2008–09 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2008–09 Ohio Bobcats Ohio Bobcats wordmark.svg 150 Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 15–17 7–9 John Groce 1st Jamall Walker Chris Holtmann Dustin Ford Convocation Center The 2008–09 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2008–09. The team was coached by John Groce in his first season and played their home games at the Convocation Center.https://www.ohio.edu/building-directory/convocation-center Convocation Center Ohio University en 2022-09-29http://usatoday30.usatoday.com/sports/college/mensbasketball/2008-06-27-415636015_x.htm Groce hired as men's basketball coach at Ohio U - USATODAY.com usatoday30.usatoday.com 2022-09-29https://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/coaches/john-groce-1.html John Groce Sports Reference en 2022-09-29 They finished the season 15–17 and 7–9 in MAC play to finish last in the MAC East. Roster 2008 Ohio Bobcats y Adetunji Adedipe 11 F 6 5 215 SO Orange Village, Ohio Michael Allen 3 G 6 0 180 SR Detroit, Michigan Armon Bassett 0 G 6 1 176 JR Terre Haute, Indiana y Steven Coleman 2 G 6 4 200 FR Melbourne, Florida Tommy Freeman 24 G 6 5 180 SO Muncie, Indiana Zach Nagtzaam 32 C 6 11.5 255 FR y Ayr, Ontario Justin Orr 25 F 6 6 205 SR Cincinnati, Ohio Asown Sayles 44 F 6 5 210 JR McKeesport, Pennsylvania Jerome Tillman 33 F 6 6 235 SR Beavercreek, Ohio y Kenneth van Kempen 12 C 6 10 265 JR Weert, Netherlands y DeVaughn Washington y 1 F 6 7 215 SO Virginia Beach, Virginia 3-25-2014 John Groce Chris HoltmannJamall WalkerDustin Ford Coaching staff Name Position College Graduating year John Groce Head coach Taylor University 1994 Chris Holtmann Assistant coach Taylor University 1994 Jamall Walker Assistant coach Saint Louis University 2000 Dustin Ford Assistant coach Ohio University 2001 Chris Cobbina Graduate Manager Ohio Valley University 2006 Daniel Leeworthy Graduate Manager BYU Hawaii 2006 Aaron Fuss Administrative Assistant Ohio State University 2005 Preseason The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 30, 2008. Ohio was picked fifth in the MAC EastKENT STATE, WESTERN MICHIGAN NAMED PRESEASON FAVORITES https://getsomemaction.com/news/2008/10/30/MBB_133003.aspx en Preseason men's basketball poll (First place votes in parentheses) East Division Kent State (16) 124 2008 men Miami RedHawks Miami (6) 109 Bowling Green 70 Akron 67 Ohio Buffalo 35 West Division Western Michigan (15) 122 Eastern Michigan (7) 105 Central Michigan 79 2008 men Toledo Rockets Toledo 71 Ball State 55 Northern Illinois 39 Tournament champs Kent State (11), Miami (7), Bowling Green (2), Eastern Michigan (2) Preseason All-MAC Preseason All-MAC teamsTeamPlayerPositionYearPreseason All-MAC EastJerome TillmanFSr. SourceMAC ANNOUNCES 2008–09 PRESEASON ALL-MAC MEN'S BASKETBALL TEAM https://getsomemaction.com/news/2008/10/15/MBB_134723.aspx en Schedule yes yes yes yes no |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats| Exhibition 11/1/08 2:00 pm yes 2008 Wooster Fighting Scots Wooster Convocation Center Athens, OH Exhibition 79–65   2,249   11/9/08 2:00 pm yes 2008 Mercyhurst Lakers Mercyhurst Convocation Center Athens, OH Exhibition   79–52 2,413   |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats| Regular Season 11/16/08 2:00 pm yes William & Mary Convocation Center Athens, OH 74–55 3,846 1–0 11/22/08 7:00 pm yes yes 2008 none Austin Peay Governors Austin Peay Dave Aaron Arena Clarksville, TN 79–69 3,317 2–0 11/29/08 4:00 pm yes yes George Mason Patriot Center Fairfax, VA 65–74 5,159 2–1 12/3/08 7:00 pm yes 2008 Tulsa Golden Hurricane Tulsa Convocation Center Athens, OH 75–63 4,833 3–1 12/6/08 4:30 pm yes yes 2008 none Lamar Cardinals Lamar Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Marques Maybin Classic 67–76 18,924 3–2 12/7/08 4:00 pm yes yes Louisville 11 Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Marques Maybin Classic ESPN Full Court 56–91 19,083 3–3 12/8/08 4:30 pm yes yes 2008 Indiana State Sycamores Indiana State Freedom Hall Louisville, KY Marques Maybin Classic 62–50 19,058 4–3 12/10/08 7:30 pm yes yes Xavier 10 Cintas Center Cincinnati, OH FSNO 56–78 10,043 4–4 12/13/08 2:00 pm yes yes 2008 Delaware Fightin' Blue Hens Delaware Bob Carpenter Center Newark, DE 66–75 2,652 4–5 12/17/08 7:00 pm yes yes 2008 Marshall Thundering Herd Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 68–73 5,019 4–6 12/22/08 7:00 pm yes 2008 Holy Cross Crusaders Holy Cross Convocation Center Athens, OH 58–53 3,024 5–6 12/30/08 7:00 pm yes St. Francis (NY) Convocation Center Athens, OH 70–53 2,928 6–6 1/3/09 2:00 pm yes 2008 Bucknell Bison Bucknell Convocation Center Athens, OH 85–67 3,318 7–6 |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| MAC regular season 1/11/09 2:00 pm Kent State Convocation Center Athens, OH 71–65 7,118 8–6 1–0 1/14/09 7:00 pm yes 2008 Miami RedHawks Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 66–62 2,385 9–6 2–0 1/17/09 4:00 pm yes Buffalo Alumni Arena Buffalo, NY 66–70 2,741 9–7 2–1 1/20/09 7:00 pm Akron Convocation Center Athens, OH 70–65 OT 4,208 10–7 3–1 1/24/09 2:30 pm Bowling Green Convocation Center Athens, OH 51–52 10,988 10–8 3–2 1/29/09 7:00 pm yes Central Michigan Rose Arena Mt. Pleasant, MI 69–76 417 10–9 3–3 1/31/09 2:00 pm yes Ball State Worthen Arena Muncie, IN 44–51 3,524 10–10 3–4 2/5/09 7:00 pm Northern Illinois Convocation Center Athens, OH 89–59 3,016 11–10 4–4 2/7/09 5:00 pm Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Athens, OH 57–45 5,735 12–10 5–4 2/11/09 7:00 pm yes Western Michigan University Arena Kalamazoo, MI 62–76 2,758 12–11 5–5 2/14/09 7:00 pm 2008 Toledo Rockets Toledo Convocation Center Athens, OH 91–58 4,298 13–11 6–5 2/17/09 7:30 pm yes Kent State MAC Center Kent, OH FSNO 51–64 2,987 13–12 6–6 2/21/09 7:00 pm yes yes 2008 Eastern Kentucky Colonels Eastern Kentucky McBrayer Arena Richmond, KY 51–73 2,700 13–13 6–6 2/26/09 7:00 pm Miami (OH) Convocation Center Athens, OH 75–56 7,231 14–13 7–6 3/1/09 12:00 pm Buffalo Convocation Center Athens, OH ESPNU 66–68 4,669 14–14 7–7 3/5/09 7:00 pm yes Akron Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 51–60 3,370 14–15 7–8 3/8/09 2:00 pm yes Bowling Green Anderson Arena Bowling Green, OH BCSN 41–75 2,296 14–16 7–9 |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| MAC tournament 3/10/09 4:00 pm yes Western Michigan Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH First Round 62–55 5,637 15–16 3/12/09 7:00 pm yes Bowling Green Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Quarterfinals 61–74 6,407 15–17 |- style="background:#f9f9f9;" | colspan=10 | *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone. |} Statistics Team statistics Final 2008–09 statistics Ohio Bobcats Record Ohio OPP Scoring 2075 2080 Scoring Average 64.84 65.00 Field goals – Att 709–1634 714–1620 3-pt. Field goals – Att 208–573 212–628 Free throws – Att 449–639 – Rebounds 990 1060 Assists 436 Turnovers 459 483 Steals 222 Blocked Shots 59 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/2009.html 2008-09 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats Sports Reference en Player statistics MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAPFTOStlBlkJerome Tillman3232104732.756617.71833610.50727820.3291732350.736841742588.13893743516Justin Orr322390028.132710.21213040.398551500.36730400.7531851163.64963492610Steven Coleman321785826.83139.81122380.471371070.34652790.65830731033.2807984536Tommy Freeman322484526.42387.4691680.411541270.42546570.8071448621.9417933123Michael Allen3232961302216.9691930.35825690.36258820.7071057672.11388261461DeVaughn Washington321572222.62156.7831780.46600049750.65343991424.419103672613Kenneth van Kempen321449515.51033.2431050.4101017250.681958772.419824789Frankie Dobbs32043413.6601.916540.2966220.27322340.647533381.2493130131Stacey Waters140433.1181.36210.2864140.286230.6670040.313400Adetunji Adedipe2431014.2120.56100.60000901116271.1228510Zach Nagtzaam100191.920.2120.50100000020.202220Total32-6425-207564.870916340.4342085730.3634496390.70329769399030.943664545922259Opponents32-6425-208065.071416200.4412126280.338-106033.1483 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 teamsTeamPlayerPositionYearAll-MAC First teamJerome TillmanFSr.All-MAC Honorable MentionMike AllenGSr. SourceMAC ANNOUNCES COACH OF THE YEAR, ALL-MAC AND ALL-FRESHMAN TEAMS https://getsomemaction.com/news/2009/3/9/MBB_134782.aspx References Category:Ohio Bobcats men's basketball seasons Ohio Ohio Bobcats men's basketball Ohio Bobcats men's basketball