2007–08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2007-08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball

CBI, Quarterfinals
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
2007-08 record	20-13 (9-7 MAC)
Head coach	Tim O'Shea
Assistant coach	John Rhodes
Assistant coach	Kevin Kuwik
Assistant coach	Bacari Alexander
Home arena	Convocation Center

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	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 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

2007–08 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	3	Allen, MichaelMichael Allen	72 !6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Detroit, Michigan
1.5 !G	24	Freeman, TommyTommy Freeman	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Muncie, Indiana
1.5 !G	0	Harris, MikeMike Harris	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	2.0 !So	Columbus, Ohio
5.0 !C	32	Nagtzaam, ZachZach Nagtzaam	83.5 !6 ft 11.5 in (2.12 m)	255 lb (116 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Ayr, Ontario
3.5 !F	25	Orr, JustinJustin Orr	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	205 lb (93 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Cincinnati, Ohio
3.5 !F	23	Pearson, MauriceMaurice Pearson	81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Silver Spring, Maryland
3.5 !F	44	Sayles, AsownAsown Sayles	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	McKeesport, Pennsylvania
3.5 !F	33	Tillman, JeromeJerome Tillman	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Beavercreek, Ohio
5.0 !C	12	van Kempen, KennethKenneth van Kempen	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	2.0 !So	Weert, Netherlands
1.5 !G	13	Vroman, AndrewAndrew Vroman	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Bowling Green, Ohio
1.5 !G	4	Walther, BubbaBubba Walther	77 !6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	175 lb (79 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Cincinnati, Ohio
3.5 !F	1	Washington, DeVaughnDeVaughn Washington	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Virginia Beach, Virginia
1.5 !G	11	Whittington IV, BertBert Whittington IV	71.5 !5 ft 11.5 in (1.82 m)	170 lb (77 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Hankamer, Texas
3.5 !F	5	Williams, LeonLeon Williams	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	245 lb (111 kg)	4.0 !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:

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

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	History Rufus the Bobcat

People	Head coaches NBA draftees

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