2016–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2016–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third-year head coach Saul Phillips, will play its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the regular 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.

2016–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
2016–17 record	20–11 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach	Saul Phillips (3rd season)
Assistant coaches	Will Ryan Jason Kemp Aaron Fuss
Home arena	Convocation Center

2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf							Overall
Team	W		L		PCT			W		L		PCT
East
Akron	14	–	4		.778			27	–	9		.750
Ohio	11	–	7		.611			20	–	11		.645
Buffalo	11	–	7		.611			17	–	15		.531
Kent State †	10	–	8		.556			22	–	14		.611
Bowling Green	7	–	11		.389			13	–	19		.406
Miami (OH)	4	–	14		.222			11	–	21		.344
West
Ball State	11	–	7		.611			21	–	13		.618
Western Michigan	11	–	7		.611			16	–	16		.500
Toledo	9	–	9		.500			17	–	17		.500
Eastern Michigan	7	–	11		.389			16	–	17		.485
Northern Illinois	7	–	11		.389			15	–	17		.469
Central Michigan	6	–	12		.333			16	–	16		.500
† 2017 MAC Tournament winner

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2015–16 season 23–12, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They defeated Northern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the MAC Tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Buffalo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Albany and UNC Greensboro before losing to Morehead State.

Offseason

Departures

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Notes
Treg Setty	0	F	6'8"	194	RS Senior	Maysville, KY	Graduated

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes

Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rodney Culver[1] G	Delray Beach, FL	Pickerington Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 24, 2016
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout:   Rivals:   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Jason Carter[2] F	Johnstown, OH	Johnstown-Monroe High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 29, 2015
	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A   Rivals: N/A   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight. In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale. Sources: "Ohio Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016. "2016 Ohio Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown F 1 Jason Carter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 224 lb (102 kg) Fr Johnstown-Monroe High School Johnstown, Ohio G 2 Jaaron Simmons 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 184 lb (83 kg) RS Jr Houston Dayton, Ohio G 3 James Gollon 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Pacelli High School Stevens Point, Wisconsin F 4 Wadly Mompremier 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 229 lb (104 kg) Sr Miami High School Miami, Florida G 10 Antonio Bisutti 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 188 lb (85 kg) Jr Otterbein Dublin, Ohio G/F 11 Khari Harley 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 189 lb (86 kg) RS Jr Egg Harbor Township High School Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey G 12 Drew Crabtree (W) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 210 lb (95 kg) Sr North Union High School Marysville, Ohio F 13 Kenny Kaminski 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 228 lb (103 kg) RS Sr Michigan State Medina, Ohio F 15 Jaylin McDonald (W) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Saint Ignatius High School Streetsboro, Ohio F 21 Sam Frayer (W) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Madeira High School Cincinnati, Ohio G/F 22 Gavin Block 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 209 lb (95 kg) So Lincoln Community High School Lincoln, Illinois G 23 Rodney Culver 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Fr Elev8 Sports Institute Columbus, Ohio G 24 Mike Laster 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 199 lb (90 kg) Jr Cass Technical High School Detroit, Michigan F 25 Ellis Dozier 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) RS Fr Fishburne Military School Sandy Spring, Maryland F 33 Antonio Campbell 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 251 lb (114 kg) Sr Holy Cross High School Cincinnati, Ohio G 35 Jordan Dartis 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Newark High School Newark, Ohio F 45 Doug Taylor 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 258 lb (117 kg) So Northland High School Columbus, Ohio	Head coach Saul Phillips (Wisconsin–Platteville) Assistant coach(es) Will Ryan (Wisconsin) Jason Kemp (Wisconsin–La Crosse) Aaron Fuss (Ohio State) Legend (C) Team captain (S) Suspended (I) Ineligible (W) Walk-on Injured Current redshirt Roster

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2016* 2:00 pm		Rio Grande	W 87–56[3]		Convocation Center (9,138) Athens, Ohio
Non-conference regular season
November 12, 2016* 2:00 pm		Southern	W 77–67[4]	1–0	Convocation Center (6,268) Athens, Ohio
November 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Sam Houston State	W 96–75[5]	2–0	Convocation Center (6,669) Athens, Ohio
November 18, 2016* 8:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Georgia Tech	W 67–61[6]	3–0	Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,802) Atlanta, Georgia
November 25, 2016* 7:00 pm		Tennessee Tech	W 68–57[7]	4–0	Convocation Center (6,388) Athens, Ohio
November 30, 2016* 7:00 pm		at Marshall	L 88–98[8]	4–1	Cam Henderson Center (6,013) Huntington, West Virginia
December 3, 2016* 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Bryant	W 79–53[9]	5–1	Convocation Center (6,895) Athens, Ohio
December 10, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Iona	L 75–79[10]	5–2	Hynes Athletic Center (1,751) New Rochelle, New York
December 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, BCSN		Milwaukee	W 71–69[11]	6–2	Convocation Center (4,279) Athens, Ohio
December 17, 2016* 2:00 pm		Cleveland State	W 71–53[12]	7–2	Convocation Center (4,463) Athens, Ohio
December 21, 2016* 9:00 pm, FCS		at WKU	L 66–67	7–3	E. A. Diddle Arena (2,746) Bowling Green, KY
December 30, 2016* 7:00 pm		Urbana	W 77–50	8–3	Convocation Center (4,391) Athens, Ohio
MAC regular season
January 3, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Michigan	W 89–58	9–3 (1–0)	Convocation Center (4,616) Athens, Ohio
January 6, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Kent State	W 85–67	10–3 (2–0)	Convocation Center (4,675) Athens, Ohio
January 10, 2017 7:00 pm, BCSN		at Buffalo	W 74–72	11–3 (3–0)	Alumni Arena (2,652) Amherst, NY
January 14, 2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Eastern Michigan	L 49–53	11–4 (3–1)	Convocation Center  Athens, Ohio
January 17, 2017 7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3		at Akron	L 68–83	11–5 (3–2)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,598) Akron, OH
January 21, 2017 4:30 pm		at Northern Illinois	W 78–69	12–5 (4–2)	Convocation Center (2,167) DeKalb, IL
January 24, 2017 7:00 pm, BCSN		Toledo	L 76–79	12–6 (4–3)	Convocation Center (5,166) Athens, Ohio
January 28, 2017 12:00 pm		at Bowling Green	W 96–72	13–6 (5–3)	Stroh Center (2,372) DeKalb, IL
January 31, 2017 6:00 pm, ASN		at Western Michigan	L 85–90	13–7 (5–4)	University Arena (1,806) Kalamazoo, Michigan
February 4, 2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Akron	W 85–70	14–7 (6–4)	Convocation Center (10,101) Athens, Ohio
February 7, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Central Michigan	L 87–97	14–8 (6–5)	Convocation Center (7,063) Athens, Ohio
February 10, 2017 6:30 pm, CBSSN		at Ball State	W 79–77	15–8 (7–5)	Worthen Arena (3,123) Muncie, IN
February 14, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	W 79–71	16–8 (8–5)	Convocation Center (858) Ypsilanti, Michigan
February 18, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Bowling Green	W 95–75	17–8 (9–5)	Convocation Center (8,150) Athens, Ohio
February 21, 2017 7:00 pm, ASN		at Miami (OH)	W 79–62	18–8 (10–5)	Millett Hall (1,639) Oxford, OH
February 25, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kent State	L 67–70	18–9 (10–6)	MAC Center (4,183) Kent, Ohio
February 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Buffalo	L 79–83	18–10 (10–7)	Convocation Center (5,672) Athens, Ohio
March 3, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Miami (OH)	W 69–55	19–10 (11–7)	Convocation Center (9,633) Athens, Ohio
MAC Tournament
March 9, 2017 6:30 pm, BCSN/ESPN3	(2)	vs. (7) Toledo Quarterfinals	W 67–66	20–10	Quicken Loans Arena  Cleveland, OH
March 10, 2017 8:05 pm, CBSSN	(2)	vs. (6) Kent State Semifinals	L 66–68	20–11	Quicken Loans Arena (6,065) Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source,[13][14].

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.

Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR		N/A*
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

See also

• 2016–17 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

References

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