2015–16 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

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. 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.

2015–16 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
CBI, Semifinals
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2015–16 record	23–12 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach	Saul Phillips (2nd season)
Assistant coaches	Will Ryan Jason Kemp Aaron Fuss
Home arena	Convocation Center

2015–16 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
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
West
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

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	Notes
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

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
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:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 75
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
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 Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015. "2015 Ohio Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015.

Recruiting class of 2016

US college sports recruiting information for 2016 recruits
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
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 Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015. "2015 Ohio Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015. "2015 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved September 20, 2015.

Roster

2015–16 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown F 0 Treg Setty 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 194 lb (88 kg) RS Sr Maysville, KY G 2 Jaaron Simmons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Dayton, OH G 3 James Gollon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Stevens Point, WI F 4 Wadly Mompremier 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Jr Miami, FL G/F 11 Khari Harley 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 175 lb (79 kg) RS So Egg Harbor Township, NJ G 12 Drew Crabtree (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Marysville, OH F 13 Kenny Kaminski 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Medina, OH F 21 Sam Frayer (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) So Cincinnati, OH G/F 22 Gavin Frayer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Lincoln, IL G 24 Mike Laster 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Detroit, MI F 25 Ellis Dozier 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Fr Sandy Spring, MD F 33 Antonio Campbell 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) Jr Cincinnati, OH G 35 Jordan Dartis 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Newark, OH F 45 Doug Taylor 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Columbus, OH	Head coach Saul Phillips (Wisconsin–Platteville) Assistant coach(es) Will Ryan (Wisconsin) Jason Kemp (Wisconsin–La Crosse) Aaron Fuss (Ohio State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule

Source:

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
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.

See also

• 2015–16 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

References

• Ohio Bobcats men's basketball schedule