2020–21 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2020–21
Prev Year:2019–20
Next Year:2021–22
Team:Ohio Bobcats
Conference:Mid-American Conference
Short Conf:MAC
Record:17–8
Conf Record:9–5
Head Coach:Jeff Boals
Hc Year:2nd
Asst Coach1:Lamar Thornton
Ac1 Year:2nd
Asst Coach2:Kyle Barlow
Ac2 Year:2nd
Asst Coach3:Lee Martin
Ac3 Year:1st
Stadium:Convocation Center
Champion:MAC tournament champions
Tourney:NCAA tournament
Tourney Result:second round

The 2020–21 Ohio University Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University for the 2020–21 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats were led by second-year head coach Jeff Boals, who was a 1995 graduate of Ohio University.[1] [2] The team played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.[3] In a season limited due to the COVID-19 pandemic, they finished the season 17–8, 9–5 in MAC play to finish in fifth place. As the No. 5 seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Kent State, Toledo, and Buffalo to win the tournament championship.[4] A a result, they received the conference's automatic bid to the NCAA tournament as the No. 13 seed in the West region.[5] There they upset No. 4-seeded Virginia in the First Round[6] before falling to No. 5-seeded Creighton in the Second Round.[7] [8]

Previous season

See main article: 2019–20 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team.

The Bobcats finished the 2019–20 season 17–15, 8–10 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East division. As the No. 8 seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Central Michigan in the first round before the tournament was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9]

Offseason

Coaching Staff Changes

Coaching Additions

Departures

Departures
style= Namestyle= Numberstyle= Pos.style= Heightstyle= Weightstyle= Yearstyle= Hometownstyle= Reason
Nate Springs2F6'10"205RS FreshmanCharlotte, NCTransferred to Kennesaw State
Connor Murrell10G6'7"215RS JuniorSioux City, IAEnded playing career, became graduate assistant
Sylvester Ogbonda11F6'10"237Graduate StudentPort Harcourt, NigeriaExhausted eligibility
Jordan Dartis25G6'3"185RS SeniorNewark, OHExhausted eligibility
Marvin Price44G6'5"210FreshmanBaltimore, MDTransferred to Salt Lake Community College

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
style= Namestyle= Numberstyle= Pos.style= Heightstyle= Weightstyle= Yearstyle= Hometownstyle= Reason
Dwight Wilson III4F6'8"250SeniorTallahassee, FLTransferred from James Madison. Will have one year of eligibility remaining.
Rifen Miguel23F6'8"240JuniorLuanda, AngolaTransferred from Tallahassee Community College. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.

Recruiting class

Roster

Support Staff

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Preseason

Prior to the season Ohio was picked second in the MAC preseason poll.[12] Jason Preston was named to the preseason first team all-conference while Ben Vander Plas was on the second team.

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
style= Predicted finishstyle= Teamstyle= Votes (1st place)
1 (8) 132
2 Ohio (1) 117
3 (2) 115
4 109
5 104
6 (1) 93
7 65
8 57
9 48
10 43
11 40
12 13
MAC Tournament Champions: Bowling Green (4), Akron (2), Ball State (1), Buffalo (1), Eastern Michigan (1), Kent State (1), Miami (1), Toledo (1)

Source[12]

Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams
style= Teamstyle= Playerstyle= Positionstyle= Year
1stJason PrestonGJr.
2ndBen Vander PlasFJr.
Source[12]

Schedule and results

Ohio had to cancel their games against Mississippi Valley State, Bowling Green, and Kent State due to COVID-19. They also postponed games against Miami (OH), Ball State, Eastern Michigan, Akron, Western Michigan, and Central Michigan.

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Statistics

Team statistics

Final 2020–21 statistics

Scoring 1980 1815
Scoring Average 79.20 72.60
Field goals – Att 728–1519 646–1468
3-pt. Field goals – Att 209–593 197–583
Free throws – Att 315–448 326–429
Rebounds 883 840
Assists 437 345
Turnovers 301 344
Steals 161 141
Blocked Shots 52 65
Source[14]

Player statistics

MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsRebounds
PlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAPFTO StlBlk
Dwight Wilson242365627.334714.51502290.65502047700.671651161817.5164440139
Ben Vander Plas252584633.832112.81142630.433511460.34942550.764191261455.89460583615
Jason Preston202069134.631415.71272470.51432820.3928470.596211241457.31452760295
Ben Roderick232260826.428512.41052210.475551390.39620300.6671456703195125144
Lunden McDay252574129.625510.2862080.41328840.33355690.7973127582.3324323175
Mark Sears24546819.52038.5641370.46712430.27963740.8511947662.8813529241
Miles Brown25144217.71144.634820.41517480.35429450.644434381.5302818187
Rifen Miguel130957.3382.912350.3433120.2511150.733912211.60281332
Jalen White110655.9302.711250.446130.462230.6674711136211
Colin Granger2221346.1291.312290.4140105100.51413271.23381020
Sam Towns1521208211.47260.2692160.1255140.357416201.3614233
Mason McMurray190864.5180.95120.417370.429590.556713201.1712310
Nolan Foster60274.520.3120.50000102130.507200
John Tenerowicz50112.220.40200002211010.211100
Michael Brown5010210.2010000140.25000002000
Total25align="center" style=-5000align="center" style=-198079.272815190.4792095930.3523154480.70324064388335.343739630116152
Opponents25align="center" -5000align="center" -181572.664614680.4401975830.3383264290.76022861284033.634544134414165
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[14]

Awards and honors

Final awards watchlists

Final award honors watchlist
style= Honorsstyle= Playerstyle= Positionstyle= Yearstyle= Source
Lou Henson National Player of the YearG Jr.[16]

All-MAC Awards

Postseason All-MAC teams
style= Awardstyle= Playerstyle= Positionstyle= Year
MAC 1st teamJason PrestonGJr.
MAC 3rd TeamBen Vander PlasFJr.
MAC 3rd teamDwight Wilson IIIFSr.
MAC Freshman TeamMark SearsFFr.
MAC Defensive TeamLunden McDayGSo.
Source[17]

National Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Men's Basketball. Ohio University. en. 2019-10-16. 2019-10-16. https://web.archive.org/web/20191016173856/https://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/mbkb/coaches/index. dead.
  2. Web site: Jeff Boals. Sports Reference. en. 2022-09-29.
  3. Web site: Convocation Center. Ohio University. en. 2022-09-29.
  4. Web site: Ohio Bobcats down Buffalo to win MAC Tournament, earn NCAA Tournament bid. Cincinnati Enquirer. en.
  5. Web site: 2020-21 Ohio Men's Basketball Schedule. 2021-09-03. Ohio University. en.
  6. Web site: Ohio vs. Virginia - Game Recap - March 20, 2021 - ESPN. 2021-10-25. ESPN.com. en.
  7. Web site: Ohio vs. Creighton - Game Recap - March 22, 2021 - ESPN. 2021-10-25. ESPN.com. en.
  8. Web site: Henry. Megan. Athens celebrated March Madness game — despite outcome. 2021-09-03. The Columbus Dispatch. en.
  9. Web site: 2019-20 Ohio Men's Basketball Schedule. Ohio University. en. 2020-10-16. 2020-01-11. https://web.archive.org/web/20200111203927/https://www.ohiobobcats.com/sports/mbkb/2019-20/schedule. dead.
  10. Web site: Steve Snell. North Carolina State Athletics . September 27, 2022.
  11. Web site: Lee Martin. Ohio Athletics . September 27, 2022.
  12. https://getsomemaction.com/news/2020/11/18/2020-21-mac-mens-basketball-preseason-coaches-poll-all-mac-teams-announced.aspx "Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll & All-MAC Teams Announced"
  13. Web site: 2020-21 Ohio Bobcats Schedule. 2020-11-19. ESPN. en.
  14. Web site: 2020-21 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats. Sports Reference. en.
  15. Web site: Men's Basketball Players of the Week.
  16. Web site: Preston Named Lou Henson Award Finalist.
  17. Web site: 2020-21 Men's Basketball Postseason Awards Announced.
  18. Vander Plas Named 2020-21 Academic All-America® . Ohio Athletics . May 28, 2021 . September 26, 2022.

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