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1972–73 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record16–10 (6–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons← 1971–721973–74 →
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. The Bobcats finished with a record of 16–10 and finished fourth in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 6–5.

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  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  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  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.

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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

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

References

  1. "James Snyder". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  2. "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
  3. ^ "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. ^ "1972-73 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
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