2016–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

2016–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
2016–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
Conference	Mid-American Conference
	East Division
Record	20–11 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach	Saul Phillips (3rd season);
Assistant coaches	Will Ryan; Jason Kemp; Aaron Fuss;
Home arena	Convocation Center
	Seasons ← 2015–16 2017–18 →

2016–17 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
East
Akron	14	–	4	.778	27	–	9	.750
Ohio	11	–	7	.611	20	–	11	.645
Buffalo	11	–	7	.611	17	–	15	.531
Kent State †	10	–	8	.556	22	–	14	.611
Bowling Green	7	–	11	.389	13	–	19	.406
Miami (OH)	4	–	14	.222	11	–	21	.344
West
Ball State	11	–	7	.611	21	–	13	.618
Western Michigan	11	–	7	.611	16	–	16	.500
Toledo	9	–	9	.500	17	–	17	.500
Eastern Michigan	7	–	11	.389	16	–	17	.485
Northern Illinois	7	–	11	.389	15	–	17	.469
Central Michigan	6	–	12	.333	16	–	16	.500

† 2017 MAC tournament winner

The 2016–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2016–17 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by third-year head coach Saul Phillips, will play its home games at the Convocation Center in Athens, Ohio as a member of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.^[1]^[2] They finished the regular season 20–10, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in a tie for second place in the East Division. As the No. 2 seed in the MAC tournament, they defeated Toledo before losing to eventual tournament champion Kent State in the semifinals.

Previous season

The Bobcats finished the 2015–16 season 23–12, 11–7 in MAC play to finish in second place in the East Division. They defeated Northern Illinois in the quarterfinals of the MAC tournament to advance to the semifinals where they lost to Buffalo. They were invited to the College Basketball Invitational where they defeated Albany and UNC Greensboro before losing to Morehead State.

Offseason

Departures

Departures
Name	Number	Pos.	Height	Weight	Year	Hometown	Reason
Treg Setty	0	F	6'8"	194	RS Senior	Maysville, KY	Graduated

2016 recruiting class

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name	Hometown	High school / college	Height	Weight	Commit date
Rodney Culver^[3] G	Delray Beach, FL	Pickerington Central High School	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Apr 24, 2016
Rodney Culver^[3] G	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: Rivals: 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Jason Carter^[4] F	Johnstown, OH	Johnstown-Monroe High School	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	215 lb (98 kg)	Jun 29, 2015
Jason Carter^[4] F	Recruiting star ratings: Scout: N/A Rivals: N/A 247Sports: N/A ESPN grade: NR
Overall recruiting rankings:
Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, 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: "Ohio Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016. "2016 Ohio Basketball Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016. "ESPN". ESPN.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016. "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016. "2016 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

Roster

2016–17 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

Players

Coaches

Pos.	#	Name	Height	Weight	Year	Previous school	Hometown
F	1	Jason Carter	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	224 lb (102 kg)	Fr	Johnstown-Monroe High School	Johnstown, Ohio
G	2	Jaaron Simmons	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	184 lb (83 kg)	RS Jr	Houston	Dayton, Ohio
G	3	James Gollon	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	194 lb (88 kg)	So	Pacelli High School	Stevens Point, Wisconsin
F	4	Wadly Mompremier	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	229 lb (104 kg)	Sr	Miami High School	Miami, Florida
G	10	Antonio Bisutti	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	188 lb (85 kg)	Jr	Otterbein	Dublin, Ohio
G/F	11	Khari Harley	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	189 lb (86 kg)	RS Jr	Egg Harbor Township High School	Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
G	12	Drew Crabtree (W)	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Sr	North Union High School	Marysville, Ohio
F	13	Kenny Kaminski	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	228 lb (103 kg)	RS Sr	Michigan State	Medina, Ohio
F	15	Jaylin McDonald (W)	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)	185 lb (84 kg)	So	Saint Ignatius High School	Streetsboro, Ohio
F	21	Sam Frayer (W)	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	240 lb (109 kg)	Jr	Madeira High School	Cincinnati, Ohio
G/F	22	Gavin Block	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	209 lb (95 kg)	So	Lincoln Community High School	Lincoln, Illinois
G	23	Rodney Culver	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fr	Elev8 Sports Institute	Columbus, Ohio
G	24	Mike Laster	6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)	199 lb (90 kg)	Jr	Cass Technical High School	Detroit, Michigan
F	25	Ellis Dozier	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	218 lb (99 kg)	RS Fr	Fishburne Military School	Sandy Spring, Maryland
F	33	Antonio Campbell	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	251 lb (114 kg)	Sr	Holy Cross High School	Cincinnati, Ohio
G	35	Jordan Dartis	6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	So	Newark High School	Newark, Ohio
F	45	Doug Taylor	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	258 lb (117 kg)	So	Northland High School	Columbus, Ohio

Head coach

Saul Phillips (UW–Platteville)

Assistant coach(es)

Will Ryan (Wisconsin)
Jason Kemp (UW–La Crosse)
Aaron Fuss (Ohio State)

Legend

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

Injured
Current redshirt

Roster

Preseason

The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 28, 2016. Ohio was picked second in the MAC East.^[5]

Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

Akron 194 (15)
Ohio 190 (16)
Buffalo 144 (5)
Kent State 116
Bowling Green 63
Miami 49

West Division

Eastern Michigan 178 (16)
Ball State 158 (12)
Northern Illinois 148 (5)
Toledo 100 (1)
Western Michigan 95
Central Michigan 77 (2)

Tournament champs

Akron (15), Ohio (11), Eastern Michigan (3), Buffalo (2), NIU (2), Central Michigan (1), Kent State (1), Miami (1).

Preseason All-MAC

Preseason All-MAC teams
Team	Player	Position	Year
Preseason All-MAC East	Antonio Campbell	F	Sr.

Source^[5]

Schedule and results

Date time, TV	Rank^#	Opponent^#	Result	Record	Site (attendance) city, state
Exhibition
November 5, 2016* 2:00 pm		Rio Grande	W 87–56^[6]		Convocation Center (9,138) Athens, Ohio
Non-conference regular season
November 12, 2016* 2:00 pm		Southern	W 77–67^[7]	1–0	Convocation Center (6,268) Athens, Ohio
November 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Sam Houston State	W 96–75^[8]	2–0	Convocation Center (6,669) Athens, Ohio
November 18, 2016* 8:00 pm, ACCN Extra		at Georgia Tech	W 67–61^[9]	3–0	Hank McCamish Pavilion (4,802) Atlanta, Georgia
November 25, 2016* 7:00 pm		Tennessee Tech	W 68–57^[10]	4–0	Convocation Center (6,388) Athens, Ohio
November 30, 2016* 7:00 pm		at Marshall	L 88–98^[11]	4–1	Cam Henderson Center (6,013) Huntington, West Virginia
December 3, 2016* 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Bryant	W 79–53^[12]	5–1	Convocation Center (6,895) Athens, Ohio
December 10, 2016* 2:00 pm, ESPN3		at Iona	L 75–79^[13]	5–2	Hynes Athletic Center (1,751) New Rochelle, New York
December 14, 2016* 7:00 pm, BCSN		Milwaukee	W 71–69^[14]	6–2	Convocation Center (4,279) Athens, Ohio
December 17, 2016* 2:00 pm		Cleveland State	W 71–53^[15]	7–2	Convocation Center (4,463) Athens, Ohio
December 21, 2016* 9:00 pm, FCS		at WKU	L 66–67	7–3	E. A. Diddle Arena (2,746) Bowling Green, KY
December 30, 2016* 7:00 pm		Urbana	W 77–50	8–3	Convocation Center (4,391) Athens, Ohio
MAC regular season
January 3, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Western Michigan	W 89–58	9–3 (1–0)	Convocation Center (4,616) Athens, Ohio
January 6, 2017 9:00 pm, ESPNU		Kent State	W 85–67	10–3 (2–0)	Convocation Center (4,675) Athens, Ohio
January 10, 2017 7:00 pm, BCSN		at Buffalo	W 74–72	11–3 (3–0)	Alumni Arena (2,652) Amherst, NY
January 14, 2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Eastern Michigan	L 49–53	11–4 (3–1)	Convocation Center Athens, Ohio
January 17, 2017 7:00 pm, ASN/ESPN3		at Akron	L 68–83	11–5 (3–2)	James A. Rhodes Arena (3,598) Akron, OH
January 21, 2017 4:30 pm		at Northern Illinois	W 78–69	12–5 (4–2)	Convocation Center (2,167) DeKalb, IL
January 24, 2017 7:00 pm, BCSN		Toledo	L 76–79	12–6 (4–3)	Convocation Center (5,166) Athens, Ohio
January 28, 2017 12:00 pm		at Bowling Green	W 96–72	13–6 (5–3)	Stroh Center (2,372) DeKalb, IL
January 31, 2017 6:00 pm, ASN		at Western Michigan	L 85–90	13–7 (5–4)	University Arena (1,806) Kalamazoo, Michigan
February 4, 2017 3:30 pm, ESPN3		Akron	W 85–70	14–7 (6–4)	Convocation Center (10,101) Athens, Ohio
February 7, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Central Michigan	L 87–97	14–8 (6–5)	Convocation Center (7,063) Athens, Ohio
February 10, 2017 6:30 pm, CBSSN		at Ball State	W 79–77	15–8 (7–5)	Worthen Arena (3,123) Muncie, IN
February 14, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Eastern Michigan	W 79–71	16–8 (8–5)	Convocation Center (858) Ypsilanti, Michigan
February 18, 2017 2:00 pm, ESPN3		Bowling Green	W 95–75	17–8 (9–5)	Convocation Center (8,150) Athens, Ohio
February 21, 2017 7:00 pm, ASN		at Miami (OH)	W 79–62	18–8 (10–5)	Millett Hall (1,639) Oxford, OH
February 25, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		at Kent State	L 67–70	18–9 (10–6)	MAC Center (4,183) Kent, Ohio
February 28, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Buffalo	L 79–83	18–10 (10–7)	Convocation Center (5,672) Athens, Ohio
March 3, 2017 7:00 pm, ESPN3		Miami (OH)	W 69–55	19–10 (11–7)	Convocation Center (9,633) Athens, Ohio
MAC Tournament
March 9, 2017 6:30 pm, BCSN/ESPN3	(2)	vs. (7) Toledo Quarterfinals	W 67–66	20–10	Quicken Loans Arena Cleveland, OH
March 10, 2017 8:05 pm, CBSSN	(2)	vs. (6) Kent State Semifinals	L 66–68	20–11	Quicken Loans Arena (6,065) Cleveland, OH
*Non-conference game. ^#Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. All times are in Eastern Time Source,^[16]^[17].

Statistics

Team statistics

Final 2016–17 statistics

Record	Ohio	OPP
Scoring	2387	2166
Scoring Average	77.00	69.87
Field goals – Att	835–1837	768–1853
3-pt. Field goals – Att	285–742	218–675
Free throws – Att	432–626	412–602
Rebounds	1141	1149
Assists	415	337
Turnovers	388	417
Steals	182	182
Blocked Shots	88	86

Source^[18]

Player statistics

			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
Jaaron Simmons	31	31	1116	36	492	15.9	176	406	0.433	37	107	0.346	103	142	0.725	14	96	110	3.5	200	72	123	29	2
Jordan Dartis	31	31	1082	34.9	390	12.6	118	268	0.44	86	195	0.441	68	77	0.883	4	109	113	3.6	56	54	31	39	6
Kenny Kaminski	30	30	850	28.3	354	11.8	119	300	0.397	81	190	0.426	35	45	0.778	19	72	91	3	27	76	30	25	6
Jason Carter	31	15	642	20.7	306	9.9	115	226	0.509	9	44	0.205	67	98	0.684	61	141	202	6.5	18	70	37	20	19
Gavin Block	31	31	870	28.1	236	7.6	77	180	0.428	27	78	0.346	55	84	0.655	23	110	133	4.3	64	63	47	31	6
Antonio Campbell	15	14	334	22.3	229	15.3	88	166	0.53	23	64	0.359	30	46	0.652	25	100	125	8.3	11	49	26	9	16
Mike Laster	30	0	455	15.2	157	5.2	61	115	0.53	15	34	0.441	20	32	0.625	25	31	56	1.9	12	40	23	9	2
Doug Taylor	31	2	417	13.5	116	3.7	43	82	0.524	0	1	0	30	57	0.526	48	99	147	4.7	7	72	22	10	24
Rodney Culver	31	1	316	10.2	82	2.6	30	67	0.448	5	14	0.357	17	31	0.548	10	35	45	1.5	17	37	35	9	6
Ellis Dozier	12	0	29	2.4	7	0.6	3	9	0.333	0	2	0	1	4	0.25	1	1	2	0.2	0	4	4	0	1
Antonio Bisutti	12	0	18	1.5	5	0.4	2	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	8	10	0.8	1	2	2	1	0
Khari Harley	1	0	10	10	5	5	1	1	1	0	0	0	3	4	0.75	0	0	0	0	0	4	2	0	0
Jaylin McDonald	12	0	19	1.6	4	0.3	1	6	0.167	0	4	0	2	2	1	0	1	1	0.1	0	1	0	0	0
Drew Crabtree	13	0	24	1.8	3	0.2	1	6	0.167	1	5	0.2	0	0	0	0	4	4	0.3	2	4	1	0	0
Sam Frayer	12	0	19	1.6	1	0.1	0	4	0	0	3	0	1	4	0.25	2	6	8	0.7	1	2	2	0	0
Total	31	-	6200	-	2387	77.0	835	1837	0.455	285	742	0.384	432	626	0.690	284	857	1141	36.8	415	550	388	182	88
Opponents	31	-	6200	-	2166	69.9	768	1853	0.414	218	675	0.323	412	602	0.684	326	823	1149	37.1	337	611	417	182	86

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^[18]

Awards and honors

All-MAC Awards

Postseason All-MAC teams
Team	Player	Position	Year
All-MAC First Team	Jaaron Simmons	G	Jr.
All-MAC Honorable Mention	Jordan Dartis	G	So.
All-MAC Freshman Team	Jason Carter	F	Fr.

Source^[19]

Rankings

Ranking movement
**Legend:** ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. RV=Received votes.
Poll	Pre	Wk 2	Wk 3	Wk 4	Wk 5	Wk 6	Wk 7	Wk 8	Wk 9	Wk 10	Wk 11	Wk 12	Wk 13	Wk 14	Wk 15	Wk 16	Wk 17	Wk 18	Post	Final
AP	RV	RV	RV	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR		N/A*
Coaches	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR	NR

References

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^ "Saul Phillips". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2022.
^ "@OhioMBasketball Adds Culver To 2016-17 Signing Class". Ohio University. 2016. Archived from the original on June 8, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
^ "@OhioMBasketball Signs Carter". Ohio University. 2015. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.
^ ^a ^b "2016-17 MEN'S BASKETBALL PRESEASON POLL, PRESEASON ALL-MAC TEAMS ANNOUNCED".
^ "Ohio men squash Rio Grande in tune-up for regular-season opener Nov. 12". The Athens News. 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
^ "Southern vs. Ohio Boxscore". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.
^ "Campbell leads Ohio to 96-75 win over Sam Houston State". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved November 15, 2016.
^ "Campbell, Kaminski lead Ohio past Georgia Tech 67-61". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.
^ "Dartis hits 6 treys, leads Ohio to 68-57 win over Tenn. Tech". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.
^ "Elmore scores 28 as Marshall hands Ohio its 1st loss 98-88". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
^ "2016-17 MAC Men's Basketball Recap: Ohio vs. Bryant". hustlebelt.com. 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
^ "Ohio vs. Iona Box Score". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.
^ "Ohio vs. Milwaukee Box Score". Ohio University. 2016. Archived from the original on December 22, 2016. Retrieved December 15, 2016.
^ "Ohio vs. Cleveland State Box Score". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.
^ "OHIOBOBCATS.COM - Ohio Official Athletic Site - Men's Basketball". Archived from the original on October 6, 2013. Retrieved October 3, 2016.
^ "2019-20 Ohio Bobcats Schedule".
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[2] "Saul Phillips". Sports Reference. Retrieved September 29, 2022.

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[4] "@OhioMBasketball Signs Carter". Ohio University. 2015. Archived from the original on August 12, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2016.

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[7] "Southern vs. Ohio Boxscore". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved November 14, 2016.

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[9] "Campbell, Kaminski lead Ohio past Georgia Tech 67-61". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved November 19, 2016.

[10] "Dartis hits 6 treys, leads Ohio to 68-57 win over Tenn. Tech". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved November 26, 2016.

[11] "Elmore scores 28 as Marshall hands Ohio its 1st loss 98-88". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.

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[13] "Ohio vs. Iona Box Score". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved December 10, 2016.

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[15] "Ohio vs. Cleveland State Box Score". ESPN. 2016. Retrieved December 17, 2016.

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[17] "2019-20 Ohio Bobcats Schedule".

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Player statistics

Awards and honors

All-MAC Awards

Rankings

See also

References