2011–12 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	East
	West
	† 2012 MAC Tournament winner ; As of March 23, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

2011–12 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
2011–12 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
MAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
2011–12 record	29–8 (11–5 MAC)
Head coach	John Groce (4th season);
Assistant coaches	Dustin Ford; Jamall Walker; Ramon Williams;
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2010–11 2012–13 →

The 2011–12 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth year head coach John Groce, played their home games at the Convocation Center and are members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 29–8, 11–5 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They were champions of the MAC Basketball Tournament and earned an automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament where the 13th seeded Bobcats defeated Michigan in the second round and South Florida in the third round to advance to school's first Sweet Sixteen since 1964. They lost in the Sweet Sixteen to North Carolina in overtime.

Roster[]

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	2	Nick Goff	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Columbus, Ohio
G	3	Walter Offutt	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Jr	Indianapolis, Indiana
G	4	David McKinley	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	156 lb (71 kg)	Jr	Dublin, Ohio
G	5	D. J. Cooper	5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	Jr	Chicago, Illinois
F	13	T. J. Hall	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	Gainesville, Florida
G	15	Nick Kellogg	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Westerville, Ohio
G	20	Ricardo Johnson	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Covington, Kentucky
F	21	Jon Smith	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	So	Columbus, Ohio
G	22	Stevie Taylor	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	Fr	Gahanna, Ohio
F	23	Ivo Baltic	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	Jr	Kansas City, Missouri
F	30	Reggie Keely	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	263 lb (119 kg)	Jr	University Heights, Ohio
F	32	TyQuane Goard	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Fr	Charleston, West Virginia
F/C	45	Kenny Belton	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Sr	Greensboro, North Carolina
C	53	Ethan Jacobs	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	So	Tipton, Indiana

Head coach

John Groce

Assistant coach(es)

Jamall Walker
Ramon Williams
Dustin Ford

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-03-18

Coaching staff[]

Name	Position	College	Graduating year
John Groce	Head Coach	Taylor University	1994
Jamall Walker	Assistant Coach	Saint Louis University	2000
Dustin Ford	Assistant Coach	Ohio University	2001
Ramon Williams	Assistant Coach	Virginia Military Institute	1990

Schedule[]

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2011* 7:00 pm		Mercyhurst	W 82–63		Convocation Center (3,314) Athens, OH
Regular Season
11/13/2011* 2:00 pm		UT Martin Global Sports Invitational	W 74–65	1–0	Convocation Center (3,835) Athens, OH
11/15/2011* 7:00 pm		Lamar Global Sports Invitational	W 85–78 ^OT	2–0	Convocation Center (3,672) Athens, OH
11/20/2011* 2:00 pm		Arkansas State Global Sports Invitational	W 69–54	3–0	Convocation Center (3,455) Athens, OH
11/25/2011* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at No. 7 Louisville Global Sports Invitational	L 54–59	3–1	KFC Yum! Center (21,334) Louisville, KY
11/30/2011* 7:00 pm		at Marshall	W 70–68	4–1	Cam Henderson Center (7,061) Huntington, WV
12/03/2011* 2:00 pm		Morgan State	W 61–53	5–1	Convocation Center (2,768) Athens, OH
12/07/2011* 7:00 pm		at Oakland	W 84–82	6–1	Athletics Center O'rena (2,175) Rochester, MI
12/30/2011* 10:00 pm		at Portland	W 72–54	7–1	Chiles Center (2,002) Portland, OR
12/14/2011* 7:00 pm		Marietta College	W 88–54	8–1	Convocation Center (8,672) Athens, OH
12/17/2011* 7:00 pm, WBDT		at Wright State	W 82–54	9–1	Nutter Center (3,749) Dayton, OH
12/20/2011* 8:00 pm		at Northern Iowa	W 76–59	10–1	McLeod Center (3,486) Cedar Fals, IA
12/23/2011* 7:00 pm		North Carolina A&T	W 82–66	11–1	Convocation Center (4,255) Athens, OH
12/30/2011* 7:00 pm		Kennesaw State	W 71–63	12–1	Convocation Center (5,863) Athens, OH
01/02/2012* 7:00 pm		Robert Morris	L 67–70	12–2	Convocation Center (6,018) Athens, OH
01/07/2012 6:00 pm, STO		at Bowling Green	L 57–67	12–3 (0–1)	Stroh Center (2,649) Bowling Green, OH
01/11/2012 7:00 pm		Buffalo	W 60–52	13–3 (1–1)	Convocation Center (6,284) Athens, OH
01/14/2012 4:00 pm, ESPNU		at Akron	L 63–68	13–4 (1–2)	James A. Rhodes Arena (4,661) Akron, OH
01/18/2012 7:00 pm, STO		Kent State	W 87–65	14–4 (2–2)	Convocation Center (5,924) Athens, OH
01/21/2012 2:00 pm		Miami (OH)	W 69–65	15–4 (3–2)	Convocation Center (13,011) Athens, OH
01/25/2012 7:00 pm, STO		Western Michigan	W 56–51	16–4 (4–2)	Convocation Center (4,638) Athens, OH
01/28/2012 11:00 am, ESPNU		Ball State	W 59–55	17–4 (5–2)	Convocation Center (6,018) Athens, OH
02/01/2012 8:00 pm		at Northern Illinois	W 67–58	18–4 (6–2)	Convocation Center (784) DeKalb, IL
02/04/2012 2:00 pm		Central Michigan	W 68–42	19–4 (7–2)	Convocation Center (7,581) Athens, OH
02/08/2012 7:00 pm		at Toledo	L 73–77	19–5 (7–3)	Savage Arena (4,139) Toledo, OH
02/11/2012 4:30 pm		at Eastern Michigan	L 55–68	19–6 (7–4)	Convocation Center (1,473) Ypsilanti, MI
02/15/2012 7:00 pm		Bowling Green	W 72–59	20–6 (8–4)	Convocation Center (5,028) Athens, OH
02/18/2012* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		UNC Asheville ESPN BracketBusters	W 81–62	21–6	Convocation Center (9,961) Athens, OH
02/22/2012 7:00 pm		at Buffalo	W 88–77	22–6 (9–4)	Alumni Arena (2,925) Amherst, NY
02/26/2012 8:00 pm, ESPNU		Akron	W 85–61	23–6 (10–4)	Convocation Center (8,018) Athens, OH
02/29/2012 7:00 pm		at Kent State	L 61–68	23–7 (10–5)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,965) Kent, OH
03/03/2012 12:00 pm		at Miami (OH)	W 63–54	24–7 (11–5)	Millett Hall (1,683) Oxford, OH
MAC Tournament
03/08/2012 9:30 pm, STO	(3)	vs. (7) Toledo Quarterfinals	W 65–57	25–7	Quicken Loans Arena (3,351) Cleveland, OH
03/09/2012 9:30 pm, STO	(3)	vs. (2) Buffalo Semifinals	W 77–74	26–7	Quicken Loans Arena (8,513) Cleveland, OH
03/10/2012 8:00 pm, ESPN2	(3)	vs. (1) Akron Championship Game	W 64–63	27–7	Quicken Loans Arena (10,301) Cleveland, OH
NCAA Tournament
03/16/2012* 7:20 pm, TNT	(13)	vs. (4) No. 13 Michigan Second Round	W 65–60	28–7	Bridgestone Arena (11,625) Nashville, TN
03/18/2012* 7:10 pm, TBS	(13)	vs. (12) South Florida Third Round	W 62–56	29–7	Bridgestone Arena (11,033) Nashville, TN
03/23/2012* 7:47 pm, TBS	(13)	vs. (1) No. 4 North Carolina Sweet Sixteen	L 65–73 ^OT	29–8	Edward Jones Dome (21,471) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

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Contents

Roster[]

Coaching staff[]

Schedule[]

References[]

2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Akron	13	–	3	.813	22	–	12	.647
Buffalo	12	–	4	.750	20	–	11	.645
Ohio†	11	–	5	.688	29	–	8	.784
Kent State	10	–	6	.625	21	–	12	.636
Bowling Green	9	–	7	.563	16	–	16	.500
Miami	5	–	11	.313	9	–	21	.300
West
Eastern Michigan	9	–	7	.563	14	–	18	.438
Toledo	7	–	9	.438	19	–	17	.528
Western Michigan	6	–	10	.375	14	–	20	.412
Ball State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
Central Michigan	5	–	11	.313	11	–	21	.344
Northern Illinois	3	–	13	.188	5	–	26	.161

† 2012 MAC Tournament winner As of March 23, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll