# 1961–62 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 1961–62 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1961–62. The team was coached by Jim Snyder and played their home games at Grover Center. The Bobcats finished with a record of 13–10 and finished second in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 8–4.

## Schedule

| Date time, TV | Opponent$^#$ | Result | Record |
| Regular Season ||||||
| 12/2/1961* | at Canisius | L 59–72 | 0–1 |
| 12/5/1961 | at Marshall | W 68–57 | 1–1 (1–0) |
| 12/7/1961* | at Morehead State | W 60–56 | 2–1 |
| 12/11/1961* | St. Francis (PA) | W 80–79 | 3–1 |
| 12/14/1961* | at Wichita State | L 55–58 | 3–2 |
| 12/16/1961* | at Nebraska | L 64–81 | 3–3 |
| 12/18/1961* | at Loyola (IL) | L 69–77 | 3–4 |
| 1/6/1962 | No. 10 Bowling Green | L 62–64 | 3–5 (1–1) |
| 1/8/1962 | Western Michigan | W 82–81 | 4–5 (2–1) |
| 1/13/1962 | at Toledo | L 67–75 | 4–6 (2–2) |
| 1/17/1962 | at Miami (OH) | W 78–75 | 5–6 (3–2) |
| 1/20/1962 | at Kent State | W 83–66 | 6–6 (4–2) |
| 1/23/1962* | Muskingum | W 83–68 | 7–6 |
| 1/30/1962* | Loyola (IL) | L 75–93 | 7-7 |
| 2/3/1962* | at Youngstown State | W 63–58 | 8-7 |
| 2/7/1962* | Morehead State | W 87–73 | 9–7 |
| 2/10/1962 | Kent State | W 79–70 | 10–7 (5–2) |
| 2/13/1962 | Marshall | L 72–77 | 10–8 (5–3) |
| 2/17/1962 | at No. 10 Bowling Green | L 58–83 | 10–9 (5–4) |
| 2/21/1962 | Miami | W 83–71 | 11–9 (6–4) |
| 2/24/1962 | Toledo | W 83–72 | 12–9 (7–4) |
| 2/28/1962* | Louisville | L 86–95 | 12–10 |
| 3/3/1962* | Western Michigan | W 91–85 | 13–10 (8–4) |
| *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 1961–62 statistics
| Record | Ohio | OPP |
| Scoring | 1687 | 1686 |
| Scoring Average | 73.35 | 73.30 |
| Field goals – Att | 660–1581 | 650–1516 |
| Free throws – Att | 367–545 | 386–560 |
| Rebounds | 1110 | 1029 |
| 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 | 23 | - | | | 363 | 15.8 | 146 | 339 | 0.431 | 71 | 116 | 0.612 | 220 | 9.6 | | 60 | | | |
| Billy Whaley | 23 | - | | | 311 | 13.5 | 114 | 294 | 0.388 | 83 | 119 | 0.697 | 92 | 4.0 | | 61 | | | |
| Dave Katz | 23 | - | | | 286 | 12.4 | 119 | 260 | 0.458 | 48 | 60 | 0.800 | 69 | 3.0 | | 47 | | | |
| Paul Storey | 23 | - | | | 284 | 12.3 | 115 | 242 | 0.475 | 54 | 73 | 0.740 | 169 | 7.3 | | 48 | | | |
| Stacy Bunton | 23 | - | | | 236 | 10.3 | 89 | 221 | 0.403 | 58 | 86 | 0.674 | 191 | 8.3 | | 86 | | | |
| Gary Bolen | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Charles Gill | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Dave Roberts | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| _ Welles | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Loren Wilcox | | - | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Total | 23 | - | - | - | 1687 | 73.3 | 660 | 1581 | 0.417 | 367 | 545 | 0.673 | 1110 | 48.3 | | 421 | | | |
| Opponents | 23 | - | - | - | 1686 | 73.3 | 650 | 1516 | 0.429 | 386 | 560 | 0.689 | 1029 | 44.7 | | 406 | | | |
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