2018–19 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

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2018–19 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Ohio Bobcats wordmark.svg
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
2018–19 record14–17 (6–12 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2018–19 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
No. 15 Buffalo † 16 – 2   .889 32 – 4   .889
Bowling Green 12 – 6   .667 22 – 12   .647
Kent State 11 – 7   .611 22 – 11   .667
Akron 8 – 10   .444 17 – 16   .515
Miami (OH) 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
Ohio 6 – 12   .333 14 – 17   .452
West
Toledo 13 – 5   .722 25 – 8   .758
Central Michigan 10 – 8   .556 23 – 12   .657
Eastern Michigan 9 – 9   .500 15 – 17   .469
Northern Illinois 8 – 10   .444 17 – 17   .500
Ball State 6 – 12   .333 16 – 17   .485
Western Michigan 2 – 16   .111 8 – 24   .250
† 2019 MAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2018–19 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fifth-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. They finished the season 14–17 overall, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. As the No. 10 seed in the MAC Tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Northern Illinois.

On March 13, 2019, head coach Saul Phillips was fired.[1] He finished his five-year tenure at Ohio with an 81–77 overall record. Five days later, the school named Ohio alum Jeff Boals, head coach at Stony Brook, as their new head coach.[2]

Previous season[]

The Bobcats finished the 2017–18 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).

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason for departure
Zach Butler 0 G 6'3" 193 Freshman Spartanburg, SC Transferred to Florida SouthWestern State College
Antonio Bisutti 10 G 6'2" 192 Senior Dublin, OH Graduated

Roster[]

2018–19 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 0 Jason Preston 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 187 lb (85 kg) Fr Believe Sports Academy Orlando, FL
F 1 Jason Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) RS So Johnstown-Monroe Johnstown, OH
G 2 Teyvion Kirk 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) RS So Joliet West HS Joliet, IL
F 5 Ben Vander Plas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) RS Fr Ripon Ripon, WI
G 10 Connor Murrell 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Sioux City East Sioux City, IA
G/F 22 Gavin Block 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) Sr Lincoln Community High School Lincoln, Illinois
F 24 Mason McMurray 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Stow-Munroe Falls Stow, OH
F 45 Doug Taylor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 258 lb (117 kg) So Northland High School Columbus, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 3, 2018
3:30 pm 		Rio Grande W 93–58 
Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 7, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Wilberforce W 97–61  1–0
 Convocation Center (4,032)
Athens, OH
November 12, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Campbell W 81–73  2–0
 Convocation Center (4,312)
Athens, OH
November 16, 2017*
4:30 pm 		vs. South Florida
Jamaica Classic 		L 46–73  2–1
 Montego Bay Convention Centre 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 18, 2018*
6:30 pm 		vs. Loyola Marymount
Jamaica Classic 		L 56–65  2–2
 Montego Bay Convention Centre 
Montego Bay, Jamaica
November 24, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Austin Peay W 85–82 OT 3–2
 Convocation Center (3,474)
Athens, OH
November 27, 2018*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Iona W 89–65  4–2
 Convocation Center (5,227)
Athens, OH
December 1, 2018*
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Marshall W 101-84  5–2
 Convocation Center (6,301)
Athens, OH
December 5, 2018*
6:30 pm, FS1 		at Xavier L 61–82  5–3
 Cintas Center (10,405)
Cincinnati, OH
December 8, 2018*
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		Radford W 78–69  6–3
 Convocation Center (5,974)
Athens, OH
December 15, 2018*
1:00 pm 		at Detroit Mercy W 63–61  7–3
 Calihan Hall (1,656)
Detroit, MI
December 20, 2018*
7:00 pm, BTN 		at Purdue L 67–95  7–4
 Mackey Arena (13,840)
West Lafayette, IN
December 30, 2018*
2:00 pm 		Florida International W 68-66  8-4
 Convocation Center (3,451)
Athens, OH
MAC regular season
January 5, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Northern Illinois L 66-72 OT 8-5
(0-1) 		Convocation Center (5,121)
Athens, OH
January 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green L 63-82  8-6
(0-2) 		Stroh Center (1,442)
Bowling Green, OH
January 12, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Ball State W 70-52  9-6
(1-2) 		Worthen Arena (4,076)
Muncie, IN
January 15, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Kent State L 52-66  9-7
(1-3) 		Convocation Center (6,560)
Athens, OH
January 18, 2019
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Toledo L 52-75  9-8
(1-4) 		Savage Arena (5,037)
Toledo, OH
January 22, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Western Michigan W 81-76  10-8
(2-4) 		Convocation Center (6,029)
Athens, OH
January 26, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Ball State W 78-74  11-8
(3-4) 		Convocation Center (6,556)
Athens, OH
January 29, 2019
6:00 pm 		Northern Illinois L 60-71  11-9
(3-5) 		NIU Convocation Center (737)
Athens, OH
February 2, 2019
3:30 pm, ESPN+ 		Akron L 53-65  11-10
(3-6) 		Convocation Center (7,887)
Athens, OH
February 9, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Miami (OH) L 59-79  11-11
(3-7) 		Millett Hall (2,319)
Oxford, OH
February 12, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Kent State L 57-66  11-12
(3-8) 		Convocation Center (5,522)
Athens, OH
February 16, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan L 80-87  11-13
(3-9) 		McGuirk Arena (2,466)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 19, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 25 Buffalo L 67-114  11-14
(3-10) 		Alumni Arena 
Amherst, NY
February 22, 2019
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		Bowling Green W 92-87 OT 12-14
(4-10) 		Convocation Center (6,008)
Athens, OH
February 26, 2019
4:30 pm, ESPN+ 		at Kent State L 73-78  12-15
(4-11) 		Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,891)
Kent, OH
March 2, 2019
2:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Akron W 73-49  13-15
(5-11) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (2,714)
Akron, OH
March 5, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		No. 19 Buffalo L 79-82  13-16
(5-12) 		Convocation Center (5,834)
Athens, OH
March 8, 2019
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Miami (OH) W 66–57  14–16
(6–12) 		Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
MAC Tournament
March 11, 2019
9:00 pm, ESPN+ 		(10) at (7) Northern Illinois
First round 		L 61–80  14–17
 Convocation Center (1,070)
DeKalb, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/mbkb/2018-19/releases/20190313e5qneg
  2. ^ http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/20190318ld8207
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