1965–66 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

1965–66 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
1965–66 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	13–10 (6–6 MAC)
Head coach	Jim Snyder (17th season);
Home arena	Grover Center
	Seasons ← 1964–65 1966–67 →

1965–66 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
Miami	11	–	1	.917	18	–	7	.720
Toledo	8	–	4	.667	13	–	11	.542
Ohio	6	–	6	.500	13	–	10	.565
Bowling Green	6	–	6	.500	9	–	15	.375
Marshall	4	–	8	.333	12	–	12	.500
Western Michigan	4	–	8	.333	8	–	14	.364
Kent State	3	–	9	.250	8	–	16	.333

Rankings from AP Poll

The 1965–66 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1965–66. The team was coached by Jim Snyder and played their home games at Grover Center.^[1]^[2] The Bobcats finished with a record of 13–10 and finished third in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 6–6.^[3]

Schedule[edit]

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record
Regular Season
12/1/1965*	DePauw	W 93–71	1–0
12/4/1965*	at Northwestern	L 60–62	1–1
12/6/1965*	Northern Illinois	W 102–64	2–1
12/11/1965*	at Loyola (IL)	L 78–96	2–2
12/13/1965*	at Purdue	W 74–73	3–2 (0–1)
12/15/1965*	San Francisco State	W 102–62	4–2
12/18/1966*	at Miami (FL)	L 100–105	4–3
12/21/1965*	at Davidson	L 63–96	4–4
12/30/1965*	Brown	W 90–52	5–4
1/5/1966	at Western Michigan	L 80–86	5–5 (0–1)
1/12/1966	Miami (OH)	L 56–68	5–6 (0–2)
1/15/1966	at Marshall	L 68–79	5–7 (0–3)
1/17/1966*	Seattle	W 84–73	6–7
1/22/1966	Western Michigan	W 96–86	7-7 (1–3)
1/29/1966	at Kent State	W 67–65	8-7 (2–3)
2/1/1966*	at Muskingum	W 70–59	9–7
2/5/1966	Bowling Green	W 95–87 ^2OT	10–7 (3–3)
2/9/1966	at Miami (OH)	L 55–70	10–8 (3–4)
2/12/1966	at Toledo	L 54–67	10–9 (3–5)
2/19/1966	Kent State	W 88–75	11–9 (4–5)
2/22/1966	Marshall	W 92–78	12–9 (5–5)
2/26/1966	at Bowling Green	L 78–90	12–10 (5–6)
3/2/1966	Toledo	W 77–69	13–10 (6–6)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[4]

Statistics[edit]

Team statistics[edit]

Final 1965–66 statistics

Record	Ohio	OPP
Scoring	1830	1733
Scoring Average	79.57	75.35
Field goals – Att	759–1683	665–1564
Free throws – Att	392–612	403–574
Rebounds	1248	1026
Assists
Turnovers
Steals
Blocked Shots

Source^[5]

Player statistics[edit]

			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
Ken Fowlkes	20	-			322	16.1	128	263	0.487	66	94	0.702	210	10.5		72
John Schroeder	23	-			285	12.4	109	259	0.421	67	135	0.496	273	11.9		71
Dave Brown		-
Fred Cluff		-
_ Hamilton		-
Mike Hammond		-
Marshall Hatcher		-
_ Reichenbach		-
_ Spires		-
_ Williams		-
Total	23	-	-	-	1830	79.6	759	1683	0.451	392	612	0.641	1248	54.3		462
Opponents	23	-	-	-	1733	75.3	665	1564	0.425	403	574	0.702	1026	44.6		460

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[edit]

^ "James Snyder". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
^ "Grover Center". Ohio University. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
^ "1965-66 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
^ "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
^ ^a ^b "1965-66 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.

[1] "James Snyder". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 9, 2022.

[2] "Grover Center". Ohio University. Retrieved February 9, 2022.

[SR-3] "1965-66 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 9, 2022.

[4] "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.

[stats-5] "1965-66 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.

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Venues	Ewing Hall (1907–1908) Ohio Gymnasium (1908–1923) Men's Gymnasium (1924–1960) Grover Center (1960–1968) Convocation Center (1968–present)
Culture & lore	Rufus the Bobcat
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
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