Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball

Bowling Green Falcons

2014–15 Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team

University

Bowling Green State University

Conference

MAC
East Division Division

Location

Bowling Green, OH

Head coach

Michael Huger

Arena

Stroh Center
(Capacity: 4,700)

Nickname

Falcons

Colors

Orange and Brown

Uniforms

Home

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
F. G. Beyerman	1915–1921	6	24–38	.387	NA	NA	NA	NA	0
Earl Krieger	1921–1922	1	4–10	.286	NA	NA	NA	NA	0
Allen Snyder	1922–1923	1	9–4	.692	NA	NA	NA	NA	0
Ray B. McCandless	1923–1924	1	3–15	.167	NA	NA	NA	NA	0
Warren Steller	1924–1925	1	9–5	.540	NA	NA	NA	NA	0
Paul Landis	1925–1942	17	156–133	.540	NA	NA	NA	NA	0
Harold Anderson	1942–1963	21	367–193	.655	68–55	.553	4	NA	3
Warren Scholler	1963–1967	4	43–52	.453	24–24	.500	0	NA	0
Bill Fitch	1967–1968	1	18–7	.720	10-2	.833	1	NA	1
Bob Conibear	1968–1971	3	31–42	.425	12–20	.375	0	NA	0
Pat Haley	1971–1976	5	62–69	.473	32–32	.500	0	0	0
John Weinert	1976–1986	10	146–133	.523	89–79	.530	2	0	0
Jim Larranaga	1986–1997	11	170–144	.541	101–85	.543	1	0	0
Dan Dakich	1997–2007	10	156–140	.530	89–89	.500	1	0	0
Louis Orr	2007–2014	7	101-121	.454	54-60	.474	1	0	0
Chris Jans	2014–2015	1	21–12	.636	11–7	.611	0	0	0
Michael Huger	2015-present	0	-0	–	11–7	–	0	0	0
Totals	1915–present	95	1,265–1,044	.548	460–345	.571	10	0	4

Bowling Green did not belong to a conference until the 1953–54 season.^[2]
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

References

↑ Bonesteel, Matt (April 2, 2015). "Bowling Green fires basketball coach Chris Jans, reportedly after incident at a bar". Early Lead (The Washington Post). Retrieved April 2, 2015.
↑ "Year-by-Year Results" (PDF) (Press release). BGSU Falcons Men's Basketball Media Guide. 2007. Retrieved 2008-03-13.

External links

Bowling Green State University

Academics

College of Arts and Sciences College of Business Administration College of Education and Human Development College of Health and Human Services College of Musical Arts College of Technology BGSU Firelands

Athletics

Football (2011 season) Ice Hockey Men's Basketball Women's Basketball Baseball Men's Soccer Battle of I-75 Battle for the Anniversary Award Mid-American Conference Chris Bergeron Dave Clawson Curt Miller Louis Orr Danny Schmitz

Campus

Anderson Arena BGSU Ice Arena Bowen-Thompson Student Union Buildings Doyt Perry Stadium Jerome Library Micky Cochrane Field Warren E. Steller Field Stroh Center Student Housing

Student Life

Alumni BG News Bowling Green, OH Bowling Green Radio Sports Organization Club Sports Greek Life Presidents USG WBGU-FM 88.1 WBGU-TV WFAL Falcon Radio

Traditions

Falcon Marching Band Alma Mater Ay Ziggy Zoomba Firing of the Cannon Forward Falcons Freddie and Frieda Falcon History of BGSU SICSIC

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Venues	Anderson Arena (1960–2011) Stroh Center (2011–present)

Culture & lore	Freddie and Frieda Falcon

People	Head coaches

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Mid-American Conference men's basketball

Teams

East Division	Akron Zips Bowling Green Falcons Buffalo Bulls Kent State Golden Flashes Miami RedHawks Ohio Bobcats

West Division	Ball State Cardinals Central Michigan Chippewas Eastern Michigan Eagles Northern Illinois Huskies Toledo Rockets Western Michigan Broncos

Seasons

1946–47
1947–48
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Championships and awards