2011–12 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2011–12 Ohio Bobcats Ohio Bobcats wordmark.svg 150 Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 25 29–8 11–5 John Groce 4th Dustin Ford Jamall Walker Ramon Williams Convocation Center MAC Tournament Champions NCAA Tournament Sweet Sixteen 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.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 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 roundhttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/320760130 https://web.archive.org/web/20220201012148/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap/_/gameId/320760130 dead February 1, 2022 Ohio holds on to shock fourth-seeded Michigan ESPN and South Florida in the third round to advance to school's first Sweet Sixteen since 1964. They lost in the Sweet Sixteen to top-seed North Carolina in overtime.https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320760130 https://web.archive.org/web/20200713235434/https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320760130 dead July 13, 2020 Ohio holds on to shock fourth-seeded Michigan ESPN en 2022-05-21https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320780058 https://web.archive.org/web/20160805054941/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320780058 dead August 5, 2016 No. 13 Ohio tops 12-seed South Florida to reach Sweet 16 ESPN en 2022-05-21https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320830153 https://web.archive.org/web/20170320083650/http://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/recap?gameId=320830153 dead March 20, 2017 Ohio takes UNC to overtime before Tar Heels prevail ESPN en 2022-05-21 After the season Groce accepted the head coach position at Illinoishttps://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story?id=7752138&_slug_=illinois-fighting-illini-introduces-ohio-bobcats-john-groce-new-coach Illinois introduces Ohio's Groce as new coach March 29, 2012 ESPN.com Roster 2011 Ohio Bobcats y Nick Goff 2 G 6 4 180 SO Columbus, Ohio Walter Offutt 3 G 6 3 190 JR Indianapolis, Indiana David McKinley 4 G 5 9 156 JR Dublin, Ohio D. J. Cooper y 5 G 5 11 165 JR Chicago, Illinois T. J. Hall 13 F 6 6 210 SO Gainesville, Florida Nick Kellogg y 15 G 6 3 185 SO Westerville, Ohio Ricardo Johnson 20 G 6 4 190 SO Covington, Kentucky Jon Smith 21 F 6 7 190 SO Columbus, Ohio Stevie Taylor 22 G 5 9 150 FR Gahanna, Ohio Ivo Baltic 23 F 6 8 214 JR Kansas City, Missouri Reggie Keely y 30 F 6 8 263 JR University Heights, Ohio TyQuane Goard 32 F 6 7 195 FR Charleston, West Virginia Kenny Belton 45 F/C 6 8 280 SR Greensboro, North Carolina Ethan Jacobs 53 C 6 10 220 SO Tipton, Indiana http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ohio-m-baskbl-mtt.html 2014-03-18 John Groce Jamall WalkerRamon WilliamsDustin Ford 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 Preseason The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2015. Ohio was picked third in the MAC East.2011-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL, PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAMS ANNOUNCED https://getsomemaction.com/news/2011/11/2/MBB_138340.aspx en Preseason poll (First place votes in parentheses) East Division Kent State 132 (16) Akron 104 (8) Ohio 94 2011 men Miami RedHawks Miami 80 Buffalo 62 Bowling Green 32 West Division 2011 men Western Michigan Broncos Western Michigan 128 (14) Ball State 111 (9) 2011 men Central Michigan Chippewas Central Michigan 92 (1) Toledo 76 2011 men Northern Illinois Huskies Northern Illinois 59 Eastern Michigan 38 Tournament champs Kent State (12), Akron (6), Ball State (3), Western Michigan (2), Central Michigan (1) Preseason All-MAC Preseason All-MAC teamsTeamPlayerPositionYearPreseason All-MAC EastDJ CooperGJr. Source Schedule 2011-12 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2011 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats| Exhibition 11/07/2011 7:00 pm yes Mercyhurst Convocation Center Athens, OH 3,314 82–63 |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats| Regular Season 11/13/2011 2:00 pm yes UT Martin Convocation Center Athens, OH Global Sports Invitational 3,835 74–65 1–0 11/15/2011 7:00 pm yes Lamar Convocation Center Athens, OH Global Sports Invitational 3,672 85–78 OT 2–0 11/20/2011 2:00 pm yes Arkansas State Convocation Center Athens, OH Global Sports Invitational 3,455 69–54 3–0 11/25/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Louisville 7 KFC Yum! Center Louisville, KY Global Sports Invitational 21,334 ESPN3 54–59 3–1 11/30/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Marshall Cam Henderson Center Huntington, WV 7,061 70–68 4–1 12/03/2011 2:00 pm yes Morgan State Convocation Center Athens, OH 2,768 61–53 5–1 12/07/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Oakland Athletics Center O'rena Rochester, MI 2,175 84–82 6–1 12/30/2011 10:00 pm yes yes Portland Chiles Center Portland, OR 2,002 72–54 7–1 12/14/2011 7:00 pm yes Marietta College Convocation Center Athens, OH 8,672 88–54 8–1 12/17/2011 7:00 pm yes yes Wright State Nutter Center Dayton, OH 3,749 WBDT 82–54 9–1 12/20/2011 8:00 pm yes yes Northern Iowa McLeod Center Cedar Fals, IA 3,486 76–59 10–1 12/23/2011 7:00 pm yes North Carolina A&T Convocation Center Athens, OH 4,255 82–66 11–1 12/30/2011 7:00 pm yes Kennesaw State Convocation Center Athens, OH 5,863 71–63 12–1 01/02/2012 7:00 pm yes Robert Morris Convocation Center Athens, OH 6,018 67–70 12–2 |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| MAC regular season 01/07/2012 6:00 pm yes Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH 2,649 STO 57–67 12–3 (0–1) 01/11/2012 7:00 pm Buffalo Convocation Center Athens, OH 6,284 60–52 13–3 (1–1) 01/14/2012 4:00 pm yes Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH 4,661 ESPNU 63–68 13–4 (1–2) 01/18/2012 7:00 pm Kent State Convocation Center Athens, OH 5,924 STO 87–65 14–4 (2–2) 01/21/2012 2:00 pm Miami (OH) Convocation Center Athens, OH 13,011 69–65 15–4 (3–2) 01/25/2012 7:00 pm Western Michigan Convocation Center Athens, OH 4,638 STO 56–51 16–4 (4–2) 01/28/2012 11:00 am Ball State Convocation Center Athens, OH 6,018 ESPNU 59–55 17–4 (5–2) 02/01/2012 8:00 pm yes Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, IL 784 67–58 18–4 (6–2) 02/04/2012 2:00 pm Central Michigan Convocation Center Athens, OH 7,581 68–42 19–4 (7–2) 02/08/2012 7:00 pm yes Toledo Savage Arena Toledo, OH 4,139 73–77 19–5 (7–3) 02/11/2012 4:30 pm yes Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Ypsilanti, MI 1,473 55–68 19–6 (7–4) 02/15/2012 7:00 pm Bowling Green Convocation Center Athens, OH 5,028 72–59 20–6 (8–4) 02/18/2012 7:00 pm yes UNC Asheville Convocation Center Athens, OH ESPN BracketBusters 9,961 ESPN3 81–62 21–6 02/22/2012 7:00 pm yes Buffalo Alumni Arena Amherst, NY 2,925 88–77 22–6 (9–4) 02/26/2012 8:00 pm Akron Convocation Center Athens, OH 8,018 ESPNU 85–61 23–6 (10–4) 02/29/2012 7:00 pm yes Kent State Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center Kent, OH 2,965 61–68 23–7 (10–5) 03/03/2012 12:00 pm yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH 1,683 63–54 24–7 (11–5) |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| MAC tournament 03/08/2012 9:30 pm yes 3 Toledo 7 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Quarterfinals 3,351 STO 65–57 25–7 03/09/2012 9:30 pm yes 3 Buffalo 2 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Semifinals 8,513 STO 77–74 26–7 03/10/2012 8:00 pm yes 3 Akron 1 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Championship Game 10,301 ESPN2 64–63 27–7 |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| NCAA tournament 03/16/2012 7:20 pm yes yes 13 Michigan 13 4 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN First Round TNT 65–60 11,625 28–7 03/18/2012 7:10 pm yes yes 13 South Florida 12 Bridgestone Arena Nashville, TN Second Round TBS 62–56 11,033 29–7 03/23/2012 7:47 pm yes yes 13 North Carolina 4 1 Edward Jones Dome St. Louis, MO Sweet Sixteen TBS 65–73 OT 21,471 29–8 AP Poll Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region Statistics Team statistics Final 2011–12 statistics Ohio Bobcats Record Ohio OPP Scoring 2597 2311 Scoring Average 70.19 62.46 Field goals – Att 901–2107 775–1880 3-pt. Field goals – Att 278–809 198–673 Free throws – Att 517–749 563–787 Rebounds 1136 1297 Assists 488 415 Turnovers 481 644 Steals 347 221 Blocked Shots 103 127 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/2012.html 2011-12 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats Sports Reference en Player statistics MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAPFTOStlBlkD.J. Cooper3737119932.454514.71624650.348752440.3071461960.745281091373.721151106853Walter Offutt3737108829.445712.41483290.45531390.3811081520.71148861343.6659462574Reggie Keely37379221.433491282510.51010781130.69821001824.918100702215Nick Kellogg3736101927.533291062360.449851990.42735390.897768752397030404Ivo Baltic3734101527.43238.71372930.4685180.27844860.51249137186555100713413Stevie Taylor37042211.41624.4591700.347311020.30413220.591833411.1384032281T.J. Hall371443121403.8491470.33323800.28819300.6332750772.1147125177Jon Smith373672419.61323.651820.62200030440.68284821664.51790392344Ricardo Johnson36148713.51133.136820.4395200.2536550.6553354872.4227226326TyQuane Goard2902087.2481.720390.5130108110.7272124451.66261286Nick Goff90131.450.6250.4130.3330001120.212200Kenny Belton303141.32210000101010.300000Ethan Jacobs130221.720.2140.250000001120.217100David McKinley90151.7000200200000110.110210Total37-7450-259770.290121070.4282788090.3445177490.690451685113630.7488723481347103Opponents37-7450-231162.577518800.4121986730.2945637870.715416881129735.1415696644221127 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 TeamDJ CooperGJr.All-MAC Honorable MentionWalter OffuttGJr.All-MAC Honorable MentionIvo BalticFJr. SourceMAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S ALL-MAC, ALL-FRESHMAN & ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAMS https://getsomemaction.com/news/2016/3/7/MBB_0307162316.aspx National Awards National Award HonorsOhio Bobcats Honors Player Position Ref. NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team Walter Offutt F https://ohiobobcats.com/news/2012/3/25/3_25_2012_7905.aspx Offutt Named to NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team March 25, 2012 March 15, 2022 References Category:Ohio Bobcats men's basketball seasons Ohio Ohio Ohio Bobcats men's basketball Ohio Bobcats men's basketball