2009–10 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 February 2023 Basketball 2009–10 Ohio Bobcats Ohio Bobcats wordmark.svg 150 Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 22–15 7–9 John Groce 2nd Chris Holtmann Ramon Williams Dustin Ford Convocation Center MAC Tournament Champions NCAA tournament Round of 32 The 2009–10 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2009–10. The team was coached by John Groce and played their homes game at the Convocation Center.https://www.ohio.edu/building-directory/convocation-center Convocation Center Ohio University en 2022-09-29https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/john-groce-1.html John Groce Sports Reference en 2022-09-29 At the end of the regular season Ohio was seeded 9th in the 2010 MAC men's basketball tournament with a conference record of 7–9. However, the Bobcats reeled off four straight wins to win the MAC tournament, including an overtime win over Akron in the championship game. The victory earned them an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament. On Selection Sunday they were given the 14 seed in the Midwest region and slated to play the 3 seed Georgetown. In a huge upset, the Bobcats dominated the Hoyas almost the whole game in the first round of the NCAA tournament, beating them 97–83.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=300770046 https://web.archive.org/web/20170415202341/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=300770046 dead April 15, 2017 Bobcats upend Hoyas for first tournament win in 27 years ESPN en 2022-05-21 The win was Ohio's first NCAA Tournament win since 1983, when they toppled Illinois State in the first round. The Bobcats advanced to face the #6 seed Tennessee. They were knocked off by Tennessee 83–67 to finish the season 22–15.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=300792633 https://web.archive.org/web/20220521170335/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=300792633 dead May 21, 2022 Tennessee rolls over Ohio, secures third Sweet 16 in last four years ESPN en 2022-05-21 Before the season Roster changes The Ohio Bobcats lost six players from last year's team. Out of those six players, three were starters and two players recorded over 10 points per game. Jerome Tillman, who averaged 17.7 points and 8.1 rebounds per game for the Bobcats, now plays for the French team ÉS Chalon-sur-Saônehttp://www.lalsace.fr/fr/sports/article/2039913,219/Les-effectifs.html Les effectifs French Staffing 2009-02-10 May 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes The other two starters that departed from last year's team were Justin Orr and Michael Allen. Ohio has recruited six players to replace those players for the current season. Recruiting Ivo Baltic PF Kansas City, MO Park Hill South HS 6 8 214 2009-04-06 2 88 D. J. Cooper PG Chicago, IL Seton Academy 5 11 165 2008-09-22 3 3 87 Marquis Horne SF Cincinnati, OH Princeton HS 6 6 224 2008-09-07 2 2 85 Reggie Keely PF University Heights, OH Cleveland Heights HS 6 8 263 2008-09-22 2 85 James Kinney PG Champaign, IL Centennial HS 6 1 178 2008-10-06 2 85 2009 Ohio Commit List for 2009 Scout.com: Men's Basketball Recruiting Ohio Basketball Recruiting 2009 ohio 75 195 2009-10-23 yes Following Ohio's exhibition win against Ashland on November 13, John Groce announced that Marquis Horne had left the team for, "personal reasons." Horne accrued 15 points and 10 rebounds in his two exhibition games as a Bobcat.http://www.troopsports.com/november_09_70.html 2009-11-13 Breaking News: Horne Leaves Bobcats 2009-11-18 May 31, 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20250531025331/http://www.troopsports.com/november_09_70.html dead James (Jay) Kinney was dismissed from the team on February 12, 2010 due to repeated violation of team rules and policies.http://thepost.baker.ohiou.edu/main.asp?SectionID=2&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=30611 2010-02-13 BREAKING: Kinney dismissed from basketball team 2010-02-14 August 2026 InternetArchiveBot Roster 2009 Ohio Bobcats y Adetunji Adedipe 11 F 6 5 225 JR Orange, Ohio Ivo Baltic 3 F 6 8 214 FR Kansas City, Missouri Armon Bassett y 0 G 6 2 180 JR Terre Haute, Indiana Steven Coleman 2 G 6 5 204 SO Melbourne, Florida y S D. J. Cooper y 5 G 5 11 165 FR Chicago, Illinois Tommy Freeman 24 F 6 5 190 JR Muncie, Indiana Reggie Keely y 30 F 6 8 263 FR University Heights, Ohio Alex Kellogg 32 F 6 7 225 JR Westerville, Ohio I David McKinley 4 G 5 9 156 FR Dublin, Ohio Asown Sayles 44 F 6 6 228 JR y McKeesport, Pennsylvania 8px Kenneth van Kempen y 12 C 6 10 249 SR Weert, The Netherlands DeVaughn Washington y 1 F 6 8 225 JR Virginia Beach, Virginia http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ohio-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2010-02-14 John Groce Chris HoltmannRamon WilliamsDustin Ford Coaching staff Name Position College Graduating year John Groce Head coach Taylor University 1994 Chris Holtmann Assistant coach Taylor University 1994 Dustin Ford Assistant coach Ohio University 2001 Ramon Williams Assistant coach Virginia Military Institute 1990 Aaron Fuss Director of Operations Ohio State University 2005 Preseason Preseason men's basketball poll On October 28, the members of the MAC News Media Panel voted in the Preseason Media Poll. Ohio was picked last in the MAC EastAkron, Central Michigan Selected as Preseason Men's Favorites http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=42971&SPID=3803&DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=204822429 Mid-American Conference 2009-10-28 2009-10-30 https://web.archive.org/web/20160303202316/http://mac-sports.com/ViewArticle.dbml?SPSID=42971&SPID=3803&DB_OEM_ID=9400&ATCLID=204822429 2016-03-03 dead + East Division Place Team 1st Points 1 Akron Zips 19 190 points 2 Kent State Golden Flashes 3 108 points 3 Buffalo Bulls 1 97 points 4 Miami RedHawks – 78 points 5 Bowling Green Falcons 1 54 points 6 Ohio – 32 points+ West Division Place Team 1st Points 1 Central Michigan Chippewas 10 113 points 2 Northern Illinois Huskies 4 102 points 3 Eastern Michigan Eagles 3 94 points 4 Ball State Cardinals 3 87 points 5 Western Michigan Broncos 4 79 points 6 Toledo Rockets – 29 points MAC tournament winner Akron (19), Buffalo (2), Northern Illinois (1), Kent State (1), Bowling Green (1) Schedule yes yes yes yes no |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats| Exhibition October 30 7:00 p.m. yes 2009 Taylor Trojans Taylor Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 76–40 1,217 — November 7 2:00 p.m. yes 2009 Ashland Eagles Ashland Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 63–53 2,019 — |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats| Regular Season November 13 7:00 p.m. yes 2009 Ohio Valley Fighting Scots Ohio Valley Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 101–72Stats 3,189 1–0 November 15 4:00 p.m. yes 2009 Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders Middle Tennessee Convocation Center Athens, Ohio Global Sports Invitational 81–68Stats 3,355 2–0 November 17 7:00 p.m. yes 2009 North Carolina A&T Aggies North Carolina A&T Convocation Center Athens, Ohio Global Sports Invitational 93–83Stats 3,822 3–0 November 23 7:00 p.m. yes 2009 none Lamar Cardinals Lamar Convocation Center Athens, Ohio Global Sports Invitational 71–46Stats 3,827 4–0 November 28 7:30 p.m. yes yes Marshall Charleston Civic Center Charleston, West Virginia Global Sports Invitational WSAZ-TVWTAP-TV 53–60Stats 2,515 4–1 December 6 3:00 p.m. yes yes Tulsa Reynolds Center Tulsa, Oklahoma 80–81Stats 4,886 4–2 December 9 7:00 p.m. yes 2009 none Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 66–68Stats 3,086 4–3 December 12 2:00 p.m. yes yes 2009 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware Bob Carpenter Center Newark, Delaware 86–70Stats 2,269 5–3 December 16 7:00 p.m. yes Illinois State Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 75–57Stats 3,694 6–3 December 19 2:30 p.m. yes Eastern Kentucky Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 74–62Stats 3,714 7–3 December 22 7:00 p.m. yes yes Pittsburgh Petersen Events Center Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ESPN RegionalFSN Pittsburgh 49–74Stats 9,261 7–4 December 29 7:00 p.m. yes 2009 Elon Phoenix Elon Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 71–59Stats 4,822 8–4 January 2 7:00 p.m. yes yes Robert Morris Charles L. Sewall Center Moon Township, Pennsylvania 79–81Stats 763 8–5 January 6 7:00 p.m. yes yes IUPUI Conseco Field House Indianapolis, Indiana 63–62Stats 1,450 9–5 |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| MAC regular season January 9 2:00 p.m. Kent State Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 60–62Stats 8,359 9–6 0–1 January 13 7:00 p.m. Akron Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 62–67Stats 6,834 9–7 0–2 January 16 12:00 p.m. yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, Ohio ESPNU 67–79Stats 2,204 9–8 0–3 January 20 7:00 p.m. yes Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, Ohio 57–65Stats 1,585 9–9 0–4 January 23 2:00 p.m. Buffalo Convocation Center Athens, Ohio FS Ohio 99–77Stats 10,689 10–9 1–4 January 27 8:00 p.m. yes Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, Illinois 99–84Stats 1,498 11–9 2–4 January 31 2:00 p.m. Ball State Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 66–67Stats OT 5,596 11–10 2–5 February 4 7:00 p.m. yes Toledo Savage Arena Toledo, Ohio 65–58 Stats OT 3,408 12–10 3–5 February 6 4:30 p.m. yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, Michigan 61–70Stats\ 1,362 12–11 3–6 February 9 7:00 p.m. Western Michigan Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 90–74Stats 2,880 13–11 4–6 February 11 7:00 p.m. Central Michigan Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 89–76Stats 4,051 14–11 5–6 February 14 2:00 p.m. yes Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, Ohio 88–91Stats 2OT 3,469 14–12 5–7 February 17 7:00 p.m. yes Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, Ohio 67–74Stats 3,763 14–13 5–8 February 20 4:00 p.m. yes Wright State Convocation Center Athens, Ohio ESPN BracketBusters 64–59Stats 8,164 15–13 February 24 7:00 p.m. Miami (OH) Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 70–68Stats 7,044 16–13 6–8 February 27 7:00 p.m. yes Buffalo Alumni Arena Buffalo, New York 69–72Stats 2,321 16–14 6–9 March 4 7:00 p.m. Bowling Green Convocation Center Athens, Ohio 82–60 Stats 6,792 17–14 7–9 |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| MAC tournament March 7 2:00 p.m. y 9 Ball State 8 John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, Indiana MAC First Round 85–77Stats OT 2,667 18–14 March 11 7:00 p.m. y 9 Kent State 1 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio MAC Quarterfinals FS Ohio 81–64Stats 4,125 19–14 March 12 9:30 p.m. y 9 Miami (Ohio) 4 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio MAC Semifinals FS Ohio 54–42Stats 5,089 20–14 March 13 6:00 p.m. y 9 Akron 3 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, Ohio MAC Championship Game ESPN2 81–75Stats OT 9,533 21–14 |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| NCAA tournament March 18 7:25 p.m. yes y 14 MW Georgetown 12 3 MW Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island NCAA First Round CBS 97–83Stats 10,788 22–14 March 20 3:35 p.m. yes y 14 MW Tennessee 15 6 MW Dunkin' Donuts Center Providence, Rhode Island NCAA Second Round CBS 68–83Stats 11,271 22–15 MW NCAA Midwest Regional Statistics Team statistics Final 2009–10 statistics Ohio Bobcats Record Ohio OPP Scoring 2763 2569 Scoring Average 74.68 69.43 Field goals – Att 925–2153 905–2165 3-pt. Field goals – Att 278–759 222–711 Free throws – Att 635–883 537–767 Rebounds 1371 1397 Assists 524 515 Turnovers 473 566 Steals 278 214 Blocked Shots 97 130 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/2010.html 2009-10 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats Sports Reference en Player statistics MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAPFTOStlBlkArmon Bassett3329115034.856417.11644210.39722080.3461642020.8129991083.31174477412D.J. Cooper3736131335.549813.51564170.374652040.3191211580.766671311985.421876999311Tommy Freeman3735101727.538810.51152390.481931950.47765760.8551558732378944183DeVaughn Washington322082325.736311.31212400.5040201211760.68884881725.42094593313Kenneth van Kempen3734102827.82516.81122460.45505027390.692671802476.726124452023Reggie Keely371760216.32005.4831670.49700034840.40564941584.31984411227James Kinney19342622.41859.7691720.40131960.32316210.762326291.5293427153Steven Coleman10424824.811311.331770.40312300.439460.848636424.2253515153Ivo Baltic37242111.41082.941840.48801026520.52769962.6145742168Asown Sayles29544815.4722.525730.3423100.319260.7312956852.9165016124David McKinley140443.11415110.455280.252210220.133230Adetunji Adedipe160301.970.4360.50001112460.406100Total37-7550-276374.792521530.4302787590.3666358830.719443928137137.152469647327897Opponents37-7550-256969.490521650.4182227110.3125377670.700472925139737.8515746566214130 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 Awards and honors All-MAC Awards Postseason All-MAC teamsTeamPlayerPositionYearMAC Freshman of the YearDJ CooperGFr.All-MAC Freshamn TeamDJ CooperGFr. SourceMen's Basketball All-MAC Teams, All-Freshman Team Announced http://www.vandelaysports.com/basketball/articles/2010-all-mac-teams_031010.html https://web.archive.org/web/20100323124928/http://www.vandelaysports.com/basketball/articles/2010-all-mac-teams_031010.html dead 2010-03-23 References Category:Ohio Bobcats men's basketball seasons Ohio Bobcats Ohio Ohio Bobcats men's basketball Ohio Bobcats men's basketball