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2014–15 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2014–15 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball

Mid-American Conference
East Division
10–20 (5–13 MAC)
Saul Phillips (1st season)
Will Ryan
Jason Kemp
Aaron Fuss
Convocation Center

The 2014–15 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. It was the first year for Saul Phillips as head coach for the program. The team played its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 10–20, 5–13 in MAC play to finish in last place in the East Division. They lost in the first round of the MAC tournament to Western Michigan.

The Bobcats finished the 2013–14 season 25–12, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They advanced to the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament where they lost to Akron. They were invited to the CollegeInsider.com Tournament(CIT) where they defeated Cleveland State and Wright State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to VMI.

Jim Christian resigned from Ohio to coach for the Boston College Eagles on April 3, 2014. Ohio University Director of Athletics Jim Schaus introduced Saul Phillips as the new head coach for the Bobcats three days later on April 6, 2014.

Phillips announced on May 7, 2014 that the coaching staff will include former NDSU assistants Will Ryan and Jason Kemp. Aaron Fuss(assistant under former head coach Christian) will remain with the Bobcats as an assistant under Phillips as well.

Freshman Jaaron Simmons transferred from the University of Houston. Because of NCAA transfer rules, Simmons will be forced to sit out the 2014–15 season but will have 3 years of eligibility starting the following season.

Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
T.J. Hall	13	G/F	6'6"	210	Senior	Gainesville, FL	Graduated
Nick Kellogg	15	G	6'3"	198	Senior	Westerville, OH	Graduated
Ricardo Johnson	20	G/F	6'5"	207	Senior	Covington, KY	Graduated
Travis Wilkins	24	G	6'4"	192	Senior	Springfield, MO	Graduated
Jon Smith	21	F	6'7"	189	RS Senior	Grove City, OH	Graduated

Name	Hometown	School	Height	Weight	Commit date
Kendall Crute PG	Kennesaw, GA	North Cobb Christian School	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	Nov 26, 2013
Recruit ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: (69)
Michael Laster SG	Detroit, MI	Cass Technical High School	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	N/A	May 3, 2014
Recruit ratings: (NR)
Overall recruit ranking:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, On3, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.
Sources:

"2014 Ohio Basketball Commits". Scout. "ESPN". ESPN. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout. "2014 Team Ranking". Rivals. | | | | | |

The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2014. Ohio was picked to finish second in the MAC East

(First place votes in parentheses)

Akron 117 (17)
Ohio (2)
Kent State 66
Buffalo 58
Bowling Green 52 (1)
Miami 35
Toledo 118 (18)
Western Michigan 94 (1)
Eastern Michigan 68
Northern Illinois 63
Central Michigan 49 (1)
Ball State 28

Toledo (15), Akron (1), Bowling Green (1), Central Michigan (1), Ohio (1), Western Michigan (1)

Team	Player	Position	Year
Preseason All-MAC East	Maurice Ndour	F	Sr.

Source

Datetime, TV	Opponent#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
11/08/2014*2:00 pm	Marietta	W 82–69		Convocation Center (11,108)Athens, OH
11/15/2014*2:00 pm	Appalachian State	W 73–47	1–0	Convocation Center (7,115)Athens, OH
11/19/2014*7:00 pm	at Florida Gulf Coast	L 62–79	1–1	Alico Arena (4,633)Fort Myers, FL
11/25/2014*7:00 pm	Arkansas–Pine Bluff	W 69–60	2–1	Convocation Center (5,641)Athens, OH
11/29/2014*7:00 pm	Belmont	L 81–83	2–2	Convocation Center (5,611)Athens, OH
12/06/2014*2:00 pm	St. Bonaventure	L 70–80	2–3	Convocation Center (7,203)Athens, OH
12/13/2014*2:00 pm	Alcorn State	W 66–55	3–3	Convocation Center (5,972)Athens, OH
12/18/2014*9:05 pm	at Evansville	L 69–81	3–4	Ford Center (3,610)Evansville, IN
12/22/2014*2:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. George Washington Diamond Head Classic quarterfinals	L 49–77	3–5	Stan Sheriff Center (8,297)Honolulu, HI
12/23/2014*2:30 pm, ESPNU	vs. Depaul Diamond Head Classic consolation round	W 99–78	4–5	Stan Sheriff Center (7,875)Honolulu, HI
12/25/2014*4:00 pm, ESPNU	vs. Nebraska Diamond Head Classic fifth place game	L 58–71	4–6	Stan Sheriff Center (5,125)Honolulu, HI
12/30/2014*7:00 pm	UNC Wilmington	W 72–53	5–6	Convocation Center (5,864)Athens, OH
1/07/20157:00 pm	Northern Illinois	L 60–70	5–7 (0–1)	Convocation Center (5,743)Athens, OH
1/10/20154:00 pm	at Bowling Green	L 54–69	5–8 (0–2)	Stroh Center (2,002)Bowling Green
1/14/20157:00 pm	Toledo	L 73–80	5–9 (0–3)	Convocation Center (7,714)Athens, OH
1/17/20157:00 pm	at Kent State	L 59–69	5–10 (0–4)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (5,084)Kent, OH
1/21/20157:00 pm	at Ball State	W 82–73	6–10 (1–4)	John E. Worthen Arena (2,770)Muncie, IN
1/24/20152:00 pm	Buffalo	W 63–61	7–10 (2–4)	Convocation Center (9,124)Athens, OH
1/27/20157:00 pm	at Eastern Michigan	L 40–76	7–11 (2–5)	Convocation Center (837)Ypsilanti, MI
1/31/20154:30 pm, ESPN3	at Central Michigan	L 69–74	7–12 (2–6)	McGuirk Arena (4,403)Mt. Pleasant, MI
2/04/20157:00 pm, ESPN3	Akron	W 83–82	8–12 (3–6)	Convocation Center (7,640)Athens, OH
2/07/20152:00 pm	Eastern Michigan	W 76–73	9–12 (4–6)	Convocation Center (9,586)Athens, OH
2/10/20157:00 pm	Central Michigan	L 57–68	9–13 (4–7)	Convocation Center (6,226)Athens, OH
2/14/20153:30 pm, ESPN3	at Miami (OH)	W 77-66	10–13 (5–7)	Millett Hall (2,196)Oxford, OH
2/18/20157:00 pm	at Western Michigan	L 69–80	10–14 (5–8)	University Arena (2,517)Kalamazoo, MI
2/21/20152:00 pm, ESPN3	Kent State	L 51–64	10–15 (5–9)	Convocation Center (5,790)Athens, OH
2/24/20157:00 pm	Bowling Green	L 65–76	10–16 (5–10)	Convocation Center (5,233)Athens, OH
2/27/20158:00 pm, ESPNU	at Akron	L 58–70	10–17 (5–11)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,676)Akron, OH
3/03/20157:00 pm, ESPN3	at Buffalo	L 66–93	10–18 (5–12)	Alumni Arena (3,597)Amherst, NY
3/06/20157:00 pm	Miami (OH)	W 95–65	11–18 (6–12)	Convocation Center (5,727)Athens, OH
3/09/20158:00 pm	at Western Michigan First round	L 74–82	11–19	University Arena (N/A)Kalamazoo, MI
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time.

Final 2014–15 statistics

Record	Ohio	OPP
Scoring	2028	2166
Scoring Average	67.60	72.20
Field goals – Att	727–1678	764–1775
3-pt. Field goals – Att	217–637	221–615
Free throws – Att	357–486	417–571
Rebounds	1023	1096
Assists	341	356
Turnovers	382	313
Steals	154	188
Blocked Shots	128	85

Source

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

Team	Player	Position	Year
All-MAC Second Team	Maurice Ndour	F	Sr.
All-MAC Honorable Mention	Javarez Willis	G	Sr.

Source

2014–15 Ohio Bobcats women's basketball team

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