Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball

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Bowling Green Falcons
Bowling Green Falcons athletic logo

University Bowling Green State University
Conference MAC
East Division Division
Location Bowling Green, OH
Head coach Louis Orr (2nd year)
Arena Stroh Center
(Capacity: 4,700)
Nickname Falcons
Colors Brown and Orange

             


Uniforms
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Home jersey
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Team colours
Home
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Away jersey
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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 were coached by Dan Dakich from the 1998-1999 season until his resignation on March 13, 2007.

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[edit] 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 NA NA NA 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–present 3 46–47 .494 24–24 .500 1 0 0 0
Totals 1915-present 94 1,244–1,032 .546 449–338 .57 10 0 4 0
  • Bowling Green did not belong to a conference until the 1953–54 season.[1]
  • The Mid-American Conference did not hold a conference tournament until the 1979–80 season.

[edit] 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

[edit] See also

[edit] References

  1. ^ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF) (Press release). BGSU Falcons Men's Basketball Media Guide. 2007. http://grfx.cstv.com/photos/schools/bgu/sports/m-baskbl/auto_pdf/0708-m-baskbl-106-120.pdf. Retrieved 2008-03-13. 

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