2007–08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2007–08 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	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 (OH)	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 men's 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

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
G	3	Michael Allen	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Jr	Detroit, Michigan
G	24	Tommy Freeman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Fr	Muncie, Indiana
G	0	Mike Harris	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Columbus, Ohio
C	32	Zach Nagtzaam	6 ft 11.5 in (2.12 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	Fr	Ayr, Ontario
F	25	Justin Orr	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Jr	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	23	Maurice Pearson	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	Fr	Silver Spring, Maryland
F	44	Asown Sayles	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	So	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
F	33	Jerome Tillman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Jr	Beavercreek, Ohio
C	12	Kenneth van Kempen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	So	Weert, Netherlands
G	13	Andrew Vroman	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	Sr	Bowling Green, Ohio
G	4	Bubba Walther	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	1	DeVaughn Washington	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Fr	Virginia Beach, Virginia
G	11	Bert Whittington IV	5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	Jr	Hankamer, Texas
F	5	Leon 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

Injured
Current redshirt

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: [1]

Date time, TV	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.

References

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