2017–18 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team explained

Year:2017–18
Team:Ohio Bobcats
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Mid-American Conference
Division:East Division
Short Conf:MAC
Record:14–17
Conf Record:7–11
Head Coach:Saul Phillips
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach1:Will Ryan
Asst Coach2:Jason Kemp
Asst Coach3:Aaron Fuss
Stadium:Convocation Center

The 2017–18 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2017–18 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth-year head coach Saul Phillips, played their 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 season 14–17, 7–11 in MAC play to finish in a tie for fourth place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Miami (OH).

Preseason

The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 26, 2017. Ohio was picked to finish fourth in the MAC East. Jordan Dartis and Jason Carter were both on the Preseason All-MAC East team.[3]

Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

  1. Buffalo 166 (24)
  2. Kent State 139 (2)
  3. Ohio 127 (3)
  4. Akron 84 (1)
  5. Bowling Green 82
  6. Miami 32

West Division

  1. Western Michigan 169 (22)
  2. Ball State 156 (8)
  3. Toledo 107
  4. Eastern Michigan 103
  5. Northern Illinois 57
  6. Central Michigan 38

Tournament champs

Western Michigan (10), Buffalo (9), Ball State (5), Kent State (2), Toledo (2), Bowling Green (1), Miami (1)

Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams
style= Teamstyle= Playerstyle= Positionstyle= Year
Preseason All-MAC EastJordan DartisGSr.
Preseason All-MAC EastJason CarterFSo.
Source[4]

Previous season

See main article: 2016–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team. The Bobcats finished the 2016–17 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.

Schedule and results

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Statistics

Team statistics

Final 2017–18 statistics

Scoring 2334 2353
Scoring Average 75.29 75.90
Field goals – Att 839–1893 839–1943
3-pt. Field goals – Att 244–661 249–772
Free throws – Att 412–579 426–567
Rebounds 1127 1200
Assists 443 389
Turnovers 412 415
Steals 207 189
Blocked Shots 103 109
Source[5]

Player statistics

MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsRebounds
PlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAPFTO StlBlk
Teyvion Kirk31319933247315.31603650.43816400.41371900.721341541886.19578105425
Mike Laster303099233.143514.51643440.477541380.39153750.7071473872.9585845175
Jordan Dartis292988630.638113.11242880.431781840.42455650.84612911033.6625840344
Gavin Block312594330.42648.5892430.366491500.32737620.597181111294.210674502310
Kevin Mickle28258420.92388.5982030.4835180.27837560.66132711033.72549362312
Doug Taylor3131745242146.9941660.566130.33325470.532731492227.22188431761
James Gollon31766921.62116.8671470.45635910.38542480.87516941103.5405137315
Zach Butler30039913.3762.530840.3574200.212170.706045451.5293134141
Jason Carter304214206.75170.29403010120.83328103.353350
A.J. Gareri100616.190.9290.222150.2460.6670770.714400
Sam Frayer60142.371.2390.333150.2000156100000
Ellis Dozier110393.560.53120.250200102240.406100
Antonio Bisutti60132.200050020000000010000
Jaylin McDonald70152.1000100000001340.600010
Total31align="center" style=-6400align="center" style=-233475.383918930.4432446610.3694125790.712259868112736.4443500412207103
Opponents31align="center" -6400align="center" -235375.983919430.4322497720.3234265670.751305895120038.7389551415189109
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  TOTurnovers
 Blk  Stl Steals High Team high
Source[5]

Awards and honors

All-MAC Awards

Postseason All-MAC teams
style= Teamstyle= Playerstyle= Positionstyle= Year
All-MAC Honorable MentionJordan DartisGJr.
All-MAC Freshman TeamTeyvion KirkGFr.
Source[6] [7]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Convocation Center. Ohio University. en. 2022-09-29.
  2. Web site: Saul Phillips. Sports Reference. en. 2022-09-29.
  3. Web site: 2017-18 MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL & ALL-MAC TEAMS RELEASED. 2022-05-22. getsomemaction.com. en.
  4. Web site: 2017-18 MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL & ALL-MAC TEAMS RELEASED. 2022-05-22. getsomemaction.com. en.
  5. Web site: 2017-18 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats. Sports Reference. en.
  6. Web site: TOLEDO'S FLETCHER, BUFFALO'S OATS RECEIVE TOP MAC HONORS.
  7. Web site: MIAMI'S SIBANDE, BUFFALO'S PERKINS & EMU'S BOND EARN MAC HONORS.

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