists
Turnovers
Steals
Blocked Shots

Source[4]

Player statistics

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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
Bunk Adams 24 - 347 14.5 135 321 0.421 77 146 0.527 272 11.3 49
Jerry Wolf 24 - 315 13.1 128 281 0.456 59 97 0.608 199 8.3 60
Dave Scott 24 - 302 12.6 120 277 0.433 62 90 0.689 319 13.3 71
Bob Anderson 24 - 298 12.4 114 274 0.416 70 99 0.707 96 4.0 62
Dick Norman 24 - 213 8.9 85 195 0.436 43 54 0.796 75 3.1 30
Dale Bandy 21 - 136 6.5 42 52
_ Johnson 21 - 85 4.0 38 9
Howie Jolliff 7 - 56 8.0 24 8
Bob Gaunt 18 - 47 2.6 18 11
Total 24 - - - 1861 77.5 728 1713 0.425 405 636 0.637 1385 57.7 409
Opponents 24 - - - 1681 70.0 655 1667 0.393 371 557 0.666 1020 42.5 443
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[4]

References

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  1. ^ "James Snyder". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "1958-59 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
  4. ^ a b "1958-59 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.