The 1971–72 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1971–72. The team was coached by Jim Snyder and played their home games at Convocation Center. The Bobcats finished with a record of 15–11 and won MAC regular season title with a conference record of 7–3. They received a bid to the NCAA tournament, where they lost to Marquette in the First Round.

Schedule

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Statistics Team statistics Final 1971–72 statistics

Scoring 2053 2011 Scoring Average 78.96 77.35 Field goals – Att 792–1755 788–1757 Free throws – Att 469–668 435–636 Rebounds 1195 1142 Assists Turnovers Steals Blocked Shots Source

Player statistics MinutesScoringTotal FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPctFTFTAPctTotAvgAPFTO StlBlkTom Corde26-45017.31813930.461881120.786793.057Todd Lalich26-32912.71242600.477811030.7861345.288Tom Riccardi26-32312.41323010.439611050.5811676.466Denny Rusch25-2249.0791830.43266960.6881706.899Bob Howell25-2178.7801830.43757800.713763.051Dave Ball23-2099.1801710.46849720.6811245.449Bill Brown26-1827.0761560.48730430.6981616.243Denny Thompson6-416.815430.34912150.800111.817Chris Collins8-182.37150.467450.800111.47Bernard Rumpke10-181.86170.3536110.545131.312Dave Strack12-171.47190.368380.37560.58Jeff Knight9-111.2270.2867110.636141.63Floyd Carter6-91.53110.273340.75050.81Ken Heiby2-21.0111.000000.00000.03Total26---205379.079217550.4514696680.702119546.0505Opponents26---201177.378817570.4484356360.684114243.9501 Legend  GP  Games played  GS  Games started Avg  Average per game  FG Field-goals made FGA Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds Def Defensive rebounds  A Assists  TO Turnovers Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals High  Team high Source

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