1957–58 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record16–8 (7–5 MAC)
Head coach
Home arenaMen's Gymnasium
1957–58 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
Miami120 1.000189  .667
Marshall93 .750177  .708
Ohio75 .583168  .667
Bowling Green66 .500158  .652
Toledo48 .333914  .391
Kent State39 .250914  .391
Western Michigan111 .083519  .208
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1957–58 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1957–58. 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 16–8 and finished third in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 7–5.[2]

Schedule

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season
12/2/1957*
at Indiana W 76–68  1–0
 
 
12/5/1957*
Marietta W 92–71  2–0
 
 
12/7/1957*
at Morehead State L 60–78  2–1
 
 
12/14/1957
at Bowling Green L 60–65  2–2
(0–1)
 
 
12/17/1957*
at Dayton L 41–58  2–3
 
 
12/19/1957*
at Nebraska L 53–61  2–4
 
 
12/30/1957*
vs. Washington & Lee
All-American City Tournament
W 65–64  3–4
 
 
12/31/1957*
vs. Kentucky Wesleyan
All-American City Tournament
W 83–70  4–4
 
 
1/4/1958*
Wittenberg W 70–56  5–4
 
 
1/10/1958
Kent State W 58–54  6–4
(1–1)
 
 
1/14/1958
at Miami (OH) L 66–75  6–5
(1–2)
 
 
1/18/1958
at Western Michigan W 76–66  7–5
(2–2)
 
 
1/20/1958
at Toledo W 69–66  8–5
(3–2)
 
 
1/23/1958*
Morehead State W 71–57  9–5
 
 
1/25/1958
Marshall L 78–81 OT 9–6
(3–3)
 
 
2/1/1958
at Kent State W 65–58  10–-6
(4–3)
 
 
2/3/1958*
Florida State W 86–66  11–6
(4–3)
 
 
2/5/1958
at Marshall L 89–98  11–7
(4–4)
 
 
2/8/1958
Western Michigan W 116–87  12–7
(5–4)
 
 
2/12/1958*
Xavier W 87–74  13–7
 
 
2/15/1958
Bowling Green W 84–82 OT 14–7
(6–4)
 
 
2/17/1958
Toledo W 82–61  15–7
(7–4)
 
 
2/19/1958
Miami (OH) L 72–86  15–8
(7–5)
 
 
3/1/1958*
at Marietta W 80–76  16–8
 
 
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source:[3][2]

Statistics

Team Statistics

Final 1957–58 Statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring17791678
Scoring Average74.1369.92
Field goals – Att667–1671622–1651
Free throws – Att445–662434–637
Rebounds11661066
Assists
Turnovers
Steals
Blocked Shots

Source[4]

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
Bob Peterson 24 - 298 12.4 116 265 0.438 66 85 0.776 216 9.0 76
Dave Scott 24 - 291 12.1 118 310 0.381 55 87 0.632 287 12.0 63
Larry Williams 24 - 263 11.0 95 211 0.450 73 101 0.723 82 3.4 53
Bob Anderson 24 - 254 10.6 91 253 0.360 72 106 0.679 99 4.1 71
Jerry Wolf 24 - 216 9.0 91 229 0.397 34 50 0.680 134 5.6 45
Dick Norman 24 - 155 6.5 50 121 0.413 55 71 0.775 38 1.6 20
John Tudor 23 - 138 6.0 47 118 0.398 44 74 0.595 115 5.0 42
Dale Bandy 18 - 77 4.3 25 60 0.417 27 47 0.574 26 1.4 28
Verlynn Witte 15 - 38 2.5 16 42 0.381 6 14 0.429 49 3.3 29
Russ Grooms 19 - 19 1.0 7 30 0.233 5 12 0.417 25 1.3 17
Bruce Johnson 15 - 16 1.3 7 12 0.583 2 5 0.400 4 2.3 7
Bob Gaunt 11 - 14 1.1 4 19 0.211 6 10 0.600 25 0.3 10
Total 24 - - - 1779 74.1 667 1671 0.399 445 662 0.672 1166 48.6 451
Opponents 24 - - - 1678 69.9 622 1651 0.377 434 637 0.681 1066 44.4 466
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[4]

References

  1. "James Snyder". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "1957-58 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 16, 2022.
  3. "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
  4. 1 2 "1957-58 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
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