2011–12 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2011–12 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball

MAC Tournament Champions
NCAA Tournament Midwest Region 13 Seed, Sweet Sixteen
Conference	Mid-American Conference
Division	East Division
Ranking
Coaches	No. 25
AP	No. 25
2011–12 record	29–8 (11–5 MAC)
Head coach	John Groce (4th year)
Assistant coach	Dustin Ford
Assistant coach	Jamall Walker
Assistant coach	Ramon Williams
Home arena	Convocation Center

2011–12 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Akron	13	–	3	.813	22	–	12	.647
Buffalo	12	–	4	.750	20	–	11	.645
Ohio†	11	–	5	.688	29	–	8	.784
Kent State	10	–	6	.625	21	–	12	.636
Bowling Green	9	–	7	.563	16	–	16	.500
Miami	5	–	11	.313	9	–	21	.300
West
Eastern Michigan	9	–	7	.563	14	–	18	.438
Toledo	7	–	9	.438	19	–	17	.528
Western Michigan	6	–	10	.375	14	–	20	.412
Ball State	6	–	10	.375	15	–	15	.500
Central Michigan	5	–	11	.313	11	–	21	.344
Northern Illinois	3	–	13	.188	5	–	26	.161

† 2012 MAC Tournament winner As of March 23, 2012; Rankings from AP Poll

The 2011–12 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2011–12 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by fourth year head coach John Groce, played their home games at the Convocation Center and are members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference. They finished the season 29–8, 11–5 in MAC play to finish in third place in the East Division. They were champions of the MAC Basketball Tournament and earned an automatic bid into the 2012 NCAA Tournament where the 13th seeded Bobcats defeated Michigan in the second round and South Florida in the third round to advance to school's first Sweet Sixteen since 1964. They lost in the Sweet Sixteen to North Carolina in overtime.

Roster

2011–12 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Home town
1.5 !G	2	Goff, NickNick Goff	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	180 lb (82 kg)	2.0 !So	Columbus, Ohio
1.5 !G	3	Offutt, WalterWalter Offutt	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Indianapolis, Indiana
1.5 !G	4	McKinley, DavidDavid McKinley	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	156 lb (71 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Dublin, Ohio
1.5 !G	5	Cooper, D. J.D. J. Cooper	71 !5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)	165 lb (75 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Chicago, Illinois
3.5 !F	13	Hall, T. J.T. J. Hall	78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	2.0 !So	Gainesville, Florida
1.5 !G	15	Kellogg, NickNick Kellogg	75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	2.0 !So	Westerville, Ohio
1.5 !G	20	Johnson, RicardoRicardo Johnson	76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Covington, Kentucky
3.5 !F	21	Smith, JonJon Smith	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	2.0 !So	Columbus, Ohio
1.5 !G	22	Taylor, StevieStevie Taylor	69 !5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)	150 lb (68 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Gahanna, Ohio
3.5 !F	23	Baltic, IvoIvo Baltic	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	214 lb (97 kg)	3.0 !Jr	Kansas City, Missouri
3.5 !F	30	Keely, ReggieReggie Keely	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	263 lb (119 kg)	3.0 !Jr	University Heights, Ohio
3.5 !F	32	Goard, TyQuaneTyQuane Goard	79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	1.0 !Fr	Charleston, West Virginia
4.5 !F/C	45	Belton, KennyKenny Belton	80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	4.0 !Sr	Greensboro, North Carolina
5.0 !C	53	Jacobs, EthanEthan Jacobs	82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	220 lb (100 kg)	2.0 !So	Tipton, Indiana

Head coach

John Groce

Assistant coach(es)

Jamall Walker
Ramon Williams
Dustin Ford

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster
Last update: 2014-03-18

Coaching staff

Name	Position	College	Graduating year
John Groce	Head Coach	Taylor University	1994
Jamall Walker	Assistant Coach	Saint Louis University	2000
Dustin Ford	Assistant Coach	Ohio University	2001
Ramon Williams	Assistant Coach	Virginia Military Institute	1990

Schedule

Date Time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (Attendance) City, State
Exhibition
11/07/2011* 7:00 PM		Mercyhurst	W 82–63		Convocation Center (3,314) Athens, OH
Regular Season
11/13/2011* 2:00 PM		UT Martin Global Sports Invitational	W 74–65	1–0	Convocation Center (3,835) Athens, OH
11/15/2011* 7:00 PM		Lamar Global Sports Invitational	W 85–78 ^OT	2–0	Convocation Center (3,672) Athens, OH
11/20/2011* 2:00 PM		Arkansas State Global Sports Invitational	W 69–54	3–0	Convocation Center (3,455) Athens, OH
11/25/2011* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		at No. 7 Louisville Global Sports Invitational	L 54–59	3–1	KFC Yum! Center (21,334) Louisville, KY
11/30/2011* 7:00 PM		at Marshall	W 70–68	4–1	Cam Henderson Center (7,061) Huntington, WV
12/03/2011* 2:00 PM		Morgan State	W 61–53	5–1	Convocation Center (2,768) Athens, OH
12/07/2011* 7:00 PM		at Oakland	W 84–82	6–1	Athletics Center O'rena (2,175) Rochester, MI
12/30/2011* 10:00 PM		at Portland	W 72–54	7–1	Chiles Center (2,002) Portland, OR
12/14/2011* 7:00 PM		Marietta College	W 88–54	8–1	Convocation Center (8,672) Athens, OH
12/17/2011* 7:00 PM, WBDT		at Wright State	W 82–54	9–1	Nutter Center (3,749) Dayton, OH
12/20/2011* 8:00 PM		at Northern Iowa	W 76–59	10–1	McLeod Center (3,486) Cedar Fals, IA
12/23/2011* 7:00 PM		North Carolina A&T	W 82–66	11–1	Convocation Center (4,255) Athens, OH
12/30/2011* 7:00 PM		Kennesaw State	W 71–63	12–1	Convocation Center (5,863) Athens, OH
01/02/2012* 7:00 PM		Robert Morris	L 67–70	12–2	Convocation Center (6,018) Athens, OH
01/07/2012 6:00 PM, STO		at Bowling Green	L 57–67	12–3 (0–1)	Stroh Center (2,649) Bowling Green, OH
01/11/2012 7:00 PM		Buffalo	W 60–52	13–3 (1–1)	Convocation Center (6,284) Athens, OH
01/14/2012 4:00 PM, ESPNU		at Akron	L 63–68	13–4 (1–2)	James A. Rhodes Arena (4,661) Akron, OH
01/18/2012 7:00 PM, STO		Kent State	W 87–65	14–4 (2–2)	Convocation Center (5,924) Athens, OH
01/21/2012 2:00 PM		Miami (OH)	W 69–65	15–4 (3–2)	Convocation Center (13,011) Athens, OH
01/25/2012 7:00 PM, STO		Western Michigan	W 56–51	16–4 (4–2)	Convocation Center (4,638) Athens, OH
01/28/2012 11:00 AM, ESPNU		Ball State	W 59–55	17–4 (5–2)	Convocation Center (6,018) Athens, OH
02/01/2012 8:00 PM		at Northern Illinois	W 67–58	18–4 (6–2)	Convocation Center (784) DeKalb, IL
02/04/2012 2:00 PM		Central Michigan	W 68–42	19–4 (7–2)	Convocation Center (7,581) Athens, OH
02/08/2012 7:00 PM		at Toledo	L 73–77	19–5 (7–3)	Savage Arena (4,139) Toledo, OH
02/11/2012 4:30 PM		at Eastern Michigan	L 55–68	19–6 (7–4)	Convocation Center (1,473) Ypsilanti, MI
02/15/2012 7:00 PM		Bowling Green	W 72–59	20–6 (8–4)	Convocation Center (5,028) Athens, OH
02/18/2012* 7:00 PM, ESPN3		UNC Asheville ESPN BracketBusters	W 81–62	21–6	Convocation Center (9,961) Athens, OH
02/22/2012 7:00 PM		at Buffalo	W 88–77	22–6 (9–4)	Alumni Arena (2,925) Amherst, NY
02/26/2012 8:00 PM, ESPNU		Akron	W 85–61	23–6 (10–4)	Convocation Center (8,018) Athens, OH
02/29/2012 7:00 PM		at Kent State	L 61–68	23–7 (10–5)	Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center (2,965) Kent, OH
03/03/2012 12:00 PM		at Miami (OH)	W 63–54	24–7 (11–5)	Millett Hall (1,683) Oxford, OH
MAC Tournament
03/08/2012 9:30 PM, STO		vs. Toledo Quarterfinals	W 65–57	25–7	Quicken Loans Arena (3,351) Cleveland, OH
03/09/2012 9:30 PM, STO		vs. Buffalo Semifinals	W 77–74	26–7	Quicken Loans Arena (8,513) Cleveland, OH
03/10/2012 8:00 PM, ESPN2		vs. Akron Championship Game	W 64–63	27–7	Quicken Loans Arena (10,301) Cleveland, OH
NCAA Tournament
03/16/2012* 7:20 PM, TNT	No. (MW 13)	vs. No. 13 (MW 4) Michigan Second Round	W 65–60	28–7	Bridgestone Arena (11,625) Nashville, TN
03/18/2012* 7:10 PM, TBS	No. (MW 13)	vs. (MW 12) South Florida Third Round	W 62–56	29–7	Bridgestone Arena (11,033) Nashville, TN
03/23/2012* 7:47 PM, TBS	No. (MW 13)	vs. No. 4 (MW 1) North Carolina Sweet Sixteen	L 65–73 ^OT	29–8	Edward Jones Dome (21,471) St. Louis, MO
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time (#) during NCAA Tournament is seed with Region.

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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