2015–16 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

American college basketball season March 2026 August 2023 Basketball 2015–16 Ohio Bobcats Ohio Bobcats wordmark.svg 150 Mid-American Conference East Division MAC 23–12 11–7 Saul Phillips 2nd Will Ryan Jason Kemp Aaron Fuss Convocation Center CBI Semifinals The 2015–16 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second year head coach Saul Phillips, played its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member 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/saul-phillips-1.html Saul Phillips Sports Reference en 2022-09-29 They finished the season 23–12, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They defeated Northern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Buffalo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Albany and UNC Greensboro to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Morehead State. Previous season 2014–15 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team The Bobcats finished the 2014–15 season 10–20, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Western Michigan. Departures DeparturesNameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason Javarez Willis 3 G 5'11" 172 RS Senior Homer, LA Graduated Maurice Ndour 5 F 6'9" 200 Senior Mbour, Senegal Graduated Ryan Taylor 14 G 6'1" 190 Freshman Gary, IN Transferred to Evansville Stevie Taylor 22 G 5'10" 174 Senior Gahanna, OH Graduated Recruits no no 2015 Doug Taylor C Columbus, OH Northland High School 6 8 220 0 0 0 76 Jordan Dartis SG Newark, OH Newark High School 6 2 180 08/11/2014 3 3 0 75 Ellis Dozier PF Sandy Spring, MD Fishburne Military School 6 9 225 11/05/2014 0 0 0 70 Gavin Block SG Lincoln, IL Lincoln Community High School 6 5 185 10/20/2014 0 0 0 NR James Gollon SF Stevens Point, WI Pacelli High School 6 5 02/15/2015 0 0 0 NR 2015 Ohio Basketball Commitment List 2015 Ohio Basketball Commits ESPN ohio 75 195 September 20, 2015 yes Recruiting class of 2016 no yes 2016 Jason Carter PF Johnstown, OH Johnstown-Monroe High School 6 6 06/29/2015 0 0 0 NR 2015 Ohio Basketball Commitment List 2015 Ohio Basketball Commits ESPN ohio 75 195 September 20, 2015 yes Roster 2015 Ohio Bobcats y Treg Setty 0 F 6 8 194 SR y Maysville, KY Jaaron Simmons y 2 G 6 1 175 SO y Dayton, OH James Gollon 3 G 6 5 190 FR Stevens Point, WI Wadly Mompremier 4 F 6 10 225 JR Miami, FL Khari Harley 11 G/F 6 8 175 SO y Egg Harbor Township, NJ Drew Crabtree 12 G 6 1 190 SO Marysville, OH W Kenny Kaminski 13 F 6 1 190 JR y Medina, OH Sam Frayer 21 F 6 6 215 SO Cincinnati, OH W Gavin Frayer 22 G/F 6 6 195 FR Lincoln, IL Mike Laster 24 G 6 4 180 SO Detroit, MI Ellis Dozier 25 F 6 9 225 FR Sandy Spring, MD Antonio Campbell 33 F 6 8 260 JR Cincinnati, OH y Jordan Dartis 35 G 6 2 180 FR Newark, OH Doug Taylor 45 F 6 8 220 FR Columbus, OH Saul Phillips (UW–Platteville) Will Ryan (Wisconsin) Jason Kemp (UW–La Crosse) Aaron Fuss (Ohio State) http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/m-baskbl/mtt/ohio-m-baskbl-mtt.html Preseason The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2015. Ohio was picked to finish third in the MAC East.MAC ANNOUNCES 2011-12 MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL, ALL-MAC TEAMS https://getsomemaction.com/news/2015/10/28/MBB_1028150240.aspx en Preseason men's basketball poll (First place votes in parentheses) East Division Akron 132 (17) Kent State 116 (5) Ohio 69 Buffalo 64 (1) Miami 60 Bowling Green 42 West Division Central Michigan 138 (23) Toledo 110 Western Michigan 94 Eastern Michigan 71 Northern Illinois 37 Ball State 33 Tournament champs Central Michigan (15), Akron (6), Buffalo (1), Kent State (1) Preseason All-MAC Preseason All-MAC teamsTeamPlayerPositionYearPreseason All-MAC EastAntonio CampbellFJr. SourceMAC ANNOUNCES 2011-12 MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL, ALL-MAC TEAMS https://getsomemaction.com/news/2015/10/28/MBB_1028150240.aspx en Schedule Source: 2015-16 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings 2015 yes yes |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats|Exhibition 11/07/2015 2:00 pm yes Indiana Tech Convocation Center Athens, OH 8,384 73–57 – |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats|Non-conference regular season 11/14/2015 2:00 pm yes Florida Gulf Coast Convocation Center Athens, OH 85–75 1–0 5,851 11/16/2015 7:00 pm yes Tennessee State Convocation Center Athens, OH 75–67 2–0 5,854 11/20/2015 12:30 pm yes yes Tulsa Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI Paradise Jam quarterfinals 88–90 2–1 5,854 11/21/2015 4:00 pm yes yes Norfolk State Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI Paradise Jam Consolation 93–71 3–1 11/23/2015 4:00 pm yes yes Florida State Sports and Fitness Center St. Thomas, VI Paradise Jam 5th place game 90–81 3–2 1,433 12/01/2015 7:00 pm yes Marshall Convocation Center Athens, OH TWCSC 85–70 4–2 6,783 12/05/2015 4:00 pm yes yes St. Bonaventure Reilly Center Olean, NY TWCSC 68–81 4–3 3,565 12/12/2015 1:00 pm yes yes Cleveland State Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH TWCSC/ESPN3 76–67 5–3 3,261 12/15/2015 7:00 pm yes Ohio Dominican Convocation Center Athens, OH TWCSC 93–69 6–3 5,223 12/17/2015 7:00 pm yes Jackson State Convocation Center Athens, OH 72–67 7–3 5,183 12/21/2015 7:00 pm yes Arkansas–Pine Bluff Convocation Center Athens, OH 65–58 8–3 5,254 12/30/2015 7:00 pm yes UC Riverside Convocation Center Athens, OH 81–59 9–3 5,267 |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| MAC regular season 01/06/2016 8:00 pm yes Northern Illinois Convocation Center DeKalb, IL ESPN3 69–80 1,038 9–4 0–1 01/09/2016 2:00 pm Ball State Convocation Center Athens, OH 79–73 6,703 10–4 1–1 01/12/2016 7:00 pm Bowling Green Convocation Center Athens, OH TWCSC 75–91 7,083 10–5 1–2 01/16/2016 7:00 pm yes Kent State MAC Center Kent, OH 82–89 3,845 10–6 1–3 01/19/2016 7:00 pm Western Michigan Convocation Center Athens, OH ASN 82–64 6,346 11–6 2–3 01/23/2016 4:30 pm yes Central Michigan McGuirk Arena Mount Pleasant, MI ESPN3 49–72 3,333 11–7 2–4 01/26/2016 7:00 pm yes Toledo Savage Arena Toledo, OH BCSN 81–79 4,276 12–7 3–4 01/30/2016 9:00 pm Kent State Convocation Center Athens, OH ESPNU 72–61 6,713 13–7 4–4 02/02/2016 7:00 pm Akron Convocation Center Athens, OH TWCSC 68–80 6,403 13–8 4–5 02/06/2016 2:00 pm Northern Illinois Convocation Center Athens, OH ESPN3 80–69 8,773 14–8 5–5 02/09/2016 7:00 pm yes Ball State John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN ESPN3 72–69 3,100 15–8 6–5 02/13/2016 7:00 pm yes Buffalo Alumni Arena Amherst, NY ESPNU 94–75 2,702 16–8 7–5 02/16/2016 7:00 pm Eastern Michigan Convocation Center Athens, OH 86–64 6,212 17–8 8–5 02/20/2016 2:00 pm Miami (OH) Convocation Center Athens, OH 76–64 9,018 18–8 9–5 02/23/2016 7:00 pm yes Bowling Green Stroh Center Bowling Green, OH 82–87 2,332 18–9 9–6 02/27/2016 3:30 pm Buffalo Convocation Center Athens, OH ESPN3 103–96 OT 7,221 19–9 10–6 03/01/2016 8:00 pm yes Akron James A. Rhodes Arena Akron, OH ASN 76–91 4,192 19–10 10–7 03/04/2016 7:00 pm yes Miami (OH) Millett Hall Oxford, OH ESPN3 67–65 4,208 20–10 11–7 |- !colspan=9 style="Ohio Bobcats"| MAC tournament 03/10/2016 6:30 pm yes 2 Northern Illinois 7 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Quarterfinals BCSN/ESPN3 79–62 2,311 21–10 03/11/2016 9:05 pm yes 2 Buffalo 3 Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH Semifinals BCSN/ESPN3 74–88 6,427 21–11 |- !colspan=9 style=Ohio Bobcats| CBI 03/16/2016 7:00 pm yes Albany Convocation Center Athens, OH First round 94–90 OT 3,034 22–11 03/21/2016 7:00 pm yes UNC Greensboro Convocation Center Athens, OH Quarterfinals 72–67 3,567 23–11 03/23/2016 7:00 pm yes Morehead State Convocation Center Athens, OH Semifinals 72–77 3,712 23–12 yes AP Poll Eastern Time Statistics Team statistics Final 2015–16 statistics Ohio Bobcats Record Ohio OPP Scoring 2746 2617 Scoring Average 78.46 74.77 Field goals – Att 937–1993 919–2117 3-pt. Field goals – Att 296–767 261–720 Free throws – Att 576–759 518–704 Rebounds 1251 1197 Assists 487 412 Turnovers 414 356 Steals 157 209 Blocked Shots 128 89 Sourcehttps://www.sports-reference.com/cbb/schools/ohio/2016.html 2015-16 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats Sports Reference en Player statistics MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAPFTOStlBlkAntonio Campbell3535101328.959817.12374230.56431170.368811110.737428335710.223111442363Jaaron Simmons3534127636.554215.51723700.46532780.411662130.77991151243.5275108136290Treg Setty353598528.1420121553190.48632860.372781080.722511271785.1309755299Kenny Kaminski3333100430.441612.61323410.387832290.36269800.863131101233.74173381710Jordan Dartis3226101531.73159.8971980.49671400.47954610.885461652405832242Gavin Block342611181725.1481210.39723650.35453640.828764712.1525431131Wadly Mompremier3002729.1782.627490.551250.422460.4783260923.133518434Khari Harley20928414.2643.219540.3526220.27320290.69721281.49261394Mike Laster3303099.4641.925570.439180.12513180.7221316290.94281720Doug Taylor2911485.1451.615320.469120.514190.7372430541.9330655James Gollon2001095.5211.16180.3334110.364580.625212140.75111520Drew Crabtree909160.7240.5240.50001230.311000Jaylin McDonald8070.930.4111000120.5000010000Sam Frayer10080.820.2150.20000003140.400100Total35-7050-274678.593719930.4702967670.3865767590.759289962125135.7487632414157128Opponents35-7050-261774.891921170.4342617200.3635187040.736326871119734.241269035620989 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 Player of the YearAntonio CampbellCJr.All-MAC First TeamAntonio CampbellCJr.All-MAC Second TeamJaaron SimmonsGRS-So.All-MAC Freshman TeamJordan DartisGFr. SourceMAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S ALL-MAC, ALL-FRESHMAN & ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAMS https://getsomemaction.com/news/2016/3/7/MBB_0307162316.aspxOHIO’S CAMPBELL, AKRON’S DAMBROT RECEIVE TOP MAC HONORS https://getsomemaction.com/news/2016/3/9/MBB_0309160515.aspx See also 2015–16 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team References Ohio Bobcats men's basketball schedule Ohio Category:Ohio Bobcats men's basketball seasons Ohio Bobcats men's basketball Ohio Bobcats men's basketball Ohio