1971–72 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1971–72 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1971–72. The team was coached by Jim Snyder and played their home games at Convocation Center.[1][2] The Bobcats finished with a record of 15–11 and won MAC regular season title with a conference record of 7–3.[3] They received a bid to the NCAA Tournament, where they lost to Marquette in the First Round.[4]

1971–72 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
MAC Regular Season champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1971–72 record15–11 (7–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaConvocation Center
1971–72 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Ohio7–3 .70015–11  .577
Toledo7–3 .70018–7  .720
Kent State6–4 .6007–17  .292
Western Michigan5–5 .50010–14  .417
Miami4–6 .40012–12  .500
Bowling Green1–9 .1004–20  .167
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
regular season
12/1/1971*
 Muskingum W 76–66  1–0
  
 
12/4/1971*
 at Northwestern L 65–76  1–1
  
 
12/11/1971*
 No. 4 Ohio State W 79–68  2–1
  
 
12/15/1971*
 No. 12 Indiana W 79–70  3–1
  
 
12/20/1971*
 No. 17 at Michigan
Michigan Tourney		 L 81–87  3–2
  
 
12/21/1971*
 No. 17 vs. Detroit
Michigan Tourney		 L 77–84  3–3
  
 
12/23/1971*
 No. 17 at Cincinnati L 67–104  3–4
  
 
12/30/1972*
 at No. 17 Marshall L 81–88  3–5
  
 
1/4/1972*
 Missouri L 76–78  3–6
  
 
1/8/1972
 at Bowling Green W 91–69  4–6
(1–0)		  
 
1/12/1972
 Kent State W 85–74  5–6
(2–0)		  
 
1/15/1972
 Toledo W 71–64  6–6
(3–0)		  
 
1/19/1972*
 Virginia Tech W 88–79  7–6
  
 
1/22/1972
 Miami (OH) L 77–91  7–7
(3–1)		  
 
1/29/1972
 at Kent State L 77–88  7-8
(3–2)		  
 
2/1/1972*
 VMI W 98–60  8-8
  
 
2/5/1972
 Western Michigan W 80–79  9–8
(4–2)		  
 
2/8/1972*
 MacMurray W 108–69  10–8
(5–2)		  
 
2/12/1972
 at Miami (OH) W 69–66 OT 11–8
(6–2)		  
 
2/16/1972*
 No. 10 Marshall L 79–95  11–9
  
 
2/22/1972*
 Loyola (IL) W 84–79  12–9
  
 
2/26/1972
 at Toledo W 66–56  13–9
(7–2)		  
 
3/1/1972
 at Western Michigan L 83–100  13–10
(7–3)		  
 
3/4/1972
 Bowling Green W 105–84  14–10
(8–3)		  
 
3/7/1972
 at Toledo W 69–67 OT 15–10
(9–3)		  
 
NCAA Tournament
3/11/1972*
 vs. No. 7 Marquette L 49–73  15–11
  
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source: [5][3]

References
  1. "James Snyder". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  2. "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  3. "1971-72 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  4. "1972 NCAA tournament: Bracket, scores, stats, records". NCAA. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  5. "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
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