Jim Snyder (coach)

James E. Snyder (June 29, 1919 – April 27, 1994)[1] 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.[2] 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."

Jim Snyder
Snyder in 1960
Biographical details
Born(1919-06-29)June 29, 1919
Canton, Ohio
DiedApril 27, 1994(1994-04-27) (aged 74)
Palatine, Illinois
Playing career
193?–1941Ohio
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1949–1974Ohio
Head coaching record
Overall354–245

Head coaching record
Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Ohio Bobcats (Mid–American) (1949–1974)
1949–50 Ohio 6–143–7T–4th
1950–51 Ohio 13–114–4T–2nd
1951–52 Ohio 12–126–64th
1952–53 Ohio 9–134–85th
1953–54 Ohio 12–105–76th
1954–55 Ohio 16–59–5T–3rd
1955–56 Ohio 13–115–7T–5th
1956–57 Ohio 15–87–5T–3rd
1957–58 Ohio 16–87–53rd
1958–59 Ohio 14–106–6T–3rd
1959–60 Ohio 16–810–21stNCAA Sweet 16
1960–61 Ohio 17–710–21stNCAA 1st Round
1961–62 Ohio 13–109–42nd
1962–63 Ohio 13–118–4T–2nd
1963–64 Ohio 21–610–21stNCAA Elite 8
1964–65 Ohio 19–711–1T–1stNCAA 1st Round
1965–66 Ohio 13–106–6T–3rd
1966–67 Ohio 8–154–8T–5th
1967–68 Ohio 7–163–9T–6th
1968–69 Ohio 17–99–32ndNIT Quarterfinal
1969–70 Ohio 20–59–11stNCAA 1st Round
1970–71 Ohio 17–76–42nd
1971–72 Ohio 15–117–3T–1stNCAA 1st Round
1972–73 Ohio 16–106–54th
1973–74 Ohio 16–119–31stNCAA 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

References
  1. Office of Vital Records. Ohio Birth Records. Columbus, Ohio: State of Ohio. pp. State File Number: 1919053284.
  2. "Snyder, Ex-Ohio U coach, dies". Sarasota Herald-Tribune. Sarasota Herald Tribune. April 28, 1994. pp. 3C. Retrieved February 22, 2015.
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