2011–12 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

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2011–12 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
MAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament, Sweet Sixteen
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Ranking
CoachesNo. 25
Record29–8 (11–5 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
Conf Overall
Team W   L   PCT W   L   PCT
East
Akron 13 – 3   .813 22 – 12   .647
Buffalo 12 – 4   .750 20 – 11   .645
Ohio† 11 – 5   .688 29 – 8   .784
Kent State 10 – 6   .625 21 – 12   .636
Bowling Green 9 – 7   .563 16 – 16   .500
Miami 5 – 11   .313 9 – 21   .300
West
Eastern Michigan 9 – 7   .563 14 – 18   .438
Toledo 7 – 9   .438 19 – 17   .528
Western Michigan 6 – 10   .375 14 – 20   .412
Ball State 6 – 10   .375 15 – 15   .500
Central Michigan 5 – 11   .313 11 – 21   .344
Northern Illinois 3 – 13   .188 5 – 26   .161
† 2012 MAC tournament winner
As of March 23, 2012
Rankings from AP Poll


The 2011–12 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth year head coach John Groce, played their home games at the Convocation Center and are members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2] They finished the season 29–8, 11–5 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They were champions of the MAC Basketball tournament and earned an automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA tournament where the 13th seeded Bobcats defeated Michigan in the second round[3] and South Florida in the third round to advance to school's first Sweet Sixteen since 1964. They lost in the Sweet Sixteen to top-seed North Carolina in overtime.[4][5][6] After the season Groce accepted the head coach position at Illinois[7]

Roster[edit]

2011–12 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 2 Nick Goff 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 180 lb (82 kg) So Columbus, Ohio
G 3 Walter Offutt 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Jr Indianapolis, Indiana
G 4 David McKinley 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 156 lb (71 kg) Jr Dublin, Ohio
G 5 D. J. Cooper 5 ft 11 in (1.8 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Jr Chicago, Illinois
F 13 T. J. Hall 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 210 lb (95 kg) So Gainesville, Florida
G 15 Nick Kellogg 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Westerville, Ohio
G 20 Ricardo Johnson 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Covington, Kentucky
F 21 Jon Smith 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 190 lb (86 kg) So Columbus, Ohio
G 22 Stevie Taylor 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 150 lb (68 kg) Fr Gahanna, Ohio
F 23 Ivo Baltic 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 214 lb (97 kg) Jr Kansas City, Missouri
F 30 Reggie Keely 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 263 lb (119 kg) Jr University Heights, Ohio
F 32 TyQuane Goard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Charleston, West Virginia
F/C 45 Kenny Belton 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 280 lb (127 kg) Sr Greensboro, North Carolina
C 53 Ethan Jacobs 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Tipton, Indiana
Head coach

John Groce

Assistant coach(es)

Jamall Walker
Ramon Williams
Dustin Ford

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

Roster
Last update: 2014-03-18

Coaching staff[edit]

Name Position College Graduating year
John Groce Head coach Taylor University 1994
Jamall Walker Assistant coach Saint Louis University 2000
Dustin Ford Assistant coach Ohio University 2001
Ramon Williams Assistant coach Virginia Military Institute 1990

Preseason[edit]

The preseason coaches' poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2015. Ohio was picked third in the MAC East.[8]

Preseason poll[edit]

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division[edit]

  1. Kent State 132 (16)
  2. Akron 104 (8)
  3. Ohio 94
  4. Miami 80
  5. Buffalo 62
  6. Bowling Green 32

West Division[edit]

  1. Western Michigan 128 (14)
  2. Ball State 111 (9)
  3. Central Michigan 92 (1)
  4. Toledo 76
  5. Northern Illinois 59
  6. Eastern Michigan 38

Tournament champs[edit]

Kent State (12), Akron (6), Ball State (3), Western Michigan (2), Central Michigan (1)

Preseason All-MAC[edit]

Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
Preseason All-MAC East DJ Cooper G Jr.

Source[8]

Schedule[edit]

Date
time, TV 		Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/07/2011*
7:00 pm 		Mercyhurst W 82–63 
Convocation Center (3,314)
Athens, OH
Regular Season
11/13/2011*
2:00 pm 		UT Martin
Global Sports Invitational 		W 74–65  1–0
 Convocation Center (3,835)
Athens, OH
11/15/2011*
7:00 pm 		Lamar
Global Sports Invitational 		W 85–78 OT 2–0
 Convocation Center (3,672)
Athens, OH
11/20/2011*
2:00 pm 		Arkansas State
Global Sports Invitational 		W 69–54  3–0
 Convocation Center (3,455)
Athens, OH
11/25/2011*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		at No. 7 Louisville
Global Sports Invitational 		L 54–59  3–1
 KFC Yum! Center (21,334)
Louisville, KY
11/30/2011*
7:00 pm 		at Marshall W 70–68  4–1
 Cam Henderson Center (7,061)
Huntington, WV
12/03/2011*
2:00 pm 		Morgan State W 61–53  5–1
 Convocation Center (2,768)
Athens, OH
12/07/2011*
7:00 pm 		at Oakland W 84–82  6–1
 Athletics Center O'rena (2,175)
Rochester, MI
12/30/2011*
10:00 pm 		at Portland W 72–54  7–1
 Chiles Center (2,002)
Portland, OR
12/14/2011*
7:00 pm 		Marietta College W 88–54  8–1
 Convocation Center (8,672)
Athens, OH
12/17/2011*
7:00 pm, WBDT 		at Wright State W 82–54  9–1
 Nutter Center (3,749)
Dayton, OH
12/20/2011*
8:00 pm 		at Northern Iowa W 76–59  10–1
 McLeod Center (3,486)
Cedar Fals, IA
12/23/2011*
7:00 pm 		North Carolina A&T W 82–66  11–1
 Convocation Center (4,255)
Athens, OH
12/30/2011*
7:00 pm 		Kennesaw State W 71–63  12–1
 Convocation Center (5,863)
Athens, OH
01/02/2012*
7:00 pm 		Robert Morris L 67–70  12–2
 Convocation Center (6,018)
Athens, OH
01/07/2012
6:00 pm, STO 		at Bowling Green L 57–67  12–3 (0–1)
 Stroh Center (2,649)
Bowling Green, OH
01/11/2012
7:00 pm 		Buffalo W 60–52  13–3 (1–1)
 Convocation Center (6,284)
Athens, OH
01/14/2012
4:00 pm, ESPNU 		at Akron L 63–68  13–4 (1–2)
 James A. Rhodes Arena (4,661)
Akron, OH
01/18/2012
7:00 pm, STO 		Kent State W 87–65  14–4 (2–2)
 Convocation Center (5,924)
Athens, OH
01/21/2012
2:00 pm 		Miami (OH) W 69–65  15–4 (3–2)
 Convocation Center (13,011)
Athens, OH
01/25/2012
7:00 pm, STO 		Western Michigan W 56–51  16–4 (4–2)
 Convocation Center (4,638)
Athens, OH
01/28/2012
11:00 am, ESPNU 		Ball State W 59–55  17–4 (5–2)
 Convocation Center (6,018)
Athens, OH
02/01/2012
8:00 pm 		at Northern Illinois W 67–58  18–4 (6–2)
 Convocation Center (784)
DeKalb, IL
02/04/2012
2:00 pm 		Central Michigan W 68–42  19–4 (7–2)
 Convocation Center (7,581)
Athens, OH
02/08/2012
7:00 pm 		at Toledo L 73–77  19–5 (7–3)
 Savage Arena (4,139)
Toledo, OH
02/11/2012
4:30 pm 		at Eastern Michigan L 55–68  19–6 (7–4)
 Convocation Center (1,473)
Ypsilanti, MI
02/15/2012
7:00 pm 		Bowling Green W 72–59  20–6 (8–4)
 Convocation Center (5,028)
Athens, OH
02/18/2012*
7:00 pm, ESPN3 		UNC Asheville
ESPN BracketBusters 		W 81–62  21–6
 Convocation Center (9,961)
Athens, OH
02/22/2012
7:00 pm 		at Buffalo W 88–77  22–6 (9–4)
 Alumni Arena (2,925)
Amherst, NY
02/26/2012
8:00 pm, ESPNU 		Akron W 85–61  23–6 (10–4)
 Convocation Center (8,018)
Athens, OH
02/29/2012
7:00 pm 		at Kent State L 61–68  23–7 (10–5)
 Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,965)
Kent, OH
03/03/2012
12:00 pm 		at Miami (OH) W 63–54  24–7 (11–5)
 Millett Hall (1,683)
Oxford, OH
MAC Tournament
03/08/2012
9:30 pm, STO 		(3) vs. (7) Toledo
Quarterfinals 		W 65–57  25–7
 Quicken Loans Arena (3,351)
Cleveland, OH
03/09/2012
9:30 pm, STO 		(3) vs. (2) Buffalo
Semifinals 		W 77–74  26–7
 Quicken Loans Arena (8,513)
Cleveland, OH
03/10/2012
8:00 pm, ESPN2 		(3) vs. (1) Akron
Championship Game 		W 64–63  27–7
 Quicken Loans Arena (10,301)
Cleveland, OH
NCAA tournament
03/16/2012*
7:20 pm, TNT 		(13) vs. (4) No. 13 Michigan
Second Round 		W 65–60  28–7
 Bridgestone Arena (11,625)
Nashville, TN
03/18/2012*
7:10 pm, TBS 		(13) vs. (12) South Florida
Third Round 		W 62–56  29–7
 Bridgestone Arena (11,033)
Nashville, TN
03/23/2012*
7:47 pm, TBS 		(13) vs. (1) No. 4 North Carolina
Sweet Sixteen 		L 65–73 OT 29–8
 Edward Jones Dome (21,471)
St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

Statistics[edit]

Team statistics[edit]

Final 2011–12 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 2597 2311
Scoring Average 70.19 62.46
Field goals – Att 901–2107 775–1880
3-pt. Field goals – Att 278–809 198–673
Free throws – Att 517–749 563–787
Rebounds 1136 1297
Assists 488 415
Turnovers 481 644
Steals 347 221
Blocked Shots 103 127

Source[9]

Player statistics[edit]

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
D.J. Cooper 37 37 1199 32.4 545 14.7 162 465 0.348 75 244 0.307 146 196 0.745 28 109 137 3.7 211 51 106 85 3
Walter Offutt 37 37 1088 29.4 457 12.4 148 329 0.45 53 139 0.381 108 152 0.711 48 86 134 3.6 65 94 62 57 4
Reggie Keely 37 3 792 21.4 334 9 128 251 0.51 0 1 0 78 113 0.69 82 100 182 4.9 18 100 70 22 15
Nick Kellogg 37 36 1019 27.5 332 9 106 236 0.449 85 199 0.427 35 39 0.897 7 68 75 2 39 70 30 40 4
Ivo Baltic 37 34 1015 27.4 323 8.7 137 293 0.468 5 18 0.278 44 86 0.512 49 137 186 5 55 100 71 34 13
Stevie Taylor 37 0 422 11.4 162 4.4 59 170 0.347 31 102 0.304 13 22 0.591 8 33 41 1.1 38 40 32 28 1
T.J. Hall 37 1 443 12 140 3.8 49 147 0.333 23 80 0.288 19 30 0.633 27 50 77 2.1 14 71 25 17 7
Jon Smith 37 36 724 19.6 132 3.6 51 82 0.622 0 0 0 30 44 0.682 84 82 166 4.5 17 90 39 23 44
Ricardo Johnson 36 1 487 13.5 113 3.1 36 82 0.439 5 20 0.25 36 55 0.655 33 54 87 2.4 22 72 26 32 6
TyQuane Goard 29 0 208 7.2 48 1.7 20 39 0.513 0 1 0 8 11 0.727 21 24 45 1.6 6 26 12 8 6
Nick Goff 9 0 13 1.4 5 0.6 2 5 0.4 1 3 0.333 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.2 1 2 2 0 0
Kenny Belton 3 0 3 1 4 1.3 2 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0.3 0 0 0 0 0
Ethan Jacobs 13 0 22 1.7 2 0.2 1 4 0.25 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0.2 1 7 1 0 0
David McKinley 9 0 15 1.7 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 0.1 1 0 2 1 0
Total 37 - 7450 - 2597 70.2 901 2107 0.428 278 809 0.344 517 749 0.690 451 685 1136 30.7 488 723 481 347 103
Opponents 37 - 7450 - 2311 62.5 775 1880 0.412 198 673 0.294 563 787 0.715 416 881 1297 35.1 415 696 644 221 127
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   TO Turnovers
 Blk  Blocks  Stl  Steals  High  Team high

Source[9]

Awards and honors[edit]

All-MAC Awards[edit]

Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
All-MAC First Team DJ Cooper G Jr.
All-MAC Honorable Mention Walter Offutt G Jr.
All-MAC Honorable Mention Ivo Baltic F Jr.

Source[10]

National Awards[edit]

National Award Honors
Honors Player Position Ref.
NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team Walter Offutt F [11]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "John Groce". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  3. ^ "Ohio holds on to shock fourth-seeded Michigan". ESPN.
  4. ^ "Ohio holds on to shock fourth-seeded Michigan". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  5. ^ "No. 13 Ohio tops 12-seed South Florida to reach Sweet 16". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  6. ^ "Ohio takes UNC to overtime before Tar Heels prevail". ESPN. Retrieved May 21, 2022.
  7. ^ "Illinois introduces Ohio's Groce as new coach". ESPN.com. March 29, 2012.
  8. ^ a b "2011-12 MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL, PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAMS ANNOUNCED".
  9. ^ a b "2011-12 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
  10. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S ALL-MAC, ALL-FRESHMAN & ALL-DEFENSIVE TEAMS".
  11. ^ "Offutt Named to NCAA Midwest Regional All-Tournament Team" (Press release). March 25, 2012. Retrieved March 15, 2022.
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