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2016–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third-year head coach Saul Phillips, will play its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2] They finished the regular season 20–10, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. As the No. 2 seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Toledo before losing to eventual tournament champion Kent State in the semifinals.

2016–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record20–11 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 14 – 4   .778 27 – 9   .750
Ohio 11 – 7   .611 20 – 11   .645
Buffalo 11 – 7   .611 17 – 15   .531
Kent State † 10 – 8   .556 22 – 14   .611
Bowling Green 7 – 11   .389 13 – 19   .406
Miami (OH) 4 – 14   .222 11 – 21   .344
West
Ball State 11 – 7   .611 21 – 13   .618
Western Michigan 11 – 7   .611 16 – 16   .500
Toledo 9 – 9   .500 17 – 17   .500
Eastern Michigan 7 – 11   .389 16 – 17   .485
Northern Illinois 7 – 11   .389 15 – 17   .469
Central Michigan 6 – 12   .333 16 – 16   .500
† 2017 MAC tournament winner

Previous season

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Main article: 2015–16 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The Bobcats finished the 2015–16 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 before losing to Morehead State.

Offseason

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Departures

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Departures
Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Reason
Treg Setty 0 F 6'8" 194 RS Senior Maysville, KY Graduated

2016 recruiting class

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US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Rodney Culver[3]
G 		Delray Beach, FL Pickerington Central High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Apr 24, 2016 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    Rivals:    247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jason Carter[4]
F 		Johnstown, OH Johnstown-Monroe High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Jun 29, 2015 
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:

  • "Ohio Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  • "2016 Ohio Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  • "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
  • "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

Roster

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2016–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 1 Jason Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Fr Johnstown-Monroe High School Johnstown, Ohio
G 2 Jaaron Simmons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) RS Jr Houston Dayton, Ohio
G 3 James Gollon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Pacelli High School Stevens Point, Wisconsin
F 4 Wadly Mompremier 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Sr Miami High School Miami, Florida
G 10 Antonio Bisutti 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Otterbein Dublin, Ohio
G/F 11 Khari Harley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 189 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Egg Harbor Township High School Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
G 12 Drew Crabtree (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr North Union High School Marysville, Ohio
F 13 Kenny Kaminski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) RS Sr Michigan State Medina, Ohio
F 15 Jaylin McDonald (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Saint Ignatius High School Streetsboro, Ohio
F 21 Sam Frayer (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Madeira High School Cincinnati, Ohio
G/F 22 Gavin Block 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Lincoln Community High School Lincoln, Illinois
G 23 Rodney Culver 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Elev8 Sports Institute Columbus, Ohio
G 24 Mike Laster 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Cass Technical High School Detroit, Michigan
F 25 Ellis Dozier 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Fr Fishburne Military School Sandy Spring, Maryland
F 33 Antonio Campbell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Sr Holy Cross High School Cincinnati, Ohio
G 35 Jordan Dartis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Newark High School Newark, Ohio
F 45 Doug Taylor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 258 lb (117 kg) So Northland High School Columbus, Ohio
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Preseason

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The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2016. Ohio was picked second in the MAC East.[5]

Preseason men's basketball poll

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(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

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  1. Akron 194 (15)
  2. Ohio 190 (16)
  3. Buffalo 144 (5)
  4. Kent State 116
  5. Bowling Green 63
  6. Miami 49

West Division

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  1. Eastern Michigan 178 (16)
  2. Ball State 158 (12)
  3. Northern Illinois 148 (5)
  4. Toledo 100 (1)
  5. Western Michigan 95
  6. Central Michigan 77 (2)

Tournament champs

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Akron (15), Ohio (11), Eastern Michigan (3), Buffalo (2), NIU (2), Central Michigan (1), Kent State (1), Miami (1).

Preseason All-MAC

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Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
Preseason All-MAC East Antonio Campbell F Sr.

Source[5]

Schedule and results

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Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2016*
2:00 pm 		Rio Grande W 87–56[6] 
Convocation Center (9,138)
Athens, Ohio
Non-conference regular season
November 12, 2016*
2:00 pm 		Southern W 77–67[7]  1–0
 Convocation Center (6,268)
Athens, Ohio
November 14, 2016*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Sam Houston State W 96–75[8]  2–0
 Convocation Center (6,669)
Athens, Ohio
November 18, 2016*
8:00 pm, ACCN Extra 		at Georgia Tech W 67–61[9]  3–0
 Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,802)
Atlanta, Georgia
November 25, 2016*
7:00 pm 		Tennessee Tech W 68–57[10]  4–0
 Convocation Center (6,388)
Athens, Ohio
November 30, 2016*
7:00 pm 		at Marshall L 88–98[11]  4–1
 Cam Henderson Center (6,013)
Huntington, West Virginia
December 3, 2016*
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		Bryant W 79–53[12]  5–1
 Convocation Center (6,895)
Athens, Ohio
December 10, 2016*
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Iona L 75–79[13]  5–2
 Hynes Athletic Center (1,751)
New Rochelle, New York
December 14, 2016*
7:00 pm, BCSN 		Milwaukee W 71–69[14]  6–2
 Convocation Center (4,279)
Athens, Ohio
December 17, 2016*
2:00 pm 		Cleveland State W 71–53[15]  7–2
 Convocation Center (4,463)
Athens, Ohio
December 21, 2016*
9:00 pm, FCS 		at WKU L 66–67  7–3
 E. A. Diddle Arena (2,746)
Bowling Green, KY
December 30, 2016*
7:00 pm 		Urbana W 77–50  8–3
 Convocation Center (4,391)
Athens, Ohio
MAC regular season
January 3, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Western Michigan W 89–58  9–3
(1–0) 		Convocation Center (4,616)
Athens, Ohio
January 6, 2017
9:00 pm, ESPNU 		Kent State W 85–67  10–3
(2–0) 		Convocation Center (4,675)
Athens, Ohio
January 10, 2017
7:00 pm, BCSN 		at Buffalo W 74–72  11–3
(3–0) 		Alumni Arena (2,652)
Amherst, NY
January 14, 2017
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		Eastern Michigan L 49–53  11–4
(3–1) 		Convocation Center 
Athens, Ohio
January 17, 2017
7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3 		at Akron L 68–83  11–5
(3–2) 		James A. Rhodes Arena (3,598)
Akron, OH
January 21, 2017
4:30 pm 		at Northern Illinois W 78–69  12–5
(4–2) 		Convocation Center (2,167)
DeKalb, IL
January 24, 2017
7:00 pm, BCSN 		Toledo L 76–79  12–6
(4–3) 		Convocation Center (5,166)
Athens, Ohio
January 28, 2017
12:00 pm 		at Bowling Green W 96–72  13–6
(5–3) 		Stroh Center (2,372)
DeKalb, IL
January 31, 2017
6:00 pm, ASN 		at Western Michigan L 85–90  13–7
(5–4) 		University Arena (1,806)
Kalamazoo, Michigan
February 4, 2017
3:30 pm, ESPN3 		Akron W 85–70  14–7
(6–4) 		Convocation Center (10,101)
Athens, Ohio
February 7, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Central Michigan L 87–97  14–8
(6–5) 		Convocation Center (7,063)
Athens, Ohio
February 10, 2017
6:30 pm, CBSSN 		at Ball State W 79–77  15–8
(7–5) 		Worthen Arena (3,123)
Muncie, IN
February 14, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Eastern Michigan W 79–71  16–8
(8–5) 		Convocation Center (858)
Ypsilanti, Michigan
February 18, 2017
2:00 pm, ESPN3 		Bowling Green W 95–75  17–8
(9–5) 		Convocation Center (8,150)
Athens, Ohio
February 21, 2017
7:00 pm, ASN 		at Miami (OH) W 79–62  18–8
(10–5) 		Millett Hall (1,639)
Oxford, OH
February 25, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at Kent State L 67–70  18–9
(10–6) 		MAC Center (4,183)
Kent, Ohio
February 28, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Buffalo L 79–83  18–10
(10–7) 		Convocation Center (5,672)
Athens, Ohio
March 3, 2017
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		Miami (OH) W 69–55  19–10
(11–7) 		Convocation Center (9,633)
Athens, Ohio
MAC Tournament
March 9, 2017
6:30 pm, BCSN/ESPN3 		(2) vs. (7) Toledo
Quarterfinals 		W 67–66  20–10
 Quicken Loans Arena 
Cleveland, OH
March 10, 2017
8:05 pm, CBSSN 		(2) vs. (6) Kent State
Semifinals 		L 66–68  20–11
 Quicken Loans Arena (6,065)
Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time Source,[16][17].

Statistics

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Team statistics

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Final 2016–17 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 2387 2166
Scoring Average 77.00 69.87
Field goals – Att 835–1837 768–1853
3-pt. Field goals – Att 285–742 218–675
Free throws – Att 432–626 412–602
Rebounds 1141 1149
Assists 415 337
Turnovers 388 417
Steals 182 182
Blocked Shots 88 86

Source[18]

Player statistics

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Minutes Scoring Total FGs 3-point FGs Free-Throws Rebounds
Player GP GS Tot Avg Pts Avg FG FGA Pct 3FG 3FA Pct FT FTA Pct Off Def Tot Avg A PF TO Stl Blk
Jaaron Simmons 31 31 1116 36 492 15.9 176 406 0.433 37 107 0.346 103 142 0.725 14 96 110 3.5 200 72 123 29 2
Jordan Dartis 31 31 1082 34.9 390 12.6 118 268 0.44 86 195 0.441 68 77 0.883 4 109 113 3.6 56 54 31 39 6
Kenny Kaminski 30 30 850 28.3 354 11.8 119 300 0.397 81 190 0.426 35 45 0.778 19 72 91 3 27 76 30 25 6
Jason Carter 31 15 642 20.7 306 9.9 115 226 0.509 9 44 0.205 67 98 0.684 61 141 202 6.5 18 70 37 20 19
Gavin Block 31 31 870 28.1 236 7.6 77 180 0.428 27 78 0.346 55 84 0.655 23 110 133 4.3 64 63 47 31 6
Antonio Campbell 15 14 334 22.3 229 15.3 88 166 0.53 23 64 0.359 30 46 0.652 25 100 125 8.3 11 49 26 9 16
Mike Laster 30 0 455 15.2 157 5.2 61 115 0.53 15 34 0.441 20 32 0.625 25 31 56 1.9 12 40 23 9 2
Doug Taylor 31 2 417 13.5 116 3.7 43 82 0.524 0 1 0 30 57 0.526 48 99 147 4.7 7 72 22 10 24
Rodney Culver 31 1 316 10.2 82 2.6 30 67 0.448 5 14 0.357 17 31 0.548 10 35 45 1.5 17 37 35 9 6
Ellis Dozier 12 0 29 2.4 7 0.6 3 9 0.333 0 2 0 1 4 0.25 1 1 2 0.2 0 4 4 0 1
Antonio Bisutti 12 0 18 1.5 5 0.4 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 2 8 10 0.8 1 2 2 1 0
Khari Harley 1 0 10 10 5 5 1 1 1 0 0 0 3 4 0.75 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 0 0
Jaylin McDonald 12 0 19 1.6 4 0.3 1 6 0.167 0 4 0 2 2 1 0 1 1 0.1 0 1 0 0 0
Drew Crabtree 13 0 24 1.8 3 0.2 1 6 0.167 1 5 0.2 0 0 0 0 4 4 0.3 2 4 1 0 0
Sam Frayer 12 0 19 1.6 1 0.1 0 4 0 0 3 0 1 4 0.25 2 6 8 0.7 1 2 2 0 0
Total 31 - 6200 - 2387 77.0 835 1837 0.455 285 742 0.384 432 626 0.690 284 857 1141 36.8 415 550 388 182 88
Opponents 31 - 6200 - 2166 69.9 768 1853 0.414 218 675 0.323 412 602 0.684 326 823 1149 37.1 337 611 417 182 86
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[18]

Awards and honors

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All-MAC Awards

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Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
All-MAC First Team Jaaron Simmons G Jr.
All-MAC Honorable Mention Jordan Dartis G So.
All-MAC Freshman Team Jason Carter F Fr.

Source[19]

Rankings

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See also: 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball rankings
Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Post Final
AP RV RV RV NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR N/A*
Coaches NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Saul Phillips". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
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  5. ^ a b "2016-17 MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL, PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAMS ANNOUNCED".
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  15. ^ "Ohio vs. Cleveland State Box Score". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
  16. ^ "OHIOBOBCATS.COM - Ohio Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
  17. ^ "2019-20 Ohio Bobcats Schedule".
  18. ^ a b "2016-17 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
  19. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S ALL-MAC, ALL-FRESHMAN & ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAMS".
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