1972–73 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

1972–73 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record16–10 (6–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
1972–73 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Miami (Ohio) 9 – 2   .818 18 – 9   .667
Toledo 7 – 5   .583 15 – 11   .577
Bowling Green State 7 – 5   .583 13 – 13   .500
Ohio 6 – 5   .545 16 – 10   .615
Kent State 5 – 7   .417 10 – 16   .385
Central Michigan 4 – 6   .400 13 – 13   .500
Western Michigan 2 – 10   .167 8 – 18   .308
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972–73 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1972–73. The team was coached by Jim Snyder and played their home games at Convocation Center.[1][2] The Bobcats finished with a record of 16–10 and finished fourth in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 6–5.[3]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
11/25/1972*
 at Missouri L 75–87  0–1
  
 
11/28/1972
 Central Michigan W 86–84 OT 1–1
(1–0) 		 
 
12/2/1972*
 at Youngstown State W 68–59  2–1
  
 
12/9/1972*
 at Northwestern W 74–69  3–1
  
 
12/16/1972*
 at No. 15 Indiana L 68–89  3–2
  
 
12/18/1972*
 at Loyola (IL) W 95–88  4–2
  
 
12/21/1972*
 at Ohio State L 80–112  4–3
  
 
12/29/1972*
 vs. Southern Illinois
Razorback Invitational 		W 78–77 OT 5–3
  
 
12/30/1972*
 vs. Cornell
Razorback Invitational 		W 100–66  6–3
  
 
1/3/1973*
 Valparaiso W 86–68  7–3
  
 
1/6/1973
 at Toledo L 55–72  7–4
(1–1) 		 
 
1/9/1973*
 Marietta W 87–31  8–4
  
 
1/13/1973
 Miami (OH) L 79–80 OT 8–5
(1–2) 		 
 
1/16/1973*
 at Eastern Michigan W 89–73  9–5
  
 
1/20/1973
 at Western Michigan L 67–68  9-6
(1–3) 		 
 
1/27/1973
 at Bowling Green W 86–68  10–6
(2–3) 		 
 
1/31/1973
 Kent State W 74–64  11–6
(3–3) 		 
 
2/3/1973
 Toledo W 62–61  12–6
(3–4) 		 
 
2/6/1973*
 at Ball State W 81–75  13–6
  
 
2/10/1973
 at Miami (OH) L 65–69  13–7
(3–5) 		 
 
2/14/1973*
 Cincinnati L 78–79  13–8
  
 
2/17/1973
 Western Michigan W 101–80  14–8
(4–5) 		 
 
2/20/1973*
 Wisconsin L 68–82  14–9
  
 
2/24/1973
 Bowling Green W 102–57  15–9
(5–5) 		 
 
2/27/1973*
 Cleveland State W 98–76  16–9
  
 
3/3/1973
 at Kent State L 71–75  16–10
(6–5) 		 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[4][3]

Statistics

Team statistics

Final 1972–73 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 2073 1907
Scoring Average 79.73 73.35
Field goals – Att 848–1979 772–1990
Free throws – Att 377–546 363–520
Rebounds 1356 1306
Assists
Turnovers
Steals
Blocked Shots

Source[5]

Player statistics

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
George Green 26 - 367 14.1 142 319 0.445 83 120 0.692 181 7.0 84
Walter Luckett 26 - 351 13.5 148 332 0.446 55 78 0.705 77 3.0 54
Dave Ball 26 - 341 13.1 141 326 0.433 59 85 0.694 191 7.3 52
Bill Brown 26 - 304 11.7 132 287 0.460 40 51 0.784 148 5.7 50
Denny Rusch 24 - 264 11.0 101 222 0.455 61 96 0.635 175 7.3 75
Scott Love 23 - 165 7.2 73 157 0.465 19 27 0.704 94 4.1 56
Denny Thompson 23 - 101 4.4 42 96 0.438 17 19 0.895 29 1.3 25
Alan Talbert 25 - 59 2.4 26 90 0.289 7 11 0.636 26 1.0 59
Bob Huggins 18 - 41 2.3 15 48 0.313 11 18 0.611 16 0.9 19
Tom Hester 17 - 18 1.1 5 28 0.179 8 16 0.500 29 1.7 25
Earl Jones 9 - 17 1.9 5 18 0.278 7 12 0.583 17 1.9 9
Total 26 - - - 2073 79.7 848 1979 0.428 377 546 0.690 1356 52.2 529
Opponents 26 - - - 1907 73.3 772 1990 0.388 363 520 0.698 1306 50.2 532
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

  1. ^ "James Snyder". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  2. ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  3. ^ a b "1972-73 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  4. ^ "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
  5. ^ a b "1972-73 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.