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2007–08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

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2007–08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
CBI, Quarterfinals
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record20–13 (9–7 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
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 (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.[1][2] They finished the season 20–13 and 9–7 in MAC play to finish tied for third in the MAC East. After the season O'Shea left Ohio for a position at his alma-mater.[3]

Roster

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2007–08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
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

Coaching staff

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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

Preseason

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The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 18, 2007. Ohio was picked third in the MAC East.[4]

Preseason men's basketball poll

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(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

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  1. Kent State (10) 147
  2. Miami (9) 146
  3. Ohio (8) 131
  4. Akron (5) 128
  5. Buffalo 52
  6. Bowling Green 47

West Division

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  1. Western Michigan (23) 173
  2. Toledo (6) 144
  3. Central Michigan (3) 131
  4. Eastern Michigan 92
  5. Northern Illinois 58
  6. Ball State 53

Tournament champs

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Kent State (7), Western Michigan (6), Ohio (5), Miami (5), Akron (4), Toledo (3), Bowling Green (1)

Preseason All-MAC

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Preseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
Preseason All-MAC East Jerome Tillman F Jr.
Preseason All-MAC East Leon Williams F Sr.

Source[5]

Schedule and results

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Source: [1]

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
Sprint Center (18,482)
Kansas City, MO
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.

Statistics

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Team statistics

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Final 2007–108 statistics
Record Ohio OPP
Scoring 2234 2147
Scoring Average 67.70 65.06
Field goals – Att 765–1703 745–1697
3-pt. Field goals – Att 224–647
Free throws – Att 480–671
Rebounds 1106 1006
Assists 477
Turnovers 474
Steals 251
Blocked Shots 66

Source[6]

Player statistics

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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
Leon Williams 33 33 1009 30.6 542 16.4 180 293 0.614 1 1 1 181 247 0.733 145 180 325 9.8 41 93 80 47 23
Jerome Tillman 32 32 1026 32.1 427 13.3 152 293 0.519 24 64 0.375 99 129 0.767 69 173 242 7.6 36 79 69 34 15
Bubba Walther 31 19 920 29.7 380 12.3 118 293 0.403 82 225 0.364 62 71 0.873 9 52 61 2 116 47 61 46 2
Bert Whittington 33 13 716 21.7 263 8 91 262 0.347 49 149 0.329 32 50 0.64 12 51 63 1.9 45 50 51 34 1
Justin Orr 33 27 765 23.2 224 6.8 81 192 0.422 28 76 0.368 34 53 0.642 32 54 86 2.6 45 42 52 16 9
Michael Allen 32 29 953 29.8 153 4.8 57 127 0.449 13 36 0.361 26 44 0.591 14 56 70 2.2 142 81 84 36 3
Kenneth van Kempen 33 1 379 11.5 77 2.3 31 77 0.403 1 2 0.5 14 21 0.667 21 41 62 1.9 10 73 25 7 5
Allen Hester 27 7 341 12.6 71 2.6 25 87 0.287 12 56 0.214 9 16 0.563 6 24 30 1.1 16 25 17 17 1
Tommy Freeman 30 4 248 8.3 60 2 18 43 0.419 13 35 0.371 11 15 0.733 4 12 16 0.5 17 23 13 5 0
DeVaughn Washington 32 0 208 6.5 29 0.9 10 27 0.37 0 1 0 9 20 0.45 5 30 35 1.1 4 49 16 8 7
Asown Sayles 8 0 29 3.6 6 0.8 2 8 0.25 1 2 0.5 1 3 0.333 5 4 9 1.1 4 4 1 1 0
Andrew Vroman 6 0 6 1 2 0.3 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 2 1 0 0 1 0.2 1 0 1 0 0
Total 33 - 6600 - 2234 67.7 765 1703 0.449 224 647 0.346 480 671 0.715 352 754 1106 33.5 477 566 474 251 66
Opponents 33 - - - 2147 65.1 745 1697 0.439 - - 1006 30.5
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[6]

Awards and honors

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All-MAC Awards

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Postseason All-MAC teams
Team Player Position Year
All-MAC First team Leon Williams F Sr.
All-MAC Honorable Mention Jerome Tillman F Jr.

Source[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Convocation Center". Ohio University. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  2. ^ "Tim O'Shea". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
  3. ^ ESPN - Source: O'Shea accepts 8-year deal to lead Bryant's foray into D-I - Men's College Basketball
  4. ^ "KENT STATE, WESTERN MICHIGAN NAMED PRESEASON FAVORITES".
  5. ^ "MEN?S BASKETBALL PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAM ANNOUNCED".
  6. ^ a b "2007-08 Ohio Bobcats Roster and Stats". Sports Reference.
  7. ^ "MAC ANNOUNCES MEN'S BASKETBALL POST SEASON AWARDS".