# 1962–63 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1962–63 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1962–63. The team was coached by Jim Snyder and played their home games at Grover Center. The Bobcats finished with a record of 13–11 and finished second in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 8–4.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/4/1962* | Louisville | L 54–58 | 0–1 |
| 12/8/1962* | at St. Bonaventure | L 60–75 | 0–2 |
| 12/12/1962 | at Marshall | W 72–71 | 2–1 (1–0) |
| 12/15/1962* | at Iowa | W 62–54 | 2–2 |
| 12/17/1962* | at Creighton | L 55–57 | 2–3 |
| 12/20/1962* | at Muskingum | W 72–57 | 3–3 |
| 12/29/1962* | at No. 1 Cincinnati | L 43–73 | 3–4 |
| 1/2/1963* | Ohio Wesleyan | W 83–51 | 4–4 |
| 1/5/1963 | at Bowling Green | W 61–56 | 5–4 (2–0) |
| 1/8/1963* | at Morehead State | W 76–67 | 6–4 |
| 1/12/1963 | Toledo | W 48–47 | 7–4 (3–0) |
| 1/15/1963 | at Miami (OH) | L 47–56 | 7–5 (3–1) |
| 1/19/1963 | at Western Michigan | L 77–87 | 7–6 (3–2) |
| 1/21/1963* | No. 2 Loyola (IL) | L 72–80 | 7-7 |
| 1/26/1963 | Kent State | W 61–49 | 8-7 (4–2) |
| 2/2/1963 | at Toledo | L 42–55 | 8–8 (4–3) |
| 2/6/1963 | Miami | W 71–67 | 9–8 (5–3) |
| 2/9/1963 | Bowling Green | L 62–66 | 9–9 (5–4) |
| 2/13/1963 | Marshall | W 93–73 | 10–9 (6–4) |
| 2/16/1963 | Western Michigan | W 90–64 | 11–9 (7–4) |
| 2/20/1963* | Morehead State | W 81–54 | 12–9 |
| 2/23/1963 | at Kent State | W 64–62 | 13–9 (8–4) |
| 2/27/1963* | at No. 3 Loyola (IL) | L 94–114 | 13–10 |
| 3/2/1963* | at Louisville | L 49–73 | 13–11 |
| *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 1962–63 statistics
| Record | Ohio | OPP |
| Scoring | 1589 | 1566 |
| Scoring Average | 66.21 | 65.25 |
| Field goals – Att | 646–1559 | 600–1486 |
| Free throws – Att | 297–471 | 366–546 |
| Rebounds | 1146 | 1007 |
| 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 |
| Jerry Jackson | 24 | - | | | 367 | 15.3 | 153 | 360 | 0.425 | 61 | 95 | 0.642 | 123 | 5.1 | | 54 | | | |
| Don Hilt | 24 | - | | | 337 | 14.0 | 129 | 303 | 0.426 | 79 | 131 | 0.603 | 197 | 8.2 | | 66 | | | |
| Paul Storey | 24 | - | | | 260 | 10.8 | 110 | 288 | 0.382 | 40 | 53 | 0.755 | 156 | 6.5 | | 37 | | | |
| Stacy Bunton | 24 | - | | | 221 | 9.2 | 90 | 185 | 0.486 | 41 | 67 | 0.612 | 149 | 6.2 | | 74 | | | |
| Mike Haley | 23 | - | | | 102 | 4.4 | 43 | 108 | 0.398 | 16 | 25 | 0.640 | 65 | 2.8 | | 32 | | | |
| Charles Gill | 22 | - | | | 96 | 4.4 | 39 | 99 | 0.394 | 18 | 30 | 0.600 | 94 | 4.3 | | 65 | | | |
| Lloyd Buck | 23 | - | | | 67 | 2.9 | 26 | 71 | 0.366 | 15 | 23 | 0.652 | 67 | 2.9 | | 29 | | | |
| Gary Bolen | 23 | - | | | 63 | 2.7 | 26 | 56 | 0.464 | 11 | 19 | 0.579 | 66 | 2.9 | | 13 | | | |
| Dave Roberts | 21 | - | | | 39 | 1.9 | 17 | 53 | 0.321 | 5 | 11 | 0.455 | 35 | 1.7 | | 21 | | | |
| Tom Davis | 14 | - | | | 19 | 1.4 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 7 | 10 | 0.700 | 11 | 0.8 | | 6 | | | |
| Joe Barry | 13 | - | | | 14 | 1.1 | 6 | 16 | 0.375 | 2 | 4 | 0.500 | 8 | 0.6 | | 11 | | | |
| Dave Thie | 8 | - | | | 4 | 0.5 | 1 | 7 | 0.143 | 2 | 3 | 0.667 | 6 | 0.8 | | 1 | | | |
| Bill Sherman | 5 | - | | | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1 | 0.000 | 0 | 0 | 0.000 | 0 | 0.0 | | 1 | | | |
| Total | 24 | - | - | - | 1589 | 66.2 | 646 | 1559 | 0.414 | 297 | 471 | 0.631 | 1146 | 47.8 | | 410 | | | |
| Opponents | 24 | - | - | - | 1566 | 65.3 | 600 | 1486 | 0.404 | 366 | 546 | 0.670 | 1007 | 42.0 | | 415 | | | |
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