1956–57 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

1956–57 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record15–8 (7–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaMen's Gymnasium
Seasons
1956–57 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Miami (Ohio) 11 – 1   .917 17 – 8   .680
Marshall 8 – 4   .667 15 – 9   .625
Ohio 7 – 5   .583 15 – 8   .652
Bowling Green 7 – 5   .583 14 – 9   .609
Western Michigan 4 – 8   .333 8 – 13   .381
Toledo 3 – 9   .250 5 – 19   .208
Kent State 2 – 10   .167 5 – 18   .217
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1956–57 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1956–57. The team was coached by Jim Snyder and played their home games at the Men's Gymnasium.[1] The Bobcats finished the regular season with a record of 15–8 and finished third in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 7–5.[2]

Schedule

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
12/4/1956*
 Marietta W 107–67  1–0
  
 
12/8/1956*
 Case Tech W 76–56  2–0
  
 
12/12/1956*
 at Ohio Wesleyan W 113–71  3–0
  
 
12/15/1956
 at Kent State W 97–89  4–0
(1–0) 		 
 
12/21/1956*
 vs. East Tennessee State
Watauga Invitational 		L 62–63  4–1
  
 
12/22/1956*
 vs. Austin Peay
Watauga Invitational 		W 85–65  5–1
  
 
1/2/1957*
 Arizona State W 97–81  6–1
  
 
1/5/1957*
 at Morehead State L 88–119  6–2
  
 
1/9/1957
 at Marshall L 71–77  6–3
(1–1) 		 
 
1/12/1957
 at Bowling Green L 69–80  6–4
(1–2) 		 
 
1/15/1957
 Miami (OH) L 77–89  6–5
(1–3) 		 
 
1/18/1957
 Kent State W 85–76  7–5
(2–3) 		 
 
1/19/1957*
 at Xavier L 80–106  7–6
  
 
1/26/1957*
 Morehead State W 66–59  8–6
  
 
1/30/1957
 Marshall W 103–74  9–6
(3–3) 		 
 
2/2/1957
 at Western Michigan L 88–94  9–7
(3–4) 		 
 
2/4/1957
 at Toledo L 71–74  9–8
(3–5) 		 
 
2/8/1957
 Bowling Green W 91–80  10–8
(4–5) 		 
 
2/11/1957
 at Miami (OH) W 89–81  11–8
(5–5) 		 
 
2/16/1957
 Western Michigan W 88–71  6–5
  
 
2/18/1957
 Toledo W 75–55  13–8
(7–5) 		 
 
2/23/1957*
 Baldwin-Wallace W 114–73  14–8
  
 
3/1/1957
 Marietta W 112–85  15–8
  
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[3][2]

Statistics

Team statistics

Final 1956–57 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 2004 1785
Scoring Average 87.13 77.61
Field goals – Att 757–1781 664–1763
Free throws – Att 490–732 457–708
Rebounds 1253 1126
Assists
Turnovers
Steals
Blocked Shots

Source[4]

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
Fred Moore 23 - 453 19.7 193 432 0.447 67 97 0.691 240 10.4 54
Don Sifft 23 - 347 15.1 144 335 0.430 59 83 0.711 108 4.7 47
Dave Scott 23 - 306 13.3 117 271 0.432 72 113 0.637 298 13.0 65
Bob Anderson 23 - 267 11.6 84 180 0.467 99 131 0.756 88 3.8 61
Dick Norman 22 - 163 7.4 55 123 0.447 53 72 0.736 58 2.6 36
_ Williams 21 - 126 6.0 36 54
Bob Peters 9 - 80 8.9 32 16
_ Pell 20 - 76 3.8 25 26
_ Edwards 21 - 66 3.1 25 16
John Tudor 16 - 46 2.9 15 16
Jerry Wolf 16 - 45 2.8 19 7
Russ Grooms 19 - 27 1.4 11 5
Total 23 - - - 2004 87.1 757 1781 0.425 490 732 0.669 1253 54.5 429
Opponents 23 - - - 1785 77.6 664 1763 0.377 457 708 0.645 1126 49.0 434
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[4]

References

  1. ^ "James Snyder". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "1956-57 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 17, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
  4. ^ a b "1956-57 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.