1968–69 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1968–69 Ohio Bobcats 150 Mid-American Conference MAC 17–9 9–3 Jim Snyder 20th Convocation Center NIT Second Round 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/james-snyder-1.html James Snyder Sports Reference en 2022-02-08 February 6, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220206151929/https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/james-snyder-1.html livehttps://www.ohio.edu/building-directory/convocation-center Convocation Center Ohio University en 2022-02-08 The Bobcats finished with a record of 17–9 and finished second in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 9–3.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/1969-schedule.html 1968-69 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference en 2022-02-08 February 8, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220208145910/https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/1969-schedule.html live They were invited to the 1969 National Invitation Tournament. There they defeated West Texas State before losing to Tennessee in the second round.http://houstonsportsteams.com/spalm/NIT1969.html 1969 National Invitational Tournament The Sports Almanac en 2022-02-08 Schedule 1968-69 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1969 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats| Regular Season 11/30/1968 yes yes Ohio State 12   77–85 0–1 12/3/1968 yes Indiana   80–70 1–1 12/7/1968 yes Ohio Wesleyan 16 101–55 2–1   12/14/1968 yes yes Purdue 89–100 2–2   12/17/1968 yes yes Illinois 82–95 2–3   12/19/1968 yes yes Northwestern 80–89 2–4   12/27/1968 yes yes Wisconsin Milwaukee Classic 68–74 2–5   12/28/1968 yes yes Army Milwaukee Classic 68–60 3–5   12/31/1968 yes MacMurray 95–75 4–5   |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| MAC regular season 1/4/1969 yes Kent State 70–69 5–5 1–0   1/7/1969 yes West Virginia Wesleyan 111–51 6–5   1/11/1969 Bowling Green 74–75 6–6 1–1   1/15/1969 yes Miami (OH) 53–67 6–7 1–2   1/18/1969 yes Toledo 92–86 OT 7–7 2–2   1/25/1969 Kent State 75–72 OT 8-7 3–2   1/29/1969 Western Michigan 78–68   9–7 4–2 2/1/1969 yes Marshall 110–94   10–7 5–2 2/5/1969 Toledo 98–95 OT   11–7 6–2 2/8/1969 yes Western Michigan 89–97   11–8 6–3 2/15/1969 Miami (OH) 60–59   12–8 7–3 2/17/1969 yes Loyola (IL) 103–92   13–8 2/22/1969 Marshall 86–80   14–8 8–3 2/24/1969 yes Northern Illinois 87–86   15–8 3/1/1969 yes Bowling Green 95–88 OT   16–8 9–3 |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| NIT 3/14/1969 yes yes West Texas State 82–80   17–8 3/17/1969 yes yes Tennessee NIT Quarterfinals 64–75   17–9 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 February 8, 2022 February 4, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220204233445/https://ohiobobcats.com/documents/2021/5/26/ohio_mbb_202122_records.pdf live Statistics Team statistics Final 1968–69 statistics Ohio Bobcats 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 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/1969.html 1968-69 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats Sports Reference en September 29, 2022 September 29, 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220929171041/https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/1969.html live Player statistics MinutesScoringTotal FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPctFTFTAPctTotAvgAPFTO StlBlkGerald McKee26-48518.72105020.418651110.5862509.671John Canine26-41415.91733850.44968860.791943.647Greg McDivitt26-33913.01352890.46769930.7421817.094Ken Kowall25-26610.6882280.386901110.8111064.260Doug Parker26-1937.4731510.48347690.6811254.861Craig Love26-1786.8691480.46640620.6451927.480Dave Groff26-1666.4591350.43748920.5221375.377Steve Battle25-592.413470.27733500.660411.632Mike Miller11-282.513270.481250.40070.610Gary Wolf7-142.04140.286680.750131.93Larry Coon8-121.54100.400460.66770.99John Glancy6-50.8280.250000.00030.52Larry Hunter5-51.0120.500340.75010.22Grant Coutright2-21.0111.000000.00010.50Jack Milhollan2-21.0130.333000.00010.50Total26---216783.384619500.4344756970.681136152.3548Opponents26---203778.376017930.4245177350.703121646.8521 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 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball Ohio Bobcats men's basketball