2023–24 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team explained

Mode:Basketball
Year:2023–24
Prev Year:2022–23
Next Year:2024–25
Team:Ohio Bobcats
Conference:Mid-American Conference
Short Conf:MAC
Record:20–12
Conf Record:13–5
Head Coach:Jeff Boals
Hc Year:5th
Asst Coach1:Lamar Thornton
Ac1 Year:5th
Asst Coach2:Kyle Barlow
Ac2 Year:5th
Asst Coach3:Lee Martin
Ac3 Year:4th
Stadium:Convocation Center

The 2023–24 Ohio University Bobcats men's basketball team represents Ohio University for the 2023–24 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats were led by fifth-year head coach Jeff Boals, who was a 1995 graduate of Ohio University.[1] [2] They play their home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference.[3] [4] They finished 6–7 in non-conference play and started 1–3 in conference play. They rallied to win 12 of their final 14 conference games to finish the regular season 19–12 with a 13–5 in MAC play to finish tied for 2nd place. They defeated Western Michigan in the first round of the MAC tournament and lost to Akron in the second round[5] [6] [7]

Previous season

See main article: 2022–23 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team. The Bobcats started the 2022–23 season slowly but recovered to win 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.[8] They defeated Ball State in the first round of the MAC tournament before losing to top-seeded Toledo to finish 19–14.[9] [10]

Offseason

Ohio avoided significant losses to the transfer portal in that only Olumide Adelodun, who averaged 5.5 minutes per game, entered the portal.[11]

Departures

Departures
style= Namestyle= Numberstyle= Pos.style= Heightstyle= Weightstyle= Yearstyle= Hometownstyle= Reason
Ben Roderick3F6'5"205SeniorPowell, OhioGraduated
Dwight Wilson III4F6'8"250Grad. StudentTallahassee, FloridaGraduated, Exhausted eligibility
Olumide Adelodun5G6'6"215SophomoreCalgary, AlbertaTransferred to Winona State[12]
Devon Baker22G6'2"190SeniorDayton, OhioGraduated, Exhausted eligibility
[13] [14] [15]

Incoming transfers

Incoming Transfers
style= Namestyle= Numberstyle= Pos.style= Heightstyle= Weightstyle= Yearstyle= Hometownstyle= Reason
Shereef Mitchell4G6'1"170JuniorOmaha, NebraskaTransferred from Creighton. Will have two years of eligibility remaining.[16]
Ike Cornish20F6'6"185SophomoreBaltimore, MarylandTransferred from Maryland. Will have three years of eligibility remaining.[17]

[13] [15]

Recruiting class

[18]

Preseason

On November 1, 2023 the MAC released the preseason coaches poll. Ohio was picked to finish third in the MAC regular season.[19] Ohio placed Jaylin Hunter on the preseason all-MAC team first team and AJ Brown on the second team.

Preseason rankings

MAC preseason poll
style= Predicted finishstyle= Teamstyle= Votes (1st place)
1 121 (11)
2 104
3 Ohio 102 (1)
4 93
5 82
T6 64
T6 64
8 55
9 38
10 33
11 22
12 14
MAC Tournament Champions: Akron (9), Kent State (1), Ohio (1), Toledo (1)

Source[19]

Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams
style= Teamstyle= Playerstyle= Positionstyle= Year
1stJaylin HunterGSr.
2ndAJ BrownGSo.
Source[19]

Roster

Support Staff

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|}Source:[20]

Schedule and results

|-!colspan=9 style=|Exhibition|-|-!colspan=9 style=|Non-conference regular season|-|-!colspan=9 style=| MAC regular season|-!colspan=9 style=| MAC Tournament

Source[21] [22]

Statistics

Team Statistics

Final 2023–24 Statistics

Scoring 2551 2309
Scoring Average 77.30 69.97
Field goals – Att 901–1987 809–1904
3-pt. Field goals – Att 294–827 238–715
Free throws – Att 455–623 453–649
Rebounds 1153 1198
Assists 464 363
Turnovers 321 452
Steals 235 165
Blocked Shots 118 117
Source[23]

Player statistics

MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsRebounds
PlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAPFTO StlBlk
Jaylin Hunter3333103431.346114.01583790.417491670.293961290.744261181444.41636470566
Shereef Mitchell323195429.842713.31583360.470351070.327761040.731341011354.2777645457
AJ Clayton333386826.339712.01382780.496731820.40148590.814451091544.72679321858
Aidan Hadaway332480124.32758.31082090.51721620.33938560.679491051544.74766252113
Elmore James311871623.12437.8901960.45911400.27552610.85239761153.7295235170
Miles Brown231765328.42239.7691680.41132760.42153670.7911375883.8434031353
Ajay Sheldon33052716.01715.2561150.48738820.46321340.6181934531.6345725246
Gabe Wiznitzer33046214.01223.748940.511140.25025410.61030731033.1216724422
Ike Cornish32035411.11213.8371000.37019570.33328360.7781632481.511321371
AJ Brown9923826.4819.030790.38010350.28611240.458926353.9826972
Ben Estis70365.1162.35170.294180.125580.6253471.032110
Quinn Corna70314.4142.04160.250470.571240.5003250.721000
Total33align="center" style=-6675align="center" style=-255177.390119870.4532948270.3564556230.730333820115334.9464562321235118
Opponents33align="center" -6675align="center" -230970.080919040.4252387150.3334536490.698375823119836.3363560452165117
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

Team and individual highs

Team Game Highs

Team Game Highs
style= Statstyle= Highstyle= Opponentstyle= Date
Points108DefianceDecember 18, 2023
Field goals Made42DefianceDecember 18, 2023
Field Goal Attempts 79George WashingtonNovember 24, 2023
3 Points Made16DefianceDecember 18, 2023
3 Points Attempted36DefianceDecember 18, 2023
Free throws Made27TroyNovember 8, 2023
Free Throw Attempts32TroyNovember 8, 2023
Rebounds50DefianceDecember 18, 2023
Assists31DefianceDecember 18, 2023
Steals15DefianceDecember 18, 2023
Blocked Shots8DelawareDecember 2, 2023
Turnovers18George WashingtonNovember 24, 2023
Fouls23DavidsonDecember 20, 2023

Individual Game Highs

Individual Game Highs
style= Statstyle= Highstyle= Playerstyle= Opponentstyle= Date
Points32Jaylin HunterBall StateFebruary 6, 2024
Field goals Made10AJ Brown \ Jaylin HunterTroy \ Ball StateNovember 8, 2023 \ February 6, 2024
Field Goal Attempts 22Jaylin HunterGeorge WashingtonNovember 24, 2023
3 Points Made7AJ ClaytonBuffaloMarch 5, 2024
3 Points Attempted13AJ ClaytonBuffaloMarch 5, 2024
Free throws Made10Jaylin HunterBall StateFebruary 6, 2024
Free Throw Attempts12Jaylin HunterBall StateFebruary 6, 2024
Rebounds12AJ ClaytonGeorge WashingtonNovember 24, 2023
Assists9Jaylin HunterDefianceDecember 18, 2023
Steals5Shareef MitchellWestern MichiganMarch 14, 2024
Blocked Shots5AJ ClaytonGeorge WashingtonNovember 24, 2023
Turnovers6Jaylin Hunter \ Shareef MitchellGeorge Washington \ ToledoNovember 24, 2023 \ January 2, 2024
Fouls5Various
Source[24]

Awards and honors

Weekly Awards

Weekly Award Honors
MAC player of the weekElmore JamesGDecember 4[25]
MAC player of the weekJaylin HunterGFebruary 12[26]
MAC player of the weekShareef MitchelGMarch 11[27]

All-MAC Awards

Postseason All-MAC teams
style= Teamstyle= Playerstyle= Positionstyle= Year
All-MAC 2nd TeamJaylin HunterGSr.
All-MAC 3rd TeamAJ ClaytonFJr.
Source[28]

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: MAC Men's College Basketball Standings - 2023-24. ESPN. en. 2023-05-19.
  5. Web site: MAC basketball tournament bracket set; Miami RedHawks face Akron in first round. Cincinnati Enquirer. en. 2024-03-10.
  6. Web site: Ohio 82, Western Michigan 55. ESPN. en. 2024-03-15.
  7. Web site: Akron 65, Ohio 62. ESPN. en. 2024-03-15.
  8. Web site: MAC Basketball Standings - 2022-23. ESPN. March 3, 2022.
  9. Web site: Ohio 90, Ball State 70. ESPN. March 9, 2023.
  10. Web site: Ohio 75, Toledo 82. ESPN. March 10, 2023.
  11. Web site: 2022-23 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats. Sports Reference. en.
  12. Web site: 2023 College Basketball Transfer Portal . 247 Sports . May 10, 2023.
  13. Web site: 2023-24 Men's Basketball Roster . Ohio Athletics . May 10, 2023.
  14. Web site: 2022-23 Men's Basketball Roster . Ohio Athletics . May 10, 2023.
  15. Web site: 2023 D1 Basketball Transfers . Verbal Commits . May 10, 2023.
  16. Web site: Ohio Men’s Basketball Adds Creighton Transfer Shereef Mitchell to the Roster. Ohio Bobcats . April 19, 2023 . May 10, 2023.
  17. Web site: Ohio Men’s Basketball Adds Maryland Transfer Ike Cornish. Ohio Bobcats . April 21, 2023 . May 10, 2023.
  18. Web site: Ben Nicol . 247Sports . May 15, 2023.
  19. https://getsomemaction.com/news/2023/11/1/mens-basketball-mac-announces-2023-24-mens-basketball-preseason-poll-and-teams.aspx "MAC Announces 2023-24 Men's Basketball Preseason Poll & Teams"
  20. Web site: Men's Basketball Coaching Staff. ohiobobcats.com. Ohio University Athletics. en. 2022-11-13.
  21. Web site: 2023-24 Men's Basketball Schedule. Ohio University Athletics. en.
  22. Web site: Ohio Bobcats Schedule 2023-24. ESPN. en.
  23. Web site: 2023-24 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats. Sports Reference. en.
  24. Web site: 2023-24 Men's Basketball Cumulative Statistics . Ohio Bobcats. en.
  25. Web site: Ball State's Jihad, Ohio's James Share Player of the Week Honors. getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. December 4, 2023.
  26. Web site: Hill, Hunter Garner Co-Player of the Week Accolades. getsomemaction.com. Mid-American Conference. February 12, 2023.
  27. Web site: Ohio's Mitchell Garners Final Player of the Week Honors.
  28. Web site: MAC Announces 2023-24 MAC Men’s Basketball All-MAC Teams, Specialty Award Winners.

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