The 1952–53 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 1952–53. The team was coached by Jim Snyder in his fourth season as Ohio's head coach. They played their home games at the Men's Gymnasium.[1] They finished the season 9–13. They finished fifth in the Mid-American Conference with a conference record of 4–8.
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
*
Marietta
L67–68
0–1
*
Ohio Wesleyan
L64–65
0–2
Kent State
W85–68
1–2 (1–0)
*
at Pittsburgh
L66–68
1–3
*
at Washington & Jefferson
L59–74
1–4
at Western Reserve
W99–70
2–4 (2–0)
at Kent State
W90–89
3–4 (3–0)
Miami
L66–89
3–5 (3–1)
*
Denison
W90–74
4–5
*
at Muskingum
W67–59
5–5
Toledo
W74–63
6–5 (4–1)
*
Bowling Green
W71–58
7–5
at Cincinnati
L64–78
7–6 (4–2)
at Miami (OH)
L56–82
7–7 (4–3)
Western Reserve
L77–78
7–8 (4–4)
Western Michigan
L63–70
7–9 (4–5)
*
Marshall
W91–87
8–9
at Toledo
L68–94
8–10 (4–6)
Cincinnati
L73–75
8–11 (4–7)
at Western Michigan
L55–62
8–12 (4–8)
*
at Marietta
W79–77
9–12
*
at Marshall
L75–77
9–13
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.