2015–16 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
2015–16 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball | |
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CBI, Semifinals | |
Conference | Mid-American Conference |
Division | East Division |
Record | 23–12 (11–7 MAC) |
Head coach |
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Assistant coaches |
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Home arena | Convocation Center |
Seasons |
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Team | W | L | PCT | W | L | PCT | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Akron | 13 | – | 5 | .722 | 26 | – | 9 | .743 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Ohio | 11 | – | 7 | .611 | 23 | – | 12 | .657 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Kent State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 19 | – | 13 | .594 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Buffalo † | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 20 | – | 15 | .571 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Miami (OH) | 6 | – | 12 | .333 | 13 | – | 20 | .394 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling Green | 5 | – | 13 | .278 | 16 | – | 18 | .471 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ball State | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 21 | – | 14 | .600 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Central Michigan | 10 | – | 8 | .556 | 17 | – | 16 | .515 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Northern Illinois | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 21 | – | 13 | .618 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Eastern Michigan | 9 | – | 9 | .500 | 18 | – | 15 | .545 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Toledo | 8 | – | 10 | .444 | 17 | – | 15 | .531 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Western Michigan | 7 | – | 11 | .389 | 13 | – | 19 | .406 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
† 2016 MAC tournament winner |
The 2015–16 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second year head coach Saul Phillips, played its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2] They finished the season 23–12, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They defeated Northern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Buffalo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Albany and UNC Greensboro to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Morehead State.
Previous season
The Bobcats finished the 2014–15 season 10–20, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Western Michigan.
Departures
Name | Number | Pos. | Height | Weight | Year | Hometown | Reason |
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Javarez Willis | 3 | G | 5'11" | 172 | RS Senior | Homer, LA | Graduated |
Maurice Ndour | 5 | F | 6'9" | 200 | Senior | Mbour, Senegal | Graduated |
Ryan Taylor | 14 | G | 6'1" | 190 | Freshman | Gary, IN | Transferred to Evansville |
Stevie Taylor | 22 | G | 5'10" | 174 | Senior | Gahanna, OH | Graduated |
Recruits
Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
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Doug Taylor C | Columbus, OH | Northland High School | 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) | 220 lb (100 kg) | ||
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 76 | ||||||
Jordan Dartis SG | Newark, OH | Newark High School | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | 180 lb (82 kg) | Aug 11, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:![]() ![]() | ||||||
Ellis Dozier PF | Sandy Spring, MD | Fishburne Military School | 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) | 225 lb (102 kg) | Nov 5, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: 70 | ||||||
Gavin Block SG | Lincoln, IL | Lincoln Community High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | 185 lb (84 kg) | Oct 20, 2014 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
James Gollon SF | Stevens Point, WI | Pacelli High School | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) | N/A | Feb 15, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Recruiting class of 2016
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Name | Hometown | High school / college | Height | Weight | Commit date | |
Jason Carter PF | Johnstown, OH | Johnstown-Monroe High School | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) | N/A | Jun 29, 2015 | |
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR | ||||||
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Roster
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Preseason
The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2015. Ohio was picked to finish third in the MAC East.[3]
Preseason men's basketball poll
(First place votes in parentheses)
East Division
- Akron 132 (17)
- Kent State 116 (5)
- Ohio 69
- Buffalo 64 (1)
- Miami 60
- Bowling Green 42
West Division
- Central Michigan 138 (23)
- Toledo 110
- Western Michigan 94
- Eastern Michigan 71
- Northern Illinois 37
- Ball State 33
Tournament champs
Central Michigan (15), Akron (6), Buffalo (1), Kent State (1)
Preseason All-MAC
Team | Player | Position | Year |
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Preseason All-MAC East | Antonio Campbell | F | Jr. |
Source[3]
Schedule
Source: [1]
Date time, TV | Rank# | Opponent# | Result | Record | Site (attendance) city, state | ||||||
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Exhibition | |||||||||||
11/07/2015* 2:00 pm | Indiana Tech | W 73–57 | – | Convocation Center (8,384) Athens, OH | |||||||
Non-conference regular season | |||||||||||
11/14/2015* 2:00 pm | Florida Gulf Coast | W 85–75 | 1–0 | Convocation Center (5,851) Athens, OH | |||||||
11/16/2015* 7:00 pm | Tennessee State | W 75–67 | 2–0 | Convocation Center (5,854) Athens, OH | |||||||
11/20/2015* 12:30 pm | vs. Tulsa Paradise Jam quarterfinals | L 88–90 | 2–1 | Sports and Fitness Center (5,854) St. Thomas, VI | |||||||
11/21/2015* 4:00 pm | vs. Norfolk State Paradise Jam Consolation | W 93–71 | 3–1 | Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI | |||||||
11/23/2015* 4:00 pm | vs. Florida State Paradise Jam 5th place game | W 90–81 | 3–2 | Sports and Fitness Center (1,433) St. Thomas, VI | |||||||
12/01/2015* 7:00 pm, TWCSC | Marshall | W 85–70 | 4–2 | Convocation Center (6,783) Athens, OH | |||||||
12/05/2015* 4:00 pm, TWCSC | at St. Bonaventure | L 68–81 | 4–3 | Reilly Center (3,565) Olean, NY | |||||||
12/12/2015* 1:00 pm, TWCSC/ESPN3 | at Cleveland State | W 76–67 | 5–3 | Quicken Loans Arena (3,261) Cleveland, OH | |||||||
12/15/2015* 7:00 pm, TWCSC | Ohio Dominican | W 93–69 | 6–3 | Convocation Center (5,223) Athens, OH | |||||||
12/17/2015* 7:00 pm | Jackson State | W 72–67 | 7–3 | Convocation Center (5,183) Athens, OH | |||||||
12/21/2015* 7:00 pm | Arkansas–Pine Bluff | W 65–58 | 8–3 | Convocation Center (5,254) Athens, OH | |||||||
12/30/2015* 7:00 pm | UC Riverside | W 81–59 | 9–3 | Convocation Center (5,267) Athens, OH | |||||||
MAC regular season | |||||||||||
01/06/2016 8:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Northern Illinois | L 69–80 | 9–4 (0–1) | Convocation Center (1,038) DeKalb, IL | |||||||
01/09/2016 2:00 pm | Ball State | W 79–73 | 10–4 (1–1) | Convocation Center (6,703) Athens, OH | |||||||
01/12/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC | Bowling Green | L 75–91 | 10–5 (1–2) | Convocation Center (7,083) Athens, OH | |||||||
01/16/2016 7:00 pm | at Kent State | L 82–89 | 10–6 (1–3) | MAC Center (3,845) Kent, OH | |||||||
01/19/2016 7:00 pm, ASN | Western Michigan | W 82–64 | 11–6 (2–3) | Convocation Center (6,346) Athens, OH | |||||||
01/23/2016 4:30 pm, ESPN3 | at Central Michigan | L 49–72 | 11–7 (2–4) | McGuirk Arena (3,333) Mount Pleasant, MI | |||||||
01/26/2016 7:00 pm, BCSN | at Toledo | W 81–79 | 12–7 (3–4) | Savage Arena (4,276) Toledo, OH | |||||||
01/30/2016 9:00 pm, ESPNU | Kent State | W 72–61 | 13–7 (4–4) | Convocation Center (6,713) Athens, OH | |||||||
02/02/2016 7:00 pm, TWCSC | Akron | L 68–80 | 13–8 (4–5) | Convocation Center (6,403) Athens, OH | |||||||
02/06/2016 2:00 pm, ESPN3 | Northern Illinois | W 80–69 | 14–8 (5–5) | Convocation Center (8,773) Athens, OH | |||||||
02/09/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Ball State | W 72–69 | 15–8 (6–5) | John E. Worthen Arena (3,100) Muncie, IN | |||||||
02/13/2016 7:00 pm, ESPNU | at Buffalo | W 94–75 | 16–8 (7–5) | Alumni Arena (2,702) Amherst, NY | |||||||
02/16/2016 7:00 pm | Eastern Michigan | W 86–64 | 17–8 (8–5) | Convocation Center (6,212) Athens, OH | |||||||
02/20/2016 2:00 pm | Miami (OH) | W 76–64 | 18–8 (9–5) | Convocation Center (9,018) Athens, OH | |||||||
02/23/2016 7:00 pm | at Bowling Green | L 82–87 | 18–9 (9–6) | Stroh Center (2,332) Bowling Green, OH | |||||||
02/27/2016 3:30 pm, ESPN3 | Buffalo | W 103–96 OT | 19–9 (10–6) | Convocation Center (7,221) Athens, OH | |||||||
03/01/2016 8:00 pm, ASN | at Akron | L 76–91 | 19–10 (10–7) | James A. Rhodes Arena (4,192) Akron, OH | |||||||
03/04/2016 7:00 pm, ESPN3 | at Miami (OH) | W 67–65 | 20–10 (11–7) | Millett Hall (4,208) Oxford, OH | |||||||
MAC Tournament | |||||||||||
03/10/2016 6:30 pm, BCSN/ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (7) Northern Illinois Quarterfinals | W 79–62 | 21–10 | Quicken Loans Arena (2,311) Cleveland, OH | ||||||
03/11/2016 9:05 pm, BCSN/ESPN3 | (2) | vs. (3) Buffalo Semifinals | L 74–88 | 21–11 | Quicken Loans Arena (6,427) Cleveland, OH | ||||||
CBI | |||||||||||
03/16/2016* 7:00 pm | Albany First round | W 94–90 OT | 22–11 | Convocation Center (3,034) Athens, OH | |||||||
03/21/2016* 7:00 pm | UNC Greensboro Quarterfinals | W 72–67 | 23–11 | Convocation Center (3,567) Athens, OH | |||||||
03/23/2016* 7:00 pm | Morehead State Semifinals | L 72–77 | 23–12 | Convocation Center (3,712) Athens, OH | |||||||
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time. |
Statistics
Team statistics
- Final 2015–16 statistics
Record | Ohio | OPP |
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Scoring | 2746 | 2617 |
Scoring Average | 78.46 | 74.77 |
Field goals – Att | 937–1993 | 919–2117 |
3-pt. Field goals – Att | 296–767 | 261–720 |
Free throws – Att | 576–759 | 518–704 |
Rebounds | 1251 | 1197 |
Assists | 487 | 412 |
Turnovers | 414 | 356 |
Steals | 157 | 209 |
Blocked Shots | 128 | 89 |
Source[4]
Player statistics
Minutes | Scoring | Total FGs | 3-point FGs | Free-Throws | Rebounds | |||||||||||||||||||
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Player | GP | GS | Tot | Avg | Pts | Avg | FG | FGA | Pct | 3FG | 3FA | Pct | FT | FTA | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Avg | A | PF | TO | Stl | Blk |
Antonio Campbell | 35 | 35 | 1013 | 28.9 | 598 | 17.1 | 237 | 423 | 0.56 | 43 | 117 | 0.368 | 81 | 111 | 0.73 | 74 | 283 | 357 | 10.2 | 23 | 111 | 44 | 23 | 63 |
Jaaron Simmons | 35 | 34 | 1276 | 36.5 | 542 | 15.5 | 172 | 370 | 0.465 | 32 | 78 | 0.41 | 166 | 213 | 0.779 | 9 | 115 | 124 | 3.5 | 275 | 108 | 136 | 29 | 0 |
Treg Setty | 35 | 35 | 985 | 28.1 | 420 | 12 | 155 | 319 | 0.486 | 32 | 86 | 0.372 | 78 | 108 | 0.722 | 51 | 127 | 178 | 5.1 | 30 | 97 | 55 | 29 | 9 |
Kenny Kaminski | 33 | 33 | 1004 | 30.4 | 416 | 12.6 | 132 | 341 | 0.387 | 83 | 229 | 0.362 | 69 | 80 | 0.863 | 13 | 110 | 123 | 3.7 | 41 | 73 | 38 | 17 | 10 |
Jordan Dartis | 32 | 26 | 1015 | 31.7 | 315 | 9.8 | 97 | 198 | 0.49 | 67 | 140 | 0.479 | 54 | 61 | 0.885 | 4 | 61 | 65 | 2 | 40 | 58 | 32 | 24 | 2 |
Gavin Block | 34 | 2 | 611 | 18 | 172 | 5.1 | 48 | 121 | 0.397 | 23 | 65 | 0.354 | 53 | 64 | 0.828 | 7 | 64 | 71 | 2.1 | 52 | 54 | 31 | 13 | 1 |
Wadly Mompremier | 30 | 0 | 272 | 9.1 | 78 | 2.6 | 27 | 49 | 0.551 | 2 | 5 | 0.4 | 22 | 46 | 0.478 | 32 | 60 | 92 | 3.1 | 3 | 35 | 18 | 4 | 34 |
Khari Harley | 20 | 9 | 284 | 14.2 | 64 | 3.2 | 19 | 54 | 0.352 | 6 | 22 | 0.273 | 20 | 29 | 0.69 | 7 | 21 | 28 | 1.4 | 9 | 26 | 13 | 9 | 4 |
Mike Laster | 33 | 0 | 309 | 9.4 | 64 | 1.9 | 25 | 57 | 0.439 | 1 | 8 | 0.125 | 13 | 18 | 0.722 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 0.9 | 4 | 28 | 17 | 2 | 0 |
Doug Taylor | 29 | 1 | 148 | 5.1 | 45 | 1.6 | 15 | 32 | 0.469 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 14 | 19 | 0.737 | 24 | 30 | 54 | 1.9 | 3 | 30 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
James Gollon | 20 | 0 | 109 | 5.5 | 21 | 1.1 | 6 | 18 | 0.333 | 4 | 11 | 0.364 | 5 | 8 | 0.625 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 0.7 | 5 | 11 | 15 | 2 | 0 |
Drew Crabtree | 9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 0.7 | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 2 | 4 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0.3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Jaylin McDonald | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0.9 | 3 | 0.4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Sam Frayer | 10 | 0 | 8 | 0.8 | 2 | 0.2 | 1 | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0.4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Total | 35 | - | 7050 | - | 2746 | 78.5 | 937 | 1993 | 0.470 | 296 | 767 | 0.386 | 576 | 759 | 0.759 | 289 | 962 | 1251 | 35.7 | 487 | 632 | 414 | 157 | 128 |
Opponents | 35 | - | 7050 | - | 2617 | 74.8 | 919 | 2117 | 0.434 | 261 | 720 | 0.363 | 518 | 704 | 0.736 | 326 | 871 | 1197 | 34.2 | 412 | 690 | 356 | 209 | 89 |
Legend | |||||
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GP | Games played | GS | Games started | Avg | Average per game |
FG | Field-goals made | FGA | Field-goal attempts | Off | Offensive rebounds |
Def | Defensive rebounds | A | Assists | TO | Turnovers |
Blk | Blocks | Stl | Steals | High | Team high |
Source[4]
Awards and honors
All-MAC Awards
Team | Player | Position | Year |
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MAC Player of the Year | Antonio Campbell | C | Jr. |
All-MAC First Team | Antonio Campbell | C | Jr. |
All-MAC Second Team | Jaaron Simmons | G | RS-So. |
All-MAC Freshman Team | Jordan Dartis | G | Fr. |
Source[5][6]
See also
References
- ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ "Saul Phillips". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
- ^ a b "MAC ANNOUNCES 2011-12 MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL, ALL-MAC TEAMS".
- ^ a b "2015-16 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
- ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S ALL-MAC, ALL-FRESHMAN & ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAMS".
- ^ "OHIO'S CAMPBELL, AKRON'S DAMBROT RECEIVE TOP MAC HONORS".
- Ohio Bobcats men's basketball schedule