Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball

Bowling Green Falcons
2017–18 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
University Bowling Green State University
Head coach Michael Huger (3rd season)
Conference Mid-American
Location Bowling Green, Ohio
Arena Stroh Center
(Capacity: 4,700)
Nickname Falcons
Colors Brown and Orange[1]
         
Uniforms
Home
Away
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1963
NCAA Tournament appearances
1959, 1962, 1963, 1968
Conference regular season champions
1959, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1981, 1983, 1997, 2000, 2009
Conference division season champions
2000, 2009

The Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team is the basketball team that represent Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. The school's team currently competes in the Mid-American Conference. The team last played in the NCAA Division I Men's Basketball Tournament in 1968. The Falcons are now coached by Michael Huger, their 17th head coach.

Coaching history

Coach Years Seasons Record Pct. Conf. Record Pct. Conf. Titles
(Reg. Season)
Conf. Titles
(Tournament)
NCAA Tournament
Appearances
National Titles
F. G. Beyerman 1915–1921 6 24–38 .387 NA NA NA NA 0 0
Earl Krieger 1921–1922 1 4–10 .286 NA NA NA NA 0 0
Allen Snyder 1922–1923 1 9–4 .692 NA NA NA NA 0 0
Ray B. McCandless 1923–1924 1 3–15 .167 NA NA NA NA 0 0
Warren Steller 1924–1925 1 9–5 .540 NA NA NA NA 0 0
Paul Landis 1925–1942 17 156–133 .540 56-57 .496 0 NA 0 0
Harold Anderson 1942–1963 21 367–193 .655 68–55 .553 3 NA 3 0
Warren Scholler 1963–1967 4 43–52 .453 24–24 .500 0 NA 0 0
Bill Fitch 1967–1968 1 18–7 .720 10-2 .833 1 NA 1 0
Bob Conibear 1968–1971 3 31–42 .425 12–20 .375 0 NA 0 0
Pat Haley 1971–1976 5 62–69 .473 32–32 .500 0 0 0 0
John Weinert 1976–1986 10 146–133 .523 89–79 .530 2 0 0 0
Jim Larranaga 1986–1997 11 170–144 .541 101–85 .543 1 0 0 0
Dan Dakich 1997–2007 10 156–140 .530 89–89 .500 1 0 0 0
Louis Orr 2007–2014 7 101–121 .454 54–60 .474 1 0 0 0
Chris Jans 2014–2015 1 21–12 .636 11–7 .611 0 0 0 0
Michael Huger 2015–present 1 16–18 .471 5–13 .278 0 0 0 0
Totals 1915–present 96 1,281–1,062 .547 521–415 .557 10 0 4 0
  • Bowling Green was a member of the Northwest Ohio Intercollegiate Athletic Association from at least 1927-28 through at least 1930-31. Information about their conference record is unavailable.[2]
  • Bowling Green was a member of the Ohio Athletic Conference from the 1933-34 through 1941-42 seasons, but never won an OAC title.[3]
  • Bowling Green joined the Mid-American Conference beginning with the 1953–54 season.[4]
  • The Mid-American Conference did not hold a conference tournament until the 1979–80 season.

Postseason

NCAA Tournament Results

The Falcons have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 15.

Year Round Opponent Result
1959First RoundMarquetteL 71–89
1962First RoundButlerL 55–56
1963First Round
Regional Semifinal
Regional Third Place Game
Notre Dame
Illinois
Mississippi State
W 77–72
L 61–70
L 60–65
1968First RoundMarquetteL 71–72

NIT Results

The Falcons have appeared in 14 National Invitation Tournaments. Their combined record is 6–15.

Year Round Opponent Result
1944QuarterfinalsSt. John'sL 40–44
1945Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship Game
Charity Game
RPI
St. John's
DePaul
NYU
W 80–74
W 57–44
L 54–71
L 61–63
1946QuarterfinalsRhode IslandL 79–82
1948QuarterfinalsSaint LouisL 53–69
1949First Round
Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Third Place Game
St. John's
Saint Louis
San Francisco
Bradley
W 77–64
W 80–74
L 39–49
W 82–77
1954First Round
Quarterfinals
Wichita State
Western Kentucky
W 88–64
L 81–95
1980First RoundMinnesotaL 50–64
1983First RoundMichigan StateL 71–72
1990First RoundCincinnatiL 60–75
1991First RoundWisconsinL 79–87
1997First RoundWest VirginiaL 95–98
2000First RoundBYUL 54–81
2002First RoundButlerL 69–81
2009First RoundCreightonL 71–73

CIT Results

The Falcons have appeared in two CollegeInsider.com Postseason Tournament. Their combined record is 1–2.

Year Round Opponent Result
2012First RoundOaklandL 86–69
2015First Round
Second Round
Saint Francis (PA)
Canisius
W 67–64
L 82–59

CCAT Results

The Falcons appeared in one Collegiate Commissioners Association Tournament, a tournament that was only held twice. Their record is 1–1.

Year Round Opponent Result
1975Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Tennessee
Drake
W 67–58
L 78–65

References

  1. Intercollegiate Athletics Logos (PDF). Retrieved March 21, 2018.
  2. "Honors and Awards" (PDF) (Press release). BGSU Falcons Men's Basketball Media Guide. 2014. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  3. "OAC Men's Basketball Media Guide" (PDF) (Press release). Ohio Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Media Guide. 2014. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
  4. "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF) (Press release). BGSU Falcons Men's Basketball Media Guide. 2014. Retrieved 2015-05-04.
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