Dale Bandy  Dale Bandy is an American basketball coach. He was head coach of the Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team from the 1974-75 season to the 1979-80 season (six years). He was an assistant under Jim 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). Coach Bandy's teams compiled a 69-89 record, good for a .436 winning percentage. His Mid-American Conference record was 36-58 (.382). He was a graduate of Clay High School (Portsmouth, Ohio) where his father was a long-time administrator. While at Ohio University he played baseball and basketball.