1916–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

1916–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
1916–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Ohio Athletic Conference
Record	2–14 (1–11 OAC)
Head coach	M. B. Banks (4th season);
Home arena	Ohio Gymnasium
	Seasons ← 1915–16 1917–18 →

1916–17 NCAA men's basketball independents standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Navy		–		–	11	–	0	1.000
Montana State		–		–	20	–	2	.909
Louisiana State		–		–	20	–	2	.909
Canisius		–		–	9	–	1	.900
Creighton		–		–	18	–	2	.900
Virginia Tech		–		–	17	–	2	.895
Georgia		–		–	8	–	1	.889
North Dakota		–		–	8	–	1	.889
Brigham Young		–		–	14	–	2	.875
The Citadel		–		–	6	–	1	.857
Penn State		–		–	12	–	2	.857
Arizona		–		–	10	–	2	.833
Trinity		–		–	20	–	4	.833
Seton Hall		–		–	13	–	3	.813
Syracuse		–		–	13	–	3	.813
Clemson		–		–	8	–	2	.800
Colgate		–		–	15	–	4	.789
Lehigh		–		–	15	–	4	.789
Indiana State		–		–	13	–	4	.765
Oklahoma State		–		–	11	–	4	.733
Dayton		–		–	8	–	3	.727
Duquesne		–		–	7	–	3	.700
Michigan State		–		–	11	–	5	.688
Boston		–		–	6	–	3	.667
Georgetown		–		–	8	–	4	.667
Pittsburgh		–		–	12	–	6	.667
Tennessee		–		–	10	–	5	.667
Bradley		–		–	10	–	6	.625
Oklahoma		–		–	13	–	8	.619
Notre Dame		–		–	8	–	5	.615
Ole Miss		–		–	11	–	7	.611
Wake Forest		–		–	9	–	6	.600
Virginia		–		–	7	–	5	.583
St. John's (NY)		–		–	11	–	8	.579
North Carolina		–		–	5	–	4	.556
North Carolina State		–		–	10	–	8	.556
Butler		–		–	7	–	6	.538
Temple		–		–	10	–	9	.526
Auburn		–		–	2	–	2	.500
Idaho		–		–	8	–	8	.500
Utah		–		–	3	–	3	.500
West Virginia		–		–	8	–	8	.500
Wyoming		–		–	4	–	4	.500
Manhattan		–		–	7	–	8	.467
South Carolina		–		–	7	–	8	.467
Rutgers		–		–	4	–	5	.444
Alabama		–		–	6	–	8	.429
Buffalo		–		–	6	–	8	.429
Connecticut		–		–	4	–	6	.400
Kentucky		–		–	4	–	6	.400
Southern California		–		–	8	–	12	.400
William & Mary		–		–	4	–	9	.308
Niagara		–		–	2	–	5	.286
Army		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Cincinnati		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Vanderbilt		–		–	3	–	8	.273
Montana		–		–	4	–	11	.267
Texas Christian		–		–	2	–	6	.250
Wichita State		–		–	2	–	11	.154
Ohio		–		–	2	–	14	.125
Arizona State		–		–	0	–	1	.000


Rankings from AP Poll

The 1916–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University. M. B. Banks was the head coach for Ohio. The Bobcats played their home games in Ohio Gymnasium.

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
*	Wheeling YMCA	L 22–38	0–1	Ohio Gymnasium Athens, OH
*	Wellsburg School	L 20–29	0–2	Ohio Gymnasium Athens, OH
*	Antioch	W 20–19	1–2	Ohio Gymnasium Athens, OH
	at Kenyon	L 16–48	1–3	Gambier, OH
	Akron	L 22–28	1–4	Ohio Gymnasium Athens, OH
	at Wooster	L 24–28	1–5	Wooster, OH
	Akron	L 13–48	1–6	Ohio Gymnasium Athens, OH
	at Baldwin Wallace	W 40–13	2–6	Berea, OH
	at Oberlin	L 17–33	2–7	Oberlin, OH
	Mountain Union	L 21–32	2–8	Ohio Gymnasium Athens, OH
	at Wittenberg	L 25–34	2–9	Springfield, OH
	Ohio Wesleyan	L 16–41	2–10	Ohio Gymnasium Athens, OH
	Cincinnati	L 23–28	2–11	Ohio Gymnasium Athens, OH
*	West Virginia	L 21–30	2–12	Ohio Gymnasium Athens, OH
	Western Reserve	L 24–26	2–13	Ohio Gymnasium Athens, OH
	Kenyon	L 15–48	2–14	Ohio Gymnasium Athens, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

References[edit]

Ohio Record Book Archived 2015-12-22 at the Wayback Machine
Ohio Basketball at 100 Archived 2018-09-28 at the Wayback Machine
OAC History
WVU Record Book

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People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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