# 1958–59 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1958–59 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1958–59. The team was coached by Jim Snyder and played their home games at the Men's Gymnasium. The Bobcats finished the regular season with a record of 14–10 and finished third in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 6–6.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/4/1958* | Marietta | W 86–53 | 1–0 |
| 12/6/1958* | Chareleston (WV) | W 118–69 | 2–0 |
| 12/13/1958* | Southern Illinois | W 101–83 | 3–0 |
| 12/15/1958* | at Morehead State | L 73–75 | 3–1 |
| 12/18/1958* | at Niagara | L 65–72 | 3–2 |
| 12/20/1958* | at Cornell | W 58–54 $^{OT}$ | 4–2 |
| 12/29/1958* | vs. Middle Tennessee Statel All-American City Tournament | W 77–66 | 5–2 |
| 12/30/1958* | vs. Utah State All-American City Tournament | W 80–72 | 6–2 |
| 1/3/1959* | at Wittenberg | L 44–45 | 6–3 |
| 1/7/1959 | at Marshall | W 88–84 | 7–3 (1–0) |
| 1/10/1959 | at Kent State | L 58–73 | 7–4 (1–1) |
| 1/13/1959 | at Miami (OH) | L 54–56 $^{OT}$ | 7–5 (1–2) |
| 1/16/1959 | Western Michigan | W 83–61 | 8–5 (2–2) |
| 1/24/1959* | Morehead State | W 88–77 | 9–5 |
| 1/26/1959 | Kent State | W 87–68 | 10–-5 (3–2) |
| 1/31/1959 | at Western Michigan | W 85–69 | 11–-5 (4–2) |
| 2/2/1959 | at Toledo | L 67–79 $^{OT}$ | 11–6 (4–3) |
| 2/11/1959 | Marshall | L 73–74 | 11–7 (4–4) |
| 2/14/1959 | Bowling Green | W 89–67 | 12–7 (5–4) |
| 2/16/1959 | Toledo | W 67–56 | 13–7 (6–4) |
| 2/21/1959 | at Bowling Green | L 67–80 | 13–8 (6–5) |
| 2/24/1959 | Miami (OH) | L 71–84 | 13–9 (6–6) |
| 2/28/1959* | at Louisville | L 70–72 | 13–10 |
| 3/2/1959* | at Marietta | W 112–92 | 14–10 |
| *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 1958–59 statistics
| Record | Ohio | OPP |
| Scoring | 1861 | 1681 |
| Scoring Average | 77.54 | 70.04 |
| Field goals – Att | 728–1713 | 655–1667 |
| Free throws – Att | 405–636 | 371–557 |
| Rebounds | 1385 | 1020 |
| 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 |
| Bunk Adams | 24 | - | | | 347 | 14.5 | 135 | 321 | 0.421 | 77 | 146 | 0.527 | 272 | 11.3 | | 49 | | | |
| Jerry Wolf | 24 | - | | | 315 | 13.1 | 128 | 281 | 0.456 | 59 | 97 | 0.608 | 199 | 8.3 | | 60 | | | |
| Dave Scott | 24 | - | | | 302 | 12.6 | 120 | 277 | 0.433 | 62 | 90 | 0.689 | 319 | 13.3 | | 71 | | | |
| Bob Anderson | 24 | - | | | 298 | 12.4 | 114 | 274 | 0.416 | 70 | 99 | 0.707 | 96 | 4.0 | | 62 | | | |
| Dick Norman | 24 | - | | | 213 | 8.9 | 85 | 195 | 0.436 | 43 | 54 | 0.796 | 75 | 3.1 | | 30 | | | |
| Dale Bandy | 21 | - | | | 136 | 6.5 | 42 | | | 52 | | | | | | | | | |
| _ Johnson | 21 | - | | | 85 | 4.0 | 38 | | | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| Howie Jolliff | 7 | - | | | 56 | 8.0 | 24 | | | 8 | | | | | | | | | |
| Bob Gaunt | 18 | - | | | 47 | 2.6 | 18 | | | 11 | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | 24 | - | - | - | 1861 | 77.5 | 728 | 1713 | 0.425 | 405 | 636 | 0.637 | 1385 | 57.7 | | 409 | | | |
| Opponents | 24 | - | - | - | 1681 | 70.0 | 655 | 1667 | 0.393 | 371 | 557 | 0.666 | 1020 | 42.5 | | 443 | | | |
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