1973–74 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1973–74 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1973–74. The team was coached by Jim Snyder, in his 26th and final season at Ohio, and played their home games at Convocation Center.[1][2] The Bobcats finished with a record of 16–11 and won MAC regular season title with a conference record of 9–3.[3] They received a bid to the NCAA Tournament. There they lost to Marquette in the First Round.[4]

1973–74 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
MAC Regular Season champions
NCAA Tournament, First Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
1973–74 record16–11 (11–3 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaConvocation Center
1973–74 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Ohio9–3 .75016–11  .593
Toledo8–4 .66719–9  .679
Bowling Green7–5 .58315–11  .577
Central Michigan6–6 .50014–12  .538
Miami6–6 .50013–13  .500
Western Michigan5–7 .41713–13  .500
Kent State1–11 .0839–17  .346
Rankings from AP Poll

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
regular season
12/1/1973*
 Northwestern L 81–83  0–1
  
 
12/5/1973*
 Marietta W 80–53  1–1
  
 
12/8/1973
 No. 16 Eastern Michigan W 73–54  2–1
(1–0)		  
 
12/18/1973*
 at Utah L 68–70  2–2
  
 
12/21/1973*
 at No. 1 UCLA L 63–110  2–3
  
 
12/22/1973*
 at No. 16 Southern California L 68–80  2–4
  
 
12/29/1973*
 at Ohio State W 84–79  3–4
  
 
1/2/1974
 Ball State W 99–88  4–4
(2–0)		  
 
1/5/1974
 at Kent State W 81–75  5–4
(3–0)		  
 
1/7/1974*
 Loyola (IL) W 76–65  6–4
  
 
1/9/1974*
 at No. 13 Wisconsin L 68–69  6–5
  
 
1/12/1974
 Toledo W 82–72  7–5
(4–0)		  
 
1/16/1974
 at Miami (OH) W 73–71  8–5
(5–0)		  
 
1/19/1974
 Western Michigan W 97–55  9–5
(6–0)		  
 
1/23/1974*
 at Cleveland State W 102–78  10-5
  
 
1/26/1974
 at Central Michigan L 83–84  10-6
(6-1)		  
 
1/30/1974
 Bowling Green L 66–74  10–7
(6–2)		  
 
2/2/1974
 Kent State W 95–65  11–7
(7–2)		  
 
2/5/1974*
 at Cincinnati L 80–82  11–8
  
 
2/9/1974
 at Toledo L 79–80  11–9
(7–3)		  
 
2/13/1974
 Miami (OH) W 85–70  12–9
(8–3)		  
 
2/16/1974
 at Western Michigan W 78–76  13–9
(9–3)		  
 
2/18/1974*
 at Fairfield L 80–91  13–10
  
 
2/23/1974
 Central Michigan W 79–78 OT 14–10
(10–3)		  
 
2/26/1974*
 at Penn State W 78–69  15–10
  
 
3/2/1974
 at Bowling Green W 71–70  16–10
(11–3)		  
 
NCAA Tournament
3/9/1974*
 vs. No. 11 Marquette L 59–85  16–11
  
 
*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. "1973-74 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-02-06.
  4. "1974 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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