The 2008–09 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University in the college basketball season of 2008–09. The team was coached by John Groce in his first season and played their home games at the Convocation Center. They finished the season 15–17 and 7–9 in MAC play to finish last in the MAC East.
Roster
Coaching staff Name Position College Graduating year John Groce Head coach Taylor University 1994 Chris Holtmann Assistant coach Taylor University 1994 Jamall Walker Assistant coach Saint Louis University 2000 Dustin Ford Assistant coach Ohio University 2001 Chris Cobbina Graduate Manager Ohio Valley University 2006 Daniel Leeworthy Graduate Manager BYU Hawaii 2006 Aaron Fuss Administrative Assistant Ohio State University 2005
Preseason The preseason poll was announced by the league office on October 30, 2008. Ohio was picked fifth in the MAC East
Preseason men's basketball poll (First place votes in parentheses)
East Division Kent State (16) 124 (6) 109 Bowling Green 70 Akron 67 Ohio Buffalo 35
West Division Western Michigan (15) 122 Eastern Michigan (7) 105 Central Michigan 79 71 Ball State 55 Northern Illinois 39
Tournament champs Kent State (11), Miami (7), Bowling Green (2), Eastern Michigan (2)
Preseason All-MAC Preseason All-MAC teamsTeamPlayerPositionYearPreseason All-MAC EastJerome TillmanFSr. Source
Schedule
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!colspan=9 style="| Regular Season
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|- style="background:#f9f9f9;" | colspan=10 | *Non-Conference Game. #Rankings from AP Poll. All times are in Eastern Time Zone.
Statistics
Team statistics Final 2008–09 statistics
Scoring 2075 2080 Scoring Average 64.84 65.00 Field goals – Att 709–1634 714–1620 3-pt. Field goals – Att 208–573 212–628 Free throws – Att 449–639 – Rebounds 990 1060 Assists 436 Turnovers 459 483 Steals 222 Blocked Shots 59 Source
Player statistics MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsReboundsPlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAPFTOStlBlkJerome Tillman3232104732.756617.71833610.50727820.3291732350.736841742588.13893743516Justin Orr322390028.132710.21213040.398551500.36730400.7531851163.64963492610Steven Coleman321785826.83139.81122380.471371070.34652790.65830731033.2807984536Tommy Freeman322484526.42387.4691680.411541270.42546570.8071448621.9417933123Michael Allen3232961302216.9691930.35825690.36258820.7071057672.11388261461DeVaughn Washington321572222.62156.7831780.46600049750.65343991424.419103672613Kenneth van Kempen321449515.51033.2431050.4101017250.681958772.419824789Frankie Dobbs32043413.6601.916540.2966220.27322340.647533381.2493130131Stacey Waters140433.1181.36210.2864140.286230.6670040.313400Adetunji Adedipe2431014.2120.56100.60000901116271.1228510Zach Nagtzaam100191.920.2120.50100000020.202220Total32-6425-207564.870916340.4342085730.3634496390.70329769399030.943664545922259Opponents32-6425-208065.071416200.4412126280.338-106033.1483 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
Awards and honors
All-MAC Awards Postseason All-MAC teamsTeamPlayerPositionYearAll-MAC First teamJerome TillmanFSr.All-MAC Honorable MentionMike AllenGSr. Source
References