The Bowling Green Falcons men's basketball team is the basketball team that represents

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. The school's team currently competes in the

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. The team last played in the

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. Former head coach Michael Huger was fired after the 2022–23 season, and Todd Simon was hired to replace him on March 15, 2023.

Coaching history

*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. *Bowling Green was a member of the

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from the 1933–34 through 1941–42 seasons, but never won an OAC title. *Harold Anderson took a leave of absence midway through the 1950–51 season. George Muellich coached the final 13 games of that season in place of Anderson and went 5–8 (.385); Anderson returned for the start of the 1951–52 season. *Bowling Green joined the

beginning with the 1953–54 season. *The Mid-American Conference did not hold a conference tournament until the 1979–80 season. Source

Postseason

NCAA tournament results

The Falcons have appeared in four NCAA Tournaments. Their combined record is 1–5. Their drought of 55 years (as of ) is tied for the third longest active and fourth longest all time between tournament appearances.

NIT results

The Falcons have appeared in 14

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s. Their combined record is 6–15.

CIT results

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

CBI results

The Falcons have appeared in one

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(CBI). Their record is 0–1.

CCAT results

The Falcons appeared in one

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, a tournament that was only held twice. Their record is 1–1.

Awards

Mid-American Conference Player of the Year

* Jim Penix (1969–1970) * Antonio Daniels (1996–1997) * Anthony Stacey (1999–2000) * Keith McLeod (2001–2002)

Mid-American Conference Coach of the Year

* John Weinert (1978) * Jim Larranaga (1997) * Louis Orr (2009)

Mid-American Conference Freshman of the Year

*Shane Kline-Ruminski (1992) * Antonio Daniels (1994) * Anthony Stacey (1996)

Mid-American Conference Defensive Player of the Year

*DeMar Moore (1997) * Richaun Holmes (2015)

Falcons in the NBA

Notable awards

*Don Otten — NBL Most Valuable Player (1949), All-NBL First Team (1949), All-NBL Second Team (1948), NBL scoring champion (1949) *Chuck Share —

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( 50th, 75th), No. 42 retired by Golden State Warriors, No. 42 retired by Cleveland Cavaliers *Howard Komives —

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Draft history

* 12 total NBA draft picks. * 3 first round picks. * 1 overall No. 1 pick – Chuck Share * 3 top ten picks.

References

External links

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Players who attended BGSU
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