1959–60 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1959–60 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1959–60. 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 16–6 and won MAC regular season title with a conference record of 10–2.[2] They received a bid to the NCAA Tournament. There they defeated Notre Dame before losing to Georgia Tech in the Sweet Sixteen.[3]

1959–60 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
MAC Regular Season champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1959–60 record17–8 (10–2 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaMen's Gymnasium
1959–60 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Ohio102 .833168  .667
Toledo93 .750186  .750
Bowling Green66 .5001014  .417
Miami66 .500816  .333
Western Michigan57 .4171311  .542
Marshall48 .3331013  .435
Kent State210 .167716  .304
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
regular season
12/1/1959*
at  West Virginia Wesleyan W 73–72  1–0
 
 
12/3/1959*
at Marietta W 89–72  2–0
 
 
12/8/1959*
at Morehead State W 76–65  3–0
 
 
12/12/1959*
at Indiana L 68–80  3–1
 
 
12/17/1959*
at DePaul L 54–77  3–2
 
 
12/19/1959*
at Illinois L 79–85  3–3
 
 
1/2/1960
at No. 16 Toledo L 53–63  3–4
(0–1)
 
 
1/5/1960
Miami (OH) W 104–89  4–4
(1–1)
 
 
1/9/1960
at Bowling Green W 86–72  5–4
(2–1)
 
 
1/12/1960
at Marshall W 87–77  6–4
(3–1)
 
 
1/16/1960
Western Michigan W 88–70  7–4
(4–1)
 
 
1/18/1960*
St. Francis (PA) W 82–79  8–4
 
 
1/23/1960
Kent State W 100–72  9–4
(5–1)
 
 
1/30/1960
at Western Michigan W 86–71  10–4
(6–1)
 
 
2/6/1960
Marshall W 86–82  11–-4
(7–1)
 
 
2/9/1960*
Stewart AFB W 95–74  12–-4
 
 
2/12/1960
at Kent State W 84–68  13–4
(8–1)
 
 
2/15/1960
No. 12 Toledo W 71–67  14–4
(9–1)
 
 
2/20/1960
No. 18 Bowling Green W 85–70  15–4
(10–1)
 
 
2/23/1960
No. 18 at Miami (OH) L 74–88  15–5
(10–2)
 
 
2/29/1960*
Morehead State W 96–66  16–5
 
 
3/2/1960*
Marietta L 66–74  16–6
 
 
NCAA Tournament
3/8/1969*
vs. Notre Dame W 74–66  17–6
 
 
3/11/1960*
vs. No. 13 Georgia Tech
Sweet Sixteen
L 54–57  17–7
 
 
3/12/1960*
vs. Western Kentucky
Regional Consolation
L 87–97  17–8
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: [4][2]


References

  1. "James Snyder". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  2. "1959-60 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  3. "1960 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records". NCAA. Retrieved 2022-02-05.
  4. "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
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