2009–10 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
American college basketball season
The 2009–10 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2009–10 . The team was coached by John Groce and played their homes game at the Convocation Center .[1] [2]
At the end of the regular season Ohio was seeded 9th in the 2010 MAC men's basketball tournament with a conference record of 7–9. However, the Bobcats reeled off four straight wins to win the MAC tournament , including an overtime win over Akron in the championship game. The victory earned them an automatic bid to the 2010 NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament . On Selection Sunday they were given the 14 seed in the Midwest region and slated to play the 3 seed Georgetown .
In a huge upset, the Bobcats dominated the Hoyas almost the whole game in the first round of the NCAA tournament, beating them 97–83.[3] The win was Ohio's first NCAA Tournament win since 1983, when they toppled Illinois State in the first round. The Bobcats advanced to face the #6 seed Tennessee . They were knocked off by Tennessee 83–67 to finish the season 22–15.[4]
Before the season
Roster changes
The Ohio Bobcats lost six players from last year's team. Out of those six players, three were starters and two players recorded over 10 points per game. Jerome Tillman , who averaged 17.7 points and 8.1 rebounds per game for the Bobcats, now plays for the French team ÉS Chalon-sur-Saône [5] The other two starters that departed from last year's team were Justin Orr and Michael Allen. Ohio has recruited six players to replace those players for the current season.
Recruiting
US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name
Hometown
High school / college
Height
Weight
Commit date
Ivo Baltic PF
Kansas City, MO
Park Hill South HS
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
214 lb (97 kg)
Apr 6, 2009
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 88
D. J. Cooper PG
Chicago, IL
Seton Academy
5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Sep 22, 2008
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 87
Marquis Horne SF
Cincinnati, OH
Princeton HS
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
224 lb (102 kg)
Sep 7, 2008
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 85
Reggie Keely PF
University Heights, OH
Cleveland Heights HS
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
263 lb (119 kg)
Sep 22, 2008
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 85
James Kinney PG
Champaign, IL
Centennial HS
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
178 lb (81 kg)
Oct 6, 2008
Recruiting star ratings : Scout : Rivals : N/A 247Sports : N/A ESPN grade: 85
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:
Following Ohio's exhibition win against Ashland on November 13, John Groce announced that Marquis Horne had left the team for, "personal reasons." Horne accrued 15 points and 10 rebounds in his two exhibition games as a Bobcat.[6]
James (Jay) Kinney was dismissed from the team on February 12, 2010 due to repeated violation of team rules and policies.[7]
Roster
2009–10 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players
Coaches
Pos.
#
Name
Height
Weight
Year
Hometown
F
11
Adetunji Adedipe
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Orange, Ohio
F
3
Ivo Baltic
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
214 lb (97 kg)
Fr
Kansas City, Missouri
G
0
Armon Bassett
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
180 lb (82 kg)
Jr
Terre Haute, Indiana
G
2
Steven Coleman (S)
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
204 lb (93 kg)
So
Melbourne, Florida
G
5
D. J. Cooper
5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)
165 lb (75 kg)
Fr
Chicago, Illinois
F
24
Tommy Freeman
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
190 lb (86 kg)
Jr
Muncie, Indiana
F
30
Reggie Keely
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
263 lb (119 kg)
Fr
University Heights, Ohio
F
32
Alex Kellogg (I)
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Westerville, Ohio
G
4
David McKinley
5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
156 lb (71 kg)
Fr
Dublin, Ohio
F
44
Asown Sayles ( )
6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
228 lb (103 kg)
RS Jr
McKeesport, Pennsylvania
C
12
Kenneth van Kempen
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
249 lb (113 kg)
Sr
Weert , The Netherlands
F
1
DeVaughn Washington
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
Jr
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Head coach
John Groce
Assistant coach(es)
Chris Holtmann Ramon Williams Dustin Ford
Legend
(C) Team captain
(S) Suspended
(I) Ineligible
(W) Walk-on
Roster Last update: 2010-02-14
Coaching staff
Preseason
Preseason men's basketball poll
On October 28, the members of the MAC News Media Panel voted in the Preseason Media Poll. Ohio was picked last in the MAC East[8]
MAC tournament winner
Akron (19), Buffalo (2), Northern Illinois (1), Kent State (1), Bowling Green (1)
Schedule
Date time, TV
Rank#
Opponent#
Result
Record
Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
October 30 *7:00 p.m.
Taylor
W 76–40
—
Convocation Center (1,217)Athens, Ohio
November 7 *2:00 p.m.
Ashland
W 63–53
—
Convocation Center (2,019)Athens, Ohio
Regular Season
November 13 *7:00 p.m.
Ohio Valley
W 101–72Stats
1–0
Convocation Center (3,189)Athens, Ohio
November 15 *4:00 p.m.
Middle Tennessee Global Sports Invitational
W 81–68Stats
2–0
Convocation Center (3,355)Athens, Ohio
November 17 *7:00 p.m.
North Carolina A&T Global Sports Invitational
W 93–83Stats
3–0
Convocation Center (3,822)Athens, Ohio
November 23 *7:00 p.m.
Lamar Global Sports Invitational
W 71–46Stats
4–0
Convocation Center (3,827)Athens, Ohio
November 28 *7:30 p.m., WSAZ-TV WTAP-TV
vs. Marshall Global Sports Invitational
L 53–60Stats
4–1
Charleston Civic Center (2,515)Charleston, West Virginia
December 6 *3:00 p.m.
at Tulsa
L 80–81Stats
4–2
Reynolds Center (4,886)Tulsa, Oklahoma
December 9 *7:00 p.m.
Austin Peay
L 66–68Stats
4–3
Convocation Center (3,086)Athens, Ohio
December 12 *2:00 p.m.
at Delaware
W 86–70Stats
5–3
Bob Carpenter Center (2,269)Newark, Delaware
December 16 *7:00 p.m.
Illinois State
W 75–57Stats
6–3
Convocation Center (3,694)Athens, Ohio
December 19 *2:30 p.m.
Eastern Kentucky
W 74–62Stats
7–3
Convocation Center (3,714)Athens, Ohio
December 22 *7:00 p.m., ESPN Regional FSN Pittsburgh
at Pittsburgh
L 49–74Stats
7–4
Petersen Events Center (9,261)Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
December 29 *7:00 p.m.
Elon
W 71–59Stats
8–4
Convocation Center (4,822)Athens, Ohio
January 2 *7:00 p.m.
at Robert Morris
L 79–81Stats
8–5
Charles L. Sewall Center (763)Moon Township, Pennsylvania
January 6 *7:00 p.m.
vs. IUPUI
W 63–62Stats
9–5
Conseco Field House (1,450)Indianapolis, Indiana
January 9 2:00 p.m.
Kent State
L 60–62Stats
9–6 (0–1)
Convocation Center (8,359)Athens, Ohio
January 13 7:00 p.m.
Akron
L 62–67Stats
9–7 (0–2)
Convocation Center (6,834)Athens, Ohio
January 16 12:00 p.m., ESPNU
at Miami (OH)
L 67–79Stats
9–8 (0–3)
Millett Hall (2,204)Oxford, Ohio
January 20 7:00 p.m.
at Bowling Green
L 57–65Stats
9–9 (0–4)
Anderson Arena (1,585)Bowling Green, Ohio
January 23 2:00 p.m., FS Ohio
Buffalo
W 99–77Stats
10–9 (1–4)
Convocation Center (10,689)Athens, Ohio
January 27 8:00 p.m.
at Northern Illinois
W 99–84Stats
11–9 (2–4)
Convocation Center (1,498)DeKalb, Illinois
January 31 2:00 p.m.
Ball State
L 66–67Stats OT
11–10 (2–5)
Convocation Center (5,596)Athens, Ohio
February 4 7:00 p.m.
at Toledo
W 65–58 Stats OT
12–10 (3–5)
Savage Arena (3,408)Toledo, Ohio
February 6 4:30 p.m.
at Eastern Michigan
L 61–70Stats \
12–11 (3–6)
Convocation Center (1,362)Ypsilanti, Michigan
February 9 7:00 p.m.
Western Michigan
W 90–74Stats
13–11 (4–6)
Convocation Center (2,880)Athens, Ohio
February 11 7:00 p.m.
Central Michigan
W 89–76Stats
14–11 (5–6)
Convocation Center (4,051)Athens, Ohio
February 14 2:00 p.m.
at Akron
L 88–91Stats 2OT
14–12 (5–7)
James A. Rhodes Arena (3,469)Akron, Ohio
February 17 7:00 p.m.
at Kent State
L 67–74Stats
14–13 (5–8)
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (3,763)Kent, Ohio
February 20 *4:00 p.m.
Wright State ESPN BracketBusters
W 64–59Stats
15–13
Convocation Center (8,164)Athens, Ohio
February 24 7:00 p.m.
Miami (OH)
W 70–68Stats
16–13 (6–8)
Convocation Center (7,044)Athens, Ohio
February 27 7:00 p.m.
at Buffalo
L 69–72Stats
16–14 (6–9)
Alumni Arena (2,321)Buffalo, New York
March 4 7:00 p.m.
Bowling Green
W 82–60Stats
17–14 (7–9)
Convocation Center (6,792)Athens, Ohio
MAC tournament
March 7 2:00 p.m.
(9)
at (8) Ball State MAC First Round
W 85–77Stats OT
18–14
John E. Worthen Arena (2,667)Muncie, Indiana
March 11 7:00 p.m., FS Ohio
(9)
vs. (1) Kent State MAC Quarterfinals
W 81–64Stats
19–14
Quicken Loans Arena (4,125)Cleveland, Ohio
March 12 9:30 p.m., FS Ohio
(9)
vs. (4) Miami (Ohio) MAC Semifinals
W 54–42Stats
20–14
Quicken Loans Arena (5,089)Cleveland, Ohio
March 13 6:00 p.m., ESPN2
(9)
vs. (3) Akron MAC Championship Game
W 81–75Stats OT
21–14
Quicken Loans Arena (9,533)Cleveland, Ohio
NCAA tournament
March 18 *7:25 p.m., CBS
(14 MW)
vs. (3 MW) No. 12 Georgetown NCAA First Round
W 97–83Stats
22–14
Dunkin' Donuts Center (10,788)Providence, Rhode Island
March 20 *3:35 p.m., CBS
(14 MW)
vs. (6 MW) No. 15 Tennessee NCAA Second Round
L 68–83Stats
22–15
Dunkin' Donuts Center (11,271)Providence, Rhode Island
*Non-conference game.
# Rankings from
AP Poll . (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
MW=NCAA Midwest Regional.
Statistics
Team statistics
Final 2009–10 statistics
Record
Ohio
OPP
Scoring
2763
2569
Scoring Average
74.68
69.43
Field goals – Att
925–2153
905–2165
3-pt. Field goals – Att
278–759
222–711
Free throws – Att
635–883
537–767
Rebounds
1371
1397
Assists
524
515
Turnovers
473
566
Steals
278
214
Blocked Shots
97
130
Source[9]
Player statistics
Minutes
Scoring
Total FGs
3-point FGs
Free-Throws
Rebounds
Player
GP
GS
Tot
Avg
Pts
Avg
FG
FGA
Pct
3FG
3FA
Pct
FT
FTA
Pct
Off
Def
Tot
Avg
A
PF
TO
Stl
Blk
Armon Bassett
33
29
1150
34.8
564
17.1
164
421
0.39
72
208
0.346
164
202
0.812
9
99
108
3.3
117
44
77
41
2
D.J. Cooper
37
36
1313
35.5
498
13.5
156
417
0.374
65
204
0.319
121
158
0.766
67
131
198
5.4
218
76
99
93
11
Tommy Freeman
37
35
1017
27.5
388
10.5
115
239
0.481
93
195
0.477
65
76
0.855
15
58
73
2
37
89
44
18
3
DeVaughn Washington
32
20
823
25.7
363
11.3
121
240
0.504
0
2
0
121
176
0.688
84
88
172
5.4
20
94
59
33
13
Kenneth van Kempen
37
34
1028
27.8
251
6.8
112
246
0.455
0
5
0
27
39
0.692
67
180
247
6.7
26
124
45
20
23
Reggie Keely
37
17
602
16.3
200
5.4
83
167
0.497
0
0
0
34
84
0.405
64
94
158
4.3
19
84
41
12
27
James Kinney
19
3
426
22.4
185
9.7
69
172
0.401
31
96
0.323
16
21
0.762
3
26
29
1.5
29
34
27
15
3
Steven Coleman
10
4
248
24.8
113
11.3
31
77
0.403
12
30
0.4
39
46
0.848
6
36
42
4.2
25
35
15
15
3
Ivo Baltic
37
2
421
11.4
108
2.9
41
84
0.488
0
1
0
26
52
0.5
27
69
96
2.6
14
57
42
16
8
Asown Sayles
29
5
448
15.4
72
2.5
25
73
0.342
3
10
0.3
19
26
0.731
29
56
85
2.9
16
50
16
12
4
David McKinley
14
0
44
3.1
14
1
5
11
0.455
2
8
0.25
2
2
1
0
2
2
0.1
3
3
2
3
0
Adetunji Adedipe
16
0
30
1.9
7
0.4
3
6
0.5
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
4
6
0.4
0
6
1
0
0
Total
37
-
7550
-
2763
74.7
925
2153
0.430
278
759
0.366
635
883
0.719
443
928
1371
37.1
524
696
473
278
97
Opponents
37
-
7550
-
2569
69.4
905
2165
0.418
222
711
0.312
537
767
0.700
472
925
1397
37.8
515
746
566
214
130
Source[9]
Awards and honors
All-MAC Awards
Postseason All-MAC teams
Team
Player
Position
Year
MAC Freshman of the Year
DJ Cooper
G
Fr.
All-MAC Freshamn Team
DJ Cooper
G
Fr.
Source[10]
References
^ "Convocation Center" . Ohio University . Retrieved September 29, 2022 .
^ "John Groce" . Sports Reference . Retrieved September 29, 2022 .
^ "Bobcats upend Hoyas for first tournament win in 27 years" . ESPN . Retrieved May 21, 2022 .
^ "Tennessee rolls over Ohio, secures third Sweet 16 in last four years" . ESPN . Retrieved May 21, 2022 .
^ "Les effectifs" [Staffing] (in French). February 10, 2009.[permanent dead link ]
^ Breaking News: Horne Leaves Bobcats , November 13, 2009, retrieved November 18, 2009 [permanent dead link ]
^ BREAKING: Kinney dismissed from basketball team , February 13, 2010, retrieved February 14, 2010
^ "Akron, Central Michigan Selected as Preseason Men's Favorites" (Press release). Mid-American Conference. October 28, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2009 .
^ a b "2009-10 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats" . Sports Reference .
^ "Men's Basketball All-MAC Teams, All-Freshman Team Announced" . Archived from the original on March 23, 2010.