Jim Snyder (coach)

Jim Snyder

Sport(s)	Basketball
Biographical details
Born	June 29, 1919 Canton, Ohio
Died	April 27, 1994 (aged 74) Palatine, Illinois
Playing career
193?–1941	Ohio
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1949–1974	Ohio
Head coaching record
Overall	354–245

James E. "Jim" 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."

Head coaching record

Season	Team	Overall	Conference	Standing	Postseason
Ohio Bobcats (Mid–American) (1949–1974)
1949–50	Ohio	6–14	3–7	T–4th
1950–51	Ohio	13–11	4–4	T–2nd
1951–52	Ohio	12–12	6–6	4th
1952–53	Ohio	9–13	4–8	5th
1953–54	Ohio	12–10	5–7	6th
1954–55	Ohio	16–5	9–5	T–3rd
1955–56	Ohio	13–11	5–7	T–5th
1956–57	Ohio	15–8	7–5	T–3rd
1957–58	Ohio	16–8	7–5	3rd
1958–59	Ohio	14–10	6–6	T–3rd
1959–60	Ohio	16–8	10–2	1st	NCAA Sweet 16
1960–61	Ohio	17–7	10–2	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1961–62	Ohio	13–10	9–4	2nd
1962–63	Ohio	13–11	8–4	T–2nd
1963–64	Ohio	21–6	10–2	1st	NCAA Elite 8
1964–65	Ohio	19–7	11–1	T–1st	NCAA 1st Round
1965–66	Ohio	13–10	6–6	T–3rd
1966–67	Ohio	8–15	4–8	T–5th
1967–68	Ohio	7–16	3–9	T–6th
1968–69	Ohio	17–9	9–3	2nd	NIT Quarterfinal
1969–70	Ohio	20–5	9–1	1st	NCAA 1st Round
1970–71	Ohio	17–7	6–4	2nd
1971–72	Ohio	15–11	7–3	T–1st	NCAA 1st Round
1972–73	Ohio	16–10	6–5	4th
1973–74	Ohio	16–11	9–3	1st	NCAA 1st Round
Ohio:		354–245	173–117
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. 28 Apr 1994. pp. 3C. Retrieved 22 February 2015.