1976–77 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
1976–77 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball | |
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Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Record | 9–17 (4–12 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Home arena | Convocation Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 18 | – | 10 | .643 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (Ohio) | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 20 | – | 6 | .769 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 12 | – | 4 | .750 | 21 | – | 6 | .778 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ball State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 11 | – | 14 | .440 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green State | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 17 | .346 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 4 | – | 12 | .250 | 8 | – | 19 | .296 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rankings from AP Poll |
The 1976–77 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1976–77. The team was coached by Dale Bandy in his third season at Ohio.[1] They played their home games at Convocation Center.[2] The Bobcats finished with a record of 9–17 and eighth in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 4–12.[3]
Schedule
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Regular Season | |||||||||||
12/1/1976* | Pittsburgh | W 72–62 | 1–0 | | |||||||
12/4/1976* | Northwestern | L 71–73 | 1–1 | | |||||||
12/11/1976* | Marietta | W 85–72 | 2–1 | | |||||||
12/18/1976* | at Cleveland State | W 93–83 | 3–1 | | |||||||
12/22/1976 | Eastern Michigan | W 91–81 | 4–1 (1–0) | | |||||||
12/27/1976* | at Oklahoma City All-College Tournament | L 73–97 | 4–2 | The Myriad Oklahoma City, OK | |||||||
12/29/1976* | vs. St. Joseph's (PA) All-College Tournament | L 62–67 | 4–3 | The Myriad Oklahoma City, OK | |||||||
12/30/1976* | vs. Tulane All-College Tournament | W 93–67 | 5–3 | The Myriad Oklahoma City, OK | |||||||
1/5/1977 | at Toledo | L 66–82 | 5–4 (1–1) | | |||||||
1/8/1977 | Northern Illinois | L 65–81 | 5–5 (1–2) | | |||||||
1/12/1977* | at Marshall | L 71–79 | 5–6 | | |||||||
1/15/1977 | at Kent State | L 74–77 | 5–7 (1–3) | | |||||||
1/19/1977 | Ball State | L 63–66 | 5–8 (1–4) | | |||||||
1/22/1977 | at Miami (OH) | L 78–84 | 5-9 (1-5) | | |||||||
1/26/1977 | Western Michigan | W 80–74 | 6-9 (2-5) | | |||||||
2/2/1977 | at Ball State | L 64–65 | 6–10 (2-6) | | |||||||
2/5/1977 | at Bowling Green | W 69–68 OT | 7–10 (3–6) | | |||||||
2/7/1977* | at Loyola (IL) | L 73–74 | 7–11 | | |||||||
2/9/1977 | Toledo | L 74–75 | 7–12 (3–7) | | |||||||
2/12/1977 | at Northern Illinois | L 70–77 | 7–13 (3–8) | | |||||||
2/16/1977* | Virginia Tech | W 82–77 | 8–13 | | |||||||
2/19/1977 | Kent State | W 81–80 | 9–13 (4–8) | | |||||||
2/26/1977 | Miami (OH) | L 62–83 | 9–14 (4–9) | | |||||||
3/2/1977 | at Western Michigan | L 63–75 | 9–15 (4–10) | | |||||||
3/5/1977 | at Eastern Michigan | L 75–80 | 9–16 (4–11) | | |||||||
3/7/1977 | Central Michigan | L 64–76 | 9–17 (4–12) | | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Source:[4][3]
Statistics
Team statistics
- Final 1976–77 statistics
Record | Ohio | OPP |
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Scoring | 1914 | 1975 |
Scoring Average | 73.62 | 75.96 |
Field goals – Att | 731–1705 | 800–1648 |
Free throws – Att | 452–623 | 375–550 |
Rebounds | 958 | 1105 |
Assists | ||
Turnovers | ||
Steals | ||
Blocked Shots |
Source[5]
Player statistics
Minutes | Scoring | Total FGs | Free-Throws | Rebounds | |||||||||||||||
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Player | GP | GS | Tot | Avg | Pts | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Tot | Avg | A | PF | TO | Stl | Blk |
Steve Skaggs | 25 | - | 482 | 19.3 | 190 | 395 | 0.481 | 102 | 143 | 0.713 | 178 | 7.1 | 57 | ||||||
Bucky Walden | 25 | - | 338 | 13.5 | 125 | 282 | 0.443 | 88 | 129 | 0.682 | 107 | 4.3 | 73 | ||||||
Tim Joyce | 18 | - | 326 | 18.1 | 128 | 300 | 0.427 | 70 | 95 | 0.737 | 119 | 6.6 | 60 | ||||||
Ernie Whitus | 20 | - | 205 | 10.3 | 79 | 178 | 0.444 | 47 | 68 | 0.691 | 111 | 5.6 | 61 | ||||||
Kim Leonard | 11 | - | 150 | 13.6 | 67 | 174 | 0.385 | 16 | 20 | 0.800 | 24 | 2.2 | 31 | ||||||
Bill Littlefield | 24 | - | 119 | 5.0 | 50 | 117 | 0.427 | 19 | 31 | 0.613 | 67 | 2.8 | 57 | ||||||
Bob Leon | 26 | - | 108 | 4.2 | 29 | 88 | 0.330 | 50 | 55 | 0.909 | 46 | 1.8 | 68 | ||||||
Cliff Sawyer | 23 | - | 88 | 3.8 | 29 | 76 | 0.382 | 30 | 39 | 0.769 | 52 | 2.3 | 37 | ||||||
Mike Borden | 24 | - | 37 | 1.5 | 10 | 30 | 0.333 | 17 | 26 | 0.654 | 67 | 2.8 | 49 | ||||||
John Kimbel | 10 | - | 23 | 2.3 | 7 | 17 | 0.412 | 9 | 11 | 0.818 | 17 | 1.7 | 8 | ||||||
Mark Lauretti | 9 | - | 20 | 2.2 | 9 | 27 | 0.333 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | 5 | 0.6 | 9 | ||||||
Total | 26 | - | - | - | 1914 | 73.6 | 731 | 1705 | 0.429 | 452 | 623 | 0.726 | 958 | 36.8 | 544 | ||||
Opponents | 26 | - | - | - | 1975 | 76.0 | 800 | 1648 | 0.485 | 375 | 550 | 0.682 | 1105 | 42.5 | 563 |
Legend | |||||
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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
- ^ "Dale Bandy". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
- ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ a b "1976-77 Ohio Bobcats Schedule and Results". Sports Reference. Retrieved February 10, 2022.
- ^ "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.
- ^ a b "1976-77 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.