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1961–62 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

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1961–62 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record13–10 (8–4 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaGrover Center
Seasons
1961–62 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
No. 8 Bowling Green State 11 1   .917 21 4   .840
Ohio 8 4   .667 13 10   .565
Toledo 7 5   .583 14 10   .583
Western Michigan 6 6   .500 13 11   .542
Marshall 6 6   .500 10 13   .435
Miami (Ohio) 3 9   .250 7 17   .292
Kent State 1 11   .083 2 19   .095
Rankings from AP Poll

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]

Schedule

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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

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Team statistics

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Final 1961–62 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 1687 1686
Scoring Average 73.35 73.30
Field goals – Att 660–1581 650–1516
Free throws – Att 367–545 386–560
Rebounds 1110 1029
Assists
Turnovers
Steals
Blocked Shots

Source[5]

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
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

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  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. ^ a b "1961-62 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.