Dale Bandy is former American basketball player and an American coach. Playing for coach Jim Snyder at Ohio University, he was team captain of the 1960 team that made the Sweet Sixteen in the 1960 NCAA tournament. He was an assistant under Snyder, who led his teams to 7 NCAA tournament appearances (1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1970, 1972, and 1974) and one National Invitation Tournament appearance (1969).[1] He succeeded Snyder as head coach of the Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team from the 1974–75 season to the 1979–80 season (six years). Coach Bandy's teams compiled a 69–89 record, good for a .436 winning percentage. His Mid-American Conference record was 36–58 (.382).[2]

Dale Bandy
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1974–1980Ohio
Head coaching record
Overall69–89

He was a graduate of Clay High School (Portsmouth, Ohio) where his father was a long-time administrator. While at Ohio he played baseball as well as basketball.[3]

Head coaching record edit

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Ohio Bobcats (Mid-American Conference) (1974–1980)
1974–75 Ohio 12–14 4–10 7th
1975–76 Ohio 11–15 7–9 6th
1976–77 Ohio 9–17 4–12 8th
1977–78 Ohio 13–14 6–10 7th
1978–79 Ohio 16–11 10–6 3rd
1979–80 Ohio 8–18 5–11 10th
Ohio: 69–89 (.437) 36–58 (.383)
Total: 69–89 (.437)

      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 edit

  1. ^ "A ROUNDUP OF THE WEEK MARCH 11-17". Sports Illustrated. March 25, 1974. Retrieved February 9, 2022.
  2. ^ Ohio University Athletic Department. "Ohio University Men's Basketball Record Book". Archived from the original on February 27, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-26.
  3. ^ "Notable Alumni". Clay High School. Retrieved February 9, 2022.