2008–09 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2008–09 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference Mid-American Conference
East Division
2008–09 record 15–17 (7–9 MAC)
Head coach John Groce
Assistant coach Jamall Walker
Assistant coach Chris Holtmann
Assistant coach Dustin Ford
Home arena Convocation Center
2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Bowling Green 11 – 5   .688     19 – 14   .576
Buffalo 11 – 5   .688     21 – 12   .636
Miami 10 – 6   .625     17 – 13   .567
Akron † 10 – 6   .625     23 – 13   .639
Kent State 10 – 6   .625     19 – 15   .559
Ohio 7 – 9   .438     15 – 17   .469
West
Ball State 7 – 9   .438     14 – 17   .452
Central Michigan 7 – 9   .438     12 – 19   .387
Western Michigan 7 – 9   .438     10 – 21   .323
Eastern Michigan 6 – 10   .375     8 – 24   .250
Northern Illinois 5 – 11   .313     10 – 20   .333
Toledo 5 – 11   .313     7 – 25   .219
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008-09 Ohio Bobcats basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2008–09. The team was coached by John Groce and played their home games at the Convocation Center.

Roster

2008–09 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
F 11 Adedipe, AdetunjiAdetunji Adedipe style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) So Orange Village, Ohio
G 3 Allen, MichaelMichael Allen style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan
G 0 Bassett, ArmonArmon Bassett style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 176 lb (80 kg) Jr Terre Haute, Indiana
G 2 Coleman, StevenSteven Coleman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Melbourne, Florida
G 24 Freeman, TommyTommy Freeman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 180 lb (82 kg) So Muncie, Indiana
C 32 Nagtzaam, ZachZach Nagtzaam style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 11.5 in (2.12 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 255 lb (116 kg) RS Fr Ayr, Ontario
F 25 Orr, JustinJustin Orr style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 205 lb (93 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 44 Sayles, AsownAsown Sayles style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 210 lb (95 kg) Jr McKeesport, Pennsylvania
F 33 Tillman, JeromeJerome Tillman style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 235 lb (107 kg) Sr Beavercreek, Ohio
C 12 van Kempen, KennethKenneth van Kempen style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 265 lb (120 kg) Jr Weert, Netherlands
F 1 Washington, DeVaughnDeVaughn Washington style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; font-size:90%; | 215 lb (98 kg) So Virginia Beach, Virginia
Head coach

John Groce

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Holtmann
Jamall Walker
Dustin Ford

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

Coaching staff

Name Position College Graduating year
John Groce Head Coach Taylor University 1994
Chris Holtmann Assistant Coach Taylor University 1994
Jamall Walker Assistant Coach Saint Louis University 2000
Dustin Ford Assistant Coach Ohio University 2001
Chris Cobbina Graduate Manager Ohio Valley University 2006
Daniel Leeworthy Graduate Manager BYU Hawaii 2006
Aaron Fuss Administrative Assistant Ohio State University 2005

Schedule

Date Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
Exhibition
11/1/08* Wooster
(Exhibition)		 W 79-65    Convocation Center (2,249)
11/9/08* Mercyhurst University
(Exhibition)		 W 79-52    Convocation Center (2,413)
Regular Season
11/16/08* William & Mary W 74-55  1–0 Convocation Center (3,846)
11/22/08* at Austin Peay W 79-69  2-0 Dave Aaron Arena (3,317)
11/29/08* at George Mason L 65-74  2–1 Patriot Center (5,159)
12/3/08* Tulsa W 75-63  3–1 Convocation Center (4,833)
12/6/08* vs. Lamar
(Marques Maybin Classic)		 L 67-76  3–2 Freedom Hall (18,924)
12/7/08* at #11 Louisville
(Marques Maybin Classic)		 L 56-91  3-3 Freedom Hall (19,083)
12/8/08* vs. Indiana State
(Marques Maybin Classic)		 W 62-50  4–3 Freedom Hall (19,058)
12/10/08* at Xavier L 56-78  4-4 Cintas Center (10,043)
12/13/08* at Delaware L 66-75  4-5 Bob Carpenter Center (2,652)
12/17/08* at Marshall L 68-73  4-6 Cam Henderson Center (5,019)
12/22/08* Holy Cross W 58-53  5-6 Convocation Center (3,024)
12/30/08* St. Francis (NY) W 70-53  6–6 Convocation Center (2,928)
1/3/09* Bucknell W 85-67  7–6 Convocation Center (3,318)
1/11/09 Kent State W 71-65  8-6 (1-0) Convocation Center (7,118)
1/14/09 at Miami (OH) W 66-62  9-6 (2-0) Millett Hall (2,385)
1/17/09 at Buffalo L 66-70  9-7 (2-1) Anderson Arena (2,741)
1/20/09 Akron W 70-65 OT 10-7 (3-1) Convocation Center (4,208)
1/24/09 Bowling Green L 51-52  10-8 (3-2) Convocation Center (10,988)
1/29/09 at Central Michigan L 69-76  10-9 (3-3) Rose Arena (417)
1/31/09 at Ball State L 44-51  10-10 (3-4) Worthen Arena (3,524)
2/5/09 Northern Illinois W 89-59  11-10 (4-4) Convocation Center (3,016)
2/7/09 Eastern Michigan W 57-45  12-10 (5-4) Convocation Center (5,735)
2/11/09 at Western Michigan L 62-76  12-11 (5-5) University Arena (2,758)
2/14/09 Toledo W 91-58  13-11 (6-5) Convocation Center (4,298)
2/17/09 at Kent State L 51-64  13-12 (6-6) Memorial Athletics Center (2,987)
2/21/09* at Eastern Kentucky L 51-73  13–13 (6–6) McBrayer Arena (2,700)
2/26/09 Miami (OH) W 75-56  14–13 (7-6) Convocation Center (7,231)
3/1/09 Buffalo L 66-68  14-14 (7–7) Convocation Center (4,669)
3/5/09 at Akron L 51-60  14-15 (7-8) Rhodes Arena (3,370)
3/8/09 at Bowling Green L 41-75  14-16 (7-9) Anderson Arena (2,296)
MAC Tournament
3/10/09 vs. Western Michigan
(First Round)		 W 62-55  15-16 Quicken Loans Arena (5,637)
3/12/09 vs. Bowling Green
(Quarterfinals)		 L 61-74  15-17 Quicken Loans Arena (6,407)
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

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