2018–19 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team explained

Year:2018–19
Team:Ohio Bobcats
Sport:Basketball
Conference:Mid-American Conference
Division:East Division
Short Conf:MAC
Record:14–17
Conf Record:6–12
Head Coach:Saul Phillips
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach1:Will Ryan
Asst Coach2:Jason Kemp
Asst Coach3:Jared Swanson
Stadium:Convocation Center

The 2018–19 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2018–19 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fifth-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] In non-conference play they had wins over eventual MAAC champion Iona, and both co-champions of the Big South in Radford and Campbell as well as a win over their rival and eventual CIT champion Marshall. They finished the season 14–17 overall, 6–12 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. As the No. 10 seed in the MAC tournament, they were defeated in the first round by Northern Illinois.

On March 13, 2019, head coach Saul Phillips was fired.[3] He finished his five-year tenure at Ohio with an 81–77 overall record. Five days later, the school named Ohio alum Jeff Boals, head coach at Stony Brook, as their new head coach.[4]

Previous season

See main article: 2017–18 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team. The Bobcats finished the 2017–18 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).

Offseason

Departures

Departures
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Zach Butler 0 G 6'3" 193 Freshman Transferred to Florida SouthWestern State College
Antonio Bisutti 10 G 6'2" 192 Senior Graduated

Preseason

The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 30, 2019. Ohio was picked to finish fourth and had no members of the preseason All-MAC team[5]

Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

  1. Buffalo 210 (35)
  2. Miami 127
  3. Kent State 122
  4. Ohio 121
  5. Akron 97
  6. Bowling Green 58

West Division

  1. Eastern Michigan 183 (17)
  2. Ball State 175 (11)
  3. Toledo 156 (5)
  4. Western Michigan 81 (1)
  5. Northern Illinois 73
  6. Central Michigan 67 (1)

Tournament Champs

Buffalo (25), Eastern Michigan (3), Toledo (3), Central Michigan (1), Miami (1), Northern Illinois (1), Western Michigan (1)

Schedule and results

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Statistics

Team statistics

Final 2018–19 statistics

Scoring 2174 2288
Scoring Average 70.13 73.81
Field goals – Att 803–1838 812–1861
3-pt. Field goals – Att 187–633 260–727
Free throws – Att 381–602 404–572
Rebounds 1152 1114
Assists 451 417
Turnovers 448 416
Steals 200 238
Blocked Shots 115 73
Source[6]

Player statistics

MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsRebounds
PlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAPFTO StlBlk
Jason Carter31319623151016.51803740.48123670.3431271770.718651432086.76177552021
Teyvion Kirk313094530.543614.11744150.41910470.213781480.527471251725.57684137415
Doug Taylor313177925.12678.61051690.621140.2556980.571821282106.81598462556
Ben Vander Plas31271923.22678.6942310.407501620.30929410.707401221625.24855332815
Gavin Block311572423.41946.3621670.371461300.35424410.5851351642.1685040255
Jason Preston302188629.51806721660.43410480.20826340.76521861073.61033137253
Antonio Cowart Jr312481226.21735.6641730.37301040.28815220.68220841043.4516260254
Connor Murrell2502349.4783.129800.3638330.24212210.57161925113221662
James Gollon607212355.810200.56130.4629110.818066156831
Mason McMurray90535.9131.45140.357190.111221369159411
Torey James140674.8110.84220.1822150.133130.3332790.659410
Jarrell Reeves6091.581.3450.80000203250.801002
John Tenerowicz4061.520.50100102210110.310000
Chris McGraw4061.500010000000000000200
Total31align="center" style=-6275align="center" style=-217470.180318380.4371876330.2953816020.633332820115237.2451504448200115
Opponents31align="center" -6275align="center" -228873.881218610.4362607270.3584045720.706300814111435.941755841623873
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[6]

Awards and honors

All-MAC Awards

Postseason All-MAC teams
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All-MAC Third TeamJason CarterFRS-So.
All-MAC Freshman TeamBen Vander PlasFRS-Fr.
All-MAC Freshman TeamJason PrestonGFr.
Source[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: Ohio Athletics Announces Change In Men’s Basketball Leadership - Ohio University . www.ohiobobcats.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190316043417/http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/mbkb/2018-19/releases/20190313e5qneg . 2019-03-16.
  4. Web site: Ohio Athletics Officially Introduces Boals As Men's Basketball Head Coach - Ohio University . www.ohiobobcats.com . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20190328110718/http://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/releases/20190318ld8207 . 2019-03-28.
  5. Web site: 2018-19 MEN’S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL & ALL-MAC TEAMS RELEASED. 2022-10-26. Mid-American Conference. en.
  6. Web site: 2018-19 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats. Sports Reference. en.
  7. Web site: MAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S ALL-MAC, ALL-FRESHMAN & ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAMS. 2022-05-21. Mid-American Conference. en.

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