Butch Grover

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Butch Grover
Biographical details
Alma mater Ohio University
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1922–1938 Ohio
Head coaching record
Overall192–129

Brandon T. "Butch" Grover was an American former college basketball coach. He graduated from Ohio University in 1919. He joined the coaching staff at Ohio after he graduated. He was the head coach of the men's basketball team from 1922 through 1938 and is third on the school's list of all-time coaching wins. [1] He led the Bobcats to three Buckeye Athletic Association championships in the 1930s. After retiring from coaching be authored a book on the by-laws of 12 different sports which was subsequently used by many universities. [2] Grover Center on the Ohio University campus in Athens, Ohio as well as a heath lecture series at Ohio are named in his honor. [3]

Head coaching record

Statistics overview
SeasonTeamOverallConferenceStandingPostseason
Ohio Green and White (Independent)(1922–1926)
1922–23 Ohio 11–8
1923–24 Ohio 16–5
1924–25 Ohio 13–6
1925–26 Ohio 15–9
Ohio Bobcats (Buckeye Athletic Association)(1926–1938)
1926–27 Ohio 8–133–7
1927–28 Ohio 10–104–6
1928–29 Ohio 10–103–7
1929–30 Ohio 12–94–4
1930–31 Ohio 12–47–11st
1931–32 Ohio 11–105–5
1932–33 Ohio 16–47–31st
1933–34 Ohio 5–142–6
1934–35 Ohio 11–95–5
1935–36 Ohio 13–77–3
1936–37 Ohio 18–310–11st
1937–38 Ohio 11–84–6
Ohio:192–129 (.598)
Total:192–129 (.598)

      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

Source: [4]

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The 1964–65 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1964–65. The team was coached by Jim Snyder and played their home games at Grover Center. The Bobcats finished the regular season with a record of 19–6 and won MAC regular season title with a conference record of 11–1. They received a bid to the NCAA tournament. There they lost to Dayton in the First Round.

The 1967–68 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1967–68. The team was coached by Jim Snyder and played their home games at Grover Center. The Bobcats finished with a record of 7–16 and finished sixth in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 3–9.

The 1966–67 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1966–67. The team was coached by Jim Snyder and played their home games at Grover Center. The Bobcats finished with a record of 8–15 and finished fifth in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 4–8.

The 1961–62 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University as a member of the Mid-American Conference in the college basketball season of 1961–62. The team was coached by Jim Snyder and played their home games at Grover Center. The Bobcats finished with a record of 13–10 and finished second in the MAC regular season with a conference record of 8–4.

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References

  1. "Brandon Grover". Sports Reference. Retrieved 2022-01-22.
  2. "Grover Center". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-01-21.
  3. "Director of Sports Science Initiatives for Reds to present at Grover Lecture series". Ohio University. Retrieved 2022-01-31.
  4. "Ohio Men's Basketball Record Book" (PDF). Ohio University Athletics.