2007–08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2007-08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
Conference Mid-American Conference
Division East Division
2007-08 record 20-13 (9-7 MAC)
Head coach Tim O'Shea
Assistant coach John Rhodes
Assistant coach Kevin Kuwik
Assistant coach Bacari Alexander
Home arena Convocation Center
2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
East
Kent State 13 3   .813     28 7   .800
Akron 11 5   .688     24 11   .686
Ohio 9 7   .563     20 13   .606
Miami 9 7   .563     17 16   .515
Bowling Green 7 9   .438     13 16   .448
Buffalo 3 13   .188     10 20   .333
West
Western Michigan 12 4   .750     20 12   .625
Central Michigan 8 8   .500     14 17   .452
Eastern Michigan 8 8   .500     14 17   .452
Toledo 7 8   .467     11 19   .367
Ball State 5 11   .313     6 24   .200
Northern Illinois 3 12   .200     6 22   .214
2008 MAC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2007-08 Ohio Bobcats basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2007–08. The team was coached by Tim O'Shea and played their home games at the Convocation Center.

Roster

2007–08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Home town
G 3 Allen, MichaelMichael Allen 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Detroit, Michigan
G 24 Freeman, TommyTommy Freeman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Muncie, Indiana
G 0 Harris, MikeMike Harris 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) So Columbus, Ohio
C 32 Nagtzaam, ZachZach Nagtzaam 6 ft 11.5 in (2.12 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Fr Ayr, Ontario
F 25 Orr, JustinJustin Orr 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Jr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 23 Pearson, MauriceMaurice Pearson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr Silver Spring, Maryland
F 44 Sayles, AsownAsown Sayles 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So McKeesport, Pennsylvania
F 33 Tillman, JeromeJerome Tillman 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Jr Beavercreek, Ohio
C 12 van Kempen, KennethKenneth van Kempen 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 265 lb (120 kg) So Weert, Netherlands
G 13 Vroman, AndrewAndrew Vroman 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Bowling Green, Ohio
G 4 Walther, BubbaBubba Walther 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sr Cincinnati, Ohio
F 1 Washington, DeVaughnDeVaughn Washington 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Fr Virginia Beach, Virginia
G 11 Whittington IV, BertBert Whittington IV 5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m) 170 lb (77 kg) Jr Hankamer, Texas
F 5 Williams, LeonLeon Williams 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Sr Baltimore, Maryland
Head coach

Tim O'Shea

Assistant coach(es)

John Rhodes
Kevin Kuwik
Bacari Alexander


Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Coaching staff

Name Position College Graduating year
Tim O'Shea Head Coach Boston College 1984
John Rhodes Assistant Coach Ohio University 1988
Kevin Kuwik Assistant Coach Notre Dame 1996
Bacari Alexander Assistant Coach Detroit 1999
Doug Dewey Graduate Assistant Ohio University 2006

Schedule and results

Source:

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (Attendance)
City, State
Regular Season

11/9/07*
7:00 pm
New Mexico State W 80-72  1-0
Convocation Center (4,701)
Athens, OH
11/17/07*
7:00 pm
Cornell W 102-89  2-0
Convocation Center (4,570)
Athens, OH
11/26/07*
7:00 pm
at Holy Cross L 60–62  2-1
Hart Center (2,547)
Worcester, MA
11/29/07*
7:00 pm
at Temple L 88-90  2-2
Liacouras Center (4,286)
Philadelphia, PA
12/2/07*
2:00 pm
at St. Francis (NY) W 67-63  3-2
Peter Aquilone Court (307)
Brooklyn, NY
12/5/07*
7:00 pm
St. Bonaventure W 77-58  4-2
Convocation Center (2,118)
Athens, OH
12/8/07*
2:00 pm
Delaware W 78-59  5-2
Convocation Center (3,538)
Athens, OH
12/12/07*
8:00 pm
at Maryland W 61-55  6-2
Comcast Center (12,950)
College Park, MD
12/15/07*
4:05 pm
at No. 3 Kansas L 51-88  6-3
Allen Fieldhouse (18,482)
Lawrence, KS
12/19/07*
5:00 pm
vs. St. John's
Rainbow Classic
W 71-69  7-3
Stan Sheriff Center (6,099)
Honolulu, HI
12/21/07*
7:30 pm
vs. Louisiana-Lafayette
Rainbow Classic
W 74-68  8-3
Stan Sheriff Center (6,075)
Honolulu, HI
12/22/07*
8:00 pm
vs. Saint Mary's
Rainbow Classic
L 63-70  8-4
Stan Sheriff Center (5,908)
Honolulu, HI
1/2/08*
7:00 pm
at Bucknell W 53-47  9-4
Sojka Pavilion (2,893)
Lewisburg, PA
1/5/09
4:00 pm
at Bowling Green L 49-52  9-5 (0-1)
Stroh Center (1,414)
Bowling Green, OH
1/12/08
2:00 pm
Miami (OH) W 72-63  10-5 (1-1)
Convocation Center (9,026)
Athens, OH
1/17/08
9:05 pm
at Akron L 54-55  10-6 (1-2)
James A. Rhodes Arena (4557)
Akron, OH
1/19/08
6:00 pm
Kent State W 71-59  11-6 (2-2)
Convocation Center (7,718)
Athens, OH
1/23/08
7:00 pm
at Buffalo W 68-59  12-6 (3-2)
Alumni Arena (2,059)
Buffalo, NY
1/26/08
2:00 pm
Ball State W 61-59  13-6 (4-2)
Convocation Center (10,182)
Athens, OH
1/29/08
7:00 pm
Central Michigan W 62-47  14-6 (5-2)
Convocation Center (3,705)
Athens, OH
2/2/08
2:00 pm
at Northern Illinois W 73-55  15-6 (6-2)
Convocation Center (2,324)
DeKalb, IL
2/6/08
7:00 pm
at Eastern Michigan L 56-63  15-7 (6-3)
Convocation Center (344)
Ypsilanti, MI
2/9/08
2:30 pm
Western Michigan W 57-54  16-7 (7-3)
Convocation Center (6,884)
Athens, OH
2/13/08
7:00 pm
at Toledo L 52-54  16-8 (7-4)
Savage Arena (3,576)
Toledo, OH
2/16/08
3:00 pm
at Kent State L 62-72  16-9 (7-5)
Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (6,130)
Kent, Ohio
2/19/08
2:00 pm
Bowling Green W 69-48  17-9 (8-5)
Convocation Center (3,486)
Athens, OH
2/23/08*
1:00 pm
George Mason W 69-57  18-9 (8-5)
Convocation Center (7,439)
Athens, OH
3/1/08
7:30 pm
at Miami (OH) L 49-73  18-10 (8-6)
Millett Hall (3,535)
Oxford, OH
3/4/08
7:00 pm
Akron L 77-80  18-11 (8-7)
Convocation Center (4,139)
Athens, OH
3/9/08
2:00 pm
Buffalo W 94-80  19-11 (9-7)
Convocation Center (4,139)
Athens, OH
MAC Tournament

3/12/08
9:40 pm
vs. Miami (OH)
First Round
L 61-74  19-12
Quicken Loans Arena (5,073)
Cleveland, OH
CBI

3/18/08*
7:00 pm
Brown
First Round
W 80-74  20-12
Convocation Center (1,169)
Athens, OH
3/24/08*
7:05 pm
at Bradley
Quarterfinals
L 73-79  20-13
Carver Arena (6,425)
Peoria, IL
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

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