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Jim Snyder (coach)
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Jim Snyder (coach)

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James E. "Jim" Snyder (June 29, 1919 – April 27, 1994) was head coach of the Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team for 26 years (1949–1974). He amassed 20 winning seasons and led his teams to 7 NCAA Tournament appearances (1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, and 1974) and one National Invitation Tournament appearance (1969). Snyder's teams compiled a 355-255 record, good for a .581 winning percentage. He was also an Ohio graduate (Class of 1941), and was a football and basketball star as an undergraduate in the late 1930s and early 1940s. One of his most memorable wins came against the University of Kentucky in the 1964 NCAA tournament, advancing the Ohio Bobcats to the Elite 8. One interesting aspect of this game was that Ohio had an integrated team while Kentucky had one of its last all white teams. Snyder was widely admired throughout the college basketball coaching fraternity as being a coach with great integrity and an engaging personality; he was often referred to as "Gentleman Jim."

Head coaching record

SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Ohio Bobcats (Mid–American) (1949–1974)
1949–50Ohio6–143–7T–4th
1950–51Ohio13–114–4T–2nd
1951–52Ohio12–126–64th
1952–53Ohio9–134–85th
1953–54Ohio12–105–76th
1954–55Ohio16–59–5T–3rd
1955–56Ohio13–115–7T–5th
1956–57Ohio15–87–5T–3rd
1957–58Ohio16–87–53rd
1958–59Ohio14–106–6T–3rd
1959–60Ohio16–810–21stNCAA Sweet 16
1960–61Ohio17–710–21stNCAA 1st Round
1961–62Ohio13–109–42nd
1962–63Ohio13–118–4T–2nd
1963–64Ohio21–610–21stNCAA Elite 8
1964–65Ohio19–711–1T–1stNCAA 1st Round
1965–66Ohio13–106–6T–3rd
1966–67Ohio8–154–8T–5th
1967–68Ohio7–163–9T–6th
1968–69Ohio17–99–32ndNIT Quarterfinal
1969–70Ohio20–59–11stNCAA 1st Round
1970–71Ohio17–76–42nd
1971–72Ohio15–117–3T–1stNCAA 1st Round
1972–73Ohio16–106–54th
1973–74Ohio16–119–31stNCAA 1st Round
Ohio:354–245173–117
Total:354–245

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

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