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2008–09 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

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2008–09 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record15–17 (7–9 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2008–09 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
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

2008–09 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) 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

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
Rank# 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.

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