1957–58 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

1957–58 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record16–8 (7–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaMen's Gymnasium
Seasons
1957–58 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Miami 12 – 0   1.000 18 – 9   .667
Marshall 9 – 3   .750 17 – 7   .708
Ohio 7 – 5   .583 16 – 8   .667
Bowling Green 6 – 6   .500 15 – 8   .652
Toledo 4 – 8   .333 9 – 14   .391
Kent State 3 – 9   .250 9 – 14   .391
Western Michigan 1 – 11   .083 5 – 19   .208
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957–58 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1957–58. 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 16–8 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
12/2/1957*
 at Indiana W 76–68  1–0
  
 
12/5/1957*
 Marietta W 92–71  2–0
  
 
12/7/1957*
 at Morehead State L 60–78  2–1
  
 
12/14/1957
 at Bowling Green L 60–65  2–2
(0–1) 		 
 
12/17/1957*
 at Dayton L 41–58  2–3
  
 
12/19/1957*
 at Nebraska L 53–61  2–4
  
 
12/30/1957*
 vs. Washington & Lee
All-American City Tournament 		W 65–64  3–4
  
 
12/31/1957*
 vs. Kentucky Wesleyan
All-American City Tournament 		W 83–70  4–4
  
 
1/4/1958*
 Wittenberg W 70–56  5–4
  
 
1/10/1958
 Kent State W 58–54  6–4
(1–1) 		 
 
1/14/1958
 at Miami (OH) L 66–75  6–5
(1–2) 		 
 
1/18/1958
 at Western Michigan W 76–66  7–5
(2–2) 		 
 
1/20/1958
 at Toledo W 69–66  8–5
(3–2) 		 
 
1/23/1958*
 Morehead State W 71–57  9–5
  
 
1/25/1958
 Marshall L 78–81 OT 9–6
(3–3) 		 
 
2/1/1958
 at Kent State W 65–58  10–-6
(4–3) 		 
 
2/3/1958*
 Florida State W 86–66  11–6
(4–3) 		 
 
2/5/1958
 at Marshall L 89–98  11–7
(4–4) 		 
 
2/8/1958
 Western Michigan W 116–87  12–7
(5–4) 		 
 
2/12/1958*
 Xavier W 87–74  13–7
  
 
2/15/1958
 Bowling Green W 84–82 OT 14–7
(6–4) 		 
 
2/17/1958
 Toledo W 82–61  15–7
(7–4) 		 
 
2/19/1958
 Miami (OH) L 72–86  15–8
(7–5) 		 
 
3/1/1958*
 at Marietta W 80–76  16–8
  
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[3][2]

Statistics

Team statistics

Final 1957–58 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 1779 1678
Scoring Average 74.13 69.92
Field goals – Att 667–1671 622–1651
Free throws – Att 445–662 434–637
Rebounds 1166 1066
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
Bob Peterson 24 - 298 12.4 116 265 0.438 66 85 0.776 216 9.0 76
Dave Scott 24 - 291 12.1 118 310 0.381 55 87 0.632 287 12.0 63
Larry Williams 24 - 263 11.0 95 211 0.450 73 101 0.723 82 3.4 53
Bob Anderson 24 - 254 10.6 91 253 0.360 72 106 0.679 99 4.1 71
Jerry Wolf 24 - 216 9.0 91 229 0.397 34 50 0.680 134 5.6 45
Dick Norman 24 - 155 6.5 50 121 0.413 55 71 0.775 38 1.6 20
John Tudor 23 - 138 6.0 47 118 0.398 44 74 0.595 115 5.0 42
Dale Bandy 18 - 77 4.3 25 60 0.417 27 47 0.574 26 1.4 28
Verlynn Witte 15 - 38 2.5 16 42 0.381 6 14 0.429 49 3.3 29
Russ Grooms 19 - 19 1.0 7 30 0.233 5 12 0.417 25 1.3 17
Bruce Johnson 15 - 16 1.3 7 12 0.583 2 5 0.400 4 2.3 7
Bob Gaunt 11 - 14 1.1 4 19 0.211 6 10 0.600 25 0.3 10
Total 24 - - - 1779 74.1 667 1671 0.399 445 662 0.672 1166 48.6 451
Opponents 24 - - - 1678 69.9 622 1651 0.377 434 637 0.681 1066 44.4 466
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 16, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "1957-58 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
  4. ^ a b "1957-58 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.