2019–20 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2019–20 Ohio University Bobcats men's basketball team represents Ohio University for the 2019–20 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats are lead by first-year head coach Jeff Boals, who was a 1995 graduate of Ohio University.[1] The team will play their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.

2019–20 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L PCT  W L PCT
East
Akron14–4 .778  24–7  .774
Bowling Green12–6 .667  21–10  .677
Buffalo11–7 .611  20–12  .625
Kent State9–9 .500  20–12  .625
Ohio8–10 .444  17–15  .531
Miami (OH)5–13 .278  13–19  .406
West
Ball State11–7 .611  18–13  .581
Northern Illinois11–7 .611  18–13  .581
Toledo8–10 .444  17–15  .531
Central Michigan7–11 .389  14–18  .438
Western Michigan6–12 .333  13–19  .406
Eastern Michigan6–12 .333  16–16  .500
As of August 14, 2020; Rankings from AP Poll
NOTE: The 2020 MAC Tournament was canceled prior to the quarterfinals due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
2019–20 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2019–20 record17–15 (8–10 MAC)
Head coachJeff Boals (1st season)
Assistant coaches
  • Lamar Thornton
  • Steve Snell
  • Kyle Barlow
Home arenaConvocation Center

Previous season

The Bobcats, led by fifth-year head coach Saul Phillips, played their 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 14–17 overall, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. As the No. 10 seed in the MAC Tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Northern Illinois.[2]

On March 13, 2019, head coach Saul Phillips was fired. He finished his five-year tenure at Ohio with an 81–77 overall record.[3] Five days later, the school named Ohio alum Jeff Boals, head coach at Stony Brook, as their new head coach.[4]

Offseason

Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Jason Carter 1 F 6'8" 220 Junior Johnstown, OH Transferred to Xavier[5]
James Gollon 3 G 6'5" 200 Senior Stevens Point, WI Medical[6]
Teyvion Kirk 4 G 6'4" 185 Junior Joliet, IL Transferred to Colorado State[7]
Torey James 11 G 6'5" 190 Soph. Hickory, NC Transferred to Cape Fear CC[8]
Chris McGraw 14 G 5'11" 175 Soph. Columbus, OH Transferred
Jarrell Reeves 21 F 6'5" 200 Junior Murfreesboro, TN Left Team
Gavin Block 22 G/F 6'7" 212 Senior Lincoln, IL Graduated
Antonio Cowart 23 G 6'2" 175 Senior McComb, MS Transferred to Mississippi College[9]
Doug Taylor 45 F 6'9" 248 Senior Columbus, OH Graduated

Roster
2019–20 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Jason Preston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)187 lb (85 kg) SoBelieve Sports Academy Orlando, FL
G 1 Michael Brown, Jr. 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)156 lb (71 kg) FrNorthstar Christian Rochester, NY
F 2 Nate Springs 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)205 lb (93 kg) RS FrUnited Faith Christian Charlotte, NC
F 3 Ben Roderick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)205 lb (93 kg) FrOlentangy Liberty Powell, OH
F 5 Ben Vander Plas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)232 lb (105 kg) RS SoRipon Ripon, WI
G 10 Connor Murrell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)215 lb (98 kg) RS JrSioux City East Sioux City, IA
F 11 Sylvester Ogbonda 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)237 lb (108 kg) SrNational Christian Port Harcourt, Nigeria
G 12 John Tenerowicz 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)185 lb (84 kg) SoSt. Ignatius Cleveland, OH
G 15 Lunden McDay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrSt. Vincent–St. Mary Akron, OH
C 22 Nolan Foster 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)222 lb (101 kg) FrMattawan Mattawan, MI
G 23 Miles Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)180 lb (82 kg) FrNorthstar Christian Rochester, NY
F 24 Mason McMurray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)220 lb (100 kg) RS FrStow-Munroe Falls Stow, OH
G 35 Jordan Dartis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)185 lb (84 kg) RS SrNewark Newark, OH
F 44 Mavin Price 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)228 lb (103 kg) FrPatterson Baltimore, MD
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
  • Lamar Thornton
  • Steve Snell
  • Kyle Barlow (Concordia)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 2, 2019
1:00 pm		 Capital W 73–49 
Convocation Center (6,104)
Athens, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 5, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPN+		 at St. Bonaventure W 65–53  1–0
 Reilly Center (4,305)
St. Bonaventure, NY
November 9, 2019*
1:00 pm		 Heidelberg W 80–50  2–0
 Convocation Center (4,043)
Athens, OH
November 13, 2019*
7:00 pm		 at Iona W 81–72  3–0
 Hynes Athletic Center (2,013)
New Rochelle, NY
November 16, 2019*
12:00 pm, FS2		 at No. 10 Villanova
Myrtle Beach Invitational campus game		 L 54–78  3–1
 Wells Fargo Center (13,678)
Philadelphia, PA
November 21, 2019*
4:30 pm, ESPN2		 vs. No. 24 Baylor
Myrtle Beach Invitational quarterfinal		 L 53–76  3–2
 HTC Center (2,269)
Conway, SC
November 22, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPNews		 vs. Utah
Myrtle Beach Invitational consolation 2nd round		 L 66–80  3–3
 HTC Center (1,921)
Conway, SC
November 24, 2019*
7:30 pm, ESPNews		 vs. Middle Tennessee
Myrtle Beach Invitational 7th place game		 W 75–63  4–3
 HTC Center (1,977)
Conway, SC
November 30, 2019*
1:00 pm		 Detroit Mercy W 91–81  5–3
 Convocation Center (3,030)
Athens, OH
December 4, 2019*
7:00 pm		 Rio Grande W 90–51  6–3
 Convocation Center (3,333)
Athens, OH
December 8, 2019*
2:00 pm		 Tennessee Tech W 81–54  7–3
 Convocation Center (3,402)
Athens, OH
December 17, 2019*
9:00 pm, ESPN2		 Purdue L 51–69  7–4
 Convocation Center (5,663)
Athens, OH
December 21, 2019*
1:00 pm		 Morehead State W 82–76  8–4
 Convocation Center (3,021)
Athens, OH
December 29, 2019*
2:00 pm		 Campbell L 55–63  8–5
 Convocation Center (3,305)
Athens, OH
MAC regular season
January 4, 2020
4:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Western Michigan L 65–77  8–6
(0–1)		 University Arena (2,683)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 7, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Eastern Michigan W 74–68  9–6
(1–1)		 Convocation Center (3,109)
Athens, OH
January 11, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN+		 Bowling Green L 74–83  9–7
(1–2)		 Convocation Center (4,811)
Athens, OH
January 14, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Buffalo L 73–76  9–8
(1–3)		 Alumni Arena (2,404)
Amherst, NY
January 18, 2020
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Eastern Michigan W 60–58  10–8
(2–3)		 EMU Convocation Center (1,322)
Ypsilanti, MI
January 21, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Toledo L 74–83  10–9
(2–4)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 25, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 Akron L 86–88  10–10
(2–5)		 Convocation Center (5,012)
Athens, OH
January 28, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 at Northern Illinois L 59–61  10–11
(2–6)		 NIU Convocation Center (783)
DeKalb, IL
February 1, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Ball State L 54–65  10–12
(2–7)		 Worthen Arena (5,238)
Muncie, IN
February 8, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 Miami (OH) W 77–46  11–12
(3–7)		 Convocation Center (6,534)
Athens, OH
February 11, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Western Michigan W 73–61  12–12
(4–7)		 Convocation Center (4,372)
Athens, OH
February 15, 2020
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Kent State L 72–87  12–13
(4–8)		 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (5,218)
Kent, OH
February 18, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Central Michigan W 77–69  13–13
(5–8)		 Convocation Center (4,547)
Athens, OH
February 22, 2020
4:30 pm, ESPN+		 at Bowling Green L 61–62  13–14
(5–9)		 Stroh Center (3,795)
Bowling Green, OH
February 25, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 Buffalo W 80–69  14–14
(6–9)		 Convocation Center (4,837)
Athens, OH
February 28, 2020
3:30 pm, ESPN+		 Kent State W 76-69  15–14
(7–9)		 Convocation Center (5,490)
Athens, OH
March 3, 2020
7:30 pm, CBSSN		 at Akron L 67–74  15–15
(7–10)		 James A. Rhodes Arena (3,825)
Akron, OH
March 6, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Miami (OH) W 67–65  16–15
(8–10)		 Millett Hall (2,289)
Oxford, OH
MAC Tournament
March 9, 2020
7:00 pm, ESPN+		 (8) (9) Central Michigan
First round		 W 85–65  17–15
 Convocation Center (3,312)
Athens, OH
March 12, 2020
12:00 pm, ESPN+		 (8) vs. (1) Akron
Quarterfinals		 MAC Tournament cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

All games from ohiobobcats.com.[10]

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See also
  • 2019–20 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

References
  1. "Men's Basketball". Ohio University. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  2. "2018-19 Ohio Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  3. Harrison, Alexander. "OU cans its highest-paid employee". The Athens NEWS. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  4. Popovich, Mike. "Jeff Boals lands 'dream job' at Ohio University". The Repository. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  5. Baum, Adam. "Xavier University basketball picks up Ohio University transfer Jason Carter". Cincinnati.com. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  6. Journalist, Jason Arkley Messenger Staff. "Despite all the pain, these Bobcats found each other". The Athens Messenger. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  7. "Highly-ranked guard says he'll transfer from Ohio to Colorado State basketball team". Coloradoan. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  8. "Torey James - Cape Fear CC". goseadevils.com. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  9. "Antonio Cowart Jr. - 2019-20 - Men's Basketball". Mississippi College Athletics. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
  10. "2019-20 Ohio Men's Basketball Schedule". Ohio University. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
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