# 1968–69 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1968–69 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1968–69. The team was coached by Jim Snyder and for the first time played their home games at the recently constructed Convocation Center. The Bobcats finished with a record of 17–9 and finished second in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 9–3. They were invited to the 1969 National Invitation Tournament. There they defeated West Texas State before losing to Tennessee in the second round.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 11/30/1968* | at No. 12 Ohio State | L 77–85 | 0–1 |
| 12/3/1968* | Indiana | W 80–70 | 1–1 |
| 12/7/1968* | No. 16 Ohio Wesleyan | W 101–55 | 2–1 |
| 12/14/1968* | at Purdue | L 89–100 | 2–2 |
| 12/17/1968* | at Illinois | L 82–95 | 2–3 |
| 12/19/1968* | at Northwestern | L 80–89 | 2–4 |
| 12/27/1968* | vs. Wisconsin Milwaukee Classic | L 68–74 | 2–5 |
| 12/28/1968* | vs. Army Milwaukee Classic | W 68–60 | 3–5 |
| 12/31/1968* | MacMurray | W 95–75 | 4–5 |
| 1/4/1969 | at Kent State | W 70–69 | 5–5 (1–0) |
| 1/7/1969* | West Virginia Wesleyan | W 111–51 | 6–5 |
| 1/11/1969 | Bowling Green | L 74–75 | 6–6 (1–1) |
| 1/15/1969 | at Miami (OH) | L 53–67 | 6–7 (1–2) |
| 1/18/1969 | at Toledo | W 92–86 $^{OT}$ | 7–7 (2–2) |
| 1/25/1969 | Kent State | W 75–72 $^{OT}$ | 8-7 (3–2) |
| 1/29/1969 | Western Michigan | W 78–68 | 9–7 (4–2) |
| 2/1/1969 | at Marshall | W 110–94 | 10–7 (5–2) |
| 2/5/1969 | Toledo | W 98–95 $^{OT}$ | 11–7 (6–2) |
| 2/8/1969 | at Western Michigan | L 89–97 | 11–8 (6–3) |
| 2/15/1969 | Miami (OH) | W 60–59 | 12–8 (7–3) |
| 2/17/1969* | Loyola (IL) | W 103–92 | 13–8 |
| 2/22/1969 | Marshall | W 86–80 | 14–8 (8–3) |
| 2/24/1969* | Northern Illinois | W 87–86 | 15–8 |
| 3/1/1969 | at Bowling Green | W 95–88 $^{OT}$ | 16–8 (9–3) |
| National Invitation Tournament ||||||
| 3/14/1969* | vs. West Texas State | W 82–80 | 17–8 |
| 3/17/1969* | vs. Tennessee NIT Quarterfinals | L 64–75 | 17–9 |
| *Non-conference game. $^#$Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. ||||||
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## Statistics
### Team statistics

    Final 1968–69 statistics
| Record | Ohio | OPP |
| Scoring | 2167 | 2037 |
| Scoring Average | 83.35 | 78.35 |
| Field goals – Att | 846–1950 | 760–1793 |
| Free throws – Att | 475–697 | 517–735 |
| Rebounds | 1361 | 1216 |
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| Turnovers | | |
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| Blocked Shots | | |
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### Player statistics

| | | | Minutes | Minutes | Scoring | Scoring | Total FGs | Total FGs | Total FGs | Free-Throws | Free-Throws | Free-Throws | Rebounds | Rebounds | | | | | |
| Player | GP | GS | Tot | Avg | Pts | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Tot | Avg | A | PF | TO | Stl | Blk |
| Gerald McKee | 26 | - | | | 485 | 18.7 | 210 | 502 | 0.418 | 65 | 111 | 0.586 | 250 | 9.6 | | 71 | | | |
| John Canine | 26 | - | | | 414 | 15.9 | 173 | 385 | 0.449 | 68 | 86 | 0.791 | 94 | 3.6 | | 47 | | | |
| Greg McDivitt | 26 | - | | | 339 | 13.0 | 135 | 289 | 0.467 | 69 | 93 | 0.742 | 181 | 7.0 | | 94 | | | |
| Ken Kowall | 25 | - | | | 266 | 10.6 | 88 | 228 | 0.386 | 90 | 111 | 0.811 | 106 | 4.2 | | 60 | | | |
| Doug Parker | 26 | - | | | 193 | 7.4 | 73 | 151 | 0.483 | 47 | 69 | 0.681 | 125 | 4.8 | | 61 | | | |
| Craig Love | 26 | - | | | 178 | 6.8 | 69 | 148 | 0.466 | 40 | 62 | 0.645 | 192 | 7.4 | | 80 | | | |
| Dave Groff | 26 | - | | | 166 | 6.4 | 59 | 135 | 0.437 | 48 | 92 | 0.522 | 137 | 5.3 | | 77 | | | |
| Steve Battle | 25 | - | | | 59 | 2.4 | 13 | 47 | 0.277 | 33 | 50 | 0.660 | 41 | 1.6 | | 32 | | | |
| Mike Miller | 11 | - | | | 28 | 2.5 | 13 | 27 | 0.481 | 2 | 5 | 0.400 | 7 | 0.6 | | 10 | | | |
| Gary Wolf | 7 | - | | | 14 | 2.0 | 4 | 14 | 0.286 | 6 | 8 | 0.750 | 13 | 1.9 | | 3 | | | |
| Larry Coon | 8 | - | | | 12 | 1.5 | 4 | 10 | 0.400 | 4 | 6 | 0.667 | 7 | 0.9 | | 9 | | | |
| John Glancy | 6 | - | | | 5 | 0.8 | 2 | 8 | 0.250 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 3 | 0.5 | | 2 | | | |
| Larry Hunter | 5 | - | | | 5 | 1.0 | 1 | 2 | 0.500 | 3 | 4 | 0.750 | 1 | 0.2 | | 2 | | | |
| Grant Coutright | 2 | - | | | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 1 | 1.000 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.5 | | 0 | | | |
| Jack Milhollan | 2 | - | | | 2 | 1.0 | 1 | 3 | 0.333 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.5 | | 0 | | | |
| Total | 26 | - | - | - | 2167 | 83.3 | 846 | 1950 | 0.434 | 475 | 697 | 0.681 | 1361 | 52.3 | | 548 | | | |
| Opponents | 26 | - | - | - | 2037 | 78.3 | 760 | 1793 | 0.424 | 517 | 735 | 0.703 | 1216 | 46.8 | | 521 | | | |
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