2009–10 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2009–10 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2009–10. The team was coached by John Groce and played their homes game at the Convocation Center.

2009–10 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
MAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Second Round
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2009–10 record22–15 (7–9 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Kent State133 .813  2410  .706
Akron124 .750  2411  .686
Miami97 .563  1418  .438
Buffalo97 .563  1812  .600
Ohio79 .438  2215  .595
Bowling Green610 .375  1416  .467
West
Central Michigan97 .563  1515  .500
Eastern Michigan88 .500  1715  .531
Western Michigan88 .500  1815  .545
Ball State88 .500  1515  .500
Northern Illinois610 .375  1020  .333
Toledo115 .063  428  .125
Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

At the end of the regular season Ohio was seeded 9th in the 2010 MAC Men's Basketball Tournament with a conference record of 79. However, the Bobcats reeled off four straight wins to win the MAC Tournament, including an overtime win over Akron in the championship game. The victory earned them an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Men's Basketball Tournament. On Selection Sunday they were given the 14 seed in the Midwest region and slated to play the 3 seed Georgetown.

In a huge upset, the Bobcats dominated the Hoyas almost the whole game in the first round of the NCAA tournament, beating them 9783. The win was Ohio's first NCAA Tournament win since 1983, when they toppled Illinois State in the first round. The Bobcats advanced to face the #6 seed Tennessee. They were knocked off by Tennessee 8367 to finish the season 2215.

Before the season

Roster changes

The Ohio Bobcats lost six players from last year's team. Out of those six players, three were starters and two players recorded over 10 points per game. Jerome Tillman, who averaged 17.7 points and 8.1 rebounds per game for the Bobcats, now plays for the French team ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône[1] The other two starters that departed from last year's team were Justin Orr and Michael Allen. Ohio has recruited six players to replace those players for the current season.

Recruiting

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Ivo Baltic
PF
Kansas City, MO Park Hill South HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Apr 6, 2009 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 88
D. J. Cooper
PG
Chicago, IL Seton Academy 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Sep 22, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 87
Marquis Horne
SF
Cincinnati, OH Princeton HS 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Sep 7, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Reggie Keely
PF
University Heights, OH Cleveland Heights HS 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 263 lb (119 kg) Sep 22, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
James Kinney
PG
Champaign, IL Centennial HS 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 178 lb (81 kg) Oct 6, 2008 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 85
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "Ohio Commit List for 2009". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  • "Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  • "Ohio Basketball Recruiting 2009". ESPN.com. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved 2009-10-23.
  • "2009 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved 2009-10-23.

    Following Ohio's exhibition win against Ashland on November 13, John Groce announced that Marquis Horne had left the team for, "personal reasons." Horne accrued 15 points and 10 rebounds in his two exhibition games as a Bobcat.[2]

    James (Jay) Kinney was dismissed from the team on February 12, 2010 due to repeated violation of team rules and policies.[3]

    Roster

    2009–10 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
    PlayersCoaches
    Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
    F 11 Adetunji Adedipe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Orange, Ohio
    F 3 Ivo Baltic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)214 lb (97 kg) Fr Kansas City, Missouri
    G 0 Armon Bassett 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)180 lb (82 kg) Jr Terre Haute, Indiana
    G 2 Steven Coleman  (S) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)204 lb (93 kg) So Melbourne, Florida
    G 5 D. J. Cooper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)165 lb (75 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
    F 24 Tommy Freeman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)190 lb (86 kg) Jr Muncie, Indiana
    F 30 Reggie Keely 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)263 lb (119 kg) Fr University Heights, Ohio
    F 32 Alex Kellogg (I) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Westerville, Ohio
    G 4 David McKinley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)156 lb (71 kg) Fr Dublin, Ohio
    F 44 Asown Sayles () 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)228 lb (103 kg) RS Jr McKeesport, Pennsylvania
    C 12 Kenneth van Kempen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)249 lb (113 kg) Sr Weert, The Netherlands
    F 1 DeVaughn Washington 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)225 lb (102 kg) Jr Virginia Beach, Virginia
    Head coach

    John Groce

    Assistant coach(es)

    Chris Holtmann
    Ramon Williams
    Dustin Ford


    Legend
    • (C) Team captain
    • (S) Suspended
    • (I) Ineligible
    • (W) Walk-on

    Roster
    Last update: 2010-02-14

    Coaching staff

    Name Position College Graduating year
    John Groce Head Coach Taylor University 1994
    Chris Holtmann Assistant Coach Taylor University 1994
    Dustin Ford Assistant Coach Ohio University 2001
    Ramon Williams Assistant Coach Virginia Military Institute 1990
    Aaron Fuss Director of Operations Ohio State University 2005

    Schedule

    Date
    time, TV
    Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
    city, state
    Exhibition
    October 30*
    7:00 p.m.
    Taylor
    Exhibition
    W 76–40   
    Convocation Center (1,217)
    Athens, Ohio
    November 7*
    2:00 p.m.
    Ashland
    Exhibition
    W 63–53   
    Convocation Center (2,019)
    Athens, Ohio
    Regular Season
    November 13*
    7:00 p.m.
    Ohio Valley W 101–72
    Stats
     
    1–0
    Convocation Center (3,189)
    Athens, Ohio
    November 15*
    4:00 p.m.
    Middle Tennessee State
    Global Sports Invitational
    W 81–68
    Stats
     
    2–0
    Convocation Center (3,355)
    Athens, Ohio
    November 17*
    7:00 p.m.
    North Carolina A&T
    Global Sports Invitational
    W 93–83
    Stats
     
    3–0
    Convocation Center (3,822)
    Athens, Ohio
    November 23*
    7:00 p.m.
    Lamar
    Global Sports Invitational
    W 71–46 
    Stats
    4–0
    Convocation Center (3,827)
    Athens, Ohio
    November 28*
    7:30 p.m., WSAZ-TV
    WTAP-TV
    vs. Marshall
    Global Sports Invitational
    L 53–60
    Stats
     
    4–1
    Charleston Civic Center (2,515)
    Charleston, West Virginia
    December 6*
    3:00 p.m.
    at Tulsa L 80–81
    Stats
     
    4–2
    Reynolds Center (4,886)
    Tulsa, Oklahoma
    December 9*
    7:00 p.m.
    Austin Peay L 66–68
    Stats
     
    4–3
    Convocation Center (3,086)
    Athens, Ohio
    December 12*
    2:00 p.m.
    at Delaware W 86–70
    Stats
     
    5–3
    Bob Carpenter Center (2,269)
    Newark, Delaware
    December 16*
    7:00 p.m.
    Illinois State W 75–57
    Stats
     
    6–3
    Convocation Center (3,694)
    Athens, Ohio
    December 19*
    2:30 p.m.
    Eastern Kentucky W 74–62
    Stats
     
    7–3
    Convocation Center (3,714)
    Athens, Ohio
    December 22*
    7:00 p.m., ESPN Regional
    FSN Pittsburgh
    at Pittsburgh L 49–74
    Stats
     
    7–4
    Petersen Events Center (9,261)
    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
    December 29*
    7:00 p.m.
    Elon W 71–59
    Stats
     
    8–4
    Convocation Center (4,822)
    Athens, Ohio
    January 2*
    7:00 p.m.
    at Robert Morris L 79–81
    Stats
     
    8–5
    Charles L. Sewall Center (763)
    Moon Township, Pennsylvania
    January 6*
    7:00 p.m.
    vs. IUPUI W 63–62
    Stats
     
    9–5
    Conseco Field House (1,450)
    Indianapolis, Indiana
    January 9
    2:00 p.m.
    Kent State L 60–62
    Stats
     
    9–6
    (0–1)
    Convocation Center (8,359)
    Athens, Ohio
    January 13
    7:00 p.m.
    Akron L 62–67
    Stats
     
    9–7
    (0–2)
    Convocation Center (6,834)
    Athens, Ohio
    January 16
    12:00 p.m., ESPNU
    at Miami (Ohio) L 67–79
    Stats
     
    9–8
    (0–3)
    Millett Hall (2,204)
    Oxford, Ohio
    January 20
    7:00 p.m.
    at Bowling Green L 57–65
    Stats
     
    9–9
    (0–4)
    Anderson Arena (1,585)
    Bowling Green, Ohio
    January 23
    2:00 p.m., FS Ohio
    Buffalo W 99–77
    Stats
     
    10–9
    (1–4)
    Convocation Center (10,689)
    Athens, Ohio
    January 27
    8:00 p.m.
    at Northern Illinois W 99–84
    Stats
     
    11–9
    (2–4)
    Convocation Center (1,498)
    DeKalb, Illinois
    January 31
    2:00 p.m.
    Ball State L 66–67
    Stats
     OT
    11–10
    (2–5)
    Convocation Center (5,596)
    Athens, Ohio
    February 4
    7:00 p.m.
    at Toledo W 65–58
    Stats
     OT
    12–10
    (3–5)
    Savage Arena (3,408)
    Toledo, Ohio
    February 6
    4:30 p.m.
    at Eastern Michigan L 61–70
    Stats
     
    12–11
    (3–6)
    Convocation Center (1,362)
    Ypsilanti, Michigan
    February 9
    7:00 p.m.
    Western Michigan W 90–74
    Stats
     
    13–11
    (4–6)
    Convocation Center (2,880)
    Athens, Ohio
    February 11
    7:00 p.m.
    Central Michigan W 89–76
    Stats
     
    14–11
    (5–6)
    Convocation Center (4,051)
    Athens, Ohio
    February 14
    2:00 p.m.
    at Akron L 88–91
    Stats
     2OT
    14–12
    (5–7)
    James A. Rhodes Arena (3,469)
    Akron, Ohio
    February 17
    7:00 p.m.
    at Kent State L 67–74
    Stats
     
    14–13
    (5–8)
    Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,763)
    Kent, Ohio
    February 20*
    4:00 p.m.
    Wright State
    ESPNU BracketBusters
    W 64–59
    Stats
     
    15–13
    Convocation Center (8,164)
    Athens, Ohio
    February 24
    7:00 p.m.
    Miami (Ohio) W 70–68
    Stats
     
    16–13
    (6–8)
    Convocation Center (7,044)
    Athens, Ohio
    February 27
    7:00 p.m.
    at Buffalo L 69–72
    Stats
     
    16–14
    (6–9)
    Alumni Arena (2,321)
    Buffalo, New York
    March 4
    7:00 p.m.
    Bowling Green W 82–60
    Stats
     
    17–14
    (7–9)
    Convocation Center (6,792)
    Athens, Ohio
    MAC Tournament
    March 7
    2:00 p.m.
    (9) at (8) Ball State
    First Round
    W 85–77
    Stats
     OT
    18–14
    John E. Worthen Arena (2,667)
    Muncie, Indiana
    March 11
    7:00 p.m., FS Ohio
    (9) vs. (1) Kent State
    Quarterfinals
    W 81–64
    Stats
     
    19–14
    Quicken Loans Arena (4,125)
    Cleveland, Ohio
    March 12
    9:30 p.m., FS Ohio
    (9) vs. (4) Miami (Ohio)
    Semifinals
    W 54–42
    Stats
     
    20–14
    Quicken Loans Arena (5,089)
    Cleveland, Ohio
    March 13
    6:00 p.m., ESPN2
    (9) vs. (3) Akron
    Championship
    W 81–75
    Stats
     OT
    21–14
    Quicken Loans Arena (9,533)
    Cleveland, Ohio
    NCAA Tournament
    March 18*
    7:25 p.m., CBS
    (14) vs. (3) No. 12 Georgetown
    First Round
    W 97–83
    Stats
     
    22–14
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,788)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    March 20*
    3:35 p.m., CBS
    (14) vs. (6) No. 15 Tennessee
    Second Round
    L 68–83
    Stats
     
    22–15
    Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,271)
    Providence, Rhode Island
    *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

    References

    1. "Les effectifs" [Staffing] (in French). 2009-02-10.
    2. Breaking News: Horne Leaves Bobcats, 2009-11-13, retrieved 2009-11-18
    3. BREAKING: Kinney dismissed from basketball team, 2010-02-13, retrieved 2010-02-14
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