2008–09 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Bowling Green	11	–	5	.688	19	–	14	.576
Buffalo	11	–	5	.688	21	–	12	.636
Miami	10	–	6	.625	17	–	13	.567
Akron †	10	–	6	.625	23	–	13	.639
Kent State	10	–	6	.625	19	–	15	.559
Ohio	7	–	9	.438	15	–	17	.469
West
Ball State	7	–	9	.438	14	–	17	.452
Central Michigan	7	–	9	.438	12	–	19	.387
Western Michigan	7	–	9	.438	10	–	21	.323
Eastern Michigan	6	–	10	.375	8	–	24	.250
Northern Illinois	5	–	11	.313	10	–	20	.333
Toledo	5	–	11	.313	7	–	25	.219

† Conference tournament winner Rankings from AP Poll

The 2008–09 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2008–09. The team was coached by John Groce and played their home games at the Convocation Center.

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown
F	11	Adetunji Adedipe	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Orange Village, Ohio
G	3	Michael Allen	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Sr	Detroit, Michigan
G	0	Armon Bassett	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	176 lb (80 kg)	Jr	Terre Haute, Indiana
G	2	Steven Coleman	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Fr	Melbourne, Florida
G	24	Tommy Freeman	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	So	Muncie, Indiana
C	32	Zach Nagtzaam	6 ft 11.5 in (2.12 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	RS Fr	Ayr, Ontario
F	25	Justin Orr	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	Sr	Cincinnati, Ohio
F	44	Asown Sayles	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Jr	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
F	33	Jerome Tillman	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	Sr	Beavercreek, Ohio
C	12	Kenneth van Kempen	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Jr	Weert, Netherlands
F	1	DeVaughn Washington	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	So	Virginia Beach, Virginia

Head coach

John Groce

Assistant coach(es)

Chris Holtmann
Jamall Walker
Dustin Ford

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Coaching staff

Name	Position	College	Graduating year
John Groce	Head Coach	Taylor University	1994
Chris Holtmann	Assistant Coach	Taylor University	1994
Jamall Walker	Assistant Coach	Saint Louis University	2000
Dustin Ford	Assistant Coach	Ohio University	2001
Chris Cobbina	Graduate Manager	Ohio Valley University	2006
Daniel Leeworthy	Graduate Manager	BYU Hawaii	2006
Aaron Fuss	Administrative Assistant	Ohio State University	2005

Schedule

Date time, TV	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
11/1/08* 2:00 PM	Wooster Exhibition	W 79–65		Convocation Center (2,249) Athens, Ohio
11/9/08* 2:00 PM	Mercyhurst University Exhibition	W 79–52		Convocation Center (2,413) Athens, Ohio
Regular Season
11/16/08* 2:00 PM	William & Mary	W 74–55	1–0	Convocation Center (3,846) Athens, Ohio
11/22/08* 7:00 PM	at Austin Peay	W 79–69	2–0	Dave Aaron Arena (3,317) Clarksville, Tennessee
11/29/08* 4:00 PM	at George Mason	L 65–74	2–1	Patriot Center (5,159) Fairfax, Virginia
12/3/08* 7:00 PM	Tulsa	W 75–63	3–1	Convocation Center (4,833) Athens, Ohio
12/6/08* 4:30 PM	vs. Lamar Marques Maybin Classic	L 67–76	3–2	Freedom Hall (18,924) Louisville, Kentucky
12/7/08* 4:00 PM, ESPN Full Court	at No. 11 Louisville Marques Maybin Classic	L 56–91	3–3	Freedom Hall (19,083) Louisville, Kentucky
12/8/08* 4:30 PM	vs. Indiana State Marques Maybin Classic	W 62–50	4–3	Freedom Hall (19,058) Louisville, Kentucky
12/10/08* 7:30 PM, FSNO	at Xavier	L 56–78	4–4	Cintas Center (10,043) Cincinnati, Ohio
12/13/08* 2:00 PM	at Delaware	L 66–75	4–5	Bob Carpenter Center (2,652) Newark, Delaware
12/17/08* 7:00 PM	at Marshall	L 68–73	4–6	Cam Henderson Center (5,019) Huntington, West Virginia
12/22/08* 7:00 PM	Holy Cross	W 58–53	5–6	Convocation Center (3,024) Athens, Ohio
12/30/08* 7:00 PM	St. Francis (NY)	W 70–53	6–6	Convocation Center (2,928) Athens, Ohio
1/3/09* 2:00 PM	Bucknell	W 85–67	7–6	Convocation Center (3,318) Athens, Ohio
1/11/09 2:00 PM	Kent State	W 71–65	8–6 (1–0)	Convocation Center (7,118) Athens, Ohio
1/14/09 7:00 PM	at Miami (OH)	W 66–62	9–6 (2–0)	Millett Hall (2,385) Oxford, Ohio
1/17/09 4:00 PM	at Buffalo	L 66–70	9–7 (2–1)	Anderson Arena (2,741) Buffalo, New York
1/20/09 7:00 PM	Akron	W 70–65 ^OT	10–7 (3–1)	Convocation Center (4,208) Athens, Ohio
1/24/09 2:30 PM	Bowling Green	L 51–52	10–8 (3–2)	Convocation Center (10,988) Athens, Ohio
1/29/09 7:00 PM	at Central Michigan	L 69–76	10–9 (3–3)	Rose Arena (417) Mt. Pleasant, Michigan
1/31/09 2:00 PM	at Ball State	L 44–51	10–10 (3–4)	Worthen Arena (3,524) Muncie, Indiana
2/5/09 7:00 PM	Northern Illinois	W 89–59	11–10 (4–4)	Convocation Center (3,016) Athens, Ohio
2/7/09 5:00 PM	Eastern Michigan	W 57–45	12–10 (5–4)	Convocation Center (5,735) Athens, Ohio
2/11/09 7:00 PM	at Western Michigan	L 62–76	12–11 (5–5)	University Arena (2,758) Kalamazoo, Michigan
2/14/09 7:00 PM	Toledo	W 91–58	13–11 (6–5)	Convocation Center (4,298) Athens, Ohio
2/17/09 7:30 PM, FSNO	at Kent State	L 51–64	13–12 (6–6)	Memorial Athletics Center (2,987) Kent, Ohio
2/21/09* 7:00 PM	at Eastern Kentucky	L 51–73	13–13 (6–6)	McBrayer Arena (2,700) Richmond, Kentucky
2/26/09 7:00 PM	Miami (OH)	W 75–56	14–13 (7–6)	Convocation Center (7,231) Athens, Ohio
3/1/09 12:00 PM, ESPNU	Buffalo	L 66–68	14–14 (7–7)	Convocation Center (4,669) Athens, Ohio
3/5/09 7:00 PM	at Akron	L 51–60	14–15 (7–8)	Rhodes Arena (3,370) Akron, Ohio
3/8/09 2:00 PM, BCSN	at Bowling Green	L 41–75	14–16 (7–9)	Anderson Arena (2,296) Bowling Green, Ohio
MAC Tournament
3/10/09 4:00 PM	vs. Western Michigan First Round	W 62–55	15–16	Quicken Loans Arena (5,637) Cleveland, Ohio
3/12/09 7:00 PM	vs. Bowling Green Quarterfinals	L 61–74	15–17	Quicken Loans Arena (6,407) Cleveland, Ohio
*Non-Conference Game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.

References

v t e Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Venues	Ewing Hall (1907–1908) Ohio Gymnasium (1908–1923) Men's Gymnasium (1924–1960) Grover Center (1960–1968) Convocation Center (1968–present)
Culture & lore	Rufus the Bobcat
People	Head coaches NBA players Statistical leaders
Seasons	List of seasons 1907–08 1908–09 1909–10 1910–11 1911–12 1912–13 1913–14 1914–15 1915–16 1916–17 1917–18 1918–19 1919–20 1920–21 1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1942–43 1943–44 1944–45 1945–46 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25