2021–22 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

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2021–22 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Ohio Bobcats wordmark.svg
ConferenceMid-American Conference
2021–22 record24–9 (14–6 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Lamar Thornton (3rd season)
  • Kyle Barlow (3rd season)
  • Lee Martin (2nd season)
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
← 2020–21
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2021–22 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
Toledo 17 – 3   .850 26 – 7   .788
Kent State 16 – 4   .800 23 – 10   .697
Ohio 14 – 6   .700 24 – 9   .727
Akron † 14 – 6   .700 24 – 9   .727
Buffalo 13 – 6   .684 19 – 11   .633
Ball State 9 – 10   .474 14 – 17   .452
Miami (OH) 8 – 12   .400 14 – 18   .438
Central Michigan 6 – 12   .333 7 – 23   .233
Bowling Green 6 – 14   .300 13 – 18   .419
Northern Illinois 6 – 14   .300 9 – 21   .300
Eastern Michigan 5 – 15   .250 10 – 21   .323
Western Michigan 4 – 16   .200 8 – 23   .258
† 2022 MAC Tournament winner
As of March 12, 2022; 

The 2021–22 Ohio University Bobcats men's basketball team represents Ohio University for the 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats are led by third-year head coach Jeff Boals, who was a 1995 graduate of Ohio University.[1] The team plays their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.

Prior to the season Ohio was picked second in the MAC preseason poll.[2] Ben Vander Plas was named to the preseason first team all-conference while Jason Carter was on the second team. Ohio completed non-conference play with a record of 9–2 with wins over OVC favorite[3] Belmont, Horizon favorite[4] Cleveland St., and rival Marshall with losses only to national powers Kentucky and LSU.

Ohio opened conference play 5–0 to extend their winning streak to nine games.[5] Ohio lost to Toledo in the next game and fell into second place in the MAC standings.[6] After a win against Western Michigan, Ohio regained first place with a conference record of 10–1. With a overall record of 19–3 they stood alone in Ohio basketball history for the best record after 22 games.[7] Their five game winning streak was snapped in the following game with a second loss to Toledo which left both teams with two losses in MAC conference play.[8] The Bobcats then lost 4 out of their last 5 conference games and finished the regular season 23–8 and 14–6 in conference play which was tied for third place in the MAC. They lost to Kent State in the semi-finals of the MAC tournament.[9]

Previous season[]

In a season limited due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Bobcats finished the 2020–21 season 17–8, 9–5 in MAC play to finish in fourth place. As the No. 5 seed in the MAC Tournament, they defeated Kent State, Toledo, and Buffalo to win the tournament championship. As a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament as the No. 13 seed in the West region.[10] There they upset No. 4-seeded ACC Champion Virginia in the First Round[11] before losing to No. 5-seeded Creighton in the Second Round.[12][13]

Offseason[]

Departures[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Jason Preston 0 G 6'4" 187 Junior Orlando, Florida Declared for NBA Draft
Jalen White 21 G 6'5" 180 Freshman Pasadena, Texas Transferred to Nicholls State
Nolan Foster 22 C 6'10" 222 Sophomore Mattawan, Michigan Transferred to Marian University
Rifen Miguel 23 F 6'8" 240 Junior Luanda, Angola Transferred to Troy
Mason McMurray 24 F 6'7" 220 RS Sophomore Stow, Ohio Transferred to USC-Aiken

Incoming transfers[]

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Tommy Schmock 22 G 5'11" 180 Senior Cleveland, Ohio Transferred from Findlay. Will have one year of eligibility remaining.
Jason Carter 30 F 6'8" 227 RS Senior Johnstown, Ohio Transferred from Xavier. Will have one year of eligibility remaining.

Recruiting class[]

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
AJ Clayton
PF 		Duncan Falls, OH Philo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Jul 26, 2020 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals: N/A   247Sports:3/5 stars    ESPN grade: 78
IJ Ezuma
PF 		Raleigh, NC Hargrave Military Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (110 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Olumide Adelodun
SF 		Calgary, AB Canada Topflight Academy West 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg)  
Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR


Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

  • "2021 Team Ranking". Rivals.com.

Roster[]

2021–22 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
G 1 Mark Sears 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Hargrave Muscle Shoals, Alabama
G 2 Miles Brown 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Northstar Christian Rochester, New York
F 3 Ben Roderick 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Olentangy Liberty Powell, Ohio
F 4 Dwight Wilson III Injured 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) GS Lincoln Tallahassee, Florida
F 5 Ben Vander Plas 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 232 lb (105 kg) RS Sr Ripon Ripon, Wisconsin
G 10 Olumide Adelodun 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Canada Topflight Academy West Calgary, Alberta
F 11 Sam Towns 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Pickerington Central Columbus, Ohio
G 12 John Tenerowicz (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr St. Ignatius Cleveland, Ohio
G 13 Luke Frazier (W) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 170 lb (77 kg) So Lake Catholic Mentor, Ohio
G 14 Michael Brown, Jr. (W) 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Jr Northstar Christian Rochester, New York
G 15 Lunden McDay 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Jr St. Vincent–St. Mary Akron, Ohio
F 21 IJ Ezuma 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Fr Hargrave Military Academy Raleigh, North Carolina
G 22 Tommy Schmock 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr St. Edward Cleveland, Ohio
F 23 AJ Clayton 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Philo Duncan Falls, Ohio
G 24 Josh McDaniel (W) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Sr Westerville Central Westerville, Ohio
F 30 Jason Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 227 lb (103 kg) GS Johnstown-Monroe Johnstown, Ohio
F 32 Colin Granger 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 230 lb (104 kg) So Lambert Suwanee, Georgia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Roster[14]

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

Schedule and results[]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 6, 2021*
2:00 pm 		Capital W 92–66 
 17 – Schmock   7 – Towns   4 – Sears  Convocation Center (6,362)
Athens, OH
Non-conference regular season
November 9, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Belmont W 92–80  1–0
  27 – Sears   10 – Carter   7 – Vander Plas  Convocation Center (6,123)
Athens, OH
November 13, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Cleveland State W 67–56  2–0
  15 – Sears   9 – Vander Plas   5 – Tied  Wolstein Center (3,166)
Cleveland, OH
November 15, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Robert Morris
Kentucky Classic 		W 85–72  3–0
  18 – Carter   11 – Tied   3 – Carter  Convocation Center (6,180)
Athens, OH
November 19, 2021*
7:00 pm, SECN 		at No. 13 Kentucky
Kentucky Classic 		L 59–77  3–1
  19 – Vander Plas   6 – Vander Plas   5 – Sears  Rupp Arena (19,045)
Lexington, KY
November 22, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Mount St. Mary's
Kentucky Classic 		W 73–59  4–1
  15 – Sears   7 – Carter   7 – Sears  Convocation Center (5,178)
Athens, OH
November 26, 2021*
4:00 pm, ESPN3 		Concordia (MI) W 88–68  5–1
  19 – Brown   7 – Carter   4 – Tied  Convocation Center (4,350)
Athens, OH
December 1, 2021*
7:00 pm, SECN+/ESPN+ 		at LSU L 51–66  5–2
  12 – Vander Plas   9 – Carter   3 – Carter  Pete Maravich Assembly Center (11,328)
Baton Rouge, LA
December 4, 2021*
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		Saint Francis (PA) W 78–75  6–2
  24 – Sears   8 – Sears   6 – Schmock  Convocation Center (4,371)
Athens, OH
December 11, 2021*
3:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Stetson W 55–45  7–2
  13 – Sears   9 – Vander Plas   2 – 2 tied  Edmunds Center (473)
DeLand, FL
December 15, 2021*
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Marshall W 75–65  8–2
  24 – Sears   9 – Carter   4 – Vander Plas  Convocation Center (6,227)
Athens, OH
December 21, 2021*
12:00 pm 		USC Upstate W 85–70  9–2
  33 – Sears   8 – Sears   4 – Vander Plas  Convocation Center (2,517)
Athens, OH
MAC regular season
December 28, 2021
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[15] Convocation Center 
Athens, OH
January 1, 2022
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Western Michigan W 59–47  10–2
(1–0) 		 21 – Sears   8 – Carter   2 – Sears  University Arena (1,353)
Kalamazoo, MI
January 4, 2022
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Akron W 69–63  11–2
(2–0) 		 24 – Sears   8 – Sears   5 – Sears  James A. Rhodes Arena (1,750)
Akron, OH
January 7, 2022
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		Kent State W 80–72  12–2
(3–0) 		 28 – Sears   8 – Carter   5 – Vander Plas  Convocation Center (4,576)
Athens, OH
January 11, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Bowling Green W 85–78  13–2
(4–0) 		 22 – Carter   8 – Carter   4 – Vander Plas  Convocation Center (6,811)
Athens, OH
January 15, 2022
4:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Central Michigan Postponed due to COVID-19 issues[16] McGuirk Arena 
Mount Pleasant, MI
January 18, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Miami (OH) W 86–63  14–2
(5–0) 		 23 – Vander Plas   9 – Towns   9 – Sears  Millett Hall (1,311)
Oxford, OH
January 21, 2022
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		Toledo L 69–87  14–3
(5–1) 		 19 – Carter   7 – Tied   4 – Brown  Convocation Center (8,069)
Athens, OH
January 25, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		Northern Illinois W 74–62  15–3
(6–1) 		 25 – Sears   8 – Carter   6 – Sears  Convocation Center (4,783)
Athens, OH
January 29, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Buffalo W 74–53  16–3
(7–1) 		 27 – Sears   11 – Vander Plas   4 – Sears  Alumni Arena (2,131)
Buffalo, NY
February 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Ball State W 87–63  17–3
(8–1) 		 18 – Tied   7 ��� Vander Plas   6 – Sears  Convocation Center (4,721)
Athens, OH
February 3, 2022
2:00 pm[17], ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan
Resched. from Dec. 28[18] 		W 81–68  18–3
(9–1) 		 20 – Sears   8 – Carter   5 – Sears  Convocation Center (3,121)
Athens, OH
February 5, 2022
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Western Michigan W 77-64  19–3
(10–1) 		 27 – Carter   11 – Vander Plas   6 – Sears  Convocation Center (7,588)
Athens, OH
February 8, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Toledo L 62–77  19–4
(10–2) 		 17 – Schmock   8 – Vander Plas   6 – Vander Plas  Savage Arena (5,881)
Toledo, OH
February 10, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Central Michigan
Resched. from Jan. 15[19] 		W 81–72  20–4
(11–2) 		 24 – Vander Plas   7 – Roderick   6 – Vander Plas  McGuirk Arena (1,286)
Mount Pleasant, MI
February 12, 2022
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		at Eastern Michigan W 74-56  21–4
(12–2) 		 27 – Sears   12 – Brown   5 – Sears  George Gervin GameAbove Center (1,208)
Ypsilanti, MI
February 15, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Miami (OH) W 91–78  22–4
(13–2) 		 30 – Vander Plas   11 – Sears   6 – Tied  Convocation Center (7,990)
Athens, OH
February 18, 2022[19]
7:00 pm, CBSSN 		at Kent State L 52–75  22–5
(13–3) 		 12 – Carter   8 – Vander Plas   3 – Roderick  MAC Center (4,875)
Kent, OH
February 22, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Central Michigan W 76–50  23–5
(14–3) 		 23 – Schmock   10 – Vander Plas   10 – Vander Plas  Convocation Center (5,861)
Athens, OH
February 25, 2022[20]
6:00 pm, CBSSN 		Akron L 83–91  23–6
(14–4) 		 20 – Sears   7 – Sears   7 – Sears  Convocation Center (8,896)
Athens, OH
March 1, 2022
7:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Bowling Green L 77–80  23–7
(14–5) 		 25 – Vander Plas   13 – Sears   5 – Sears  Stroh Center (2,068)
Bowling Green, OH
March 4, 2022
8:00 pm, ESPN+ 		at Northern Illinois L 57–58  23–8
(14–6) 		 19 – Sears   8 – Sears   8 – Sears  Convocation Center (794)
DeKalb, IL
MAC Tournament
March 10, 2022
6:30 p.m., ESPN+ 		(3) vs. (6) Ball State
Quarterfinals 		W 77–67  24–8
  24 – Sears   18 – Carter   5 – Sears  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
March 11, 2022
6:30 p.m., CBSSN 		(3) vs. (2) Kent State
Semi-finals 		L 61–67  24–9
  20 – Vander Plas   7 – Carter   2 – Vander Plas  Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 
Cleveland, OH
College Basketball Invitational
March 19, 2022
7:30 p.m., FloHoops 		(3) vs. (14) Rice       Ocean Center 
Daytona Beach, FL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Source[21]

Rankings[]

See also: 2021–22 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movements
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking.
— = Not ranked. RV = Received votes.
Week
PollPre12345678910111213141516171819Final
AP—RVRVRV——————————RV—————Not released
Coaches——^——————————————————

*AP does not release post-NCAA Tournament rankings.
^Coaches do not release a Week 1 poll.

Source[22]

References[]

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