# 1948–49 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1948–49 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 1948–49. The team was coached by Dutch Trautwein in his 11th and final season and played their home games at the Men's Gymnasium. They finished the season 6–16. They finished last (sixth) in the Mid-American Conference with a conference record of 2–8.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||
| * | Marietta | W 79–60 | 1–0 |
| * | at Charleston (WV) | W 60–46 | 2–0 |
| * | at Akron | L 56–59 | 2–1 |
| * | Mount Union | L 35–38 | 2–2 |
| * | at Morehead State | L 48–64 | 2–3 |
| * | at Muskingum | L 50–56 | 2–4 |
| | Western Reserve | W 77–48 | 3–4 (1–0) |
| | Butler | L 41–72 | 3–5 (1–1) |
| | at Butler | L 40–57 | 3–6 (1–2) |
| | Western Michigan | L 42–58 | 3–7 (1–3) |
| | at Cincinnati | L 47–78 | 3–8 (1–4) |
| | at Miami | L 46–53 | 3–9 (1–5) |
| * | Dayton | L 47–52 | 3–10 |
| * | at Ohio Wesleyan | L 47–52 | 3–11 |
| * | at Dayton | W 57–40 | 4–11 |
| | Miami | W 54–43 | 5–11 (2–5) |
| * | at Marietta | L 58–68 | 5–12 |
| * | Bowling Green | L 63–77 | 5–13 |
| * | Ohio Wesleyan | W 57–55 | 6–13 |
| | at Western Reserve | L 72–74 | 6–14 (2–6) |
| | Cincinnati | L 51–68 | 6–15 (2–7) |
| | at Western Michigan | L 56–69 | 6–16 (2–8) |
| *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 1948–49 statistics
| Record | Ohio | OPP |
| Scoring | 1193 | 1284 |
| Scoring Average | 54.23 | 58.36 |
| Field goals – Att | 467–1564 | 503–1540 |
| Free throws – Att | 259–432 | 278–468 |
| Rebounds | | |
| Assists | | |
| Turnovers | | |
| Steals | | |
| 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 |
| _ Johnson | 22 | - | | | 242 | 11.0 | 91 | 277 | 0.329 | 60 | 81 | 0.741 | | | | 45 | | | |
| _ Kinsley | 22 | - | | | 222 | 10.1 | 87 | 289 | 0.301 | 48 | 79 | 0.608 | | | | 63 | | | |
| _ Dickey | 22 | - | | | 213 | 9.7 | 87 | 301 | 0.289 | 39 | 55 | 0.709 | | | | 67 | | | |
| _ McKown | 22 | - | | | 139 | 6.3 | 57 | 184 | 0.310 | 25 | 50 | 0.500 | | | | 27 | | | |
| _ Renner | 22 | - | | | 102 | 4.6 | 33 | 136 | 0.243 | 36 | 60 | 0.600 | | | | 36 | | | |
| _ Stefan | 20 | - | | | 90 | 4.5 | 37 | 95 | 0.389 | 16 | 27 | 0.593 | | | | 33 | | | |
| _ Gyurko | 16 | - | | | 39 | 2.4 | 15 | 57 | 0.263 | 9 | 19 | 0.474 | | | | 39 | | | |
| _ Pollock | 15 | - | | | 34 | 2.3 | 13 | 59 | 0.220 | 8 | 16 | 0.500 | | | | 26 | | | |
| G Williams | 15 | - | | | 34 | 2.3 | 12 | 48 | 0.250 | 10 | 17 | 0.588 | | | | 21 | | | |
| _ Ruoff | 7 | - | | | 23 | 3.3 | 11 | 36 | 0.306 | 1 | 4 | 0.250 | | | | 16 | | | |
| L Williams | 10 | - | | | 18 | 1.8 | 8 | 17 | 0.471 | 2 | 8 | 0.250 | | | | 7 | | | |
| _ Shreffler | 12 | - | | | 16 | 1.3 | 7 | 20 | 0.350 | 2 | 5 | 0.400 | | | | 10 | | | |
| _ Whyte | 10 | - | | | 9 | 0.9 | 4 | 32 | 0.125 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | | | | 10 | | | |
| _ Luecke | 4 | - | | | 8 | 2.0 | 3 | 7 | 0.429 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | | | | 2 | | | |
| Jack Schumacher | 5 | - | | | 4 | 0.8 | 2 | 6 | 0.333 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | | | | 2 | | | |
| Total | 22 | - | - | - | 1193 | 54.2 | 467 | 1564 | 0.299 | 259 | 432 | 0.600 | 0 | 0.0 | | 404 | | | |
| Opponents | 22 | - | - | - | 1284 | 58.4 | 503 | 1540 | 0.327 | 278 | 468 | 0.594 | | 0.0 | | 364 | | | |
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