Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball

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Bowling Green Falcons
2015–16 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team
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University Bowling Green State University
Conference MAC
East Division Division
Location Bowling Green, OH
Head coach Michael Huger (1st year)
Arena Stroh Center
(Capacity: 4,700)
Nickname Falcons
Colors Orange and Brown
         
Uniforms
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Home jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
Team colours
Team colours
Away
NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen
1963
NCAA Tournament appearances
1959, 1962, 1963, 1968
Conference regular season champions
1959, 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1981, 1983, 1997, 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, who took the position after the firing of Chris Jans, their 16th head coach, after his only season in 2014–15.[1]

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 4 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 0 -0 11–7 0 0 0 0
Totals 1915–present 95 1,265–1,044 .548 516–402 .562 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 1–5.

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

NIT Results

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

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
1944 Quarterfinals St. John's L 44–44
1945 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Championship Game
RPI
St. John's
DePaul
W 60–65
W 80–74
L 57–44
L 71–54
1946 Quarterfinals Rhode Island L 82–79
1948 Quarterfinals Saint Louis L 69–53
1949 First 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
1954 First Round
Quarterfinals
Wichita State
Western Kentucky
W 88–64
L 95–81
1980 First Round Minnesota L 64–50
1983 First Round Michigan State L 72–71
1990 First Round Cincinnati L 75–60
1991 First Round Wisconsin L 87–79
1997 First Round West Virginia L 98–95
2000 First Round BYU L 81–54
2002 First Round Butler L 81–69
2009 First Round Creighton L 73–71

CIT Results

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

Year Round Opponent Result/Score
2012 First Round Oakland L 86–69
2015 First 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/Score
1975 Quarterfinals
Semifinals
Tennessee
Drake
W 67–58
L 78–65

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