2011–12 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:	Basketball
Year:	2011–12
Team:	Ohio Bobcats
Conference:	Mid-American Conference
Division:	East Division
Short Conf:	MAC
Coachrank:	25
Record:	29–8
Conf Record:	11–5
Head Coach:	John Groce
Hc Year:	4th
Asst Coach1:	Dustin Ford
Asst Coach2:	Jamall Walker
Asst Coach3:	Ramon Williams
Stadium:	Convocation Center
Champion:	MAC Tournament Champions
Bowl:	NCAA Tournament
Bowl Result:	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.^{[1] [2]} 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 round^[3] 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.^{[4] [5] [6]} After the season Groce accepted the head coach position at Illinois^[7]

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.^[8]

Preseason poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

1. Kent State 132 (16)
2. Akron 104 (8)
3. Ohio 94
4. 80
5. Buffalo 62
6. Bowling Green 32

West Division

1. 128 (14)
2. Ball State 111 (9)
3. 92 (1)
4. Toledo 76
5. 59
6. 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 teams

style=	Team	style=	Player	style=	Position	style=	Year
Preseason All-MAC East	DJ Cooper	G	Jr.

Source^[8]

Schedule

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Statistics

Team statistics

Final 2011–12 statistics

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

Source^[9]

Player statistics

			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
D.J. Cooper	37	37	1199	32.4	545	14.7	162	465	0.348	75	244	0.307	146	196	0.745	28	109	137	3.7	211	51	106	85	3
Walter Offutt	37	37	1088	29.4	457	12.4	148	329	0.45	53	139	0.381	108	152	0.711	48	86	134	3.6	65	94	62	57	4
Reggie Keely	37	3	792	21.4	334	9	128	251	0.51	0	1	0	78	113	0.69	82	100	182	4.9	18	100	70	22	15
Nick Kellogg	37	36	1019	27.5	332	9	106	236	0.449	85	199	0.427	35	39	0.897	7	68	75	2	39	70	30	40	4
Ivo Baltic	37	34	1015	27.4	323	8.7	137	293	0.468	5	18	0.278	44	86	0.512	49	137	186	5	55	100	71	34	13
Stevie Taylor	37	0	422	11.4	162	4.4	59	170	0.347	31	102	0.304	13	22	0.591	8	33	41	1.1	38	40	32	28	1
T.J. Hall	37	1	443	12	140	3.8	49	147	0.333	23	80	0.288	19	30	0.633	27	50	77	2.1	14	71	25	17	7
Jon Smith	37	36	724	19.6	132	3.6	51	82	0.622	0	0	0	30	44	0.682	84	82	166	4.5	17	90	39	23	44
Ricardo Johnson	36	1	487	13.5	113	3.1	36	82	0.439	5	20	0.25	36	55	0.655	33	54	87	2.4	22	72	26	32	6
TyQuane Goard	29	0	208	7.2	48	1.7	20	39	0.513	0	1	0	8	11	0.727	21	24	45	1.6	6	26	12	8	6
Nick Goff	9	0	13	1.4	5	0.6	2	5	0.4	1	3	0.333	0	0	0	1	1	2	0.2	1	2	2	0	0
Kenny Belton	3	0	3	1	4	1.3	2	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0.3	0	0	0	0	0
Ethan Jacobs	13	0	22	1.7	2	0.2	1	4	0.25	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	0.2	1	7	1	0	0
David McKinley	9	0	15	1.7	0	0	0	2	0	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0.1	1	0	2	1	0
Total	37	align="center" style=	-	7450	align="center" style=	-	2597	70.2	901	2107	0.428	278	809	0.344	517	749	0.690	451	685	1136	30.7	488	723	481	347	103
Opponents	37	align="center"	-	7450	align="center"	-	2311	62.5	775	1880	0.412	198	673	0.294	563	787	0.715	416	881	1297	35.1	415	696	644	221	127

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		Stl	Steals	High	Team high

Source^[9]

Awards and honors

All-MAC Awards

Postseason All-MAC teams

style=	Team	style=	Player	style=	Position	style=	Year
All-MAC First Team	DJ Cooper	G	Jr.
All-MAC Honorable Mention	Walter Offutt	G	Jr.
All-MAC Honorable Mention	Ivo Baltic	F	Jr.

Source^[10]

National Awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: Convocation Center. Ohio University. en. 2022-09-29.
2. Web site: John Groce. Sports Reference. en. 2022-09-29.
3. Web site: Ohio holds on to shock fourth-seeded Michigan. ESPN.
4. Web site: Ohio holds on to shock fourth-seeded Michigan. ESPN. en. 2022-05-21.
5. Web site: No. 13 Ohio tops 12-seed South Florida to reach Sweet 16. ESPN. en. 2022-05-21.
6. Web site: Ohio takes UNC to overtime before Tar Heels prevail. ESPN. en. 2022-05-21.
7. Web site: Illinois introduces Ohio's Groce as new coach. March 29, 2012. ESPN.com.
8. Web site: 2011-12 MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL, PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAMS ANNOUNCED. en.
9. Web site: 2011-12 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats. Sports Reference. en.
10. Web site: MAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S ALL-MAC, ALL-FRESHMAN & ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAMS.
11. Offutt Named to NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team . March 25, 2012 . March 15, 2022.