2013–14 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team

The 2013–14 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team represented Ohio University during the 2013–14 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Bobcats, led by second year head coach Jim Christian, played their home games at the Convocation Center as members of the East Division of the Mid-American Conference.[1][2] They finished the 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 where they defeated Cleveland State and Wright State to advance to the quarterfinals where they lost to VMI. After the season Christian accepted the head coach position at Boston College.[3]

2013–14 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball
CIT Quarterfinals vs. VMI, L 90–92
ConferenceMid-American Conference
DivisionEast Division
Record25–12 (11–7 MAC)
Head coach
Assistant coaches
  • Bill Wuczynski
  • Anthony Stewart
  • Aaron Fuss
Home arenaConvocation Center
Seasons
2013–14 Mid-American Conference men's basketball standings
ConfOverall
TeamW L PCTW L PCT
East
Buffalo135 .7221910 .655
Akron126 .6672113 .618
Ohio117 .6112512 .676
Miami810 .4441318 .419
Kent State711 .3891616 .500
Bowling Green612 .3331220 .375
West
Toledo144 .778277 .794
Western Michigan144 .7782310 .697
Eastern Michigan108 .5562215 .595
Northern Illinois810 .4441517 .469
Central Michigan315 .1671021 .323
Ball State216 .111525 .167
2014 MAC tournament winner

Before the season

Departures

Departures
NameNumberPos.HeightWeightYearHometownReason
Nick Goff2G6'2"183RS JuniorColumbus, OHGraduated
Walter Offutt3G6'4"202RS SeniorIndianapolis, INGraduated
David McKinley4G5'10"171SeniorDublin, OHGraduated
D. J. Cooper5G6'0"176SeniorChicago, ILGraduated; entered NBA draft, plays professionally with P.A.O.K. BC
Ivo Baltic23F6'9"214SeniorKansas City, MOGraduated; plays professionally with KK Cedevita
Reggie Keely30F6'9"239SeniorUniversity Heights, OHGraduated; plays professionally with Den Helder Kings

Recruits

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
NameHometownHigh school / collegeHeightWeightCommit date
Antonio Campbell
PF
Covington, KYHoly Cross High School6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)225 lb (102 kg)Sep 15, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 68
Wadley Mompremier
C
Miami, FLMiami Senior High School6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)210 lb (95 kg)Oct 6, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:    RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: 53
D. J. Wingfield
SF
Cincinnati, OHWalnut Hills High School6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)205 lb (93 kg)Oct 1, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: NR
Maurice Ndour
PF
New Rochelle, NYMonroe College (JC)6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)200 lb (91 kg)Oct 13, 2012 
Recruiting star ratings: ScoutN/A   RivalsN/A   247SportsN/A    ESPN grade: JC
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:

  • "2013 Ohio Basketball Commitment List". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  • "2013 Ohio Basketball Recruiting Commits". Scout.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  • "Scout.com Team Recruiting Rankings". Scout.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013.
  • "2013 Team Ranking". Rivals.com. Retrieved October 22, 2013.

Season

The Bobcats started the 2013-14 season strong. In non-conference play the team went 10-3 only losing to #10 Ohio State, #20 Massachusetts, and Oakland. Once Mid-American Conference (MAC) play began the streak continued, starting 6-2 in conference play. At the conclusion of the regular season, the Bobcats finished 21-10, 11-7 in the MAC, and clinched the 5th seed in the 2014 MAC men's basketball tournament. With 21 wins, it is the 4th time within 5 years the Bobcats have reached 20 or more wins in a season. Senior Nick Kellogg broke the school record for career 3 point shots made (previously held by D. J. Cooper) in his final regular season game against Miami {OH}.[4] Kellogg later broke the MAC record for career 3 point shots made in the first round MAC tournament win over Ball State.[5] Ohio lost to Akron in the quarterfinals of the 2014 MAC tournament.

Roster

2013–14 Ohio Bobcats men's basketball team
PlayersCoaches
Pos.#NameHeightWeightYearHometown
F0Treg Setty6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)196 lb (89 kg)RS SoMaysville, KY
G/F2D. J. Wingfield6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)200 lb (91 kg)FrCincinnati, OH
G3Javarez Willis5 ft 11 in (1.8 m)175 lb (79 kg)RS JrHomer, LA
F4Wadly Mompremier6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)213 lb (97 kg)FrMiami, FL
F5Maurice Ndour6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)203 lb (92 kg)JrMbour, Senegal
G/F11Khari Harley6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)170 lb (77 kg)FrEgg Harbor Township, NJ
G12Drew Crabtree6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)185 lb (84 kg)FrMarysville, OH
G/F13T. J. Hall6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)210 lb (95 kg)SrGainesville, FL
G15Nick Kellogg6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)198 lb (90 kg)SrWesterville, OH
G/F20Ricardo Johnson6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)207 lb (94 kg)SrCovington, KY
F21Jon Smith6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)189 lb (86 kg)RS SrGrove City, OH
G22Stevie Taylor5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)167 lb (76 kg)JrGahanna, OH
G24Travis Wilkins6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)192 lb (87 kg)SrSpringfield, MO
F33Antonio Campbell6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)279 lb (127 kg)FrCincinnati, OH
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

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

Roster

Preseason

The preseason poll and league awards were announced by the league office on October 29, 2013. Ohio was picked to finish third in the MAC East[6]

Preseason men's basketball poll

(First place votes in parentheses)

East Division

  1. Akron 143 (18)
  2. Buffalo 120 (6)
  3. Ohio 94
  4. Kent State 91 (1)
  5. Miami 42
  6. Bowling Green 35

West Division

  1. Toledo 149 (24)
  2. Western Michigan 108
  3. Eastern Michigan 101 (1)
  4. Ball State 89
  5. Central Michigan 50
  6. Northern Illinois 28

Tournament champs

Akron (14), Toledo (7), Buffalo (1)

Postseason

Ohio participated in the 2014 CollegeInsider.com Tournament (CIT) where they beat Cleveland State 64-62 in the first round,[7] defeated Wright State 56-54 in the second round,[8] then lost to VMI 90-92 in the quarterfinals. Senior Jon Smith abruptly quit the team before the first round of the CIT, creating some controversy.[9] The 2013-14 seniors of the Bobcats are the all-time winningest class in the programs history.[10]

Schedule and results

Source: [1]

Date
time, TV
OpponentResultRecordSite (attendance)
city, state
Exhibition
11/2/2013*
2:00 pm
AshlandW 66–44 
Convocation Center (5,742)
Athens, OH
Non-conference games
11/9/2013*
2:00 pm
Northern IowaW 75–64 1–0
Convocation Center (11,162)
Athens, OH
11/12/2013*
8:00 pm, BTN
at No. 10 Ohio StateL 69–79 1–1
Value City Arena (17,388)
Columbus, OH
11/17/2013*
2:00 pm
ValparaisoW 76–72 2–1
Convocation Center (6,144)
Athens, OH
11/20/2013*
7:30 pm
at Morgan StateW 65–62 3–1
Talmadge L. Hill Field House (2,108)
Baltimore, MD
11/23/2013*
2:00 pm
HeidelbergW 85–57 4–1
Convocation Center (6,069)
Athens, OH
11/26/2013*
7:00 pm
MercerW 76–67 5–1
Convocation Center (4,416)
Athens, OH
11/30/2013*
2:00 pm
EvansvilleW 81–59 6–1
Convocation Center (4,637)
Athens, OH
12/7/2013*
6:00 pm
at OaklandL 56–73 6–2
Athletics Center O'Rena (1,315)
Rochester, MI
12/14/2013*
2:00 pm
Alabama A&MW 72–47 7–2
Convocation Center (5,336)
Athens, OH
12/18/2013*
7:00 pm
No. 20 MassachusettsL 71–83 7–3
Convocation Center (6,329)
Athens, OH
12/22/2013*
1:00 pm
at RichmondW 70–69 OT8–3
Robins Center (4,722)
Richmond, VA
12/30/2013*
7:00 pm
LongwoodW 78–43 9–3
Convocation Center (5,242)
Athens, OH
1/4/2014*
2:00 pm
at UNC AshevilleW 79–70 10–3
Kimmel Arena (2,389)
Asheville, NC
MAC regular season
1/8/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at Kent StateW 59–53 11–3 (1–0)
MAC Center (4,143)
Kent, OH
1/12/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN3
AkronL 80–83 2OT11–4 (1–1)
Convocation Center (8,114)
Athens, OH
1/15/2014
8:00 pm, ESPN3
Ball StateW 71–51 12–4 (2–1)
Convocation Center (5,942)
Athens, OH
1/18/2014
8:00 pm
at Northern IllinoisW 65–46 13–4 (3–1)
Convocation Center (1,667)
DeKalb, IL
1/22/2014
7:00 pm
Bowling GreenL 56–58 13–5 (3–2)
Convocation Center (5,801)
Athens, OH
1/25/2014
2:00 pm, ESPNU
at Eastern MichiganW 58–56 14–5 (4–2)
Convocation Center (1,321)
Ypsilanti, MI
1/29/2014
7:00 pm
Central MichiganW 71–67 15–5 (5–2)
Convocation Center (5,438)
Athens, OH
2/1/2014
1:00 pm, ESPNU
ToledoW 95–90 OT16–5 (6–2)
Convocation Center (9,173)
Athens, OH
2/5/2014
7:00 pm
at Western MichiganL 74–90 16–6 (6–3)
University Arena (2,344)
Kalamazoo, MI
2/8/2014
2:00 pm, ESPN3
Miami (OH)W 82–75 17–6 (7–3)
Convocation Center (10,669)
Athens, OH
2/12/2014
7:00 pm, ESPN3
at ToledoL 76–82 17–7 (7–4)
Savage Arena (5,849)
Toledo, OH
2/15/2014
2:30 pm
at BuffaloW 73–70 18–7 (8–4)
Alumni Arena (5,052)
Amherst, NY
2/19/2014
7:00 pm
Western MichiganL 63–73 18–8 (8–5)
Convocation Center (6,319)
Athens, OH
2/22/2014
6:00 pm, ESPN3
at AkronW 66–50 19–8 (9–5)
James A. Rhodes Arena (4,918)
Akron, OH
2/26/2014
7:00 pm
BuffaloL 64–69 19–9 (9–6)
Convocation Center (6,283)
Athens, OH
3/1/2014
2:00 pm
Kent StateL 61–75 19–10 (9–7)
Convocation Center (6,820)
Athens, OH
3/4/2014
7:00 pm
at Bowling GreenW 72–61 20–10 (10–7)
Stroh Center (1,798)
Bowling Green, OH
3/8/2014
12:00 pm, ESPN3
at Miami (OH)W 82–76 OT21–10 (11–7)
Millett Hall (1,760)
Oxford, OH
MAC Tournament
3/10/2014
7:00 pm
Ball State
First round
W 76–64 22–10
Convocation Center (4,153)
Athens, OH
3/12/2014
6:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Miami (OH)
Second round
W 63–55 23–10
Quicken Loans Arena (513)
Cleveland, OH
3/13/2014
6:30 pm, ESPN3
vs. Akron
Quarterfinals
L 77–83 23–11
Quicken Loans Arena (4,116)
Cleveland, OH
CIT
3/19/2014*
7:00 pm
Cleveland State
First round
W 64–62 24–11
Convocation Center (3,261)
Athens, OH
3/22/2014*
2:00 pm
Wright State
Second round
W 56–54 25–11
Convocation Center (3,533)
Athens, OH
3/26/2014*
7:00 pm
VMI
Quarterfinals
L 90–92 25–12
Convocation Center (3,734)
Athens, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern.

Player honors and awards

Academic All-MAC Honorable Mentions

  • Treg Setty - Redshirt Sophomore - 3.212 GPA - Communication Studies
  • Travis Wilkins - Senior - 3.570 GPA - Psychology

[11]

MAC All-Tournament Team

  • Nick Kellogg - Senior - G

[12]

All-MAC Second Team

  • Nick Kellogg - Senior - G
  • Maurice Ndour - Junior - F

[13]

Statistics

Team statistics

Final 2013–14 statistics
RecordOhioOPP
Scoring26472480
Scoring Average71.5467.03
Field goals – Att937–2042822–1990
3-pt. Field goals – Att274–777194–616
Free throws – Att499–699585–826
Rebounds12521252
Assists559409
Turnovers475445
Steals238242
Blocked Shots15793

Source[14]

Player statistics

MinutesScoringTotal FGs3-point FGsFree-ThrowsRebounds
PlayerGPGSTotAvgPtsAvgFGFGAPct3FG3FAPctFTFTAPctOffDefTotAvgAPFTOStlBlk
Nick Kellogg3737120632.657315.51964240.462872220.392941060.887221121343.61097755391
Maurice Ndour3631108430.149813.81823560.51118540.3331161590.735819425275695892255
Stevie Taylor362480222.32587.2972370.409321080.29632510.6271353661.8876047371
Javarez Willis371275820.52546.9862120.406521370.3830340.882458621.7964979260
Travis Wilkins371489024.12456.6821860.441551280.4326320.8131460742565627193
Jon Smith34339532823971021580.64600035530.6676129205637102353854
T.J. Hall351166719.12196.3711970.3619780.24458870.66734851193.4599052279
Antonio Campbell3493279.61303.852900.578190.11125460.5432861892.6116223713
Ricardo Johnson151433922.61097.332800.46190.31639570.6842240624.120402498
Treg Setty36041611.6107332830.3864190.21139650.61760772.1286132137
Wadly Mompremier170744.4130.84160.25020590.556510150.9012306
Drew Crabtree6091.520.3130.3330100000220.302010
Total37-7325-264771.593720420.4592747770.3534996990.714351901125233.8559706475238157
Opponents37-7325-248067.082219900.4131946160.3155858260.708402850125233.840963244524293
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  TOTurnovers
 Blk Blocks Stl Steals High Team high

Source[14]

Awards and honors

All-MAC Awards

Postseason All-MAC teams
TeamPlayerPositionYear
All-MAC Second TeamMaurice NdourFJr.
All-MAC Honorable MentionNick KelloggGSr.

Source[15]

References