2022–23 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2022–23
Prev Year:2021–22
Next Year:2023–24
Team:Ohio Bobcats
Conference:Mid-American Conference
Short Conf:MAC
Record:19–14
Conf Record:10–8
Head Coach:Jeff Boals
Hc Year:4th
Asst Coach1:Lamar Thornton
Ac1 Year:4th
Asst Coach2:Kyle Barlow
Ac2 Year:4th
Asst Coach3:Lee Martin
Ac3 Year:3rd
Stadium:Convocation Center

The 2022–23 Ohio University Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University for the 2022–23 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats were led by fourth-year head coach Jeff Boals, who was a 1995 graduate of Ohio University.[1] [2] They played their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.[3] [4]

Ohio started the season slow after key player losses from the prior year. They also started conference play slowly with several difficult road games in January. They recovered in February and won seven out of their last nine regular season games to head into the MAC tournament at 18–13 as the fifth seed with a 10–8 conference record.[5] They defeated Ball State in the first round of the MAC tournament before losing to top-seeded Toledo to finish 19–14.[6] [7]

Previous season

See main article: 2021–22 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team. The Bobcats finished the 2021–22 season 25–10 and 14–6 in MAC play to finish in third place.[8] As the No. 3 seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Ball State before losing to Kent State in the semi-finals.[9] They received a bid to the CBI.[10] There they defeated Rice in the first round before losing to Abilene Christian in the second round.[11] [12]

Offseason

Ohio had a lot of roster turnover. Eleven of the sixteen players that had minutes the prior season either graduated, left the team, or transferred. Three key starters had to be replaced. Jason Carter graduated while Ben Vander Plas and Mark Sears transferred to high-major programs. Dwight Wilson III redshirted the previous season due to injury and returned for his final year.

Coaching Staff Changes

Coaching Additions

Coaching Additions
Name Alma MaterPrevious positionNew position
Mike CiflikuOhio UniversityGraduate AssistantVideo Coordinator[13]
Casey CrawfordOhio UniversityStudent ManagerGraduate Assistant[14]

Departures

Departures
style= Namestyle= Numberstyle= Pos.style= Heightstyle= Weightstyle= Yearstyle= Hometownstyle= Reason
Mark Sears1G6'1"185SophomoreMuscle Shoals, AlabamaTransferred to Alabama[15]
Ben Vander Plas5F6'8"232SeniorRipon, WisconsinTransferred to Virginia[16]
Sam Towns11F6'9"190SophomoreColumbus, OhioTransferred to Bowling Green[17]
John Tenerowicz*12G6'1"185SeniorCleveland, OhioTransferred to Tiffin[18]
Luke Frazier*13G6'5"170FreshmanMentor, OhioTransferred to John Carroll[19]
Michael Brown, Jr.*14G5'10"156JuniorRochester, New YorkLeft team for personal reasons
Lunden McDay15G6'4"185JuniorAkron, OhioLeft team for personal reasons[20] [21]
Tommy Schmock22G5'11"180SeniorCleveland, OhioGraduated, Exhausted eligibility
Josh McDaniel*24G6'4"230SeniorWesterville, OhioReturned to student manager role[22]
Jason Carter30F6'8"227RS SeniorJohnstown, OhioGraduated, Exhausted eligibility
Colin Granger32F6'9"239SophomoreSuwanee, GeorgiaTransferred to Western Carolina[23]
Walk-on in 2021-22
[24] [25] [26]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
style= Namestyle= Numberstyle= Pos.style= Heightstyle= Weightstyle= Yearstyle= Hometownstyle= Reason
Jaylin Hunter12G5'11"195JuniorManchester, ConnecticutTransferred from Old Dominion. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.[27]
Gabe Wiznitzer11C6'11"240SophomoreWalhalla, South CarolinaTransferred from Louisville. Will have three years of eligibility remaining.
DeVon Baker22G6'2"190JuniorDayton, OhioTransferred from Tulane. Will have one year of eligibility remaining.[28]
[24] [26]

Recruiting class

Walk-on

Preseason

On October 26, 2022 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Ohio was picked to finish fifth in the MAC regular season.[29] Ohio had no members on the preseason all-MAC teams

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
style= Predicted finishstyle= Teamstyle= Votes (1st place)
1 135 (6)
2 131 (4)
3 127 (2)
4 94
5 Ohio 91
6 82
7 68
8 66
9 42
10 38
11 36
12 26
MAC Tournament Champions: Kent State (4), Toledo (4), Akron (2), Eastern Michigan (1), Western Michigan (1)

Source[29]

Roster

Support Staff

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Schedule and results

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Statistics

Team statistics

Final 2022–23 statistics

Scoring 2527 2331
Scoring Average 78.97 72.84
Field goals – Att 918–1993 831–1876
3-pt. Field goals – Att 285–761 247–727
Free throws – Att 406–557 422–624
Rebounds 1196 1106
Assists 406 395
Turnovers 353 398
Steals 213 186
Blocked Shots 71 102
Source[32]

Player statistics

MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsRebounds
PlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAPFTO StlBlk
Dwight Wilson313178125.248715.72013240.620000.000851190.7141111732849.2396247126
Jaylin Hunter323193329.240712.71413220.438661680.39359790.74726881143.61366665556
Miles Brown323294129.432710.21052350.447551210.45562850.7291980993.1626252407
AJ Clayton321662919.72578.0892010.443441320.33335390.89755951504.71853321020
AJ Brown25850920.425510.2882050.429381000.38041530.7741939582.3203915196
Elmore James301446615.52066.9761490.51017400.42537470.7871738551.8123523114
Devon Baker321061019.12056.4812200.36818630.28625340.7351455692.2444520202
Ben Roderick321662719.61685.3531400.37934840.40528410.6832667932.9217619155
Gabe Wiznitzer31141713.51063.442810.519010.00022310.71033701033.314754457
Aidan Hadaway2201526.9462.118440.4092130.1548140.571920291.32151035
Ajay Sheldon2912408.3341.213370.3517230.304170.143512170.6283112132
Olumide Adelodun1901045.5191.07280.2503130.231260.333415191.077481
Quinn Corna70162.3101.4470.571130.333120.5000220.330020
Total32align="center" style=-6425align="center" style=-252779.091819930.4612857610.3754065570.729379817119637.440656635321371
Opponents32align="center" -6425align="center" -233172.883118760.4432477270.3404226240.676330776110634.6395521398186102
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[32]

Team and individual highs

Team Game Highs

Team Game Highs
style= Statstyle= Highstyle= Opponentstyle= Date
Points113UC-ClermontNovember 30, 2022
Field goals Made45UC-ClermontNovember 30, 2022
Field Goal Attempts 77MichiganNovember 20, 2022
3 Points Made15Central MichiganJanuary 21, 2023
3 Points Attempted32Bowling GreenMarch 3, 2023
Free throws Made22Miami (OH)February 4, 2023
Free Throw Attempts25Buffalo \ Miami (OH) \ Chicago St.February 14, 2023 \ February 4, 2023 \ December 30, 2023
Rebounds53UC-ClermontNovember 30, 2022
Assists26UC-ClermontNovember 30, 2022
Steals12Central MichiganJanuary 21, 2023
Blocked Shots8UC-ClermontNovember 30, 2022
Turnovers17Northern Illinois \ ToledoFebruary 7, 2023 \ March 10, 2023
Fouls23Central MichiganJanuary 21, 2023

Individual Game Highs

Individual Game Highs
style= Statstyle= Highstyle= Playerstyle= Opponentstyle= Date
Points31Dwight Wilson IIIWestern MichiganJanuary 24, 2023
Field goals Made13Dwight Wilson IIIWestern MichiganJanuary 24, 2023
Field Goal Attempts 19Dwight Wilson IIIMichigan \ Northern IllinoisNovember 20, 2022 \ February 21, 2023
3 Points Made7Jaylin HunterToledoMarch 10, 2023
3 Points Attempted11Jaylin HunterToledoMarch 10, 2023
Free throws Made9Dwight Wilson IIIKent StateJanuary 13, 2023
Free Throw Attempts10Dwight Wilson IIIKent StateJanuary 13, 2023
Rebounds17Dwight Wilson IIIBowling GreenJanuary 7, 2023
Assists7Jaylin Hunter6 times6 times
Steals6Jaylin HunterCentral MichiganFebruary 18, 2023
Blocked Shots3AJ Clayton \ Aiden Hadaway2 times \ 1 time3 times
Turnovers5Miles Brown \ Jaylin Hunter \ Dwight Wilson IIINorthern Illinois \ Stetson \ ToledoFebruary 7, 2023 \ December 17, 2022 \ March 10, 2023
Fouls5Various
Source[33]

Awards and honors

Weekly Awards

Weekly Award Honors
MAC player of the weekMiles BrownGNovember 28[34]
MAC player of the weekJaylin HunterGFebruary 13[35]

All-MAC Awards

Postseason All-MAC teams
style= Teamstyle= Playerstyle= Positionstyle= Year
All-MAC 2nd TeamDwight Wilson IIIFGrad.
All-MAC Honorable MentionJaylin HunterGJr.
All-MAC Freshman Team AJ BrownGFr.
All-MAC Freshman Team Elmore JamesGFr.
Source[36]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Jeff Boals. Ohio University Athletics. en. May 15, 2022.
  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: 2022-23 Men's Basketball Standings. Mid-American Conference. en. 2022-11-11.
  5. Web site: MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23. ESPN. March 3, 2022.
  6. Web site: Ohio 90, Ball State 70. ESPN. March 9, 2023.
  7. Web site: Ohio 75, Toledo 82. ESPN. March 10, 2023.
  8. Web site: MAC Basketball Standings - 2021-22 . ESPN. September 6, 2022.
  9. Web site: 2022 MAC Men's Basketball Championship. February 1, 2022. Mid-American Conference.
  10. Web site: Schedule . College Basketball Invitational . Gazelle Group . March 2022 . March 20, 2022.
  11. Web site: Sears lifts Ohio past Rice on late shot. ESPN. en. 2022-09-30.
  12. Web site: Ohio 86, Abilene Christian 91. ESPN. en. 2022-09-30.
  13. Web site: Ohio Men's Basketball Names Mike Cifliku Team Video Coordinator. Ohio Bobcats . September 15, 2022 . September 26, 2022.
  14. Web site: Casey Crawford. Ohio Bobcats . November 12, 2022 . September 26, 2022.
  15. Web site: Alabama signs Ohio transfer point guard Mark Sears . NBC Sports . April 12, 2022 . May 3, 2022.
  16. Web site: Ohio Transfer Ben Vander Plas Commits to Virginia Basketball . Sports Illustrated . April 23, 2022 . May 3, 2022.
  17. Web site: BGSU Men's Hoops Adds Transfer Forward Sam Towns . Bowling Green Athletics . June 6, 2022 . June 6, 2022.
  18. Web site: JOHN TENEROWICZ . Tiffin Athletics . September 8, 2022 .
  19. Web site: John Carroll men’s basketball program gets fourth D-1 transfer in Lake Catholic Grad Luke Frazier . Lake County News-Herald. May 4, 2022 . May 8, 2022.
  20. Web site: Lunden McDay . Rotowire . June 10, 2022.
  21. Web site: Tigers Tame Bobcats, 66-51 . SUACBobcats . June 10, 2022.
  22. Web site: Josh McDaniel . Ohio Athletics. November 3, 2022.
  23. Web site: Men’s Basketball Adds Colin Granger for 2022-23 Season . Western Carolina University Athletics. May 23, 2022 . May 31, 2022.
  24. Web site: 2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster . Ohio Athletics . September 7, 2022.
  25. Web site: 2021-22 Men's Basketball Roster . Ohio Athletics . September 7, 2022.
  26. Web site: 2022 D1 Basketball Transfers . Verbal Commits . September 7, 2022.
  27. Web site: Ohio Men’s Basketball Adds Transfers Hunter and Wiznitzer to the Roster for 2022-23 . Ohio Bobcats . April 27, 2022 . May 3, 2022.
  28. Web site: DeVon Baker. Verbal Commits . May 22, 2022.
  29. https://getsomemaction.com/news/2022/10/25/mens-basketball-preseason-coaches-poll-all-mac-teams-announced.aspx "Men's Basketball Preseason Coaches Poll & All-MAC Teams Announced"
  30. Web site: Men's Basketball Coaching Staff. ohiobobcats.com. Ohio University Athletics. en. 2022-11-13.
  31. Web site: 2022-23 Men's Basketball Schedule. Ohio University Athletics. en.
  32. Web site: 2022-23 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats. Sports Reference. en.
  33. Web site: Ohio Notes . Ohio Bobcats. en.
  34. Web site: Ball State's Sparks, Ohio's Brown Share Player of the Week Honors.
  35. Web site: Ohio's Hunter, EMU's Acuff Share Co-Men's Basketball Player of the Week Honors.
  36. Web site: 2022-23 MAC Basketball Postseason Awards Released. Mid-American Conference. en.

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