2017–18 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2017–18 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth-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.[1][2] They finished the season 14–17, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Miami (OH).

2017–18 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record14–17 (7–11 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
2017–18 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Buffalo †15–3 .83327–9  .750
Kent State9–9 .50017–17  .500
Miami (OH)8–10 .44416–18  .471
Bowling Green7–11 .38916–16  .500
Ohio7–11 .38914–17  .452
Akron6–12 .33314–18  .438
West
Toledo13–5 .72223–11  .676
Eastern Michigan11–7 .61122–13  .629
Ball State10–8 .55619–13  .594
Western Michigan9–9 .50017–15  .531
Central Michigan7–11 .38921–15  .583
Northern Illinois6–12 .33313–19  .406
† 2018 MAC tournament winner

Roster
2017–18 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearPrevious schoolHometown
G 0 Zach Butler 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 FrDorman High School Spartanburg, SC
F 1 Jason Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)227 lb (103 kg) SoJohnstown-Monroe Johnstown, OH
G 3 James Gollon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 RS SoPacelli Stevens Point, WI
G 4 Teyvion Kirk 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)185 lb (84 kg) FrJoliet West HS Joliet, IL
F 5 Ben Vander Plas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)232 lb (105 kg) FrRipon Ripon, WI
G 10 Antonio Bisutti 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
—
 SrDublin Scioto Dublin, OH
G 11 C.J. Rhodes 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
—
 FrMt. Healthy Cincinnati, OH
F 15 Jaylin McDonald (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
—
 JrSt. Ignatius Streetsboro, OH
F 21 Sam Frayer (W) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 SrMadeira Cincinnati, OH
G/F 22 Gavin Block 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)209 lb (95 kg) JrLincoln Community High School Lincoln, IL
F 23 Kevin Mickle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
—
 GSSt. Benedict's Prep Brooklyn, NY
G 24 Mike Laster 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
—
 SrCass Technical Detroit, MI
F 25 Ellis Dozier 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
—
 RS So Sandy Spring, MD
G 35 Jordan Dartis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
—
 JrNorthland High School Newark, OH
F 44 A.J. Gareri 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
—
 SoEllet Akron, OH
F 45 Doug Taylor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)258 lb (117 kg) SoNorthland High School Columbus, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Preseason

The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 26, 2017. Ohio was picked to finish fourth in the MAC East. Jordan Dartis and Jason Carter were both on the Preseason All-MAC East team.[3]

Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division
  1. Buffalo 166 (24)
  2. Kent State 139 (2)
  3. Ohio 127 (3)
  4. Akron 84 (1)
  5. Bowling Green 82
  6. Miami 32

West Division
  1. Western Michigan 169 (22)
  2. Ball State 156 (8)
  3. Toledo 107
  4. Eastern Michigan 103
  5. Northern Illinois 57
  6. Central Michigan 38

Tournament champs

Western Michigan (10), Buffalo (9), Ball State (5), Kent State (2), Toledo (2), Bowling Green (1), Miami (1)

Preseason All-MAC
Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
Preseason All-MAC East Jordan Dartis G Sr.
Preseason All-MAC East Jason Carter F So.

Source[3]

Previous season
Main article: 2016–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The Bobcats finished the 2016–17 season 20–10, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. As the No. 2 seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Toledo before losing to eventual tournament champion Kent State in the semifinals.

Schedule and results
Date
time, TV		 Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 04, 2017
3:30 pm		 Capital W 80–57 
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 11, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Alabama A&M W 61–53  1–0
 Convocation Center (4,037)
Athens, OH
November 16, 2017*
5:00 pm, ESPN2		 vs. Clemson
Charleston Classic quarterfinals		 L 76–81  1–1
 TD Arena (3,175)
Charleston, SC
November 17, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPNews		 vs. Dayton
Charleston Classic consolation round		 L 65–79  1–2
 TD Arena (3,087)
Charleston, SC
November 19, 2017*
1:00 pm, ESPN3		 vs. Indiana State
Charleston Classic 7th place game		 W 96–94 4OT 2–2
 TD Arena (2,340)
Charleston, SC
November 24, 2017*
7:00 pm		 Mount St. Mary's W 96–77  3–2
 Convocation Center (4,099)
Athens, OH
November 28, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Iona L 88–93  3–3
 Convocation Center (4,383)
Athens, OH
December 1, 2017*
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Coppin State W 80–37  4–3
 Convocation Center (4,137)
Athens, OH
December 7, 2017*
7:00 pm, BTN		 at Maryland L 62–87  4–4
 Xfinity Center (12,914)
College Park, MD
December 10, 2017*
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 Western Kentucky W 89–84  5–4
 Convocation Center (4,501)
Athens, OH
December 16, 2017*
8:00 pm		 at Marshall L 96–99 OT 5–5
 Cam Henderson Center (5,117)
Huntington, WV
December 20, 2017*
7:00 pm		 Prairie View A&M W 84–65  6–5
 Convocation Center (5,193)
Athens, OH
December 29, 2017*
7:00 pm		 Northwest Ohio W 65–58  7–5
 Convocation Center (5,251)
Athens, OH
MAC regular season
January 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Central Michigan L 50–75  7–6
(0–1)		 McGuirk Arena (1,655)
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 6, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 Northern Illinois W 78–68  8–6
(1–1)		 Convocation Center (7,066)
Athens, OH
January 9, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Ball State L 68–75  8–7
(1–2)		 Convocation Center (4,892)
Athens, OH
January 12, 2018
7:00 pm, CBSSN		 at Kent State L 69–70  8–8
(1–3)		 MAC Center (2,114)
Kent, OH
January 16, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Toledo L 57–91  8–9
(1–4)		 Convocation Center (6,040)
Athens, OH
January 20, 2018
2:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Eastern Michigan W 72–66  9–9
(2–4)		 Ypsilanti, MI (1,513)
Convocation Center
January 23, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Akron L 68–71  9–10
(2–5)		 James A. Rhodes Arena (2,653)
Akron, OH
January 26, 2018
6:30 pm, CBSSN		 Buffalo L 66–73  9–11
(2–6)		 Convocation Center (6,470)
Athens, OH
January 30, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Bowling Green L 50–66  9–12
(2–7)		 Stroh Center (1,540)
Bowling Green, OH
February 3, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 Central Michigan L 98–101 2OT 9–13
(2–8)		 Convocation Center (8,027)
Athens, OH
February 6, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 Akron W 99–75  10–13
(3–8)		 Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
February 10, 2018
4:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Western Michigan L 60–69  10–14
(3–9)		 University Arena (2,707)
Kalamazoo, MI
February 13, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Toledo L 74–82  10–15
(3–10)		 Savage Arena (4,502)
Toledo, OH
February 17, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 Miami (OH) W 92–87 OT 11–15
(4–10)		 Convocation Center (6,872)
Athens, OH
February 20, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Kent State W 88–76  12–15
(5–10)		 Convocation Center (6,339)
Athens, OH
February 24, 2018
3:30 pm, ESPN3		 at Buffalo L 82–108  12–16
(5–11)		 Alumni Arena (6,198)
Amherst, NY
February 27, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 Bowling Green W 75–59  13–16
(6–11)		 Convocation Center (6,108)
Athens, OH
March 2, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 at Miami (OH) W 75–66  14–16
(7–11)		 Millett Hall (2,900)
Oxford, OH
MAC Tournament
March 5, 2018
7:00 pm, ESPN3		 (10) at (7) Miami (OH) L 55–68  14–17
 Millett Hall (1,752)
Oxford, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Statistics

Team Statistics
Final 2017–18 Statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring23342353
Scoring Average75.2975.90
Field goals – Att839–1893839–1943
3-pt. Field goals – Att244–661249–772
Free throws – Att412–579426–567
Rebounds11271200
Assists443389
Turnovers412415
Steals207189
Blocked Shots103109

Source[4]

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
Teyvion Kirk 31 31 993 32 473 15.3 160 365 0.438 16 40 0.4 137 190 0.721 34 154 188 6.1 95 78 105 42 5
Mike Laster 30 30 992 33.1 435 14.5 164 344 0.477 54 138 0.391 53 75 0.707 14 73 87 2.9 58 58 45 17 5
Jordan Dartis 29 29 886 30.6 381 13.1 124 288 0.431 78 184 0.424 55 65 0.846 12 91 103 3.6 62 58 40 34 4
Gavin Block 31 25 943 30.4 264 8.5 89 243 0.366 49 150 0.327 37 62 0.597 18 111 129 4.2 106 74 50 23 10
Kevin Mickle 28 2 584 20.9 238 8.5 98 203 0.483 5 18 0.278 37 56 0.661 32 71 103 3.7 25 49 36 23 12
Doug Taylor 31 31 745 24 214 6.9 94 166 0.566 1 3 0.333 25 47 0.532 73 149 222 7.2 21 88 43 17 61
James Gollon 31 7 669 21.6 211 6.8 67 147 0.456 35 91 0.385 42 48 0.875 16 94 110 3.5 40 51 37 31 5
Zach Butler 30 0 399 13.3 76 2.5 30 84 0.357 4 20 0.2 12 17 0.706 0 45 45 1.5 29 31 34 14 1
Jason Carter 3 0 42 14 20 6.7 5 17 0.294 0 3 0 10 12 0.833 2 8 10 3.3 5 3 3 5 0
A.J. Gareri 10 0 61 6.1 9 0.9 2 9 0.222 1 5 0.2 4 6 0.667 0 7 7 0.7 1 4 4 0 0
Sam Frayer 6 0 14 2.3 7 1.2 3 9 0.333 1 5 0.2 0 0 0 1 5 6 1 0 0 0 0 0
Ellis Dozier 11 0 39 3.5 6 0.5 3 12 0.25 0 2 0 0 1 0 2 2 4 0.4 0 6 1 0 0
Antonio Bisutti 6 0 13 2.2 0 0 0 5 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Jaylin McDonald 7 0 15 2.1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 3 4 0.6 0 0 0 1 0
Total 31 - 6400 - 2334 75.3 839 1893 0.443 244 661 0.369 412 579 0.712 259 868 1127 36.4 443 500 412 207 103
Opponents 31 - 6400 - 2353 75.9 839 1943 0.432 249 772 0.323 426 567 0.751 305 895 1200 38.7 389 551 415 189 109
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[4]

Awards and honors

All-MAC Awards
Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
All-MAC Honorable Mention Jordan Dartis G Jr.
All-MAC Freshman Team Teyvion Kirk G Fr.

Source[5][6]

See also

References
  1. "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. "Saul Phillips". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  3. "2017-18 MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL & ALL-MAC TEAMS RELEASED". getsomemaction.com. Retrieved May 22, 2022.
  4. "2017-18 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
  5. "TOLEDO'S FLETCHER, BUFFALO'S OATS RECEIVE TOP MAC HONORS".
  6. "MIAMI'S SIBANDE, BUFFALO'S PERKINS & EMU'S BOND EARN MAC HONORS".
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