1978–79 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
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The 1978–79 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1978–79. The team was coached by Dale Bandy in his fifth season at Ohio.[1] They played their home games at Convocation Center.[2] The Bobcats finished with a record of 16–11 and third in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 10–6.[3]
ConferenceMid-American Conference
Record16–11 (10–6 MAC)
Headcoach
- Dale Bandy (5th season)
HomearenaConvocation Center
| 1978–79 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball | |
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| Conference | Mid-American Conference |
| Record | 16–11 (10–6 MAC) |
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| Home arena | Convocation Center |
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| Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| No. 19 Toledo | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 22 | – | 8 | .733 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Central Michigan | 13 | – | 3 | .813 | 19 | – | 9 | .679 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ohio | 10 | – | 6 | .625 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ball State | 9 | – | 7 | .563 | 16 | – | 11 | .593 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Illinois | 8 | – | 8 | .500 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Kent State | 7 | – | 9 | .438 | 13 | – | 14 | .481 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling Green State | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 14 | – | 13 | .519 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Miami (Ohio) | 6 | – | 10 | .375 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Eastern Michigan | 5 | – | 11 | .313 | 9 | – | 18 | .333 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Western Michigan | 3 | – | 13 | .188 | 7 | – | 23 | .233 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Schedule
| Date time, TV |
Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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| 11/30/1978* |
at Florida | L 61–96 | 0–1 |
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| 12/2/1978* |
at Stetson | W 98–95 | 1–1 |
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| 12/6/1978* |
Marietta | W 92–71 | 2–1 |
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| 12/9/1978 |
Ball State | L 69–70 | 2–2 (0–1) |
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| 12/16/1978* |
at Youngstown State | W 86–71 | 3–2 |
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| 12/18/1978* |
at Cleveland State | W 76–74 | 4–2 |
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| 12/29/1978* |
at West Virginia West Virginia Classic |
W 78–76 | 5–2 |
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| 12/30/1978* |
vs. Duquesne West Virginia Classic |
L 74–85 | 5–3 |
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| MAC regular season | |||||||||||
| 1/6/1979 |
Western Michigan | W 101–82 | 6–3 (1–1) |
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| 1/10/1979 |
at Miami (OH) | W 74–68 | 7–3 (2–1) |
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| 1/13/1979 |
Eastern Michigan | W 76–64 | 8–3 (3–1) |
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| 1/17/1979 |
at Central Michigan | L 70–71 | 8–4 (3–2) |
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| 1/20/1979 |
Bowling Green | L 77–79 OT | 8–5 (3–3) |
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| 1/22/1979* |
St. Bonaventure | L 81–84 OT | 8-6 |
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| 1/24/1979 |
at Toledo | L 67–79 | 8-7 (3-4) |
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| 1/27/1979 |
Northern Illinois | W 94–78 | 9–7 (4-4) |
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| 1/31/1979* |
at Marshall | L 81–94 | 9–8 |
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| 2/3/1979 |
at Kent State | W 85–84 OT | 10–8 (5–4) |
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| 2/7/1979 |
Miami (OH) | W 75–60 | 11–8 (6–4) |
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| 2/10/1979 |
at Western Michigan | W 82–70 | 12–8 (7–4) |
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| 2/12/1979* |
at Loyola (IL) | L 75–104 | 12–9 |
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| 2/17/1979 |
at Eastern Michigan | W 86–82 | 13–9 (8–4) |
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| 2/21/1979 |
Central Michigan | L 62–80 | 13–10 (8–5) |
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| 2/24/1979 |
at Bowling Green | W 80–71 | 14–10 (9–5) |
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| 2/26/1979* |
Robert Morris | W 75–74 | 15–10 |
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| 2/28/1979 |
Toledo | L 70–75 | 15–11 (10–5) |
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| 3/3/1979 |
at Ball State | W 81–74 | 16–11 (10–6) |
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*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. | |||||||||||
Statistics
Team statistics
- Final 1978–79 statistics
| Record | Ohio | OPP |
|---|---|---|
| Scoring | 2126 | 2111 |
| Scoring Average | 78.74 | 78.19 |
| Field goals – Att | 851–1805 | 834–1742 |
| Free throws – Att | 424–588 | 443–649 |
| Rebounds | 1030 | 1091 |
| Assists | 492 | 359 |
| Turnovers | ||
| Steals | 201 | 162 |
| Blocked Shots | 72 | 60 |
Source[5]
Player statistics
| Minutes | Scoring | Total FGs | Free-Throws | Rebounds | |||||||||||||||
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| Player | GP | GS | Tot | Avg | Pts | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Tot | Avg | A | PF | TO | Stl | Blk |
| Tim Joyce | 27 | - | 937 | 34.7 | 594 | 22.0 | 230 | 466 | 0.494 | 134 | 163 | 0.822 | 140 | 5.2 | 117 | 84 | 31 | 6 | |
| Steve Skaggs | 27 | - | 949 | 35.1 | 472 | 17.5 | 196 | 425 | 0.461 | 80 | 99 | 0.808 | 71 | 2.6 | 77 | 73 | 26 | 2 | |
| Brewer Gray | 27 | - | 723 | 26.8 | 208 | 7.7 | 90 | 180 | 0.500 | 28 | 46 | 0.609 | 225 | 8.3 | 49 | 81 | 31 | 25 | |
| Doug Graves | 27 | - | 762 | 28.2 | 205 | 7.6 | 91 | 180 | 0.506 | 23 | 38 | 0.605 | 157 | 5.8 | 21 | 68 | 12 | 16 | |
| Kirk Lehman | 26 | - | 519 | 20.0 | 184 | 7.1 | 69 | 142 | 0.486 | 46 | 57 | 0.807 | 36 | 1.4 | 68 | 55 | 24 | 2 | |
| Spindle Graves | 27 | - | 548 | 20.3 | 142 | 5.3 | 51 | 128 | 0.398 | 40 | 67 | 0.597 | 71 | 2.6 | 103 | 107 | 45 | 4 | |
| Jim Zalenka | 26 | - | 311 | 12.0 | 118 | 4.5 | 46 | 103 | 0.447 | 26 | 36 | 0.722 | 82 | 3.2 | 14 | 46 | 11 | 8 | |
| Harold Moore | 27 | - | 308 | 11.4 | 94 | 3.5 | 39 | 89 | 0.438 | 16 | 30 | 0.533 | 50 | 1.9 | 25 | 24 | 9 | 2 | |
| Bill Littlefield | 20 | - | 125 | 6.3 | 54 | 2.7 | 18 | 41 | 0.439 | 18 | 26 | 0.692 | 20 | 1.0 | 9 | 22 | 5 | 1 | |
| John Patterson | 25 | - | 227 | 9.1 | 38 | 1.5 | 16 | 40 | 0.400 | 6 | 12 | 0.500 | 38 | 1.5 | 4 | 40 | 3 | 4 | |
| Total | 27 | - | - | - | 2126 | 78.7 | 851 | 1805 | 0.471 | 424 | 588 | 0.721 | 1030 | 38.1 | 492 | 615 | 201 | 72 | |
| Opponents | 27 | - | - | - | 2111 | 78.2 | 834 | 1742 | 0.479 | 443 | 649 | 0.683 | 1091 | 40.4 | 359 | 575 | 162 | 60 | |
Source[5]