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
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2009–10 record	22–15 (7–9 MAC)
Head coach	John Groce
Assistant coaches	Chris Holtmann Ramon Williams Dustin Ford
Home arena	Convocation Center

2009–10 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Kent State	13	–	3		.813			24	–	10		.706
Akron	12	–	4		.750			24	–	11		.686
Miami	9	–	7		.563			14	–	18		.438
Buffalo	9	–	7		.563			18	–	12		.600
Ohio†	7	–	9		.438			22	–	15		.595
Bowling Green	6	–	10		.375			14	–	16		.467
West
Central Michigan	9	–	7		.563			15	–	15		.500
Eastern Michigan	8	–	8		.500			17	–	15		.531
Western Michigan	8	–	8		.500			18	–	15		.545
Ball State	8	–	8		.500			15	–	15		.500
Northern Illinois	6	–	10		.375			10	–	20		.333
Toledo	1	–	15		.063			4	–	28		.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 7–9. 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 97–83. 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 83–67 to finish the season 22–15.

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
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown 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 Injured Current redshirt 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.		at 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		vs. Kent State Quarterfinals	W 81–64 Stats	19–14	Quicken Loans Arena (4,125) Cleveland, Ohio
March 12 9:30 p.m., FS Ohio		vs. Miami (Ohio) Semifinals	W 54–42 Stats	20–14	Quicken Loans Arena (5,089) Cleveland, Ohio
March 13 6:00 p.m., ESPN2		vs. 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		vs. 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		vs. 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