2008–09 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2008–09 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2008–09. The team was coached by John Groce in his first season and played their home games at the Convocation Center.[1][2][3] They finished the season 15–17 and 7–9 in MAC play to finish last in the MAC East.

2008–09 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record15–17 (7–9 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Bowling Green11–5 .68819–14  .576
Buffalo11–5 .68821–12  .636
Miami10–6 .62517–13  .567
Akron †10–6 .62523–13  .639
Kent State10–6 .62519–15  .559
Ohio7–9 .43815–17  .469
West
Ball State7–9 .43814–17  .452
Central Michigan7–9 .43812–19  .387
Western Michigan7–9 .43810–21  .323
Eastern Michigan6–10 .3758–24  .250
Northern Illinois5–11 .31310–20  .333
Toledo5–11 .3137–25  .219
† Conference tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

Roster
2008–09 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F 11 Adetunji Adedipe 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)215 lb (98 kg) So Orange Village, Ohio
G 3 Michael Allen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)180 lb (82 kg) Sr Detroit, Michigan
G 0 Armon Bassett 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)176 lb (80 kg) Jr Terre Haute, Indiana
G 2 Steven Coleman 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)200 lb (91 kg) Fr Melbourne, Florida
G 24 Tommy Freeman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)180 lb (82 kg) So Muncie, Indiana
C 32 Zach Nagtzaam 6 ft 11.5 in (2.12 m)255 lb (116 kg) RS Fr Ayr, Ontario
F 25 Justin Orr 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)205 lb (93 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 44 Asown Sayles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)210 lb (95 kg) Jr McKeesport, Pennsylvania
F 33 Jerome Tillman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)235 lb (107 kg) Sr Beavercreek, Ohio
C 12 Kenneth van Kempen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)265 lb (120 kg) Jr Weert, Netherlands
F 1 DeVaughn Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)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

Preseason

The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 30, 2008. Ohio was picked fifth in the MAC East[4]

Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division
  1. Kent State (16) 124
  2. Miami (6) 109
  3. Bowling Green 70
  4. Akron 67
  5. Ohio
  6. Buffalo 35

West Division
  1. Western Michigan (15) 122
  2. Eastern Michigan (7) 105
  3. Central Michigan 79
  4. Toledo 71
  5. Ball State 55
  6. Northern Illinois 39

Tournament champs

Kent State (11), Miami (7), Bowling Green (2), Eastern Michigan (2)

Preseason All-MAC
Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
Preseason All-MAC East Jerome Tillman F Sr.

Source[5]

Schedule
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/1/08*
2:00 pm		 Wooster
Exhibition		 W 79–65   
 Convocation Center (2,249)
Athens, OH
11/9/08*
2:00 pm		 Mercyhurst
Exhibition		 W 79–52   
 Convocation Center (2,413)
Athens, OH
Regular Season
11/16/08*
2:00 pm		 William & Mary W 74–55  1–0
 Convocation Center (3,846)
Athens, OH
11/22/08*
7:00 pm		 at Austin Peay W 79–69  2–0
 Dave Aaron Arena (3,317)
Clarksville, TN
11/29/08*
4:00 pm		 at George Mason L 65–74  2–1
 Patriot Center (5,159)
Fairfax, VA
12/3/08*
7:00 pm		 Tulsa W 75–63  3–1
 Convocation Center (4,833)
Athens, OH
12/6/08*
4:30 pm		 vs. Lamar
Marques Maybin Classic		 L 67–76  3–2
 Freedom Hall (18,924)
Louisville, KY
12/7/08*
4:00 pm, ESPN Full Court		 at No. 11 Louisville
Marques Maybin Classic		 L 56–91  3–3
 Freedom Hall (19,083)
Louisville, KY
12/8/08*
4:30 pm		 vs. Indiana State
Marques Maybin Classic		 W 62–50  4–3
 Freedom Hall (19,058)
Louisville, KY
12/10/08*
7:30 pm, FSNO		 at No. 10 Xavier L 56–78  4–4
 Cintas Center (10,043)
Cincinnati, OH
12/13/08*
2:00 pm		 at Delaware L 66–75  4–5
 Bob Carpenter Center (2,652)
Newark, DE
12/17/08*
7:00 pm		 at Marshall L 68–73  4–6
 Cam Henderson Center (5,019)
Huntington, WV
12/22/08*
7:00 pm		 Holy Cross W 58–53  5–6
 Convocation Center (3,024)
Athens, OH
12/30/08*
7:00 pm		 St. Francis (NY) W 70–53  6–6
 Convocation Center (2,928)
Athens, OH
1/3/09*
2:00 pm		 Bucknell W 85–67  7–6
 Convocation Center (3,318)
Athens, OH
1/11/09
2:00 pm		 Kent State W 71–65  8–6
(1–0)		 Convocation Center (7,118)
Athens, OH
1/14/09
7:00 pm		 at Miami (OH) W 66–62  9–6
(2–0)		 Millett Hall (2,385)
Oxford, OH
1/17/09
4:00 pm		 at Buffalo L 66–70  9–7
(2–1)		 Alumni Arena (2,741)
Buffalo, NY
1/20/09
7:00 pm		 Akron W 70–65 OT 10–7
(3–1)		 Convocation Center (4,208)
Athens, OH
1/24/09
2:30 pm		 Bowling Green L 51–52  10–8
(3–2)		 Convocation Center (10,988)
Athens, OH
1/29/09
7:00 pm		 at Central Michigan L 69–76  10–9
(3–3)		 Rose Arena (417)
Mt. Pleasant, MI
1/31/09
2:00 pm		 at Ball State L 44–51  10–10
(3–4)		 Worthen Arena (3,524)
Muncie, IN
2/5/09
7:00 pm		 Northern Illinois W 89–59  11–10
(4–4)		 Convocation Center (3,016)
Athens, OH
2/7/09
5:00 pm		 Eastern Michigan W 57–45  12–10
(5–4)		 Convocation Center (5,735)
Athens, OH
2/11/09
7:00 pm		 at Western Michigan L 62–76  12–11
(5–5)		 University Arena (2,758)
Kalamazoo, MI
2/14/09
7:00 pm		 Toledo W 91–58  13–11
(6–5)		 Convocation Center (4,298)
Athens, OH
2/17/09
7:30 pm, FSNO		 at Kent State L 51–64  13–12
(6–6)		 MAC Center (2,987)
Kent, OH
2/21/09*
7:00 pm		 at Eastern Kentucky L 51–73  13–13
(6–6)		 McBrayer Arena (2,700)
Richmond, KY
2/26/09
7:00 pm		 Miami (OH) W 75–56  14–13
(7–6)		 Convocation Center (7,231)
Athens, OH
3/1/09
12:00 pm, ESPNU		 Buffalo L 66–68  14–14
(7–7)		 Convocation Center (4,669)
Athens, OH
3/5/09
7:00 pm		 at Akron L 51–60  14–15
(7–8)		 Rhodes Arena (3,370)
Akron, OH
3/8/09
2:00 pm, BCSN		 at Bowling Green L 41–75  14–16
(7–9)		 Anderson Arena (2,296)
Bowling Green, OH
MAC Tournament
3/10/09
4:00 pm		 vs. Western Michigan
First Round		 W 62–55  15–16
 Quicken Loans Arena (5,637)
Cleveland, OH
3/12/09
7:00 pm		 vs. Bowling Green
Quarterfinals		 L 61–74  15–17
 Quicken Loans Arena (6,407)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

Statistics

Team Statistics
Final 2008–09 Statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring20752080
Scoring Average64.8465.00
Field goals – Att709–1634714–1620
3-pt. Field goals – Att208–573212–628
Free throws – Att449–639–
Rebounds9901060
Assists436
Turnovers459483
Steals222
Blocked Shots59

Source[6]

Player statistics
Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A PF TO Stl Blk
Jerome Tillman 32 32 1047 32.7 566 17.7 183 361 0.507 27 82 0.329 173 235 0.736 84 174 258 8.1 38 93 74 35 16
Justin Orr 32 23 900 28.1 327 10.2 121 304 0.398 55 150 0.367 30 40 0.75 31 85 116 3.6 49 63 49 26 10
Steven Coleman 32 17 858 26.8 313 9.8 112 238 0.471 37 107 0.346 52 79 0.658 30 73 103 3.2 80 79 84 53 6
Tommy Freeman 32 24 845 26.4 238 7.4 69 168 0.411 54 127 0.425 46 57 0.807 14 48 62 1.9 41 79 33 12 3
Michael Allen 32 32 961 30 221 6.9 69 193 0.358 25 69 0.362 58 82 0.707 10 57 67 2.1 138 82 61 46 1
DeVaughn Washington 32 15 722 22.6 215 6.7 83 178 0.466 0 0 0 49 75 0.653 43 99 142 4.4 19 103 67 26 13
Kenneth van Kempen 32 14 495 15.5 103 3.2 43 105 0.41 0 1 0 17 25 0.68 19 58 77 2.4 19 82 47 8 9
Frankie Dobbs 32 0 434 13.6 60 1.9 16 54 0.296 6 22 0.273 22 34 0.647 5 33 38 1.2 49 31 30 13 1
Stacey Waters 14 0 43 3.1 18 1.3 6 21 0.286 4 14 0.286 2 3 0.667 0 0 4 0.3 1 3 4 0 0
Adetunji Adedipe 24 3 101 4.2 12 0.5 6 10 0.6 0 0 0 0 9 0 11 16 27 1.1 2 28 5 1 0
Zach Nagtzaam 10 0 19 1.9 2 0.2 1 2 0.5 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0.2 0 2 2 2 0
Total 32 - 6425 - 2075 64.8 709 1634 0.434 208 573 0.363 449 639 0.703 297 693 990 30.9 436 645 459 222 59
Opponents 32 - 6425 - 2080 65.0 714 1620 0.441 212 628 0.338 - 1060 33.1 483
Legend
  GP  Games played   GS  Games started  Avg  Average per game
  FG  Field-goals made  FGA  Field-goal attempts  Off  Offensive rebounds
 Def  Defensive rebounds   A  Assists   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

Source[6]

Awards and honors

All-MAC Awards
Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
All-MAC First team Jerome Tillman F Sr.
All-MAC Honorable Mention Mike Allen G Sr.

Source[7]

References
  1. "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. "Groce hired as men's basketball coach at Ohio U - USATODAY.com". usatoday30.usatoday.com. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  3. "John Groce". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  4. "KENT STATE, WESTERN MICHIGAN NAMED PRESEASON FAVORITES".
  5. "MAC ANNOUNCES 2008–09 PRESEASON ALL-MAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM".
  6. "2008-09 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
  7. "MAC ANNOUNCES COACH OF THE YEAR, ALL-MAC AND ALL-FRESHMAN TEAMS".
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