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1965–66 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

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1965–66 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record13–10 (6–6 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaGrover Center
Seasons
1965–66 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Miami (Ohio) 11 1   .917 18 7   .720
Toledo 8 4   .667 13 11   .542
Ohio 6 6   .500 13 10   .565
Bowling Green State 6 6   .500 9 15   .375
Marshall 4 8   .333 12 12   .500
Western Michigan 4 8   .333 8 14   .364
Kent State 3 9   .250 8 16   .333
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965–66 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1965–66. 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 third in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 6–6.[3]

Schedule

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Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
12/1/1965*
DePauw W 93–71  1–0
 
 
12/4/1965*
at Northwestern L 60–62  1–1
 
 
12/6/1965*
Northern Illinois W 102–64  2–1
 
 
12/11/1965*
at Loyola (IL) L 78–96  2–2
 
 
12/13/1965*
at Purdue W 74–73  3–2
(0–1)
 
 
12/15/1965*
San Francisco State W 102–62  4–2
 
 
12/18/1966*
at Miami (FL) L 100–105  4–3
 
 
12/21/1965*
at Davidson L 63–96  4–4
 
 
12/30/1965*
Brown W 90–52  5–4
 
 
1/5/1966
at Western Michigan L 80–86  5–5
(0–1)
 
 
1/12/1966
Miami (OH) L 56–68  5–6
(0–2)
 
 
1/15/1966
at Marshall L 68–79  5–7
(0–3)
 
 
1/17/1966*
Seattle W 84–73  6–7
 
 
1/22/1966
Western Michigan W 96–86  7-7
(1–3)
 
 
1/29/1966
at Kent State W 67–65  8-7
(2–3)
 
 
2/1/1966*
at Muskingum W 70–59  9–7
 
 
2/5/1966
Bowling Green W 95–87 2OT 10–7
(3–3)
 
 
2/9/1966
at Miami (OH) L 55–70  10–8
(3–4)
 
 
2/12/1966
at Toledo L 54–67  10–9
(3–5)
 
 
2/19/1966
Kent State W 88–75  11–9
(4–5)
 
 
2/22/1966
Marshall W 92–78  12–9
(5–5)
 
 
2/26/1966
at Bowling Green L 78–90  12–10
(5–6)
 
 
3/2/1966
Toledo W 77–69  13–10
(6–6)
 
 
*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 1965–66 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 1830 1733
Scoring Average 79.57 75.35
Field goals – Att 759–1683 665–1564
Free throws – Att 392–612 403–574
Rebounds 1248 1026
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
Ken Fowlkes 20 - 322 16.1 128 263 0.487 66 94 0.702 210 10.5 72
John Schroeder 23 - 285 12.4 109 259 0.421 67 135 0.496 273 11.9 71
Dave Brown -
Fred Cluff -
_ Hamilton -
Mike Hammond -
Marshall Hatcher -
_ Reichenbach -
_ Spires -
_ Williams -
Total 23 - - - 1830 79.6 759 1683 0.451 392 612 0.641 1248 54.3 462
Opponents 23 - - - 1733 75.3 665 1564 0.425 403 574 0.702 1026 44.6 460
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. ^ "1965-66 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 "1965-66 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.