1972–73 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

1972–73 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Record	16–10 (6–5 MAC)
Head coach	Jim Snyder (24th season)
Home arena	Convocation Center

1972–73 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings

v t e	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
Miami (Ohio)	9	–	2		.818			18	–	9		.667
Toledo	7	–	5		.583			15	–	11		.577
Bowling Green State	7	–	5		.583			13	–	13		.500
Ohio	6	–	5		.545			16	–	10		.615
Kent State	5	–	7		.417			10	–	16		.385
Central Michigan	4	–	6		.400			13	–	13		.500
Western Michigan	2	–	10		.167			8	–	18		.308
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1972–73 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1972–73. The team was coached by Jim Snyder and played their home games at Convocation Center.^[1][2] The Bobcats finished with a record of 16–10 and finished fourth in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 6–5.^[3]

Schedule

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Regular Season
11/25/1972*		at Missouri	L 75–87	0–1
11/28/1972		Central Michigan	W 86–84 ^OT	1–1 (1–0)
12/2/1972*		at Youngstown State	W 68–59	2–1
12/9/1972*		at Northwestern	W 74–69	3–1
12/16/1972*		at No. 15 Indiana	L 68–89	3–2
12/18/1972*		at Loyola (IL)	W 95–88	4–2
12/21/1972*		at Ohio State	L 80–112	4–3
12/29/1972*		vs. Southern Illinois Razorback Invitational	W 78–77 ^OT	5–3
12/30/1972*		vs. Cornell Razorback Invitational	W 100–66	6–3
1/3/1973*		Valparaiso	W 86–68	7–3
1/6/1973		at Toledo	L 55–72	7–4 (1–1)
1/9/1973*		Marietta	W 87–31	8–4
1/13/1973		Miami (OH)	L 79–80 ^OT	8–5 (1–2)
1/16/1973*		at Eastern Michigan	W 89–73	9–5
1/20/1973		at Western Michigan	L 67–68	9-6 (1–3)
1/27/1973		at Bowling Green	W 86–68	10–6 (2–3)
1/31/1973		Kent State	W 74–64	11–6 (3–3)
2/3/1973		Toledo	W 62–61	12–6 (3–4)
2/6/1973*		at Ball State	W 81–75	13–6
2/10/1973		at Miami (OH)	L 65–69	13–7 (3–5)
2/14/1973*		Cincinnati	L 78–79	13–8
2/17/1973		Western Michigan	W 101–80	14–8 (4–5)
2/20/1973*		Wisconsin	L 68–82	14–9
2/24/1973		Bowling Green	W 102–57	15–9 (5–5)
2/27/1973*		Cleveland State	W 98–76	16–9
3/3/1973		at Kent State	L 71–75	16–10 (6–5)
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:^[4][3]

Statistics

Team statistics

Final 1972–73 statistics

Record	Ohio	OPP
Scoring	2073	1907
Scoring Average	79.73	73.35
Field goals – Att	848–1979	772–1990
Free throws – Att	377–546	363–520
Rebounds	1356	1306
Assists
Turnovers
Steals
Blocked Shots

Source^[5]

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
George Green	26	-			367	14.1	142	319	0.445	83	120	0.692	181	7.0		84
Walter Luckett	26	-			351	13.5	148	332	0.446	55	78	0.705	77	3.0		54
Dave Ball	26	-			341	13.1	141	326	0.433	59	85	0.694	191	7.3		52
Bill Brown	26	-			304	11.7	132	287	0.460	40	51	0.784	148	5.7		50
Denny Rusch	24	-			264	11.0	101	222	0.455	61	96	0.635	175	7.3		75
Scott Love	23	-			165	7.2	73	157	0.465	19	27	0.704	94	4.1		56
Denny Thompson	23	-			101	4.4	42	96	0.438	17	19	0.895	29	1.3		25
Alan Talbert	25	-			59	2.4	26	90	0.289	7	11	0.636	26	1.0		59
Bob Huggins	18	-			41	2.3	15	48	0.313	11	18	0.611	16	0.9		19
Tom Hester	17	-			18	1.1	5	28	0.179	8	16	0.500	29	1.7		25
Earl Jones	9	-			17	1.9	5	18	0.278	7	12	0.583	17	1.9		9
Total	26	-	-	-	2073	79.7	848	1979	0.428	377	546	0.690	1356	52.2		529
Opponents	26	-	-	-	1907	73.3	772	1990	0.388	363	520	0.698	1306	50.2		532

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

1. "James Snyder". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
2. "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
3. "1972-73 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 7, 2022.
4. "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
5. "1972-73 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.