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1968–69 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1968–69 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1968–69. The team was coached by Jim Snyder and for the first time played their home games at the recently constructed Convocation Center.[1][2] The Bobcats finished with a record of 17–9 and finished second in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 9–3.[3] They were invited to the 1969 National Invitation Tournament. There they defeated West Texas State before losing to Tennessee in the second round.[4]

1968–69 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
NIT, Second Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record17–9 (9–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
1968–69 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Miami (Ohio) 10 – 2   .833 15 – 12   .556
Ohio 9 – 3   .750 17 – 9   .654
Kent State 6 – 6   .500 14 – 10   .583
Western Michigan 6 – 6   .500 11 – 13   .458
Toledo 5 – 7   .417 13 – 11   .542
Bowling Green State 3 – 9   .250 9 – 15   .375
Marshall 3 – 9   .250 9 – 15   .375
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/30/1968*
 at No. 12 Ohio State L 77–85  0–1
  
 
12/3/1968*
 Indiana W 80–70  1–1
  
 
12/7/1968*
 No. 16 Ohio Wesleyan W 101–55  2–1
  
 
12/14/1968*
 at Purdue L 89–100  2–2
  
 
12/17/1968*
 at Illinois L 82–95  2–3
  
 
12/19/1968*
 at Northwestern L 80–89  2–4
  
 
12/27/1968*
 vs. Wisconsin
Milwaukee Classic 		L 68–74  2–5
  
 
12/28/1968*
 vs. Army
Milwaukee Classic 		W 68–60  3–5
  
 
12/31/1968*
 MacMurray W 95–75  4–5
  
 
1/4/1969
 at Kent State W 70–69  5–5
(1–0) 		 
 
1/7/1969*
 West Virginia Wesleyan W 111–51  6–5
  
 
1/11/1969
 Bowling Green L 74–75  6–6
(1–1) 		 
 
1/15/1969
 at Miami (OH) L 53–67  6–7
(1–2) 		 
 
1/18/1969
 at Toledo W 92–86 OT 7–7
(2–2) 		 
 
1/25/1969
 Kent State W 75–72 OT 8-7
(3–2) 		 
 
1/29/1969
 Western Michigan W 78–68  9–7
(4–2) 		 
 
2/1/1969
 at Marshall W 110–94  10–7
(5–2) 		 
 
2/5/1969
 Toledo W 98–95 OT 11–7
(6–2) 		 
 
2/8/1969
 at Western Michigan L 89–97  11–8
(6–3) 		 
 
2/15/1969
 Miami (OH) W 60–59  12–8
(7–3) 		 
 
2/17/1969*
 Loyola (IL) W 103–92  13–8
  
 
2/22/1969
 Marshall W 86–80  14–8
(8–3) 		 
 
2/24/1969*
 Northern Illinois W 87–86  15–8
  
 
3/1/1969
 at Bowling Green W 95–88 OT 16–8
(9–3) 		 
 
National Invitation Tournament
3/14/1969*
 vs. West Texas State W 82–80  17–8
  
 
3/17/1969*
 vs. Tennessee
NIT Quarterfinals 		L 64–75  17–9
  
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[5][3]

Statistics

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Team statistics

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Final 1968–69 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 2167 2037
Scoring Average 83.35 78.35
Field goals – Att 846–1950 760–1793
Free throws – Att 475–697 517–735
Rebounds 1361 1216
Assists
Turnovers
Steals
Blocked Shots

Source[6]

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
Gerald McKee 26 - 485 18.7 210 502 0.418 65 111 0.586 250 9.6 71
John Canine 26 - 414 15.9 173 385 0.449 68 86 0.791 94 3.6 47
Greg McDivitt 26 - 339 13.0 135 289 0.467 69 93 0.742 181 7.0 94
Ken Kowall 25 - 266 10.6 88 228 0.386 90 111 0.811 106 4.2 60
Doug Parker 26 - 193 7.4 73 151 0.483 47 69 0.681 125 4.8 61
Craig Love 26 - 178 6.8 69 148 0.466 40 62 0.645 192 7.4 80
Dave Groff 26 - 166 6.4 59 135 0.437 48 92 0.522 137 5.3 77
Steve Battle 25 - 59 2.4 13 47 0.277 33 50 0.660 41 1.6 32
Mike Miller 11 - 28 2.5 13 27 0.481 2 5 0.400 7 0.6 10
Gary Wolf 7 - 14 2.0 4 14 0.286 6 8 0.750 13 1.9 3
Larry Coon 8 - 12 1.5 4 10 0.400 4 6 0.667 7 0.9 9
John Glancy 6 - 5 0.8 2 8 0.250 0 0 0.000 3 0.5 2
Larry Hunter 5 - 5 1.0 1 2 0.500 3 4 0.750 1 0.2 2
Grant Coutright 2 - 2 1.0 1 1 1.000 0 0 0.000 1 0.5 0
Jack Milhollan 2 - 2 1.0 1 3 0.333 0 0 0.000 1 0.5 0
Total 26 - - - 2167 83.3 846 1950 0.434 475 697 0.681 1361 52.3 548
Opponents 26 - - - 2037 78.3 760 1793 0.424 517 735 0.703 1216 46.8 521
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[6]

References

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  1. ^ "James Snyder". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  2. ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "1968-69 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  4. ^ "1969 National Invitational Tournament". The Sports Almanac. Retrieved February 8, 2022.
  5. ^ "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
  6. ^ a b "1968-69 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
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