1953–54 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 1953–54 Ohio Bobcats 150 Mid-American Conference MAC 12–10 5–7 Jim Snyder 5th Men's Gymnasium 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/james-snyder-1.html James Snyder Sports Reference en 2022-02-17 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.https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/1954-schedule.html 1953-54 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results Sports Reference en 2022-02-17 Schedule 1953-54 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 1954 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats| Regular Season 12/1/1953 yes yes Illinois   54–85 0–1 12/5/1953 yes Marietta   83–72 1–1 12/8/1953 yes Ohio Wesleyan   85–67 2–1 12/12/1953 yes Washington & Jefferson 65–57 3–1   |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| MAC regular season 12/15/1953 yes 1953 men Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall 67–71 3–2 0–1   12/19/1953 yes 1953 men Kent State Golden Flashes Kent State 70–57 4–2 1–1   12/21/1953 yes yes Gannon 69–65 5–2   12/22/1953 yes yes 1953 men Buffalo Bulls Buffalo 62–58 6–2   1/9/1954 yes 1953 men Miami Redhawks Miami (OH) 80–92 6–3 1–2   1/11/1954 Kent State 89–77 7–3 2–2   1/13/1954 yes yes Denison 66–72 7–4   1/15/1954 1953 men Toledo Rockets Toledo 80–84 7–5 2–3   1/22/1954 1953 men Bowling Green Falcons Bowling Green 72–78 7–6 2–4   1/30/1954 Miami (OH) 80–72 8–6 3–4   2/6/1954 1953 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 67–59 9–6 4–4   2/10/1954 yes Muskingum 90–50 10–6   2/13/1954 yes Bowling Green 74–78 10–7 4–5   2/19/1954 yes Toledo 66–71   10–8 4–6 2/20/1954 yes Western Michigan 72–79   10–9 4–7 2/25/1954 Marshall 81–63   11–9 5–7 2/27/1954 yes 1953 men Akron Zips Akron 80–75   12–9 3/2/1954 yes yes Marietta 93–116   12–10 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 1953–54 statistics Ohio Bobcats 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 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/1954.html 1953-54 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats Sports Reference en Player statistics MinutesScoringTotal FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPctFTFTAPctTotAvgAPFTO StlBlkLou Sawchik22-38117.31333410.3901151810.63530613.969Jim Betts22-32915.01253520.355791340.59025211.583Dick Murphy22-23610.7862460.35064940.6811386.375Dick Garrison22-1818.2631570.40155820.6711476.781Bob Strawser22-1547.0551550.35544610.721773.563Larry Morrison21-1396.6571570.36325480.521361.755Dick Miller19-693.623530.43423300.767231.232Ralph Nuzum16-483.014580.24120250.800322.021Lemuel Nixon14-382.715580.2598130.615493.523Glenn Randall11-333.010410.24413140.929111.015Harry Weinbrecht11-181.68260.308250.400131.218Don Del Corso5-102.0480.500260.33320.44Jack Duschinski2-31.5140.250111.00010.51Roger Melick2-21.0111.000010.00031.53Nate Reynard4-20.5120.500020.00030.82John Dunnette2-00.0000.000000.00010.53Total22---161573.459716720.3574516970.647120054.5549Opponents22---159872.652915620.3395408510.63591041.4471 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