1979–80 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1979–80 Ohio Bobcats 150 Mid-American Conference MAC 8–18 5–11 Dale Bandy 6th Convocation Center The 1979–80 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1979–80. The team was coached by Dale Bandy in his sixth and final season at Ohio.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/dale-bandy-1.html Dale Bandy Sports Reference en 2022-02-10 They played their home games at Convocation Center.https://www.ohio.edu/building-directory/convocation-center Convocation Center Ohio University en 2022-02-10 The Bobcats finished with a record of 8–18 and last (10th) in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 5–11.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/1980-schedule.html 1979-80 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference en 2022-02-10 The 18 losses were the most in program history at the time. Schedule 1979-80 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1980 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats| Regular Season 12/1/1979 yes yes Ohio State 4   51–78 0–1 12/3/1979 yes yes St. Bonaventure   64–77 0–2 12/5/1979 yes Canisius 87–82 OT 1–2   12/8/1979 Western Michigan 69–78 1–3 0–1   12/10/1979 yes yes Marshall 61–76 1–4   12/15/1979 yes West Virginia 69–61 2–4   12/22/1979 yes Youngstown State 68–72 2–5   12/28/1979 yes yes Connecticut Connecticut Classic 76–95 2–6   12/29/1979 yes yes Cal State Fullerton Titans Connecticut Classic 49–71 2–7   |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| MAC regular season 1/5/1980 Central Michigan 50–83 2–8 0–2   1/7/1980 yes Cleveland State 76–75 3–8   1/9/1980 Toledo 62–69 3–9 0–3   1/12/1980 Bowling Green 50–72 3–10 0–4   1/16/1980 yes Eastern Michigan 65–67 3-11 0–5   1/19/1980 Northern Illinois 65–69 3-12 0-6   1/23/1980 yes Kent State 76–85   3–13 0-7 1/26/1980 Ball State 75–74   4–13 1–7 1/28/1980 yes Virginia Tech 62–78   4–14 1/30/1980 Kent State 67–57   5–14 2–7 2/2/1980 yes Miami (OH) 67–71   5–15 2–8 2/6/1980 yes Toledo 62–75   5–16 2–9 2/9/1980 Central Michigan 67–66 OT   6–16 3–9 2/13/1980 yes Western Michigan 56–50   7–16 4–9 2/16/1980 yes Bowling Green 82–91   7–17 4–10 2/20/1980 Eastern Michigan 61–60   8–17 5–10 2/23/1980 yes Northern Illinois 55–71   8–18 5–11 yes AP Poll Eastern Time Source:https://ohiobobcats.com/documents/2021/5/26/ohio_mbb_202122_records.pdf Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book Ohio University Athletics Statistics Team statistics Final 1979–80 statistics Ohio Bobcats Record Ohio OPP Scoring 1692 1906 Scoring Average 65.08 73.31 Field goals – Att 676–1571 731–1483 Free throws – Att 340–523 444–632 Rebounds 886 988 Assists 308 319 Turnovers Steals 158 150 Blocked Shots 49 77 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/1980.html 1979-80 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats Sports Reference en Player statistics MinutesScoringTotal FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPctFTFTAPctTotAvgAPFTO StlBlkKirk Lehman26-93135.845717.61833840.477911130.805592.36774291Spindle Graves26-75929.231512.11072650.4041011560.6471385.391101436Bill Littlefield25-63525.41987.9822010.40834460.739843.46074184Jim Zalenka22-49922.71747.9691490.46336530.679934.21841133Andre Adams25-65126.01375.5551320.41727440.6141154.61075124John Patterson24-45418.91114.651940.5439210.429682.8769513Tim Woodson25-37615.0963.838790.48120400.500512.0163098Doug Graves26-41616.0893.4411000.4107120.583742.844647Harold Moore25-37314.9763.0331170.28210270.370662.62844193Mick Isgrigg18-804.4221.29280.321470.571130.71330Tracy Poindexter9-778.6171.98220.364140.250171.961530Total26---169265.167615710.4303405230.65088634.130857215849Opponents26---190673.373114830.4934446320.70398838.031949715077 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 References Category:Ohio Bobcats men's basketball seasons Ohio Ohio Bobcats men's basketball Ohio Bobcats men's basketball