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1953–54 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

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1953–54 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record12–10 (5–7 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaMen's Gymnasium
Seasons
1953–54 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 10 2   .833 13 10   .565
Bowling Green 10 3   .769 17 7   .708
Miami (Ohio) 7 5   .583 12 10   .545
Marshall 6 7   .462 12 9   .571
Western Michigan 4 5   .444 10 11   .476
Ohio 5 7   .417 12 10   .545
Kent State 3 9   .250 8 13   .381
Western Reserve 2 9   .182 7 17   .292
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1953–54 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1953–54. 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 12–10 and finished sixth in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 5–7.[2]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1953*
at Illinois L 54–85  0–1
 
 
12/5/1953*
Marietta W 83–72  1–1
 
 
12/8/1953*
Ohio Wesleyan W 85–67  2–1
 
 
12/12/1953*
Washington & Jefferson W 65–57  3–1
 
 
12/15/1953
at Marshall L 67–71  3–2
(0–1)
 
 
12/19/1953
at Kent State W 70–57  4–2
(1–1)
 
 
12/21/1953*
at Gannon W 69–65  5–2
 
 
12/22/1953*
at Buffalo W 62–58  6–2
 
 
1/9/1954
at Miami (OH) L 80–92  6–3
(1–2)
 
 
1/11/1954
Kent State W 89–77  7–3
(2–2)
 
 
1/13/1954*
at Denison L 66–72  7–4
 
 
1/15/1954
Toledo L 80–84  7–5
(2–3)
 
 
1/22/1954
Bowling Green L 72–78  7–6
(2–4)
 
 
1/30/1954
Miami (OH) W 80–72  8–6
(3–4)
 
 
2/6/1954
Western Michigan W 67–59  9–6
(4–4)
 
 
2/10/1954*
Muskingum W 90–50  10–6
 
 
2/13/1954
at Bowling Green L 74–78  10–7
(4–5)
 
 
2/19/1954
at Toledo L 66–71  10–8
(4–6)
 
 
2/20/1954
at Western Michigan L 72–79  10–9
(4–7)
 
 
2/25/1954
Marshall W 81–63  11–9
(5–7)
 
 
2/27/1954*
Akron W 80–75  12–9
 
 
3/2/1954*
at Marietta L 93–116  12–10
 
 
*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 1953–54 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 1615 1598
Scoring Average 73.41 72.64
Field goals – Att 597–1672 529–1562
Free throws – Att 451–697 540–851
Rebounds 1200 910
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
Lou Sawchik 22 - 381 17.3 133 341 0.390 115 181 0.635 306 13.9 69
Jim Betts 22 - 329 15.0 125 352 0.355 79 134 0.590 252 11.5 83
Dick Murphy 22 - 236 10.7 86 246 0.350 64 94 0.681 138 6.3 75
Dick Garrison 22 - 181 8.2 63 157 0.401 55 82 0.671 147 6.7 81
Bob Strawser 22 - 154 7.0 55 155 0.355 44 61 0.721 77 3.5 63
Larry Morrison 21 - 139 6.6 57 157 0.363 25 48 0.521 36 1.7 55
Dick Miller 19 - 69 3.6 23 53 0.434 23 30 0.767 23 1.2 32
Ralph Nuzum 16 - 48 3.0 14 58 0.241 20 25 0.800 32 2.0 21
Lemuel Nixon 14 - 38 2.7 15 58 0.259 8 13 0.615 49 3.5 23
Glenn Randall 11 - 33 3.0 10 41 0.244 13 14 0.929 11 1.0 15
Harry Weinbrecht 11 - 18 1.6 8 26 0.308 2 5 0.400 13 1.2 18
Don Del Corso 5 - 10 2.0 4 8 0.500 2 6 0.333 2 0.4 4
Jack Duschinski 2 - 3 1.5 1 4 0.250 1 1 1.000 1 0.5 1
Roger Melick 2 - 2 1.0 1 1 1.000 0 1 0.000 3 1.5 3
Nate Reynard 4 - 2 0.5 1 2 0.500 0 2 0.000 3 0.8 2
John Dunnette 2 - 0 0.0 0 0 0.000 0 0 0.000 1 0.5 3
Total 22 - - - 1615 73.4 597 1672 0.357 451 697 0.647 1200 54.5 549
Opponents 22 - - - 1598 72.6 529 1562 0.339 540 851 0.635 910 41.4 471
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 17, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "1953-54 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
  4. ^ a b "1953-54 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.